18 patents include a ski trainer

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 12 2006 12:00 a.m. MDT

Eighteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Aug. 15. One of the patents, titled "Conotoxins I," is a re-issue patent. The 18 patents are:

Providing customized text and imagery on organic products. Blaine Harris and Terrell Lassetter, both of Bountiful; Rene Rodriguez, Layton. Assigned to Speaking Roses International Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 18, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,089,860.

Dental tray assembly. Richard Barnes, Sandy. Assigned to Dick Barnes Group, Sandy. Filed May 6, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/468,831, filed May 7, 2003. Patent No. 7,090,073.

Above-ground adjustable spray pattern sprinkler. Kent C. Ericksen, North Salt Lake; Alan John Smith, Bountiful. Assigned to Orbit Irrigation Products Inc., Bountiful. Filed March 23, 2004. Patent No. 7,090,146.

Ski exercising and training apparatus. R. Joel Loane, Park City. Filed May 27, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,090,621.

Surgical milling instrument for shaping a bone cavity. T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, Cache County; Daniel E. Gerbec, Logan; John R. Pepper, Cheshire, Conn. Assigned to Medicine Lodge Inc., Logan. Filed Feb. 12, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/356,945, filed Feb. 12, 2002. Patent No. 7,090,677.

Method and apparatus for spine joint replacement. E. Marlowe Goble, Alta, Wyo.; T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, Cache County; Robert W. Hoy, Logan. Assigned to Facet Solutions, Logan. Filed March 4, 2002. Patent No. 7,090,698.

Gene responsible for Stargardt-like dominant macular dystrophy. Konstantin Petrukhin, Collegeville, Pa.; Wen Li, San Diego; Kang Zhang, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Merck & Co. Inc., Rahway, N.J. Filed May 11, 2001, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/204,900, filed May 16, 2000. Patent No. 7,091,005.

FAP48-interacting proteins and use thereof. Daniel Cimbora, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Myriad Genetics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Oct. 30, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/341,087, filed Oct. 30, 2001. Patent No. 7,091,173.

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