Patents include chewing gum

Sixteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Oct. 5, including:

• Pivotal connection of a table leg to a frame. L. Curtis Strong, Clearfield. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc., Clearfield. Filed April 8, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/371,486, filed April 9, 2002. Patent No. 7,100,518.

• Nasopharyngeal airway device and method of use. Ivan L. Dunlap, St. George. Assigned to EPIC Corp., St. George. Filed Sept. 9, 2004. Patent No. 7,100,612.

• Baby bottle package. Lori Hanna, Salt Lake City. Filed Oct. 14, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/417,691, filed Oct. 11, 2002. Patent No. 7,100,782.

• Multiple use base holder system. Dennis Hancock, Mountain Green, Morgan County; Jefferey D. Hancock, Uintah, Weber County. Assigned to Searns Inc., Sauk Rapids, Minn. Filed Jan. 3, 2002, a divisional of Patent No. 6,382,488, filed Dec. 14, 1999. Patent No. 7,100,808.

• Web guide and method. Niklas Pettersson, Enkoping, Sweden; Hanko Kiessner, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Emsize AB, Enkoping, Sweden. Filed Nov. 14, 2003. Patent No. 7,100,811.

• Jelly blocks and jelly letters. Terry V. Pearce, Alpine. Assigned to EdiZONE LC, Alpine. Filed Feb. 11, 2003, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,101,247.

• Mixing syringe with and without flush. Gale H. Thorne Jr. and Gale H. Thorne, both from Bountiful. Assigned to Infusive Technologies LLC, Bountiful. Filed Feb. 21, 2006, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,101,354.

• Apparatus and method for performing a surgical procedure. Hugh Trout III, Bethesda, Md.; Howard Tanner, Logan; Frank Patterson, Exeter, N.H. Assigned to Eva Corp., Bethesda, Md. Filed April 11, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,101,366.

• Method for recovery of nitramines from aluminized energetic materials. Kirsten F. Warner, Ogden; Louis F. Cannizzo, North Ogden; Robert M. Hajik, Willard, Box Elder County. Assigned to Alliant Techsystems Inc., Edina, Minn. Filed Aug. 22, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,101,449.

• Chewing gum composition containing an active ingredient. Narayan K. Athanikar, Irvine, Calif.; Scott A. Gubler, St. George. Assigned to Deseret Laboratories Inc., St. George. Filed March 8, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,101,579.