Two reissue patents among 21 awarded

Twenty-one patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Sept. 19, two of which are reissue patents.

Fewer than 30 patents have been reissued to Utah inventors in the past 10 years, out of more than 8,500 granted to Utahns during that period.

• Locking mechanism for folding legs. David J. Laws and Phillip J. Swindler, both of Provo; Dale Spendlove, Orem; Richard D. Smith, Springville. Assigned to Mity-Lite Inc., Orem. Filed July 28, 2003, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,598,544, filed May 17, 2001. Patent No. 7,107,915.

• Device and method for animal tracking. Dennis Fantin, Danville, Calif.; Stephen Bates and Sue K. De-Nise, both of Davis, Calif.; Bridger Feuz, Antelope, Calif.; Tom Holm, Salt Lake City. Assigned to MMI Genomics Inc., Davis, Calif. Filed Jan. 7, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/500,878, filed Sept. 4, 2003. Patent No. 7,107,936.

• Hole reaming apparatus and method. Paul G. Anthony, Bakersfield, Calif.; Miles G. Pierson, West Jordan. Assigned to XTech Industries International Inc., Bakersfield, Calif. Filed Aug. 8, 2005, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,108,082.

• Apparatus, system and method for a medication access control device. Brad Wood, Wellsville, Cache County. Filed Jan. 22, 2004. Patent No. 7,108,153.

• Emergency warning device rapid deployment system. Brent A. Clark, Provo. Filed Nov. 4, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/551,666, filed March 9, 2004. Patent No. 7,108,446.

• Light for use in activating light-activated materials, the light having insulators and an air jacket. Densen Cao, Sandy. Assigned to Cao Group Inc., Sandy. Filed July 3, 2002, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,108,504.

• PDC interface incorporating a closed network of features. Robert Keith Galloway, Highland. Assigned to U.S. Synthetic Corp., Orem. Filed July 8, 2002, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/304,058, filed July 9, 2001. Patent No. 7,108,598.

• Natural-appearing, penetrating, ink sublimation printing process. John Walter Horne, Provo; George Evan Bybee, Orem. Assigned to Basic Research LLC, Salt Lake City. Filed May 8, 2003, a continuation-in-part of Application No. 10/271,213, filed Oct. 15, 2002 (now abandoned). Patent No. 7,108,890.