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Table leg among Utah patents

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006 12:00 a.m. MST
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Seventeen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Oct. 10, including:

Method and process of a universal window system using singular advanced components of a polymer based or metallurgy based product. Frank LaSusa, Clinton. Assigned to VinylLink LLC, Layton. Filed July 18, 2002. Patent No. 7,117,576.

Systems and methods for remotely determining and changing cutting modes during decoking. Ruben F. Lah, West Jordan. Assigned to Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp., RoseLand, N.J. Filed Nov. 24, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/564,449, filed April 22, 2004. Patent No. 7,117,959.

Low leakage air-bag module. Timothy A. DePottey, Flint, Mich.; Larry D. Rose, South Weber, Davis County. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Oct. 27, 2003. Patent No. 7,118,128.

Truss shoe for a mine roof and method. Alexander I. Wallstein, Salt Lake City; Roland Walker, Syracuse. Assigned to Dywidag-Systems International U.S.A. Inc., Bolingbrooke, Ill. Filed Dec. 2, 2003. Patent No. 7,118,310.

Impeller and cutting elements for centrifugal chopper pumps. Brandon R. Doering, West Jordan; James C. Harmon, Salt Lake City. Assigned to EnviroTech Pumpsystems Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed July 16, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/488,504, filed July 18, 2003. Patent No. 7,118,327.

Quick assembling electrical connection box apparatus and method. Brent L. Kidman, Spanish Fork. Assigned to Quixemble Inc., Spanish Fork. Filed May 8, 2003, a continuation of Patent No. 6,609,927, filed Oct. 10, 2001. Patent No. 7,118,413.

Portable basketball system. Curtis S. Nye and Carl R. Sanford, both of Clinton. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc., Clearfield. Filed Aug. 26, 2003, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,656,065, filed Jan. 16, 2002. Patent No. 7,118,500.

Apparatus and methods for facilitating repeated vascular access. Duane D. Blatter, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Integrated Vascular Interventional Technologies LC, Salt Lake City. Filed July 21, 2003, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,118,546.

Apparatus and methods for independently conditioning and pre-tensioning a plurality of ligament grafts during joint repair surgery. Hugh S. West Jr., Salt Lake City; John R. West, Cincinnati. Assigned to HS West Investments LLC, Salt Lake City. Filed Aug. 29, 2003, a continuation-in-part of Patent No. 6,679,889, filed Nov. 13, 2000. Patent No. 7,118,578.

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