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Snowshoe ski, eyeglass display among new patents

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 12:09 a.m. MST
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Thirteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Dec. 19, including:

Vehicle frame attachment apparatus method and system. Desmond R. Thomas, Perry, Box Elder County. Filed June 9, 2004, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/516,227, filed Oct. 31, 2003. Patent No. 7,150,176.

Systems and methods for recycling asphalt. David A. Packer, Todd Morgan and Mark Bejarnson, all of Kaysville; Robert Van Arsdale, Bountiful. Assigned to Asphalt Recycling Systems Inc., Kaysville. Filed July 7, 2003. Patent No. 7,150,420.

Configurable snowshoe and ski device. Lane Ekberg, Salt Lake City. Filed Jan. 27, 2005, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,150,464.

Flush floor slide-out mechanisms and systems. C. Martin Rasmussen, Fruit Heights. Assigned to Recreation Systems Inc., Kaysville. Filed Dec. 15, 2005, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,150,483.

High-voltage cable terminal and clamp system. Wayne R. Hansen, Centerville; Paul G. Christean, Salt Lake City; Ricky Smith, Sandy. Assigned to Finisar Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif. Filed Sept. 9, 2004. Patent No. 7,150,562.

Apparatus and method for preventing free flow in an infusion line. David Cise, Riverton; David J. McNally, Salt Lake City; Kent F. Beck, Layton. Assigned to Zevex Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Dec. 11, 2002, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,150,727.

Electrosurgical ablator with integrated aspirator lumen and method for making same. Michael DeCesare, New Port Richey, Fla.; Hugh S. West Jr., Sandy. Assigned to Linvatec Corp., Largo, Fla. Filed June 10, 2004. Patent No. 7,150,746.

Adjustable line locks and methods. T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, Cache County; Kwan-Ho Chan, Lubbock, Texas; Margaret Mary Sinnott, Logan. Filed June 11, 2003. Patent No. 7,150,757.

Modular femoral components for knee arthroplasty. Daniel F. Justin, Logan; E. Marlowe Goble, Alta, Wyo. Assigned to MedicineLodge Inc., Logan. Filed May 23, 2003, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/383,348, filed May 24, 2002. Patent No. 7,150,761.

System for disposing a proximity sensitive touchpad behind a mobile phone keypad. Brian Taylor, Sandy; Michael D. Layton and David Taylor, both of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Cirque Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed June 6, 2002, a continuation of multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,151,528.

Construction, manipulation and comparison of a multi-dimensional semantic space. Delos C. Jensen, Orem; Stephen R. Carter, Provo. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed Feb. 25, 2000. Patent No. 7,152,031.

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