• 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.

• Eyeglass display. Bruce Raile, Park City. Assigned to Sun Optics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed June 14, 2004. Design Patent No. D533,736.

• Electronic cutter. Robert Workman, Mapleton; Desiree Tanner, San Clemente, Calif.; William Craig Youse, Michael Horito and Gerry Ayala, all of Provo; Jason B. Brinkerhoff, Lindon; Jonathon Aaron Johnson, Orem; Ken Yan, Shenzhen, China. Assigned to Provo Craft and Novelty Inc., Spanish Fork. Filed July 14, 2005. Design Patent No. D533,897.

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