12 patents awarded to Utahns

Twelve new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Jan. 8. They are:

• Radial discharge actuator device. David D. Hansen, Layton. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Sept. 17, 2004. Patent No. 7,316,187.

• Drain plug retention system. Brent DeHart, Draper. Assigned to Thin Air Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed May 18, 2005. Patent No. 7,316,195.

• Device and method for animal tracking. Sue K. DeNise, Stephen Bates, both of Davis, Calif.; Dennis Fantin, Danville, Calif.; Bridger Feuz, Antelope, Calif.; Tom Holm, Salt Lake City. Assigned to MMI Genomics Inc., Davis, Calif. Filed Sept. 8, 2006, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,316,202.

• Apparatus and method for reinforcing a pressure vessel. Roger D. Wright, David R. Nelson, both of Logan; Marcus A. Darais, Alan J. Loveless, both of Brigham City; James A. Yorgason, South Ogden; Darrel G. Turner, Perry. Assigned to Alliant Techsystems Inc., Edina, Minn. Filed Dec. 8, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,316,327.

• Dual chamber airbag. Patrick Jamison, North Ogden. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Aug. 30, 2004. Patent No. 7,316,415.

• Inflator with internally mounted initiator. Anthony M. Young, Malad, Idaho; Scott Jackson, Centerville; Paul Dinsdale, Far West. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed June 30, 2004. Patent No. 7,316,417.

• Dynamic flange seal and sealing system. Ruben F. Lah, West Jordan. Assigned to Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp., Falls Church, Va. Filed April 11, 2003. Patent No. 7,316,762.

• Peptides from the E2 proteins of human papillomaviruses 16 and 18 for detecting and/or diagnosing cervical and other human papillomavirus associated cancers. Mark J. Rosenfeld, Draper; Yao Xiong Hu, Mountain View, Calif. Assigned to Yao Xiong Hu, Mountain View, Calif. Filed Aug. 22, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,316,908.

• Combination cleaning and waxing composition and method. Leslie C. Anderson, Clearfield. Filed Feb. 5, 2005, a continuation-in-part application of Patent No. 6,992,051, filed Aug. 28, 2003. Patent No. 7,316,993.

• System and method for image noise reduction using a minimal error spatiotemporal recursive filter. Daniel Mahonri, Dimitri Victorovich Yatsenko, both of Salt Lake City. Assigned to GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, Wis. Filed Dec. 22, 2003. Patent No. 7,317,841.