20 patents awarded to inventors

Twenty new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Feb. 19:

• Trowel blade. Lawrence G. Meyers, Layton. Assigned to Beno J. Gundlach Co., Belleville, Ill. Filed April 1, 2004. Patent No. 7,331,081.

• Table tops constructed from blow-molded plastic. L. Curtis Strong, Clearfield; Barry D. Mower, Layton. Assigned to Lifetime Products Inc., Clearfield. Filed July 3, 2006, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,331,297.

• Office water-cooler adapter for use with bagged fluids. Henry H. Macler, Monroe, La.; Tecumseh, Mo.; Steven Avery, South Jordan. Assigned to AMMM Patent Holdings LLC, Tecumseh, Mo. Filed Sept. 13, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,331,487.

• Concrete form systems. L. Alma Jessop, Herriman; Derrel L. Spencer, Lehi. Assigned to Cactus Holdings LLC, Lehi. Filed Jan. 27, 2004, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/422,985, filed Jan. 28, 2003. Patent No. 7,331,560.

• Overhead passenger airbag. Jeffrey Daniel Williams, Roy. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed Sept. 23, 2003. Patent No. 7,331,597.

• Protective sleeve. Gregory J. Lang, South Ogden; Kenneth J. Clark, Morgan; William D. Staheli, North Ogden. Assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc., Ogden. Filed May 5, 2005. Patent No. 7,331,604.

• Apparatus, system, and method for supporting a gate entry for underground full-extraction mining. Jefferson D. McKenzie, West Valley City. Filed Nov. 3, 2005, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/624,838, filed Nov. 3, 2004. Patent No. 7,331,735.

• System and method for evaluating a person's information-technology skills. David D. Rowley, Spanish Fork; Thomas K. Christensen, Santaquin; Jeffrey A. Fischer, Provo; Craig R. Jenkins, Orem; Keith L. Jenkins, Lehi. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed March 5, 2002. Patent No. 7,331,791.

• Trampoline having substantially similar mat deflection under varying loads. David Wayne Hall, Manti. Filed April 28, 2005. Patent No. 7,331,904.