Coffee maker among new patents

Nineteen new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on March 18. They are:

• Impact excavation system and method with suspension flow control. Gordon Allen Tibbitts, Murray. Assigned to Particle Drilling Technologies Inc., Houston, Texas. Filed Aug. 16, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,343,987.

• Foldable utility receptacle and method. Craig J. Madson, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Madson Products LLC., Farmington. Filed April 7, 2006. Patent No. 7,344,022.

• Systems, methods and devices for selling transaction instruments. Gennye Feldman, New York, N.Y.; Randy Beck, Alpine; Rachel Riley Heitz, West Jordan; John Steven Imada, Dewey, Ariz.; Paula S. Martinez, Sven Miller, both of Salt Lake City; Clyde Page, Steven J. Keiser, both of South Jordan. Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Co. Inc., New York, N.Y. Filed Nov. 6, 2006, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,344,067.

• Rollable supporting device. Brain Matthew Sanderson, Draper. Filed July 30, 2004. Patent No. 7,344,197.

• System and method for integration of a calibration target into a C-arm. Dimitri Victorovich Yatsenko, Salt Lake City; Jon Thomas Lea, Hampstead, N.H.; Charles Frederick Lloyd, Reading, Mass. Assigned to General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y. Filed Nov. 10, 2005, claiming priority to provisional patent Application No. 60/627,251, filed Nov. 12, 2004. Patent No. 7,344,307.

• Treadmill with moveable console. Darren C. Ashby, Richmond; Scott R. Watterson, William T. Dalebout, both of Logan. Assigned to Icon IP Inc., Logan. Filed Jan. 9, 2004. Patent No. 7,344,481.

• Adjustable aquatic exercise device. Stanley J. Checketts, Providence. Filed July 26, 2004. Patent No. 7,344,482.

• Catheter-advancement actuated needle retraction system. Timothy J. Erskine, Sandy. Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Co., Franklin Lakes, N.J. Filed March 28, 2003, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,344,516.

• Method and structure for joining and sealing two components. Frank LaSusa, Layton. Assigned to VinylLink LLC, Layton. Filed May 27, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,344,611.