19 new patents awarded to Utahns

Nineteen new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on April 1:

• Crop-raking device. David H. Staheli, Cedar City. Filed July 16, 2005. Patent No. 7,350,347.

• Self-expandable cylinder in a downhole tool. David R. Hall, Joe Fox, both of Provo. Filed Feb. 8, 2006. Patent No. 7,350,565.

• Wellbore tool with disintegratable components and method of controlling flow. W. John McKeachnie, Michael McKechnie, both of Vernal; Scott Williamson, Castle Rock, Colo.; Rocky A. Turley, Houston. Assigned to Weatherford/Lamb Inc., Houston. Filed Dec. 21, 2004. Patent No. 7,350,582.

• Cutting elements formed from ultra-hard materials having an enhanced construction. John Daniel Belnap, Pleasant Grove; Stewart N. Middlemiss, Salt Lake City. Assigned to Smith International Inc., Houston. Filed Jan. 25, 2005. Patent No. 7,350,601.

• Door assembly for a chute system. Fred P. Smith, Alpine; Todd R. Mendenhall, Riverton; Hadi C. Boustan, Bethesda, Md. Assigned to Chutes International Manufacturing LLC, White Plains, Md. Filed Sept. 28, 2005, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/613,422; filed Sept. 28, 2004. Patent No. 7,350,636.

• Tarpaulin system for covering an open-topped container. Fred P. Smith, Alpine. Assigned to Smith Patents LLC, Alpine. Filed Aug. 24, 2005, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/604,070, filed Aug. 24, 2004. Patent No. 7,350,846.

• Bed that moves vertically and converts into a couch. C. Martin Rasmussen, Fruit Heights. Assigned to Lippert Components Inc., Goshen, Ind. Filed Oct. 19, 2005, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,350,850.

• Combination panline and utility drilling or bolting unit. Timothy D. Burgess, South Point, Ohio; William G. Kendall Jr., Spanish Fork; David L. Morris, Huntington, W.V.; Steven Payne, Portsmouth, Ohio. Assigned to J.H. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, W.V. Filed Sept. 24, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,350,876.

• Rail-car unloading apparatus and method. Lloyd Ash, Pleasant Grove. Assigned to Ashross LLC, Pleasant Grove. Filed Jan. 7, 2005, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/534,945, filed Jan. 8, 2004. Patent No. 7,351,026.

• Infusion syringe with integrated pressure transducer. Evan W. Call, Bountiful. Assigned to Physicians Industries Inc., West Valley City. Filed Jan. 30, 2004, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/468,398, filed May 5, 2003. Patent No. 7,351,223.