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27 patents to Utahns include a bitless bridle

By Karl R. Cannon

Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:12 a.m. MDT

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• Dynamically distributing power of a light beam for use in light therapy. Gary L. Whatcott, Holladay; Forrest L. Williams, Sandy. Assigned to Dynatronics Corp., Salt Lake City. Filed Sept. 2, 2004. Patent No. 7,374,569.

• Polyaxial orthopedic fastening apparatus with independent locking modes. Michael Ries, Tiburon, Calif.; T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park; Daniel F. Justin, Logan; Mark A. Munt, Moab. Assigned to MedicineLodge Inc., Logan. Filed Feb. 9, 2006, a divisional of Application No. 10/763,314, filed Jan. 22, 2004. Patent No. 7,374,576.

• Method of making carbon/ceramic matrix composites. Dieter Bauer, Salt Lake City. Filed Jan. 11, 2005. Patent No. 7,374,709.

• Pharmaceutical formulations and systems for improved absorption and multistage release of active agents. Steven L. Krill, Park City; Feng-Jing Chen, Srinivasan Venkateshwaran, Mahesh V. Patel, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Lipocine Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed Feb. 11, 2002, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,374,779.

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• Diabetes gene. Maura McGrail, Deanna L. Russell, Donna M. Shattuck, all of Salt Lake City. Assigned to Myriad Genetics Inc., Salt Lake City. Filed May 13, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,374,884.

• Virtual ion trap. Edgar D. Lee, Highland; Alan L. Rockwood, Provo; Randall Waite, Springville; Stephen A. Lammert, Glenburn, Maine; Milton L. Lee, Pleasant Grove. Assigned to Brigham Young University, Provo. Filed May 24, 2007, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,375,320.

• Method and apparatus for correcting a visible light beam using a wire-grid polarizer. Jim Thorne, Eric Gardner, both of Provo; Douglas P. Hansen, Spanish Fork; Raymond Perkins, Orem. Assigned to Moxtek Inc., Orem. Filed Nov. 24, 2004, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,375,887.

• Non-volatile magnetic memory device. James Stephenson, Salt Lake City; Bruce Shipley, Lee's Summit, Mo.; Dan Carothers, Merrimack, N.H. Assigned to Micromem Technologies Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Filed Jun. 8, 2006, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,376,007.

• Privileged network routing. Stephen R. Carter, Spanish Fork; Lloyd Leon Burch, Payson; Hashem Mohammad Ebrahimi, Salt Lake City; Carolyn B. McClain, Springville. Assigned to Novell Inc., Provo. Filed Aug. 2, 2004. Patent No. 7,376,134.