New patents awarded include bicycle helmet

Thirteen new patents were awarded to Utah inventors on May 27:

• Bicycle helmet. Christopher Bullock, Campbell, Calif.; Chris Pietrzak, Park City. Assigned to Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif. Filed April 19, 2006, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/673,498, filed April 20, 2005. Patent No. 7,376,980.

• Cutting reel adjusting system. Mark Alvin Schmidt, Charlotte, N.C.; Eric Alan Poulson, Paradise; Donald Lewis Cripps, Smithfield; Ronald Lee Reichen, Raleigh, N.C.; Richard David Thier, Juneau, Wis.; John Michael Flenniken, Rock Hill, S.C. Assigned to Deere & Co., Moline, Ill. Filed Sept. 27, 2006, a continuation of Patent No. 7,121,073, filed April 30, 2003. Patent No. 7,377,092.

• Method and system for impact detection of an imaging system. Vernon T. Jensen, Draper; Steven E. Curtis, Salt Lake City. Assigned to General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y. Filed July 31, 2006. Patent No. 7,377,172.

• Complaint covering of a downhole component. David R. Hall, Scott S. Dahlgren, both of Provo. Filed Nov. 29, 2005. Patent No. 7,377,315.

• Thermally stable ultra-hard material compact construction. Stewart N. Middlemiss, Salt Lake City; J. Daniel Belnap, Pleasant Grove; Nephi Mourik, Provo; Thomas W. Oldham, Anthony Griffo, both of The Woodlands, Texas. Assigned to Smith International Inc., Houston, Texas. Filed May 26, 2005. Patent No. 7,377,341.

• Systems and methods for developing correct mechanics of a swimming flip turn. David E. Ryland, Sandy. Filed April 18, 2005, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/563,925, filed April 20, 2004. Patent No. 7,377,784.

• Snapper illusory puzzle. Leroy Q. Pia, Salt Lake City. Filed June 30, 2005. Patent No. 7,377,855.

• Method and apparatus for treadmill with frameless treadbase. Scott R. Watterson, William T. Dalebout, both of Logan; Travis Sip, Wellsville. Assigned to Icon IP Inc., Logan. Filed May 25, 2006, claiming priority to multiple prior patent applications. Patent No. 7,377,882.

• Catheter connector system. Jeffrey K. Anderson, David W. Pierce, both of Provo; Kelly Rasmussen, Jack R. Peterson, Abraham C. Teng, all of Orem; Scott D. Hinckley, Farmington; William R. Barron, Riverton; Catherine C. Breiter, Holladay. Assigned to C.R. Bard Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. Filed April 1, 2005, claiming priority to provisional Patent Application No. 60/558,150, filed April 1, 2004. Patent No. 7,377,915.