New patents awarded include bicycle helmet

Published: Tuesday, June 24 2008 12:03 a.m. MDT

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.

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