Apparatus and method for reducing operating stress in a turbine blade and the like, patent No. 7,441,585, invented by Edwin Otero, of Southington, Conn.; and Patrick Strong, of Tremonton; assigned to United Technologies Corporation, of Hartford, Conn.

Ultrahard composite constructions, patent No. 7,441,610, invented by J. Daniel Belnap, of Pleasant Grove; Anthony Griffo, of The Woodlands, Texas; Ronald K. Eyre, of Orem; and Stewart N. Middlemiss, of Salt Lake City; assigned to Smith International, Inc., of Houston, Texas.

Noncircular steering wheel assembly and airbag module, patent No. 7,441,799, invented by Mark L. Enders, of Pleasant View; and Richard Welford, of Layton; assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc., of Ogden.

Airbag cushion folding method, patent No. 7,441,804, invented by Larry D. Rose, of South Weber; and Marc Parker Russell, of Plain City; assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc., of Ogden.

Cushion break stitch pattern, patent No. 7,441,805, invented by Patrick Jamison, of North Ogden; Greg Waters, of Riverdale; and Yuichi Inuzuka, of Okazaki, Japan; assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc., of Ogden.

Cloth accessory, patent No. 7,442,259, invented by Darren Jones, of American Fork.

Formulation for treating candidiasis using Morinda citrifolia, patent No. 7,442,395, invented by Brett West, of Orem; Claude Jarakae Jensen, of Cedar Hills; Afa Kehaati Palu, of American Fork; Robert Ogden, of Cedar Hills; and Scott Gerson, of Brewster, N.Y.; assigned to Tahitian Noni International, Inc., of Provo.

Ammonia gas sensor method and device, patent No. 7,442,555, invented by Balakrishnan G. Nair, of Sandy; and Jesse Nachlas, of Salt Lake City.

Remote sensor network system with redundancy, patent No. 7,443,310, invented by Colm Boran, of Novi, Mich.; Myron Senyk. of Rochester Hills, Mich.; and David Eiswerth, of Wixom, Mich.; assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc., of Ogden.

Balancing method for color wheel, patent No. 7,443,621, invented by Adam Auell, of Morrison, Colo.; Will Moss, of Littleton, Colo.; and Nick Cunningham, of North Logan; assigned to OC Oerlikon AG, of Balzers, Liechtenstein.

Integrated electrical and optical sensor for biomolecule analysis with single molecule sensitivity, patent No. 7,444,053, invented by Holger Schmidt, of Capitola, Calif.; Aaron Roe Hawkins, of Provo; and David W. Deamer, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; assigned to The Regents of the University of California, of Oakland, Calif.

User interface for display of task specific information, patent No. 7,444,216, invented by Kevin B. Rogers, of Newport Beach, Calif.; John Michael Robertson, of Pleasant Grove; and Caleb J. Beard, of Eagle Mountain; assigned to Mobile Productivity, Inc., of Newport Beach, Calif.

Selective encryption with parallel networks, patent No. 7,444,506, invented by Sanchaita Dattak, of Salt Lake City; and Bhaskar Ragula, of Salt Lake City; assigned to Ragula Systems, of Salt Lake City.

Securing resources from untrusted scripts behind firewalls, patent No. 7,444,678, invented by Ray Whitmer, of Pleasant Grove; and Harish Dhurvasula, of San Jose, Calif.; assigned to AOL LLC, of Dulles, Va.

Sprayer shroud, patent No. D579,329, invented by Steve L. Sweeton, of Lake Winnebago, Mo.; and David L. Dejong, of Ogden; assigned to MeadWestvaco Calmar, Inc., of Grandview, Mo.

Sprayer shroud, patent No. D579,330, invented by Steve L. Sweeton, of Lake Winnebago, Mo.; David L. Dejong, of Ogden; and Joseph K. Dodd, of Lee's Summit, Mo.; assigned to MeadWestvaco Calmar, Inc., of Grandview, Mo.

Dialysis machine kit capture cassette, patent No. D579,553, invented by Martin Joseph Crnkovich, of Walnut Creek, Calif.; Lynn E. Jensen, of Syracuse; Melvin D. Jensen, of West Haven; Deloy Lindley, of North Ogden; Mohsen Reihanifam, of Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.; and Colin Weaver. of Pleasanton, Calif.; assigned to Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., of Waltham, Mass.

Portion of a syringe, patent No. D579,561, invented by Evan W. Call, of Bountiful; and Edwin Lewis Pangman, of West Jordan; assigned to Physician Industries, Inc., of West Valley City.

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* EVERETT ROBINSON, who is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, compiles this list weekly for The Salt Lake Tribune. He can be reached at 801-649-5858.