Patents

Airbag module attachment , patent No. 7,552,519, invented by Mark L. Enders of Pleasant View, assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc. of Ogden.

Apparatus and method for providing open-heeled foot apparel with improved heel support , patent No. 7,552,546, invented by Alistair Cockburn of Salt Lake City.

Thrust-bearing assembly , patent No. 7,552,782, invented by Timothy N. Sexton of Santaquin, and Troy C. Campbell of American Fork, assigned to US Synthetic Corporation of Orem.

Modular and detachable fairing for a motorcycle , patent No. 7,552,959, invented by Rick M. Salisbury of Springville.

Feet for stacking chair , patent No. 7,552,968, invented by Richard D. Smith of Spanish Fork, and David J. Laws of Provo, assigned to Mity-Lite, Inc. of Orem.

Shaped thermally stable polycrystalline material and associated methods of manufacture , patent No. 7,553,344, invented by Hyun Sam Cho of Salt Lake City, assigned to ADICO, Asia Polydiamond Company, Ltd. of Kyungki-do, Republic of Korea.

Structure and method for forming a minimum pitch trench-gate FET with heavy body region , patent No. 7,553,740, invented by Joelle Sharp of Herriman, and Gordon K. Madson of Herriman, assigned to Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation of South Portland, Maine.

Methods and compositions for treating viral, fungal and bacterial infections , patent No. 7,553,805, invented by Daryl J.

Tichy of Orem, and Brian G. Larson of Alpine, assigned to Solutions Biomed, LLC of Orem.

Expandable in-use outlet cover , patent No. 7,554,037, invented by Marcus J. Shotey of Scottsdale, Ariz., Edgar W. Maltby of Mesa, Ariz., Jeffrey P. Baldwin of Phoenix, Lincoln Jolley of West Jordan, and Kenneth C. Booth of Mesa, Ariz., assigned to TayMac Corporation of Gilbert, Ariz.

Bistable micromechanical devices , patent No. 7,554,342, invented by Robert K. Messenger of Springville, Timothy W. McLain of Provo, Jeffrey K. Anderson of Provo, and Larry L. Howell of Orem, assigned to Brigham Young University of Provo.

Ultrasonic transducer control method and system , patent No. 7,554,343, invented by George Bromfield of Salt Lake City, assigned to PiezoInnovations of Salt Lake City.

Network content in dictionary-based (de)compression , patent No. 7,554,467, invented by Kasman E. Thomas of Wilton, Conn., assigned to Novell, Inc. of Provo.

Phased array antenna applications on universal frequency translation , patent No. 7,554,508, invented by Martin R. Johnson of Draper, Jonathan S. Jensen of Pocotello, Idaho, Robert T. Short of Salt Lake City, Jamison L. Young of Forest Grove, Ore., David F. Sorrells of Middleburg, Fla., Michael J. Bultman of Jacksonville, Fla., Robert W. Cook of Switzerland, Fla., Richard C. Looke of Jacksonville, Fla., and Charley D. Moses Jr. of DeBary, Fla., assigned to Parker Vision, Inc. of Jacksonville, N.C.

Serial bus incorporating high-voltage programming signals , patent No. 7,554,843, invented by Trevor A. Blyth of Sandy, and Richard V. Orlando of Los Gatos, Calif., assigned to Alta Analog, Inc. of San Jose, Calif.

System and method for reducing pin-count of memory devices , and memory device testers for same, patent No. 7,554,858, invented by Scott Gatzemeier of Alpine, Wallace Fister of Meridian, Idaho, Adam Johnson of Boise, Idaho, and Ben Louie of Fremont, Calif., assigned to Micron Technology, Inc. of Boise, Idaho.

Encoded electronic mail , patent No. 7,555,519, invented by Daylan B. Darby of West Jordan, assigned to Intel Corporation of Santa Clara, Calif.

System and method for accepting text calls on voice telephones at call centers or other locations , patent No. 7,555,521, invented by Thomas J. McLaughlin of Salt Lake City, Jeff F. Knighton of Salt Lake City, and Alan S. Call of Salt Lake City, assigned to NXI Communications, Inc. of Salt Lake City.

Inventory determination for facilitating commercial transactions during diagnostic tests , patent No. 7,555,683, invented by Cary E. Gronemeyer of W. Jordan, and Kent J. Diamond of Highland, assigned to LANDesk Software, Inc. of South Jordan.

Circuit for and a method of generating an interleaver address , patent No. 7,555,684, invented by Raied Naj Mazahreh of Salt Lake City, assigned to Xilinx, Inc. of San Jose, Calif.

Apparatus method and system for providing enhanced digital services using an analog broadcast license , patent No. 7,555,768, invented by George I. Norman of Salt Lake City, assigned to Brain Tree International, Inc of Salt Lake City.

Cellular telephone companion with display and keyboard , patent No. D595,288, invented by Leonard B. Roach of South Jordan, David Kirt Bailey of Farmington, Colin N. B. Cook of Riverton, and Brad Warnock of Spanish Fork, assigned to Celio Technology Corporation of Salt Lake City.

Suspended monitor system , patent No. D595,294, invented by Robert Woodward of Salem, and Creed Larsen of Pleasant Grove.

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