Apparatus and method for providing open-heeled foot apparel with improved heel support , patent No. 7,640,613, invented by Alistair Cockburn of Salt Lake City.

Screw-style hydraulic jack , patent No. 7,640,737, invented by Hector Ray Hernandez, Jr. of Fullerton, Calif., and Patrick B. Mayes of Logan, assigned to Alltrade Tools LLC of Long Beach, Calif.

Portable folding table with locking hinge , patent No. 7,640,870, invented by L. Curtis Strong of Clearfield, Jacob Kearl of Plain City, Thayne B. Haney of Syracuse, Ray Adams of Clearfield, Ed VanNimwegen of North Ogden, and David C. Winter of Layton, assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc. of Clearfield.

Drill bit , patent No. 7,641,002, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, John Bailey of Provo, and Casey Webb of Provo.

Downhole hammer assembly , patent No. 7,641,003, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, John Bailey of Provo, and Scott Dahlgren of Provo.

Actuator installation bracket, and valve actuator assembly and fluid shutoff system employing the same , patent No. 7,641,172, invented by David L. Richards of Draper, and Michael R. Mammone of New Brighton, Pa., assigned to Eaton Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio.

Airbag fold bracket , patent No. 7,641,220, invented by Jeremy Visker of West Haven, and Hiroshi Noma of Kasumigaura, Japan, assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc. of Ogden.

Method and apparatus for airbag module cover attachment , patent No. 7,641,222, invented by Michael R. Schramm of Perry, assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc. of Ogden.

Side airbag module with an internal guide fin , patent No. 7,641,226, invented by Hakan Sundmark of Alingsas, Sweden, Jamison Pexton of Bountiful, and David Erickson of Clinton, assigned to Autoliv Development AB of Vargarda, Sweden.

Seat control structure for occupant classification systems , patent No. 7,641,229, invented by Alan A. Boisvert of Rochester Hills, Mich., Joshua Forwerck of Royal Oak, Mich., and Michael Zink of Grand Blanc, Mich., assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc. of Ogden.

Extended fill inflation apparatus , patent No. 7,641,230, invented by Michael R. Schramm of Perry, and David J. Green of Brigham City, assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc. of Ogden.

Thermal switch calibration apparatus and methods , patent No. 7,641,383, invented by Allen Erik Sjogren of Park City, Eric Nerdrum of Kaysville, and Michael Harney of Pleasant Grove, assigned to Fluke Corporation of Everett, Wash.

Method for depositing pavement rejuvenation material into a layer of aggregate , patent No. 7,641,418, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, Timothy C. Duke of Provo, Cordin Daranga of Provo, and David Wahiquist of Provo.

Putter with vibration isolation , patent No. 7,641,569, invented by Christopher B. Best of Park City, Thomas C. Morris of Carlsbad, Calif., and Peter L. Soracco of Carlsbad, Calif., assigned to Acushnet Company of Fairhaven, Mass.

Drainage catheter hub with locking cam , patent No. 7,641,630, invented by Nicholas Gerald Accisano, III of Howell, N.J., and Fred P. Lampropoulos of Sandy, assigned to Merit Medical Systems, Inc. of South Jordan.

Suture anchor , patent No. 7,641,672, invented by T. Wade Fallin of Hyde Park, Daniel E. Gerbec of Logan, and Gordon Baker of Paradise, assigned to Stryker Endo of San Jose, Calif.

Line lock graft-retention system and method , patent No. 7,641,694, invented by E. Marlowe Goble of Logan, and T. Wade Fallin of Hyde Park, assigned to IMDS, Inc. of Logan.

Pressure vessel with improved impact resistance and method of making the same , patent No. 7,641,949, invented by Thomas K. DeLay of Huntsville, Ala., James E. Patterson of Brigham City, and Michael A. Olson of Brigham City, assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of Washington, District of Columbia.

Spread spectrum-signal detection with inhibiting for known sidelobe locations , patent No. 7,643,537, invented by Thomas R. Giallorenzi of Herriman, Matt Lake of Salt Lake City, Samuel C. Kingston of Salt Lake City, and Johnny M. Harris of Centerville, assigned to L-3 Communications, Corp. of New York, N.Y.

System and method for determining a nearest-network resource using GPS coordinates , patent No. 7,643,835, invented by Kurt Nosack of Payson, Christopher Jean Seiler of Provo, and Ty Ellis of Elk Ridge, assigned to Novell, Inc. of Provo.

Abbreviated index , patent No. 7,644,082, invented by Ronald P. Millett of Orem, and Dillon K. Inouye of Provo, assigned to Perfect Search Corporation of Provo.

Method and system for creating and deploying disk images , patent No. 7,644,264, invented by Larry Olsen of Eagle Mountain, assigned to Symantec Corporation of Mountain View, Calif.

Dynamic path flow reports , patent No. 7,644,375, invented by Joel Anderson of American Fork, David Stair of Midvale, and Catherine Jen Wong of Provo, assigned to Adobe Systems Incorporated of San Jose, Calif.

Shoe , patent No. D607,186, invented by Steven C. McDonald of Heber, assigned to Nike, Inc. of Beaverton, Ore.

Control unit , patent No. D607,416, invented by Russell Gentner of Draper, Corina R. Schaeffer of Simi Valley, Calif., Keldon A. Paxman of Highland, and Peter Schmidt of Los Gatos, Calif., assigned to Listen Technologies Corporation of Bluffdale.

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.