UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF
SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or type Response)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Karren Joel
(Last) (First) (Middle)
723 North 480 West
(Street)
Orem Utah 84057
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/98
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Venturi Technologies, Inc., VTIX
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
____ Director ___ 10% Owner
_X_ Officer (give ___ Other (specify
title below) below)
(Vice President)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
N/A
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value, .001 per share
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)
581
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
D
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
N/A
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts,
calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
Unexercised, Incentive Stock Options
Unexercised, Incentive Stock Options
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable
3/30/97
12/31/97
Expiration Date
3/30/2000
12/31/2007
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
Title
Common Stock, par value .001 per share
Common Stock, par value .001 per share
Amount or Number of Shares
69,800
2,000
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
$2.40
$2.40
5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
D
D
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
N/A
N/A
Explanation of Responses:
Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/S/ Joel Karren 2/11/99
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
a currently valid OMB Number.
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