The U.S. Patent and Trademark office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between July 6 and 12:
6,757,926–Retractable bridge extension system, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,757,944–Side release buckle with spring, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,757,968–Chip scale packaging on CTE matched printed wiring boards, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,758,069–Computer physical security devices, ACCO Brands Inc., Lincolnshire
6,758,123–Bevel angle detent system for a compound miter saw, S-B Power Tool Corp., Broadview
6,758,198–Method for controlling an internal combustion engine with nitrous oxide injection, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,758,207–Gas-fired cooking device with braising cavity having surface heated by heat ban, Middleby-Marshall Inc., Elgin
6,758,282–Fire protection pipe and methods of manufacture, Allied Tube & Conduit Co., Harvey
6,758,303–Electronic device having a multimode acoustic system and method for radiating sound waves, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,758,320–Pallet positioning system, Mid-West Automation Systems Inc., Buffalo Grove
6,758,386–Method of joining ceramic matrix composites and metals, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,758,396–Smart card based drug prescriptions, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,758,436–Pneumatic driven propeller related vehicles, Rehco LLC, Chicago
6,758,450–Modular furniture including interchangeable upholstery, Alfred G. Niederman, Highland Park
6,758,465–Wave spring with single shim end, Smalley Steel Ring Co., Lake Zurich
6,758,498–Indexing system package and display system, ACCO Brands Inc., Lincolnshire
6,758,531–Hub and hubcap, SKF USA Inc., Elgin
6,758,584–Slide lock for grab handle assembly, Fleming Sales Co. Inc., Addison
6,758,645–Locking cage fastener, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,758,716–Electronic toy with a point of sale demonstration, Rehco LLC, Chicago
6,758,835–Disposable needle assembly having sensors formed therein permitting the simultaneous drawing and administering of fluids and method of forming the same, MedTG LLC, Naperville
6,758,866–Enhanced color deposition for hair with sequestering agents, Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco Inc., Chicago
6,758,867–Gradual permanent coloring of hair using dye intermediates in a shampoo base, Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco Inc., Chicago
6,758,967–Liquid chromatography apparatus having two stationary phases, Alltech Associates Inc., Deerfield
6,758,976–Simplified purification of phosphoric acid plant pond water, IMC Global Operations Inc., Lake Forest
6,758,977–Purification of phosphoric acid plant pond water, IMC Global Operations Inc., Lake Forest
6,759,007–Blood processing systems and methods employing fluid pressure actuated pumps and valves, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,759,066–Chewing gum formulations including encapsulated aspartame and sodium pyrophosphate, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Chicago
6,759,087–Solution for sealing porous metal substrates and process of applying the solution, Conspectus Inc., Chicago
6,759,199–Nanoparticles having oligonucleotides attached thereto and uses therefore, Nanosphere Inc., Northbrook
6,759,248–Semiconductor wafer identification, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,759,563–Liquid phase adsorptive separation with hexane desorbent and paraffin isomerization, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,759,635–Cooking system for sensing the status of a food item, Salton Inc., Lake Forest
6,759,675–Optical device and method therefore, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,759,829–Charge control circuit for a battery, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,759,842–Interface adapter for automatic test systems, Eagle Test Systems Inc., Mundelein
6,759,902–Single-detector automatic gain control circuit, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,759,992–Pyramidal-corrugated horn antenna for sector coverage, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,759,994–Multiple beam antenna using reflective and partially reflective surfaces, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,760,208–Distributive capacitor for high density applications, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,270–Erase of a non-volatile memory, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,319–Fixed frequency interference avoidance enhancement, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,371–Method and apparatus implementation of a zero forcing equalizer, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,760,380–Data transmission apparatus and method, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,760,386–Receiver and method therefore, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,390–Log-map metric calculation using the avg* kernel, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,568–Circuit and method for reducing local oscillator frequency transmission in a radio transceiver, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,589–Method and apparatus for streamlining in a communication system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,602–Mobile communication system with improved base station control, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,604–Portable radio transceiver having shared power source for audio and RF amplifiers, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,705–Virtual speech interface system and method of using same, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,760,709–Augmented system and methods for computing to support fractional contingent interests in property, Graff-Ross Holdings, Chicago
