The U.S. Patent and Trademark office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between July 19 and 25:
6,763,564–Automated method and apparatus for driving fasteners into an electric fan assembly, Lakewood Engineering and Manufacturing Co., Chicago
6,763,641–Gridless free-form plank ceiling, USG Interiors Inc., Chicago
6,763,651–Active system for wide-area suppression of engine vortex, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,763,790–Poppet valve actuator, International Engine Intellectual Property Co. LLC, Warrenville
6,763,850–Throttle-control mechanism and sensor mounted on a throttle body, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,763,862–Submerged flowline termination at a single point mooring buoy, FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
6,763,901–Air delivery system for a direct push drilling swivel, University of Chicago, Chicago
6,763,995–Method and system for illustrating sound and text, PIL LLC, Lincolnwood
6,763,996–Method of communication in a radio frequency identification system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,764,013–Multipurpose terminal, payroll and work-management system and related methods, American EPS Inc., Chicago
6,764,043–Rotatable scarf inlet for an aircraft engine and method of using the same, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,764,048–Store ejection system with replaceable pressure vessel, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,764,133–Audio system for canopies used with strollers or rockers, Combi International Corp., Carol Stream
6,764,148–Drawer-latch mechanism, Home Products International Inc., Chicago
6,764,222–Fiber optic connector assembly, Molex Inc., Lisle
6,764,482–Dual-filled twin bag, a package and a method for forming a package for administering a solution, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,764,492–Bone impaction instrument, Zimmer Technology Inc., Chicago
6,764,581–Electrode with thin working layer, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park
6,764,660–Process and apparatus for controlling reaction temperatures with heating arrangement in series flow, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,764,686–Modified immunogenic pneumolysin compositions as vaccines, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,764,700–Deep-dish pizza crust, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield
6,764,754–Composite material with improved damping characteristics and method of making same, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,764,761–Membrane material for automated dialysis system, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,764,768–Controlled-release composition, Arch Development Corp., Chicago
6,764,788–Battery cover for charging, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,764,874–Method for chemical vapor deposition of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,764,919–Method for providing a dummy feature and structure thereof, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,764,996–9a-azalides with antibacterial activity, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park
6,765,148–C-shaped grommet, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,765,366–Dual-mount charger with inverting display, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,765,440–Model-based feed-forward linearization of amplifiers, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,765,451–Method and apparatus for shielding a component of an electronic component assembly from electromagnetic interference, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,765,508–Robust system for transmitting and receiving map data, Zenith Electronics Corp., Lincolnshire
6,765,542–Multiband antenna, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,765,714–System and method for measuring an amount of error associated with an optical amplifier, Tellabs Operations Inc., Naperville
6,765,719–Multiple field of view telescope, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,765,969–Method and device for multiuser channel estimation, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,765,973–Low-power apparatus and algorithm for sub-rate bit acquisition and synchronization of high-speed clockless data streams, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,766,147–Apparatus and method for implementing text-based compression using cache and blank approach, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,766,171–Method and apparatus for implementing bi-directional soft handovers between wireless networks without carrier control, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,766,304–Click-based trading with intuitive grid display of market depth, Trading Technologies International Inc., Chicago
