The U.S. Patent and Trademark office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between July 27 and Aug. 2:
6,766,531–Ball glove with reinforced fingerstalls and a wrist panel with spaced-apart padding, Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago
6,766,629–Front-mounted product insertion in a swing-arm-style mail-inserting machine, AR International Inc., Palos Park
6,766,820–Field-adjustable pilot guard, FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
6,766,932–Identification document and ticket carrier, Travel Caddy Inc., Des Plaines
6,767,036–Gas-tight housing joint using an interference fit with adhesive, S&C Electric Co., Chicago and MacLean Power LLC., Franklin Park
6,767,083–Fluid-ejection device with drop-volume-modulation capabilities, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,767,126–Fluid mixer for accommodating containers of varying sizes, Fluid Management Inc., Wheeling
6,767,136–Device having multiple optical fibers, Stratos International Inc., Chicago
6,767,227–Electrical connector, Molex Inc., Lisle
6,767,252–High-speed differential signal edge-card connector and circuit board layouts, Molex Inc., Lisle
6,767,256–Cigarette lighter adaptor with mechanical stepper joint, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,767,300–Game ball lacing, Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago
6,767,341–Microneedles for minimally invasive drug delivery, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park
6,767,423–Fastener tape, method of and apparatus for making fastener tape, method of using fastener tape, and reclosable bag utilizing fastener tape, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,767,476–Polishing composition for metal, Cabot Microelectronics Corp., Aurora
6,767,509–Self-sterilizing packaging, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., Neenah, Wis. and Bernard Technologies Inc., Chicago,
6,767,591–Method of making a dry erasable substrate, InVision Enterprises Inc., Chicago
6,767,702–Nanoparticles having oligonucleotides, Nanosphere Inc., Northbrook
6,767,708–Stabilized aqueous steroid immunoassay standards, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park
6,768,013–Intrinsically safe oxidation process, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,768,015–Method of making alkyl esters using pressure, Stepan Co., Northfield
6,768,048–Sol-gel coatings for solar cells, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,768,103–System and method of automatic dynamic calibration for infrared sensing device, The Chicago Faucet Co., Chicago
6,768,378–Distributed RF power amplifier with load compensation, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,768,398–Method and apparatus for creating a radio frequency filter, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,768,455–Calibration probe motion detector, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,768,726–Method and apparatus for effecting a seamless handoff between IP connections, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,768,751–Methods and apparatus for removing heat from a lasing medium of a solid-state laser assembly, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,768,781–Methods and apparatuses for removing thermal energy from a nuclear reactor, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,768,791–Method and apparatus for quick modem reconnect, PCTEL Inc., Chicago
6,768,818–Method and system for compressing data and a geographic database formed therewith and methods for use thereof in a navigation application program, Navteq North America LLC, Chicago
6,768,899–Rotational mechanism for a wireless communication device, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,768,906–System and technique for plane switchover in an aircraft-based wireless communication system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,768,908–Method and apparatus for soft handoff communications in a system operating according to IS-95B and IS-95C standards, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,768,910–Method and system for verifying the position of a mobile station based on multiple positions, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,768,942–Navigation system with decryption functions and secure geographic database, Navigation Technologies Corp., Chicago
6,769,086–Apparatus and methods for a coding scheme selection, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,769,091–Encoding method and apparatus using squished trellis codes, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
PP15,054–Hibiscus plant Balhiblu, Ball Horticultural Inc., West Chicago
