The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between Sept. 7 and 13:
6,785,922–Mattress with internal vibrator, Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., Chicago
6,785,927–Roller mop, Freudenberg Household Products, Northlake
6,785,928–Mops and mop components, Freudenberg Household Products, Northlake
6,785,975–Accelerometer augmented precision compass, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,785,979–Apparatus and method for measuring cables for a wire bundle, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,786,035–Ion thruster grid clear, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,786,215–Deep-fat fryer with burner tube end weld heat shielding, Keating of Chicago Inc., Bellwood
6,786,222–Method for removing particles from a semiconductor processing tool, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,786,279–Forward in-flight, IFE entertainment cooling system, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,786,321–Independent conveyor system for conveying linked food products, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield
6,786,370–Beaded thin-wall aerosol container, United States Can Co., Lombard
6,786,378–Fastener tool having auxiliary fuel cell metering valve stem seal adapter, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,786,379–Fastener driving tool having pressurized power source, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,786,380–Trim-type fastener driving tool, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,786,381–Anti-oxidant battery contacts for fastener-driving tool, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,786,391–Method of controlling solder deposition utilizing two fluxes and perform, KAC Holdings Inc., Des Plaines
6,786,446–Large roll dispenser, Amcol International Corp., Arlington Heights
6,786,457–Geometric morphing wing with layers, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,786,562–Refrigeration shelf and method of making the same, Engineered Glass Products LLC, Chicago
6,786,640–Tamper-evident slider package, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,786,641–Assembly having slider mounted inside zipper for reclosable packaging, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,786,669–Positive lock quick-release pin, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,786,755–Differential signal connector assembly with improved retention capabilities, Molex Inc., Lisle
6,786,782–Pneumatically operated inlet water valve, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,786,818–Gaming machine with interacting symbols on symbol array, WMS Gaming Inc., Chicago
6,786,874–Apparatus and method for the collection of interstitial fluids, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park
6,786,960–Stop-leak composition for internal combustion engines, Gold Eagle Co., Chicago
6,787,113–Desulfurization reactor assembly with disposable self-sealing sorbent vessel, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,787,157–Multiphase active ingredient-containing formulations, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park
6,787,173–Method of deflavoring soy-derived materials, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield
6,787,231–Tin (IV) oxide nanopowder and methods for preparation and use thereof, Electroplated Metal Solutions Inc., Elk Grove Village
6,787,339–Microfluidic devices having embedded metal conductors and methods of fabricating said devices, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,787,363–Method and apparatus for hemostasis and blood management, Haemoscope Corp., Niles
6,787,682–Absorbent foam wound dressing, Hollister Inc., Libertyville
6,787,695–Ergonomic shield for assembly to and disassembly from a substrate, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,787,818–Diffused junction photodetector and fabrication technique, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,788,025–Battery charger with booster pack, Midtronics Inc., Willowbrook
6,788,064–Passively shimmed principal detector elements for toroid cavity detector NMR probes, The University of Chicago, Chicago
6,788,264–Low-profile satellite antenna, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,788,272–Feed network, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,788,405–Non-linear optical system for sensing the presence of contamination on a semiconductor wafer, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,788,650–Network architecture, addressing and routing, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,788,731–Flexible correlation and queueing in CDMA communication systems, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,788,791–Delay network microphones with harmonic nesting, Shure Inc., Niles
6,788,793–Speaker system for an electronic device, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,788,838–Photon transistors, Seng-Tiong Ho, Wheeling
6,788,929–E-mail message confirmation by audio e-mail tags, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,788,941–Method and apparatus for mobile-initiated, CDMA-dispatch soft handoff, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,788,995–System and method of flexibly sorting and unloading finished parts during part manufacturing process, Finn-Power International Inc., Arlington Heights
6,789,007–Integrated onboard maintenance documentation with a central maintenance system, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,789,024–Flow calculation system, Metropolitan Industries Inc., Romeoville
6,789,029–Method and apparatus for signal extraction in an electronic sensor, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,789,047–Method and system for evaluating the performance of an instructor of an electronic course, UNext.com LLC, Deerfield
6,789,205–System for determining intrinsic safety status of the combination of a communication device and a battery, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
PP15,132–Sutera plant named “Balabwhiti,” Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
