The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between Sept. 14 and 20:
6,789,340–Display holder for mounting items on fabric or non-woven fibrous surfaces, C-Line Products Inc., Mt. Prospect
6,789,364–Ceiling clip and method of assembly, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,789,376–Method and machine for the manufacture of air pillows, Pactiv Corp., Lake Forest
6,789,463–Methods and systems for alerting a user to clean appliance, Salton Inc., Lake Forest
6,789,469–Bundling assembly for strapping machine, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,789,474–Water content sensing system for ink/water emulsion of lithographic printer, Goss International Corp., Westmont
6,789,570–Hydraulic valve with a position sensor, HydraForce Inc., Lincolnshire
6,789,572–Control valve with integral solenoid and regulator for gas appliances, Robertshaw Controls Co., Carol Stream
6,789,586–Breakaway capless refueling assembly, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,789,684–Storage container for cards and file folders, Transilwrap Co. Inc., Franklin Park
6,789,764–Dual-flight mode tandem rotor wing, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,789,803–Mechanical face seal, John Crane Inc., Morton Grove
6,789,850–Headrest assembly, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,789,946–Easily alignable zipper for reclosable packaging, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,790,033–Outdoor fireplace with cascading waterfall fire screen, Fleming Sales Co. Inc., Addison
6,790,045–Method and system for analyzing student performance in an electronic course, UNext.com LLC, Deerfield
6,790,056–Interconnection pin/socket components for electrically connecting two circuit boards and method for mounting said components in a circuit board, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,790,092–Modular terminal block with surge protection, The Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst
6,790,101–Female terminal with sacrificial arc discharge contacts, Molex Inc., Lisle
6,790,245–Method for suppressing dust emanation from a dust-bearing material, Benetech Inc., Montgomery
6,790,252–Tungsten-carbide articles made by metal injection molding and method, Hard Metals Partnership, Chicago
6,790,284–Coated film forming method and apparatus therefore, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,790,362–Efficiency mode for water softener, Culligan International Co., Northbrook
6,790,435–Antiperspirant compositions comprising microemulsions, Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco Inc., Chicago
6,790,606–Extracellular matrix signaling molecules, Munin Corp., Chicago
6,790,664–Fluorometric monitoring and control of soluble hardness of water used in industrial water systems, Nalco Co., Naperville
6,790,666–Method to ascertain whether soluble hardness is calcium or magnesium based, Nalco Co., Naperville
6,790,759–Semiconductor device with strain relieving bump design, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Schaumburg
6,790,802–Cyclic catalyst regeneration process using adsorption and desorption on vent stream, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,790,896–Composite materials with improved phyllosilicate dispersion, The University of Chicago, Chicago
6,791,002–Riser reactor system for hydrocarbon cracking, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,791,063–Welding-type power supply with thermal management, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,791,298–Monolithic battery charging device, Shakti Systems Inc., Lisle
6,791,341–Current derivative sensor, Shakti Systems Inc., Lisle
6,791,508–Wideband conical spiral antenna, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,791,945–Time out threshold shaping for wireless TCP communications, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,791,958–Method of routing control information and bearer traffic between a wireless communications device and infrastructure equipment, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,791,968–Method and apparatus for wirelessly communicating different information streams, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,792,212–Spacecraft data acquisition and distribution interface, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,792,281–Method and system for patching dispatch calling parties together, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,792,293–Apparatus and method for orienting an image on a display of a wireless communication device, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,792,296–Portable wireless communication device and methods of configuring same when connected to a vehicle, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,792,410–Automated claim repricing system, HFN Inc., Oak Brook
