The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4:
6,795,998–Swab with pull-truded tip, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,796,006–Rib clip, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,796,014–Method for coupling first and second structures, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,015–Retractable zipper guide for slider insertion apparatus, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,796,362–Apparatus for producing a metallic slurry material for use in semi-solid forming of shaped parts, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,796,408–Method for vibration damping using superelastic alloys, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,462–Child-resistant fluid delivery device, H.D. Hudson Manufacturing Co., Chicago
6,796,473–Laptop transport and support system for mobile environments, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,476–Power control system for a framing tool, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,796,478–Fuel cell adapter system for combustion tools, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,796,482–Phase separated system for fluxing, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Schaumburg
6,796,495–Seat back having removable interface for use in providing communication on board a mobile platform, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,526–Augmenting flight control surface actuation system and method, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,528–Attachment apparatus for injected-molded canopies, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,530–Method and apparatus for providing pneumatic energy to an ejector, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,617–Perdurable composite cylinder, T. Edward Black, Buffalo Grove
6,796,690–LED light source, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,702–Automated sol-gel mixer, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,814–Universal receptacle cover having living hinge, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,796,882–Applique film and paint treatment removal tool, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,796,931–Modular tube system for feeding sliders to slider insertion device, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,797,006–Porous unicondylar knee, Zimmer Technology Inc., Chicago
6,797,140–Electrodeionization method, The University of Chicago, Chicago
6,797,228–Oxy-fueled aluminum recovery method, Jupiter Oxygen Corp., Schiller Park
6,797,308–Stabilization of cooked pasta compositions using whey from nisin-producing cultures, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield
6,797,376–Fiber-metal laminate adhesive coating, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,797,422–Air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell with metal foam current collectors, Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines
6,797,427–System for enhanced lithium-ion battery performance at low temperatures, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,797,479–Reagents and methods for the detection and quantification of vancomycin in biological fluids, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
6,797,519–Method and apparatus for diagnosing hemostasis, Haemoscope Corp., Niles
6,797,684–Biosolvent composition of lactate ester and D-limonene with improved cleaning and solvating properties, Vertec Biosolvents Inc., Downers Grove, and Florida Chemical Co., Winter Haven, Fla.
6,797,691–Methods and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis, Northwestern University, Evanston
6,797,729–Therapeutic glutamine and N-actyl-cysteine composition, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,797,795–Polysiloxane(amide-ureide) anti-ice coating, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,797,825–Protein kinase inhibitors, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
6,797,879–Avionics tray assembly and seal assembly, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,797,923–Welding cable insulation method and apparatus, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,797,942–Apparatus and process for the lateral deflection and separation of flowing particles by a static array of optical tweezers, University of Chicago, Chicago
6,797,958–Method of measuring sol-gel coating thickness using infrared absorbance, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,798,064–Electronic component and method of manufacture, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,074–Method of attaching a die to a substrate, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,168–Battery with reduced specific absorption rate properties, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,174–Method of terminating charge for a battery, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,289–System, apparatus and method for voltage to current conversion, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,317–Vertically stacked filter employing a ground-aperture broadside-coupled resonator device, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,324–Circuit breaker switching mechanism, Square D Co., Palatine
6,798,357–Method and system for collecting traffic information, Navteq North America LLC, Chicago
6,798,361–E-VSB main stream packet jitter remediation, Zenith Electronics Corp., Lincolnshire
6,798,423–Precision perspective flight guidance symbology system, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,798,441–Teleconference system with personal presence cells, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,502–Microwave regime surface spectroscopy, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,798,630–Trip device comprising an improved man-machine interface and circuit breaker comprising such a trip device, Square D Co., Palatine
6,798,755–Apparatus and method for controlling and managing individual directed sessions in a communications system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,789–Priority enhanced messaging and method therefore, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,798,890–Directional microphone assembly, Etymotic Research Inc., Elk Grove Village
6,798,955–Alignment apertures in an optically transparent substrate, Corona Optical Systems Inc., Lombard
6,799,014–Satellite transmission system with adaptive transmission loss compensation, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,799,016–Method for mapping poor coverage areas, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,799,024–Method and apparatus for automatic gain control compensation in a wireless communication system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,799,037–Method and apparatus for communication with a mobile unit, Verizon Airfone Inc., Oak Brook
6,799,038–Method and apparatus for wireless network selection, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,799,062–Full-duplex hands-free transparency circuit and method therefor, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,799,159–Method and apparatus employing a vocoder for speech processing, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,799,187–Opportunistic parts marking management system, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,799,201–Remotely configurable multimedia entertainment and information system for vehicles, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,799,261–Memory interface with fractional addressing, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
PP15,196–Impatiens plant named “Balfusradn,” Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
