The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between Nov. 9 and 15:
6,813,808–Quick-changed, self-contained, adjustable vacuum bag system, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,813,843–Tool alignment indicator apparatus and method, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,813,936–Golf ball equator locating apparatus, Techansonic Electronics Inc., Lincolnwood
6,813,964–Fluid flow measurement device, Hospira Inc., Lake Forest
6,814,027–Milker unit detacher for rotary milking parlor, WestfaliaSurge Inc., Naperville
6,814,166–Direct push drilling swivel and method for its use, The University of Chicago
6,814,171–Automotive drive assistance system and method, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,814,231–Strip of collated fasteners for fastener-driving tool, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,814,252–Insulating enclosure for a necked beverage bottle, Thermos LLC, Rolling Meadows
6,814,330–Method and computer program product for controlling the control effectors of an aerodynamic vehicle, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,814,347–Booster to adapt air spring pressure for FDD shock absorber, Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. Inc., Lake Forest
6,814,547–Medical fluid pump, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, and Baxter Healthcare S.A., Zurich
6,814,564–Mold with fluid driven form keys, Pactiv Corp., Lake Forest
6,814,578–Visual display system and method for displaying images utilizing a holographic collimator, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,814,625–Electrical connector, Cinch Connectors Inc., Lombard
6,814,659–Louver configuration for welding apparatus, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,814,759–Stable zeolite/cellulose composite materials and method of preparation, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., and Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield
6,814,817–Steel strap composition, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,814,822–Composite material collation machine and associated method for high rate collation of composite materials, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,814,857–Method for passing a fluid through a moving bed of particles, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,814,871–Process for removing pollutants from aqueous streams, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,814,941–Separation process and apparatus, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,814,943–Apparatus for alkylation using solid catalyst particles in a transport reactor, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,814,977–Formulations comprising lipid-regulating agents, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
6,814,990–Beverage system, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield
6,814,996–Nutritionally superior cheese products, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield
6,815,049–Gypsum-containing composition having enhanced resistance to permanent deformation, U.S. Gypsum Co., Chicago
6,815,570–Shaped catalysts for transalkylation of aromatics for enhanced xylenes production, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,815,639–Method and apparatus for receiving a universal input voltage in a welding, plasma or heating power source, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,815,641–Handle for welding gun and system using same, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,815,841–Fuse arrangements and fuse boxes for a vehicle, Littelfuse Inc., Des Plaines
6,816,350–AC voltage protection circuit, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,816,463–Method for measuring channel characteristics with the Internet control message protocol, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,816,472–Method and apparatus for selecting a best link for supplemental channel assignment during a handoff period in a spread spectrum communication system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,816,493–Method and apparatus employing a mediation device to facilitate communication among devices in an asynchronous communications network, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,816,502–Method of communicating with a plurality of sets of users, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,816,603–Method and apparatus for remote medical monitoring incorporating video processing and system of motor tasks, Commwell Inc., Evanston
6,816,709–Method and apparatus for testing CDMA signal propagation and coverage, PCTel Maryland Inc., Chicago
6,816,733–Tracking agent call processing locations in connection with an automatic call distribution system, Rockwell Electronic Commerce Technologies LLC, Wood Dale
6,816,734–Method and apparatus for improved location determination in a private radio network using a public network system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,816,784–Method and system using delivery trucks to collect address location data, Navteq North America LLC, Chicago
6,816,895–Updating the capability negotiation information of a mobile station with an editing application downloaded from a service provider, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,817,017–Universal interface system, Leotel Technologies Inc., Des Plaines
PP15,306–Angelonia plant named “Balangloud,” Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
