The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between Feb. 15 and 21:
6,854,149–Mops and mop components, Freudenberg Household Products LP, River Grove
6,854,157–Debris collection systems and vehicles, Federal Signal Corp., Oak Brook
6,854,178–Through-the-drill plate fastener installation tool, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,854,222–Adjustable support brace and mounting shoe, Rens Hansort, Naperville, and Universal Form Clamp Co. Inc., Bellwood
6,854,277–Quiet icemaking apparatus, Scotsman Ice Systems, Vernon Hills, and Mile High Equipment Co., Denver
6,854,407–Method for constructing a very large turret mooring arrangement, FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
6,854,498–Apparatus for edge wrapping an aircraft interior panel, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,854,590–Conveyor belt assembly, FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
6,854,634–Method of manufacturing rivets having high strength and formability, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,854,640–Removable coin bin, Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect
6,854,672–Air-assisted air valve for air-atomized spray guns, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,854,710–Valve assembly, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,854,886–Watertight closure for a reclosable package, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,854,921–Ballistic resistant cap nut, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,855,003–Multiple use connector for a GPS system on a marine vessel, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,855,007–Switch connector and method, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,855,093–Stairclimber apparatus pedal mechanism, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,855,099–Manufacturing system for aircraft structures and other large structures, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,855,120–Apheresis system with anticoagulant flow control, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,855,149–Posterior retractor and method of use for minimally invasive hip surgery, Zimmer Technology Inc., Chicago
6,855,257–Method and system for heat transfer, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,855,266–Polishing system with stopping compound and method of its use, Cabot Microelectronics Corp., Aurora
6,855,362–Enzymatic improvement of pasta processing, Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield
6,855,460–Negative electrodes for lithium cells and batteries, The University of Chicago, Chicago
6,855,489–Systems and methods for removing viral agents from blood, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,855,540–Reagent container and canister for use in an automated microbiological analyzer, Dade Behring Inc., Deerfield
6,855,753–Acoustical tile containing wet-strength resin, USG Interiors Inc., Chicago
6,855,809–Methods for the simultaneous detection of HCV antigens and HCV antibodies, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
6,855,844–Phtalic anhydride based polyester-ether polyols and double metal cyanide catalyst system for preparing same, Stepan Co., Northfield
6,855,854–Process and apparatus for ethylbenzene production and transalkylation to xylene, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,855,905–Flexible welding torch having restraining member to avoid overextension and method of assembling same, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,855,914–Method and apparatus to automatically determine type of gun connected to a wire feeder, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,855,917–Induction processable ceramic die with durable die liner, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,855,992–Structure and method for fabricating configurable transistor devices utilizing the formation of a compliant substrate for materials used to form the same, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,856,103–Voltage regulator for line powered linear and switching power supply, Varon Lighting Inc., Elmhurst
6,856,295–Attenuation apparatus for minimizing reflections of electromagnetic energy from an antenna disposed within a radome, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,856,628–Method and apparatus for tunneling packets in a packet data system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,856,644–Method and apparatus for forward link power control bit generation in a spread-spectrum communication system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,856,657–Soft output decoder for convolutional codes, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,856,792–Self-operating opening mechanism for use in a hand-held electronic device, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,856,798–Apparatus and method for receiving television audio signals in a mobile vehicle, Television Audio Inc., Oak Brook
6,856,803–Method for maintaining candidate handoff list for airborne cellular system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,856,897–Method and system for computing road grade data, Navteq North America LLC, Chicago
6,857,124–Method and system for hypermedia browser API simulation to enable use of browser plug-ins and applets as embedded widgets in script-language-based interactive programs, Eolas Technologies Inc., Wheaton
