The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between Feb. 22 and 28:
6,857,252–Strapping machine with strap path access guide, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,857,274–Fluid injector and injection method, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,857,281–Expansion device for vapor compression system, XDX LLC, Arlington Heights
6,857,318–Method for the non-invasive measurement of an internal pressure, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield
6,857,338–High torque resistant and strong screwless plastic gear box, Molon Motor & Coil Corp., Rolling Meadows
6,857,418–Fuel-injection timing compensation based on engine load, International Engine Intellectual Property Co. LLC, Warrenville
6,857,471–Split base plate assembly for multiple completion wellheads, FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
6,857,550–Optically baffled solder sleeve heating station, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,857,777–Dual temperature indicator stick holder, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,857,868–Burner with a modular flame retention plate system, Midco International Inc., Chicago
6,857,917–Method for deactivating a marine alternator during periods of high engine power requirements, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,858,020–Vaccinator device, Ideal Instrument Inc., Schiller Park
6,858,128–Hydrocracking process, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,858,237–Chewing gum manufacture using high-efficiency continuous mixer, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Chicago
6,858,238–Chewing-gum products including prolamine blends, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Chicago
6,858,345–Wound bipolar lithium polymer batteries, The University of Chicago, Chicago
6,858,416–Human desaturase gene and uses thereof, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
6,858,436–Near-field transform spectroscopy, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,858,598–Method of using a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor and one or more antineoplastic agents as a combination therapy in the treatment of neoplasia, G.D. Searle & Co., Chicago
6,858,636–1-phenyl imidazol-2-one biphenylmethyl compounds for treatment of circulatory disorders, G.D. Searle & Co., Chicago
6,858,660–Method and chemistry for automatic self-joining of failures in polymers, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,858,664–Liquid adhesion promoter for cord-reinforced rubber and metal or polymer substrate/rubber composites, The C.P. Hall Co., Chicago
6,858,769–Lithium aluminate layered catalyst and a selective oxidation process using the catalyst, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,858,818–Automatic wire feed control for a welding system, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,858,833–Use of multiple optical vortices for pumping, mixing and sorting, University of Chicago, Chicago
6,858,970–Multifrequency piezoelectric energy harvester, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,859,014–Method for rapid charge control in lithium batteries, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,022–Timer circuit and battery protection circuit using same, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,047–Anechoic test chamber and method of determining a loss characteristic of a material specimen, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,859,101–Frequency-selective phase/delay control for an amplifier, Andrew Corp., Orland Park
6,859,119–Meso-microelectromechanical system package, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,146–Smoke alarm and mounting kit, SafetyWise LLC, Orland Park
6,859,456–Method and apparatus for checking communicated data, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,464–Method and device for controlling outliers in offered load estimation in a shared medium communication network, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,486–Method for predicting interference in a frequency-hopping cellular communications system, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,490–Method and system for wireless communications using different modulation techniques to provide guard times, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,503–Method and system in a transceiver for controlling a multiple-input, multiple-output communications channel, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,505–Method, apparatus and system for use in determining pilot-to-data power ratio in wireless communication, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,859,685–Controller for devices in a control network, Siemens Building Technologies Inc., Buffalo Grove
6,859,725–Low-power position locator, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,859,739–Global state change indicator for empirical modeling in condition-based monitoring, Smartsignal Corp., Lisle
6,859,772–Mixed signal dynamical environment modeling, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
PP15,581–Verbena plant named “Balazgagic,” Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
PP15,590–Nemesia plant named “Balartublue,” Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
PP15,592–Double impatiens plant named “Balfiesink,” Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
