The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents to Chicago-area companies between March 15 and 21:
6,865,752–Adjustable sports helmet, Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago
6,865,755–Interlocked drain cover, Triodyne Safety Systems LLC, Northbrook
6,865,770–Fiber-optic component cleaning device, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,865,774–Caster device, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,865,826–Impeller blade for snowblower, Lakin General Corp., Chicago
6,865,902–Grate for refrigerated cooler, Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Inc., Aurora
6,865,946–Flexure plate dual capacitance accelerometer, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,866,022–Throttle control handle with reduced required shifting force, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,866,029–Marine vessel fuel system with a fuel pump attached to an external surface of a fuel tank, Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest
6,866,033–Cooking oven damper system for regulating upper and lower flow paths, FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
6,866,095–Downhole safety valve for central circulation completion system, FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
6,866,134–Method and apparatus for document processing, Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect
6,866,211–Lateral spray nozzle, Spraying Systems Co., Wheaton
6,866,231–Method for limiting interference between satellite communications systems, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,866,234–Method and device for altering the separation characteristics of air-flow over an aerodynamic surface via intermittent suction, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,866,330–Trailer having improved sidewall, Great Dane Limited Partnership, Chicago
6,866,541–Angled patch panel with cable support bar for network cable racks, Panduit Corp., Tinley Park
6,866,569–Blade sharpening apparatus, Cozzini Inc., Chicago
6,866,588–One-way damper, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,866,733–Method of forming a flexible insulation blanket having a ceramic matrix composite outer layer, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,866,771–Process and apparatus for upgrading FCC product with additional reactor with catalyst recycle, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,866,876–Coated chewing gum products containing hydrogenated indigestible starch syrup as a binding agent, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Chicago, and Matsutani Chemical Industries Co. Ltd., Hyogo-Ken, Japan
6,866,905–Injection blow-molded disposable tumbler and method of making same, Fort James Corp., Deerfield
6,866,926–Polymer lined sealing member for a container, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview
6,866,992–Synthetic platelet storage media formulation, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, and Cerus Corp., Concord, Calif.
6,867,016–Reagents and methods useful for detecting diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
6,867,140–Method of polishing a multilayer substrate, Cabot Microelectronics Corp., Aurora
6,867,203–Cell adhesion-inhibiting anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressive compounds, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
6,867,217–Substituted polycyclic aryl and heteroaryl pyridones useful for selective inhibition of the coagulation cascade, Pharmacia Corp., Skokie
6,867,318–Composition for coating of aluminum, Nalco Co., Naperville
6,867,341–Catalytic naphtha cracking catalyst and process, UOP LLC, Des Plaines
6,867,373–Sprinkler resistant tap-off base assembly, Square D Co., Palatine
6,867,391–Control system for electrostatic discharge mitigation, Boeing Co., Chicago
6,867,543–Microdevice assembly having a fine grain getter layer for maintaining vacuum, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,867,679–Mounting for circuit interrupter, S&C Electric Co., Chicago
6,867,729–Guided wave radar level transmitter with automatic velocity compensation, Magnetrol International, Downers Grove
6,867,734–System and method for frequency management in a communications positioning device, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,867,736–Multiband antennas, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,868,123–Programmable motion estimation module with vector array unit, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,868,132–Soft output decoder for convolutional codes, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,868,207–Method to diffract and attenuate an optical signal, Corona Optical Systems Inc., Lombard
6,868,230–Vacuum insulated quartz tube heater assembly, Engineered Glass Products LLC, Chicago
6,868,309–Dialysis machine with symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) control system and method of operation, Aksys Ltd., Lincolnshire
6,868,352–Organic semiconductor product state monitor, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg
6,868,385–Method and apparatus for the provision of information signals based upon speech recognition, Yomobile Inc., Schaumburg
PP15,678–Geranium plant named “Baldesbrila,” Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
PP15,679–Geranium plant named “Balfansal,” Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago
