The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents recently to Chicago-area companies:
B&K Industries, Elk Grove Village, frost-free valve assembly, 6,880,573
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield:
– Melt-spun polysulfone semipermeable membranes and methods for making the same, 6,881,337
– Polymeric compositions for medical packaging and devices, 6,881,790
Boeing Co., Chicago:
– Broadband infrared-spectral-surface spectroscopy, 6,882,414
– Non-contact hole-depth gauge, 6,882,436
BP North America Inc., Warrenville, preparation of components for transportation fuels, 6,881,325
Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest, power-fault detection system for a communication bus, 6,881,106
Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, method and apparatus for communication with a gate-entry controller and providing secure communication, 6,882,715
Cinch Connectors Inc., Lombard, electrical connector, 6,881,073
Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, method and apparatus for document processing, 6,880,692
Douglas Press Inc., Bellwood, apparatus for controlling play of a progressively operated lottery-type game, 6,880,824
Dywidag-Systems International USA Inc., Bolingbrook, wedge barrel for a mine-roof cable bolt, 6,881,015
Gas Research Institute, Des Plaines, dual-conveyor jet-impingement oven, 6,880,545
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, laser wellbore completion apparatus and method, 6,880,646
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview:
– Clip device, 6,880,789
– Slider-operated zipper that separates in vertical plane of reclosable package, 6,880,972
– Tamper-evident reclosable package, 6,880,973
Indak Manufacturing Corp., Northbrook, sensor for adjustable vehicle systems, 6,882,124
Methode Electronics Inc., Chicago, heat-shrinkable EMI/RFI shielding material, 6,881,904
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg:
– Semiconductor wafer having a thin die and tethers and methods of making the same, 6,881,648
– Configuration and a method for reducing contamination with particles on a substrate in a process tool, shared with Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, 6,881,264
– Floating resurf LDMOSFET and method of manufacturing same, 6,882,023
– Method for synchronizing a control channel to a working channel, 6,882,663
– Method and apparatus for facilitating handoff in a wireless local area network, 6,882,677
– Method and apparatus for CDMA soft handoff for dispatch group members, 6,882,855
– Method for dynamically configuring group calls in a radio system, Motorola Inc., 6,882,856
Nalco Co., Naperville, method of tracing drains, 6,881,953
On-Line Print Services LLC, Northbrook, automated typesetting system, 6,882,441
Porter Athletic Equipment Co., Broadview, portable basketball stand, 6,881,163
Quickset International Inc., Northbrook, pan and tilt-positioning unit, 6,880,987
Replogle Globes Inc., Broadview, globe-stand construction, 6,881,064
Sensor Synergy Inc., Buffalo Grove, adaptable transducer interface, 6,883,124
Sonoscan Inc., Elk Grove Village, acoustic micro-imaging method providing improved information derivation and visualization, Sonoscan Inc., Elk Grove Village
UOP LLC, Des Plaines:
– Method for removing halogen from a vent stream, 6,881,391
– Use of zeolites in preparing low-temperature ceramics, 6,881,691
– High-activity isomerization catalyst and process, 6,881,873
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, gaming machine with pattern-driven bonus array, 6,881,146
