The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents recently to Chicago-area companies:
Andrew Corp., Orland Park, stackable transmission line hanger, 6,899,305
Arch Development Corp., Chicago, method and system and computer readable medium for an intelligent search workstation for computer assisted interpretation of medical images, 6,901,156
Bandwidth Design Inc., Orland Park, virtual electronic back-up alignment apparatus, 6,900,724
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield:
– Blood processing systems and methods, 6,899,666
– Composite membranes and methods for making such membranes, 6,899,834
Bio-Imaging Research Inc., Lincolnshire, system for extending the dynamic gain of an X-ray detector, 6,901,135
Boeing Co., Chicago:
– Fire suppression system and method for an interior area of an aircraft lavatory waste container fire protection, 6,899,184
– Method and device for altering the separation characteristics of flow over an aerodynamic surface via hybrid intermittent blowing and suction, 6,899,302
– Aircraft passenger seat and in-flight entertainment integrated electronics, 6,899,390
– Switch testing apparatus, 6,900,641
– Method and apparatus for forming millimeter wave phased array antenna, 6,900,765
– Fiber Raman sensor for remote chemical detection, 6,900,890
Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest:
– Jet drive marine propulsion system with a water pump, 6,899,575
– Marine propulsion device with variable air intake system, 6,899,579
– Marine fuel system with peltier-effect device, 6,899,580
– Treadmill mechanism, 6,899,659
Cabot Microelectronics Corp., Aurora, microporous polishing pads, 6,899,598
Cinch Connectors Inc., Lombard, electrical connector, 6,899,568
CPH Innovations Corp., Chicago, photostabilization of a sunscreen composition, 6,899,866
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Inc., Evanston, scoutless whole-body imaging with fast positioning, 6,901,282
FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago, adaptable cab floor engagement assembly for commuter and conventional jet aircraft, 6,898,816
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview:
– Atomizer with low pressure area passages, 6,899,279
– Fastener having multiple-bossed lead, 6,899,500
– Internally threaded fastener and stemmed washer assembly and method for making same, 6,899,503
– Multilayered renewable sticky surface bulletin board, 6,899,934
Methode Electronics Inc., Chicago, electrical switch assembly, 6,900,399
Micro Enhanced Technology Inc., Wood Dale, vending machines with field-programmable locks, 6,900,720
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg:
– Current interrupt device for rechargeable cells, 6,900,616
– Interface circuit and method for digital signals, 6,901,111
– Soft output decoder for convolutional codes, 6,901,117
– Method and apparatus for restoring a soft decision component of a signal, 6,901,122
– Conduits integrated in circuit board and method of manufacture, 6,901,217
– Communication system that provides adjustable communication service availability to subscribers, 6,901,259
OncQuest Inc., Chicago, 1a-Hydroxyvitamin D5, its synthesis and use in cancer prevention, 6,900,191
Polium Technologies Inc., Hoffman Estates, optically active fluorinated vasoconstrictors, methods for making them and anesthetic formulations comprising them, 6,900,203
Quaker Oats Co., Chicago, method for making a puffed food starch product, 6,899,909
Rockwell Electronic Commerce Technologies LLC, Wood Dale, timeslot interchange circuit supporting PCM, ADPCM and multiple data channel connectivity to T1 and E1 circuits, 6,901,077
Stepan Co., Northfield, antimicrobial polymer latexes derived from unsaturated quaternary ammonium compounds and antimicrobial coatings, sealants, and adhesives and elastomers produced from such latexes, 6,900,265
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. Inc., Lake Forest, extra support area for valve disc, 6,899,207
University of Chicago, Chicago, plant artificial chromosome compositions and methods, 6,900,012
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, two-piece balanced golf ball, 6,899,639
