The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents recently to Chicago-area companies:
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, elongase genes and uses thereof, 6,913,916
ACCO Brands Inc., Lincolnshire, stapler cartridge and stapler apparatus comprising the same, 6,913,181
Andrew Corp., Orland Park, method of manufacturing a high-performance, water blocking coaxial cable, 6,912,777
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, apparatus and method for connecting and disconnecting flexible tubing, 6,913,056
Boeing Co., Chicago:
Torch igniter, 6,912,857
Method of preparing ultrafine-grain metallic articles and metallic articles prepared thereby, 6,912,885
Apparatus and method for friction stir welding with a variable speed pin, 6,913,186
Aircraft youth seat/family seating arrangement, 6,913,227
Reusable surface insulation containing polybenzazole, 6,914,022
Apparatus and methods for single sheet forming using induction heating, 6,914,225
Fixture and method for quick installation and removal of mobile platform electronic modules, 6,914,781
Optical corner coupler system and method, 6,915,038
Integrated low-power digital gyro control electronics, 6,915,215
Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest:
Coolant flow monitoring system for an engine cooling system, 6,912,895
Tandem connection system for two or more marine propulsion devices, 6,913,497
Marine propulsion system with a polymer composite oil sump structure, 6,913,498
Stationary bike, 6,913,560
Cabot Microelectronics Corp., Aurora, microporous polishing pads, 6,913,517
Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, method and apparatus for receiving a plurality of different codes at a plurality of different frequencies, 6,915,146
Credo Technology Corp., Broadview, blade storage compartment for power tool vacuum port, 6,912,788
Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, method and apparatus for document processing, 6,913,130
Curatek Pharmaceuticals Holding Inc., Elk Grove Village, gel composition and method for treatment of vaginal infections, 6,913,759
D D and S Inc., Chicago, enveloping patient carrier and method for facilitating the transport and treatment of patients, 6,912,747
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc., La Grange, method for engine condition control with turbocompressor controllable bypass, 6,912,852
Fast Heat Inc., Elmhurst, apparatus for protecting thermocouple circuits in thermoplastic injection molding equipment, 6,913,453
FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago, juice extractor with orifice tube, 6,912,951
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Schaumburg, SOI polysilicon trench refill perimeter oxide anchor scheme, 6,913,941
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, method and apparatus for spatially resolving flame temperatures using ultraviolet light emission, 6,914,246
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, strapping machine with improved chute release system, 6,912,950
International Engine Intellectual Property Co., Warrenville, apparatus for aligning push rods, 6,913,267
Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield, gum application in wheyless cream cheese systems, 6,913,774
Maple Chase Co., Downers Grove, enhanced visual signaling for an adverse condition detector, 6,914,534
Methode Electronics Inc., Chicago, multiple detent switch, 6,914,201
Midtronics Inc., Willowbrook:
Cable for electronic battery tester, 6,913,483
Alternator tester with encoded output, 6,914,413
Molex Inc., Lisle:
Rotationally adjustable fiber optic connector, 6,913,392
Sealed electrical connector assembly and method of fabricating same, 6,913,493
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg:
Battery adapter to facilitate reconditioning in a smart charger, 6,914,415
Antenna system for a communication device, 6,914,570
Method for dynamic frequency selection, 6,914,876
Method for RF network virtual end nodes, 6,914,906
Multimode interoperable mobile station communications architectures and methods, 6,914,913
Interlaced video motion estimation, 6,914,938
Method and apparatus for scan operation in an integrated voice and data communication system, 6,915,130
Method of updating GPS almanac data for satellites not in view, 6,915,210
Pitch quantization for distributed speech recognition, 6,915,256
Encoder and method for encoding data, 6,915,471
New Archery Products Corp., Forest Park, apparatus for holding arrow, 6,913,008
Sonosean Inc., Elk Grove Village, tray-fed scanning acoustic microscope system and method for immobilizing parts during inspection, 6,912,908
Stratos International Inc., Chicago, bulkhead mountable optoelectronic device, 6,913,402
Tellabs Operations Inc., Naperville, methods and apparatus for managing traffic through a buffered crossbar switch fabric, 6,915,372
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co., Lake Forest, adjacent baffle design for shock absorber, 6,913,127
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, method of screening compositions for electrocatalytic activity in a gas diffusion electrode, 6,913,849
Vonco Products Inc., Lake Villa, flexible container, 6,913,388
Zoran Momich, Schaumburg, carrier loading cartoner, 6,912,826
