The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents recently to Chicago-area companies:
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago:
Pyrazolopyrimidines as therapeutic agents, 6,921,763
Antagonists of melanin concentrating hormone receptor, 6,921,821
Akzo Nobel Non-Stick Coatings, Des Plaines, non-stick coating and method of forming same, 6,921,787
Amphenol-T&M Antennas, Vernon Hills, multiple pitch antenna assembly, 6,922,178
Andrew Corp., Orland Park:
High-efficiency amplifier, 6,922,102
Antenna base station and power coupler, 6,922,169
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield:
Component mixing catheter, 6,921,380
Laparoscopic spray device and method of use, 6,921,381
Boeing Co., Chicago:
Apparatus for in-situ non-destructive measurement of Young’s modulus of plate structures, 6,920,790
Regeneratively cooled synthesis gas generator, 6,920,836
Annular acoustic panel, 6,920,958
Method and apparatus for minimizing solar array sun tracking disturbance by north and south solar array wing cancellation, 6,921,048
System for counteracting a disturbance in a spacecraft, 6,921,049
Automated lapping system, 6,921,317
Method and apparatus for low-intermodulation distortion amplification in selected bands, 6,922,103
BRK Brands Inc., Aurora, universal wire harness for detectors, 6,921,294
Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, independent backup power supply for a security barrier, 6,920,718
Cinch Connectors Inc., Lombard, electrical connector, 6,921,270
Credo Technology Corp., Broadview, safety detection and protection system for power tools, 6,922,153
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview:
Method and apparatus for controlling zipper registration in packaging equipment, 6,920,737
Strapping machine with quick-release enclosure door latches, 6,920,741
Method of estimating engine lubricant condition, 6,920,779
Fluid ejection device with drop volume modulation capabilities, 6,921,158
Apparatus for feeding zipper with sliders to packaging machine, 6,921,359
Method for powder coating plastic articles and articles made thereby, 6,921,558
Fluoroelastomer compositions, their preparation and their use, 6,921,796
Initiate Systems Inc., Chicago, system and method for dynamically securing dynamic-multisourced persisted EJBS, 6,922,695
Klein Tools Inc., Skokie, offset tape measure, 6,920,700
Lattice Energy LLC, Chicago, electrode constructs and related cells and methods, 6,921,469
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg:
Method of making vacuum microelectronic device, 6,920,680
Methods and apparatus for determining a direction of arrival in a wireless communication system, 6,922,170
Optimized switch card, 6,922,398
System for spread spectrum communication, 6,922,432
Video deblocking method and apparatus, 6,922,492
Admitting data flows to a multiple access network, 6,922,564
Mobile wireless communication devices with internal antennas and replaceable housings, 6,922,574
Method and apparatus for vector processing, 6,922,716
Perkins Manufacturing Co., La Grange, damage-resistant refuse receptacle lifter, 6,921,239
Rapid Displays Inc., Chicago, articulated display, 6,920,710
Robert Bosch Corp., Broadview, automated hydraulic brake, 6,920,964
S & C Electric Co., Chicago:
Fuse cutout with improved dropout performance, 6,922,132
Control arrangement for power electronic system, 6,922,087
Starfire Industries Management Inc., Chicago, gas-target neutron generation and applications, 6,922,455
