The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents recently to Chicago-area companies:
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, device having a flow channel, 6,939,450
Arch Development Corp., Chicago, doped semiconductor nanocrystals, 6,939,604
Bank One Corp., Chicago, mutual fund card method and system, 6,941,279
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, method and apparatus for controlling medical fluid pressure, 6,939,111
Boeing Co., Chicago:
– Method to generate electrical current using a plurality of masses attached to piezoceramic supports, 6,938,311
– Methods of fabricating electromagnetic meta-materials, 6,938,325
– Spindle test apparatus and method, 6,938,500
– Heat transport apparatus, 6,938,679
– Method of manufacturing net-shaped bimetallic parts, 6,939,508
– Apparatus and methods for non-destructive inspection using microwave sensing, 6,940,295
– Method for seamlessly combining adjacent filters in a frequency channelizer, 6,940,896
– Transmit authorization, 6,940,978
– Passive power line detection system for aircraft, 6,940,994
– Method and apparatus using a binary search pattern for identifying an interfering mobile terminal, 6,941,111
FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago, fruit harvester including telescoping boom and related methods, 6,938,403
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines:
– High-heat transfer low-NOx combustion system, 6,939,130
– Axial compression electrical connector, 6,939,169
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview:
– Electrical connector wire trim and press apparatus, 6,938,329
– Method and apparatus for inserting sliders during automated manufacture of reclosable bags, 6,938,330
– Method for closing slider-operated zipper on filled reclosable pouch, 6,938,395
– Reclosable package having film that curls or bends away from slider, 6,939,040
– Ground washer, 6,939,097
Information Resources Inc., Chicago, television distribution system for signal substitution, 6,941,573
Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield:
– Fastener closure arrangement for flexible packages, 6,939,041
– Method for reducing viscosity of mechanically separated meats and ground meats, 6,939,215
Micronas Semiconductors Inc., Palatine, adaptive interlace-to-progressive scan conversion algorithm, 6,940,557
Midtronics Inc., Willowbrook, query-based electronic battery tester, 6,941,234
Monogen Inc., Vernon Hills, cell-based detection and differentiation of lung cancer, 6,939,670
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg:
– Detached portable battery with universal clip, 6,939,641
– Method and apparatus for detecting loss and location of a portable communications device, 6,940,407
– Method and apparatus for asperity sensing and storage, 6,941,004
– Method and apparatus for providing instant messaging in a wireless communication system, 6,941,149
– Method for implementing a modified radio link protocol, 6,941,500
Northwestern University, Evanston, organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and enhanced charge injection, 6,939,625
Pentair Electronic Packaging Co., Des Plaines, telescoping slide assembly, 6,938,967
Protech Structural Industries, Arlington Heights, pneumatic transport air shifter, 6,939,088
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Downers Grove, system and method for print screen tonal control and compensation, 6,938,550
S&C Electric Co., Chicago, arrangements to detect and respond to disturbances in electrical power systems, 6,941,233
SenreQ LLC, Oak Brook, apparatus for waste gasification, 6,938,562
SFK USA Inc., Elgin, venting plug for vehicle hub cap, 6,938,963
Stokley-Van Camp Inc., Chicago:
– Squeezable beverage bottle, 6,938,788
– Fuel cell adapter system for combustion tools, 6,938,810
Stratos International Inc., Chicago, stub having an optical fiber, 6,939,055
The Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst:
– Movable barrier operator multitechnique excess force avoidance apparatus and method, 6,940,240
– Method and apparatus for memory cloning for a control device, 6,941,136
Varon Lighting Inc., Elmhurst, low-voltage testing and illuminating device, 6,940,416
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan:
– Gaming machine with visual and audio indicia changed over time, 6,939,226
– Dynamic configuration of gaming system, 6,939,234
