The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents recently to Chicago-area companies:
Allscripts Inc., Libertyville, system and method for ensuring the proper dispensation of pharmaceuticals, 6,976,628
Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago, dahlia plant named Baldelrasp, PP16,167
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield:
– Peritoneal dialysis catheters, 6,976,973
– Method for preparing submicron suspensions with polymorph control, 6,977,085
Boeing Co., Chicago:
– Loading device for non-destructive inspections of composite structures, 6,976,396
– Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, 6,976,654
– Inter-fluid seal assembly and method therefore, 6,976,679
– Combined feature dimensional parameter analysis, 6,978,220
Cabot Microelectronics Corp., Aurora, method for polishing a memory or rigid disk with a phosphate ion-containing polishing system, 6,976,905
Edgar D. Lim, Wadsworth, AB challenger exercise apparatus plus, 6,976,945
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc., La Grange, engine with optimized engine charge air-cooling system, 6,976,479
Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, multimedia search system, 6,978,277
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, method and apparatus for measuring the heating value of a single or multi-component fuel gas, 6,977,179
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview:
– Strapping machine with automatic strap clearing and reloading, 6,976,422
– Slider-operated rocking zipper for reclosable packaging, 6,976,787
– Threaded fastener particularly suited for plastics, 6,976,818
– Welder with integrated gas bottle, 6,977,358
MediaLab Solutions LLC, Chicago, systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions, 6,977,335
Molex Inc., Lisle:
– System and tool for mounting a connecting device to a substrate, 6,976,303
– Grouped element transmission channel link termination assemblies, 6,976,881
– Motorola Inc., Schaumburg:
– Handheld electronics device having pivotal hinge mechanism, 6,976,861
– Method and apparatus for virtually expanding a display, 6,977,675
– Apparatus and method for electrically coupling a bezel, 6,977,819
– Optical switch providing a bi-directional rotation of an optical reflector, 6,978,060
– Method and mobile station for autonomously determining an angle of arrival estimation, 6,978,124
– Method and wireless device for establishing a communication interface for a communication session, 6,978,136
– Method and apparatus for performing soft-handoff in a wireless communication system, 6,978,139
– Wireless messaging device with selectable scroll display and message pre-fetch, 6,978,147
– Non-binding fully retractable latching apparatus, 6,978,153
– Communication device with internal antenna system, 6,978,165
– Method and apparatus for a mobile device to address a private home agent having a public address and a private address, 6,978,317
– VXS multi-service platform system with external switched fabric link, 6,978,332
– Programmatic universal policy based software component system for software component framework, 6,978,463
Navteq North America LLC, Chicago, encryption method for distribution of data, 6,978,021
New Life Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chicago, prevention of ovarian cancer by administration of progestin products, 6,977,250
Northgate Technologies Inc., Elgin, method and apparatus for humidification and warming of air, 6,976,489
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, manually operable standing wheelchair, 6,976,698
Siemens Building Technologies Inc., Buffalo Grove, field panel event logging in a building control system, 6,978,194
Tellabs Operations Inc., Naperville, phase shift key burst receiver having improved phase resolution and timing and data recovery, 6,977,965
University of Chicago, Chicago, proton conducting membrane for fuel cells, 6,977,122
UOP LLC, Des Plaines:
– Process for the selective hydrogenation of olefins, 6,977,317
– Isomerization catalyst and processes, 6,977,322
Weber-Stephen Products Co., Palatine, barbecue grill and support frame assembly, 6,976,485
Zimmer Technology Inc., Chicago, prosthetic device and method of making the same, 6,976,999
