The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the following patents recently to Chicago-area companies:
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, 2-Aminoquinolines as melanin concentrating hormone receptor antagonists, 6,989,392
Acco Brands Inc., Lincolnshire, proximity-based automatic ID code reconfiguration of wireless input/output systems, 6,989,762
Boeing Co., Chicago:
– Methods and apparatus for passive illumination of refueling hoses, 6,988,693
– Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same, 6,989,197
– Integrated power module with reduced thermal impedance, 6,989,592
– Antenna-integrated printed wiring board assembly for a phased array antenna system, 6,989,791
– Mobile wireless local area network and related methods, 6,990,338
– Method and apparatus for reaction wheel dynamic compensation in long-duration deployment of a large reflector, 6,990,396
– Cloud cover assessment: VNIR-SWIR, 6,990,410
Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, coin processing machine and method for discriminating coins of varied composition, thickness and diameter, 6,988,606
GN Jabra Corp., Lombard, method and system for remote telephone calibration, 6,990,190
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview:
– Reduced movement wafer box, 6,988,621
– Adjustable depth of drive device, 6,988,648
– Pinless inside door handle assembly, 6,988,752
– Polymeric void-board, 6,989,184
Initiate Systems Inc., Chicago, enterprise workflow screen based navigational process tool system and method, 6,990,636
Kraft Foods Holdings Inc., Northfield, production of capsules and particles for improvement of food products, 6,989,169
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg:
– Hydrophilic side-chain polymer electrolyte membranes, 6,989,205
– Single molecule detection of bio-agents using the F1-ATPase biomolecular motor, 6,989,235
– Programmable sensor array, 6,989,589
– Conference call bridge arrangement, 6,990,081
– Dynamic reallocation of processing resources for redundant functionality, 6,990,320
– Method and apparatus for cell reselection within a communications system, 6,990,342
– Communication unit energy conservation apparatus and method, 6,990,362
Navteq North America LLC, Chicago, navigation system that supports multiple languages and formats, 6,989,770
– Method and system for developing traffic messages, 6,990,407
– Method and system using delivery trucks to collect address location data, 6,990,409
Patents & TMS PC, Chicago, mouse pad with a hidden writing surface, an apparatus and a method of using the same, 6,989,814
Peapod Inc., Skokie, dynamic demand management, 6,990,460
Perkins Manufacturing Co., La Grange, refuse receptacle lifter, 6,988,864
Siemens Building Technologies Inc., Buffalo Grove, smoke detector maintenance indication method and apparatus, 6,989,756
The Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, obstacle detector-responsive movable barrier operator apparatus and method, 6,989,767
Triodyne Safety Systems LLC, Northbrook, drain cover, 6,988,282
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, catalytic reactor with integral evaporator, 6,989,131
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, coin collection system for a gaming machine, 6,988,945
