Patents received May 30, 2006

McKesson Automation Inc., for "High capacity drawer with mechanical indicator for a dispensing device, No. 7,052,097." Inventors were Robert B. Meek Jr., Kirk A. Young, Eric J. Switalski and Allen D. Bowers, all of Pittsburgh; and Louis S. Conley, Sewickley. The invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for providing access to items to be dispensed, and relates more particularly to the automatic dispensing of medical supplies. The invention further relates to an apparatus and method for reducing the amount of power consumed by an automatic dispensing system.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., for "Storage stable thyroxine active drug formulations and methods for their production, No. 7,052,717." Inventors were Dwight D. Hanshew Jr., Morgantown, W.Va., and David John Wargo, Pittsburgh. The invention relates generally to the field of medicinal formulations, and more particularly to methods of preparing storage stable pharmaceutical compositions in unit dosage form of levothyroxine sodium with increased shelf life and compositions made by these methods.

Vocollect Inc., for "Wearable terminal with a battery latch mechanism, No. 7,052,799." Inventors Douglas Mark Zatezalo, Allison Park; Mark Bradford Mellott, Pittsburgh; Ryan Anthony Zoschg, Oakmont; Michael Davis, White Oak; Nicholas Barnes, Graham Keith Lacy and Ian Heseltine, all of London. This invention relates generally to wearable, portable and/or mobile computer terminals and peripherals.

Charles Allen Black Jr., Pittsburgh, for "Compositions and methods for activating genes of interest, No. 7,052,903." The present invention relates to methods and compositions for activating genes of interest particularly in the presence of a target gene.

PPG Industries Ohio Inc., for "Coating compositions having improved scratch resistance, coated substrates and methods related thereto, No. 7,053,149." Inventors were Lawrence G. Anderson, Marvis E. Hartman, Richard J. Sadvary, Kymarie L. Kuster and Dennis A. Simpson, all of Pittsburgh; Karen A. Barkac, Murrysville; Shawn A. DeSaw, McMurray; Deborah E. Hayes, Verona; Thomas R. Hockswender and Kurt G. Olson, both of Gibsonia; Masayuki Nakajima, Wexford; Shiryn Tyebjee, Allison Park; and Truman F. Wilt, Clinton. Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to compositions comprising at least one polysiloxane comprising at least one reactive functional group, and a plurality of particles. Embodiments of the present invention also are directed to compositions comprising at least one polysiloxane comprising at least one reactive functional group, at least one reactant comprising at least one functional group that is reactive with at least one functional group selected from the at least one functional group of the at least one polysiloxane and at least one functional group of the at least one reactant, and a plurality of particles. Other embodiments of the present invention are directed to substrates coated with the aforementioned compositions. Further embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for improving scratch resistance of a substrate. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that specific embodiments of the present invention may be directed to some or all of these aspects of the present invention as well as other desirable aspects.