Patents received August 15, 2006:

Carnegie Mellon University for "Apparatus and method for detecting obstacles, No. 7,092,075." Inventors were Sanjiv Singh, Pittsburgh, and Parag Batavia, Seven Fields. The present application is related, generally, to a method and apparatus for detecting obstacles in an outdoor environment. For outdoor environments having a high curvature terrain, reliable identification of an obstacle located therein can be a difficult task. The natural rise and fall of the terrain can easily be misconstrued as an obstacle or even result in an obstacle going undetected.

Cadence Design Systems Inc. for "Method for generating constrained component placement for integrated circuits and packages, No. 7,093,220." Inventors were Elias Fallon, Pittsburgh, and Rob A. Rutenbar, Pittsburgh. The present invention relates to circuit design and, more particularly, to component placement in a circuit design

Patents received August 22, 2006:

Medrad Inc. for "Injection system having a pressure isolation mechanism and/or a handheld controller, No. 7,094,216." Inventors were Frederick W. Trombley, III, Gisbonia, Robert M. Schmidt, Pittsburgh, David M. Reilly, Glenshaw, Alan D. Hirschman, Glenshaw, David M. Griffiths, Pittsburgh, Gerald W. Callan, Greensburg, Luis A. Pedraza, West Roxbury, MA, Jennie Kwo, Cambridge, MA, Christopher T. Zirps, Sharon, MA, and Roderick H. Beaulieu, Cumberland, RI.

The present invention relates to powered injector systems and methods for use thereof in medical injection or fluid delivery procedures and, more particularly, to control of powered injector systems and methods of controlling powered injector systems.

Transitions Optical Inc. for "Pyrano-quinolines, pyrano-quinolinones, combinations thereof, photochromic compositions and articles, No. 7,094,368." Inventors were Beon-Kyu Kim, Gibsonia, Anil Kumar, Pittsburgh, and Barry Van Gemert, Murrysville. The present invention relates to novel chromene materials having a nitrogen heteroatom. More particularly, this invention relates to materials of pyrano[3,2-c]quinoline structure and/or of pyrano[3,2-c]quinolinone structure and to compositions and photochromic articles comprising photochromic materials of these structures. When exposed to light radiation containing ultraviolet rays, such as the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight or the light of a mercury lamp, many photochromic materials exhibit a reversible change in color. When the ultraviolet radiation is discontinued, such a photochromic material will return to its original color or colorless state.

Seagate Technology LLC for "Magnetic storage media having tilted magnetic anisotropy, No. 7,094,483." Inventors were Kalman Pelhos, Pittsburgh, Timothy J. Klemmer, Pittsburgh, and Michael A. Seigler, Pittsburgh. The present invention relates generally to the field of magnetic data storage. In particular, the present invention relates to a thin film media having a tilted magnetic anisotropy for use in magnetic recording.

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