Patents received April 17:

University of Pittsburgh, for "Device and method to discriminate between supraventricular tachycardias and ventricular arrhythmias, No. 7,206,633." Inventor was Samir F. Saba, Pittsburgh. This invention relates to the identification and detection of abnormal heart rhythm occurring in either the supraventricular or ventricular cardiac regions. Specifically, this invention relates to a novel method of analysis to discriminate between supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular arrhythmia. More specifically, this invention relates to an implantable cardiac defibrillator device controlled by a novel method of analysis to discriminate between supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular arrhythmia.

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for "Systems and methods for automated quantitative analysis of digitized spectra, No. 7,206,701." Inventors were Donald P. Tuchman, Pittsburgh; Donald H. Lemmon, Verona; and Brian C. Smith, Shrewsbury, Mass. The technical field relates to a variety of methods and systems directed to automated quantitative digitized spectral analyses, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis techniques.

Carnegie Mellon University, for "Determination of damping in bladed disk systems using the fundamental mistuning model, No. 7,206,709." Inventors were Jerry H. Griffin and Drew M. Feiner, both of Pittsburgh. The present disclosure generally relates to identification of mistuning and damping in rotating, bladed structures, and, more particularly, to the development and use of reduced order models as an aid to the identification of mistuning and damping.

International Business Machines Corp., for "System and method for upgrading software in a distributed computer system, No. 7,206,852." Inventors were Donald F. Ferguson, Yorktown, N.Y.; and Anand Byrappagari and Graeme Dixon, both of Pittsburgh. The present invention relates generally to the field of client/server (also known as "distributed") computer systems. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for upgrading software, e.g., on a server, in a distributed computer system.

Patents received April 24:

Peter F. Singleton, Pittsburgh, for "Conveyor belt drip pan assembly, No. 7,207,431." This invention relates to a conveyor belt drip pan apparatus for receiving falling debris removed from the conveyor belt and transferring the debris to a receiving area.