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Patent CA-2279695-A1 (CA)
Title: Ink jet printing process
Inventor: SMITH THOMAS W
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1999-08-05
Abstract: A process comprising (a) incorporating into an ink jet printing apparatus (1) a developing composition comprising a liquid vehicle and a color developer; (2) an oxidizing composition comprising a liquid vehicle and an oxidizing agent; (3) a coloring composition comprising a liquid vehicle and a dye coupler; and (4) a fixing composition comprising a liquid vehicle and a fixative; (b) causing droplets of the developing composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; (c) causing droplets of the oxidizing composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; (d) causing droplets of the coloring composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; and (e) causing droplets of the fixing composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; wherein the process results in at least some portions of the substrate bearing images comprising all four of the developing composition, the oxidizing composition, the coloring composition, and the fixing composition, said portions forming a printed image. Specific embodiments of the present invention are directed to the realization of continuous tone and gray scale in images by (1) control of the time at which color forming reactions are quenched by controlling the time period between deposition of the color forming liquids and deposition of the fixing liquid; (2) control of the extent of color forming reactions by limitation of the quantity of one of the color forming liquids; or (3) control of pixel size by drop placement control over the overlap areas of drops of color forming liquids.
Patent CA-2281022-A1 (CA)
Title: Image transmitting apparatus and image receiving apparatus
Inventor: SAWADA TOSHIHISA
IPC: H04L12/54
Filed: 1999-08-30
Abstract: IFAX reads an original using a scanner in accordance with a transmitting instruction by an operator. Next, IFAX generates a menu screen in an HTML, image data filed by unit of page is registered to a WWW server together with a generated HTML document. IFAX decides the WWW server based on a recipient's mail address . Next , IFAX sends notification of URL of a WWW server to a recipient to which image data should be transmitted. The recipient accesses to the WWW server based on URL, fetches image data by unit of page, and instructs printing selectively.
Patent CA-2281243-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LACOUNT KENNETH H
IPC: A47K10/42
Filed: 1999-08-31
Abstract: A napkin holder comprising an upper wall, a lower wall and first and second sidewalls defining a housing having first and second opposed openings as provided. The holder also includes first and second plates disposed and moveable within the housing. The first and second plates respectively have first and second outer peripheries. The holder further includes a biasing structure disposed between the first and second plates biasing the first plate toward the first opening and the second plate toward the second opening. The biasing structure is disposed substantially within both the first and second outer peripheries. The holder also has first and second apertured doors respectively closing the first and second openings. The first apertured door, the first plate, the upper wall, the lower wall and the first and second sidewalls define a first variable-volume napkin compartment, and the second apertured door, the second plate, the upper wall, the lower wall and the first and second sidewalls define a second variable-volume napkin compartment.
Patent CA-2282228-A1 (CA)
Title: Aligning device for containers of various shapes
Inventor: VERONA MASSIMO
IPC: B65G47/14
Filed: 1999-09-15
Abstract: Machine for aligning objects, such as variously shaped cylindrical containers to be fed to printing machines, filling machines, labelling machines or the like, comprises a rotary disc shaped as a cone with its vertex facing upwards, an underlying flat circular concentric disc the periphery of which projects beyond the edge of the upper disc and which is rotated in the same direction as but at a different speed from the upper disc, a fixed first portion of rigid cylindrical wall bounding a sector of said upper disc, and a second portion of curved wall adjustable in the radial direction and connecting the first wall overlying the edge of the upper disc to a deformable third wall extending from said second wall to lie in front of and at an adjustable distance from at least a portion of said first wall, said third wall being a flexible wall constructed of synthetic material and being supported by a series of supports, the distance of which from the centre of the machine is adjustable in synchronism.
Patent CA-2282262-A1 (CA)
Title: Portable artificial campfire
Inventor: OLIVER HOWARD C JR
IPC: F24C3/04
Filed: 1998-03-16
Abstract: A portable artificial campfire device (10) is disclosed. The device (10) includes a receptacle (12) having upper and lower portions (14), an open top (18) defined by a peripheral edge (20) of the upper portion, and an interior bottom surface (24). A burner (22) is positioned above the interior bottom surface (24) and is adapted to provide a flame (85) of variable height. A pressurized fuel source (32) is positioned exterior to the receptacle (12), and a control member (38) couples the fuel source (32) with the burner (22) for controlling the flow of fuel to the burner (22) and the size of flame (85) emitted by the burner (22). A  plurality of artificial refractory log members (48) are secured to each other in crisscross fashion to form a log cluster (46). A structure (52, 58) is provided for supporting the log cluster (46) within the receptacle (12). Finally, a mechanism (52, 58, 60, 64) is provided for selectively adjusting the vertical position of the log cluster (56) in the receptacle (12) to vary the vertical position of the log cluster (56) relative to the plane the open top (18).
Patent CA-2282663-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHLAGHECK JERRY
IPC: G01J5/48
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: In general, the spatial resolution and repeatability of results using infrared detectors for examining printed circuit cards has been so poor that the devices have failed to achieve commercial success. These problems are overcome by a system including an isothermal enclosure (1) for receiving a card (33) to be tested, an infrared camera (94) in the chamber (32) defined by the enclosure (1), sensors (109, 110) for monitoring the temperature of the card (33) and ambient temperature conditions in the chamber (32) to derive signals indicative of the temperatures, and a computer (96) connected to the camera (94) and to the sensors (109, 110) for examining all signals to produce a three-dimensional image of the sample (33), variations in the image from sample to sample being indicative of an anomaly in a sample.
Patent CA-2284046-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GORZA ROBERTO
IPC: A63C17/20
Filed: 1999-09-28
Abstract: A skate constituted by a frame detachably connected to a soft shoe. The frame is divided into a first frame portion and a second frame portion which are mutually articulated so as to allow to perform optimum skating and to use the shoe for normal walking.
Patent CA-2284323-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TANCRED JOHN
IPC: B66F7/02
Filed: 1999-09-14
Abstract: In order to provide an assistance to service persons in a service industry of large screen television, projection televisions, household appliances and small engine repair for the lifting of equipment to be serviced from a floor height of 2 3/4 inches up to a service height of 40 inches as per design parameters.      A lifting apparatus was developed and called "Multi-Vator" from which a trademark was subsequently applied for, and explained as follows:      It is basically a service bench which allows the operator to stand 7 feet away from the lifting apparatus, both for safety and to monitor the loads being lifted. This service bench provides a very stable four corner lift to a large flat table which holds the load to be serviced; and, useful, especially for: top heavy loads like projection t.v. and fridges.      The load when lifted enables transportation on casters, without incurring slippage of the load being transported. When the lift table is fully down loaded it locks to the floor, so the equipment to be serviced, can be moved on or off the lift table with stability.      A 12 volt motor controlled for forward and reverse powered by a standard 12 volt battery, drives a series of sprockets and chains that provide a four corner lift action.      The speed of lifting is fixed and takes fifteen seconds from floor level to maximum height. There are automatic stop switches for maximum up and maximum down.     There are two safety chains at both sides of the lift table, they serve only to support the load in the event of a main drive failure.      In order to achieve a very low to floor level lifting table, it was necessary to make full use of the height created by the transport casters and to fix the main drive shafts, bearings, sprockets and chains under the base of the apparatus.      The product to be serviced can be accessed from any of four sides on the lift table.      The lifting apparatus has the lift table designed to accept large screen television and appliances; however, for the larger projection t.v.'s a simple add on lift table extender is attached.      The apparatus has an accessory box as part of design to store the table extender and other accessories.
Patent CA-2285787-A1 (CA)
Title: Sinter of noble metal and method for production thereof
Inventor: ARAKI HITOSHI
IPC: B22F1/00
Filed: 1999-10-08
Abstract: A sinter of noble metal produced by forming in a required shape or attaching to a given object a plastic art grade clayish composition or adhesion composition comprising a noble metal powder containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of pure noble metal powders and noble metal alloy powders, 0.022 - 3.0 wt. % of a water-soluble cellulose type resin, 0.02 - 3.0 wt. % of starch, or 0 - 0.5 wt. % of a reticular macromolecular substance formed by condensation of a component unit having phenyl propane as a backbone as an organic type binder, and water, drying to hardness the shaped composition or adhering composition, and sintering the hardened shaped composition or adhering composition at a temperature in the range of from the melting point of the noble metal and 70°C lower than the melting point.      A method for the production of the sinter of noble metal. A sinter of noble metal and an attached sinter of noble metal.
Patent CA-2285793-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TAKIGUCHI TOSHIHIKO
IPC: H01M8/04
Filed: 1999-10-13
Abstract: An electrolyte tank which allows effective use of existing space of various shapes is provided. An electrolyte tank is formed by laminating one or more layers of coated fabric provided by coating a woven fabric of organic fiber with rubber or plastic and processing the laminated coated fabric to a bag-shape.
Patent CA-2285946-A1 (CA)
Title: Sheet for cell case and cell device
Inventor: YAMAZAKI TAKUYA
IPC: H01M50/562
Filed: 1999-02-05
Abstract: A cell device comprises a cell case made of a sheet for cell cases, a cell housed in the cell case, and tabs projecting from the cell case. The sheet comprises a first base film layer, a metal foil layer, and a thermally adhesive resin layer formed in order of mention from the outside. The first base film layer is made of a biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate film or a biaxially oriented nylon film. The metal foil layer is made of an aluminum or copper film. The thermally adhesive resin layer is made of polyolefin resin, especially of acid-modified polyolefin resin.
Patent CA-2288618-A1 (CA)
Title: System for promoting the returning of service carts, e.g. shopping carts, intended for transporting commodities in an activity centre, e.g. shopping centres
Inventor: LENANDER AAGE
IPC: G07F7/06
Filed: 1998-05-07
Abstract: In a returning system for service carts (24), said system comprising electronic monitoring of the movement of the carts (24) through an activity area, the main novel features are a) that the returning system is an electronic system operable in a deposit-free manner, the elements of said system being mutually related in a compulsorily activating manner from a collection station, at which the carts stand in readiness to be collected, and via an activity area again back to a readiness collection station, b) that the system comprises an electronic signal director (20) that is both controllable and/or controlling and comprises fixed and variable functions, c) that the system further comprises, c1) mobile electronic communication devices (28) intended and constructed for placement on the system's service carts (24) so as to accompany the latter, each of said communication devices (28) being adapted for electronic identification of the particular service cart on which it is placed, and c2) stationary electronic devices (18) adapted to record the identity of the cart concerned and to be connected for communication to said signal director (20), said stationary devices (18) being placed in a mutual sequence in such a manner that they co-operate to form a path of advancement extending from a cart-collection station (14, 15), through said activity area, and back to a cart-collection station (14, 15), said path to be followed by the service carts (24) for triggering electrical signals for the activation of the signal director (20), and d) that said signal director (20) is connected for communication with an indicator (17, 30) adapted to make known the giving of a reward caused by the returning of a cart.
Patent CA-2289312-A1 (CA)
Title: Telescoping hitch for planting implement
Inventor: YLIOJA STAN W
IPC: A01B63/32
Filed: 1999-11-10
Abstract: An agricultural planter is provided with forwardly folding wing members that allow conversion of the planter from a laterally extending operating position to a compact transport position. To increase stability for the planter, the draw bar telescopes as the wing members are folded forwardly into the transport position. Brace members interconnect a forward portion of the draw bar and the wing members. As the wing members fold forwardly, the brace members are arranged to cause a rearward portion of the draw bar to extend rearwardly from the forward portion and effect the telescopic action in the draw bar. A draw bar hitch lock linkage is provided to keep the draw bar compacted when the wing members are in the operating position. A hitch lock actuator is tied into the hydraulic system for the movement of the wing members into the transport position to permit the telescopic action of the draw bar in concert with the forward folding of the wing members.
Patent CA-2289496-A1 (CA)
Title: Valve port assembly with interlock
Inventor: BRUGGER JAMES M
IPC: A61M1/36
Filed: 1998-05-14
Abstract: A dual port vascular access assembly (20) comprises a first access port (24) and a second access port (28). The linkage is coupled between the first access port (24) to close the second access port (26) in the absence of an access tube in the first access port (24). Such port assemblies are particularly useful for implantation in the patients receiving hemodialysis. By connecting the first access port (24) to the blood withdrawal side of the system (10), blood withdrawal will be automatically terminated upon cessation of blood returned to due loss of the return access tube in the port assembly.
Patent CA-2290288-A1 (CA)
Title: Device used in bean and peanut harvester
Inventor: BERTINO LUIZ HENRIQUE
IPC: A01D45/22
Filed: 1999-11-24
Abstract: DEVICE USED IN BEAN AND PEANUT HARVESTER, comprised of chassis (1) with wheels (2) and front engagement shaft (3), the latter with a vertical resting base (4) and universal towing engagement (5), before which said shaft is provided with a declivity and, from this point backwards, embodies resources (6) to the assembly of the hydraulic set (7) and, below this, a true duct is formed with internal resources to assemble a cardan shaft (8), which, on one side, is intended to be coupled to the power take-off of the tractor, while on the opposed side it is interconnected with a transmission system to drive the first gathering roll (16), which collects the branches and takes them to a conveyor (23), helping to capture the branches (R) and drag them over a static sieve (14), disposing them inside a transversal compartment in the front part of the chassis (1), where a press roller (24) is housed and, from this, the branches are taken in order to go through a vibrating sieve (27), screen or sieve-shaped tunnel (28) and beating cylinder (29), where dirt is removed in an aspirating duct (33) which, in addition to being provided with air supply adjustments (34) and stretcher-bearing (35), is also provided with a purifying fan (36) of the tracked material and, further, said vibrating sieve (27) also ends in an almost clean gathering transversal gutter (37) with a transporting thread (38) which, in turn, ends in a lowering point (39) and, from this point up, a chained container lift is developed (40), which upper part is provided with a slope backward extension (41) which finally ends in a bulk compartment (42) on the cart.
Patent CA-2293103-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus to permit automatic server determination for foreign system login
Inventor: WHITE CLIVE JOHN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1999-12-23
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing automatic user access authentication of any user who is a member of a set of authorized users of a computer enterprise from any one of a plurality of geographically dispersed user workstations, onto one of a plurality of predetermined local security servers, through the use of a single logon. A person server resident on a local security server compares the user-provided identification information to entries contained in a local authentication database. If the person server finds a match, the user is granted access to the local security server. If the person server does not find a match, the user-provided authentication information is not valid for granting access to the local security server and the person server then searches a network database to determine whether the entered user name is known to the enterprise. If the person server finds a single user name matching the previously entered user name, it returns the name of the local security server associated with the computer enterprise whose local authentication database may have the information necessary for allowing proper authentication of the user. Upon receiving the name of the newly-identified server, the client then automatically retrieves the server's logical location from a service mapping file and then repeats the authentication request to the new local security server. If the person server finds more than one user with the entered user name or if the person server fails to find any user name matching the previously entered user name, then it returns a failed logon request to the client. The system provides the capability to operate across a number of network protocols through its use of a standard directory protocol, such as the X.500 standard.
Patent CA-2293345-A1 (CA)
Title: Surface coatings for catheters, direct contacting diagnostic and therapeutic devices
Inventor: YANG YI
IPC: A61N1/40
Filed: 1998-06-12
Abstract: A catheter including a distal end assembly having an external surface coating. Where the distal end assembly includes electrodes or other electrical components, the coating is preferably electrically conductive. Such an electrically conductive coating is formed from a material comprising regenerated cellulose, although other materials such as a hydrogel or a plastic having an electrically conductive component are utilizable. Where the distal end assembly includes optical or ultrasonic components, the regenerated cellulose coating is suitable. The robustness of the surface coating permits the manufacture and utilization of electrode configurations that are formed on a non-conductive base member by processes such as pad printing, vapor deposition, ion beam assisted deposition, electroplating and other printed circuit manufacturing processes. Additionally, because the surface coating produces a smooth outer surface to the distal end assembly, lead wires and temperature sensing devices can be bonded to the exterior surface of electrodes and then coated to produce a smooth outer surface; thus providing a simple, inexpensive manufacturing method for the attachment of such components to the electrodes.
Patent CA-2296992-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WIERICK CARLOS KOUNTZ
IPC: B63B35/28
Filed: 2000-01-18
Abstract: There is provided a sea going barge train or modular tanker vessel for ocean transportation of cargo, such as oil or other dry or liquid materials, consisting of a forward traction unit, a rear powered caboose unit and a series of modular units or barges interposed therebetween wherein the units are serially and flexibly interconnected by means of a universal type coupling which permits relative limited yaw, pitch an3 roll movement between units. The hull of each barge unit is substantially semi-cylindrically shaped so that the hull immersed section is circular and the barge units are detachably coupled to each other fore and aft and to the traction and caboose units at the circle center of the circle segment defined by the hull cross section so that hull continuity of the barge train is maintained as the barge units roll relative to each other. The universal type coupling employed to detachably couple the barge units to each other and to the forward traction unit and rear caboose unit consists of a male coupling shaft extending from a universal joint mounted at the fore (or aft) of a barge unit and a female socket, for receiving the male coupling shaft, mounted at the aft (or fore) of a mating barge unit.
Patent CA-2297616-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RATCLIFF FRANK GILES
IPC: C12N15/82
Filed: 2000-01-31
Abstract: Disclosed are nucleic acid vectors which comprise: (a) a transfer nucleotide sequence comprising (i) a plant active promoter, operably linked to (ii) a recombinant tobacco rattle virus (TRV) cDNA (preferably derived from TRV RNA2) which includes at least cis acting elements permitting replication of said cDNA; a subgenomic promoter operably linked to a sequence encoding a TRV coat protein; and a heterologous nucleotide sequence which is foreign to said virus;(b) border sequences which permit the transfer of the transfer nucleotide sequence into a plant genome. Such vectors may be used as expression vectors or for achieving viral induced gene silencing (VIGS) of a target gene, wherein the heterologous nucleotide sequence is a targeting sequence which corresponding to that gene. Example vectors include pTV00 and vectors which are derived from pTV00 and have the characteristics thereof. Also disclosed are associated processes, methods, viruses or viral particle, kits, host cells and plant tissues.
Patent CA-2297981-A1 (CA)
Title: Multiple projectors on the same screen graphic display system
Inventor: COULING MARK
IPC: H04N9/12
Filed: 1998-07-21
Abstract: A projection display system with virtual reality capabilities. The system comprises a multi-pipe graphics engine (27) having a controller (16) cooperating therewith to produce a plurality of different video signals. The system also includes a plurality of projectors (14) which project video images corresponding to and upon receipt of the video signals from the graphics engine and the controller. A screen (30) is positioned relative to the projectors to have the video images projected thereon. The screen, having a top, sides and a bottom, is constructed without supports along the bottom which would interfere with the projection of the images from the projectors completely down to the lowermost bottom periphery of the screen.