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Patent CA-2680956-A1 (CA)
Title: Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet for application to skin, and process for producing the same
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HISANORI
IPC: C09J7/38
Filed: 2009-09-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet for application to skin, which contains: a stretch fabric, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on one surface of the stretch fabric, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains: an acrylic copolymer obtained from a monomer mixture including an alkyl (meth)acrylate of from 40 to 80% by weight, an alkoxy (meth)acrylate of from 10 to 50% by weight and a (meth)acrylic acid of from 1 to 10%  by weight; a long-chain fatty acid glycerin ester in an amount of from 20 to 100 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the acrylic copolymer, and a crosslinking agent, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer being crosslinked with the crosslinking agent; and also provides a process for producing the tape or sheet.
Patent CA-2681742-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TENALI GNANA BHASKAR
IPC: G06T5/50
Filed: 2008-03-20
Abstract: A computer system (60) for processing interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images includes a database for storing SAR images to be processed, and a processor (69) for processing interferometric SAR images from the database. The processing includes receiving first and second complex SAR data sets of a same scene, with the second complex SAR data set being offset in phase with respect to the first complex SAR data set. Each complex SAR data set includes a plurality of pixels. An interferogram is formed based on the first and second complex SAR data sets for providing a phase difference therebetween. A complex anisotropic diffusion algorithm is applied to the interferogram. The interferogram includes a real and an imaginary part for each pixel. A shock filter is applied to the interferogram. The processing further includes performing a two-dimensional variational phase unwrapping on the interferogram after application of the shock filter.
Patent CA-2685036-A1 (CA)
Inventor: EBDRUP SOREN
IPC: A01N37/44
Filed: 2008-04-10
Abstract: The use of substituted amides for modulating the activity of 11.beta.-hydroxysteroid dehydro-genase type 1 (11.beta.HSD1) and the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical composi-tions, are described. Also a novel class of substituted amides, their use in therapy, phar-maceutical compositions comprising the compounds, as well as their use in the manufac-ture of medicaments are described. The present compounds are modulators and more specifically inhibitors of the activity of 11.beta.HSD1 and may be useful in the treatment of a range of medical disorders where a decreased intracellular concentration of active gluco-corticoid is desirable.
Patent CA-2685173-A1 (CA)
Title: Bone plate
Inventor: FUERST CHRISTOPH
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 2007-03-22
Abstract: A bone plate (1) with a longitudinal axis (2), a bottom surface (10) facing a bone and a top surface (11) and comprising a) an oblong base plate (3) with a anchoring portion (21) extending towards a first end (26) of the base plate (3) and a coupling portion (23) extending towards a second end (27) of the base plate (3); b) a sliding plate (6) connected with said coupling portion (23) which is slideable parallel to said longitudinal axis (2); whereby c) at least one first plate hole (4) is located in said anchoring portion (21) and at least one second plate hole (13) is located in said sliding plate (6); d) said base plate (3) and/or said sliding plate (6) is provided with retaining means (5) limiting a motion of said sliding plate (6) relative to said base plate (3) perpendicular to said top surface (11) in such manner that the sliding quality between said sliding plate (6) and said base plate (3) is maintained; and e) said at least one second plate hole (13) of said sliding plate (6) is provided with rigid locking means (12) allowing a rigid connection between a screw head (8) of a bone screw (7) insertable therein.
Patent CA-2685338-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for removing microbes from surfaces
Inventor: WHITEKETTLE WILSON K
IPC: C02F1/50
Filed: 2008-02-08
Abstract: A method has been found for the removal of microbial biofilm on surfaces in contact with systems, including but not limited to aqueous systems, which comprises adding to the aqueous system an effective amount of a polyethyleneimine surfactant to substantially remove microbial biofilm, from surfaces in aquatic systems, while presenting minimal danger to non-target aquatic organisms at discharge due to their very low discharge concentrations.
Patent CA-2685341-A1 (CA)
Title: Macrophage transfection method
Inventor: YU XIANZHONG
IPC: A61K39/12
Filed: 2008-04-25
Abstract: Described are a method and a composition for transfecting monocytes, as well as use of the same for therapeutic purposes. The composition is composed of a nucleic acid component, a lysosome evading component and a digestible particle that can be phagocytized. Preferably, the monocyte is a macrophage and the digestible particle is from a natural source, such as from a microbial source. More preferably, the digestible particle is a yeast cell wall particle such as zymosan. The composition itself, or cells pretreated with the composition, are useful in all gene medicine applications, such as gene therapy, gene vaccination, cancer treatment as well as immunomodulation and tissue repair.
Patent CA-2685474-A1 (CA)
Inventor: IBRANYAN ARSEN
IPC: A61M5/142
Filed: 2007-08-23
Abstract: Published without an Abstract
Patent CA-2687011-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for operating a steam turbine power plant and also device for generating steam
Inventor: KLUTZ HANS-JOACHIM
IPC: F01K17/06
Filed: 2008-04-12
Abstract: The invention refers to a method for operating a steam turbine power plant, and also a device for generating steam for the purpose of power generation. The method for operating a steam turbine power plant comprises at least one steam generator which is fired with a solid, granular fuel, for example with brown coal, wherein the fuel is first subject to an indirect drying in a fluidized bed drier and the fluidized bed drier is at least partially heated with steam from the water-steam cycle of the steam generator. The method is characterized in that temperature controlling in the drier is carried out in two stages in dependence upon the moisture content of the fuel, wherein first of all the temperature of the fluidized bed drier is controlled via the steam pressure of the heating steam and downstream of this controlling, a controlling of the superheating temperature of the heating steam is carried out in dependence upon the steam pressure.
Patent CA-2687867-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede et appareil pour un transfert intersysteme rapide
Inventor: CASACCIA LORENZO
IPC: H04W36/14
Filed: 2008-06-18
Abstract: L'invention concerne des systèmes et méthodologies qui facilitent un transfert intersystème dans un système de communication sans fil. Divers aspects décrits ici proposent des techniques de transfert qui permettent de préparer un système cible à l'aide d'un dispositif mobile via un système source afin de minimiser les échanges spécifiques requis par le système source et/ou le système cible. Des techniques sont décrites ici dans lesquelles la liaison radio d'un système source peut être utilisée pour passer sous tunnel des messages de signalisation qui sont sous un format compris par un nAEud de destination dans un système cible. En outre, un transfert inter-accès rapide peut être facilité en établissant un tunnel de transmission générique simple entre des nAEuds de réseau respectifs dans des systèmes sources et cibles qui manipulent une mobilité intrasystème et en fournissant un mécanisme de tunnellisation de couche 2 (L2) sur l'interface radio de chaque technologie de système impliquée.
Patent CA-2687986-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FRANKLIN ETHAN
IPC: A61F5/00
Filed: 2008-05-22
Abstract: A self-regulating gastric band apparatus for adjusting stoma size. The apparatus includes an adjustable gastric band that has an inner ring expanding with injected fluid. A band adjustment assembly is provided for implanting with the gastric band that includes a sensor for sensing fluid pressure in the inner ring. The band adjustment further includes a pump assembly connected to the expandable inner ring and -to. a controller that can operate the pump assembly to adjust the volume of the fluid in the band based on the sensed fluid pressure. The band adjustment assembly includes memory storing an operating range relative to a target fluid pressure, and the pump assembly is operated to maintain the sensed band pressure within the operating range. The target pressure being set to maintain pressure variations below a predefined variation limit generally corresponding with satiated fill volumes for a particular patient and implanted band.
Patent CA-2688072-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HATCH DAVID A
IPC: B65D1/12
Filed: 2009-12-10
Abstract: A gasoline can having a nozzle assembly which includes a ball valve that is in an open mode when the gasoline can's nozzle is lifted for pouring, and which when the gasoline can's nozzle is in a lowered storage mode, the ball valve is closed.
Patent CA-2690704-A1 (CA)
Title: Mobile communication method and radio base station
Inventor: IWAMURA MIKIO
IPC: H04W36/00
Filed: 2008-11-20
Abstract: A mobile communication method includes the steps of: transmitting, from a radio base station (eNB) to a mobile station (UE), a measurement rule designation command which designates addition or deletion of a measurement rule; transmitting, from the radio base station (eNB) to the mobile station (UE) , a measurement object designation command, which designates addition or deletion of a measurement object, independently from the measurement rule designation command; and transmitting, from the radio base station (eNB) to the mobile station (UE), a mapping designation command which designates associating of the measurement object with the measurement rule.
Patent CA-2692648-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FALKENHAYN ROBERT AUGUST
IPC: F41A33/00
Filed: 2008-07-03
Abstract: A weapon simulation system includes a simulated weapon and simulated munition, with the simulated weapon being in electrical communication with a primary simulation computer and an instructor computing station. The simulated munition includes an RPID tag installed therein, with the RFID tag having information about the particular simulated munition. When the simulated munition is placed in an insert in the simulated weapon, an RFID  transceiver in the simulated weapon will read the information from the RFID tag using an antenna, and further transmit the identification information of the simulated munition to a weapon controller. The weapon controller is further in electrical communication with a primary simulation computer generating a simulation, which is in electrical communication with an instructor computer.
Patent CA-2693556-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BELIVEAU LUDOVIC
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2008-07-08
Abstract: Communication nodes, systems and methods are described which provide access screening for services based upon service type description information and policy criteria information associated with an access network. If a requested service is, e.g., banned due to regulatory policies in a geographic region associated with a particular access network, then the requested service shall be denied even if the user has a valid subscription to such requested service via another access network.
Patent CA-2693562-A1 (CA)
Inventor: EWALDS FREDRIK
IPC: D21F7/08
Filed: 2008-03-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a papermakers felt (1) comprising: a support structure (2) with an upper (3) and a lower side (4) and functional batt layers (6,7,8), wherein at least one of said functional batt layers (6,7) being needled to said upper side (3) and at least one functional batt layer (8) being needled to said lower side (4) of said support structure (2). The invention is characterized in that said support structure (2) comprises a base layer (9) and two coarse batt layers (10,11), the coarse batt layers (10,11) mainly comprising coarse fibres of 67dtex or more, the two coarse batt layers (10,11) being disposed on opposite sides of said base layer (9) to provide the upper side and the lower side of the support structure (2) and coarse fibres of each of the two coarse batt layers being embedded in said base layer (9).
Patent CA-2694560-A1 (CA)
Title: Breathable sealed dome switch assembly
Inventor: STRITTMATTER PATRICK CLEMENT
IPC: H01H13/715
Filed: 2010-02-23
Abstract: A sealed dome switch assembly is provided to allow air to flow between the interior and the exterior of the dome switch during the collapse and recovery of the resilient dome shell. The sealed dome switch assembly comprises at least one vent leading between the interior space and the exterior space of the sealed dome switch, wherein the vent is covered by a membrane that is permeable to air and resilient to liquid (e.g. water) and small particles (e.g. dirt). A vent may also be used to network the interiors of a plurality of sealed dome switches to at least one exterior entranceway that is covered by the membrane.
Patent CA-2695341-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VANDER VEEN RAYMOND PAUL
IPC: H04M1/72469
Filed: 2010-03-04
Abstract: Méthode et dispositif de modification des paramètres de notification sur un dispositif électronique mobile. Ledit dispositif électronique mobile comprend une unité centrale, un affichage, une mémoire, une unité dentrée et au moins un dispositif de notification. Il est déterminé que le dispositif de notification a été activé à laide dun paramètre de notification donné. Une liste de type menu est modifiée en conséquence afin dinclure une option de changement de paramètre de notification et cette liste de type menu est associée à lunité dentrée et stockée dans la mémoire de sorte que, lorsque lunité dentrée est activée, laffichage est contrôlé par lunité centrale afin de fournir une représentation de la liste de type menu pour que loption de paramètre de notification puisse être choisie et pour que le paramètre de notification donné puisse être changé.
Patent CA-2696558-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DUGI KLAUS
IPC: A61K31/7034
Filed: 2008-08-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a combination of a glucopyranosyl-substituted benzene derivative and a DPP IV inhibitor. In addition the present invention relates to uses of the combination for improving glycemic control.
Patent CA-2696871-A1 (CA)
Title: Quartz bulb for double ended discharge lamp
Inventor: OHKAHARA MAKOTO
IPC: H01J61/30
Filed: 2008-05-26
Abstract: In a case of manufacturing a double ended discharge lamp, it is intended to decrease the manufacturing cost while maintaining identical lamp characteristic and lamp lifetime with those in a case of forming a quartz bulb with quartz at a high purity.     In a quartz bulb (1) in which a pair of straight tube portions (2A, 2B) each having a sealing tube (4A, 4B) for sealing an electrode mount (M) and a supply/exhaust tube (5A, 5B) that is cut and removed after sealing in communication to each other are formed on both ends of a chamber (3) as a light emitting portion, end portions (1A, 1B) of the quartz tube including the entire portion or a portion of the supply/exhaust tubes (5A, 5B) are formed in contiguous with the central portion (1C) of the quartz tube including all portions forming the inner surface (3a) of the chamber, and one or both of the end portions (1A, 1B) of the quartz tube is formed of quartz at a purity lower than that of the central portion (1C) of the quartz tube.
Patent CA-2701999-A1 (CA)
Title: Network real time monitoring and control system
Inventor: FRACCALVIERI DONATO
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2010-04-28
Abstract: A network real-time monitoring and control system includes several layers of components for generating a network traffic shaping control that is used to shaping network traffic flows for one or more network nodes. The layers of the network real-time monitoring and control system include a monitoring layer, an event control layer, a traffic shaping control layer, a reporting layer, and an administrative layer. The monitoring obtains network traffic indicator measurements and network node operational indicator measurements. The event control layer uses the indicator measurements to generate a network event identifier, and generates a request for a network traffic shaping control based on a correlation of the network event identifier with a network node status identifier. The request for the network traffic shaping control is communicated to the traffic shaping control layer to generate a network traffic shaping control.
Patent CA-2702530-A1 (CA)
Inventor: STRATHMANN SIEGFRIED
IPC: A01N43/56
Filed: 2008-10-31
Abstract: Method for protecting cereals from being infected by harmful fungi, wherein the cereals, their seed or the soil is treated with a synergistically active combination comprising a) N-(2-bicycloprop-2-ylphenyl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1 H-pyrazole-4- carboxamide (I) or 3{difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9-(1 - methylethyl)-1,4-methanonaphthalen-5-yl]-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (II) and b) epoxiconazole or metconazole; a fungicidal agent and seed comprising said combination.
Patent CA-2703985-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MOORES GRAHAM
IPC: A01N25/28
Filed: 2008-04-24
Abstract: This invention relates to the control of plant pests, such as aphid and whitefly by treating plants with a compound which inhibits the plant pest's ability to overcome plant defence responses, such as piperonyl butoxide or propyl gallate, in combination with a compound which activates plant defence responses, such as cis-Jasmone or beta-amino butyric acid.
Patent CA-2706237-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SUMMERS NEIL
IPC: A63B23/02
Filed: 2010-06-03
Abstract: The present invention provides for exercise apparatus comprising a backrest pivotally coupled in a region of a first end to a support frame and resiliently biased to extend in an at least partially upward direction therefrom, a legrest pivotally coupled in a region of a first end to the said support frame and resiliently biased to extend in an at least partially upward direction the said support being arranged for stable location of the apparatus on a floor, and the apparatus further being arranged to present a seat portion for a user in the region of the said first ends of the backrest and the legrest and so that, when sat on the apparatus, a user can exercise their legs and/or abdomen as required.
Patent CA-2711131-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ANNAVARAPU SURESH
IPC: H05B3/00
Filed: 2008-12-29
Abstract: The invention provides new ceramic resistive heating elements and new methods for manufacturing ceramic resistive heating elements wherein the heating element body comprises two or more regions of differing resistivity, and wherein the heating elements are open face. Heating elements such as igniters and glow plugs also are provided obtainable from fabrication methods of the invention.
Patent CA-2711257-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JU LU-KWANG
IPC: A01G33/00
Filed: 2008-12-30
Abstract: A multi-step method for producing an algae product comprising, a microorganism consumption step, another step, and an algae product collection step. The microorganism consumption step comprises, combining a liquid growth medium com-prising microorganisms with a phagotrophic algae capable of producing a desired algae product, consuming said microorganisms by said phagotrophic algae, and growing said phagotrophic algae. Another step comprises either a microorganism growth step or a photosynthetic algal growth step. A microorganism growth step comprises providing a liquid growth medium comprising nutrients and microorganisms capable of said consuming said nutrients, consuming said nutrients by said microorganisms, and growing said microorganisms. A photosynthetic algal growth step comprises providing a substantially organic nutrient depleted liquid medium, providing a microorganism population comprising said phagotrophic algae, photosynthetic growth of said phagotrophic algae. An algae product collection step comprises collecting a desired algae product from said phagotrophic algae.
Patent CA-2713226-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DEGRUCHY JOHN CRAIG ROBERT
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2009-01-26
Abstract: The present invention advantageously provides a system and method for pooling devices based on operation that includes determining respective operations performed by a plurality of devices, grouping devices that perform similar operations into respective operation pools, and selecting devices to perform a sequence of operations. If an operation within the sequence is associated with one of the operation pools, then the device is selected from the associated operation pool.
Patent CA-2713516-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHULTZ JEFFREY WILLIAM
IPC: A61B5/04
Filed: 2010-08-26
Abstract: A catheter for use in a patient's heart, especially for mapping a tubular region of the heart, has a catheter body, a deflectable intermediate section and a distal mapping assembly that has a generally circular portion adapted to sit on or in a tubular region of the heart. A control handle of the catheter allows for single-handed manipulation of various control mechanisms that can deflect the intermediate section and contract the mapping assembly by means of a deflection control assembly and a rotational control assembly. The deflection control assembly has a deflection arm and a rocker member. The rotational control assembly has an outer rotational member, an inner rotational member and a cam. A pair of puller members are responsive to the deflection control assembly to bi-directionally deflect the intermediate section. A third puller member is responsive to the rotational control assembly to contract the generally circular portion of the mapping assembly.
Patent CA-2713853-A1 (CA)
Title: Wave energy conversion apparatus
Inventor: BREWSTER PAUL
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 2009-02-06
Abstract: A wave energy conversion apparatus comprising:- one or more movable buoyant members; one or more movable reaction masses located independent of the sea bed; said one or more reaction masses being suspended beneath said one or more buoyant members by a plurality of linkages, each linkage comprising an elongate non-rigid member which allows the or each buoyant member and the or each reaction mass to each move relative to one another; at least two of said linkages extending between the or one of said one or more buoyant members and the or one of said one or more reaction masses at an orientation inclined to the vertical; each linkage comprising, or being associated with, at least one extensible member whereby the effective length of each linkage can vary between an extended and a non-extended configuration such that the or each reaction mass can move with respect to the or each buoyant member in both a vertical and a horizontal direction, the extensible member providing a restoring force for biasing the linkage to a non- extended configuration whereby the linkage is maintained in tension, and one or more converters for converting kinetic energy of relative movement between the or each buoyant member and the or each reaction mass into useful power.
Patent CA-2715522-A1 (CA)
Title: Poignee de prehension pour baton
Inventor: RENAUD-GOUD GILLES
IPC: A63C11/22
Filed: 2010-09-30
Abstract: Poignée de préhension (1) destinée à être fixée à l'extrémité d'un bâton pour activité de plein air (3), comprenant un corps (2) et un organe d'appui (4) solidaire du corps et saillant depuis une paroi transversale du corps, l'organe d'appui (4) étant disposé pour recevoir l'appui du pouce d'un utilisateur tenant la poignée. L'organe d'appui (4) comprend des moyens pour permettre sélectivement de modifier et verrouiller sa position par rapport au corps (2).