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Patent CA-2682434-A1 (CA)
Title: Improved ostomy support garment
Inventor: LABBE LINDA
IPC: A61F5/457
Filed: 2009-10-16
Abstract: An improved ostomy support garment in the form of a material inside which an attached pocket also made of material for receiving a medical bag attached to a stoma, said pocket allowing the support and the stability of said medicalbag as it increases in size as it is being filled, allowing said medical bag to exit said attached pocket through an opening, said opening located between the pocket and the front garment leg operture, said opening being possible through an incorporated rubber band, said medical bag being manually rolled with a tongue of material altogether attached on the near to skin side of the opening, said tongue avoids contact between said medical bag and user skin, hence, said medical bag position and support being comfortably secured under normal human activities or movement.
Patent CA-2682671-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BARTOLOME-NEBREDA JOSE MANUEL
IPC: A61K31/454
Filed: 2008-04-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to [1- (benzyl) -piperidin-4-yl] -( [1, 3,4] thiadiazol-2-yl) - amine and [1- (benzyl) -piperidin-4-yl] - (thiazol-2-yl) -amine derivatives of formula (I) that are fast dissociating dopamine 2 receptor antagonists, processes for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds as an active ingredient. The compounds find utility as medicines for treating or preventing central nervous system disorders, for example schizophrenia, by exerting an antipsychotic effect without motor side effects.
Patent CA-2683079-A1 (CA)
Title: Nouveaux anticorps monoclonaux anti-vap-1 entierement humains
Inventor: VAINIO JANI
IPC: C12N15/63
Filed: 2008-04-17
Abstract: L'invention porte sur de nouveaux anticorps anti-VAP-1 entièrement humains et sur des fragments de ceux-ci. L'invention porte également sur des acides nucléiques codant pour des anticorps anti-VAP-1 ou des fragments de ceux-ci, ainsi que sur des vecteurs d'expression et cellules hôtes incorporant ces acides nucléiques pour l'expression recombinante d'anticorps anti-VAP-1. L'invention porte également sur des compositions pharmaceutiques comprenant lesdits anticorps et leurs utilisations thérapeutiques.
Patent CA-2683313-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SANDS PEGGY DOROTHY
IPC: A61K8/11
Filed: 2008-06-04
Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
Patent CA-2683483-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for the crystallization of n-hexyl 2-(4-n,n-diethylamino-2-hydroxy-benzoyl)benzoate
Inventor: GOTTWALD GUENTHER
IPC: C07C227/42
Filed: 2008-04-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the crystallization of 2-(4-N,N-diethyl amino-2-hydroxy benzoyl)-benzoic acid-n-hexyl ester, a method for the production of free-flowing or pourable particles of crystalline 2-(4-N,N-diethyl amino-2-hydroxy benzoyl)-benzoic acid-n-hexyl ester and certain free-flowing or pourable particles of crystalline 2-(4-N,N-diethyl amino-2-hydroxy benzoyl)-benzoic acid-n-hexyl ester.
Patent CA-2684217-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VAN DEN BOOM DIRK J
IPC: G16B15/00
Filed: 2008-04-11
Abstract: Provided herein are processes for rapidly identifying or determining sequence information in a sample nucleic acid by comparing sample nucleic acid sequence information to reference nucleic acid sequence information or information obtained from reference samples. Also provided are automated systems for conducting comparative sequence analyses.
Patent CA-2684379-A1 (CA)
Title: A speech coder using an orthogonal search and an orthogonal search method
Inventor: MORII TOSHIYUKI
IPC: G10L19/10
Filed: 1998-10-22
Abstract: An excitation vector generator comprises a pulse vector generating section having N channels (N~1) for generating pulse vectors, a storing section for storing M (M~1)kinds of dispersion patterns every channel in accordance with N channels, a selecting section for selectively taking out a dispersion pattern from the storing section every channel, a dispersion section for performing a superimposing calculation of the extracted dispersion pattern and the generated pulse vectors every channel so as to generate N dispersion vectors, excitation vector generating section for generating an excitation vector from N dispersion vectors generated.
Patent CA-2685299-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LYGOURAS DIMITRIOS K
IPC: B01J8/02
Filed: 2008-04-22
Abstract: Described herein is a highly heat integrated steam reformer/combustor assembly that can be used in a fuel processor for hydrogen production from a fuel source. The assembly comprises a reforming section and a combustion section separated by a wall. Catalyst able to induce the reforming reactions is coated on the wall facing the reforming section. Catalyst able to induce the combustion reactions is coated on the wall facing the combustion section. A setam and fuel mixture is supplied to the reforming section where it is reformed to product hydrogen. A fuel and air mixture is supplied to the combustion section where it is combusted to supply the heat for the reformer. Catalytic combustion takes place on the combustion catalyst coated on one side of the wall while catalytic reforming takes place on the reforming catalyst coated on the other side of the wall. Heat transfer is very facile and efficient across the wall. Multiple such assemblies can be bundled to form reactors of any size.
Patent CA-2685678-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FABER SCOTT
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2008-04-08
Abstract: Methods and systems to facilitate real time communications via a telephonic apparatuses that support data communications. In one embodiment, a telephonic apparatus includes: a user interface to receive a search criterion; a network interface coupled to the user interface to submit a query from the telephonic apparatus over a data communication network and to receive at least one advertisement, the advertisement including a telephonic reference containing information about the query; and a call module coupled to the user interface and the network interface. In response to a user selection of the advertisement, the call module is to establish a connection with a connection server for a telephonic call using the telephonic reference, where the connection server is to extract from the telephonic reference the information about the query and to connect the telephonic call to an advertiser of the advertisement.
Patent CA-2687281-A1 (CA)
Title: Urological medical devices for release of prostatically beneficial therapeutic agents
Inventor: SHEU MIN-SHYAN
IPC: A61L31/16
Filed: 2008-03-20
Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, urological medical devices are provided, which comprise a prostatically beneficial agent selected from alpha-adrenergic blockers, antispasmodic agents, anticholinergic/antimuscarinic agents, calcium channel blockers, anti-inflammatory agents, hormone-affecting agents, anti-cancer agents, and combinations thereof, among others. The urological medical devices are adapted for implantation or insertion into a subject's urinary tract, whereupon at least a portion of the prostatically beneficial agent is released into the subject's prostatic urethra. The release profile of the prostatically beneficial agent is effective to treat a prostatic disorder, for example, benign prostate hypertrophy, prostate cancer or prostatitis, among others. Other aspects of the invention are directed to treating prostatic disorders.
Patent CA-2688050-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SOYEMI OLUSOLA O
IPC: A61B5/1455
Filed: 2007-05-30
Abstract: Methods and systems for calculating tissue oxygenation, e.g., oxygen saturation, in a target tissue are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include: (a) directing incident radiation to a target tissue and determining reflectance spectra of the target tissue by measuring intensities of reflected radiation from the target tissue at a plurality of radiation wavelengths; (b) correcting the measured intensities of the reflectance spectra to reduce contributions thereto from skin and fat layers through which the incident radiation propagates; (c) determining oxygen saturation in the target tissue based on the corrected reflectance spectra; and (d) outputting the determined value of oxygen saturation.
Patent CA-2688544-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LIU KE-JIAN
IPC: A61K49/10
Filed: 2008-06-02
Abstract: The present invention provides for lipophilic, labile alkanoyloxymethyl esters of nitroxides that cross the blood-brain barrier, and after hydrolysis with esterases therein, the corresponding anionic nitroxides are intracellularly entrapped at levels sufficient to permit O2 measurements by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Patent CA-2690442-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SAAVEDRA CARLOS E
IPC: H03D7/00
Filed: 2010-01-19
Abstract: This invention provides methods and circuits for reducing or cancelling intermodulation distortion in a preceding circuit, using the output of the preceding circuit.  In one embodiment the method includes generating, from the circuit output (i) a primary output including the intermodulation distortion and a fundamental signal of the preceding circuit;  and (ii) an auxiliary output, including a portion of the intermodulation distortion that is substantially equivalent in magnitude and inverted relative to the intermodulation distortion in the primary output, and the fundamental signal; and summing the primary and auxiliary outputs; such that the portion of the intermodulation distortion is reduced or cancelled. In one embodiment the methods and circuits improve third-order linearity and attenuate or cancel odd-order intermodulation distortion products with minimal deterioration in the noise figure of the preceding circuit.
Patent CA-2691731-A1 (CA)
Inventor: REIDT GEORG
IPC: H04L12/40
Filed: 2007-07-06
Abstract: In a system and a method for controlling bus-networked devices with a gateway via an open field bus, a simplification is intended to be provided such that complex wiring is dispensed with and the user can check the system, configure it and restart it in the event of error messages with little operating complexity. To this end, such a system is provided with a single pluggable connecting line (8) within the system for connecting bus subscribers (N1 to Nx) and gateway (20) and for transmitting control and/or status data and power. In a method for controlling bus-networked devices in circuits with a gateway via an open field bus, the gateway does not expect any bus subscribers (N1 to Nx) for solving the problem in an initial desired configuration, and a configuration mode is started in the gateway in order to accept at least one bus subscriber (N1 to Nx) and produce a new desired configuration for the at least one bus subscriber (N1 to Nx).
Patent CA-2692973-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LAWHON TRACY
IPC: G01N33/88
Filed: 2008-07-11
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods related generally to a patient selection process for identifying individuals for treatment of cancer, inflammation, pain, and/or related conditions.
Patent CA-2697262-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KITAJEWSKI JAN
IPC: C07K16/46
Filed: 2008-08-22
Abstract: This invention provides a fusion protein comprising a signal peptide, an extracellular domain of human Notch receptor protein and an Fc portion of an antibody bound thereto. This invention also provides a method for treating a subject having a tumor, a method for inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject, a method for treating a subject having ovarian cancer, and a method for treating a subject having a metabolic disorder, comprising administering to the subject an amount of the above fusion protein effective to treat the subject. This invention further provides uses of the above fusion protein for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a subject having a tumor, for inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject, for treating a subject having ovarian cancer, and for treating a subject having a metabolic disorder.
Patent CA-2698141-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HOHE HANS-PETER
IPC: G01R33/07
Filed: 2008-08-19
Abstract: A calibratable magnetic field sensor (100) for sensing a first and a second spatial component (B y, B z; B x, B y) of a magnetic field in a reference point (101), wherein the magnetic field comprises a first and a second measurement field component (B  My, B Mz;  B Mx, B My) and/or a first and a second calibration field component (B Ky, B  Kz; B Kx, B Ky). The magnetic filed sensor (100) includes a first sensor element arrangement (104;  106) comprising at least a first and a second sensor element (104a, 104b; 106a, 106b) for sensing the first magnetic field component (B y; B x), which comprises a first measurement field component (B My; B mx) and/or a first calibration field component (B Ky;  B Kx), with respect to a first spatial axis (y; x) in the reference point (101).  Furthermore, the magnetic field sensor (100) includes a second sensor element arrangement (102; 104) for sensing the second magnetic field component (B z; B y), which comprises a second measurement field component (B Mz; B My) and/or a second calibration field component (B Kz; B  Ky), with respect to a second spatial axis (z; y) in the reference point (101). The magnetic filed sensor (100) also includes an excitation line (108) arranged with respect to the first sensor element arrangement (104; 106) so that, when impressing a default current (I ki) into the excitation line (108), a pair of different asymmetrical default calibration field components (B Kya;  B Kxa) in the first sensor element (104a; 106a) and (B Kyb; B Kxb) in the second sensor element (104b; 106b) is generated with respect to the first spatial axis (y; x) in the first sensor element arrangement (104; 106), wherein the two spatial axes (y, z; x, z; x, y) pass along linearly independent position vectors.
Patent CA-2700566-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FILICICCHIA DANIEL J
IPC: A61M11/06
Filed: 2008-09-19
Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly that utilizes ultrasonic atomization techniques to atomize a liquid into a cloud of small or fine droplets is disclosed. The nozzle assembly also can use various air or gas atomizing technologies to propel the generally directionless droplet cloud toward a surface or substrate to be coated.  The propelled droplet cloud may at this state have a conical or cone-shaped spray pattern. Additional air or gas atomizing technologies can be utilized to shape the propelled droplet cloud into a flattened fan-shaped spray pattern that can be usable in various industrial applications. The shape of the spray pattern and the distribution of droplets within the pattern can be adjusted by manipulation of the gas pressure used in gas atomization.
Patent CA-2701814-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MOSHER JOHN
IPC: A43B23/26
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: Footwear is provided having a tongue pivotally coupled to the footwear upper.  The tongue may be constructed to pivotally move relative to the upper between a first position and a second position. At least one resilient member may be coupled to the tongue for urging the tongue in either the first position or the second position. The tongue may be a spring-loaded tongue such that when the tongue is positioned in an intermediate position between the first and second position, the tongue will spring towards either the first position or the second position.
Patent CA-2704180-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RECK MICHAEL
IPC: F16K11/20
Filed: 2008-10-22
Abstract: A fluid isolation valve having a valve body with a first fluid flow port, a second fluid flow port and a fluid drain port with a valve in the fluid drain port. The valve body defines a fluid flow channel, a drain flow channel and a valve portion, wherein the valve portion is disposed in the valve body communicating with the first fluid flow port, the second fluid flow port and the fluid drain port. At least one flow diversion device is provided and disposed within the valve portion. The flow diversion device is configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration, such that when the flow diversion device is in the first configuration the first fluid flow port is communicated with the second fluid flow port. When the flow diversion device is in the second configuration the first fluid flow port is communicated with the fluid drain port.
Patent CA-2704759-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VOELKEL LUDWIG
IPC: C10L1/14
Filed: 2008-10-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel fuel additives obtainable by reacting carboxylic acids and alkanol amines under specific conditions. Said additives show an improved performance in fuels, like gasoline. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the same; additive packages containing said additives; and methods of improving the storage stability of additive packages comprising a detergent additive in an organic solvent.
Patent CA-2706739-A1 (CA)
Title: Method, apparatus and system for implementing verification and payment in content service
Inventor: YANG YONG
IPC: G06Q20/40
Filed: 2008-11-19
Abstract: Method for implementing verification and payment in content services is provided.  The method includes: pre-configuring a payment-related interface between a content service provider and an instant messaging service provider; providing the payment-related interface in a function library which further provides the instant messaging service's login verification interface; modifying the function library and a first jar package including a content service program provided by the content service provider, which includes:  injecting the login verification interface and the payment-related interface provided in the function library into the first jar package and configuring the login verification interface as to be called before the content service program is executed; and combining the modified first jar package and function library to form a second jar package, modifying the value of attributes originally belonging to the first jar package in the second jar package to make the modified value of the attributes reflect corresponding attributes of the second jar package. A corresponding apparatus and system are also provided.
Patent CA-2707303-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DAGENAIS MARIO
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2008-12-01
Abstract: A method for enhancing stability of a three wheel vehicle having a pair of front wheels and a single rear wheel, each of the wheels having a tire with a tire grip threshold. The method including deploying an electronic stability system (ESS) on the vehicle, providing the ESS with input from various vehicle sensors related to the longitudinal and lateral acceleration of the vehicle, causing the ESS to determine whether (i) a precursory condition indicative of a wheel lift exists and (ii) the tire grip threshold of any of the tires has been exceeded; and when a precursory condition indicative of a wheel lift exists and the tire grip threshold of none of the tires has been exceeded, causing the ESS to reduce the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle by a first amount less than that which would cause the tire grip threshold of any of the tires to be exceeded.
Patent CA-2707530-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HALVERSON DAVID
IPC: H04M11/06
Filed: 2009-04-22
Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for splitting an input signal, the apparatus including a xDSL profile filter for filtering a first sub-signal from the input signal, the first sub-signal according to a xDSL profile, and outputting a xDSL profile output signal; a voice-band filter for filtering a second sub-signal from the input signal, the second sub-signal according to a voice frequency band, and outputting a voice-band output signal; and a user interface for selecting a xDSL profile mode, wherein the xDSL profile mode is consistent with one of a plurality of xDSL profiles, and wherein the xDSL profile filter filters the first sub-signal according to the xDSL  profile mode.
Patent CA-2708006-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FEINBERG ANDREW P
IPC: A61K31/704
Filed: 2007-12-07
Abstract: The present invention relates to targets of loss of imprinting (LOI) affected IGF2 gene products in pre-malignant tissues, where methods of inhibiting those targets, including IGFR1, are disclosed to prevent tumor development in subjects at risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC). The present invention also relates to methods of identifying increased risk in developing CRC in a subject, including methods of assessing the efficacy of a chemotherapeutic regimen. Further, the present invention relates to methods for identifying anti-neoplastic agents.
Patent CA-2713065-A1 (CA)
Title: Plants having altered growth and/or development and a method for making the same
Inventor: DENG XING WANG
IPC: A01H5/00
Filed: 2009-01-30
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for altering various aspects of plant growth and/or development by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an UBiquitin-Specific Protease (UBP) of the UBP15 subfamily or a homologue thereof. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a UBP15 or a homologue thereof, which plants have altered growth and/or development relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
Patent CA-2714842-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHAKRABARTY TAPANTOSH
IPC: G01N23/2206
Filed: 2010-09-22
Abstract: Described herein is a method of controlling bitumen quality in a process stream within a solvent-assisted bitumen extraction operation, for instance a hydrocarbon stream from a froth separation unit (FSU). Bitumen quality is a measure of the amount of selected contaminants in the process stream. Contaminants may include asphaltenes (comprising metal porphyrins), sulfur, and inorganic solids (comprising inorganic elements, e.g. Si, Al, Ti, Fe, Na, K, Mg, and Ca). First, the amounts of selected contaminants are measured. Next, these measured values are compared to maximum reference values. If one or more of these contaminants is higher than the maximum reference value, at least one variable of the solvent-assisted bitumen extraction is adjusted to improve bitumen quality.
Patent CA-2715752-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHILLING ROBIN B
IPC: A01C7/08
Filed: 2010-09-24
Abstract: An opener for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double-shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface, a fertilizer tube that drops fertilizer into the furrow, and a trailing seed tube assembly, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface onto which seed is deposited. The seed trench provides a seed bed that is offset from the bottom of the furrow to provide horizontal and vertical stratification of the seed and fertilizer.
Patent CA-2720798-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SATHYANARAYANA ASHOK ALILUGHATTA
IPC: H02G3/14
Filed: 2010-11-10
Abstract: In one embodiment, a female electrical connector comprises a socket having slots and electrical contacts. At least one of the electrical contacts can be movable between an open electrical circuit position where the electrical contacts are not in electrical communication and the socket is electrically inactive and a closed electrical circuit position where the electrical contacts are in electrical communication and the socket is electrically active. In one embodiment, an electrical box can comprise a container formed from a base having sides extending therefrom to define a cavity and the female electrical connector.