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Patent CA-2395294-A1 (CA)
Title: Enhanced quadribalanced digital time displays
Inventor: TERZIAN BERJ A
IPC: G04G21/00
Filed: 2001-01-12
Abstract: The present invention improves conventional quadribalanced displays, such as those employed in digital time displays for general purpose timekeeping. Increasing digital minutes are displayed on the right flank of centrally positioned digital present hours, in relatively upper and lower positions during the first and second quarter hours, followed by decreasing digital minutes displayed on the left flank of digital next hours, in relatively lower and upper positions during the third and fourth quarter hours. Markers are simultaneously displayed in one or more of the three quarter hour minute positions not containing digital minutes at any one time to inform the viewer that such marked positions are functional elements of the display but not activated as the current time is being displayed in another of said minute positions. A single displaceable crown control is also provided for facilitating the operation of a timepiece embodying such enhanced quadribalanced time displays and methods.
Patent CA-2395363-A1 (CA)
Title: Needle for medical use
Inventor: MURAKAMI MITSUO
IPC: H04N101/00
Filed: 2001-03-12
Abstract: A medical syringe needle free from the danger of a cannula being broken when  the needle is repetitively bent during use or when the needle is inserted in to a predetermined region. The medicinal syringe needle is characterized by comprising a hub (1) and a cannula (2) adhesively fixed to the hub (1) by injecting an adhesive agent into an adhesive agent injection section (11) at  the front end of the hub (1), the root (21) of the cannula (2) disposed belo w the level of the front end (121) of the hub (1). The front end of the hub (1 ) may be in a form provided with an axially extending annular rib (12) to surround the adhesive agent injection section (11). In this case, the root (21) of the cannula (2) is disposed below the level of the front end (121) o f the annular rib (12).
Patent CA-2396049-A1 (CA)
Title: A health food product comprising a pungent substance
Inventor: DAICHO TAKAO
IPC: A23L33/00
Filed: 2002-07-30
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a very effective health food for supplying a pungent substance, a bitter substance or a sour substance, in particular a pungent substance, thereby refreshing a body or feeling, preventing forgetting, and intensifying weakened muscles whereby the health food is useful in treating rheumatism, etc. The present invention relates to a health food product comprising a pungent, bitter and/or sour substance, especially to a health food product comprising at least an effective amount of pungent substances.
Patent CA-2400581-A1 (CA)
Title: Directional electromagnetic measurements insensitive to dip and anisotropy
Inventor: OMERAGIC DZEVAT
IPC: G01V3/28
Filed: 2002-08-29
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for directional propagation-type logging measurements not sensitive to dip and anisotropy over a wide frequency range. Estimates of the distance of the logging tool to a bed boundary are obtained using "up-down" measurements with antenna configurations having tilted magnetic dipoles. These estimates are insensitive to anistropy and dip, undesirable complications of directional measurements.
Patent CA-2401077-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and system for preventing overfilling of a track system
Inventor: FIERZ WERNER
IPC: B61L27/00
Filed: 2001-02-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a decision procedure in combinational logic which requires a computing time of n for determining the congestion of a railway track system. The railway track system supports n trains, each with a route length of m itineraries. The processing steps before the request for the provision of a route can be reduced by the following steps: a) verification of whether a train can reach the next immediate track sector of a route; b) verification for a two-train variation whether a reference position of the first train prevents the second train from traveling on its route; c) new dependencies are created using transitivity and for combinations of two trains, a verification is made whether a cogent sequence exists. Step c) is iterated until no new dependencies occur or no train can reach its destination.
Patent CA-2401352-A1 (CA)
Title: Composition de renforcement immunitaire et utilisation de ces compositions
Inventor: ITO SHINOBU
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2001-02-28
Abstract: L'invention concerne des compositions de renforcement immunitaire destinées à des vaccins dirigés contre des virus, des bactéries et/ou des pathogènes infectieux. Ces compositions contiennent des provitamines antioxydantes activées stables. L'invention concerne en outre un procédé permettant de renforcer la stimulation immunitaire des vaccins dirigés contre des virus, des bactéries et/ou contre des pathogènes infectieux à l'aide de ces compositions. En tant que provitamines antioxydantes activées stables on peut utiliser au moins un composé sélectionné dans les dérivés d'acide L-ascorbique et les acides .alpha.-tocophérylphosphoriques.
Patent CA-2402725-A1 (CA)
Title: Generating a musical part from an electronic music file
Inventor: PAQUETTE JOHN
IPC: G10K15/04
Filed: 2001-03-22
Abstract: Generating a pitched musical part from an electronic music file comprised of instrumental parts includes generating a control stream (24) that indicates which of the instrumental parts has a highest value for a period of time, selecting one of the instrumental parts for the period of time based on the control stream (24), and outputting the selected instrumental part for the period of time to produce the musical part. Generating a non-pitched musical part form an electronic music file includes identifying patterns (76) in the electronic music file and selectively combining the patterns (76) to produce the musical part.
Patent CA-2406608-A1 (CA)
Title: Moveable bucket wheel device or process for the automatic control of the bucket wheel device
Inventor: MANN BERND
IPC: E02F9/20
Filed: 2001-05-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a control system (10) or method for automatically controlling a mobile bucket wheel device (1) for reducing heaps of material and/or for heaping loose bulk material. Said bucket wheel device (1) has at least one bucket wheel (6) for receiving the loose bulk material and at least one measuring device (11) is provided for measuring the heap (9). The bucket wheel device (1) is automatically moved to the desired reducing and/or heaping position according to the measured and/or processed measuring data.  Natural slides on the heap (9) can be detected, since the control system (10) and measuring device (11) are configured or embodied in such a way that the permanent detection of the current shape of the heap is guaranteed, independently of the operation of the bucket wheel excavator, i.e. a current change in the shape of the heap is detectable, at least in a specific area surrounding the bucket wheel (6).
Patent CA-2408570-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ODAGIRI MASARU
IPC: G11B7/007
Filed: 2001-05-17
Abstract: L'invention concerne un support d'enregistrement de données enregistrables conçu pour enregistrer des données inhérentes modulées et des données déchiffrables par une clé de déchiffrage générée, ainsi qu'une commande à disques optique qui ne possède pas la fonction de différencier un support d'enregistrement de données enregistrable et un support d'enregistrement de données de reproduction uniquement, par différentiation du système de modulation pour le support d'enregistrement de données inhérentes et pour le support d'enregistrement des données de reproduction uniquement. L'installation d'une fonction de discrimination de support d'enregistrement de données empêche la reproduction d'un support d'enregistrement de données enregistrable et la fonction de protection des droits d'auteur est assurée.
Patent CA-2409898-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PESACH GIDEON
IPC: H04N17/00
Filed: 2001-05-17
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de produire des transitions d'intensité lumineuse harmonieuses dans les zones de recouvrement d'une image composite projetée par une pluralité de projecteurs à commande électrique et affichée sur un écran. Ledit procédé consiste à disposer des dispositifs d'atténuation entre chaque projecteur et l'écran pour produire une atténuation graduelle dans lesdites zones de chevauchement, de manière à réduire les variations d'intensité lumineuses entre ces zones ; et à commander électriquement le gain des projecteurs pour éliminer sensiblement toute variation résiduelle de l'intensité lumineuse dans les zones de chevauchement.
Patent CA-2409981-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ADLER DOUGLAS R
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2001-05-14
Abstract: Methods and system for dynamic font subsetting. One or more directives are inserted into electronic content to identify one or more glyph sub-sets needed to display the multiple characters in one or more desired languages for electronic content (38). A directive identifies a glyph sub-set including set of glyphs identified in the electronic content and an encoding scheme used to encode the set of glyphs. The glyph sub-set identifies only those glyphs needed to display the electronic content. When electronic content with the one or more directives is processed the one or more directives are identified (40). If the electronic device does not have the glyph sub-sets needed to display the electronic content, requests are sent to an intermediate network device to obtain glyph sub-sets (42). These method and system may allow an electronic device with limited resources, such as a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, network appliance, set-top box, etc., to display electronic content from a computer network such as the internet or intranet, with virtually any font, even if the fonts from the electronic content do not exist on the electronic device. Electronic content written in languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. can be displayed on an electronic device with limited resources using a small number of glyphs from the multiple thousands of possible glyphs that represent characters in such languages.
Patent CA-2410422-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JOHNSON MARTIN
IPC: H03M1/12
Filed: 2001-06-20
Abstract: An apparatus for producing a digital depiction of a signal (10) which is adaptive to the signal itself. A constant rate sampling means, such as an analogue to digital converter (2), samples the signal (10) at a constant rat e and produces a first digital depiction (12) of a signal. A transformation means (14) is responsive to the first digital depiction (12) and produces a second digital depiction based on the evolution of the signal. The transformation means may be capable of determining when a predetermined threshold level has been crossed and measuring the time interval between predetermined threshold level crossings. The transformation means (14) may include a logic arrangement and a timer counter and is run from a clock sign al (16) from the same clock (6) as drives the sampling means. A method of adapting a conventional ADC (2) to adaptively sample the signal (10) by addi ng a transformation means (14) run off the same clock (6) as the ADC (2) is als o provided.
Patent CA-2413551-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SHALGI ZELIG
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2001-06-19
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système et un procédé permettant la prise en charge de transactions de commerce électronique en monnaies multiples, dans lesquels la monnaie préférée de l'acheteur est différente de celle du vendeur, de telle sorte que le taux de change entre les monnaies est garanti au moment de la vente du produit. Ladite invention permet à l'acheteur d'obtenir un prix final pour le produit, avant que la transaction ne soit exécutée, et comprend un mécanisme permettant le change effectif entre les monnaies de l'acheteur et du vendeur, de sorte que les aspects de la transaction relatifs au paiement sont entièrement pris en compte. La garantie de change des transactions monétaires est de préférence effectuée en ligne, de manière à réduire le risque représenté par la détermination préalable de prix.
Patent CA-2416142-A1 (CA)
Title: Ascorbic acid production from yeasts
Inventor: PORRO DANILO
IPC: C12N15/55
Filed: 2001-08-02
Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of generating ascorbic acid from yeast. In one embodiment, the yeast is a Zygosaccharomyces or a Kluyveromyces spp. cultured in a medium comprising an ascorbic acid precursor. In a second embodiment the yeast is a recombinant yeast growing in a medium comprising an ascorbic acid precursor. Preferably the recombinant yeast is transformed with a coding region encoding an enzyme selected from L-galactose dehydrogenase (LGDH), l-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (AGD), D-arabinose dehydrogenase (ARA), D-arabinono-1,4-lactone oxidase (ALO), L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidase (GLO), and aldonolactonase (AL). The ascorbic acid precursor is preferably D-glucose, L-galactose, L-galactono-1,4-lactone, L-gulono-1,4-lactone, or L-gulonic acid. In another preferred embodiment the ascorbic acid is accumulated in the medium at levels greater than background. Preferably, the yeast is capable of converting about 25 % of the ascorbic acid precursor to L-ascorbic acid.
Patent CA-2416840-A1 (CA)
Title: Systeme informatique etendu entre entreprises, a fonctions multiples, fonctionnant sur le web, pour des services de location de vehicules
Inventor: KENNEDY CRAIG STEPHEN
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2001-10-19
Abstract: Publié sans précis
Patent CA-2419102-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WILLIAMS MICHAEL
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a trocar for use in implanting a shunt. The trocar is made from a material with sufficient rigidity to travel through human tissue, and also made from a material that has a radioopacity that substantially preseves the appearance of the trocar when the trocar is viewed under a substantially real-time medical imaging system, such as the Toshiba Acquillon.
Patent CA-2419425-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TIMMS PETER
IPC: G01N33/569
Filed: 2001-08-17
Abstract: The present invention discloses compositions and methods for detecting organisms of the Chlamydiaceae family, including species of Chlamydia and Chlamydophila, in the persistent phase of their developmental cycle and for the diagnosis of chronic or persistent infections caused by such organisms. The present invention also discloses methods for screening agents that are useful inter alia for modulating a gene whose expression is altered in the persistent phase of the chlamydial developmental cycle or for modulating the  level and/or functional activity of an expression product of that gene. Also  disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of infections, including chronic infections, caused by chamydial organisms usin g the aforesaid modulatory agents and optionally agents that are effective in modulating the expression of a gene associated with the lytic phase of said developmental cycle or in modulating the level and/or functional activity of  an expression product of that gene. The invention also discloses methods and  compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of such infections using a  first immunopotentiating agent that elicits the production of elements that are immuno-interactive with an antigen associated with the persistent phase of the chlamydialdevelopmental cycle and a second immunopotentiating agent that  elicits the production of elements that are immuno-interactive with an antig en associated with the lytic phase of said developmental cycle.
Patent CA-2420578-A1 (CA)
Title: Accelerating admixture for concrete
Inventor: CHRISTENSEN BRUCE J
IPC: C04B16/00
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: A cold-weather admixture composition that accelerates the setting time and strength development of cementitious compositions is provided. which comprises the components of a soluble inorganic salt harrying freezing point depressing properties, an inorganic early set and strength accelerator, a polycarboxylate high range water reducing dispersant, and are organic seat accelerator. With lower dosages of dispersant than those disclosed in the prior art the admixture composition provides to concrete increased dispersant performance and acceleration of setting time and strength development.
Patent CA-2421620-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WASSERMAN WYETH W
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2001-09-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated promoter region of the mammalia n transcription factor FOXC2. The invention also relates to screening methods for agents modulating the expression of FOXC2 and thereby being potentially useful for the treatment of medical conditions related to obesity. The invention further relates to a previously unknown variant of the human FOXC2  gene, derived via the use of an alternative promoter, which produces an additional exon that generates a distinct open reading frame via splicing. T he alternative gene encodes a variant of the FOXC2 transcription factor, which is lacking a part of the DNA-binding domain and consequently has a potential regulatory function.
Patent CA-2424642-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JOHNSTON ALAN R
IPC: A62B27/00
Filed: 2001-03-09
Abstract: A system and method for the remote administration of respirator fit tests ar e disclosed, along with a system and method for administering qualitative respirator fit tests to two or more test subjects simultaneously. Remote administration of respirator fit tests involves the testing of test subjects  located at one facility by a test administrator located at a different facility. The two facilities may be located, for example, in the same city, in different countries, etc. As a result, a single test administrator may, for example, be able to administrate fit tests with test subjects located in a variety of facilities in one day without traveling. Qualitative respirator f it testing systems and methods of the invention include multiple test stations and an aerosol generator system in fluid communication with each of the test  stations. The aerosol generator system may be capable of delivering aerosol to the test stations in repeatable, selected amounts and may also be capable of  delivering the aerosols to some or all of the stations simultaneously.</SDOA B>
Patent CA-2427314-A1 (CA)
Title: Circular saw blade assembly for a tree felling head
Inventor: TAILLON MICHEL
IPC: B23D61/02
Filed: 2003-04-30
Abstract: A circular saw blade assembly of a tree felling head of a type which has peripherally mounted cutting teeth. The assembly has a circular disc plate with a rim. Mounting lug arrangements evenly distributed and outwardly projecting around the rim receive tooth holders having respective heads adapted to receive the cutting teeth, and respective shanks projecting behind the heads and adapted to receive bolts for fastening the cutting teeth against the heads of the tooth holders. Each mounting lug arrangement has opposite lug elements spaced from each other and extending in parallel with a radial plane of the disc plate. The lug elements of each mounting lug arrangement define an outwardly opened channel extending substantially in a tangential direction with respect to the rim and into which the shank of one of the tooth holders is slideably mountable.
Patent CA-2427414-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GODSHAW DONALD E
IPC: A45C13/00
Filed: 2003-05-01
Abstract: A dual wheel assembly is provided at corners of an item of luggage to facilitate pulling of the luggage in various directions by means of a handle such as a telescopic handle for the luggage.
Patent CA-2428285-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and/or system and/or apparatus for multiple interface remotely configurable power supply
Inventor: REYNOLDS CHARLES H
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2003-05-06
Abstract: Methods and/or systems providing new capabilities in power supply and/or power cycling management allowing a variety of different remote interfacing.
Patent CA-2430080-A1 (CA)
Title: Eukaryotic expression libraries based on double lox recombination and methods of use
Inventor: HUSE WILLIAM D
IPC: C12N5/02
Filed: 2001-11-28
Abstract: The invention provides a cell composition comprising a population of non-yeast eukaryotic cells containing a diverse population of variant nucleic acids, each of the variant nucleic acids being expressed in a different cell and located within each cell at an identical site in the genome. The invention also provides a method of identifying a polypeptide exhibiting optimized activity by sceening a population of non-yeast eukaryotic cells containing a diverse population of variant nucleic acids for an activity associated with a parent polypeptide of a diverse population of variant polypeptides encoded by the variant nucleic acids; and identifying a variant polypeptide exhibiting an optimized activity relative to the parent polypeptide.
Patent CA-2433392-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for blow forming a container made of plastic and for coating the inside of said container
Inventor: GRUNWALD HEINRICH
IPC: B29C49/46
Filed: 2002-02-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for blow forming a container (1) from a parison (2) made of plastic. After heating, said container is preformed by a gas injected into the container (1, 2) at a low pressure of 5 bar and by expanding the inner volume of said container. The final shape of the container can then be achieved by igniting an inflammable gas injected into the container, whereby the combustion generates a higher blowing pressure, or by injecting an additional gas with a higher blowing pressure of approximately 40 bar into the container after pre-blowing. The invention aims at improving known blow forming methods in such a way that a barrier layer impervious to gases, aromatic substances or the like is produced on the inner side of the container without having to use big machines. To this end, a precursor gas is added to and mixed with the inflammable gas, the mixture is then ignited and a coating is formed on the inner surface of the container by the combustion. Alternatively, an inflammable precursor gas is injected into the shaped, stress-relieved container that has been formed by means of classical stretch blow forming . Said gas is then ignited and once again the coating is formed on the inner surface of the precursor gas by the combustion.
Patent CA-2435488-A1 (CA)
Title: Procedes de production a grande echelle de tetrapyrroles
Inventor: ROBINSON BYRON C
IPC: A61K41/00
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: L'invention a trait à des procédés particulièrement adaptés à la production à grande échelle de composés tétrapyrroliques, tels que les meso-formyl-porphyrines, les meso-acrylate-porphyrines, les purpurines et les benzochlorines. L'invention concerne en particulier la tin-éthyl-étiopurpurine (SnET2), appelée parfois rostaporfine, et les intermédiaires nécessaires à sa production sans chromatographie. En outre, une grande partie des procédés chimiques décrits sont applicables à la fabrication à grande échelle de benzochlorines. Des purpurines, des benzochlorines et plusieurs intermédiaires dans leur synthèse peuvent être utiles en tant que photosensibilisateurs dans la thérapie photodynamique, ou en tant qu'éléments constitutifs de porphyrines dans la synthèse d'autres matériaux porphyriniques.