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Patent CA-2712472-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BEUTER MATTHIAS
IPC: B23D25/12
Filed: 2009-01-30
Abstract: The invention relates to a drum shear arrangement (1) comprising two drums (3, 4) arranged coaxially in a frame (2) and rotationally driven, each of said drums comprising a knife (5, 6) at the contour thereof, wherein upon passage of a sheet therethrough in the gap between the drums (3, 4) under at least partial rotation of the drums the sheet can be cut, wherein at the input and/or output side of the frame at least a first group roll-way (10, 11) is provided that can be retracted into the area of the frame (2).
Patent CA-2714054-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BALL WILLIAM T
IPC: E03B9/04
Filed: 2010-08-31
Abstract: An enclosure for protecting and concealing a hydrant is provided. More specifically, the enclosure includes a box for integration into the wall and a replaceable fascia interconnected thereto. The fascia receives a door that is selectively opened and closed to expose the hydrant stored therein. In operation, the fascia and associated door may be removed and/or replaced without having to remove the entire box and hydrant.
Patent CA-2715383-A1 (CA)
Title: Sprayer assembly with simultaneous control of on/off and flow selection
Inventor: ESCHE JOHN C
IPC: B05B1/16
Filed: 2009-02-12
Abstract: The present invention provides a sprayer (10) that has on the sprayer itself (10) capability for simultaneously controlling on/off function and flow selection. A forward button (26) can be pressed by a forefinger to turn flow on, while a rearward rocker (24) can be controlled by a thumb to select between aerated and non-aer-ated flow. The on/off control is biased to the off position.
Patent CA-2716272-A1 (CA)
Title: Polyethylene gas filtration medium comprising fibril layers
Inventor: CALIS GIJSBERTUS HENDRIKUS MARIA
IPC: B01D39/16
Filed: 2009-02-20
Abstract: The invention relates to a porous membrane having a particle filtration value of at least 10 under U.S. Military Standard MIL-STD-282 (1956), where the porous membrane is a polyethylene membrane made from a blend of UHMWPE and UMWPE. The membranes according to the invention are particularly useful for filters such as ASHRAE filters, HEPA filters and ULPA filters for example in heating, ventilating, respirators and air conditioning applications. The membranes are produced involving a biaxial streching step at low deformation speed.
Patent CA-2719385-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ZHOU YUN-PING
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 2009-04-10
Abstract: A biomarker for pancreatic beta-cell mass comprising measuring the levels of CFC1 in the serum of a subject is described.  The biomarker provides a noninvasive means for measuring pancreatic beta cell mass that is particularly useful for monitoring the efficacy of treatments for metabolic disorders such as Type I or Type II  diabetes, including pancreatic islet cell transplantations.
Patent CA-2719930-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KLIEGMAN ADRIANA B
IPC: A61J17/00
Filed: 2009-03-26
Abstract: A baby teething device is provided that includes a shield, a handle depending from the shield, a nipple-like portion depending from the shield opposite the handle, and teething ridges defined on the nipple-like portion. The teething ridges can include a series of generally linear ridges that are substantially parallel to the shield and/or a plurality of concentric teething ridges.
Patent CA-2720638-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BRATVEDT FRODE
IPC: G06G7/48
Filed: 2009-06-16
Abstract: To simulate a subterranean structure having fracture corridors, a model is used to represent the subterranean structure, where the model also provides a representation of the fracture corridors. A streamline simulation is performed using the model.
Patent CA-2720889-A1 (CA)
Title: Method of recovering pinosylvin and other related compounds from crude tall oil
Inventor: MOKKILA KOSTI
IPC: C07C69/76
Filed: 2009-04-14
Abstract: A composition, which is suitable for the production of stilbene compounds, can be separated from tall oil. It contains esters of pinosylvin or pinosylvin derivatives and it is concentrated in relation to these. Preferably, the composition contains esters of pinosylvin monomethyl ethers, the acid part of which is formed of an inorganic acid or an organic acid, in particular an organic acid, which is present in the crude tall oil or which is generated from this oil during the process of refining it. Typically, such acids are fatty and resin acids and lower alkane acids. With the invention, it is possible to generate, at an industrial scale, product fractions, and the pinosylvin compounds which are separated from the fractions can be used as such or they can be further modified by means of different chemical methods.
Patent CA-2721815-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TSUZUKI YASUNORI
IPC: A61K31/445
Filed: 2009-05-07
Abstract: Provided is a compound useful as a therapeutic drug for pain and inflammation caused by various pathological conditions such as neuropathic pain and rheumatoid arthritis. The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof [wherein R1 is a methyl group or a hydrogen atom, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group or an aryl carbonyl group, A represents a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group (each group may be substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl and halogen), n and m each represent an integer of 1, 2 or 3, and p represents an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3].   [Chemical Formula 1]   (see formula I)
Patent CA-2722633-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GERSTENKORN BERNHARD
IPC: G05B19/042
Filed: 2008-04-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of switching at least one electrical load (1, 1', 1") in a building (G). The electrical load (1, 1', 1") is supplied with electrical current by at least one electrical current supply (51, 51', 51"). At least one power contact from the electrical current supply (51, 51', 51") to the electrical load (1, 1', 1") is switched by at least one switch (3). The switch (3) is in turn controlled by at least one first network node (4). The first network node (4) receives at least one control signal (S, S') in at least one radio network (40). At least one second sensor (6) detects an identity of at least one user. At least one second control signal (S') is generated by the second sensor (6') for a recognised identity of a user. The second control signal (S') is transmitted by the second sensor (6') by way of at least one second network node (4') in the radio network (40).
Patent CA-2724771-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CRAGG ANDREW H
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 2009-05-15
Abstract: Methods and devices with two individual tubes for treating abdominal aortic aneurysm that bypass the aneurysm and are placed from the upper aorta to the iliac arteries. A separate upper cuff may also be provided, to secure the tubes above the aneurysm. One embodiment comprising an endograft system for treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), comprising a cuff and at least two endograft units, each endograft unit hav-ing a lumen, a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said endograft units are made of flexible water-tight tubes having the proximal ends placed and secured at the cuff and the distal ends to be placed and fixed in each of iliac arteries.
Patent CA-2724993-A1 (CA)
Title: Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same
Inventor: SANZ MOLINERO ANA ISABEL
IPC: C07K14/415
Filed: 2009-06-10
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1 (Glutamine Synthase 1).  The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various plant yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PEAMT (Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PEAMT, which plants have enhanced yield- related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown PEAMT-encoding nucleic acid sequences, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. Yet furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant seed yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fatty acyl-acyl carrier-protein (ACP) thioesterase B(FATB) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a FATB polypeptide, which plants have increased seed yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid sequence constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences. Even furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LFY-like (LEAFY-like). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LFY-like, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
Patent CA-2726421-A1 (CA)
Title: Optical devices and systems using them
Inventor: VILLAUMIE JULIEN S
IPC: G01J3/44
Filed: 2009-06-04
Abstract: Certain examples described herein are directed to optical devices and systems that include first and second optical elements. In some examples, the first optical element may be configured to pass light received from an excitation source, and the second optical element may be optically coupled to the first optical element and may be configured to reflect incident light from the first optical element back to the first optical element and configured to pass the light reflected from the first optical element. Methods using the devices and systems are also described.
Patent CA-2728224-A1 (CA)
Inventor: AEMISEGGER STEVE
IPC: A47J31/46
Filed: 2009-07-07
Abstract: The present invention proposes a beverage preparation device (100) having a water circulation system (500) that comprises: a water source (118) with an outlet (202), a pump (104) with a support member (304) for holding and securing the pump (104) in said device (100), and an integral water conduit (302) with an inlet (102) and an outlet (303) for guiding water from the water source (118) to the pump (104), said conduit outlet (303) being connected to the pump (104), wherein said water source outlet (202) is connected to said water conduit inlet (102) via an annular sealing member (204) that forms an integral protruding portion of the conduit inlet (102) or the source outlet (202); wherein said pump support (304) is integral with the water conduit (302), in particular with the conduit outlet (303).
Patent CA-2730932-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PHILLIPS BRYAN THOMAS
IPC: F24C15/32
Filed: 2009-07-15
Abstract: An oven includes an interior cavity and a convection heating system for developing a flow of heated air within the interior cavity. The convection heating system includes a plurality of fans to provide a plurality of airflows, and a single convection heating element for heating the plurality of airflows. A shroud is arranged in covering relationship over the convec-tion heating system and includes at least one intake aperture, and a plurality of exhaust apertures for dis-charging air from the plurality of fans back into the in-terior cavity. A baffle is located within the shroud and generally between adjacent ones of the plurality of fans. The baffle inhibits mixture of the airflows of each of the fans within the shroud. In one example, a first fan provides a first airflow, a second fan providing a second airflow, and the baffle inhibits mixture of the first and second airflows within shroud.
Patent CA-2732231-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ROONEY WILLIAM L
IPC: A01H6/46
Filed: 2009-07-24
Abstract: Methods for the production of an intergeneric hybrid plants and plants produced thereby. In certain aspects, intergeneric hybrid plants are produced by crossing a sorghum parent plant comprising a mutant sorghum iap allele with a second moncot plant. Methods for the use of such plants and products obtained therefrom are also provided.
Patent CA-2733705-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FURBECK DAVID STUART
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2009-08-11
Abstract: A method to be used with first and second devices (12, 36) where the first device (12) communicates with the second device (36) via numbered data packets where the second device needs to know the number of each received packet upon reception, the method comprising the acts of at the first device (12), forming (108) a plurality of separate initial data packets, for each initial data packet, associating (214) a unique number with the initial data packet, combining the initial data packet with its associated unique number to form a numbered packet, calculating (215) a checksum for the numbered packet, combining (216) the checksum with the initial data packet to form a transmission packet that fails to include the associated unique number and transmitting (112) the transmission packet to the second device.
Patent CA-2735588-A1 (CA)
Title: Nebulizer apparatus and method
Inventor: FOLEY MARTIN P
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: A nebulizer for efficiently and reliably delivering aerosolized fluid to an inhaling patient is disclosed. The nebulizer includes a fluid channel air inlet and fluid channel air inlet valve responsive to either a manual force external of the nebulizer, or a patient's breathing, to begin the nebulization process. Also provided is a method of providing nebulization including the steps of moving a fluid channel air inlet valve against a fluid channel air inlet so that a negative pressure may build up over the fluid in the fluid channel to draw fluid from the fluid reservoir and begin nebulization during inhalation.
Patent CA-2735655-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LAWSON LAWRENCE J
IPC: B60C25/132
Filed: 2009-09-04
Abstract: A single-cell workstation (10) for processing a tire -wheel assembly (TW) including a tire (T) and a wheel (W) is disclosed. The single-cell workstation (10) includes a mounting and indexing sub-station (16,106) including a first plurality of tire engaging portions (20) including one or more first tire-engaging surfaces (32), and a second plurality of tire engaging portions (22) including one or more second tire-engaging surfaces (40).
Patent CA-2738251-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RAINHO DAS NEVES ROSANA
IPC: A61F13/47
Filed: 2011-04-28
Abstract: A method of using a disposing of a sanitary article assembly including a sanitary article and an integrated disposal sheet, the sanitary article assembly being structured and arranged to enable a user to manually separate the integrated disposal sheet from the article after the article has been soiled, roll the article from one end of the article to the opposite end of the article, and then enclose the article within the integrated disposal sheet by wrapping the integrated disposal sheet around the rolled article.
Patent CA-2739772-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GAUTHIER THIERRY
IPC: C10G9/00
Filed: 2009-10-21
Abstract: La présente invention porte sur un procédé de préparation de brut de synthèse à partir d'un gisement de brut lourd, comprenant; (a) l'extraction du brut lourd par une technologie mettant en uvre de la vapeur d'eau; (b) la séparation du brut extrait et de l'eau; (c) la séparation du brut en au moins une coupe légère et une coupe lourde; (d)la conversion de ladite coupe lourde en un produit plus léger, et un résidu; (e) éventuellement, l'hydrotraitement partiel ou total du produit converti et/ou de la (ou des) coupe(s) légère(s) obtenue(s) lors de la séparation c); (f) la combustion et/ou gazéification du résidu de conversion en présence d'oxyde métallique dans au moins un cycle de boucle chimique produisant des fumées concentrées en CO2 afin de permettre le captage du CO2; le produit converti et la (ou les) coupe(s) légère(s) de séparation, éventuellement hydrotraités, constituant le brut de synthèse; ladite combustion permettant la génération de vapeur d'eau et/ou d'électricité et ladite gazéification permettant la génération d'hydrogène; la vapeur d'eau et/ou l'électricité ainsi générées étant utilisées pour l'extraction a), et/ou l'électricité et/ou l'hydrogène ainsi générés étant utilisés pour la conversion d) et/ou l'hydrotraitement e).
Patent CA-2740979-A1 (CA)
Title: Propulsion control apparatus for electric vehicle
Inventor: KITANAKA HIDETOSHI
IPC: H02M3/155
Filed: 2008-10-23
Abstract: A propulsion control apparatus for an electric vehicle that includes an inverter (50) that converts a direct-current voltage into an alternating-current voltage, a power storage element (60), and a DCDC converter (40) connected to the power storage element (60), includes a circuit selector unit (70) that selects any one of power supplied from an external power supply via a power collecting device (2) and power supplied from the power storage element (60) and outputs it to the inverter (50), and a linkage control unit (200) that controls at least the DCDC converter (40) and the circuit selector unit (70) in a linked manner, in which the linkage control unit (200) inputs control signals (C1 to C4) at least to the DCDC  converter (40) and the circuit selector unit (70) and controls them in a linked manner, in accordance with each of a case where the electric vehicle travels by receiving power from the external power supply and a case where the electric vehicle travels by power from the power storage element (60).
Patent CA-2741034-A1 (CA)
Title: Lipoprotein insulin resistance indexes and related methods, systems and computer programs for generating same
Inventor: OTVOS JAMES D
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 2009-10-20
Abstract: Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most costly and burdensome chronic diseases, and is increasing in epidemic proportions in the U.S. and other countries. The most direct and accurate methods for assessing insulin resistance are laborious and time-consuming, and thus impractical for clinical application. The present invention relates to a method, a computer readable memory having recorded thereon statements and instructions for execution by a computer, and a system for generating insulin resistance indexes for assessing decreased insulin sensitivity and/or levels of insulin resistance using a plurality of different measured lipoprotein particle parameters. The lipoprotein particle parameters are measured using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Preferably, the lipoprotein parameters comprise large very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), small low density lipoprotein (LDL), and large high density lipoprotein (HDL) particle concentrations and VLDL, LDL, and HDL  particle sizes.
Patent CA-2741144-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GOWEN CHRISTOPHER D
IPC: A42B3/08
Filed: 2011-05-25
Abstract: This invention pertains to connections between helmets and chinstraps, and more particularly a connector which is securable to an end of a chinstrap, and which is readily connected to a helmet via a stud carried by the helmet, and in which removal of the connector from the stud requires that an actuator be moved out of a mechanical latching relation to the stud. A helmet assembly includes a helmet having a stud, a chinstrap having a strap, and a connector attached to the strap. The connector includes a housing and an actuator. The housing has an underside with an opening sized to receive the stud through the opening into the housing. The actuator is movable within the housing between a first position in which the actuator engages the stud to retain the connector to the helmet and a second position in which the actuator disengages the stud to release the connector from the helmet. The actuator has a gripping portion extending outside the housing for operation by the user to move the actuator between the first and second positions.
Patent CA-2741663-A1 (CA)
Title: Proximity sensor
Inventor: FLIESS WINSTON S
IPC: F16K37/00
Filed: 2009-09-22
Abstract: A proximity switch flow sensor (32) detects movement of a faucet handle (46) of a faucet (30) of a hot water container (26) in order to detect flow from the hot water container. The proximity switch flow sensor includes an emitter (34) paired with a detector (36), which can be mounted in association with the faucet handle (46) to detect open and closed positions of the faucet handle, to provide electronic logic information regarding the status of the faucet handle position, as an indication of a flow condition, to a control unit (48) that controls heating of water in the hot water container. An electro-mechanical switch and a mechanism to transfer movement of the faucet handle to the switch may also be used to detect open and closed positions of the faucet handle as an indication of a flow condition.
Patent CA-2741847-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SHIM WINSTON W
IPC: C23F13/22
Filed: 2011-05-31
Abstract: An apparatus for providing electrochemical corrosion protection to a process vessel comprises at least one anode positioned at a first height above a floor of the process vessel and at least one anode positioned at a second height above the floor of the process vessel, a DC current supply that is electrically coupled to the process vessel, to the at least one anode positioned at the first height and to the at least one anode positioned at the second height, and a potential control unit in communication with the DC current supply. The potential control unit is electrically coupled to the process vessel and to a reference electrode, the reference electrode being in communication with the process vessel. Current supplied by the DC  current supply for passivating the process vessel is adjustable by the potential control unit.