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Patent CA-2346599-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for increasing the rating of a transformer
Inventor: OWEN DONALD W
IPC: H02P13/00
Filed: 2001-05-08
Abstract: The voltage class rating of a transformer ie increased by increasing the rating of an off the shelf molded transformer bushing. Specifically, the voltage class rating is increased by increasing the distance from the non-insulated portion of a conductor of a transformer bushing and the transformer wall. A conductive extension is connected to the conductor of the bushing.  Insulating material in the form of mastic and heat shrink tubing is applied to the external portion of the conductor and the extension. When the modified transformer bushing is installed into a transformer, an internal end of the conductor is made to extend below the surface of the oil in the transformer.  The level of the oil also covers an internal insulating shoulder of the bushing. The insulating values of the mastic and heat shrink tubing and the insulating value of the conductor immersed in oil combine to increase the voltage class rating of the off the shelf molded transformer bushing and thereby the transformer, with a nominal increase in costs.
Patent CA-2349434-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HANAN EILAT
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 2000-08-31
Abstract: A method of immunizing against plaque forming diseases using display technology is provided. The method utilizes novel agents, or pharmaceutical compositions for vaccination against plaque forming diseases which rely upon  presentation of an antigen or epitope on a display vehicle. The method furth er includes agents, or pharmaceutical compositions for vaccination against plaq ue forming diseases, which rely upon presentation of an antibody, or an active portion thereof, on a display vehicle. Whether antigens or antibodies are employed, disaggregation of plaques results from the immunization.
Patent CA-2350215-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for continuously isolating active proteins
Inventor: JUILLERAT MARCEL ALEXANDRE
IPC: A23L27/10
Filed: 1999-11-10
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for isolating active plant material proteins or proteins from a fermenting medium which consists in continuously precipitating and in one single step in an appropriate organic solvent the active proteins contained in an enzymatic solution extracted from said plant material or from the fermenting medium, in a specific reactor, the conditions in the reactor being adjusted so as to obtain a precipitate of non-denatured proteins, said precipitate is then subjected to a maturing step before being continuously separated.
Patent CA-2358474-A1 (CA)
Title: Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of rheumatic syndromes containing sulfur, mustard seeds and a copper salt
Inventor: GSCHWEND NORBERT
IPC: A61P17/02
Filed: 2000-01-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of rheumatic syndromes, especially rheumatism, arthritis, sciatica and/or gout,  characterized in that it contains at least the active substances sulfur, mustard seeds and a copper salt. The pharmaceutical composition may optional ly contain camomile, camphor and/or potassium iodate. Talc is preferably used a s carrier substance. The composition is preferably available in the form of a powder, e.g. a foot powder but other forms of administration such as creams,  ointments and the like are also possible.
Patent CA-2360158-A1 (CA)
Title: Waste and recyclable materials compaction and handling apparatus
Inventor: NEUFELDT DENNIS
IPC: B65F3/26
Filed: 2001-10-29
Abstract: A waste and recyclables materials compaction and handling apparatus includes a storage container for said materials. An elongated charging hopper is defined adjacent to and alongside said storage container for receiving the materials, said charging hopper having open end portions defining pathways leading into the interior of said storage container. A packing head is mounted for travel within and along said charging hopper between said open end portions and at least one driver is connected to said packing head to effect the travel thereof along said charging hopper between positions adjacent said open end portions.  Said packing head has opposed packing faces adapted to engage the materials placed in said charging hopper. As said packing head is driven along said charging hopper, said materials are compacted and forced along the charging hopper and, depending on the direction of travel of said packing head, through one or the other of said pathways defined by said charging hopper open end portions and thence into the interior of the storage container.
Patent CA-2360194-A1 (CA)
Title: A solid state microcuvette using dry films
Inventor: KLOEPFER MARY A
IPC: G01N33/558
Filed: 2001-10-24
Abstract: A test strip device for testing an analyte of a fluid includes a collection component having an inlet. A collection capillary is structured to draw said fluid into the collection component via the inlet by exerting capillary forces upon the fluid applied to the inlet. A film is operable to collect the analyte from the fluid as the fluid is drawn over the film. A wicking component is coupled to the collection component and is structured to draw the fluid over the film and into the wicking component.
Patent CA-2367457-A1 (CA)
Title: Protein for blocking platelet adhesion
Inventor: HEMBERGER JUERGEN
IPC: C12N15/12
Filed: 2000-03-10
Abstract: A naturally occurring protein isolated from the saliva of the medicinal leec h Hirudo medicinalis is described which strongly binds to collagen thus acting  as an inhibitor of natural platelet adhesion to collagen. The protein has a molecular weight of about 12 000, an acidic isoelectric point and contains s ix cysteins. The protein was sequenced and the gene was cloned from a H. medicinalis cDNA-library. Procedures for producing such polypeptide by recombinant techniques are disclosed. The recombinant and the natural occurring proteins are potent inhibitors of collagen-dependent platelet adhesion and therefore useful for the therapeutic treatment of various conditions related to hard disease and diseases of the circulation system. Furthermore the protein is useful for coating natural or artificial collagen  surfaces in order to render them nonadhesive for cells and prevent the activation of cells.
Patent CA-2368126-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BRICE JAMES PAUL
IPC: G01S5/10
Filed: 2000-06-01
Abstract: The invention concerns a method of determining the position or change in position or state of motion of a receiver or receivers, the position or change in position or state of motion of which is or are not already known, in a network of transmission sources some or all of whose positions are known. At a first time, the relative offsets in time, phase, frequency, or derivatives thereof with respect to each other, or with respect to a reference source, of the signals received by a first receiver from a plurality of the transmission sources are measured. At a selected second time, the respective offsets of the signals received by the same or a second receiver, whose position or state of motion is not already known, from the plurality of the transmission sources are measured. Then the position of the receiver or receivers at the first or second times or the change in position of the first receiver between the first and second times or the state of motion of either receiver is calculated from the relationship between the first and second sets of relative offsets.
Patent CA-2369416-A1 (CA)
Title: Composite body suitable for utilization as a lithium ion battery
Inventor: BRONSTERT BERND
IPC: H01M50/443
Filed: 2000-04-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a composite body having: Aa) at least one separator layer (Aa) comprising a mixture (Ia) containing a mix (IIa) consisting of a) 1 to 95 percent by weight of a solid (III), preferably a basic solid (III), with a primary particle size ranging from 5 nm to 20 µm and b) 5 to 99 percent by weight of a polymeric material (IV) obtained by polymerization of b1) 5 to 100 percent by weight, in relation to the material (IV), of a condensation product (V) consisting of (.alpha.) at least one compound (VI) capable of reacting with a carboxylic acid or a sulphonic acid or a derivative or a mixture of two or more thereof and (.beta.) at least one mole per mole of the compound (VI) consisting of a carboxylic acid or sulphonic acid (VII) having at least one radically polymerizable functional group or a derivative thereof or a mixture of two or more thereof, b2) 0 to 95 percent by weight, in relation to the material (IV), of an additional compound (VIII) having a mean molecular weight (numerical average) of at least 5000 with polyether segments in the main or side chain, wherein the percentage by weight of the mix (Iia) contained in the mixture (Ia) ranges between 1 and 100 percent by weight of a conductive electrochemically active compound; B) at least one cathode layer (B) containing an electron conductive, electrochemically active compound capable of releasing lithium ions during charging; C) at least one anode layer (C) containing an electron conductive, electrochemical compound capable of receiving lithium ions during charging.
Patent CA-2370681-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PESCHKE WALTER C
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 1996-03-07
Abstract: A system and method for interfacing at least one ISA and/or PCI compliant device with a PCM-CIA compliant-device socket (124) on a host com-puter (122) is disclosed. Preferably included in the system are structures to carry out the functions of: interrupt translation between the PCMCIA port and the ISA devices; direct memory access translation between the PCMCIA port and the ISA devices; translation of bus address latch enable signal be-tween the PCMCIA port and the ISA devices; trans-lation between memory read and memory write sig-nal of the PCMCIA port and a system memory read signal and a system memory write signal of the ISA devices: translation between the PCMCIA port and 8 bit ISA devices; providing a clock signal to the ISA devices; supplying power to the ISA devices; and translation of the timing between the PCMCIA port and the ISA devices.
Patent CA-2370699-A1 (CA)
Title: Refolding method of thrombin
Inventor: FERSHT ALAN
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2000-05-12
Abstract: A method for promoting the folding of a polypeptide selected from thrombin and a precursor thereof comprising contacting the polypeptide with a molecular charperone and a foldase is provided.
Patent CA-2371556-A1 (CA)
Title: Dpch multiplexing apparatus and method for outer loop power control in a w-cdma communication system
Inventor: HWANG SUNG-OH
IPC: H04J13/00
Filed: 2002-02-14
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting a dedicated physical data channel signal over a dedicated physical data channel in the absence of transmission data to be transmitted over the dedicated physical data channel in order to properly maintain a target SIR (Signal-to- Interference Ratio) when there exists new transmission data after the absence of the transmission data in a  CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile communication system. The method comprises generatin g a dummy bit generation request signal in the absence of the transmission data; and upon receipt of the dummy bit generation request signal, generating a dummy bit stream, and transmitting a  dedicated physical data channel signal created by attaching the CRC bit stream to the dummy bit stream.
Patent CA-2372644-A1 (CA)
Title: Fabric router with flit caching
Inventor: MANN WILLIAM F
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2000-05-16
Abstract: In a fabric router, flits are stored on chip in a first set of rapidly accessible flit buffers, and overflow from the first set of flit buffers is stored in a second set of off-chip flit buffers that are accessed more slowly than the first set. The flit buffers may include a buffer pool accessed through a pointer array or a set associative cache. Flow control between network nodes stops the arrival of new flits while transferring flits between the first set of buffers and the second of buffers.
Patent CA-2373884-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KOBAYASHI HIROKO
IPC: A61K39/39
Filed: 2000-06-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for enhancing an immune response to a substance, such as an antigen or microbial pathogen. The immune response can be, for example, production of IgG2 antibodies. The method comprises administering an immunostimulatory nucleotide sequence (ISS) to a subject at least one hour prior to exposure to the substance by the subject. The subject may be expose d to the substance wither naturally, as with an environmental pathogen, or by administration, as with a known antigen. The method can be used for protecti ng or immunizing a subject against an antigen or pathogen, providing more effective immunization than if the ISS were co-administered with the substance. The method can be used prophylactically or therapeutically. In preferred embodiments, the ISS comprises a CG,p(GC) or p(IC)DNA or RNA nucleotide sequence. Of these, a CG containing nucleotide sequence is preferred. The ISS can further comprise a pG nucleotide sequence. Examples o f an ISS include sequences comprising 5'-rrcgyy-3', 5'-rycgyy-3', 5'-rrcgyycg- 3' or 5'-rycgyycg-3'. The ISS is preferably administered between about 6 hours and about 6 weeks prior to exposure to the substance, and more preferably between about 1 day and about 4 weeks prior. Most preferably, the ISS is administered between about 3 days and about8 days prior to exposure to the substance. The ISS can be administered via a mucosal or systemic route. The substance can be an antigen or pathogen associated with an infectious diseas e, an allergen or a cancer.
Patent CA-2374826-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HANNAH GARY
IPC: E05B51/02
Filed: 2000-05-12
Abstract: A compact, lightweight latch (38) especially adapted for use which an emergency deployment oxygen mask container (20) is provided which made up of a minimum of parts and which can be delatched in multiple ways. The latch (38) includes a latch assembly (40) designed to be mounted in the oxygen mask container box (22) and a cooperating latch pin (44) secured to a cover (24). The assembly (40) has a primary latch body (46) supporting a diaphragm (48), latch member (50) and shiftable piston (52); the latch member (50) includes a plurality of laterally displaceable, hook-shaped locking legs (86) configured to interfit with latch pin (44). The piston (52) is shiftable in opposite axial directions within latch member (52), and cooperating surfaces on the member (50) and piston (52) serve to positively displace the latching legs (86) in response to piston movement. During pneumatic operation, the piston (52) is shifted within latch member (50) under the influence of diaphragm (48). The latching member (50), piston (52) and latch pin (44) are preferably in substantial axial align-ment, and a passageway (116) in the latch pin (44) allows use of push or pull rods (126, 128) for manual delatching.
Patent CA-2375370-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LI ADAM H
IPC: H04B7/26
Filed: 2000-12-30
Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting/receiving multimedia data including video data via a wireless packet in a radio transmitting/receiving system, and a method thereof are provided. The method comprises the step of performing uneven error-protection with respect to one source packet or a plurality of source packets. According to the present invention, error resilience of multimedia data (especially that of video data) can be increased by unevenly error-protecting with respect to the source packets without changing the stack of transmission/reception protocol in a conventional packet network such as H. 323.
Patent CA-2376055-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BAUER BETTINA
IPC: A61K48/00
Filed: 2000-05-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a spliceosome protein that is associated with the U11/U12 snRNP complex of the U12-dependent spliceosome and that is specific of said spliceosome. Said protein and the DNA sequence encoding it are useful for the diagnostics of certain autoimmune diseases and of diseases that are caused by defects in the splicing apparatus.
Patent CA-2377881-A1 (CA)
Title: Aligning a locally-reconstructed three-dimensional object to a global coordinate system
Inventor: SHALOM TAMIR
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2000-06-28
Abstract: A system and method are described for aligning a locally-reconstructed three-dimensional object, whose local reconstruction is relative to a local coordinate system (14), to a global coordinate system by using pre-mapped control points which are projected onto one or more of the images that may be used to generate the local reconstruction. A system includes a control point information generator and an alignment generator (17). The control point information generator is configured to identify in at least image associated with a local reconstruction of the object a projected of at least one control point in the scene onto the at least one image (20), and generate local projected coordinate information indicating coordinated of the projection in the at least one image.
Patent CA-2378030-A1 (CA)
Title: Vehicle performance evaluation test method and apparatus
Inventor: SAKAMOTO SHIGERU
IPC: G01N3/00
Filed: 2002-03-21
Abstract: A method and apparatus conduct a performance evaluation test for a vehicle in which an actuator that applies a depressing force to a control member to be operated by a vehicle operator is controlled by a controller. The controller controls the actuator to automatically apply the depressing force to the control member for conducting a performance evaluation test for the vehicle, and changes control of the actuator in accordance with an actual state of the vehicle.
Patent CA-2380469-A1 (CA)
Title: Non-evaporable getter alloys
Inventor: BOFFITO CLAUDIO
IPC: C22C1/04
Filed: 2001-05-28
Abstract: Non-evaporable getter alloys containing zirconium, vanadium, iron, manganese and one or more elements selected among yttrium, lanthanum and Rare Earths are described, having improved features of gas sorption, particularly of nitrogen, with respect to the known getter alloys.
Patent CA-2380629-A1 (CA)
Title: Process for producing oxide-dispersion strengthened platinum material
Inventor: WATANABE YOSHINOBU
IPC: C03B5/167
Filed: 2001-06-15
Abstract: This invention aims to provide a process for producing an oxide-dispersion strengthened platinum material which allows zirconium oxide to be more finely dispersed in a platinum material, and to further improve creep strength in an oxide-dispersion strengthened platinum material. This invention provides a process for producing an oxide-dispersion strengthened platinum material where zirconium oxide is finely dispersed in platinum, wherein powdered platinum is poured into water to prepare a platinum suspension; a zirconium nitrate solution and an urea solution are added in the platinum suspension for adjusting the suspension to a given pH to precipitate zirconium hydroxide and thus to form a zirconium hydroxide carrying platinum; the zirconium hydroxide carrying platinum is collected, which is then formed into a molding; the molding is sintered and forged under the conditions whereby secondary recrystallization growth in a platinum crystal proceeds, to form a platinum ingot; and the platinum ingot is cold-rolled in a processing rate of at least 70% and then the product is thermally recrystallized.
Patent CA-2381543-A1 (CA)
Inventor: REYNOLDS SHARON
IPC: A63C19/12
Filed: 2002-04-12
Abstract: A cover for an outdoor structure includes an inner shell defining an aperture shaped to complement at least a portion of the outdoor structure and an outer shell coupled to the inner shell. The outer shell includes a plurality of interconnected side panels shaped in the form of a three-dimensional structure other than the outdoor structure being covered. The cover being adapted to be received on the outdoor structure with at least a portion of the outdoor structure extending into the aperture and the outer shell substantially surrounding the outdoor structure.
Patent CA-2381954-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WESTON ANTHONY
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2000-07-31
Abstract: L'invention concerne un complexe formé par hybridation et constitué de quatre molécules d'acide nucléique. Ce complexe comprend une molécule d'acide nucléique cible ainsi qu'une première, une deuxième et une troisième molécule sonde d'acide nucléique, la première sonde comprenant une zone de pied complémentaire d'une première partie de la cible, au niveau de laquelle elle est hybridée, et une zone de bras sensiblement non complémentaire de la cible. La deuxième sonde comprend une zone de pied complémentaire d'une seconde partie de la cible. Ainsi, la zone de pied de la deuxième sonde s'hybride avec la cible adjacente ou sensiblement adjacente à la zone de pied de la première sonde, la deuxième sonde comprenant également une zone de bras sensiblement non complémentaire de la cible, mais complémentaire de la zone de bras de la première sonde et hybridée avec cette dernière. La troisième sonde est au moins partiellement complémentaire d'une partie de la zone de bras de manière à s'hybrider avec la zone de bras de la première sonde adjacente ou sensiblement adjacente à la deuxième sonde, la formation dudit complexe permettant de produire un promoteur d'ARN polymérase bicaténaire dont un brin est produit par la première sonde, l'autre brin étant conjointement produit par la deuxième sonde et la troisième sonde. L'invention concerne également une méthode de détection d'une séquence d'acide nucléique d'intérêt impliquant la formation dudit complexe.
Patent CA-2382262-A1 (CA)
Title: A nutritional supplement for lowering serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels
Inventor: KRALOVEC JAROSLAV A
IPC: A23L1/30
Filed: 2000-08-30
Abstract: Triglycerides and cholesterol in the bloodstream are important factors in the development of cardiovascular disease. The present invention discloses a nutritional supplement comprising a sterol and an omega-3 fatty acid, or an ester thereof, for lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the bloodstream of a subject.  Preferably, the sterol and omega-3 fatty acid are together in the form of an ester.
Patent CA-2384029-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HOAR DAVID
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2000-09-08
Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method of diagnosis. The diagnostic method may include steps of identifying a patient at risk of an arthritis, t he patient having an interferon gamma gene. The patient may be tested to characterize a polymorphism in a first intron of the interferon gamma gene. The polymorphism may comprise a variable length dinucleotide repeat region within the first intron, and the dinucleotide repeat region may be located a t least partly between nucleotides 1349 and 1373 in the interferon, gamma gene . The method may be carried out so as to be capable of identifying alleles suc h as the 126 bp allele and the 122 bp allele, as further described herein. The  polymorphisms may be distinguished based on a difference in the number of CA  repeats in a portion of the first intron of the interferon gamma gene. The invention may also comprise testing a patient for a polymorphism is an HLA protein (or gene), such as the HLA-DRB1 protein.
Patent CA-2385536-A1 (CA)
Title: Device and method for controlling the quality of microdroplets deposited on a substrate
Inventor: GRUHLER HOLGER
IPC: G01N21/25
Filed: 2000-10-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the quality of microdrople ts (4) deposited on a substrate (2), comprising a light source (10) for illuminating the substrate (2), onto which the microdroplets (4) are deposited. An image generation device (12) is provided, in order to receive the light which has been emitted from the light source (10) and has fallen through the substrate (2) or has been reflected by said substrate and to generate an image. The invention also comprises a device for analysing the generated image with respect to patterns created in said image, as a result of a refractive effect produced by the microdroplets (4) deposited on the substrate (2).