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Patent CA-2258729-C (CA)
Inventor: RABENECKER HORST
IPC: A45F5/02
Filed: 1999-01-14
Granted: 2002-10-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable measuring device (7) that can be carried on an individual's body, which has a springless holder (1) that permits it to be attached to an article of clothing and released therefrom, this device having the following features: a) On one of the two short sides, the plate (8) incorporates a recess (9) with an opening (10); b) A flat slide element (11) has a guide element (12) and is connected through an opening (13) to the plate (8); c) Both the plate (8) and the slide element (11) are fitted on the opposite longer sides of the plate (8) with studs (2,3; 4,5) that are parallel to each other, d) the studs (2,3) of the plate (8) being held in the housing (6) of the measuring device (7) so as to be fixed in position but able to swivel, and e) the studs (4,5) of the slide (11) that are arranged in two guides (17) in the housing (6) of the measuring device (7) being displaceable between a maximum and a minimum distance from the studs (2,3) of the plate (8) as a function of the path of movement of the slide element (11).
Patent CA-2266189-C (CA)
Title: Disperse azo dye mixtures
Inventor: SEKIOKA RYOUICHI
IPC: D06P1/02
Filed: 1999-03-19
Granted: 2007-04-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to dye mixtures comprising at least one compound of the formula (I)   and at least one compound of the formula (II)   where the substituents are each as defined in the description part, which are highly useful for dyeing and printing hydrophobic synthetic material.
Patent CA-2266324-C (CA)
Title: Multichannel spectral mapping audio apparatus and method
Inventor: BEARD TERRY D
IPC: H04S3/00
Filed: 1997-09-15
Granted: 2001-12-11
Abstract: A method and circuit for deriving a set of multichannel audio signals (10) from a conventional monaural or stereo audio signals (1) uses an auxiliary multichannel spectral mapping data steam (90,92). Audio can be played back in stereo and multichannel formats from a conventional stereo signal (40) on compact discs (88), FM radio, or other stereo or monaural delivery systems (5). The invention reduces the data rate needed for the transmission of multichannel digital audio.
Patent CA-2268142-C (CA)
Inventor: LAPOINTE LARRY P
IPC: A47C1/0355
Filed: 1997-08-06
Granted: 2005-05-24
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un fauteuil inclinable modulaire (10) ayant un ensemble armature amélioré (14), et sur un mécanisme d'articulation (30) de type pantographe. L'ensemble armature (14) du fauteuil comprend un ensemble d'éléments frontaux hybrides (22) constitué d'un contre-plaqué avant (44) et d'une paire de supports avant métalliques (46) permettant d'interconnecter une paire d'ensembles latéraux (18) de l'armature de façon à former une armature (14) de fauteuil de type boîte rigide. L'ensemble (22) d'éléments frontaux de l'armature est également interconnecté avec le mécanisme d'actionnement (16) de façon à former un ensemble armature (14) intégré. Le mécanisme d'articulation amélioré de type pantographe (30) est conçu pour être facilement démonté du fauteuil (10) entièrement assemblé en vue de faciliter l'entretien et la réparation sans avoir à démonter partiellement ou complètement le fauteuil (10).
Patent CA-2268206-C (CA)
Inventor: FIDKOWSKI ZBIGNIEW TADEUSZ
IPC: F25J3/02
Filed: 1999-04-01
Granted: 2001-12-18
Abstract: The present invention teaches an efficient and easier to operate distillation embodiment to separate mixtures containing three or more components into streams enriched in one of the components. In this invention, from one end of an earlier distillation column, a liquid or a vapor stream containing two or more components is sent to a subsequent column, then a return vapor or a liquid stream is implemented between the same locations of the two columns. This establishes a two-way communication between one end of the earlier distillation column and the subsequent distillation column. From the other end of the earlier distillation column, a vapor or a liquid stream is eventually fed to another location of the subsequent distillation column; no return stream is implemented between the same locations of the two columns. This establishes the one-way communication between the other end of the earlier distillation column and the subsequent distillation column. The superior performance of the invention resides in the fact that the earlier distillation column has a two-way communication from one end and a one-way communication from the other end with the subsequent distillation column.
Patent CA-2274538-C (CA)
Inventor: BLEVINS EDWARD A
IPC: A23L15/00
Filed: 1997-12-10
Granted: 2006-04-25
Abstract: A modular loose egg cooling, storage, and transport system (9) includes first and second vertical members (30, 40) adapted to mate with each other and with deck boards (10) in a sandwich formation. The assembled system (9) comprises four of these criss-cross support structures (30, 40) sandwiched between five deck boards (10) to form a shift-resistant unit with the deck boards (10) including a plurality of depressions (17) designed to accept the footprint (11A) of an egg tray (11) and thereby lock stacks of these egg trays (52) in place.    All components of the system (9) define apertures (18, 35, 45) therethrough. Using such a system (9), eggs (12) may be cooled rapidly and evenly may be transported without requiring use of special trays, wrapping, or comer safety guards.
Patent CA-2280079-C (CA)
Inventor: ELLINGSEN OLAV
IPC: E21B43/29
Filed: 1999-08-11
Granted: 2004-04-20
Abstract: A method for enhanced oil recovery from horizontal or verical wells with liners in an oil reservoir, wherein the separate well is electrically stimulated. An electric current is serially delivered to electrically separated liners in the individual well in the oil producing formation, whereby the electric current will flow in the formation between the electrically separated liners and cause a heating of the vicinity of the well bore.
Patent CA-2280522-C (CA)
Inventor: TOMA CLAUDE
IPC: G01N21/84
Filed: 1999-08-19
Granted: 2003-01-28
Abstract: This automatic system (1) detects printing faults on metallised strips (3) or any other printing support comprising a predominance of specular colour surfaces.      The said system, arranged in a blackout casing (2), comprises an arm (30) on which there can move automatically a lighting unit (10) provided with a video camera (55). The camera has a variable-focus lens (56) which, through a semi-transparent filter (57) disposed in an oblique position in front of the lens, continuously films a portion of the strip (3) of a format (7) of variable size. The illumination of this strip portion is provided by two direct-illumination flashlights (12, 14), provided primarily to illuminate the non-specular surfaces of the strip, and by two other indirect-illumination flashlights (11, 13), advantageously provided to illuminate the specular colour surfaces. One of the two flashlights (11, 13) comprises a translucent flat diffuser (27) disposed on its leading front surface and oriented preferentially in the direction of the semi-transparent filter (57), while the other flashlight (11) is oriented in the direction of the surface of a concave and opaque diffuser (25). Enclosing the semi-transparent filter (57), the diffuser (25) is mounted at its centre on a sleeve (26) which provides the mechanical and optical connection between the diffuser (25) and the lens (56) of the camera (55).
Patent CA-2282449-C (CA)
Inventor: ST-PIERRE SYLVAIN
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 1998-02-06
Granted: 2008-12-09
Abstract: A system for enabling network convergence and interworking between multiple communications networks is disclosed. A subscriber is associated with a plurality of communications networks (10A, 10B, 10C) each utilizing its own schemes, protocols, and standards for effectuating communication therein. A main centralized database (220) storing subscription, network, service, and location data associated with each of the communications networks is provided. A main administrative node (200) for defining and providing new subscription, subscriber preference, and parameters is further provided. The main centralized database and the administrative node then communicate (270, 280) with corresponding functions (200 A-C, 220 A-C) within each of the communications networks to provide centralized information sharing, data control, and network resource management across the plurality of associated communications networks.
Patent CA-2284532-C (CA)
Title: Improved electrochemical cell
Inventor: MAXWELL IAN ANDREW
IPC: G01N27/49
Filed: 1998-03-25
Granted: 2007-02-06
Abstract: The invention relates to an amperometric electrochemical cell having a first insulating substrate (1) carrying a first electrode (2), a second insulating substrate (11) carrying a second electrode (10), said electrodes being disposed to face each other and spaced apart by less than 500 µm, and defining a sample reservoir (4) therebetween, and wherein at least one, and preferably both, insulating substrates and the electrode carried thereon include an electromagnetic radiation transmissive portion in registration with said reservoir. The walls of the electrochemical cell (2, 12) may be formed from a thin metallic portion (3) on a transparent substrate (1). Such cells are useful in providing visual confirmation of the validity of the electrochemical measurement.
Patent CA-2293205-C (CA)
Title: Multiple circuit cryogenic liquefaction of industrial gas
Inventor: NENOV NENO TODOROV
IPC: F25J1/02
Filed: 1999-12-24
Granted: 2003-08-19
Abstract: A method for more efficiently cooling and liquefying industrial gas wherein refrigeration for the cooling and liquefaction is generated using first and second defined multicomponent refrigerant fluids in separate refrigeration circuits to cover a wide temperature range from ambient to cryogenic temperature.
Patent CA-2293634-C (CA)
Inventor: ZHAO RANDY
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 1999-03-04
Granted: 2008-08-05
Abstract: A caching system for increasing the operation concurrency between a cache module (130) and a memory module (140) by comparing received memory block identifiers, which correspond to texels needed for pixel composition, with memory block identifiers corresponding to texels locally stored within the cache module. If the received memory block identifiers match the memory bloc k identifiers corresponding to locally cached texels, the system transmits the se texels to a texture filter unit (180) for pixel composition. If the received memory block identifiers do not match memory block identifiers corresponding to the locally cached texels, the system retrieves these texels from the memory module as fast as possible and then updates the cache module with the new texels. A plurality of FIFOs are used to assist a controller module with synchronizing the transmission of the texels from the cache module and the overwriting of the texels received from the memory module into the cache module. Once locally cached, these texels also are transmitted to the textur e filter unit for pixel composition.
Patent CA-2300332-C (CA)
Title: Position sensing based on ultrasound emission
Inventor: GOVARI ASSAF
IPC: A61B17/34
Filed: 2000-03-09
Granted: 2006-01-03
Abstract: An Apparatus for determining the disposition of an object relative to a reference frame includes at least one field generator, which generates an electromagnetic field in a vicinity of the object and at least one transducer, which is fixed to the object. The at least one transducer vibrates at a predetermined vibrational frequency and emits energy, responsive to an interaction of the electromagnetic field therewith. One or more detectors in a vicinity of the object are also utilized to detect the energy emitted by the transducer and generate signals in response thereto. A signal processor is also included for receiving and processing the detector signals to determine coordinates of the object.
Patent CA-2305789-C (CA)
Inventor: CHEN CHUN-MING
IPC: G01N33/15
Filed: 1998-09-29
Granted: 2010-04-13
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un dispositif de dosage à plusieurs compartiments dont: au moins un compartiment comprend un milieu de régulation de micro-organismes viables capable de supporter la prolifération de la totalité des micro-organismes microbiens; au moins un compartiment comprenant un milieu capable de supporter sélectivement la prolifération de micro-organismes microbiens cibles; et au moins un compartiment comprenant un milieu d'interprétation de la sensibilité aux antimicrobiens. L'invention porte également sur un procédé de détection de micro-organismes microbiens cibles dans un échantillon biologique et de détermination simultanée de la sensibilité de ces micro-organismes à des agents antimicrobiens au moyen de ce dispositif.
Patent CA-2307822-C (CA)
Inventor: ALLEN ROBERT J
IPC: B65H35/00
Filed: 2000-05-09
Granted: 2007-03-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for supplying document accumulation sets to an inserter system wherein sheets are first feed into a sheet stacking device to be stacked into a stacking pile. Individual sheets are then fed in seriatim from the stacking pile into a collating device, which collates a predetermined number of the individual sheets into a collation set. The collation set is then advanced into an accumulating device, which accumulates at least one collation set to form an accumulation set. The accumulation set is then advanced into the inserter system for further processing.
Patent CA-2311904-C (CA)
Title: Long lasting deck product
Inventor: GUSLER JAY
IPC: E04D11/00
Filed: 2000-06-19
Granted: 2004-06-08
Abstract: A deck product comprising a composite and a base. The composite covers the base and the base and the composite are removably attached
Patent CA-2313104-C (CA)
Inventor: WU SIU-WAI
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 2000-06-29
Granted: 2009-06-09
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an opportunistic data capability for an existing statistical multiplexing encoder platform, such as a multi-channel video data encoder. An Opportunistic Data Processor (ODP) is provided as a plug-in card or an external device that can be interfaced with an existing multi-channel encoder. The ODP communicates with a Quantization Level Processor (QLP) and Packet Multiplexer (PM) in the multi-channel encoder as if it was just another channel encoder. The ODP implements a special rate control scheme by encoding data and sending it to the PM only when a global Quantization Level (QL) indicates that spare bandwidth is available. Spare bandwidth is assumed to be available when the global QL is less than a threshold value. Moreover, the OPD sends a bandwidth need parameter to the QLP, as do the other channel encoders. However, the ODP's need parameter is scaled by a function of the global QL to attenuate its actual bandwidth need as the global QL increases to provide smooth variations in the ODP's encoded data rate.
Patent CA-2313707-C (CA)
Inventor: KOBAYASHI TOSHIO
IPC: B32B5/08
Filed: 2000-07-11
Granted: 2014-08-12
Abstract: An elastically stretchable composite sheet having an elastic sheet with a stretchability in longitudinal and transverse directions and a fibrous assembly having an inelastic extensibility in the longitudinal and transverse direction bonded to at least one surface of the elastic sheet, where component fibers of the fibrous assembly extend in the longitudinal direction irregularly curving with respect to the longitudinal direction; the elastic sheet and the fibrous assembly are bonded together at bond regions arranged intermittently in the longitudinal and transverse directions; the component fibers of the fibrous assembly are continuous fibers which are long fibers continuously extending and describing loops in a bond-free region defined between each pair of adjacent bond regions in which the long fibers are bonded to the elastic sheet;  the component fibers are separated one from another in the bond-free region; and the elastic sheet is made of one of elastically stretchable film and elastically stretchable continuous fibers made from block copolymerized polyester comprising hard and soft ingredients.
Patent CA-2321725-C (CA)
Inventor: TOLPUTT STEPHEN ADRIAN
IPC: G01D5/24
Filed: 1999-03-01
Granted: 2004-07-06
Abstract: An arrangement for detecting/inspecting items (13), for example, pills, comprises a four-sided transducer (22) which by means of arrangements of capacitor plates (10, 11; 23-26) on or forming its side surfaces provides, in use, four (spacially) intersecting electric fields. When items fall through the electric fields of the transducer they cause a change in the voltage induced on a capacitor plate of each of the four capacitors, and respective signal processing means for the four capacitors have their D.C. voltage outputs combined and analysed by a microprocessor (40) or the like to determine if the item detected has sufficient material to be classed as acceptable. The arrangement is such that inspection is largely unaffected by the orientation of the item as it passes through the transducer. In an alternative embodiment, two intersecting electric fields are provided and pulse length and height relating to the passage of the item are analysed.
Patent CA-2323865-C (CA)
Inventor: HEIDEBRECHT RUDY
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2000-10-18
Granted: 2003-09-30
Abstract: A modular backplane having a low-profile bridge module for industrial computers is disclosed. The modular backplane generally comprises a plurality of modular backplane segments and a plurality of bridge modules for connecting the modular backplane segments. Each modular backplane segment includes a front side and a back side, in which the front side has a plurality of slots and the back side has a primary dedicated connector and a secondary dedicated connector. Each bridge module includes a circuit board, a bridging integrated circuit, and a pair of connectors. One of the bridge connectors is engaged with the primary dedicated connector in one of the backplane segments and the other connector is engaged with the secondary dedicated connector in its neighboring segments, and vice versa, such that all the modular backplane segments are communicatively connected with another. The modular bridge is of a low-profile, and the dedicated connectors are provided in an area where no slot is formed.
Patent CA-2329471-C (CA)
Title: Decentralizing, centralizing, locating and orienting subsystems and methods for subterranean multilateral well drilling and completion
Inventor: WILLIAMSON JIMMIE ROBERT
IPC: E21B47/09
Filed: 1995-08-25
Granted: 2005-05-03
Abstract: A downhole-deployable locating and orienting subsystem, comprising a common mandrel having locating and orienting keys coupled thereto by first and second double-acting springs, respectively, and an actuating mandrel axially displaceable with respect thereto, said common mandrel, actuating mandrel and first and second double-acting springs cooperable to yield three modes of operation: (a) a running mode in which said actuating mandrel is in a first axial limit position with respect to said common mandrel, said actuating mandrel placing said first and second double-acting springs in a stowed position wherein said locating and orienting keys are retracted radially inwardly with respect to said common mandrel to shield said locating and orienting keys from substantial contact with a surrounding well flow conductor as said common mandrel traverses therethrough; (b) a locating mode in which said actuating mandrel is in an intermediate axial position with respect to said common mandrel, said actuating mandrel placing said first and second double-acting springs in a deployed position resiliently to bias said locating and orienting keys radially outwardly with respect to said common mandrel to seek a locating and orienting profile on an inner surface of a surrounding honed bore within said surrounding well flow conductor; and (c) a set mode in which said actuating mandrel is in a second axial limit position with respect to said common mandrel, said actuating mandrel directly engaging and stiffly retaining said locating and orienting keys in engagement with said locating and orienting profile thereby to fix said common mandrel in a desired location and orientation with respect to said honed bore.
Patent CA-2329598-C (CA)
Inventor: BESSETTE LUC
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-12-22
Granted: 2015-02-24
Abstract: The present invention provides a network system for storage of medical records.                                              The records are stored in a database on a server. Each record includes two main parts, namely a collection of data elements containing information of medical nature for the certain individual, and a plurality of pointers providing addresses or remote locations where reside other medical data for that particular individual.  Each record also includes a data element indicative of the basic type of medical data found at the location pointed to by a particular pointer. This arrangement permits a client workstation to download the record along with the set of pointers which link the client to the remotely stored files.  The identification of the basic type of information that each pointer points to allows the physician to select the ones of interest and thus avoid downloading massive amounts of data where only part of that data is needed at that time.                     In addition, this record structure allows statistical queries to be effected without the necessity of accessing the data behind the pointers.                                                     For instance, a query can be built based on keys, one of which is the type of data that a pointer points to. The query can thus be performed solely on the basis of the pointers and the remaining information held in the record.
Patent CA-2330549-C (CA)
Title: Diacylglycerol o-acyltransferase
Inventor: FARESE ROBERT V JR
IPC: C12N15/54
Filed: 1998-08-28
Granted: 2010-04-20
Abstract: Nucleic acid compositions encoding polypeptide products with diglyceride acyltransferase activity, as well as the polypeptide products encoded thereby and methods for producing the same, are provided. The subject polypeptide and nucleic acid compositions find use in a variety of applications, including research, diagnostic, and therapeutic agent screening applications, as well as in treatment therapies and in the production of triacylglycerols.
Patent CA-2331025-C (CA)
Title: Dispositif d'alimentation de cigarettes pour empaqueteur de cigarettes
Inventor: PERRON SERGE
IPC: B65B19/10
Filed: 2001-01-16
Granted: 2002-01-01
Abstract: La présente invention montre un dispositif d'alimentation en cigarettes pour empaqueteur de cigarettes, adapté a fournir des groupes de cigarettes assembles en un minimum de trois couches dune même quantité de cigarettes, les couches étant dans un arrangement cote a cote. Le dispositif comprenant une tremie pour recevoir une fourniture de cigarettes pour assembler les couches, un convoyeur pour transporter les groupes de cigarettes a  I'empaqueteur. La tremie étant localisee au-dessus du convoyeur et inclut u ne section de reception pour l'accumulation des cigarettes, une section d'empilage pour rassembler ces dernières en couches et une section de décharge pour assembler les groupes de cigarettes. La tremie ayant un mur arriere et un mu r frontal perpendiculaires aux cigarettes et adaptés a maintenir ces dernieres  entre eux. La section d'empilage a des murs latéraux formant une chute et un membr e d'agitation de cigarettes pour continuellement agiter ces dernières. La section de décharge a un membre de guidage de cigarettes adapte a guider ces dernieres pour former les couches, et deux supports lateraux localisés a des côtés opposes de la section de décharge pour successivement contenir les couches de chacun des groupes de cigarettes. Le dispositif inclut aussi un plancher sur lequel repose successivementles groupes de cigarettes et qui s'étend jusqu'a l'empaqueteur. Le convoyeur a une pluralité de chariots adjacents adaptés po ur successivement transporter chacun des groupes de cigarettes de la section de décharge jusqu'a l'empaqueteur.