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Patent CA-2344054-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LEE EUN SOOK
IPC: A23L35/00
Filed: 1999-09-15
Abstract: L'invention concerne une composition pharmaceutique utilisée pour le traitement ou la prévention de maladies associées à un taux de lipides élevé dans le sang, telles que l'hyperlipidémie, l'artériosclérose, l'angine de poitrine, l'attaque et les maladies hépatiques chez le mammifère. Ladite composition est constituée d'une dose efficace de rutine, de quercétine ou d'un mélange de celles-ci, en tant que principe actif, combinées à un véhicule acceptable au plan pharmaceutique. L'invention porte également sur une composition d'aliment ou de boisson pour lesdites maladies, qui comporte une dose efficace de rutine ou de quercétine.
Patent CA-2346745-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for the gasification of coal
Inventor: KATAYAMA YUKUO
IPC: C10J3/46
Filed: 2001-05-08
Abstract: A method of the gasification of coal using oxygen and steam is provided wherein the coal is gasified at a temperature of from 1000 to 2500°C and a pressure of from 1 to 100 kg/cm2 using oxygen generated by electrolyzing water and steam having a temperature of from 300 to 600°C attained by heat exchange heat with a high temperature gas generated by the coal gasification. In the method, a remarkably higher efficiency and low carbon dioxide emission is attained.
Patent CA-2348758-A1 (CA)
Inventor: AGUIAR RICARDO
IPC: C07K14/47
Filed: 1999-10-29
Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated BAL  nucleic acid molecules, which are differentially expressed in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing BAL nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and nonhuman transgenic animals in which a BAL gene has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated BAL proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-BAL antibodies. Diagnostic methods using compositions of the invention are also provided.
Patent CA-2350182-A1 (CA)
Title: Connective tissue growth factor (ctgf) and methods of use
Inventor: CARMICHAEL DAVID F
IPC: A61K35/74
Filed: 1999-11-05
Abstract: The present invention provides rat connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), means for producing CTGF and therapeutic methods for using CTGF or derivatives thereof. The invention further provides methods for modulating the activity of CTGF and methods for ameliorating a cell proliferative disorder associated with CTGF.
Patent CA-2352157-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ZEDALIS MICHAEL SEAN
IPC: B28B1/24
Filed: 1999-11-23
Abstract: A method for rapidly manufacturing soft tooling from organic polymer-based resins and reinforcement filler materials for use in an injection molding machine to make complex metal and ceramic parts from powders. The cost to produce the tooling is relatively low and the manufacturing time is relative ly short compared to conventional processes for making metal tooling. The finished parts are near-net shape, requiring little or no machining, and hav e excellent sintered properties.
Patent CA-2352517-A1 (CA)
Title: A modular test tube rack
Inventor: LAFOND ANDRE
IPC: B01L9/06
Filed: 2001-07-06
Abstract: A modular test tube rack for assembly with similarly constructed racks comprise a flat rectangular body displaying, in a first position, a series of wells extending from its top wall to its bottom wall and adapt to receive tubes therein. A pair of handles vertically extend at opposite end walls of the body, each handle having a lower portion adapted to tightly engage an extension on each end wall and a hand gripping upper portion. The lower portion has a bottom edge configured to anchor with the top edge of the handle of an underposed similarly constructed rack to thereby enable a stacking of two more of these racks. In one embodiment, the body displays a second series of wells extending from the bottom wall to the top wall whereby the body, when in a second position reversed relative to the first position, may also receive test tubes, the handles being reversibly mountable to the end wall extension to still enable a stacking of racks in the second position.
Patent CA-2354718-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KENNEDY JOHN
IPC: G02B6/24
Filed: 2001-08-01
Abstract: This invention provides a fiber optic ferrule and method of forming the same.      The method comprises the steps of: method of forming an optical fiber ferrule on an optical fiber, comprising the steps of: (a)providing a mold, said mold having a cavity; (b) positioning at least one optical fiber to extend through said mold cavity; (c) placing a flowable electromagnetic radiation curable filler material into said mold cavity; and (d) curing said filler material contained in said mold cavity with electromagnetic radiation selected to match the electromagnetic radiation absorption characteristics of the material to form a solid ferrule containing said at least one optical fiber.
Patent CA-2356050-A1 (CA)
Title: Process for the solvent extraction of nickel and cobalt values in the presence of magnesium ions from a solution
Inventor: JONES DAVID L
IPC: C22B3/06
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: A process for the extraction of nickel and/or cobalt values from a solution comprises the steps of effecting a cobalt solvent extraction in the presence of magnesium ions with a cobalt extractant to produce a cobalt extractant loaded with cobalt ions and a first raffinate containing nickel and magnesium ions in solution. The first raffinate is subjected to magnesium solvent extraction with a magnesium extractant to produce a magnesium extractant loaded with magnesium and cobalt ions and a second raffinate. The second raffinate is subjected to nickel solvent extraction with a nickel extractant to produce a nickel loaded extractant and a third raffinate.
Patent CA-2356243-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HIDAKA YUSUKE
IPC: C12P21/08
Filed: 1999-12-24
Abstract: A full-length cDNA encoding a human-origin G protein-coupled receptor protei n is isolated by screening a human hippocampus library. Also, a rat-origin cDN A corresponding to the above human-origin cDNA is isolated. Proteins encoded b y these cDNAs have an activity of lowering intracellular cAMP concentration under stimulation with histamine. These proteins are usable as tools in screening ligands thereof or in screening candidate compounds for drugs capable of regulating signal transduction from the above proteins.
Patent CA-2356890-A1 (CA)
Title: Device and method for safe location and marking of a cavity and sentinel lymph nodes
Inventor: WILSON PETER M
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 1999-12-23
Abstract: Cavity and sentinel lymph node marking devices, marker delivery devices, and  methods are disclosed. More particularly, upon insertion into a body, the cavity marking device and method enable one to determine the center, orientation, and periphery of the cavity by radiographic, mammography, echogenic, or other noninvasive imaging techniques. A composition and method  are disclosed for locating the sentinel lymph node in a mammalian body to determine if cancerous cells have spread thereto. The composition is preferably a fluid composition consisting of a carrier fluid and some type o f contrast agent; alternatively, the contrast agent may itself be a fluid and therefore not need a separate carrier fluid. This composition is capable of (1) deposition in or around a lesion and migration to and accumulation in th e associated sentinel node, and (2) remote detection via any number of noninvasive techniques. Also disclosed is a method for remotely detecting th e location of a sentinel node by (1) depositing a remotely detectable fluid in  or around a lesion for migration to and accumulation in the associated sentinel node and (2) remotely detecting the location of that node with a minimum of trauma and toxicity to the patient. The composition and method ma y serve to mark a biopsy cavity, as well as mark the sentinel lymph node. The marking methods also may combine any of the features as described with the marking device and delivery device.
Patent CA-2358327-A1 (CA)
Title: Color facsimile apparatus
Inventor: KIZAWA MAKOTO
IPC: H04N1/56
Filed: 1997-07-17
Abstract: The color facsimile apparatus comprises communica-tion result report generating means for synthesizing a part of unsent image data with communication result data of the communication so as to be output. When the image data is color image data, the part of image data is converted to monochromatic image data so as to generate image data to be synthesized with the transmission result report.      When an absence of any one of printing material occurs, color image data is converted to image data of a single color to be printed, and data, showing that received data has been color image data, is displayed on a printing paper.
Patent CA-2358413-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ANGWIN ALASTAIR JOHN
IPC: H04W80/12
Filed: 1999-12-17
Abstract: A problem in the mobile communications field is that enhanced voice services such as envisaged by the WAP Forum for mobile users of wireless networks would require use of two bearer services to deliver said services. This is inefficient and potentially more costly to the user and network operator. The problem is solved by use of a voice over IP technology and with digitising and packetizing of voice data and control data and transmission of the discrete packets over a single circuit-switched connection using IP based data communication to provide both the IP Voice connection and associated control for enhanced voice services.
Patent CA-2361901-A1 (CA)
Title: Metallurgical furnace with scrap metal preheater and dispenser
Inventor: WUNSCHE EDGAR R
IPC: F27B3/18
Filed: 2001-11-13
Abstract: Unified, Preheater-Steelmaking Furnace (PSF) Apparatus and closed loop Process System for semi-continuous melting of integrally preheated recycled and/or virgin ferrous charge, preferably adequate size recycled steel scrap, Direct Reduced Iron (DRI), Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) and other iron containing materials by using highly energy efficient combustion process of low contaminated fossil fuel - natural gas combusted by oxygen - as the main heat source, after integral, controlled, gradual and sequential, simultaneous high temperature preheating of the cold charge, by fully exploiting thermal energies of the melting process off-gases, is a gas tight, low noise, ecologically friendly PSF with scant CO and drastically reduced CO2 in exhaust gases. The Unified PSF   Apparatus is a single structure aggregate of compact and rugged design, encompassing several complimentary interacting mechanism assembly groups: autonomous structural frame; dual, slant charging mechanism for semi-continuous, batch self-charging; more than one level of dual function, sealed pairs of robust, eccentrically rotating quasi cylindrical, by hot gases freely permeable, half-drums/hoppers, which create separate preheating chambers.
Patent CA-2364347-A1 (CA)
Title: Sandwich acoustic panel
Inventor: LALANE JACQUES
IPC: G10K11/172
Filed: 2001-12-04
Abstract: An acoustic panel with several degrees of freedom comprises a resistive layer (14), a compartmentalized structure (16) formed from at least two superposed compartmentalized layers (18) and a back reflector (17), starting from an outside face facing an incident acoustic wave. A porous separator (24) is placed between each pair of adjacent compartmentalized layers.      On each of its faces, this separator is fitted with tubular guides (26) that penetrate into at least some of the cells (20) of the compartmentalized layers. This thus aligns the cells over the entire thickness of the compartmentalized structure (24), regardless of the shape of the panel.
Patent CA-2365645-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GOPALKRISHNAN RAHUL
IPC: C07K14/47
Filed: 2000-03-15
Abstract: The present invention provides a vector comprising Protein Translation Pepti de Elongation Factor-1 .alpha. promoter and nucleic acids encoding reverse tetracycline controlled transactivator, wherein the expression of said transactivator is under the control of Protein Translation Peptide Elongatio n Factor-1 .alpha. promoter. In addition, the invention provides a method of generating a reverse tetracycline controlled transactivator expression syste m for inducible tetracycline regulated gene expression comprising: (a) isolati on of a DNA fragment encoding the reverse tetracycline controlled transactivato r by restriction enzyme digestion, (b) generation of Protein Translation Pepti de Elongation Factor-1 .alpha. promoter vector, by restriction enzyme digestion , (c) directional cloning of reverse tetracycline controlled transactivator in to Protein Translation Peptide Elongation Factor-1 .alpha. promoter vector by ligation of 5' EcoRi compatible restriction enzyme overhangs, (d) directiona l cloning of reverse tetracycline controlled transactivator into Protein Translation Peptide Elongation Factor-1 .alpha. promoter vector by Klenow fragment mediated blunt end generation of 3' Bam HI end of DNA fragment encoding the reverse tetracycline controlled transactivator and 3' XbaI end of Protein Translation Peptide Elongation Factor-1 .alpha. promoter vector and (e) blunt cloning of partially ligated fragment to produce Protein Translati on Peptide Elongation Factor-1 .alpha. promoter vector expressing reverse tetracycline controlled transactivator.
Patent CA-2369602-A1 (CA)
Title: Floor panel for finished floors
Inventor: SCHWARTZ LEVANNA
IPC: B32B3/28
Filed: 2002-01-29
Abstract: A floor panel having a structural core and a finished surface layer disposed on a top side of the structural core. A substantially water-impervious sheet having a plurality of projections for providing an air gap between the core and a concrete foundation is affixed to a bottom side of the structural core. The finished surface may be carpet, carpet underlayment, or a finished wood or wood-like surface. The floor panel minimizes the effort required to construct a sub-floor whilst dealing with moisture problems typically encountered in installing wooden sub-floors over a concrete foundation.
Patent CA-2378699-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for monitoring operational performance of fluid storage systems
Inventor: COLLINS JOHN R
IPC: G01F25/00
Filed: 2000-07-07
Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a fluid storage and dispensing system such as a fuel storage tank includes a dispensing apparatus which dispenses a quantity of fluid from the system based on an authorization, e.g., provided by a fuel access control system. Measurement data from the dispensing apparatus are collected in a form readable by a computer (70) and stored in a memory (74). The stored measurement data are statistically analyzed to calculate a volume of fluid based on the measurement data collected from the dispensing apparatus.
Patent CA-2378718-A1 (CA)
Title: Process for flocculating suspensions
Inventor: WEIR STEVEN
IPC: C02F11/147
Filed: 2000-07-05
Abstract: A process of flocculating and dewatering an aqueous suspension of suspended solids comprising, introducing into the suspension, (a) a concentrated polymer solution and, (b) a dilute polymer solution, characterised in that the concentrated and dilute polymer solutions are introduced into the substrate substantially simultaneously. Preferably the concentrated and dilute polymer solutions are introduced into the suspension as an aqueous composition comprising a dilute aqueous solution of polymer and a concentrated solution of polymer. The process brings about improvements in filtration and cake solids.
Patent CA-2380651-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede et dispositif de fabrication de corps moules
Inventor: HABIGHORST CHRISTOPH
IPC: B27N3/10
Filed: 2000-07-24
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication de corps moulés, en particulier de panneaux, réalisés à partir de particules reliées par au moins un liant, telles que des copeaux, des fibres, des particules de paille, des coquilles de riz ou similaires de type lignocellulose et/ou cellulose, dispersées sur un support en mouvement afin de former un non-tissé. Ce non-tissé est ensuite pré-comprimé, puis comprimé pour former un corps moulé, le support étant au moins partiellement recouvert par une bande porteuse, cette bande porteuse est déplacée avec le support, et les particules formant un non-tissé monocouche ou multicouche sont dispersées sur la bande porteuse disposée sur le support. L'invention concerne également un dispositif destiné à la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé.
Patent CA-2382251-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ISHIBASHI HAJIME
IPC: C07K14/705
Filed: 2000-08-16
Abstract: Methods for diagnosis and treatment of human disease, particularly human disease characterised by abnormal cytosolic ion composition in diseased cells resulting from reduced or over activity of Na+ transport proteins (e.g.  hypertension), are disclosed. Additionally, the specification discloses novel Na+ receptors and isolated DNA molecules encoding same.
Patent CA-2382573-A1 (CA)
Title: Substituted benzylthiazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives
Inventor: MURAKAMI KOJI
IPC: A61P3/06
Filed: 2000-08-18
Abstract: The invention provides novel substituted benzylthiazoli-dine-2,4-dione derivatives which increase the transactivation action of receptor as a ligand of human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) and exhibit the blood glucose-decreasing action and lipid-decreasing action, and a process for preparing them.     The invention relates to substituted benzylthiazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives represented by the general formula (1)   [wherein A denotes a phenyl group which is unsubstituted or may have substituents, phenoxy group which is unsubstituted or may have substituents or benzyloxy group which is unsubstituted or may have substituents], their medicinally acceptable salts, their hydrates and a process for preparing them.
Patent CA-2385599-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ANDERSSON CHRISTER
IPC: F23B90/00
Filed: 2000-09-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring the concentration of harmful  gases in the flue gases through a heat-producing plant that comprises a combustion space (3) and a device (5) located downstream of said combustion space, said device (5) comprising tubes, through which for instance water, steam or air may pass in order to be heated by heat transfer from flue gases  formed during the combustion. In a region near the tube device (5), at least  one beam (11) of ultraviolet light is emitted from a light emitter (7') at o ne side of a flue gas duct (4) to a light receiver (7'') located at the opposit e side of said duct, which light emitter (7'') is connected to a spectrometer (13) cooperating with a computer unit (14), in which spectrometer the light is divided spectrally. This spectrometer is calibrated for registering the spectral intensity distribution of the light within the wavelength range of 200 to 310 nanometers, in order to substantially continuously detect in situ  the concentration of gaseous metals and/or metal chlorides in the flue gases  during the operation of the plant.
Patent CA-2386514-A1 (CA)
Inventor: YANG SHU-WEI
IPC: A61K31/341
Filed: 2000-10-05
Abstract: L'invention concerne des ènediynes, ainsi que leurs procédés de production et d'utilisation. Les ènediynes selon l'invention sont représentées par la formule (I) dans laquelle R¿1? désigne un groupe hydroxyle ou une fraction pouvant être remplacée par un groupe hydroxyle dans une réaction d'hydrolyse ; chaque R¿2? désigne, indépendamment, H ou une fraction hydrocarbure monovalente contenant de 1 à 4 inclus atomes de carbone ; R¿3? désigne un cycle pyrrolle, furanne ou thiophène ; et X désigne un entier compris entre 4 et 10 inclus.
Patent CA-2387080-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and system for color matching decorative products
Inventor: CARUSO CHRISTOPHER R
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2002-05-21
Abstract: A method of identifying decorative products based on matching with paint colors. The method includes the use of a relational database having data on various decorative product types which are cross-referenced to each other via color values.
Patent CA-2387407-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BRADSHAW DENNIS A
IPC: B29C65/18
Filed: 2000-12-01
Abstract: L'invention concerne une roulette chauffée destinée à appliquer à un substrat un ruban thermocollant. La roulette comporte une jante à axe longitudinal et à surface extérieure cylindrique conçue pour être en prise avec ledit ruban. Un chauffage électrique est monté solidaire à l'intérieur de la jante. La roulette comporte également un corps solide en polymère ainsi qu'un coussinet.
Patent CA-2387681-A1 (CA)
Title: Poly(vinyl alcohol) binder for calcium carbonate pigment
Inventor: BOYLAN JOHN RICHARD
IPC: C09D129/04
Filed: 2000-11-03
Abstract: Production of a paper coating composition having improved low shear viscosit y at a high solids level of fine particle size calcium carbonate. The improvement in low shear viscosity is achieved by dissolving a fine particle  size, partially hydrolyzed, low molecular weight poly(vinyl alcohol) powder in an aqueous slurry of pigment particles containing predominantly fine particl e size calcium carbonate. Dissolution of the poly(vinyl alcohol) is achieved without external heating or adding water to the slurry. The slurry can then be formulated with other components to produce the ink jet paper coating composition which, when applied to a paper substrate, provides excellent ink  jet printability.
Patent CA-2388599-A1 (CA)
Title: Drosophila g protein coupled receptors, nucleic acids, and methods related to the same
Inventor: LOWERY DAVID E
IPC: C12P21/02
Filed: 2000-10-20
Abstract: The present invention provides a Drosophila melanogaster GPCR (DmGPCR) polypeptides and polynucleotides which identify and encode such a DmGPCR. In  addition, the invention provides expression vectors, host cells and methods for its production. The invention also provides methods for the identificati on of homologs in other animals, and of DmGPCR agonists/antagonists, useful for  the treatment of diseases in animals and for the control of insects that are  injurious of harmful to plants or animals.
Patent CA-2388924-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TRITZ RICHARD
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2000-10-26
Abstract: As an effective therapy for proliferative skin and eye diseases such as psoriasis and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, this invention provides ribozymes and ribozyme delivery systems which cleave RNA encoding cytokines involved in inflammation, matrix metalloproteinases, a cyclin, a cell-cycle dependent kinase, a growth factor, or a reductase.
Patent CA-2389859-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MILKO DUSAN
IPC: B41F19/06
Filed: 2000-09-28
Abstract: A method and apparatus for efficiently using media stamped on a substrate including a nip and pull rollers (40a, 42a), a shuttle (50), a cylinder (10), and a control arrangement. The media (3) has at least one registration mark.  The nip and pull rollers (40a, 42a) is coupled to the media (3) and provides the media (3) with a first velocity component. A shuttle (50) is coupled to the nip and pull rollers (40a, 42a) via the media and moves linearly with a variable periodic velocity. By way of providing the media (3) with differing velocities, the nip and pull rollers (40a, 42a) and shuttle (50) working in conjunction with the cylinder (10) are able to efficiently utilize the media (3) from which transfer impressions are placed upon the substrate web (5).
Patent CA-2391992-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ICHIKAWA SHUUJI
IPC: C09B69/06
Filed: 2001-09-18
Abstract: An ink composition comprising at least one triarylmethane-based dye as a coloring material, an alcohol having 2 or more carbon atoms, a polyhydric alcohol or a glycol ether as a solvent, and a resin which can dissolve in the solvent, the triarylmethane-based dye comprising a compound represented by the following formula: [C(-Ar-Y)3]A wherein each Ar is independently an aryl group substituted, or not substituted, by a halogen or an alkyl group, each Y is independently a diethylamino group or hydrogen, provided that at least two Y are a diethylamino group, A is a halogen or an organic acid group, and A is charge-balanced to the residue.