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Patent CA-2898692-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GIRAL FREDERIC
IPC: G01S7/52
Filed: 2013-02-19
Abstract: A connection system for connecting a probe to an electronic device, comprising a first element (11) attached to the electronic device, a second element (12) attached to the probe, an activation device (14), and a third element (13) that can be moved by the activation device (14) relative to the first element (11) between an activated position and an inactivated position for establishing or not electrical contacts. The second element (12) can be locked or released to the third element (13) by a fixation mechanism (15). The third element (13) can be moved by the activation device (14) between the activated position and the inactivated position, the second element being locked to or released from the third element (13).
Patent CA-2898786-A1 (CA)
Title: Fastener cartridge comprising a releasable tissue thickness compensator
Inventor: ARONHALT TAYLOR W
IPC: A61B17/072
Filed: 2014-02-05
Abstract: A fastener cartridge can comprise, one, a cartridge body configured to at least partially store a plurality of fasteners therein and, two, a layer of material attached to the cartridge body by a retention member. The retention member can be deactivated to release the layer from the cartridge body when a firing member is moved through the cartridge body to eject the fasteners from the cartridge body. The retention member can be deactivated at the beginning, the end, and/or at any suitable time during a firing stroke of the firing member. Certain fastener cartridges can comprise a plurality of retention members configured to releasably hold the layer to the cartridge body. In certain circumstances, the retention members can be sequentially released in order to progressively release the layer.
Patent CA-2900725-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GUERIN JACQUES GEORGES PHILIPPE
IPC: F16C41/04
Filed: 2014-02-26
Abstract: Outil (10) de montage d'une bague intérieure (14) de roulement portant une cage et de galets de roulement (16) et des vis (18) dans une turbo-machine, comprenant deux enveloppes cylindriques (32, 34) sectorisées qui recouvrent respectivement une partie d'extrémité amont de la bague et la cage de roulement, une couronne cylindrique (36) qui entoure la deuxième enveloppe, et un anneau de verrouillage (38) qui est monté sur une partie d'extrémité amont de la première enveloppe et qui comporte des moyens (64) d'appui axial sur la couronne et de serrage axial de la deuxième enveloppe entre la couronne et les têtes des vis portées par la bride.
Patent CA-2901416-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BERRY NICHOLAS KANE
IPC: A01D75/00
Filed: 2014-02-19
Abstract: A weed seed devitalization arrangement for use with a. combine harvester, attached to the combine harvester, towed behind, or standalone. The weed seed devitalization arrangement receives weed seeds entrained in a. portion of the air and material previously discharged from a combine harvester or other crop/lawn cutung apparatus. The weed seed devitalization arrangement includes a roton'stator arrangement including but not necessarily excluding other elements, one or more stationary subslantially circular array of weed seed impact members, the members being arranged so as to impact weed seeds being provided into the substantially circular array; and one or more rotatable substantially circular array of weed seed impact members, the rotatable array movable with respect to a stationary substantially circular array of weed seed impact members, the impact members of the rotatable substantially circular array arranged to impact weed seeds being directed through the rotatable substantially circular array. Another element may be a driven rotating clement at or near the central portion of the rotor/stator arrangement for receiving the portion of air and material discharged from the combine harvester entrained with weed seeds and for providing a flow of air and entrained material including weed seed into the arrays of the arrangement.
Patent CA-2901951-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHEESMAN EDWARD ALAN
IPC: H02M1/08
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: A printed circuit board of a power supply has a multi-tap voltage attenuator mounted thereon that may provide a selectable plurality of input attenuator terminals. A power supply may include two or more of the same printed circuit boards to attenuate different input and output power supply voltages to substantially the same desired lower output voltage. The attenuated output voltage may be input to, e.g., a controller of the power supply to monitor and, when necessary, adjust one or more parameters of the output power supply voltage. The selectable plurality of attenuated voltages allows the same, or substantially the same, printed circuit board to be used in the same and/or different power supplies for attenuating different voltages. Methods of assembling power supplies are also provided, as are other aspects.
Patent CA-2902705-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BORGES GREGORY
IPC: G16H10/60
Filed: 2014-03-10
Abstract: An infusion device providing an in-progress infusion of at least one of a drug or a fluid consistent with one or more parameters of a first care area in a hospital can be transitioned to a second care area of the hospital. Details of the in-progress infusion can be compared against one or more second parameters defined for the second care area, and a compatibility determination can be made between the in-progress infusion and the one or more second parameters defined for the seconds care area. A handling mode of the in- progress infusion in the second care area can be selected based on the compatibility determination, and the in-progress infusion can be resolved consistent with the selected handling mode. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
Patent CA-2904359-A1 (CA)
Title: Apparatus and methods for providing a persistent companion device
Inventor: BREAZEAL CYNTHIA
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2014-03-13
Abstract: A method includes providing a telecommunications enabled robotic device adapted to persist in an environment of a user, receiving an instruction to photograph one or more persons in the environment according to a time parameter and photographing the one or more persons in accordance with the time parameter resulting in one or more photographs.
Patent CA-2905090-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KLUGE JONATHAN A
IPC: C07K14/435
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: The present disclosure provides certain silk-fibroin compositions with particular characteristics and/or properties. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides low molecular weight compositions. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides silk fibroin compositions that comprise an active (e.g., a biological) agent or component. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides low molecular weight silk fibroin compositions that comprise an active (e.g., a biological) agent or component. In some embodiments, an active agent is stabilized in a silk composition, e.g., for a period of time and/or against certain conditions or events. In some embodiments, a component present in a silk fibroin composition may be subject to analysis and/or characterization. In some embodiments, a component present in a silk fibroin composition may be recovered from the composition.
Patent CA-2906025-A1 (CA)
Title: Maximizing of energy delivery system compatibility with voltage optimization using ami-based data control and analysis
Inventor: POWELL PHILLIP W
IPC: H02J11/00
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A method, apparatus, system and computer program is provided for controlling an electric power system, including implementation of a voltage control and conservation system used to optimally control the independent voltage and capacitor banks using a linear optimization methodology to minimize the losses. An energy validation process system (EVP) is provided which is used to document the savings of the VCC and an EPP is used to optimize improvements to the EEDCS for continuously improving the energy losses in the EEDS. The EVP system measures the improvement in the EEDS a result of operating the VCC system in the "ON" state determining the level of energy conservation achieved by the VCC  system. In addition the VCC system monitors pattern recognition events and compares them to the report-by-exception data to detect HVL events. If one is detected the VCC optimizes the capacity of the EEDS to respond to the HVL events.
Patent CA-2908461-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PARSON KEN
IPC: B60P1/56
Filed: 2015-10-06
Abstract: A transfer conveyor apparatus has a rail adapted to be mounted to a trailer and a conveyor slidably connected to the rail. The intake end of the conveyor is movable from a raised transport position to a lowered operating position. The conveyor is movable from a first operating position where the conveyor intake is under a first hopper discharge opening and the conveyor discharge is at a first discharge location adjacent to trailer, to a second operating position where the conveyor intake is under a second hopper discharge and the conveyor discharge is oriented to discharge granular material received from the second hopper discharge opening at a second discharge location adjacent to the trailer.
Patent CA-2908724-A1 (CA)
Title: System, apparatus and method for supporting multiple-interfaces for optical fiber communication
Inventor: MILLS JASON ALEXANDER
IPC: H04B10/40
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: A multiple-interface apparatus and method and networking device including the same. The multiple-interface apparatus including: a plurality of system side lanes configured to connect to an electrical signal source; and a plurality of line side lanes, wherein the number of the plurality of line side lanes matches the number of the plurality of system side lanes, including: a first set of line side lanes configured to connect to a first optical transceiver module; and a second set of line side lanes configured to connect to a second optical transceiver module; a mode selector module that can be set to transmit the electrical signal to the first optical transceiver module on the first set of line side lanes or the second optical transceiver module on the second set of line side lanes; and an adaptation module to adapt the electrical signal for at least one of the first set of line side lanes or the second set of line side lanes.
Patent CA-2909635-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RICHARDS MARTIN J
IPC: G03B21/14
Filed: 2014-04-14
Abstract: Smaller halftone tiles are implemented on a first modulator of a dual modulation projection system. This techniques uses multiple halftones per frame in the pre-modulator synchronized with a modified bit sequence in the primary modulator to effectively increase the number of levels provided by a given tile size in the halftone modulator. It addresses the issue of reduced contrast ratio at low light levels for small tile sizes and allows the use of smaller PSFs which reduce halo artifacts in the projected image and may be utilized in 3D projecting and viewing.
Patent CA-2909665-A1 (CA)
Title: A cutting apparatus for cutting food objects
Inventor: MIKKELSEN PETER
IPC: B26D7/18
Filed: 2014-04-16
Abstract: This invention relates to a apparatus for cutting food objects while the food objects are conveyed from an inlet conveyor to an outlet conveyor. A moving mechanism is operable connected to the outlet conveyor for providing movement of the inlet end of the outlet conveyor from an adjacent position, where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is adjacent to the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, to an open position where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is moved away from the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and vice versa, from an open position back to the adjacent position. A cutting device cuts the food objects into portions and trim portions. A control unit controls the moving mechanism, the controlling including instructing the moving mechanism to move the inlet end of the outlet conveyor to an open position when separating the cut trim portions from the remaining part of the food objects such that the cut trim portions fall down between the inlet end of the outlet conveyor and the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and subsequently instructs the moving mechanism to move the inlet end the outlet conveyor back to the to the adjacent position at a speed such that the inlet end of the outlet conveyor reaches the adjacent position before the next cutting such that it provides a support for the remaining part of the food object.
Patent CA-2910757-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HEINDL DIETER
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2014-06-04
Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, which are useful for intramolecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising the oxidized form of a carbaNADH-based first fluorophore and a second fluorophore that is excitable at a wave-length of between 445 to 540 nm and that has an emission maximum of greater than 560 nm, and methods, kits and compositions related thereto.
Patent CA-2911281-A1 (CA)
Title: Driving-in device and method for using a driving-in device
Inventor: BECK WOLFGANG
IPC: B25F5/00
Filed: 2014-04-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for driving a fastening element into a substratum, said device comprising a mechanical energy store for storing mechanical energy, an energy transfer apparatus for transferring energy from an electrical energy source to the mechanical energy store, and an electronic control apparatus, which is supplied with electrical energy by the electrical energy source and is suitable for initiating an energy withdrawal process when the supply of energy to the control apparatus by the electrical energy source is interrupted. In the energy withdrawal process, energy possibly stored in the mechanical energy store is converted into electrical energy and fed to the control apparatus in order to supply the control apparatus.
Patent CA-2912058-A1 (CA)
Title: Constant force moving coil window balance with drop-in carrier
Inventor: DENORMAND RICHARD S
IPC: E05D15/16
Filed: 2015-11-16
Abstract: The disclosure provides a window balance assembly for installation in a window assembly. The window balance assembly includes a carrier, a curl spring, and a mounting bracket. The spring element includes first and second portions. The first portion is contained by the carrier and the mounting bracket engages the second portion. The carrier has a first housing including a channel formed in an exterior side of the first housing and an aperture in which a receiver is included. The channel extends vertically upwardly from the aperture toward the top end of the first housing portion to facilitate a full-drop-in installation and removal of a window sash from the window assembly.
Patent CA-2914623-A1 (CA)
Title: Improvements in, or related to, sanitary containers
Inventor: BUTLER RAYMOND THOMAS
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 2014-06-04
Abstract: The invention is for a sanitary container to receive and at least temporarily store waste. The container has a hollow housing with an upper aperture, and a portion of the housing can open and reveal the hollow interior. There is an upper part, located substantially above the housing to act as a lid, and this can move to open and close the upper aperture. There is an endless cassette non-rotationally mounted at or near the upper aperture, which holds a length of shirred plastics tubing which exits the cassette at or near its top and which can flow down through a central aperture of the endless cassette toward a bottom of the housing to form a containment. The containment can then receive waste from the upper aperture when open by the lid. The containment can be accessed by the portion when open, and the containment can be drawn downwardly to form a new containment replenished from the cassette and sealed closed by the sealer unit, and allows removal of the containment.
Patent CA-2914820-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CASTRO MICHAEL SALVATORE
IPC: A61B17/29
Filed: 2014-05-20
Abstract: A surgical instrument comprises a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism comprises a handle at a proximal end of the surgical instrument. The handle includes a plurality of controls for controlling a movement of the surgical instrument. The steering mechanism also comprises a hub that rotatably mates with the handle and a housing positioned about the hub. The handle, the housing, and the hub communicate with each other to provide at least a first degree of freedom and a second degree of freedom. An articulation region is at a distal end of the surgical instrument. A movement of the steering mechanism handle in one and only one of the first or second degrees of freedom relative to at least one of the housing or the hub translates to a movement of the articulation region in a single plane of motion.
Patent CA-2915868-A1 (CA)
Title: Giravion dote d'un equipement electrique regulant l'alimentation en energie electrique d'un turbomoteur en phase de demarrage
Inventor: JAMOT MICHEL
IPC: B64C31/02
Filed: 2015-12-21
Abstract: La présente invention a pour objet un giravion (G) équipé d'au moins un turbomoteur (1) muni d'un démarreur (6) électrique alimenté à partir d'un réseau de bord (4), en exploitant une batterie (7) et un module à décharge (8) composé d'une pluralité d'organes à décharge montés en série. Un circuit électrique (9) comprend un dispositif de régulation (14) d'un convertisseur statique principal (13) DC-DC bidirectionnel, monté en série avec le module à décharge (8). Le dispositif de régulation (14) maintient l'équivalence entre l'intensité du courant électrique du circuit électrique (9) et l'intensité du courant électrique du réseau de bord (4), quel que soit le mode de fonctionnement du module à décharge (8) et par surveillance de la tension électrique (Vm) du module à décharge (8) et de la tension électrique (Vr) du réseau de bord (4).
Patent CA-2917415-A1 (CA)
Title: Ethanol fermentation methods and systems
Inventor: REDFORD STEVEN G
IPC: C01B32/50
Filed: 2014-07-10
Abstract: Methods and systems for purifying feedstock-to-ethanol fermentation products are disclosed. The methods include the use of a solvent in the form of a supercritical fluid or liquid gas such as supercritical C02 or liquid C02 to dry fermentation beer solids, and/or to extract oil, ethanol, or ethanol and oil from fermentation beer or mixtures derived therefrom. Systems include a separations reactor having a first portion defined by walls that are impermeable to fermentation beer liquids joined to a second portion defined by walls that are impermeable to fermentation beer liquids by a third portion defined by walls that are permeable to fermentation beer liquids and impermeable to fermentation beer solids.
Patent CA-2918328-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KIM HOEON
IPC: C07K1/00
Filed: 2014-03-13
Abstract: The present invention provides a protein or antibody in which, of a pair of hydrophobic amino acids selected from within a hydrophobic interaction site of the protein, one hydrophobic amino acid is transformed into a substance having a positive electrical charge and the other hydrophobic amino acid is transformed into a substance having a negative electrical charge, and electrical interaction is introduced within the hydrophobic interaction site of the protein by means of the positive electrical charge and the negative electrical charge. The present invention also provides a method for preparing the protein or antibody, and a method for measuring the degree of coupling between a heavy chain and a light chain, using the antibody. The protein or antibody according to the present invention has a low contamination by a homodimer or a monomer, and thus a heterodimer can be obtained in high purity.
Patent CA-2918587-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KEENE JAMES R
IPC: B65D81/107
Filed: 2014-04-29
Abstract: A unitary packaging device for packaging an article includes a resilient three-dimensional web of extruded polymer monofilaments, the polymer monofilaments being heat welded at junctions to form an open network of tangled monofilament, and the resilient three-dimensional web of extruded polymer monofilaments is configured to modify the contact area between the article and an exterior container.
Patent CA-2918731-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SAMUEL ROBELLO
IPC: E21B44/02
Filed: 2013-09-17
Abstract: A method for estimating an axial force transfer efficiency of a drillstring in a borehole includes lifting the drillstring so that the drill bit is off the bottom of the borehole, measuring a hook load, slacking off a first reference amount of the hook load, determining a first weight on bit at the bottom of the drillstring and determining the axial force transfer efficiency based, at least in part, on the measured hook load, the first weight on bit, and the first reference amount of hook load.
Patent CA-2918854-A1 (CA)
Title: A device for removal of oil under ice
Inventor: LINDHOLM JAN-ERIK
IPC: E02B15/10
Filed: 2014-08-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removal of oil under ice (1) through an opening (2) made into ice. According to the invention the device comprises a long rope mop (3) in the form of an endless loop, a propulsion device (5) provided with a deflection wheel (4) for pulling the rope mop substantially straight under ice, a power device (7) provided with a drive wheel (6) for circulation of the loop through the drive wheel and the deflection wheel and a cleaning device (8) for cleaning of the rope mop from any impurities adhered thereto.
Patent CA-2919806-A1 (CA)
Title: Coating composition for metal surface pre-treatment, its preparation and use thereof
Inventor: QIU XUETING
IPC: C09D133/00
Filed: 2013-08-06
Abstract: This invention provided an aqueous coating composition for metal surface pre-treatment comprising: (i) at least one organosilane with at least one hydrolyzable substituent; (ii) at least one water soluble and/or water dispersible silane-functional oligomer; (iii) at least one water-soluble compound of the elements Zr and/or Ti; The resultant sol-gel coating composition reveals an extended shelf life and after surface pre-treatment using the invented coating compositions the metal substrates have higher resistance to corrosion, humidity and solvent and at the same time have better surface conductivity and paintability.
Patent CA-2920491-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LUCCHINO DAVID
IPC: A61M25/16
Filed: 2014-08-06
Abstract: Catheters and a method of preparation thereof comprising a catheter body and at least one connector. The catheter body has an exterior surface and at least one lumen having an aspect ratio of at least 3:1 and an intraluminal surface comprising a hydrophilic polymer layer thereon, the hydrophilic polymer layer has an average dry thickness of at least about 50 nanometers, wherein the catheter body comprises one or more permeabilization agents and one or more antimicrobial agents.
Patent CA-2921469-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BAUER FELIX
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2014-08-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a membrane electrode unit (1), provided with a peripheral seal (9') and a peripheral sealing frame (12), for an electrochemical cell, in particular for a fuel cell, comprising the following steps of: (A) producing a sandwich-like arrangement, forming the membrane electrode unit (1), from a membrane (4) and two gas diffusion electrodes (2, 3), (B) connecting the sandwich-like arrangement to a seal (91) that extends around said electrodes at the lateral outer edge thereof, said seal (91) at the same time establishing the connection to the sealing frame (12) that extends laterally around the membrane electrode unit (1). In this case, step (B) takes place with the application of a pressing operation. In this case, before the pressing operation is carried out, the sealing material (9) of the seal (91) connecting the membrane electrode unit (1) to the sealing frame (12) is arranged in a gap (8) in the sealing frame (12), said gap (8) being open towards the lateral outer edge of the membrane electrode unit (1), such that a part of the sealing material (9), which is flowable during the pressing operation, penetrates laterally into the two gas diffusion electrodes (2, 3).