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Patent CA-2846058-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ANDERSON DAVID
IPC: A61B5/02
Filed: 2012-08-20
Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel of a patient and evaluating treatment potions are disclosed, the method includes introducing a first instrument into the vessel of the patient; introducing a second instrument into the vessel of the patient; moving the second instrument longitudinally through the vessel of the patient from a first position to a second position while maintaining the first instrument in a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the vessel; obtaining pressure measurements from the first and second instruments while the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel; visually depicting the vessel on a display based on the obtained pressure measurements; and modifying the visual depiction of the vessel to simulate one or more treatment options.
Patent CA-2848366-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede de selection d'agents tensio-actifs dans une stimulation de puits
Inventor: XU LIANG
IPC: G01N33/24
Filed: 2012-09-12
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé consistant à déterminer le caractère approprié d'un agent tensio-actif destiné à être utilisé dans une formation, qui peut comprendre l'échantillonnage de l'eau dans la formation, et consistant à mettre à disposition au moins deux agents tensio-actifs et à mélanger chacun des agents tensio-actifs avec l'eau de la formation pour former des échantillons agent tensio-actif/eau. Le procédé peut en outre consister à déterminer la solubilité de chaque agent tensio-actif avec l'eau de formation, à comparer la solubilité de chaque agent tensio-actif avec l'autre agent tensio-actif, et à attribuer une valeur de performance de solubilité pour chaque agent tensio-actif sur la base de sa solubilité dans l'échantillon d'eau de formation par comparaison avec l'autre agent tensio-actif.
Patent CA-2848418-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LYNE MALCOLM
IPC: H04M1/72412
Filed: 2012-09-26
Abstract: Dans ses modes de réalisation, la présente invention se rapporte à des procédés pour permettre à un dispositif mobile de communiquer avec une carte SmartMedia, d'une manière qui permet de contourner l'élément de sécurité du dispositif mobile et de limiter par ailleurs les coûts associés. Dans la solution technique décrite dans la présente invention, le dispositif mobile peut communiquer avec la carte SmartMedia via une communication en champ proche (NFC), en créant une connexion chiffrée avec un ordinateur distant tout en contournant un élément de sécurité du dispositif mobile. De cette manière, le dispositif mobile est apte à exercer une fonction de point de vente (POS) en lisant la carte SmartMedia et/ou en écrivant sur la carte SmartMedia, sans pour autant compromettre la sécurité de la carte SmartMedia.
Patent CA-2849762-A1 (CA)
Title: Treated inorganic pigments having improved dispersability and use thereof in paper products
Inventor: DIEBOLD MICHAEL PATRICK
IPC: C09C1/36
Filed: 2012-10-11
Abstract: The disclosure provides a laminate paper comprising a treated inorganic core particle, in particular treated titanium dioxide (TiO2) particle, having improved dispersability, prepared by a process comprising: (a) heating a slurry comprising porous silica treated inorganic core particle and water at a temperature of at least about 90C; and (b) adding a soluble alumina source to the slurry from step (a) while maintaining the pH at about 8.0 to 9.5 to form an alumina treatment on the porous silica treated inorganic core particle; wherein the treated inorganic core particle does not comprise dense silica or alumina treatments, and has silica present in the amount of about 7% to about 14% and alumina present in the amount of about 4.0% to about 8.0%; and wherein the particle to particle surface treatments are substantially homogeneous.
Patent CA-2852560-A1 (CA)
Title: Damper for gas turbines
Inventor: BENZ URS
IPC: F23R3/00
Filed: 2014-05-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a damper for reducing the pulsations in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine, wherein the damper comprises: a resonator cavity with an inlet and a neck tube in flow communication with the interior of the combustion chamber and resonator cavity, and a compensation assembly pivotably connected with the neck tube and is inserted between the resonator cavity and the combustion chamber to permit relative rotation between the combustion chamber and the resonator cavity. With the damper according to the present invention, by way of providing the compensation assembly, it is assured the relative rotation between the combustion chamber and the resonator cavity is compensated, hence operation life is elongated.
Patent CA-2856443-A1 (CA)
Title: Vaccines against clostridium difficile comprising recombinant toxins
Inventor: HEINRICHS JON HENRY
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 2013-01-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant C. difficile toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB) and binary toxin A (CDTa) proteins comprising specifically defined mutations relative to the native toxin sequence that substantially reduce or eliminate toxicity. The invention also relates to vaccines and immunogenic compositions comprising these recombinant toxins, as well as combinations of these toxins with binary toxin B (CDTb), which are capable of providing protection against C. difficile infection and/or the effects thereof. The invention also relates to methods of inducing an immune response to C. difficile comprising administering the vaccines and immunogenic compositions described herein to a patient. The invention also encompasses methods of expressing recombinant C. difficile toxin A and toxin B and CDTa mutants and CDTb in recombinant expression systems. In exemplary embodiments, TcdA, TcdB, and CDTa mutant toxins comprising sufficient mutations to substantially reduce or eliminate toxicity are expressed in the baculovirus/insect cell expression system.
Patent CA-2856514-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHEIKY MICHAEL C
IPC: C10B53/02
Filed: 2012-11-19
Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method and system for improving the conversion of carbon-containing feed stocks to renewable fuels, and more particularly to a thermal chemical conversion of biomass to renewable fuels and other useful chemical compounds, including gasoline and diesel, via a unique combination of unique processes. More particularly, this combination of processes includes (a) a selective pyrolysis of biomass, which produces volatile hydrocarbons and a biochar; (b) the volatile hydrocarbons are upgraded in a novel catalytic process to renewable fuels, (c) the biochar is gasified at low pressure with recycled residual gases from the catalytic process to produce synthesis gas, (d) the synthesis gas is converted to dimethyl ether in a novel catalytic process, and (e) the dimethyl ether is recycled to the selective pyrolysis process.
Patent CA-2859498-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LIM CHAE-YOUNG
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2012-12-14
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing advertisements in an advertisement providing apparatus. An advertising audio signal is received and recorded, the recorded advertising audio signal is converted into audio data, and the audio data is stored, at the advertisement providing apparatus. The audio data and targeting purpose data are transmitted from the advertisement providing apparatus to an advertising server. Relevant advertising information is retrieved from among a plurality of advertising information stored in advance in an advertisement Database (DB), using the received audio data and the targeting purpose data. The received advertising information is transmitted from the advertising server to the advertisement providing apparatus. The advertising information is output from the advertisement providing apparatus.
Patent CA-2860944-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BOMBIN JEAN AYMERIC
IPC: A61C17/08
Filed: 2014-08-21
Abstract: A cannula for evacuating irrigation fluid, saliva and/or blood for use in the dental field is formed of three interconnected tubular conduits and includes two hollow tube members one of which includes a first aperture formed on a buttressed plate parallel to the first tubular member, a second aperture being located on an upper part of the distal portion of the second tubular member allowing simplified placement and removal by engaging forceps in the apertures and use of the cannula with a first branch of the cannula inserted between the teeth and the tongue of a patient and the second branch of the cannula inserted between the teeth and the cheek of the patient.
Patent CA-2863621-A1 (CA)
Title: Systems and methods for converting and processing organic sludges for multi-nutrient single accreted granule enhanced efficiency fertilizer production
Inventor: TUTTLE ROGER E
IPC: B01F25/60
Filed: 2013-01-29
Abstract: Convening dewatered heterogeneous sludge containing organic waste materials into a homogenous extract of carbon and amino acids for fertilizer production by adding sulfuric acid to the sludge; pumping the mixture through a blending mixer to mix the sludge with the sulfuric acid; adding conditioning chemicals to the mixture: pumping the mixture through a shearing mixer to mix the conditioning chemicals into the mixture; and mechanically agitating the mixture to create the homogenous extract. Optionally, the extract is pumped into a pipe reactor for reaction with an acid and a base to form a melt, which is rolled onto fertilizer particles to form accreted granules. The accreted granules are dried to form a granular fertilizer. Also described is an organically-enhanced granular nitrogen-phosphorous-sulfur fertilizer having at least about 0.5% by weight total carbon and amino acids, and accreted granule size greater than or equal to about 1.7 mm. The fertilizer is noncombustible.
Patent CA-2866297-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KRAIBUHLER HERBERT
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 2013-03-12
Abstract: In a method for dispensing a volume flow of successive droplets to produce a three-dimensional product from material which is present in a fluid phase and which can be solidified, the fluid phase of the material is introduced into a material accumulator. A pressure (p) is applied to the fluid phase in order to dispense the material in droplet form from a cyclable outlet opening to construct the three-dimensional product in a construction space. By virtue of the fact that one of the process parameters comprising the pressure (p), a cycle time (tB) or cycle movement (SB) of the outlet opening or the temperature (?) upon a change of the viscosity of the fluid phase of the material is readjusted in a regulated manner, while maintaining the further process parameters, so as to attain a predetermined droplet size, a method is provided for attaining a constant, discontinuous volume flow.
Patent CA-2866303-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for identification using capacitive elements
Inventor: DUNNING JAMES E
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2013-02-28
Abstract: A surgical instrument and related method are provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing, a cable, and an identifying circuit. An end- effector is coupled to the housing for treating tissue. The cable extends from the housing and is configured to couple the surgical instrument to a generator. The identifying circuit includes a plurality of capacitive elements disposed on the surgical instrument. The plurality of capacitive elements is readable by the generator.
Patent CA-2867284-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FEDICH ROBERT B
IPC: C01B32/50
Filed: 2013-03-13
Abstract: A process for the selective separation of hydrogen sulfide from gas mixtures containing carbon dioxide as well as other acidic gases uses severely sterically hindered amino alcohol absorbents based on amino alcohols and ethers containing secondary nitrogen atoms hindered by an alpha tertiary carbon atom. Preferred absorbents include 2-(N-methylamino)-2- methylpropan-1 -ol, (2-(N-ethylamino))-2-methylpropan-1 -ol, (2-(N-isopropylamino)-2- methylpropan-1 -ol, SBAE (2-(N-sec-butylamino)-2-methylpropan-1-ol) and (2-(N-t-butylamino)- 2-methylpropan-1-ol.
Patent CA-2867710-A1 (CA)
Title: Support structure for luggage
Inventor: PITCHFORT NOAH JAMES
IPC: A45C13/36
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: A luggage item is provided. The luggage item includes a support member for a rolling item of luggage, where the support member assists in enabling the luggage item to stand upright even when unattended. The support member may provide stability to the item of luggage when the item of luggage is upright, yet collapses when the luggage item is empty or at least partially unpacked.
Patent CA-2868054-A1 (CA)
Title: Path scanning for the detection of anomalous subgraphs and use of dns requests and host agents for anomaly/change detection and network situational awareness
Inventor: NEIL JOSHUA CHARLES
IPC: G06F21/55
Filed: 2013-03-14
Abstract: A system, apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method are provided for detecting anomalous behavior in a network. Historical parameters of the network are determined in order to determine normal activity levels. A plurality of paths in the network are enumerated as part of a graph representing the network, where each computing system in the network may be a node in the graph and the sequence of connections between two computing systems may be a directed edge in the graph. A statistical model is applied to the plurality of paths in the graph on a sliding window basis to detect anomalous behavior. Data collected by a Unified Host Collection Agent ("UHCA") may also be used to detect anomalous behavior.
Patent CA-2870528-A1 (CA)
Title: Extraction tool for tangless spiral coil insert
Inventor: HONDO FUSAHIDE
IPC: B25B27/14
Filed: 2013-05-20
Abstract: Provided is a tangless helical coil insert removing tool of simpler structure relative to the prior art and allowing ease of manufacturing-related assembly. This enables manufacturing costs to be reduced and exceptional operability to be realized. According to the present invention, in order to remove a tangless helical coil insert from a workpiece in which the insert is installed, a tangless helical coil insert removing tool (1) is provided with a mandrel (41) having a threaded shaft (45) on a distal end thereof, and a pivoting claw (80). The pivoting claw (80) is provided with an operating part (82) that is an elongated member provided on one end with a claw part (81) that engages in a notch of an end coil part positioned on the workpiece-surface side of the tangless helical coil insert, and a support part (83) integrated with the operating part (82).
Patent CA-2871394-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BRETON MARCEL PHILIPPE
IPC: C09D11/30
Filed: 2014-11-17
Abstract: An indirect printing process for printing a gel ink. The process comprises providing a gel ink composition in an inkjet printing apparatus. Droplets of gel ink are ejected in an imagewise pattern onto an intermediate transfer member wherein each ink droplet forms a substantially circular image on the transfer member. The ink droplets are gelled and dried or solidified to form a substantially dry ink pattern on the intermediate transfer member. The substantially dry ink pattern is transferred from the intermediate transfer member to a final substrate.
Patent CA-2872069-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHOLZ MICHAEL
IPC: E05B83/36
Filed: 2013-05-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a door lock or flap lock comprising a locking mechanism that consists of a latch (1) and at least one pawl (2) for locking the latch (1). The locking surface of the pawl is so narrow that even slight pivoting movements are sufficient to unlock a locked locking mechanism, thus allowing for a reduction in volume and weight.
Patent CA-2874507-A1 (CA)
Title: Biomarkers and uses thereof in methods of determining the effectiveness of treatment for diabetes
Inventor: ORBAN TIHAMER
IPC: A61K45/00
Filed: 2013-05-24
Abstract: A new markers for insulin production decline in Type 1 diabetes has been found in the ratio the CD4 naïve (CD45RO-CD62L+) to central memory (CD45RO+CD62L+) and in the level of CD4 central memory T-cell subpopulations. A method of diagnosing autoimmunity and its progressiveness, more specifically diabetes, pre-diabetes, a susceptibility to diabetes mellitus, or the level of effectiveness of therapy/intervention modality for one or more of such conditions in a subject can be conducted by determining level of CD4 naive (CD45RO- CD62L+) T-cells by immunofluorescence analysis of a sample extracted from a subject; determining level of CD4 central memory (CD45RO+CD62L+) T-cells by immunofluorescence analysis of a sample extracted from a subject, and quantitatively relating the levels of the CD4 naive and central memory T-cells, wherein a low ratio of CD4 naive T- cells to CD4 central memory T-cells and/or high CD4 central memory T-cell indicates autoimmunity, a susceptibility to autoimmunity, diabetes, pre-diabetes, a susceptibility to diabetes mellitus or ineffectiveness of a treatment for one or more of such conditions.
Patent CA-2875039-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DALY SUSAN
IPC: A61K8/86
Filed: 2014-12-17
Abstract: Polymer compositions containing an ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyglycerol that has low fractions of diglycerol chromophore conjugates and that includes a UV-chromophore chemically bound thereto are provided, as well as processes to prepare such polymer compositions that includes preparing a polyglycerol intermediate by polymerizing glycerol;  removing residual glycerol and low molecular weight fractions from the polyglycerol intermediate to form an enriched polyglycerol intermiedate having low fractions of diglycerol;  and reacting the enriched polyglycerol intermediate with a UV-chromophore having a complementary functional group to form the polymer composition, and compositions using the ultraviolet radiation absorbing polyglycerol.
Patent CA-2876683-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede pour le traitement d'hydrocarbures liquefies a l'aide de composes 3-(piperazine-1-yl)propane-1,2-diol
Inventor: LAROCHE CHRISTOPHE
IPC: C07C7/10
Filed: 2013-06-11
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé de traitement d'hydrocarbures liquéfiés comprenant des gaz acides afin d'éliminer lesdits gaz tout en minimisant la perte d'espèces amine, le procédé comprenant l'étape consistant à mettre en contact les hydrocarbures liquéfiés avec une solution aqueuse absorbante d'un premier composé amine, le premier composé amine présentant la structure (I) dans laquelle R1 représente hydrogène, propane-2,3-diol et des mélanges de ces derniers et et R2 représente propane-2,3-diol.
Patent CA-2880150-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HANSSEN HUBERT JOSEPH FRANS
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 2013-07-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a container assembly (1) for liquids, such as beverages and oils, comprising a container (2), chimes (4, 6B) and a valve assembly (3) for feeding a propellant to and dispensing the liquid from the container (2). ? portion (4) of the assembly (1) has a polygonal cross-section, which cross-section at least partially circumscribes the cross-section ( s ) of the remainder of the assembly (1).
Patent CA-2880816-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RAMARATNAM KARTHIK
IPC: A47K10/16
Filed: 2013-08-05
Abstract: A multi-layer through air dried tissue including an interior layer having an ionic surfactant and a non-ionic surfactant, introduced as wet end additives. A tissue manufacturing method uses through air drying without compromising softness and cleaning ability of the resulting tissue. The manufacturing method avoids the disadvantages associated with wet end additives, and in particular avoids the use of a large amount of additive to achieve the desired effect on the resulting tissue. A multi-layer through air dried tissue comprises a first exterior layer, an interior layer and a second exterior layer the interior layer includes a first wet end additive comprising an ionic surfactant and a second wet end additive comprising a non-ionic surfactant. The tissue exhibits improved surface profile that provides for improved product consistency and fewer defects that break sheets. Roughness of tissue is characterized by Average Primary Amplitude and Average Peak to Valley Waviness.
Patent CA-2880901-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HAGMANN WILLIAM K
IPC: C07F9/40
Filed: 2013-07-31
Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
Patent CA-2881739-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BAICHWAL ANAND R
IPC: A61K31/485
Filed: 2006-08-24
Abstract: Sustained release formulations of nalbuphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; methods for making the sustained release formulations of nalbuphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and methods for using the sustained release formulations of nalbuphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to potentially treat patients suffering from pain are provided.
Patent CA-2884011-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SAUNDERS JOHN S
IPC: F24F11/02
Filed: 2013-09-10
Abstract: A supply ventilation system controller for locating at an interior of a building. The controller comprises circuitry for receiving a signal representative of exterior air temperature and circuitry for receiving a signal representative of exterior relative humidity. The controller also comprises circuitry for establishing at least a first range of acceptable temperature and circuitry for establishing at least a first range of acceptable relative humidity. The circuitry for providing an enable/disable signal to a fan is responsive to at least one of: (i) the signal representative of exterior air temperature indicating satisfaction of the first range of acceptable temperature; or (ii) the signal representative of exterior relative humidity indicating satisfaction of the first range of acceptable relative humidity.
Patent CA-2886956-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HAFNER JURGEN
IPC: H02M7/49
Filed: 2012-10-01
Abstract: It is presented a converter arm for power conversion. The converter arm comprises: a plurality of converter cells, wherein each converter cell comprises a plurality of semiconductor switches, an energy storage element and at least three control signal connections arranged to control the conducting state of the plurality of semiconductor switches. Each converter cell is connected to receive a control signal from at least three entities via said control signal connections, wherein at least two of the three entities are neighbouring converter cells, and each converter cell is arranged to forward a control signal to all connected neighbouring converter cells via said control signal connections. A corresponding converter device is also presented.
Patent CA-2887206-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ISMAGILOV RUSTEM F
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2013-10-04
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and devices for assessing sample for the presence of a disease or organism using images from devices such as a consumer cell phones.