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Patent CA-2638255-A1 (CA)
Title: Fan blade mounting system
Inventor: PEARCE RICHARD A
IPC: F04D29/66
Filed: 2008-07-24
Abstract: A ceiling fan (50) is disclosed having a motor housing (51) which encases an electric motor (53). The motor includes a bottom mounting plate (54) that rotates and thereby drives an annular array of blade irons (56), each having a blade (57) mounted thereto in conventional fashion. Each blade iron is mounted for pivotal and radial movement relative to the bottom mounting plate. An annular segmented balancing ring (68) made of a plurality of links (69) causes pivotal and radial movement of other blade irons (76) in response to the radial movement of an off-balanced blade iron.
Patent CA-2639427-A1 (CA)
Inventor: STEEG CLAUS-CHRISTIAN
IPC: B60J1/10
Filed: 2008-09-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a window arrangement for a motor vehicle, including: A  window pane and a bezel arranged on each of the two sides of the window pane.  In order to improve the conventional window arrangement according to the preamble of the claim such that assembly can be made easier while improving the appearance visually and esthetically, it is provided according to the present invention for the bezels and the window pane to be bonded and/or connected in a force-fitted manner to one another.
Patent CA-2640410-A1 (CA)
Title: Interactive mosaic channel video stream with nested menu features
Inventor: SHURGOT MARK A
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 2007-02-01
Abstract: The present invention discloses an interactive matrixed video channel presented on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time. An interactive matrixed video channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, a text box, and a control bar; wherein a command displayed on the control bar selects a screen for display on the monitor, the screen comprising information related to at least one of the video cells associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds.
Patent CA-2643216-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SMITH ALISON LEE
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2008-11-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a physical computer readable medium for distributing payment to a host of an event and a second entity by receiving payment confirmations indicating payment amounts from guests for the event. The payment amounts for all received confirmations are aggregated. Using the aggregated payment amounts, a first payment total and a second payment total are calculated and distributed to the host of the event and a second entity, respectively. The present invention further relates to a method for managing an event. The method involves registering a host, registering an event, and registering guests for the event. In response to receiving notification from at least one guest, status information for the event is provided to the host. The status information includes: the event, the guests, and at least some information based on the received notification.
Patent CA-2645909-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KIM DONG SOO
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 2007-10-01
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil de codage audio et un procédé et un appareil de décodage audio, dans lesquels les signaux audio peuvent être codés ou décodés de manière à ce que les images de sons puissent être localisées dans n'importe quelles positions désirées pour chaque signal audio d'objet. Le procédé de décodage audio consiste à extraire un signal de mixage réducteur et des informations annexes basées sur l'objet d'un signal audio d'entrée; à générer des informations de rendu sur la base de données de commande d'entrée; et à générer des informations spatiales sur la base des informations de rendu et des informations annexes basées sur l'objet.
Patent CA-2646706-A1 (CA)
Title: A method for the fitting of a hearing aid, a system for fitting a hearing aid and a hearing aid
Inventor: ANDERSEN SVEND VITTING
IPC: H04R25/00
Filed: 2006-09-29
Abstract: A method for use in the fitting of a hearing aid comprises the steps of providing a sound recording of a user environment, feeding the sound recording to the hearing aid as a sound input signal (8a), processing the sound input signal according to a scheme defined by preselected settings of a number of parameters so as to provide a processed signal (8b), adjusting the setting of at least one parameter, performing a statistical analysis of the magnitude of the processed signal or of the input signal in at least one frequency band, which statistical analysis is reset when a parameter is adjusted during the fitting, and displaying a graphical representation (10, 11) of the results of said statistical analysis. The invention also provides a system for fitting a hearing aid and a hearing aid.
Patent CA-2648150-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHNABEL JUERGEN
IPC: C10L10/14
Filed: 2007-02-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to motor fuel compositions comprising at least one diesel fuel of mineral origin and at least one biodiesel fuel, characterized in that the fuel composition contains at least 20% by weight of diesel fuel of mineral origin and 0.05% to 5% by weight of at least one polymer which comprises ester groups and contains repeating units that are derived from ester monomers having 16 to 40 carbon atoms in the alcohol radical, and repeating units that are derived from ester monomers having 7 to 15 carbon atoms in the alcohol radical. The present invention further describes the use of polymers comprising ester groups as flow improvers, and also a process for operating a diesel engine.
Patent CA-2650706-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PEREZ OMAR
IPC: G01N33/48
Filed: 2007-05-25
Abstract: The invention provides a novel cell that is a precursor of a fibroblast-like synovial cell. The novel cell is a circulating synovial tissue cell that stains positive for collagen, CD34, CD45, prolyl 4-hydroxylase and CD14. The invention also relates to methods of diagnosing or monitoring rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis using gene expression profiles, protein expression profiles, and/or protein phosphorylation profiles of different cell types, including the novel precursor, CD3+ cells, synovial tissue fibroblast-like synovial cells and fibrocytes. The invention also includes methods to identify substances to treat or prevent rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis.
Patent CA-2650972-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KRUEGER KATIE
IPC: A61F2/04
Filed: 2007-05-23
Abstract: The anti-obesity dual stent includes a tubular outer structure within which is located a coaxial tubular inner structure. The outer structure is sized to fit within a duodenum in substantially coaxial relation therewith. The outer and inner structures communicate with the pylorus and papilla of Vater to provide conduits for the chyme and digestive fluid. Alternatively, the anti-obesity dual stent may include a tubular papilla-supplied structure which has a lateral orientation relative to a tubular pylorus-supplied structure. The papilla- supplied and pylorus-supplied structures each are sized to fit longitudinally within the duodenum. The pylorus-supplied and papilla-supplied structures communicate with the pylorus and papilla of Vater to provide conduits for the chyme and digestive fluid.
Patent CA-2651179-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TEETER FLOYD C JR
IPC: A23L35/00
Filed: 2007-05-04
Abstract: A process for preparing a starch-containing biomass particle stream having a significant percentage of fiber for processing into ethanol comprises the first step of: mixing the particle stream with a liquid solvent to dissolve at least a portion of the starch in the carbohydrate particle stream to form a carbohydrate slurry stream containing starch dissolved in the liquid solvent. This first step removes a portion of the fiber from the carbohydrate slurry stream. In a second step, the carbohydrate slurry stream is held in a settling tank to remove a further portion of the fiber. An enhancement to the process is suitable for use with shell corn or other biomass having an oil-containing germ portion and a non-germ portion comprising mainly carbohydrates and fiber. This enhancement includes the step of grinding the corn to particles of a size suitable for separating the germ particles from the non-germ particles. The germ particles are processed first to remove the oil and then to remove the carbohydrates.
Patent CA-2652249-A1 (CA)
Title: Stereovideoscope and method of using the same
Inventor: MOORE KENT
IPC: A61B1/04
Filed: 2007-05-16
Abstract: A system and method for acquiring measurements of a portion of a patient's anatomy are provided. For example, the system includes a stereovideoscope including a scope coupled to a flexible tubing and configured to be positioned within the patient's body. The scope includes a plurality of stereoscopic lenses configured to capture data indicative of the portion of the patient's anatomy, and the flexible tubing includes a biocompatible material. In addition, the system includes a processing element that is in communication with the stereovideoscope and that is configured to generate an image based on the captured data in order to acquire at least one geometrical measurement indicative of the portion of the patient's anatomy.
Patent CA-2654713-A1 (CA)
Title: Fungicide mixtures which are based on derivatives of morpholine or piperidine and derivatives of oxime ether
Inventor: SAUR REINHOLD
IPC: A01N43/10
Filed: 1999-12-11
Abstract: The invention relates to fungicide mixtures containing the following as their active components: a) a morpholine or piperidine derivative (I) chosen from the following group of compounds (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) and (Id) and compounds of formula (II), the substituents X1 to X5 and R1 to R4 having the following meanings: X1 is C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 halogenalkoxy or halogen; X1 to X5 represent, independently of each other, hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkyl halide, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-halogenalkoxy; R1 represents C1-C4-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkyl-C3-C1-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkyl-C3-C1-cycloalkenyl, and these radicals can carry substituents chosen from the following: halogen, cyano and C1-C4-alkoxy; R2 represents a phenyl radical or a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclyl radical with at least one hetero atom chosen from the following group: N, 0 and S; the cyclical radicals having one to three substituents chosen from the following group: halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4- alkyl halide, C1-C4-halogenalkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C2-C4-alkenyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C2-C4-alkynyl; R3 and R4 represent, independently of each other, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio, N-C1-C4-alkylamino, C1-C4-alkyl halide or C1-C4-halogenalkoxy in a synergistically effective quantity.
Patent CA-2656928-A1 (CA)
Title: The use of cationic copolymerization from amine-holding acrylates and n-vinyl imidazolium salts in hair cosmetic products
Inventor: WOOD CLAUDIA
IPC: A61Q9/02
Filed: 2007-08-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of cationic polymers, obtainable by radical copolymerization of a) 60 to 99 mol% of at least one 1-vinyl imidazole monomer, b) 1 to 40 mol% of at least one radically polymerizable, quaternizable monomer b1) or methacrylic acid b2), and c) 0 to 30 mol% of at least one additional radically copolymerizable monomer different from a) and b) in hair cosmetic products.
Patent CA-2657044-A1 (CA)
Title: Flavors for oral compositions
Inventor: RAMJI NIRANJAN
IPC: A23L27/12
Filed: 2007-07-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to oral care compositions comprising stannous ions, a mint-type flavor oil, a protectant component that prevents generation of off odor and off taste in the composition, and orally acceptable carriers. The mint-type oils include peppermint, spearmint and corn mint. Suitable protectant components include copper salts and carbonyl compounds such as ascorbic acid; cis-jasmone; 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone; 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone; vanillin; ethyl vanillin; anisaldehyde; 3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde; 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde; 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde; 2-methyoxybenzaldehyde; 4-methoxybenzaldehyde; benzaldehyde; cinnamaldehyde (3-phenyl-2-propenal); hexyl cinnamaldehyde; .prop.-methyl cinnamaldehyde; ortho-methoxy cinnamaldehyde; .prop.-amyl cinnamaldehyde; and combinations thereof. The oral care composition may be a dentifrice.
Patent CA-2658010-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SUZUTA MASAYOSHI
IPC: B32B15/095
Filed: 2007-06-21
Abstract: There is provided a solar cell back surface sealing sheet which prevents a material degradation due to hydrolysis in an actual environment in which i t is used as a solar cell module and in a high temperature and humidity acce leration test of a solar cell module. The sheet also maintains electrical ou tput characteristics as a solar cell, and excels in antiweatherability. The solar cell back surface sealing sheet has a laminated body formed by laminat ing at least two or more layers of a base material with a polyurethane adhes ive, wherein the polyurethane adhesive includes an adhesive with hydrolysis resistance satisfying the following two conditions; condition (1), wherein l aminate strength after storing in a HAST chamber, which is an acceleration t est equipment by pressurized steam, for 168 hours at 105øC and 1.05 atm is a t least 1N/15mm or more, and condition (2), wherein separation between the s ubstrates due to delamination does not occur after storing in a HAST chamber , which is an acceleration test equipment by pressurized steam, for 168 hour s at 105øC and 1.05 atm.
Patent CA-2658981-A1 (CA)
Title: An installation and a method for recovering a surface marine vehicle or an underwater vehicle
Inventor: ARTZNER LAURENT
IPC: B63C7/04
Filed: 2007-07-25
Abstract: Installation and methods for recovering and/or launching an underwater or marine vehicle (1), particularly an AUV, from a recovery base (5). The installation comprises a floating cage (10) defining a housing (16) that at least part of said vehicle (1) can enter, first hauling means mounted on said cage and capable of hauling said vehicle into said housing, via a first flexible link, typically a cable (22), and second hauling means (7) intended to be mounted on the recovery base (5) and capable of hauling said cage via a second flexible link (9, 70) different from the first one.
Patent CA-2659494-A1 (CA)
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: G16H20/17
Filed: 2007-07-31
Abstract: An apparatus and method for indicating a current condition of a medical infusion pump is disclosed. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store two or more color codes, each color code corresponding to a condition of the medical infusion pump and a color. The apparatus further includes a monitor. The apparatus also includes a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory and the monitor, the programmable circuit programmed to generate a graphical user interface displaying a color upon detection of a condition. The method includes, upon detecting a condition in the medical infusion pump, displaying a color on a monitor associated to the medical infusion pump.
Patent CA-2663517-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for cooperative scanning
Inventor: PINDER ELLIS A
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2007-08-29
Abstract: A communication network (100) includes a plurality of communication devices (102, 104) communicating over multiple systems or channels and also communicating over a short range link, such as a personal area Network (PAN) link (106). The plurality of communication devices (102, 104) utilize pre-stored scan lists (156, 166) and cooperative scanning (600). The cooperative scanning involves partitioning the scan lists (156, 166) among the plurality of devices via the short range link to minimize battery consumption or enhance scan performance.
Patent CA-2664832-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MURAYAMA TAKUYA
IPC: F28F3/04
Filed: 2007-08-20
Abstract: A heat exchanging element having a laminated structure is provided for a heat exchanging type ventilating system or other air conditioning apparatuses. The heat exchanging element has improved heat exchanging efficiency by eliminating drift in a ventilation flue while keeping flow strength, and an airflow leakage due to peeling between a heat transfer plate and other members is prevented. A flow straightening section is provided for eliminating drift generated in the ventilation flue due to different ventilation resistances caused by difference of lengths of flow channels divided by a flow channel dividing section, and for giving prescribed flow speed distribution to a counterflow section.
Patent CA-2666313-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for segmenting a region in a medical image
Inventor: ACCOMAZZI VITTORIO
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2007-10-10
Abstract: A method and computer program are provided for segmenting a prostate from a medical image such as an ultrasound image. Each slice in a study is analysed and uses a manual initialization to obtain an initial contour, in which a user selects initial points that are automatically rendered on the image. An automatic refinement stage then snaps the contour to the prostate boundary in the image based on a pre-stored anatomical atlas and edge information obtained from the image. A manual adjustment stage may then be performed and if selected, the contour is automatically propagated to the next image slice to avoid the manual initialization. An auxiliary image slice may be referred to, which indicates how the prostate shape changes from slice to slice, e.g. by providing a perpendicular profile.
Patent CA-2667621-A1 (CA)
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 2007-10-26
Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for the production of split-biomolecular conjugates for the directed targeting of nucleic acids and polypeptides. More preferably, the compositions and methods allow for the use of the split biomolecular conjugates for the treatment of diseases, malignancies, disorders and screening. In some embodiments, the split biomolecular conjugates comprise split effector protein fragments conjugated to a probe, and interaction of both probes with a target nucleic acid or target polypeptide, such as a pathogenic nucleic acid sequence or pathogenic protein, brings a the split-effector fragments together to facilitate the reassembly of the effector molecule. Depending on the effector molecule, the protein complementation results in a cellular effect, in particular for the treatment of diseases, malignancies and disorders.
Patent CA-2667816-A1 (CA)
Title: Compositions and methods for inhibiting cathepsin proteases
Inventor: EPPLE ROBERT
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2007-10-17
Abstract: The invention provides compounds (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and more particularly, bicyclic carbamates, which are useful as cathepsin inhibitors, and methods for using such compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X is 0 or S; R1 is OR2, halo, (CR2)nR3, nitro, cyano, amino, aniido, sulfonamide, or an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, or C3-6 alkynyl;R2 is H, (CR2)nR3, or an optionally substituted C1-6alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl or C3-6 alkynyl; R3 is an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyciic ring or heterocyclic ring; m is 1-3; and n is 0-4.
Patent CA-2668563-A1 (CA)
Title: Efficient scissoring for graphics application
Inventor: DORBIE ANGUS M
IPC: G06T15/30
Filed: 2007-11-20
Abstract: Scissoring for any number of scissoring regions is performed in a sequential order by drawing one scissoring region at a time on a drawing surface and updating scissor values for pixels within each scissoring region. A scissor value for a pixel may indicate the number of scissoring regions covering the pixel and may be incremented for each scissoring region covering the pixel. A scissor value for a pixel may also be a bitmap, and a bit for a scissoring region may be set to one if the pixel is within the scissoring region. Pixels within a region of interest are passed and rendered, and pixels outside of the region are discarded. This region may be defined by a reference value, which may be set to (a) one for the union of all scissoring regions, for a scissoring UNION operation, or (b) larger than one for the intersection of multiple (e.g., all) scissoring regions, for a scissoring AND operation.
Patent CA-2674135-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for wellhead high integrity protection system
Inventor: FLANDERS PATRICK S
IPC: G01M99/00
Filed: 2007-12-03
Abstract: A system for protecting piping downstream of a wellhead includes an inlet connected to the wellhead and an outlet connected to downstream piping. Two sets of series-connected surface safety valves are in a parallel fluid flow relation to each other and in fluid communication with the inlet. Two vent control valves, which are in fluid communication with each other, each of the two series-connected safety valves and the inlet and outlet of the system, are intermediately connected to the safety valves. Each vent control valve is in fluid communication with a vent line for venting process pressure between surface safety valves through the outlet control valve based on a signal-generating safety logic solver having preprogrammed safety and operational protocols and pressure sensing transmitters attached upstream of the outlet control valve Independent, tight shut-off tests of each series-connected surface safety valve set closes all valves upon electrical or hydraulic failure.
Patent CA-2679108-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WHITE CHARLES N
IPC: F17C13/02
Filed: 2008-02-29
Abstract: Methods for loading a compressed fluid, such as natural gas, into and discharging the compressed fluid out of containment are provided. The compressed fluid is injected into a bottom portion of a container system for storage and/or transport until a target pressure is reached after which gas is withdrawn from an upper portion of the container system at a rate to maintain the target pressure while the compressed fluid is injected in the bottom portion. The compressed fluid is cooled through an expansion valve and by refrigerated chillers or by injecting a cold liquid of the same chemical composition as the compressed fluid, such as liquid natural gas, into the compressed fluid prior to injection into the container system. Withdrawal or discharge from the container system to a receiving facility begins with blow down from the bottom portion of the container system without a displacement fluid and continues until pressure falls below an acceptable differential pressure. The discharge stream is passed through a separator and a light gas from the separator is pressurized and injected into an upper portion of the container system to drive the compressed fluid out the bottom. The light gas is pressurized using either a compressor or a heated tank system, where two vessels operate in parallel, trapping and heating the light gas and then discharging to the container system from one while filling the other and alternating the operation between the two.
Patent CA-2679324-A1 (CA)
Title: Device for preparing a liquid beverage from a cartridge
Inventor: DENISART JEAN-LUC
IPC: A47J31/06
Filed: 2008-02-15
Abstract: Device for preparing a liquid beverage from a cartridge, comprising a sup ply unit (2) for supplying injection fluid to the cartridge (10), a cartridg e holder (6) configured to accept and support a cartridge; the said cartridg e holder being detachable from the device and complementary insertion means (7) are configured to allow the cartridge holder to be inserted from its det ached position into the supply unit (2). The injection means (5) are provide d and form part of the supply unit. The injection means are able to move int o engagement. Sealing means (16) are also provided in association with the i njection means in 'order to provide sealing locally between the said injecti on means and the cartridge.