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Patent CA-2521871-A1 (CA)
Title: Reflective film
Inventor: LEFEBVRE JULIEN
IPC: E04D12/00
Filed: 2004-04-07
Abstract: The present invention provides a reflective film that can be adhered to a surface of a construction material to form a composite material that is useful as radiant heat insulation in industrial, commercial and residential buildings. The reflective film comprises a layer of Aluminum foil adhered to a surface of a polymer film. Also provided is an alternative in which the reflective film comprises a layer of Aluminum foil adhered to polymer-coated kraft paper. The polymer film or polymer-coated kraft paper composite is formulated such that reflective film may be laminated to the surface of the construction material without the use of an adhesive. Also provided are manufacturing processes for the production of the reflective film, or film composite, and for laminating the film or film composite to the surface of a construction material.
Patent CA-2522397-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and system for user management of a fleet of vehicles including long term fleet planning
Inventor: RITZIE WILLIAM SEAN
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2005-10-05
Abstract: A system for providing a user with historical sales data having relevance to a plurality of vehicles comprising a fleet for assisting users with defining residual values for fleet vehicles and performing cost going forward analyses and/or depreciation analyses of fleet vehicles. In one exemplary embodiment providing a user with historical sales data for a plurality of vehicles comprising a fleet, the system comprising: (a) a database configured to store actual sales data for a plurality of vehicles that have previously been sold; and (b) a computer in communication with the database, the computer being configured to create a page for display to a user, the page including a display of a plurality of historical sales prices for at least one vehicle type that is similar to a user-selected vehicle type, wherein the displayed historical sales prices are calculated from the stored actual sales data and comprise historical sales prices for the at least one similar vehicle type that have been normalized to an average time of sale odometer reading. Also disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method for selecting which of a plurality of vehicles within a fleet are to be deleted from the fleet; the method comprising: (a) displaying, on an electronic page presented to a computer user, a value analysis for at least one type of vehicle within a rental vehicle fleet; (b) providing at least one link on the electronic page for selection by the user to initiate a deletion from the fleet of at least one fleet vehicle corresponding to the at least one vehicle type; and (c) responsive to user selection of the at least one link, displaying a list of fleet vehicles for selectable deletion from the fleet by the user, the listed fleet vehicles corresponding to vehicles of the at least one vehicle type. In another embodiment, a computerized system is configured to determine a quantity of vehicles to be purchased during a future predetermined time period for inclusion in a vehicle fleet in response to a variety of user inputs.
Patent CA-2523848-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KAMENOPOLSKI STANIMIR
IPC: H01P1/185
Filed: 2004-04-30
Abstract: Digital phase shifter, comprising series connection of controlled phase shifting bits (3a - 3k), each of them inserts determinate amount of phase delay of the passing signal, wherein the phase change occur in response to the control signal switching the phase cells 3k and applied to its steering terminal 4k for a switching element (11, 21, 22, 31, 32) of each of the cells 3, characterized in applying as a switching element (11,21,22,31,32) the discrete p-HEMT (pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors) with positive or negative pinch-off voltage.
Patent CA-2526432-A1 (CA)
Title: Self-contained heating unit and drug-supply unit employing same
Inventor: DAMANI RAMESH
IPC: F24V30/00
Filed: 2004-05-20
Abstract: Heating units, drug supply units and drug delivery articles capable of rapid heating are disclosed. Heating units (10, 60) comprising a substrate (12, 62) and a solid fuel (20, 80) capable of undergoing an exothermic metal oxidation reaction disposed within the substrate (12, 62) are disclosed. Drug supply units (100) and drug delivery articles (162) wherein a solid fuel (114, 174) is configured to heat a substrate (64, 164) to a temperature sufficient to rapidly thermally vaporize a drug (110, 166) disposed thereon are also disclosed.
Patent CA-2528369-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DUCROQUET YVES
IPC: A45D34/02
Filed: 2004-06-07
Abstract: The device has a cover (7) covering an opening of a flask (1). The cover comprises of six capillary channels (5) for liberating a liquid product (2) in a sampling tube. One end of the channels open in the liquid product sampling tube while other ends of the channels open to exterior of the cover. The tube is realized to retain a quantity of the product by capillary phenomenon. An independent claim is also included for a flask applicator of liquid product.
Patent CA-2528464-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SAUCEDO VICTOR M
IPC: D21H17/65
Filed: 2004-06-11
Abstract: A method for controlling the CO2 addition in a wet end process utilizing CO2 addition is disclosed. The method includes combining a papermaking composition and CO2 to create a CO2-enriched papermaking composition, measuring or estimating at least one electrical property of either the papermaking composition or of the CO2-enriched papermaking composition, and controlling the rate of addition of CO2 to maintain the at least one electrical property within a pre-selected range of values.
Patent CA-2528639-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TANKERSLEY JAY
IPC: B29B17/02
Filed: 2005-12-09
Abstract: For a work piece having a metal part bonded to a rubber part, a method is devised to separate the metal and rubber parts. A flame is used to heat a portion of an exposed surface of the metal part, while moving the metal part relative to the flame until substantially all the exposed metal surface is heated. The process is repeated until the metal and rubber parts separate.
Patent CA-2531553-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PLUMMER RODERICK
IPC: G16H20/40
Filed: 2005-12-28
Abstract: Un système pour commander la transmission de données d'imagerie médicale comprenant généralement un ordinateur, une pluralité de sources de données d'imagerie médicale et une pluralité de destinations de données d'imagerie médicale transmises par l'ordinateur, et un écran tactile affichant simultanément une pluralité d'icônes source et une pluralité d'icônes de destination commandées par ordinateur. Les icônes sources correspondent à la pluralité des sources qui permettent à un utilisateur de sélectionner une source particulière de données d'imagerie médicale, et les icônes de destination correspondent à la pluralité de destinations que l'utilisateur peut sélectionner pour transmettre les données d'imagerie. Dans certaines variantes, l'écran tactile comprend un écran d'affichage des images médicales générées par les données d'imagerie soumises par la source actuellement sélectionnée. Dans certaines variantes, l'écran tactile comprend un ensemble de commandes associées à la source actuellement sélectionnée.
Patent CA-2532619-A1 (CA)
Title: Animal restraint
Inventor: FRANKS CHRISTOPHER PETER
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 2004-07-14
Abstract: An animal restraint (10), typically as an animal collar, that encloses a girth of an animal including: -a belt (9) having a first (1) and second (2) belt ends and an elongate linker (3), -the first belt end (1) having an aperture (4), -the elongate linker (3) engaging the second belt end (2) at a first linker end, the elongate linker (3) passing through the aperture (4) to terminate at a stopper (7) at a second linker end; wherein a pulling force directed away from the girth of the animal applied to the stopper (7) when the restraint (10) is in a first larger girth position allows movement of, the elongate linker (3) through the aperture (4) throughout a plurality of second smaller girth positions to a minimum girth position, the minimum girth position being substantially similar to that of the girth of the animal.
Patent CA-2535435-A1 (CA)
Title: Smoking articles and smokable filler material therefor comprising a stabilised foamed structure
Inventor: SUTTON JOSEPH PETER
IPC: A24B15/16
Filed: 2004-10-20
Abstract: The invention relates to smokable filler materials and a process for making same, the smokable filler material comprising a foaming agent, an agent capable of forming chemical cross-linkages, and a cross-linking agent. A  combination of the foaming agent in the foamed state thereof, the agent capable of forming chemical cross~linkages and the cross-linking agent provides a stabilised, foamed material. The invention also provides a smoking article incorporating the smokable filler material of the invention.
Patent CA-2538686-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FARR LOUISE
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2004-08-18
Abstract: Method for operating a moving network for providing a reachability service to connect portable nodes of the moving network to at least one external, fixed network via at least one mobile router, with temporary name identifiers are allocated to the portable nodes and mapped to current reachable addresses of the portable nodes by at least one proxy name server.
Patent CA-2540056-A1 (CA)
Title: Controlled release formulations of opioid and nonopioid analgesics
Inventor: HUANG YE
IPC: A61K31/16
Filed: 2004-09-24
Abstract: Sustained release dosage forms for twice daily oral dosing to a human patient for providing relief from pain are provided. The sustained release dosage form comprises an immediate release component and a sustained release component, wherein the immediate release component and the sustain release component collectively contain a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid analgesic and a therapeutically effective amount of nonopioid analgesic. In a preferred embodiment, the nonipioid anagecis is acetaminophen and the opioid analgesic is hydrocodone and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and in preferred embodiments, the pharmaceutically aacceptable salt is bitartrate. The dosage forms produce plasma profiles in a patient characterized by a Cmax for hydrocodone of between about 0.6 ng/mL/mg to about 1.4 ng/mL/mg and an AUC for hydrocodone of between about 9.1 ng*hr/mL/mg to about 19.9ng*hr/mL/mg (per mg hydrocodone bitartrate administered and a Cmax for acetaminophen of between about 2.8 ng/mL/mg and 7.9 ng/mL/mg and AUC for acetaminophen of between about 28.6ng*hr/mL/mg and about 59.1ng*hr/mL/mg (per mg acetaminophen administered) after a single dose.
Patent CA-2541203-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JOYCE WILLIAM J
IPC: G09F7/18
Filed: 2006-03-13
Abstract: The invention provides a collapsible sign display system consisting of a combination of a supporting column fitted with internally supported stiffeners and a mating sheet material structural canopy. The frame consists of a structural column fitted with multiple stiffening members that align with fixed positional restraints attaching directly to the sheet material canopy (the sign).  Additionally the sheet material canopy is rigidly fastened to the structural column.
Patent CA-2544528-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MARIAN MICHAEL
IPC: G05B13/02
Filed: 2004-10-29
Abstract: A system for providing irrigation control is provided. The system includes a number of non-local data sources for providing data, a processor and an irrigation system. The processor is configured to receive data from one or more of the non-local data sources and calculate an evapotranspiration (ET) value for an irrigation area that is non-local with respect to the non-local data sources. The irrigation system is located in the irrigation area and configured to receive the ET value from the processor and provide appropriate irrigation control for the irrigation area using the ET value.
Patent CA-2544778-A1 (CA)
Title: Distributed system and method for color coordination
Inventor: REYNOLDS DAMIEN
IPC: G07F17/16
Filed: 2004-11-05
Abstract: A distributed color selection and coordination system including a remote computer communicatively coupled to a server. The remote computer configured to select a starting color and access a database in the server to find one o r more complementary colors. The colors in the database arranged in a predetermined relationship with other colors in the database, the relationsh ip between colors based on color theory. The remote computer being capable of storing personal information and color selections on the server. An in-store kiosk is communicatively coupled to the server and configured to execute col or selection and coordination software. The in-store kiosk being capable of retrieving stored personal information and color selections from the server which was previously stored from the remote computer.
Patent CA-2545398-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WEBB EARL D
IPC: E21B33/124
Filed: 2004-11-10
Abstract: The present invention is directed to plugs, plug systems and methods for using the plugs and systems in subterranean wells. The plugs comprise an inner mandrel and an outer sleeve formed of a compressible foam. The plug systems include an assembly comprising a top plug and a bottom plug having foam outer sleeves. The plug systems further comprise a float valve into which the assembly fits. In the method, the bottom plug is deployed ahead of the top plug to separate a second fluid from a first fluid and wipe the inside of the pipe string clean of the first fluid. The top plug is used to wipe the inside of the pipe string clean of the second fluid and stop the displacement of the second fluid into the annulus between the casing string and the well bore.
Patent CA-2545495-A1 (CA)
Title: Brackets, water gardens, kits, and method incorporating the same
Inventor: O'DELL FURMAN
IPC: A01G9/00
Filed: 2006-05-02
Abstract: An adjustable bracket for mounting and supporting a water garden accessory on the sidewall of a support structure to create a water garden, as well as a kit and method for creating a water garden using the bracket. The bracket includes a mounting platform and a support arm that is cooperatively adjustable with the platform to accommodate sidewalls of different widths. Elongated apertures in the mounting platform, through which the accessory is secured to the platform, also allow the water garden accessory to be mounted in a wide range of positions for proper balancing on the sidewall.
Patent CA-2546537-A1 (CA)
Title: Apparatus and method for obtaining downhole samples
Inventor: LONGFIELD COLIN
IPC: E21B49/10
Filed: 2006-05-10
Abstract: A downhole drilling tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The tool includes a formation evaluation tool having fixed and retrievable portions. The fixed portion is operatively connected to a drill collar of the downhole tool. The fixed portion is for establishing fluid communication with a subterranean formation. The retrievable portion is fluidly connected to the fixed portion and retrievable therefrom to a surface location. The retrievable portion is for receiving a formation fluid from the subterranean formation.
Patent CA-2550154-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ANDERSON STEVEN B
IPC: G06F7/00
Filed: 2005-01-03
Abstract: The present inventors recognized room for improving convention informational retrieval systems, particularly those intended for retrieval of legal information. Accordingly, they devised systems, methods, and software that facilitate the retrieval of related non-opinion legal documents in response to queries for legal opinions. Non-opinion documents may include briefs, pleadings, depositions, court orders, and so forth, each of which may be selected online by the user for retrieval or delivery. Other novel features include user interfaces that provide convenient access to a number of specialty litigation databases.
Patent CA-2552103-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KINDLEIN JOHANN
IPC: A61M36/12
Filed: 2006-07-17
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for effecting radiation treatment on a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body comprising: a group of n hollow treatment channels being inserted at one or moro pre-planned positions in said pre-selected anatomical portion; a group of m delivery channels to be connected to a corresponding number m from said group of n hollow treatment channels with m being 2 or more and n being 1 or more;; identifying means for identifying which one of said m delivery channels is being connected with which one of said n hollow treatment channels, said identifying means comprising a tracking element accommodated in a tracking channel, said tracking element being intended to be displaced from said tracking channel through each of said interconnected m delivery channels and m treatment channels; storage means for storing k energy emitting sources in a corresponding source-channel with k <= m; delivery means for temporarily inserting said k energy emitting sources from their source-channels through a corresponding one of said interconnected m delivery channels and m treatment channels towards one of said pre-planned positions in said anatomical portion; coupling means for coupling at least one of said m delivery channels with a corresponding treatment channel.
Patent CA-2553414-A1 (CA)
Title: A reduced ignition propensity smoking article
Inventor: WILLIAMS DAVID L
IPC: D21H21/14
Filed: 2002-02-05
Abstract: A smoking article (10) having reduced ignition propensity is disclosed. The smoking article includes a tobacco column (12), a wrapper (14) surrounding the tobacco column (12), and a filter element (16). The wrapper (14) has a base permeability, and untreated area (20) and at least one discrete area (22) treated with a composition to reduce the base permeability. The discrete treated area (22) interacts with a coal of a burning tobacco firecone as it advances to self-extinguish the smoking article (10). The composition of the treated area (22) includes a permeability reducing substance, a bum rate retarding substance and a burn rate accelerating substance. Either the burn rate retarding substance or the burn rate accelerating substance acts as an organoleptic enchancing substance. In this way, a smoker's experience when smoking either the at least one treated area (22) or the untreated area (20) is substantially the same.
Patent CA-2554036-A1 (CA)
Title: Flame-resistant amino resin system
Inventor: KALTENBACHER SASCHA
IPC: C08L61/20
Filed: 2005-01-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-resistant amino resin system, in particular a melamine formaldehyde resin system, a melamine-urea formaldehyde resin system or a urea formaldehyde resin system, comprising: a) a modified amino resin matrix, the primary aminoplast condensation products being present at least partially in etherified form and the modified amino resin being obtained from an amino resin melt that is essentially devoid of solvent; and b) at least one compound, which acts as the flame-resistant component, contains phosphorus and/or nitrogen and/or boron in chemically bonded form and which is present in the amino resin matrix in encapsulated form. This permits the development of an amino resin system that can be thermoplastically treated, has excellent flame-resistant properties and in addition exhibits optimal curing, processing and surface characteristics.
Patent CA-2555431-A1 (CA)
Inventor: O'LOUGHLIN MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: C30B25/02
Filed: 2004-11-18
Abstract: Single crystal silicon carbide epitaxial layer on an off-axis substrate are manufactured by placing the substrate in an epitaxial growth reactor, growing a first layer of epitaxial silicon carbide on the substrate, interrupting the growth of the first layer of epitaxial silicon carbide, etching the first layer of epitaxial silicon carbide to reduce the thickness of the first layer, and regrowing a second layer of epitaxial silicon carbide on the first layer of epitaxial silicon carbide. Carrot defects may be terminated by the process of interrupting the epitaxial growth process, etching the grown layer and regrowing a second layer of epitaxial silicon carbide. The growth interruption/etching/regrowth may be repeated multiple times. A silicon carbide epitaxial layer has at least one carrot defect that is terminated within the epitaxial layer. A semiconductor structure includes an epitaxial layer of silicon carbide on an off-axis silicon carbide substrate, and a carrot defect having a nucleation point in the vicinity of an interface between the substrate and the epitaxial layer and is terminated within the epitaxial layer.
Patent CA-2560039-A1 (CA)
Title: Suspension ajustable pour pivot arriere d'un fauteuil roulant
Inventor: OUELLET PAULO
IPC: A61G5/00
Filed: 2006-09-13
Abstract: Cette invention concerne l'installation et l'utilisation d'un nouveau systèm e de pivot ajustable (5) avec ressort (1) rattaché au châssis d'un fauteuil roula nt par un bras de retenu et d'ajustement amovible ( 3) et dont le moyeu est fixé au châssis par deux ancrages de type ajustable (4) . Ce nouveau système de pivot a pour but d'empêcher la cinquième roue d'un fauteuil roulant de rester accrocher ou inerte lors de son utilisation. Le bras de retenue et d'ajustement (3) empêchera le pivotement de la cinquième roue du fauteuil roulant. L'essieu (15 ) avec points de renforcement triangulaires permet une inclinaison des deux roues arrières de 15 % ce qui constitue une nouveauté. De plus ce nouveau système permet l'ouvertur e et la fermeture de la distance entre les roues. Cet essieu (15 ) est rattaché a u châssis du fauteuil roulant par deux ancrages (4) de type amovible ce qui constitue aussi une nouveauté ;
Patent CA-2561172-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HEDRICH KLAUS
IPC: C10M107/28
Filed: 2005-02-24
Abstract: The invention relates to graft copolymers produced by radically polymerising polymerisable monomers and, in addition comprising long-chain ethylenically unsaturated compounds which contain alkyl substitutes, in particular acrylates or methacrylates and monomers with hydrogen bridge donator functions.  According to said invention, said hydrogen bridge donator monomer is introduced into a polymer backbone and into graft side branches. The inventive polymers are particularly usable for lubricating oil formulations.
Patent CA-2563185-A1 (CA)
Title: Sustained release formulations of a peptide or protein and a purified gallic acid ester
Inventor: GOLDENBERG MERRILL S
IPC: A61K38/08
Filed: 2005-04-25
Abstract: The present invention relates broadly to the field of sustained release formulations. More specifically, the invention describes compositions and methods relating to formulating proteins and/or peptides with purified gallic acid esters. In one example, the gallic acid ester is PentaGalloylGlucose (PGG) and in anther example the gallic acid ester is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
Patent CA-2565407-A1 (CA)
Title: Compounds for enzyme inhibition
Inventor: BUNIN BARRY A
IPC: C07K5/08
Filed: 2005-05-09
Abstract: Peptide-based compounds including heteroatom-containing, three-membered rings efficiently and selectively inhibit specific activities of N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolases. The activities of those Ntn having multiple activities can be differentially inhibited by the compounds described. For example, the chymotrypsinlike activity of the 20S proteasome may be selectively inhibited with the inventive compounds. The peptide-based compounds include an epoxide or aziridine, and functionalization at the N-terminus. Among other therapeutic utilities, the peptide-based compounds are expected to display anti-inflammatory properties and inhibition of cell proliferation.