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Patent CA-2464390-A1 (CA)
Title: Carrier
Inventor: KERSHAW MARK E
IPC: A45C7/00
Filed: 2002-10-16
Abstract: A carrier (10) of the backpack type is provided for use by motorcyclists to carry their travel requirements and a motor cycle helmet (26) when on or off the motorcycle. The carrier (10) has a bag (11) of flexible textile material with adjustable shoulder straps (12), waist strap (16) and chest strap (13).  The bag (11) has a main compartment (22) and a lower compartment (25) adapted to receive the helmet (26) inside it so that the carrier (10) can be freestanding when placed on the ground. The lower compartment (25) folds and is contained by a securing panel (28) to the base of the main compartment (22) when no helmet (26) is in the lower compartment (25).
Patent CA-2465998-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for detecting unique items during insertion into a product packaging system
Inventor: BRENKUS FRANK MATHEW
IPC: B65B57/20
Filed: 2002-10-15
Abstract: A novel method and apparatus of detecting unique items (510) as they are inserted into a product packaging system that is easily adaptable to current product packaging and prize insertion systems. A number of different types of sensors (245) may be used in conjunction with the insertion device to detect the unique prize before it is inserted into a product packaging system.  Ideally, the type sensor used will detect a feature of the unique item that is easily distinguishable from other items being inserted. Once the sensor detects the prize and generates a signal, this signal can be used to perform a variety of useful functions. After detecting the unique prize, the controller (125) for the insertion device shuts down the FMD (115) for a pre-determined period of time to allow the unique prize to pass through without triggering the FMD. The controller may also increase a counter each time one of the unique prizes is detected to keep track of the number of unique prizes inserted. Once the unique prize passes through, the FMD is turned back on so that foreign objects may again be detected.
Patent CA-2466283-A1 (CA)
Title: Rock bolt
Inventor: ERASMUS NICO
IPC: E21D21/00
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: A rock bolt which includes a tubular member, a device at one end of the tubular member for mechanically anchoring the tubular member inside a hole in a rock face, a bar which is partly inside the tubular member with a threaded portion which projects from the tubular member, and wherein the tubular member is formed with load resisting formations which restrain the bar from being pulled out of the tubular member.
Patent CA-2467969-A1 (CA)
Title: Device, system, kit or method for collecting effluent from an individual
Inventor: BRATTON HARRY
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2002-11-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (50), method, system and kit for receiving effluent from an individual. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device (50), method, system and kit for allowing effluent from an individual during a medical or diagnostic procedure including but not limited to, imaging or viewing one or more sections of an individual's gastrointestinal tract. In another embodiment, the effluent is collected in a hollow area (34) in order to prevent the effluent from contaminating a component, device or apparatus used in conection with the medical or diagnostic procedure.
Patent CA-2470148-A1 (CA)
Title: Inhibition of tristetraproline for protection of the heart from cardiac injuries
Inventor: HENTSCH BERND
IPC: A61P9/10
Filed: 2002-11-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds suitable for the treatment of conditions which may be improved, at least in part, by increasing TNF .alpha.  production. The invention further relates to assays for the identification of an individual at increased risk for or suffering from such conditions and to methods of screening compounds for their ability to enhance TNF .alpha.  biosysthesis.
Patent CA-2470562-A1 (CA)
Inventor: NEVES JOHN ANTHONY
IPC: E21B43/11
Filed: 2004-06-09
Abstract: A firing head sub for use in explosive well perforation is described. The firing head initiates the firing of a charge within a downhole gun, and also releases the firing head and gun from the tubing string upon firing so as to avoid clogging of the gun with sand and jamming of the gun downhole. The firing head and gun will only be released upon detonation of the charge. This is ensured by a feedback loop that returns spent detonation gas to the firing head to shift a sleeve, thereby unbiasing the firing head latches from their engagement with the tubing string connector, thereby releasing the firing head from the tubing string.
Patent CA-2471822-A1 (CA)
Inventor: YAMAMURA HISAKO
IPC: A61K38/02
Filed: 2002-12-26
Abstract: It is intended to provide a therapeutic method comprising constructing a cell- specific expression/replication vector usable in treating malignant tumor, etc. which is capable of expressing and replicating a gene in specific cells such as a malignant tumor without injuring normal cells (in particular, a vector capable of regulating the expression/replication at a desired point after the expression/replication) and transferring the vector into specific cells such as a malignant tumor in vivo followed by the expression thereof. The transcription initiation regulating domain of a human calponin gene which is cell-specifically expressed is acquired and ligated to the upstream of a viral replication-associated gene such as ICP4. Then a DNA encoding a protein such as an angiogenesis regulator or an apoptosis-associated factor is ligated to the viral replication-associated gene as described above via IRES, while a thymidine kinase gene in an intact state is integrated into a viral DNA. Thus a cell-specific expression/replication vector not acting on adult normal cells is constructed. The thus constructed vector is transfected into malignant tumor cells so as to selectively disrupt the malignant tumor cells.
Patent CA-2473510-A1 (CA)
Title: Pyrimidine derivatives as rho-kinase inhibitors
Inventor: BENNABI SAMIR
IPC: A61P7/02
Filed: 2003-01-23
Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as Rho-kinase inhibitors. These compounds are useful for inhibiting tumo r growth, treating erectile dysfunction, and treating other indications mediat ed by Rho-kinase, e.g., coronary heart disease.
Patent CA-2477383-A1 (CA)
Title: Heating, ventilating and air conditioning service tool with diagnostic capabilities
Inventor: RENTMEESTER PAUL C
IPC: G05B15/02
Filed: 2003-02-20
Abstract: Diagnostic system comprising an on-site service tool (10) operatively connected to and capable of interfacing with a process system (12) and obtaining data and/or information from the process system (12); a display associated with the service tool (10) and operatively capable of displaying the data and/or information; the on-site service tool (10) being operable by an on-site technician (22) for reviewing a remote service tool s data and/or information; a remote duplication capability (14), which might includes an internet link, remotely duplicating to the remote service (18) tool the data and/or information displayed by the display or obtained from the process system (12); the remote service tool (18), which receives data and/or information from the remote duplication capability (14), is operable by an o ff- site observer (16) to provide instructions and/or advice to the on-site technician.
Patent CA-2480670-A1 (CA)
Title: Systeme de gestion de l'etat de fonctionnement d'une pile a combustible
Inventor: VERED RON
IPC: H01M8/00
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: L'invention concerne des procédés et des dispositifs servant à régénérer, à compléter ou à contourner une cellule élémentaire ou un ensemble de cellules élémentaires d'un empilement de cellules élémentaires. Ces procédés et ces dispositifs offrent un mécanisme permettant d'éliminer les dépôts d'impuretés sur l'anode et sur la cathode de la pile à combustible et d'améliorer le fonctionnement des électrolytes. Le dispositif comprend un contrôleur qui commande une résistance variable ou une alimentation variable montée en parallèle avec une cellule élémentaire ou un groupe de cellules élémentaires dans un empilement. Pour commander directement le courant traversant la pile à combustible, il suffit d'adapter la valeur résistive de la résistance variable ou le niveau de tension de l'alimentation variable. Selon la première loi de Kirchhoff, toute réduction de la tension dans la pile à combustible entraîne une augmentation du courant traversant la pile à combustible, ce qui permet, lorsque l'empilement de cellules élémentaires est utilisé, d'éliminer les dépôts d'impuretés sur l'anode et la cathode dus à l'électrocatalyse et, ainsi, de régénérer la pile à combustible. Globalement, l'élimination des dépôts d'impuretés ne nécessite qu'un envoi d'impulsions courtes et périodiques dans le potentiel de la pile à combustible. L'invention concerne également des procédés et des dispositifs servant, d'une part, à déterminer les processus limites dans une pile à combustible afin d'optimiser les performances d'un empilement de cellules élémentaires, et, d'autre part, à établir un diagnostic de l'empilement de cellules élémentaires.
Patent CA-2482160-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JASPERS JORIS EMANUEL NICOLAAS
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 2003-03-05
Abstract: A manipulator is provided for an instrument for minimally invasive surgery. The manipulator is provided with a main axis accommodated in a bearing for coupling the manipulator to a solid world, and is provided with a first moveable carriage, on which first carriage the instrument is detachably mounted. The first carriage is positioned on a first arm that connects to a parallelogram construction comprising the main axis, and a handle being placed on, or forming part of, a second arm connected to the parallelogram construction opposite the first arm. Both the instrument and the handle extend below the main axis such that a body axis of that handle always extends parallel to the instrument to provide the instrument with a fixed virtual pivoting point in the plane in which the instrument intersects the body of a patient. The fixed virtual pivot point lies on a virtual line in the extended direction of the main axis and allows pivoting of the instrument about three planes, in accordance with movement of said handle, whereby the fixed virtual pivot point remains fixed independent of the movements of the instrument and said handle.
Patent CA-2482916-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for electrodynamically braking a rail vehicle
Inventor: KLIMA HEINRICH
IPC: B60T17/22
Filed: 2003-04-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for electrodynamically braking a rail vehicle that is provided with a drive unit (6). According to the inventive method, acceleration (aIst) of said rail vehicle is regulated according to t he speed (v) thereof.
Patent CA-2485461-A1 (CA)
Title: Endoscopic organ retraction system and method of using the same
Inventor: ORBAN JOSEPH P II
IPC: A61B1/32
Filed: 2003-05-19
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a retraction system (100, 200, 300) for retracting body organs and/or body tissue in a body cavity. The retraction system includes an elongate shaft (102, 222, 302) configured and dimensioned to be inserted into the body cavity, a retractor device (106, 204, 306) operatively associated with the elongate shaft, the retractor device having a first configuration for insertion into the body cavity and at least a second configuration for retraction of the body organ, and at least one anchor memb er (110, 210, 310) operatively coupled to the retractor device for anchoring th e retractor device to a wall of the body cavity.
Patent CA-2488084-A1 (CA)
Title: Bat having a flexible handle
Inventor: FRITZE MARK A
IPC: A63B60/06
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: A bat has an elongate tubular striking member of a first material, and an elongate handle member of a second material. The handle may be of composite material laid up in selected layers and orientation to produce selected weight distribution, strength, and stiffness and improved batting capabilities. The striking member and handle member may have juncture sections which are substantially rigidly interconnected through mating configurations.
Patent CA-2489225-A1 (CA)
Title: Re-keyable lock and method
Inventor: ERDELY EDWARD
IPC: E05B27/00
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: A re-keyable lock and method. The lock has locked and unlocked positions and includes a housing and a cylinder rotatably supported in the housing, The cock includes a plurality of wafer tumblers resiliently support ed in corresponding channels formed in the cylinder. Each wafer tumbler includes a rider element selectively engaged with a base element in first and second engagement positions, wherein the first engagement position corresponds to a first key and the second engagement position corresponds to a second key. Th e lock also includes a re-keying mechanism such as a re-keying tool which is inserted in a re-keying slot when the lock is in the unlocked position to disengage the rider element from the corresponding base element in the first engagemen t position and to re-engage the rider element to the base element in the secon d engagement position.
Patent CA-2489340-A1 (CA)
Title: Clous de tricots a mailles pour hernies
Inventor: CRISCUOLO CHRISTOPHER J
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2003-06-11
Abstract: L'invention concerne divers modes de réalisation de clous chirurgicaux à l'usage d'interventions chirurgicales. Lesdits clous comportent généralement une tête et une partie cylindre s'étendant de manière distale de la tête. De préférence, la tête et la partie cylindre définissent un alésage traversant conçu pour recevoir un instrument d'entraînement. Sur la tête, un filet est conçu pour venir en prise avec les filets de l'outil d'installation. La partie cylindre comporte un filet tissulaire destiné à venir en prise avec les tissus. Les surfaces distale et proximale du filet tissulaire peuvent être orientées selon différents angles par rapport à la partie cylindre. L'invention concerne également un instrument d'introduction conçu pour introduire au moins un clou ainsi qu'un procédé d'utilisation associé. Elle concerne enfin un dispositif modèle utilisé pour expliquer le fonctionnement de l'instrument.
Patent CA-2489785-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SELBY WILLIAM J
IPC: B65D85/671
Filed: 2004-12-10
Abstract: The present invention is a box for use by a person to store and dispense a roll of small diameter flexible tubing. The box comprises a front wall, a rear wall, first and second substantially open side walls, and an inside portion. The box further comprises a first flap extending from the rear wall to the front wall and substantially centered between the first and second side walls. The first flap is removably engageable with the front wall between an open position where the person may remove the first flap and insert the roll of flexible tubing into the inside portion and a closed position where the person may engage the flap to retain the roll of small diameter flexible tubing and then dispense as needed. The first and second substantially open sidewalls each comprise an elongated strip extending from said front wall to said rear wall to retain the roll of small diameter flexible tubing. The box is made from a single piece of corrugated cardboard having a plurality of fold lines.
Patent CA-2491261-A1 (CA)
Title: Dispositif de mesure de la pression statique differentielle
Inventor: ROESLER BRUCE
IPC: G01F1/46
Filed: 2003-08-05
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif d'activation ou de mesure de la pression statique différentielle, servant à mesurer l'écoulement fluide à travers une conduite. Le dispositif selon l'invention comprend deux tubes de Pitot ayant chacun une extrémité proximale raccordée à une vanne, une partie terminale distale située dans la conduite, les parties terminales distales étant généralement parallèles entre elles et perpendiculaires au flux d'air à travers la conduite et présentant des extrémités distales ouvertes, ainsi qu'une plaque située entre les deux parties terminales distales des tubes et créant une pression statique différentielle entre les extrémités ouvertes des tubes. Les extrémités distales ouvertes des tubes s'inclinent en direction de la plaque, de sorte qu'elles se trouvent en face et à l'opposé du sens du flux gazeux à travers la conduite.
Patent CA-2492533-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MANZER LEO E
IPC: C07C67/327
Filed: 2003-07-15
Abstract: Synthèse d'esters d'alcénoates à partir d'une lactone correspondante et d'un alcool, en présence d'un catalyseur basique. Plus spécifiquement, la présente invention concerne la synthèse d'ester de méthyle-4-penténoate à partir de 5-méthyle butyrolactone et de méthanol.
Patent CA-2493177-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHILDRESS RONALD L JR
IPC: F24D10/00
Filed: 2005-01-14
Abstract: A recurrent distribution network provides an embedded, cost-based decision mechanism for a real-time, closed-loop process control system that outputs to multiple controllable output devices while observing numerous input constraints. A global incremental distribution request to increase or decrease a controlled process variable is accepted by a recurrent neural network. The network iteratively solves and applies a distribution of a global incremental request to multiple controllable output devices based on individual incremental unit costs, output ranges, output scaling and process input constraint limits.
Patent CA-2494582-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SEELIG JERALD C
IPC: A63F13/08
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: A display device (700) comprising a plurality of prize balls (92), a ball holder (58) adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller (76) adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism (29) adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player; and a positioning mechanism (77) in communication with the controller adapted to position the selected prize ball relative to the display mechanism. The display device may be combined with a jumbled ball display (714), wherein the balls displayed by the display device appear to originate from the jumbled ball display. The display device may also be combined with a game apparatus that is adapted to allow players to play a game. In this embodiment, the display device may, preferably in conjunction with a board game (712) provide a bonus award for the player.
Patent CA-2498616-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for converting a stored value card to a credit card
Inventor: BISHOP FRED
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2002-10-11
Abstract: A method and system for converting a first transaction account device to a second transaction account device wherein a card (5) number (6) associated with, or defined as, a first transaction account (6) e.g., stored value account, is re-associated with, or re-defined as, second transaction account (3), e.g., credit card account.
Patent CA-2500390-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MYATT GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: A61K35/74
Filed: 2003-09-30
Abstract: Cette invention concerne des compositions comportant un noyau et au moins deux couches périphériques. Ces compositions peuvent s'utiliser chez l'homme et autres mammifères, en particulier lorsqu'un composant du noyau est sensible à l'humidité. Plus particulièrement, les compositions de l'invention comprennent: (a) un noyau renfermant un ou plusieurs composants; (b) une couche intérieure entourant le noyau, qui est prise dans le groupe constitué de revêtements successifs insolubles à un pH d'environ 3 ou moins, revêtements successifs dont le poids par couche varie d'environ 3 mg/cm?2¿ à environ 25 mg/cm?2¿, seuls, et en combinaison; et (c) une couche extérieure hydrophobe entourant la couche intérieure.
Patent CA-2501438-A1 (CA)
Title: Improvement in the storage stability of photoinitiators
Inventor: FUCHS ANDRE
IPC: C09D11/10
Filed: 2003-10-17
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein R1 is hydrogen or alkyl; R2 is C1-C4alkoxy or a morpholino radical; and R3 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkoxy, are suitable for improving the solubility of specific photoinitiators in formulations and accordingly enhance the storage stability of formulations comprising a photoinitiator and compounds of formula (I).
Patent CA-2505722-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ATTERHOLT KEN A
IPC: G05B19/045
Filed: 2003-11-18
Abstract: A leveled system architecture (100) of figure 5 includes multiple level processors and/or controllers that control each other and ultimately the system components. The host level controller (56) includes a host processor, the level-1 controller (52) includes the master controller, the level-2 controller (54) includes four controllers (54a, 54b, 54c and 54d) and the level-3 controller includes one or more controllers that interface between the level-2 controllers and the system components. The motors, pumps, and the valves are controlled by the level-3 controllers, which are programmed in C  and typically are not changeable the state records, which a processor engineer accesses to control the operation of the second and the level-2 controllers (52, 54), wherein the system executes a process by identifying a set of states to be executed, issuing state commands that need to be issued to execute the current state in the set of states.
Patent CA-2508501-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for maintaining on a handheld electronic device information that is substantially current and is readily available to a user
Inventor: PAAS JULIAN
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2005-05-27
Abstract: An improved system and method for managing data on a handheld electronic device includes a server that periodically pushes data to a particular handheld electronic device, with the data being stored on the handheld electronic device by way of a routine running in the background whereby such reception and storage is generally transparent to a user. The data can be any type of data and may be data that is desired by the user or that fits a profile or preference of the user. The profile can, for instance, be predetermined and/or can be customized by the user and/or can reflect a preference of the user. The data pushed to the handheld electronic device can also be related in some fashion to a geographic disposition of the handheld electronic device. Such pushing of data and storage is managed by a routine running in the background of the handheld electronic device. The routine enables current data to be maintained on the handheld electronic device for ready access by a user.
Patent CA-2509292-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BIAGIONI MAURO
IPC: B26D7/24
Filed: 2005-06-07
Abstract: A control device for a cutting blade, particularly for cutting-off machines for logs of web material, interrupts operation of the cutting blade when deformation of the blade reaches a preset deformation value and resumes operation of the cutting blade when the deformation of the blade is less than another preset deformation value. The control device includes a measuring device for measuring deformation values of at least a portion of the cutting blade, at least one comparator for comparing the measured deformation values with at least one preset deformation value set by an operator, and an actuator which sends, according to signals coming from the comparator, control signals to a motor of the machine to control the start up and/or the stop of said motor.
Patent CA-2518566-A1 (CA)
Title: Herbicidal mixtures containing picolinafen
Inventor: ZAGAR CYRILL
IPC: A01N43/40
Filed: 2004-03-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a herbicidal mixture, containing A) picolinafen (I) , or its salts that can be used in agriculture and B) at least one additional herbicide, selected from the group of pthalamates (B1), semicarbazones (B2), chloracetanilides (B3), carbamates (B4), pyridazines (B5), dinitrophenols (B6), dipyridylenes (B7), benzothiadiazoles (B8), uracils (B9), pyridazinone s (B10), phenyl carbamates (B11), benzoic acids (B12), quinoline carboxylic acids (B13), nitriles (B14), benzamides (B15) and amides (B16).