baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CA-2639776-A1 (CA)
Title: Systemes et methodes qui distinguent les echantillons de sang des autres echantillons, a partir des transitoires de courants interferentiels
Inventor: HODGES ALASTAIR MCINDOE
IPC: G01N33/50
Filed: 2008-09-25
Abstract: Des méthodes permettant de faire une distinction entre un échantillon aqueux non sanguin (p. ex., une solution de contrôle) et un échantillon sanguin sont révélées. Dans un aspect, la méthode comprend au moins une bande de test sur laquelle plusieurs courants transitoires sont mesurés par un instrument de mesure connecté électriquement à une bande de test électrochimique. Les courants transitoires servent à déterminer si un échantillon est un échantillon sanguin ou un échantillon aqueux non sanguin en fonction dau moins deux caractéristiques (p. ex. , quantité dinterférent présent et cinétique de la réaction). La méthode peut également comprendre le calcul dun critère de discrimination fondé sur au moins deux caractéristiques. Divers aspects dun système permettant de faire une distinction entre un échantillon sanguin et un échantillon aqueux non sanguin sont également présentés.
Patent CA-2641181-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BIZARD JEAN-CLAUDE
IPC: A23L19/18
Filed: 2007-02-01
Abstract: The cooker (1) consists of a container (2) for the food and an inner blade (8) that can be rotated to stir the contents. It differs in that the blade incorporates a tipping section (13) that turns at least part of the food in a mainly radial direction. The stirring blade also has a lateral deflector (9) and lifter (130).
Patent CA-2643718-A1 (CA)
Title: Solvent required to separate sour gas components from technical gases
Inventor: SNELL ALEXANDER
IPC: B01D53/14
Filed: 2007-02-28
Abstract: The invention relate to the use of a liquid, containing 0.1 to 100 % of an amine or several amines of formula H2N-CH2(CHR2)x-(OCH2(CHR3)y)z-OR1, where R1 = C1 to C6 alkyl, R2= H or CH3, R3=H or CH3, x = 0 to 3, y = 0 to 3, z = 0 to 10 and 0 to 99.9% of any further solvent including piperazine and/or water for separating acid gas components from technical gases.
Patent CA-2645138-A1 (CA)
Title: Anti-contamination cover for fluid connections
Inventor: PETERS BRYAN
IPC: B65D47/00
Filed: 2007-03-08
Abstract: A fluid connector is described, the connector comprising a housing having an access site, and a cover member passively positioned in a covering relationship with the access site 1 he cover member is in a covering relationship with the access site such that the cover member is substantially reversable from an uncovered relationship under load to the initial covering relationship. A method of preventing contamination and aseptically covering an access site of a fluid connector with a cover member is also described.
Patent CA-2645353-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LENK RONALD J
IPC: F21K99/00
Filed: 2007-04-27
Abstract: An LED bulb (10) having a bulb-shaped shell (30), a thermally conductive plastic material (60) within the bulb-shaped shell, and at least one LED (50) within the bulb-shaped shell. The bulb also includes a base (20), wherein the base is dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket.
Patent CA-2646167-A1 (CA)
Title: Method, system, and computer-readable medium to uniformly render document annotations across multiple computer platforms
Inventor: CHERKASOV ALEKSEY G
IPC: G06N3/00
Filed: 2007-04-13
Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium to uniformly display electronic annotations of a document across differing computer platforms of an imaging system where documents are stored as images on an image file server. An exemplary method comprises a user producing a textual representation of a document annotation, generating an image arid associated attributes (e.g., size, location, color, etc.) of the annotation, storing the annotation image in a record of an annotation file, and accessing the annotation file record to retrieve the annotation image in a standard universal format whereby to render a combined image representation of the document overlaid with the annotation image according to the attributes. Standard formats include jpeg, gif, tiff, or Windows metafile. Instead of storing the annotation image in the record, a pointer may be stored in the record to enable retrieval of the annotation image from another memory location.
Patent CA-2648510-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GUILLAMA NOEL
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 2008-12-30
Abstract: A system for generating measurable indexes for providing a total wellness assessment of an individual is provided. The system can include a data communications interface for accessing a plurality of databases of population data derived from samplings of one or more populations. The system further can include an integration and synthesis engine for generating a plurality of weighting factors based upon a predetermined combination of the data, each weighting factor corresponding to a predetermined body region of the individual or to a predetermined health condition associated with the individual and based upon the population data.  The system also can include a conditions capture engine for capturing individual-specific data corresponding to a set of predetermined of health conditions associated with the individual. The system can further include a modeling tool for combining at least one of the plurality of weighting factors with the individual-specific data corresponding to a set of predetermined of health conditions associated with the individual. Moreover, the system can include a quotient generator for generating an individual-specific overall health score corresponding to the individual based on the combining of weighting factors, population data, and individual-specific data.
Patent CA-2649947-A1 (CA)
Title: Absorbent product
Inventor: BOISSIER ELISABETH
IPC: A61L15/60
Filed: 2006-06-30
Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent product (1) having an extent in a plane in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction when the product is positioned in a plane position and a thickness perpendicular to the plane. The absorbent product comprises a backing layer (2) and a top layer (3) and between them an absorption body (4), the absorbent product (1 ) being divided up in the longitudinal direction into a rear section (7), a front section (8) and positioned between them a central section (9), and being divided up in the lateral direction into a first lateral zone (11), a second lateral zone (12) and positioned between them a central zone (13). The invention is characterized in that the top layer (3) comprises slits (14) in an area which fully or partially encloses that part of the absorbent product (1) that is formed by the section of the central zone (13) and the central section (9), and which constitutes the wet area of the product.
Patent CA-2650187-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PASQUINET CATHERINE
IPC: C21D11/00
Filed: 2007-04-27
Abstract: Procédé de réduction de la formation de plis d'origine thermique sur des bandes métalliques (1) soumises à un chauffage rapide dans des lignes continues de traitement thermique dans lesquelles lesdites bandes sont amenées à traverser des sections de chauffage (2) comportant des moyens de chauffage (5; 5a; 5b; 5c; 5d) successifs et distincts, selon lequel la pente moyenne de l'augmentation de température de la bande entre l'entrée et la sortie d'un moyen de chauffage diminue d'un moyen de chauffage au moyen de chauffage suivant. Ainsi la variation de la vitesse de chauffage en tous points de la bande se réduit au fur et à mesure que la température de la bande augmente, de façon à ce que les contraintes transversales de compression ne dépassent pas le niveau critique de formation de plis.
Patent CA-2652176-A1 (CA)
Title: Flexible vascular occluding device
Inventor: TRAN QUANG Q
IPC: A61F2/90
Filed: 2007-05-15
Abstract: A vascular occluding device for modifying blood flow in a vessel, while maintaining blood flow to the surrounding tissue. The occluding device includes a flexible, easily compressible and bendable occluding device that is particularly suited for treating aneurysms in the brain. The neurovascular occluding device can be deployed using a micro-catheter. The occluding device can be formed by braiding wires in a helical fashion and can have varying lattice densities along the length of the occluding device. The occluding device could also have different lattice densities for surfaces on the same radial plane.
Patent CA-2652230-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HAKANSSON RIKARD
IPC: B03C3/02
Filed: 2007-05-23
Abstract: A wet electrostatic precipitator (1) comprises an inlet (2) for receiving a gas (4) containing a pollutant, and an outlet (6) for discharging therefrom the gas (8) from which said pollutant has been at least partially removed. Nozzles (24) are operative for purposes of spraying liquid onto at least one first vertical collecting surface (30) of at least one collecting electrode (18). A liquid distributor (42) is provided for purposes of pouring liquid onto at least one second vertical collecting surface (44), said at least one second vertical collecting surface (44) being located on a further collecting electrode (36), with said further collecting electrode (36) being located downstream of said at least one collecting electrode (18). The nozzles (24) are located upstream of the liquid distributor (42), as viewed with reference to the direction of flow of the gas. In a method of cleaning the collecting electrodes (18, 36) an upstream electrode (18) is sprayed with liquid while liquid is poured onto a downstream collecting electrode (36).
Patent CA-2652895-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DENG NANHUA DAN
IPC: A61K39/395
Filed: 2007-05-25
Abstract: The present invention provides isolated and purified polynucleotides, polypeptides, and antibodies related to mammalian (e.g., mouse and human) legumain and the novel legumain splice variant, ZB-I. The invention further relates to the use of these isolated and purified polynucleotides, polypeptides, and antibodies, as well as other legumain and ZB-I agonists and antagonists, in modulating legumain and/or ZB-I activity, expression, and/or secretion in a cell or cell population, e.g., monocytes, macrophages, foam cells, vascular endothelial cells, kidney proximal tubule cells, arterial endothelial cells, sites of inflammatory cell invasion into a vessel intima, and neointimal lesional areas of an artery. The invention also provides legumain and ZB-I antagonists, e.g., antagonistic small molecules, antibodies and antibody fragments to legumain and ZB-I, legumain and ZB-I inhibitory polypeptides, and legumain and ZB-I inhibitory polynucleotides. The present invention is also directed to novel methods for diagnosing, prognosing, monitoring, treating, ameliorating and/or preventing vascular disorders / diseases and inflammatory disorders / diseases.
Patent CA-2655414-A1 (CA)
Title: Glucan preparations
Inventor: YANG REN-DER
IPC: A61L26/00
Filed: 2007-06-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions that include .beta.-glucan. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for producing soluble .beta.-glucan.
Patent CA-2657886-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BRYCE STEVEN
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 2006-07-19
Abstract: We disclose gene markers of stem cells, typically prostate stem cells, and in particular cancer stem cells, for example prostate cancer stem cells; therapeutic agents and diagnostic assays based on said stem cell genes; and including screening assays to identify therapeutic agents.
Patent CA-2657935-A1 (CA)
Title: Antagonists of protease activated receptor-1 (par1)
Inventor: COHEN STEVE B
IPC: A61K39/395
Filed: 2007-07-18
Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies or antigen-binding molecules that specifically recognize and antagonize human PAR1 receptor. Also provided in the invention are polynucleotides and vectors that encode such molecules and host cells that harbor the polynucleotides or vectors.
Patent CA-2658298-A1 (CA)
Title: Abrasive compacts
Inventor: DAVIES GEOFFREY JOHN
IPC: C22C26/00
Filed: 2007-07-27
Abstract: An abrasive compact comprises an ultrahard polycrystalline composite material comprised of ultrahard abrasive particles having a multimodal size distribution and a binder phase. The ultrahard polycrystalline composite material defines a plurality of interstices, the binder phase being distributed in the interstices to form greater than an optimal threshold of binder pools per square micron.
Patent CA-2665810-A1 (CA)
Title: Systeme et procede pour retirer des etiquettes incorrectes d'une bande d'etiquettes
Inventor: MERRILL DALE C
IPC: B65C9/42
Filed: 2007-10-26
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système d'élimination d'étiquettes incorrectes pour retirer les étiquettes non voulues d'une bande d'étiquettes dans une machine à étiqueter. Le système d'élimination des étiquettes incorrectes comprend un ensemble de décollage d'étiquette positionné entre deux points fixes le long de la direction de déplacement de la bande d'étiquettes. L'ensemble de décollage d'étiquette fournit une première orientation dans laquelle les étiquettes restent sur la bande à mesure que la bande passe l'ensemble de décollage d'étiquette, et fournit de façon sélective une seconde orientation dans laquelle les étiquettes sont retirées de la bande. L'ensemble de décollage d'étiquette garantit que la longueur de la bande entre les deux points fixes est sensiblement la même lorsque l'ensemble de décollage d'étiquette est dans chacune de la première orientation et de la seconde orientation.
Patent CA-2667168-A1 (CA)
Title: Online qualification management system
Inventor: BLANCHARD PIERRE
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2007-10-16
Abstract: An online qualification management system that can be used to perform qualification management, such as candidate assessment for recruiting or promoting purposes, job description simulations, and learning management. A computing entity can execute a software application to implement a qualification management project that interacts online with a candidate to perform an assessment procedure on the candidate. The qualification management project includes a set of modules intended to interact individually with the candidate being assessed. One of the modules of the set may be a test module for testing the candidate for one or more skills. Another one of the modules of the set may be a virtual simulation module and implement a virtual simulation, the virtual simulation having a scenario defined by a chain of events and including a plurality of graphical scenes. The virtual simulation can also involve one or more avatars and/or interactive graphical objects. An author can use an authoring tool to create the qualification management project.
Patent CA-2667915-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PETERSON JENNIFER M
IPC: H01R43/048
Filed: 2009-06-01
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hydraulic tool working head guide. The hydraulic tool working head guide includes a main section having a general plate shape. The main section is adapted to be connected to an exterior surface of a hydraulic tool working head. The main section includes a slot having an open end at an edge of the main section and a closed end at a middle portion of the main section. The slot extends through a thickness of the main section. The closed end is adapted to be aligned with a receiving area of the hydraulic tool working head. The slot is adapted to substantially center a connector and/or a conductor in the receiving area.
Patent CA-2668045-A1 (CA)
Title: Peptide chimeric molecules having antiviral properties against viruses of the flaviviridae family
Inventor: CHINEA SANTIAGO GLAY
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 2007-10-30
Abstract: The invention relates to chimeric peptides having a primary structure containing at least one segment which inhibits the activation of the NS3 protease of a virus of the Flaviviridae family and a cell penetrating segment which can inhibit or attenuate infection by the virus. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compounds containing said chimeric peptides and intended for the prevention and/or treatment of infections caused by a virus of the Flaviviridae family.
Patent CA-2669208-A1 (CA)
Title: Sports officiating simulator
Inventor: MILES JACQUES
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 2006-11-10
Abstract: A method for simulating the experience of a sports official is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) displaying game content over a medium and (b) receiving a first input signal while the game content is being displayed which stops the content from being displayed.
Patent CA-2670865-A1 (CA)
Title: A tissue clamp for transanal hemorrhoidopexy or hemorrhoidectomy
Inventor: PASTORELLI ALESSANDRO
IPC: A61B17/28
Filed: 2007-10-18
Abstract: A surgical tissue clamp (1) for holding prolapsed tissue (10, 10') during a hemorrhoidopexy or hemorrhoidectomy, comprises an elongate insertion shaft (4), a handle (3) and a clamping head (2) including a proximal jaw (5) and a distal jaw (6) configured to cooperate with the proximal jaw (5) for clamping the prolapsed tissue (10), as well as an actuating device (8) operatively connected with the proximal and distal jaws (5, 6) and adapted to approximate the jaws and to hold the jaws in a tissue clamping configuration. The clamping head (2) defines at least one proximal access aperture (11) configured to expose the clamped tissue proximally.
Patent CA-2671146-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CLOUTIER MATHIEU
IPC: G01K5/00
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: A temperature sensor, capable of operating in electromagnetic and/or electric environments such as electrical generators, motors and transformers and/or in environments where vibratory conditions are frequent or continuous, contains at least one light emitting optic fiber and one light receiving optic fiber and an electrically non- conductive dilatable object which variably occults the emitted light as the object's temperature varies. The light receiving optic fiber transmits light intensity and light intensity changes to an electronic device that may include a photometer and light-to- temperature computing equipment.
Patent CA-2672944-A1 (CA)
Title: Amino acid sequences directed against chemokines and polypeptides comprising the same for the treatment of chemokine-related diseases and disorders
Inventor: DE HAARD JOHANNES JOSEPH WILHELMUS
IPC: C07K16/24
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against chemokines, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such amino acid sequences and polypeptides; to methods for preparing such amino acid sequences and polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such amino acid sequences or polypeptides; to compositions, and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions, that comprise such amino acid sequences, polypeptides, nucleic acids and/or host cells; and to uses of such amino acid sequences or polypeptides, nucleic acids, host ceils and/or compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
Patent CA-2674809-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CRANER MICHAEL
IPC: H04N21/482
Filed: 2007-12-05
Abstract: Systems and methods for providing custom video mosaic pages are provided. The custom pages may be locally-generated, remotely-generated, or partially locally-generated and partially remotely-generated. The custom pages may include local content, such as content recorded to a digital video recorder (DVR), overlaid on a multi-video composite feed. A local compositing system may render the mosaic pages and dynamically customize the pages based on user profile data, user preferences, and active user monitoring.
Patent CA-2675573-A1 (CA)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO TOSHIO
IPC: C08G18/80
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: To provide a top-coat paint composition with which the paint films do not generate harmful materials such as formaldehyde and with which paint films which have both excellent workability and excellent staining resistance can be formed. [Means of Resolution] A top-coat paint composition for pre-coating purposes which is characterized in that it includes (A) polyester resin of which the hydroxyl group value is from 10 to 35 mgKOH/g, the acid value is not more than 15 mgKOH/g and the number average molecular weight is from 2,000 to 6,000, (B) acrylic resin of which the hydroxyl group value is from 50 to 150 mgKOH/g, the amine value is from 10 to 50 mgKOH/g, the number average molecular weight is from 1,500 to 8,000 and the glass transition temperature is from 0 to 500C, and (C) polyester resin of which the hydroxyl group value is from 50 to 150 mgKOH/g, the acid value is not more than 20 mgKOH/g and the number average molecular weight is from 1,000 to 4,000, and in that the proportions as the base resins of each component are from 45 to 80 mass% of the (A) component, from 10 to 40 mass% of the (B) component and from 5 to 30 mass% of the (C) component, and which also includes (D) blocked polyisocyanate as a crosslinking agent which reacts with hydroxyl groups.
Patent CA-2676948-A1 (CA)
Title: An array antenna comprising means to suppress the coupling effect in the dielectric gaps between its radiator elements without establishing galvanic contacts
Inventor: VAN DER POEL STEPHANUS HENDRIKUS
IPC: H01Q21/06
Filed: 2009-08-26
Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus comprising a plurality of three-dimensional radiator elements, each radiator element transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves by its radiating top side.   The radiator elements are arranged so that their radiating top sides are parallel and so that at least one pair of adjacent radiator elements are separated by a dielectric gap between sidewalls, the gap behaving like a waveguide which induces by a coupling effect electromagnetic interferences with the waves.   Each of said adjacent radiator elements comprises means to suppress the coupling effect without establishing a galvanic contact with its adjacent radiator element.     Application : detection, telecom.
Patent CA-2677116-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HASKELL FRANK
IPC: A61G1/00
Filed: 2008-02-03
Abstract: An emergency drag stretcher device (90) is provided that includes a combination of a base panel (50) formed of a flexible sheet material, and a unitary harness device (60, 100) coupled to the base panel (50), wherein the unitary harness system is adapted to securely restrain an individual and hold the base panel (50) against the individual, and allow the individual to be dragged or vertically lifted using the emergency stretcher device.
Patent CA-2678096-A1 (CA)
Title: Appareil de forage et treuil associe
Inventor: MESROBIAN AZAD
IPC: E21B19/00
Filed: 2008-01-08
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un appareil de forage comprenant un derrick, un moufle fixe et un moufle mobile, un câble de forage et un treuil de forage pour monter et descendre le câble de forage, caractérisé en ce que le treuil de forage comprend un moteur (130) présentant un rotor (132), un stator (134) et au moins un enroulement (136), le treuil de forage comprenant en outre un câble d'alimentation (150) passant à travers l'arbre du moteur (130), le moteur comprenant en outre un conduit (139, 142) disposé de manière adjacente au câble d'alimentation (150) et destiné au passage à travers celui-ci d'un fluide permettant de refroidir le câble d'alimentation.
Patent CA-2687913-A1 (CA)
Title: Estimation of image relations from point correspondences between images
Inventor: ZHANG LIANG
IPC: G06T5/50
Filed: 2009-12-08
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating an image relation model for two or more related images based on a plurality of point correspondences. The method includes using a weighted random sampling algorithm to repeatedly draw subsets of point correspondences for generating model estimates, evaluating said model estimates for the full plurality of the point correspondences, and updating weights associated with each of the point correspondences in the random sampling algorithm based on information obtained in said evaluating.