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Patent CA-2233041-C (CA)
Inventor: HOYLE MICHAEL ALLEN
IPC: D06M23/02
Filed: 1998-03-24
Granted: 2006-02-14
Abstract: Dryer-activated fabric softening articles having improved spun-bonded polyester substrates having improved feel characteristics and increased thickness as compared to conventional polyester substrates and/or feel characteristics that are not significantly different from conventional rayon substrates, after use in an automatic clothes dryer, said articles comprising: at least about 5% fabric conditioning composition comprising fabric conditioning active; and a polyester non-woven fabric substrate prepared from a polyester fiber having a denier of from greater than 4 to about 8; having a basis weight of from about 0.51oz/yd2 to about 0.56 oz/yd2; a thickness of from about 0.16 mm to about 0.22 mm; belt fuzz of from about 1.8 to about 4.2; jet fuzz of from about 3.0 to about 5.0; a modulus of elasticity in machine direction and cross direction, of from about 1.5 to 4.2 pli; and, preferably, a tear strength of at least about 3 pli in both the cross direction and the machine direction; said polyester having improved feel characteristics as compared to conventional substrates of this type.
Patent CA-2236763-C (CA)
Inventor: MEYER CHARLES
IPC: F16B19/10
Filed: 1998-05-06
Granted: 2002-07-09
Abstract: A plastic rivet is composed of a resilient material and has a drive pin and a body. Drive pin has a head and a shank. Distal end of shank has a pair of resilient legs, and proximal end of shank has a transverse hole forming deflectable walls. A first pair of protrusions project radially outwardly from the legs, and a second pair of protrusions project radially outwardly from the walls. Body has a head and elongated portion insertable into holes in members to be joined. The elongated portion is comprised of a pair of outwardly tapered longitudinal members projecting from the head and interconnected by an inwardly tapered nose. Shank of drive pin is insertable into a passage which extends through the head and elongated portion of the body. When drive pin is predriven into the body, the first pair of protrusions engages into slots in the passage, retaining the drive pin within the body. As drive pin is driven into the body, legs and walls deflect inwardly. When drive pin is fully driven into body, the first pair of protrusions engage with mating surfaces formed at the distal ends of the longitudinal members, the second pair of protrusion engage with the slots, and the shank of the drive pin and the longitudinal members form a substantially solid member. Thus, the extraction of the drive pin from the body is opposed by a retention force, and extraction of the body from the holes of the joined members is opposed by a retention force.
Patent CA-2237306-C (CA)
Inventor: MEYER PETRUS JOHANNES
IPC: A61P25/00
Filed: 1996-11-13
Granted: 2008-10-07
Abstract: Administration mediums comprising solutions of nitrous oxide in water, alcohols, ethers or oils, and optionally including essential fatty acids or C1-C6 alkyl esters thereof enhance the action of analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic drugs. The drugs may be combined with the medium into a pharmaceutical composition or may be taken orally by swallowing the drug with the aid of the medium.
Patent CA-2237834-C (CA)
Title: Relocatable wiring connection devices
Inventor: ANDERSON ORMAND GILBERT JR
IPC: H01R24/84
Filed: 1998-05-15
Granted: 2001-12-11
Abstract: Wiring components of a relocatable wiring system having respectively identical male and female terminal housings used respectively in male and female ports of said wiring components, the relocatable wiring system formed of the respective wiring components having particular utility in above-ceiling air handling spaces for electrical connection of lighting fixtures inter alia.  Each male port of each wiring component configured according to the invention includes a male terminal housing including latching structure preferably formed of a plenum-rated polymeric material, each male port having a male terminal housing which is identical to the male terminal housing in each of the other male ports.  Similarly, each female port of each wiring component includes a female terminal housing formed of polymeric material with all of the female terminal housings being identical.  The male and female terminal housings preferably and respectively mount pin contacts and socket contacts of cooperating electrical terminals in the respective male and female ports to facilitate rapid connection and disconnection of system wiring components.  The male and female terminal housings provide structure which snap locks the terminals thereinto and which prevents axial dislodgement of the terminals from the terminal housings.
Patent CA-2237958-C (CA)
Title: Video conference system with atm cell reuse
Inventor: HORIUCHI EDWARD M
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 1998-05-19
Granted: 2004-10-26
Abstract: A multipoint video conferencing system in which the video conferencing terminals are in a daisy-chain arrangement with the head-of-chain terminal connected to the ATM network. ATM cells are relayed from the ATM network downstream to the last terminal, and from each terminal upstream to the network. Each video conference terminal has a video program input port provisioned with a unique ATM address, and a plurality of video program out ports, each provisioned with one of the video program input port addresses. ATM cells generated from each video program input port are transmitted upstream to the ATM network where they are relayed back to the head-of-chain terminal and then downstream to the last terminal.      Each video conferencing terminal may also receive ATM cells having addresses that match the addresses provisioned for its video program output ports. These cells are converted to analog video programs and transmitted out the associated video output ports. In this manner, an ATM cell may be used on several video conferencing terminals.
Patent CA-2239854-C (CA)
Title: Image recording apparatus and method
Inventor: SHIRAKURA AKIRA
IPC: G03H1/24
Filed: 1998-06-08
Granted: 2005-08-09
Abstract: To produce a rainbow-type holographic stereogram, an object beam is focused in the vertical direction with a cylindrical Fresnel lens. On the other hand, according to the edge-lit scheme, a reference beam is applied to a hologram recording medium via a light introduction block. A color holographic stereogram can be produced by utilizing a phenomenon that the color of a reproduction image is varied by moving the cylindrical Fresnel lens by a proper distance in the vertical direction.
Patent CA-2244650-C (CA)
Inventor: SUZUKI TOSHIYUKI
IPC: F16H61/06
Filed: 1998-08-05
Granted: 2004-10-12
Abstract: Measurement is made of a time of lapse (TMSTB - TM) from the time at which the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic engaging element on engaging side to be engaged at the time of speed changing (ON pressure) has increased to a predetermined pressure (QUPONB). Even if an input and output speed ratio of the transmission ("Gratio") does not fall within a predetermined range, i.e., a range between YG(N + 1)L and YG(N + 1)H, which serves as a basis for judging whether the speed changing has been completed or not, a processing of speed change completion (S11) is performed when the above-described value TMSTB-TM has reached a predetermined value YTMUP4 (S32), to boost the ON pressure to the line pressure.
Patent CA-2247936-C (CA)
Title: Improved balloon catheter
Inventor: SAHATJIAN RONALD A
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 1997-02-28
Granted: 2006-01-03
Abstract: An expansible balloon catheter (10) has at least a first exterior surface (27) with a given coefficent of friction and a second exterior surface (32) with a greater coefficient of friction. In a compact form only the first exterior surface is exposed to produce one coefficient of friction during transfer of the collapsed or uninflated balloon to and across a lesion. When inflated, the second surface dominates the first surface and produces a second coefficient of friction.
Patent CA-2252397-C (CA)
Inventor: BLASE FRANK
IPC: F16C33/20
Filed: 1997-04-15
Granted: 2003-01-14
Abstract: L'invention concerne un palier lisse servant à supporter des arbres ou éléments analogues, comportant un corps de palier en plastique et une cage soutenant ledit corps, ce palier entourant pratiquement complètement l'arbre qu'il supporte. Le corps de palier (1) présente une fente (2) qui s'étend axialement sur toute la longueur de ce corps, ainsi qu'au moins une zone déformable qui s'étend également axialement sur toute la longueur de ce corps et permet d'ouvrir ladite fente (2) de sorte que le corps de palier (1) puisse être monté sur l'arbre ou retiré de celui-ci sensiblement dans le sens radial. Cela simplifie nettement la réparation lorsqu'il s'agit de remplacer le corps de palier. Le corps de palier (1) peut être constitué de pièces individuelles (3) qui peuvent être reliées par l'intermédiaire de zones déformables formées par des pots (6) en film souple, et peuvent être bloquées au moyen de saillies (7) faisant parties des pièces individuelles (3), lesquelles sont encliquetées sur la cage de palier.
Patent CA-2257761-C (CA)
Inventor: WARTMANN GERD
IPC: G01S7/40
Filed: 1999-01-06
Granted: 2002-07-02
Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a time domain reflectometry (TDR) signal having a plurality of reflection pulses to generate a valid output result corresponding to a process variable for a material in a vessel. The method includes the steps of determining an initial reference signal along a probe, storing the initial reference signal as an active reference signal, periodically detecting a TDR  signal along the probe in the vessel, and computing the output result using the TDR signal and the active reference signal. The method also includes the steps for automatically or manually updating the active reference signal. The method of updating the active reference signal includes the steps of detecting a sample TDR signal for the probe in the vessel; establishing at least one transition point on the sample TDR signal and the active reference signal; combining a portion of the sample TDR signal on one side of the at least one transition point with a portion of the active reference signal on the other side of the at least one transition point to establish an updated reference signal;  means for overwriting the active reference signal with the updated reference signal for use in subsequent computations of the output result.
Patent CA-2259749-C (CA)
Inventor: DUGAS GERARD F
IPC: E01H5/06
Filed: 1999-01-19
Granted: 2007-11-27
Abstract: An attachment for use with snow handling equipment such as a snowplow blade or a wheel loader bucket or similar implement, the attachment comprising a plate pivotally mounted at each end of the implement and movable between a forwardly projecting horizontal deployed position and a retracted position wherein the plate extends upwardly and does not interfere with normal operation of the implement. In the deployed position the plate is freely pivotal upwards and has a rounded front lower corner so that it can readily ride over kerb stones and similar obstacles without damaging the mechanism. The attachments have the effect of greatly increasing the snow handling capacity of the implement without significantly detracting from its normal utilization.
Patent CA-2266802-C (CA)
Inventor: FREY SYDNEY W JR
IPC: E06B9/72
Filed: 1999-03-19
Granted: 2007-07-03
Abstract: An awning includes a roller assembly having a torsion spring, a canopy connected between a wall the roller assembly, and a pair of "four-bar" arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of the roller assembly. The arm assemblies move the roller assembly between a retracted position and an extended position, where the torsion spring biases the roller assembly toward the retracted position. Each arm assembly includes a vertically extending base arm secured to the wall, a bottom arm having a first end pivotally connected to the base arm, an extended arm having a first end pivotally connected to the bottom arm and a second end supporting the roller assembly, and a top arm having a first end pivotally connected to the base arm and a second end pivotally connected to the extended arm. The base arm has a telescoping extension so that the effective length of the base arm is variable. Each arm assembly also includes a force producing member extending between the base arm and the bottom or top arm to move the arm assembly toward the extended position. In a preferred powered automatic awning, the force producing member is an electric linear actuator extending between the base arm and the bottom arm. A counter-balance spring biases the arm assembly toward the extended position to counter-balance the torsion spring. In a preferred spring-assisted manual awning, a tension coil spring extends between the base arm and the bottom arm to counter-balance the torsion spring, or a compression spring suitably mounted to create tension between the base arm and the bottom arm.  In another preferred spring-assisted manual awning, a compression gas spring extends between the base arm and the top arm to counter-balance the torsion spring.
Patent CA-2272326-C (CA)
Inventor: ESTEVE DANIEL
IPC: B81B3/00
Filed: 1997-11-20
Granted: 2005-03-29
Abstract: Elle comprend: a) un substrat (1), b) une charge (5) d'un matériau combustible disposée sur le substrat (1) en regard d'un passage à ouvrir à travers celui-ci, c) une résistance électrique (2) placée au contact de la charge combustible (5) de manière que l'alimentation de cette résistance (2) avec une énergie électrique prédéterminée assure la combustion de la charge (5) et l'ouverture du passage (8'), par rupture locale dudit substrat (1) sous la pression des gaz de combustion de la charge (5). Application au remplissage d'un réservoir de médicament pour appareil d'administration transdermique de ce médicament assistée par ionophorèse.
Patent CA-2273356-C (CA)
Inventor: SPARTIOTIS KONSTANTINOS EVANGE
IPC: G01T1/24
Filed: 1997-12-19
Granted: 2002-10-01
Abstract: L'invention concerne un imageur à semiconducteurs, prévu pour être utilisé, par exemple, dans les diagnostics médicaux et les essais non destructifs. Ce dispositif comprend un substrat (32) de semiconducteurs de détecteur à rayonnement et un substrat (30) de lecture connecté au détecteur au moyen de bosses de soudure (34) à faible température. Une soudure à faible température est, de préférence, une soudure à base d'étain et de plomb dont le point de fusion est inférieur à celui d'une soudure plomb-étain eutectique. Les modes de réalisation préférés de ce type de soudure à basse température comprennent des alliages à base de bismuth, comme par exemple, l'alliage eutectique (52 % en poids de Bi, 32 % en poids de Pb, 16 % en poids de Sn) dont le point de fusion est inférieur à 100 ·C.
Patent CA-2276417-C (CA)
Title: Procede de commande d'une bande de donnees par paquets dans un reseau d'echange de paquets et systeme de reseau d'echange de paquets
Inventor: NIWA TERUKI
IPC: H04L12/801
Filed: 1998-10-30
Granted: 2003-10-21
Abstract: Dans une ligne de transmission en MTA, la bande d'un VP individuel dont la bande est garantie est multiplexée pour plusieurs utilisateurs en fonction d'un certain trafic ou d'un trafic supérieur, ceci de manière à utiliser la bande efficacement. Un VP partagé dont la bande n'est pas garantie est en outre créé pour un utilisateur dont le trafic est faible. Le transfert d'un VP partagé à un VP individuel ou d'un VP individuel à un VP partagé peut ainsi se faire dans les conditions suivantes. (1) Lorsque la communication se fait par l'intermédiaire d'un VP individuel, le trafic de l'utilisateur est contrôlé à des intervalles réguliers. Lorsque le trafic devient inférieur à un certain seuil, le VP individuel est remplacé par un VP partagé. (2) Lorsque la communication se fait par l'intermédiaire d'un VP partagé, le trafic de l'utilisateur est contrôlé à des intervalles réguliers. Lorsque le trafic devient supérieur à un certain seuil, le VP partagé est remplacé par un VP individuel. (3) Outre la condition (2), si un manque survient dans la bande d'un VP partagé, le VP de l'utilisateur dont le trafic est élevé passe du VP commun à un VP individuel.
Patent CA-2278513-C (CA)
Inventor: TIJHUIS GERARDUS JOZEF
IPC: C21C5/44
Filed: 1998-01-28
Granted: 2006-09-19
Abstract: Refractory wall structure, suitable in particular for use in a metallurgical vessel for a continuous production of crude iron in a smelting reduction process under conditions of an extremely high thermal load in a highly abrasive environment of molten slag with a high FeO content, comprising, going from the outside to the inside, (1) a steel jacket (6); (2) a water-cooled copper wall (7); (3) water-cooled copper ledges (8) extending towards the inside; (4) a lining of refractory material (10, 11) resting on the ledges (8).
Patent CA-2286782-C (CA)
Title: Rotor for an electrical machine, specially a transversal flow machine
Inventor: LANGE ANDREAS
IPC: H02K1/27
Filed: 1998-03-13
Granted: 2004-09-21
Abstract: The invention concerns a rotor for an electric machine, especially a transversal flow machine, with at least one support disk and at least one annular pole structure extending in the axial direction and arranged on one face of the support disk coaxial to the rotor axis. The pole structure comprises two adjacent rows of alternately magnetized magnet arrangements in the peripheral direction, with collector and soft iron elements lying in between , separated by an intermediate layer of magnetically and electrically nonconducting material (intermediate ring). An end ring is allocated to each pole structure. A number of magnet arrangements have an inner and outer magnet. The collector and soft iron elements adjacent to a magnet arrangement in the peripheral direction are configured so that they form a first inner stop and a second outer stop for the magnet arrangement in the radial direction. The invention is characterized by the fact that an intermediate element is allocated to a number of magnet arrangements. The intermediate element is arranged between the inner and outer magnets in the radial direction and extends beyond their axial length. The intermediate element, for this purpose, can be inserted into complementary grooves on the rings (e nd ring, intermediate ring and central support disk) adjacent to the separate rows of alternately magnetized magnet arrangements in the peripheral direction, with collector and soft iron elements lying in-between.
Patent CA-2295609-C (CA)
Inventor: FRIEDMAN STANLEY A
IPC: A61L26/00
Filed: 1999-05-19
Granted: 2009-09-29
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un bandage hémostatique multicouches qui comprend, de préférence, une couche de thrombine intercalée entre deux couches fibrinogènes. Le pansement peut comprendre d'autres matériaux résorbables tels que des polymères ou des copolymères basés sur l'acide glycolique ou lactique. Le bandage hémostatique multicouches de la présente invention sert à traiter des tissus blessés.
Patent CA-2295827-C (CA)
Inventor: MOISIO FRANCK
IPC: A61J1/00
Filed: 1997-08-27
Granted: 2006-02-14
Abstract: For temporary connection of two containers (1, 3) such as vials, bottles, etc..., with guaranteed tightness thanks to a cylindrical screwing closing and connection plastic sleeve (4) having a plastic perforable membrane (7) located between its upper portion (6) and lower portion (5) including an elastomer sealing ring (13) fixed around a cylindrical plastic skirt (12) located in the inner lower portion (5), and an elastomer sealing plug (18) fixed by the collar (17) and the annular rib (16) in the inner upper portion (6), a cylindrical plastic skirt (12) coming in contact with the inner neck (10) of the glass or plastic vial (1), the whole assuring complete tightness of the system when stored and when used for the reconstitution of the product (2) contained in a glass or plastic vial (1) with a corresponding solvent (23) contained in a plastic solvent bottle (3).
Patent CA-2296494-C (CA)
Inventor: NELSON MICHAEL P
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 1998-07-20
Granted: 2006-04-25
Abstract: Cette invention se rapporte à un système (44-50) de distribution de courrier électronique (E-mail) permettant de distribuer des messages E-mail à destination ou en provenance d'une station d'abonné (30) dans un système de transmission par fil ou sans fil. Ce système de distribution de messages E-mail convertit (48) les messages E-mail sous forme de texte, à destination de la station d'abonné (30), en messages vocaux adressés à la station d'abonné (30). En outre, ce système de distribution de messages E-mail convertit (48) les messages vocaux E-mail en provenance de la station d'abonné en messages sous forme de texte, adressés à une station de destination éloignée (40- 42).
Patent CA-2297480-C (CA)
Title: Hand cleanser comprising a fatty acid ester and a non-ionic surfactant
Inventor: MADDERN PETER
IPC: A61K8/31
Filed: 1998-07-31
Granted: 2009-11-24
Abstract: Oil-in-water emulsions comprising one or more fatty acid esters are effective as a "waterless" cleanser in the removal of soils from the skin whilst at the same time potentially serving to effectively moisturise the skin. An aqueous hand cleanser formulation is provided comprising: (a) up to 25 % by weight of a fatty acid ester or mixture of such esters; (b) at least one emulsifying surfactant; and (c) from 75 to 99 % by weight of water.
Patent CA-2299902-C (CA)
Inventor: MCILROY MALCOLM DOUGLAS
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 2000-02-29
Granted: 2004-08-17
Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving relatively low compression ratios based on the realization of using a longer history and longer common strings of the input data stream as an initial evaluation of the input data prior to applying a particular compression process. More particularly, the input data is preprocessed by applying string-matching to the extract long common strings. The input data is divided into a series of blocks with each individual block having a uniform size, illustratively, 1000 characters in length. Further, a so-called fingerprint is computed and stored for each block. Thereafter, the input data stream is traversed and comparison is made between a particular set of character of the input stream and the computed fingerprints. In particular, the input stream is traversed as a function of a sliding window wherein the present window of characters of the input is compared to the computed fingerprints. Upon detecting a match, the input stream is encoded with an identifier determined as function of the detected match. Thereafter, a compression of the preprocessed and encoded input stream is made, illustratively, using Lempel-Ziv compression.
Patent CA-2306555-C (CA)
Inventor: SAUNDERS FREDERICK IRVIN
IPC: B21D26/055
Filed: 1999-04-30
Granted: 2004-08-17
Abstract: A method is disclosed for stretching sheet blanks (60), especially superplastic sheets, by differential gas pressure into conformity with a female die surface (38, 40, 42, 44) without encountering excessive thinning or tearing of the sheet (60). The warned SPF sheet is draped over a preformed surface (50) to draw more of the sheet material into the die cavity (46) before the edges (62) of the sheet (60) are fixedly clamped whereby the additional formable material is used in forming the product, thereby reducing thinning and tears.