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Patent CA-2303911-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HIGGINS THOMAS JOSEPH
IPC: C07K14/415
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: L'invention concerne une technique qui permet d'altérer ou de modifier la concentration et/ou la composition d'un ou plusieurs métabolites présents dans les organes de stockage d'une plante, et qui comprend au moins l'expression, dans celle-ci, d'une protéine riche en soufre. L'invention concerne notamment une technique qui permet de modifier la concentration des fibres et/ou la composition des fibres et/ou la concentration de l'amidon et/ou la concentration de l'azote et/ou la composition des acides aminés non soufrés et/ou la concentration des protéines non nutritives et/ou la concentration des acides gras et/ou la composition des acides gras dans les organes de stockage d'une plante. L'invention s'étend clairement aux plantes que l'on peut produire en appliquant la technique de l'invention et aux constructions génétiques dont l'utilisation permet de produire ledit matériel végétal.
Patent CA-2304599-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RAGUPATHI GOVINDASWAMI
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 1998-09-25
Abstract: This invention provides for a composition comprising a fucosyl GM1 ganglioside or a oligosaccharide portion thereof conjugated to an immunogenic protein, an adjuvant, the amounts thereof being effective to stimulate or enhance antibody production in a subject, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This invention also provides a method of stimulating antibody production in a subject which comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of the above-described composition to stimulate antibody production. This invention also provides a method of enhancing antibody production in a subject which comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of the above-described composition to enhance antibody production. This invention also provides a method of preventing cancer in a subject which comprises administering to the subject an amount of the above-described composition effective to prevent cancer. This invention also provides a method of treating cancer in a subject which comprises administering to the subject an amount of the above-described composition effective to treat cancer.
Patent CA-2304615-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LORENZEN DIRK
IPC: A61K38/17
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: L'invention concerne de nouveaux agents pour lutter contre la méningite purulente.
Patent CA-2305493-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede d'evaluation de la degradation d'une image video introduite par un systeme de codage et/ou de stockage et/ou de transmission numerique
Inventor: BAINA JAMAL
IPC: H04N19/89
Filed: 1998-10-01
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé d'évaluation de la dégradtion d'une image vidéo codée par blocs de points images ou pixels. Il comporte les étapes suivantes: (a) sélectionner une image d'entrée et déterminer son activité spatiale (SA) dans une fenêtre d'analyse selon les sous-étapes suivantes: (i) déterminer pour chaque bloc (n, m) les coefficients transformés Fn, m (i, y) par une transformée par blocs; (ii) déterminer à partir des coefficients transformés Fn, m (i, y) l'activité spatiale bsa de chaque bloc; (iii) déterminer l'activité spatiale globale SA1 de la fenêtre d'analyse; (b) sélectionner l'image de sortie correspondant à l'image d'entrée et déterminer ladite activité spatiale globale SA2 de l'image de sortie; (c) comparer les activités spatiales (SA2) et (SA1).
Patent CA-2306002-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HAYASHI YUTAKA
IPC: G11C11/405
Filed: 2000-04-18
Abstract: A semiconductor memory cell comprising a first transistor for readout, a second transistor for switching, and having a first region, a second region formed in a surface region of the first region, a third region formed in a surface region of the second region, a fourth region formed in a surface region of the first region and spaced from the second region, a fifth region formed in a surface region of the fourth region, and a gate region, wherein when the semiconductor memory cell is cut with a first imaginary perpendicular plane which is perpendicular to the extending direction of the gate region and passes through the center of the gate region, the second region and the fourth region in the vicinity of the gate region are nearly symmetrical with respect to a second imaginary perpendicular plane which is in parallel with the extending direction of the gate region and passes through the center of the gate region.
Patent CA-2306733-A1 (CA)
Title: Compositions and methods for delivery of genetic material
Inventor: SATISHCHANDRAN C
IPC: C12N15/87
Filed: 1998-10-28
Abstract: A soluble ionic complex is formed by an aqueous mixture of a benzylammonium group-containing surfactant and a polynucleic acid sequence. When the mixture forms a vesicular complex, the sequence is packaged therein. This composition is useful in pharmaceutical compositions and in methods of delivering the polynucleic acid sequence (which preferably encodes a protein or peptide) to a cell for expression. Such methods are useful in therapy, as vaccines and as gene therapy agents.
Patent CA-2308789-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BAUDIN GILLES
IPC: B05B15/528
Filed: 2000-05-04
Abstract: Récipient équipé d'une tête de distribution comportant un corps (2) et une buse (7) solidaire dudit corps, cette buse (7) étant pourvue d'un orifice de distribution. Ledit orifice de distribution est réalisé dans une paroi élastiquement déformable (15) agencée pour se bomber vers l'extérieur sous l'effet de la pression du produit et par le fait que ledit orifice est agencé de telle sorte qu'il soit fermé au repos et puisse s'ouvrir par déformation de ladite paroi sous l'effet de la pression du produit en amont, au moment de la distribution du produit.
Patent CA-2310385-A1 (CA)
Title: Snare drum simulator practice pad
Inventor: HEUERMAN KEVIN MICHAEL
IPC: G10D13/02
Filed: 2000-06-01
Abstract: Disclosed is a novel apparatus for the practice of use and simulation of a snare drum. The present invention provides a practice drumming pad that can reproduce the sound and feel of a snare drum, thereby allowing the user to practice proper rhythm and technique to produce the desired results when using a real snare drum. The practice pad of the present invention consists of a substrate having a rubber pad on the top surface, a recessed channel in the bottom surface, and a sound generating device consisting of a layer of pellets contained between two rigid plates secured in the recessed channel. The rigid plates and layer of pellets are secured in the recessed channel so as to allow little more than vibrational movement of the plates and pellets in the recessed channel. As one Adrums~ on the rubber pad, the vibrations are transferred to the plates and pellets to simulate the sound produced by a real snare drum.
Patent CA-2312393-A1 (CA)
Title: Multi-orientation retroreflective sheet
Inventor: GAUER GARY J
IPC: G02B5/124
Filed: 1998-11-24
Abstract: A retroreflective sheet structure (40) is disclosed that has cube corner retroreflective elements (41). The structure includes a first array (42) of retroreflective elements (41) oriented in a first direction within a plane and a second array (44) of retroreflective elements oriented in a second direction within the plane, wherein said second direction being about 90~ to said first direction. The structure further includes a third array (46) of retroreflective elements oriented in a third direction within the plane, wherein said third direction being about 180~ to said first direction and a fourth array (48) of retroreflective elements oriented in a fourth direction being about 270~ to said first direction. In one embodiment, the retroreflective structure includes the retroreflective elements having cube corner elements having a pitch between elements in the range of between about 0.0035 and 0.0045 inches (0.088 and 0.114 millimeters). In a preferred embodiment,the retroreflective structure includes a metalized layer on the facet side of the retroreflective elements for specular reflection, and the retroreflective elements are tilted by about -3 degrees.
Patent CA-2312571-A1 (CA)
Title: Pfc recovery using condensation
Inventor: BONAQUIST DANTE PATRICK
IPC: B01D53/34
Filed: 2000-06-27
Abstract: This invention is directed to a method, and a system therefor, for recovering PFC using condensation by passing a PFC-containing feed stream into a condenser, preferably reflux condenser, to effect liquefaction into a PFC-containing condensate and a carrier gas stream, and passing the PFC-containing product into a mass transfer unit to fractionate the PFC-containing condensate into a high volatility PFC stream and a PFC product.
Patent CA-2312870-A1 (CA)
Inventor: NOGAMI KAZUO
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1998-09-28
Abstract: A pair of transmission lines (14), (15), one for a current system and the other a standby system, pass through child stations (12) in opposite directions from/to a parent station (11). Each child station (12) has a switch for connecting the current system transmission line (14) to the standby system transmission line (15) based on control information from the parent station (11) to form a small loop passing through the parent station (11). A failed part is found by circulating a test cell from the parent station (11) through the small loop, and then the child stations (12) adjacent to the failed part are controlled to form a turn-back loop to maintain the communication. After being recovered from the failure, the turn-back loop is canceled based on control information from the parent station (11), and the system including the recovered child station (12) is recovered to the initial one.
Patent CA-2313413-A1 (CA)
Title: Rotary livestock feeder with feed rate gauge
Inventor: THIBAULT RONALD M
IPC: A01K5/02
Filed: 2000-07-05
Abstract: A feeder for dispensing feed to livestock which includes a trough having a surface adapted to receive the feed thereon, and a hopper positioned above the trough surface. The hopper has a bottom with an aperture therethrough and a side wall. A feed wheel is rotatably mounted on the trough and includes a radially extending spoke engageable by livestock. A deflector cone having an upwardly tapering cross-sectional configuration is positioned in the hopper and includes a lower edge positioned above the hopper bottom and terminating inwardly of the hopper side wall and outwardly of the hopper bottom aperture. A sweep member is positioned below the deflector cone lower edge and adapted for sweeping feed in the hopper to the aperture. An adjustment mechanism is provided for suspending the deflector cone above the hopper bottom and adjusting a spacing between the lower edge of the deflector cone and the hopper bottom.  The adjustment mechanism includes a rigid connector extending between an adjustment bolt and the deflector cone, and a feed rate gauge secured to the adjustment bolt to provide a quick and accurate adjustment of the flow rate of feed through the feeder.
Patent CA-2313970-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KOIKE TATSUSHI
IPC: G09F9/30
Filed: 2000-07-17
Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device having a narrow frame, which is capable of effectively removing a defective display owing to entering of a seal member to a display area. A liquid crystal display device comprises first and second substrates disposed at a predetermined gap; a liquid crystal sealed in the gap; a seal member provided at the gap between the first and second substrates and outside a display area, the seal member being for sealing the liquid crystal; and a wall-like structure provided outside the display area and inside the seal member, the wall-like structure being made of a material different from that of the seal member and composed of a plurality of rows.
Patent CA-2315768-A1 (CA)
Title: Information system for road traffic
Inventor: SCHMIDT JOHAN RICHARD
IPC: G08G1/09
Filed: 1998-12-24
Abstract: Information system for a traffic network (1). Information of importance to travellers is transmitted by a transmitter system (3) to data receivers (pagers) in vehicles (2) making use of the traffic network. The traffic network is broken down into information regions (6). The transmitter system transmits information modules (5) which each relate to an information region and which are characterised by a region-identification code (ID1, ID2 etc.).  The information system comprises means for transmitting, upon entry by a vehicle of an information region, to the data receiver in said vehicle the region-identification code of said region, the data receiver setting itself using said region-identification code for receiving information characterised by said region-information code, transmitted by the transmitter system. The region-identification code in the data receiver may be set using regional or local beacon transmitters (4) which transmit one or two region-identification codes.
Patent CA-2318916-A1 (CA)
Title: Universal signal distribution system
Inventor: POLO FILISAN ANDREA
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 1999-01-18
Abstract: The present industrial invention concerns a system for the distribution in a condominium and/or community environment of a plurality of television signals, and/or audio signals, and/or digital audio and/or video signals transmitted with different standards.     According to the invention one or more digital signals can be received by a single user of the system by means of a frequency conversion into a predetermined channel, which can be accessed by said user only. Moreover, the digital signal being present in said channel always has the same modulation and can be selected by said user through control means which send a control signal to selection means.
Patent CA-2320448-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BITONTI ALAN J
IPC: C07D473/16
Filed: 1999-02-18
Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R is selected from the group consisting of R2, R2NH-, or H2N-R3- wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl and formula (II), wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, heterocycle and cycloalkyl, each R4 is independently hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, and n is an integer 1-8; wherein each C1-C8 alkyl and Z is optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from the group consisting of Hal, OH, and C1-C4 alkyl; R3 is C1-C8 alkylene; and R1 is selected from the group consisting of cyclopentyl and isopropyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, optical isomers, and hydrates thereof. In addition, the present invention provides a method of inhibiting cell cycle progression. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of inhibiting cyclin dependent kinases, particularly cdk-2. The present invention also provides a method of preventing apoptosis in neuronal cells and a method of inhibiting the development of neoplasms. In addition, the present invention provides a composition comprising an assayable amount of a compound of formula (I) in admixture or otherwise in association with an inert carrier. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective inhibitory amount of a compound of formula (I) in admixture or otherwise in association with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients.
Patent CA-2321049-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SHIBOLET OMER
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1998-02-23
Abstract: A method of path planning, comprising providing a dataset representing a cavity and a boundary; providing a plurality of points in said dataset, including at least a starting point and an ending point; and automatically determining a path between the starting point and the ending point, responsive to a penalty associated with passing through points in the cavity. Preferably, the penalty value associated with a point depends on a distance between the point and the boundary.
Patent CA-2321066-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VAN DEN BERG KAREL
IPC: A01K7/00
Filed: 1999-12-21
Abstract: A feeding and/or drinking implement for animals, such as cows, goats or lamas, provided with feeding troughs (1) and comprising an imaginary axis around which the feeding troughs (1) are disposed at a fixed distance from the imaginary axis. Because of the fact that the feeding troughs (1) are disposed in a circular form around the imaginary axis, the feeding implement occupies less space in the shed. The animals are able to position themselves side by side around the feeding troughs (1) and to approach the feeding troughs (1) up to a distance at which they almost touch each other.
Patent CA-2321278-A1 (CA)
Title: Novel compounds
Inventor: BROMIDGE STEVEN MARK
IPC: A61K31/4985
Filed: 1999-02-12
Abstract: Novel sulphonamide derivatives of formula (I) or a salt thereof having CNS activity, processes for their preparation and their use as medicaments: in which E is -SO2NH- or -NHSO2- P is a phenyl, naphthyl, a bicyclic heterocyclic ring or is a 5 to 7-membered heterocyclic ring each containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen or sulphur; A is a single bond, a C1-6alkylene or a C1-6alkenylene group; R1 is halogen, C1-6alkyl optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-6alkoxy, OCF3, C1-6alkoxyC1-6alkoxy; C1-6alkanoyl, amino, alkylamino or dialkylamino, SR11 where R11 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl or R1 is phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl, a bicyclic heterocyclic ring or is a 5 to 7-membered heterocyclic ring each containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen or sulphur; and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R3 is a group R5 or together with R5 forms a group (CH2)2O or (CH2)3O; R4 is selected from a group of formula (i), (ii) or (iii): Formula (i) in which R6 is C1-6alkyl optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms; m is 0, 1 or 2; q is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; or Formula (ii) in which R6, m and q are as defined in formula (i); or Formula (iii) in which R6, and q are as defined in formula (I) and R7 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R5 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-6alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, trifluoromethyl, or together with R3 forms a group (CH2)2O or (CH2)3O.
Patent CA-2324675-A1 (CA)
Title: A substrate for mounting an optical component, a method for producing the same, and an optical module using the same
Inventor: TAKEMURA KOJI
IPC: G03F7/40
Filed: 2000-10-26
Abstract: An optical component mounting substrate is formed by forming a protection film on an entire top surface of the substrate; forming pattern holes corresponding to the first and second grooves in the protection film by a single mask having holes corresponding to the first and second grooves; forming a protection seal on a pattern hole corresponding to one of the first and second grooves; applying anisotropic etching to the substrate through the not-sealed pattern hole to thereby form the other of the first and second grooves; removing the protection seal; forming another protection seal on the groove formed by anisotropic etching; applying anisotropic etching to the substrate through the seal-removed pattern hole to thereby form the remaining one of the first and second grooves; and removing the protection film and the another protection seal from the substrate.
Patent CA-2326351-A1 (CA)
Title: Systeme prothetique
Inventor: MARCHOSKY J ALEXANDER
IPC: A61L/
Filed: 1999-02-23
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé chirurgical permettant d'insérer un système prothétique entre une première et une seconde vertèbre (V1-V2) espacées par un disque, de manière à limiter le mouvement entre ces première et seconde vertèbres, ainsi qu'à faciliter leur fusion. Ce procédé consiste à mettre à nu les première et seconde vertèbres et le disque, à exciser au moins une partie du disque entre les première et seconde vertèbres, et à racler le cartilage des surfaces en regard des vertèbres afin de mettre à nu ces surfaces en regard. Ce procédé consiste également à espacer les première et seconde vertèbres par une distance sélectionnée, et simultanément à ménager des sillons dans les surfaces en regard des vertèbres au moyen d'un outil de coupe comportant des lames opposées. Une prothèse mécanique (30) est fixée dans les sillons ménagés dans les surfaces en regard des vertèbres pour que la prothèse s'étende entre les vertèbres et qu'elle limite le mouvement entre celles-ci.
Patent CA-2326439-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BAR KAI K O
IPC: G01N33/44
Filed: 1999-03-30
Abstract: L'invention concerne l'assurance de qualité par mise en oeuvre d'un procédé de revêtement de la surface d'un objet, notamment de la surface d'un pare-chocs (1) d'une voiture, par une feuille de matière plastique (2). Le procédé selon l'invention consiste à irradier le revêtement par un rayonnement infrarouge pendant et/ou après l'application de la feuille de matière plastique (2) sur la surface, en vue de réchauffer au moins des parties du revêtement et/ou une humidité résiduelle demeurant éventuellement entre la surface et la feuille de matière plastique (2). De cette manière, d'une part, de légères inégalités de la feuille de matière plastique (2) sont compensées et une couche d'adhésif est uniformément répartie et, d'autre part, une humidité éventuellement restante se rassemble sous forme de bulles par suite du rayonnement infrarouge. Des défauts ou des irrégularités lors du recouvrement peuvent être décelés dès que l'irradiation est effectuée ou peu de temps après.
Patent CA-2327058-A1 (CA)
Title: Aqueous emulsion composition and adherent composition
Inventor: MORITA HIROFUMI
IPC: C08F8/12
Filed: 2000-11-29
Abstract: An aqueous emulsion composition that has high adhesion strength for a variety of materials so that it can be used for the adhesive bonding of even molded products and an adherent composition containing the aqueous emulsion composition. The aqueous emulsion composition comprises a carboxyl modified resin of a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a surface active agent. This aqueous emulsion composition can be suitably used as adherent composition, such as an primer and an adhesive, for adhesive bonding a variety of molded products, such as plastic films, plastic sheets, plastic foams, fibers, synthetic leathers and metals. Due to the aqueous composition, the composition can have little risk to catch fire and can provide good sanitation in the environment.
Patent CA-2327548-A1 (CA)
Title: Nouveaux recepteurs couples a la proteine-g (nt2lp), presentant une homologie pour les recepteurs de la neurotensine-2
Inventor: GLUCKSMANN MARIA ALEXANDRA
IPC: C12N5/10
Filed: 1999-05-11
Abstract: La présente invention concerne l'identification d'une nouveau récepteur couplé à la protéine G (GPCR) qui s'exprime principalement dans le cerveau et les molécules d'acide nucléique qui codent pour GPCR et qui est désigné ici respectivement protéine NT2LP et gène NT2LP. La protéine NT2LP présente une homologie de séquence élevée par rapport à la famille NT de récepteurs, en particulier des membres de la sous-famille NT2. Sur la base de cette identification, la présente invention concerne: (1) une protéine NT2LP isolée; (2) des molécules d'acide nucléique isolées codant pour la protéine NT2LP; (3) des anticorps qui se lient sélectivement à la protéine NT2LP; (4) des procédés permettant d'isoler des variantes allèliques de la protéine et du gène NT2LP; (5) des procédés permettant d'identifier des cellules et des tissus qui expriment la protéine/le gène NT2LP; (6) des procédés d'identification d'agents et de composés cellulaires qui se lient à la protéine NT2LP; (7) des procédés d'identification d'agents qui modulent l'expression du gène NT2LP; (8) des procédés permettant de moduler l'activité de la protéine NT2LP dans une cellule ou un organisme; et (9) une méthode de traitement d'affections, de pathologies ou de processus biologiques tels que la douleur qui consiste à administrer un agent qui se lie à des protéines NT2LP et/ou qui en module l'activité.