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Patent CA-2782697-A1 (CA)
Title: Roll up gate system
Inventor: SYLVESTER BRENT
IPC: E06B9/08
Filed: 2010-12-03
Abstract: A gate system for use with a gate opening which spans between two opposing ends includes an elongate sheet of flexible mesh fencing material spanning in a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end thereof and which is wound onto a shaft coupled to the first end of the sheet. A housing rotatably supports the shaft therein such that the sheet of flexible mesh fencing material is arranged to be dispensed through an elongate dispensing slot in the housing to span the gate opening. Connectors on the housing and on the second end of the fencing allow selective mounting to appropriate mounts at opposing ends of the gate opening which remain engaged when the first end of the fencing material is wound onto the shaft sufficiently that the remainder of the fencing material spans under a prescribed tension across the gate opening.
Patent CA-2785391-A1 (CA)
Title: Dispositf et methode associee facilitant le traitement de fond de contenu a sollicitation
Inventor: KARMAKAR SRIMANTEE
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2007-03-19
Abstract: Dispositif et méthode associée destinés à un appareil de communication fonctionnant conformément à un schème de communication de contenu à sollicitation. Un capteur d'instruction détecte un message contenant une instruction indiquant quoi faire par rapport au contenu à sollicitation. Le message est, par exemple, généré par une station mobile comportant une application résidente associée au contenu. Une fois le contenu détecté par le capteur d'instruction, un opérateur de contenu agit d'une manière correspondant à l'instruction contenue dans le message détecté. Par la suite, le contenu est stocké dans un élément de stockage, accessible lorsqu'une application à laquelle le contenu est associé devient active.
Patent CA-2787838-A1 (CA)
Title: Needleless inoculation
Inventor: HARTSOOK JEFFREY W
IPC: A01H3/04
Filed: 2011-01-27
Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for inoculating a plurality of plants. In various embodiments, an exemplary method includes spraying a plurality of plants (34) with an inoculum utilizing an automated inoculum spraying subsystem (38) of a mobile inoculation system (10). The method additionally includes spraying the plurality of plants (34) with a grit medium utilizing an automated grit blasting subsystem (42) of the mobile inoculation system (10). Spraying the plants (34) with the grit medium inflicts a plurality of wounds to the tissue of the plants (34) on a plurality of surfaces of the plants (34). The wounds inflicted by the grit medium allow the inoculum to be absorbed into the plants (34) to inoculate the plants (34).
Patent CA-2794159-A1 (CA)
Title: Formation of conjugated polymers for solid-state devices
Inventor: SOTZING GREGORY A
IPC: G02F1/15
Filed: 2011-03-23
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a facile process for the formation of conjugated polymers inside or outside assembled solid-state devices. One process generally involves applying a voltage to a device comprising at least two electrodes, a combination of an electrolyte composition and a electroactive monomer disposed between the electrodes, and a potential source in electrical connection with the at least two electrodes; wherein the applying voltage polymerizes the electroactive monomer into a conjugated polymer. Also disclosed are electrochromic articles prepared from the process and solid-state devices comprising a composite of an electrolyte composition and a conjugated polymer.
Patent CA-2795117-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BHATTACHARYYA DEBASIS
IPC: C10G55/06
Filed: 2011-03-30
Abstract: An apparatus (100) for catalytic cracking of feedstock includes a first channel (102) in which a feedstock is treated with an adsorbent to obtain a treated intermediate. The apparatus further comprises a separator-reactor vessel (104). The separator-reactor vessel (104) includes an adsorbent separating region (112) to remove the adsorbent from the treated intermediate. The separator-reactor vessel (104) further includes a second channel (114) connected to the adsorbent separating region (112). The treated intermediate is contacted with a catalyst in the second channel (114) to produce a cracking yield. The second channel (114) terminates in a catalyst separating region (116) of the separator-reactor vessel (104). The catalyst is^removed from the cracking yield in the catalyst separating region (116). The separator-reactor vessel (104) further includes a physical partition (144) disposed between the adsorbent separating region (112) and the catalyst separating region (116) to separate the two regions.
Patent CA-2795516-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MAZER TERRENCE B
IPC: A61J9/00
Filed: 2011-04-04
Abstract: A bottle packaging ( 10 ) includes a groove ( 40 ) on the neck ( 22 ) of a bottle with the groove spaced longitudinally from a shoulder of the bottle ( 11 ) a distance greater than or equal to a width of the groove, and upper ( 22a) and lower ( 22b) portions of the neck may have outer transverse cross - sectional dimensions that are substantially equal to one another. An upper circumferential sidewall of the groove may be chamfered, while a lower circumferential sidewall may be concave. The bottle may be combined with an adapter ( 48 ) such that when the adapter is releasably connected to the bottle, a lowermost rim of the adapter is spaced longitudinally from an upper reach of the groove. The adapter may include a detent ( 131 ) on an inner surface thereof adapted to removably seat in the groove to releasably connect the adapter to the bottle. A closure ( 30 ) member may include at least one of a detent ( 331 ) and a sealing member removably seated in the groove.
Patent CA-2797173-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RAMIREZ RICHARD L
IPC: B65D1/36
Filed: 2012-11-29
Abstract: Packing tray for packing fruit and other fragile objects including a drainage system that channels water away from the fruit. The packing tray includes a plurality of cell pockets, each cell pocket having a lowermost sump area with at least one flap door punched out but not removed from the sump area, providing a drainage opening from the cell. Inner and outer cell pocket channels are provided on both the inner and outer surfaces of the cell pockets to direct water flow and removal.
Patent CA-2801315-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BLANCO BARRERA GUADALUPE GILDARDO
IPC: G01R31/02
Filed: 2010-06-03
Abstract: Automatic and self-sustaining electronic system for the early detection of short-circuit fault conditions which consists of a solid-state switch formed by a power supply block and a control block, via which an optocoupler which is able to receive and differentiate between electrical signatures is activated, the arrangement of which makes it possible to recognize the type of fault condition (short circuit), to interrupt the current and to restore the latter automatically or manually without electric arcs, without a fall in the threshold and without heat dissipation, thus increasing the service life, reducing the response time and restoring the operation of the installation or electrical apparatus to be protected.
Patent CA-2801587-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ALI SYED HUSSAIN
IPC: H04W36/08
Filed: 2011-06-03
Abstract: Methods are described for use in a mobile device such that when the mobile device is connected to a generic access network (GAN) cell, the mobile device receives information including characteristics pertaining to one or more neighbour cells in a network that are not GAN cells. The mobile device can then determine at least a list of candidate neighbour cells for handover from the GAN cell to a cell that is not a GAN cell as a function of the information. In some embodiments of the invention the network that is not a GAN is a UTRAN network and a candidate list of 3G cells are generated.
Patent CA-2808878-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KANAZAWA ATSUSHI
IPC: E01H5/09
Filed: 2013-03-11
Abstract: A snow blower includes a driving source, a propelling section, and a free wheel, and is arranged to move forward smoothly as a result of the propelling section being driven by the driving source. The snow blower further includes a frame, the driving source supported by the frame, an auger rotated based on a driving force generated by the driving source, the propelling section supported by the frame at a more rearward position than the auger and rotated based on the driving force generated by the driving source, and a pair of free wheels rotatably supported by the frame. When the snow blower is in its basic attitude, the free wheels have their center of rotation at a more rearward position than a lower end portion of the propelling section, and have their lower ends at a higher position than a lower end portion of the propelling section.
Patent CA-2809900-A1 (CA)
Inventor: YAN XIAOQIANG
IPC: A61P1/16
Filed: 2011-08-30
Abstract: This invention relates to a use of IL-22 in the treatment of viral hepatitis.  As illustrated in the examples of this invention, IL-22 can significantly reduce liver damage caused by hepatitis virus, and can significantly reduce the increase of transaminase ALT/AST  induced by heptatitis virus. In addition, the lL-22 dimer of this invention can effectively treat viral hepatitis.
Patent CA-2810064-A1 (CA)
Inventor: STIFTER TRAVIS GERALD
IPC: B01D27/04
Filed: 2011-09-09
Abstract: A cartridge filter assembly includes a depth filter element and a downstream second filter element. The depth filter element has a mass of melt-blown polymer filaments. The depth filter removes 0.5 to 10 micron sized contaminants at an efficiency of 90% or more. The depth filter preferably comprises multiple zones occupying different depths, with one or more melt-blown polymer filaments traversing two or more of the zones. The second filter element comprises nano-fibers having a diameter of 1 micron or less, and removes a material percentage of contaminants that are less than 1 micron in size, preferably less than 0.5 microns in size. The depth filter element may be in the form of a tube and the second filter element may be in the form of a pleated sheet located inside of the depth filter. The cartridge filter assembly may be used to pre-treat a feed water upstream of an RO membrane. The SDI of the feed water may be reduced to 3 or less or 2 or less.
Patent CA-2810313-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LAFLEUR ANDRE
IPC: A47J42/46
Filed: 2013-03-21
Abstract: There is provided a torque multiplying crank operated rotary drum food grater comprising i) a body defining a food inlet and a cylindrical cavity for rotatably receiving a food processing drum; ii) a cover closing the cavity at one end thereof;  and iii) a hand operated crank mounted on the cover and having a drive shaft, said drive shaft being coupled to a sealed planetary gear assembly, in turn removably connected to the drum. Thereby, rotation of the crank at a given angular speed imparts rotation of the drum at a lower angular speed to create a multiplication of the operating torque.
Patent CA-2811898-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SHIMIZU SHINYA
IPC: H04N19/147
Filed: 2011-09-21
Abstract: An image encoding method whereby, when images are transferred or stored, the image frames are divided into processing regions of a predetermined size and encoding is performed while predicting the pixel value for each pixel for each region being processed. The method has: a step wherein, for each photographic subject within a region being processed, one pixel value representing each photographic subject is associated with a photographic subject identifier that identifies said transfer target, and is set as the photographic subject pixel value; a step wherein a photographic subject map that indicates with a photographic subject identifier which transfer target is photographed in each pixel within the region being processed, is generated from the pixel value and the transfer target pixel value for each pixel within the region being processed; a step wherein a predicted image is generated with respect to the region being processed by assigning the values of the transfer target pixel values to each pixel in accordance with the transfer target map; a step wherein the transfer target map is encoded; a step wherein the transfer target pixel values are encoded; and a step wherein an image signal with respect to the region being processed is prediction-encoded using the predicted image.
Patent CA-2816926-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MULLER BEAT
IPC: B03C3/41
Filed: 2010-11-18
Abstract: The invention relates to a retainer for an electrostatic high-voltage electrode, containing a high-voltage insulator, on the electrode side of the insulator at least one arm having a retaining means for retaining a high-voltage electrode hanging on the retaining means preferably vertically, and on the installation side of the insulator at least one installation means for installing the retainer at an installation point outside an exhaust gas channel of a chimney. Said retainer is characterized in that the retainer is equipped with at least one restoring element, which forms an articulated connection between the at least one installation means and the retaining means and which allows the retaining means and optionally a high-voltage electrode attached thereto to move out of the way from the operating position during cleaning in the exhaust gas channel with a cleaning device and allows an automatic return to the operating position.
Patent CA-2818995-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LAMBRECHTS ANN
IPC: E04C5/01
Filed: 2011-12-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a steel fibre for reinforcing concrete or mortar. The steel fibre comprises a middle portion and an anchorage end at one or both ends of the middle portion. The middle portion has a main axis. The anchorage end comprises at least a first straight section, a first bent section, a second straight section, a second bent section and a third straight section. The first straight section and the third straight section are bending away from the main axis of the middle portion in the same direction. The second straight section is substantially parallel with the main axis of said middle portion. The invention further relates to a concrete structure comprising steel fibres according to the present invention and to the use of steel fibres for load carrying structures of concrete.
Patent CA-2819727-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHAPUT ROBERT JOSEPH
IPC: G06Q50/22
Filed: 2013-07-02
Abstract: A method and system are provided for coordinating caregiving services for clients and care workers. The method and system involve storing at least one client record containing client particulars and at least one care worker record containing care worker particulars; operating at least one processor for, upon receiving a client attention request, associating the client attention request with a client record, selecting a ranked care worker record, creating a homecare visit record, providing notice of existence of the homecare visit record to the selected care worker, and upon receiving a care worker accept decision signal, associating the client attention request with the selected care worker record, and providing notice of transfer of the homecare visit record to the selected care worker.
Patent CA-2819828-A1 (CA)
Title: Play modeling dough
Inventor: CORDOVA ABIMAEL
IPC: C04B33/13
Filed: 2011-12-01
Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a play composition including a polymeric binder and oil. In an embodiment, the binder is a hydrogenated triblock copolymer including styrene. The oil is a mineral oil. The composition may further include a plasticizer, a release agent, and one or more fillers.
Patent CA-2824699-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede pour former un produit en cellulose ignifuge, et appareil associe
Inventor: BAROUX DANIEL
IPC: D06M11/00
Filed: 2011-01-13
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un procédé pour former un matériau en cellulose ignifuge. Un tel procédé consiste à : le traitement de fibres de cellulose sous la forme d'un mélange de fibres, puis la formation d'un mélange humide à partir du mélange de fibres et d'une solution ignifuge, le mélange humide ayant une teneur en solides de la solution ignifuge dispersée de façon sensiblement uniforme et complète à travers celui-ci. Dans certains aspects, un mélange cohésif peut être formé à partir du mélange humide et d'un agent liant, et le mélange cohésif peut ensuite être mis sous la forme d'un produit de cellulose formé. L'invention porte également sur un appareil associé.
Patent CA-2825800-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede de reduction d'energie de regeneration
Inventor: VITSE FREDERIC
IPC: C01B32/50
Filed: 2011-09-16
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil qui éliminent un gaz acide d'un courant de gaz d'une manière qui génère un courant de gaz produit à une température plus élevée tout en consommant moins d'énergie que la technologie existante. Le procédé requiert le maintien d'une différence de température de gaz produit positive. L'appareil permet de maintenir la différence de température de gaz positive par la manipulation des conditions de fonctionnement de la colonne de l'absorbeur et/ou de la chimie du solvant pour augmenter la quantité absorbée et ayant réagi dans l'absorbeur.
Patent CA-2827629-A1 (CA)
Inventor: NISHIMURA TOSHIHIRO
IPC: A61K45/00
Filed: 2012-03-12
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds represented by the general formula (I): or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 is cyano or the like; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or the like; R4 is C1-6 alkyl or the like; R5 is C1-6 alkyl, halo-C1-6 alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl-C1-6 alkyl, aralkyl or the like; R6 and R7 are each hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, halo-C1..6 alkyl, cycloalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy-C1-6 alkyl, R12R13N-C1-6 alkyl or the like, which exhibit potent dopamine D2 receptor stimulating activities. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing said compound, and uses thereof. (see formula I)
Patent CA-2828032-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BORG TOMAS
IPC: H01H3/50
Filed: 2012-02-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif de commutation servant à fermer et/ou à ouvrir un circuit électrique. Le dispositif comporte une unité d'actionnement (3, 5, 22) et un dispositif bistable (6). L'unité d'actionnement (3, 5, 22) peut être déplacée de manière linéaire entre une première position d'extrémité, dans laquelle le dispositif de commutation est dans un état fermé, et une seconde position d'extrémité, dans laquelle le dispositif de commutation est dans un état ouvert. Le déplacement linéaire définit un axe. Le dispositif bistable est conçu pour maintenir l'unité d'actionnement (3,, 22) dans l'une ou l'autre des positions d'extrémité. Selon l'invention, le dispositif bistable comprend des moyens de came (7a, 7b) reliés mécaniquement à l'unité d'actionnement (3, 5, 22), et au moins un élément rapporté (8) de came. L'invention concerne aussi l'utilisation du dispositif de l'invention.
Patent CA-2828911-A1 (CA)
Title: Free-flow pump
Inventor: FAVRE JEAN-NICOLAS
IPC: F04D29/22
Filed: 2012-02-27
Abstract: The free-flow pump comprises an impeller (11, 22, 33) with an impeller base that is constituted by a front side (14, 5 24) of a hub body (12, 23) projecting at the center of the impeller (11, 22, 33) and by a disk surface (18, 28) located deeper than the front side (14, 24) of the hub body (12, 23) and reaching to an outer circumference of the impeller with its maximum depth. The disk surface (18, 28) is provided with vanes (19, 29, 34) comprising open vane front sides (20, 30, 35) adjoining the hub body (12, 23) at their inner end and extending from there to the outer circumference of the impeller (11, 22, 33). To avoid material accretions in front of the impeller (11, 22, 33) it is suggested that at least within an inner third of its radius, the impeller base is not located deeper with respect to the inner end of the vane front sides (20, 30, 35) than at most one sixth of the height difference (H) between the inner end of the vane front sides (20, 30, 35) and the maximum depth of the disk surface (18, 28).
Patent CA-2829034-A1 (CA)
Inventor: AOKI HIROFUMI
IPC: H04N7/32
Filed: 2012-03-08
Abstract: In order to increase the encoding efficiency of a quantization step size, this video encoding device comprises a quantization step size encoding unit for encoding a quantization step size that controls the granularity of quantization. The quantization step size encoding unit includes a step size prediction unit for predicting the quantization step size using quantization step size information assigned to an already-encoded nearby image block, and using in-frame prediction direction information about an image block that is to be encoded.
Patent CA-2829251-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede et dispositif de production de geotextile non tisse et geotextile ainsi produit
Inventor: ROURE FREDERIC
IPC: D04H3/04
Filed: 2012-03-08
Abstract: Le géotextile non tissé comporte : des tiges (305) de végétaux écrasées d'un diamètre supérieur à cinq millimètres, des fragments de tiges végétales (310) et des fibres végétales (315) partiellement attachées aux dites tiges écrasées, les tiges et fragments de tiges étant entrelacés par des liaisons mécaniques produites par projection d'eau. Dans des modes de réalisation préférentiels, ces végétaux comportent du chanvre. Le dispositif de production d'un tel géotextile non tissé comporte un moyen de disposition de végétaux en une nappe de tiges de végétaux écrasées d'un diamètre supérieure à cinq millimètres, des fragments de tiges végétales et de fibres végétales partiellement attachées aux tiges écrasées et un moyen de projection d'eau sur ladite nappe pour former des liaisons mécaniques entre les tiges de végétaux écrasées, les fragments de tiges végétales et les fibres végétales de la nappe.
Patent CA-2834502-A1 (CA)
Title: Anti-slip shoe accessory for court sports
Inventor: MCLAUGHLIN SETH
IPC: A43B23/28
Filed: 2012-04-26
Abstract: A traction-enhancing cleaning kit for allowing sports players to clean and dry the soles of their court shoes while in-play. The cleaning kit comprises a gellified shoe cleaning fluid (3), and a shoe-attachable cleaning and drying device (1) comprising a gel-absorbent cleaning/drying cartridge (2) removably secured by hook-and-loop to a carrier platform (4), which is in turn secured along the forefoot of the sneaker by its laces. The cartridge (2) includes an encapsulated viscose rayon microfiber panel (20) backed by a moisture- impermeable layer (30), and held captive in a plastic frame (10). The frame (10) includes a raised wiping lip (114) surrounding the panel (20). In use, the player need only swipe one foot over the top of the cleaning and drying device (1) attached to the other foot, brushing the sole. One swipe wets and squeegees dry, and the process is repeated for the other foot.
Patent CA-2834510-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DE CONINCK AN
IPC: B65D1/02
Filed: 2012-04-25
Abstract: The invention relates to a molded article comprising a body (2) having a top (3) and a bottom (4); an opening (5) proximal to said top; and a holding means (6) integrally located on at least one side of said body and positioned between said top and said bottom. The holding means comprising at least one innermost surface (8), one external surface (9) and at least one transition surface (7) positioned between said innermost surface and said external surface, said holding means forming at least one semi - enclosed recess (10) positioned between said external surface and said body. Wherein, the cross - section of said holding means is rounded such that a radius "r" is formed between said transition surface and said external surface, said radius "r" being greater than 7.5mm, and wherein the largest width "w" of said holding means is between 50mm and 60mm, said holding means comprising a top surface extending at an angle "a" of greater than or equal to 50°.