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Patent CA-2325145-C (CA)
Title: Method for servicing and maintaining heat supply equipment
Inventor: TACHINO KAZUHIRO
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2000-11-06
Granted: 2008-04-01
Abstract: In a method for servicing and maintaining heat supply equipment, which includes making a servicing and maintenance contract to implement equipment performance maintenance, function maintenance, abnormality recovery and a diagnosis for preventive maintenance of the heat supply equipment, providing a communication network of the heat supply equipment, a first computer of a control station and a second computer of a control center communicatable thereamong via communication means, and implementing contents of the servicing and maintenance contract based on information obtained by communications in this network, the method includes receiving abnormality occurrence data, requesting and receiving detailed information, taking measures based on analysis results of these data and information, transferring the abnormality occurrence data, and obtaining and analyzing information for diagnosis. Thus, in heat supply equipment provided with boilers or the like, preventive maintenance can be achieved securely and efficiently, and a prompt countermeasure can be taken even with occurrence of an abnormality so that the resultant halt time can be made as short as possible. Further, a 24- hour support can be fulfilled with the least staff efficiently.
Patent CA-2329208-C (CA)
Title: Method for sterilizing devices in a container
Inventor: ADDY TRALANCE O
IPC: A61L2/16
Filed: 2000-12-20
Granted: 2006-12-05
Abstract: A method for sterilizing medical devices and similar instruments in diffusion-restricted containers is provided. The sterilization method includes placing a liquid solution containing vaporizable germicide such as hydrogen peroxide into the diffusion-restricted container and vaporizing the germicide. The containers can be attachable and detachable to a sterilization system, and used as a vacuum chamber. An attachable/detachable container containing an article to be sterilized can be nested with a second container, and the article and inside and outside of the inner container are sterilized. The sterile article inside the nested containers can be transported and the sterile inner container with the sterilized article can removed from the outer container and placed in a sterile environment without contaminating the sterile environment. The sterile article can then be removed from the sterile container and utilized. Alternatively, the sterilization method may include introducing germicide vapor into an attachable/detachable container.
Patent CA-2329497-C (CA)
Inventor: THOROE SCHERB THOMAS
IPC: D21F11/14
Filed: 2000-12-22
Granted: 2009-02-10
Abstract: Press section of a machine and process for producing webs. The press section includes a shoe press including a shoe press unit and a counter roll. The shoe press unit includes at least two press shoes and an elastic liquid-impermeable press belt guided over the at least two press shoes, and the at least two press shoes have different lengths measured in a web travel direction and each of the two press shoes is arranged for movement between an idle position and a press position facing the counter roll. This arrangement enables an economical production of tissue and simultaneously ensures a better product quality.
Patent CA-2334699-C (CA)
Title: Fossil-fuel-fired steam generator
Inventor: FRANKE JOACHIM
IPC: F22B31/00
Filed: 1999-05-26
Granted: 2008-11-18
Abstract: A steam generator (2) having a combustion chamber (4) for fossil fuel (B), downstream of which a vertical gas flue (8) is arranged on the heating-gas side via a horizontal gas flue (6), is to require especially little outlay in terms of manufacture and installation.  To this end, the combustion chamber (4) has a number of burners (30) which are arranged at the level of the horizontal gas flue (6).
Patent CA-2337340-C (CA)
Inventor: HERMAN FREDERICK L
IPC: A61B5/308
Filed: 2001-02-15
Granted: 2009-04-14
Abstract: A novel apparatus and method for rapidly generating an electrical map of a chamber of a heart utilizes a catheter including a body having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end has a distal tip and an array of non-contact electrodes having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one location sensor. Preferably, two location sensors are utilized. The first location sensor is preferably proximate to the catheter distal tip and the second location sensor is preferably proximate to the proximal end of the non-contact electrode array. The catheter distal end further preferably includes a contact electrode at its distal tip. Preferably, at least one and preferably both of the location sensors provide six degrees of location information. The location sensor is preferably an electromagnetic location sensor. The catheter is used for rapidly generating an electrical map of the heart within at least one cardiac cycle and preferably includes cardiac ablation and post-ablation validation.
Patent CA-2337772-C (CA)
Title: Skin and tissue care and/or treatment agent
Inventor: SCHLACHTER HERBERT
IPC: A23L1/304
Filed: 1999-07-15
Granted: 2009-06-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a skin and tissue care and/or treatment preparation.  In particular, the invention relates to a preparation for care, protection and prevention of tissue-damaging manifestations and effects and for the treatment of skin and tissue, wherein said preparation comprises at least one salt selected from alkali and alkaline earth metal salts and other minerals and is characterized in that it contains at least one amino acid and zinc oxide and/or an inorganic peroxide, preferably magnesium peroxide or sodium peroxide. Optionally, the inventive preparation can additionally contain an adstringent, a binding and adhesive agent, a humectant, an ethereal oil, tego-betaine, secondary plant substances such as epigallocatechines, unsaturated fatty acids, liposomes, vitamins, trace elements and antifungal and/or antimicrobial components.
Patent CA-2340610-C (CA)
Inventor: FIELDER LOUIS DUNN
IPC: G10L19/02
Filed: 1990-01-29
Granted: 2002-03-05
Abstract: A low bit-rate (192 kBits per second) transform encoder/decoder system (44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate) for high-quality music applications employs short time-domain sample blocks (128 samples/block) so that the system signal propagation delay is short enough for real-time aural feedback to a human operator. Carefully designed pairs of analysis/synthesis windows are used to achieve sufficient transform frequency selectivity despite the use of short sample blocks. A  synthesis window in the decoder has characteristics such that the product of its response and that of an analysis window in the encoder produces a composite response which sums to unity for two adjacent overlapped sample blocks. Adjacent time-domain signal samples blocks are overlapped and added to cancel the effects of the analysis and synthesis windows. A technique is provided for deriving suitable analysis/synthesis window pairs. In the encoder, a discrete transform having a function equivalent to the alternate application of a modified Discrete Cosine Transform and a modified Discrete Sine transform according to the Time Domain Aliasing Cancellation technique or, alternatively, a Discrete Fourier Transform is used to generate frequency-domain transform coefficients. The transform coefficients are nonuniformly quantized by assigning a fixed number of bits and a variable number of bits determined adaptively based on psychoacoustic masking. A technique is described for assigning the fixed bit and adaptive bit allocations. The transmission of side information regarding adaptively allocated bits is not required. Error codes and protected data may be scattered throughout formatted frame outputs from the encoder in order to reduce sensitivity to noise bursts.
Patent CA-2349686-C (CA)
Title: Setback tracking thermostat
Inventor: ARCHACKI RAYMOND J JR
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 2001-06-04
Granted: 2004-03-23
Abstract: A thermostat receives requests to enter into setback modes of operation whereby at least one setpoint normally used by the thermostat is to be changed at a stipulated start time for each setback mode of operation. The thermostat is operative to enter into a requested setback mode of operation at a time following the requested start time in the event there has been a delay in receiving the request to enter into a setback mode of operation. The thermostat is furthermore operative to track the time that elapses during each setback mode of operation and to report the total accumulated time that has elapsed in response to a request to do so. The thermostat is furthermore operative to set the total accumulated time to zero in response to a request to initialize the total accumulated time.
Patent CA-2353348-C (CA)
Inventor: BORDER JOHN
IPC: H04W28/18
Filed: 2001-07-20
Granted: 2008-04-08
Abstract: A communication system having a proxy architecture is disclosed. The system includes a platform that provides performance enhancing functions. The platform includes a management protocol agent that gathers information associated with the platform. The system also includes a network management system that communicates with the platform. The network management system receives information from the management protocol agent. The information provides at least one of event data and alarm data, wherein the platform has a profile that specifies configuration parameters. The network management system is configured to selectively modify the profile in response to the received information and to forward the modified profile to the platform. The above arrangement has particular applicability to a bandwidth constrained communication system, such as a satellite network.
Patent CA-2354782-C (CA)
Inventor: SAVILLE BRADLEY A
IPC: C12P1/00
Filed: 2001-08-02
Granted: 2013-02-26
Abstract: An improved process for the production of a product by the enzymatic treatment of a substrate with a particulate, immobilized enzyme, comprising treating a process liquor comprising the substrate in a bioreactor to produce a slurry of effluent immobilized enzyme and the product in an effluent liquor, the improvement comprising subjecting the slurry to a non-immobilized enzyme damaging shear inducing effective separation process to provide effluent immobilized enzyme, and effluent liquor containing the product; and reusing the effluent immobilized enzyme in the enzymatic treatment. The process provides for the reclamation and reuse of the immobilized enzyme even when a further particulate solid is present in the effluent/product stream.
Patent CA-2356094-C (CA)
Inventor: BAYER ARMIN
IPC: H01M8/1007
Filed: 2001-08-29
Granted: 2009-08-11
Abstract: The invention concerns a PEM fuel cell stack consisting of one or more fuel cells (1) arranged on top of one another, each of which contains a membrane electrode assembly (2) between two electrically conductive bipolar plates (3,4), the surfaces of which are equipped with flow channels (10) open on one side for the supply of reactive gases, whereby the membrane electrode assemblies each comprise a polymer electrolyte membrane (5), both sides of which are in contact with a reaction layer (6,7), whereby the surface area of the reaction layers is smaller than that of the polymer electrolyte membrane and a compressible, coarse-pore gas distribution layer (8,9) made from carbon fibre fabric is inserted between each reaction layer and the adjacent bipolar plates congruent to the reaction layers along with seals (11,12) in the area outside the surface covered by the gas distribution layers, whereby the gas distribution layers in the no-load condition display a thickness D1 and the seals a thickness D2. The PEM  fuel cell stack is characterised in that the gas distribution layers in the PEM fuel cell stack are compressed to 25 to 60% of their original thickness.
Patent CA-2357463-C (CA)
Inventor: HASEGAWA YOSUKE
IPC: B62D5/09
Filed: 2001-09-19
Granted: 2005-05-03
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power steering system with which it is possible to simplify assembly onto a vehicle body and to enhance assembly accuracy. A steering shaft 14 is divided into two portions in the axial direction, the lower of the two portions is made to be an input shaft 23, a connecting cylinder 19 to which the input shaft is serration-fitted is integrally provided at a lower portion of the steering shaft, a side wall of the connecting cylinder is provided with a groove 19b in the axial direction, fastening means (20, 21, 22) are provided for reducing the diameter of the connecting cylinder so as to reduce the width of the groove, and a spool lever 25 is integrally fitted to the input shaft.
Patent CA-2361456-C (CA)
Title: Pressure compensated disconnect system and method
Inventor: SHEFFIELD RANDOLPH J
IPC: E21B17/06
Filed: 2001-11-08
Granted: 2007-02-20
Abstract: A disconnect for facilitating release of a tool at a downhole, wellbore location. The disconnect utilizes an upper portion and a lower portion connected at least in part by a shear member. The disconnect uses a plurality of pressure areas to selectively expose the lower portion to balanced, counteracting axial forces. The pressure areas allow release or disconnection of the upper portion from the lower portion upon application of a predetermined tensile load without subjecting the tubing to an undesirably high tensile load.
Patent CA-2363419-C (CA)
Title: Improved thin layer nuclear density gauge
Inventor: DEP WEWAGE H L
IPC: G01Q90/00
Filed: 2000-03-02
Granted: 2008-01-22
Abstract: The present invention provides an improved thin layer nuclear density gauge comprising a gauge housing having a vertical cavity therethrough and a base, a first radiation detector located at a first position within said housing and adjacent to said base of said housing, a second radiation detector located at a second position within said housing and adjacent to said base of said housing, a vertically moveable source rod extending into said cavity of said gauge housing, a radiation source operatively positioned within a distal end of said source rod, at least one bearing operatively positioned to guide said source rod within said cavity, and means for vertically extending and retracting said source rod to a plurality of predetermined source rod positions so as to change the spatial relationship between said radiation source and said first and second radiation detectors.  The source rod has a maximum radial movement of less than about 0.003 inch at each predetermined position.  The present invention also provides a gauge with an improved radiation shield assembly comprising a sliding block operatively positioned to move laterally between said first position and said second position, a spring engaging said sliding block and biasing said sliding block into said first position, and a fixed block, said fixed block including a track engaging said sliding block and guiding movement of said sliding block.
Patent CA-2364386-C (CA)
Inventor: REINECKE JULIO
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2000-01-31
Granted: 2011-12-06
Abstract: L'invention concerne une technique qui permet de produire des antagonistes des récepteurs de l'interleukine 1, une protéine ayant une activité prophylactique ou thérapeutique. La technique consiste à remplir une seringue avec un fluide corporel et à la mettre à incuber de façon que ladite protéine se forme dans ledit fluide corporel.
Patent CA-2366582-C (CA)
Inventor: MENNA RUDOLPH
IPC: H03H7/42
Filed: 2000-04-12
Granted: 2010-07-13
Abstract: The RF transformer (17) of the present invention couples a transmission line (23) between a magnetic transformer (19) and a balun (25). The location and function of the transmission line improves frequency response across a wide operational bandwidth by permitting the circuit to be tuned, thereby providing a greater degree of impedance matching.
Patent CA-2367240-C (CA)
Inventor: LANGER SEPPO W
IPC: A61P39/00
Filed: 2000-03-13
Granted: 2010-11-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a medicament for pharmacological treatment of accidental extravasation of topoisomerase II poisons such as anthracyclines. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a topo II catalytic inhibitor such as the bisdioxopiperazine ICRF-187 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of an accidental extravasation of a topoisomerase II poison and a method for treatment of such extravasation of a topoisomerase poison such as the anthracyclines daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, or idarubicin. In addition, the invention relates to a kit for such treatment.
Patent CA-2375054-C (CA)
Inventor: HOLMES JOHN
IPC: A61B1/018
Filed: 2001-04-09
Granted: 2009-06-23
Abstract: L'invention concerne un joint d'endoscope empêchant efficacement les fuites de fluide hors du canal de travail lorsqu'un dispositif allongé à axe non circulaire est placé à l'intérieur de l'endoscope. Le joint comprend un corps à extrémité proximale permettant l'insertion d'un élément allongé du type cathéter biliaire à échange rapide, une extrémité distale permettant la connexion à l'extrémité proximale d'un endoscope, une lumière s'étendant dans l'endoscope pour la réception de l'élément allongé et pour l'accès au canal de travail, et un système permettant de se conformer à l'axe non circulaire de l'élément allongé afin d'éviter toute fuite de fluide hors dudit canal. Par exemple, ce système peut comprendre une ou plusieurs protubérances qui s'étendent radialement vers l'intérieur de la lumière du corps, un matériau d'étanchéité du type mousse chirurgicale dans ladite lumière, ou un mandrin d'étanchéité. Avec ou sans la ou les protubérances, le matériau d'étanchéité ou le mandrin d'étanchéité, les joints décrits assurent l'étanchéité autour des éléments allongés utilisés dans l'endoscope, quel que soit le profil de ces éléments (circulaire ou non).
Patent CA-2378243-C (CA)
Title: Methods for treating or preventing pain and anxiety
Inventor: WICKENDEN ALAN DAVID
IPC: A61P25/22
Filed: 2000-08-04
Granted: 2012-05-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of treating of pain or anxiety, using compounds that modulate KCNQ potassium channels and currents.
Patent CA-2384155-C (CA)
Title: Realisation de porte et procede associe
Inventor: NIST DAVID A
IPC: E06B3/82
Filed: 2000-09-08
Granted: 2006-11-21
Abstract: L'invention concerne une nouvelle et meilleure réalisation de porte, ainsi que son procédé de fabrication. Ladite porte comporte un premier et un second panneaux formés, chacun ayant un profil en L identique ou sensiblement similaire, défini par une partie arrière allongée et une partie base relativement plus courte. Lesdits premier et second panneaux sont placés opposés de façon imbriquée, les parties arrière et les parties base étant ainsi disposées face à face. Une région creuse est donc définie par et entre les premier et second panneaux. Ces derniers sont provisoirement maintenus alignés l'un par rapport à l'autre par un adhésif, de préférence par l'utilisation d'un matériau noyau interne fixé entre les panneaux par l'adhésif. Par la suite, les panneaux sont collés l'un à l'autre de façon permanente par soudage au laser effectué le long de la première et de la seconde lignes de soudure. En particulier, la première ligne de soudure est formée à la butée de la base du premier panneau et du dos du second panneau, la seconde ligne de soudure étant formée à la butée de la base du second panneau et du dos du premier panneau. La première ligne de soudage est placée le long d'une première arête latérale de la porte, jouxtant immédiatement la partie arrière du second panneau. La seconde ligne de soudure est placée le long d'une seconde arête latérale de ladite porte, jouxtant immédiatement la partie arrière du premier panneau. Il en résulte que les première et seconde arêtes de porte, définies par les parties base des premier et second panneaux en L, sont sensiblement continues.
Patent CA-2385361-C (CA)
Inventor: SHIMIZU KOJI
IPC: C01F5/00
Filed: 2001-07-23
Granted: 2008-08-26
Abstract: A dispersion comprising hydrotalcite compound particles having (1) an average secondary particle diameter of 0.1 to 3 µm as measured by a laser beam diffraction scattering method, (2) a specific surface area of 0.5 to 10 m2/g as measured by a BET method, and (3) a platy crystal particle shape, and an organic polar solvent; and a dope for polyurethane or aromatic polyamide article.   The present invention has made it possible to provide hydrotalcite compound particles having superior affinity to and dispersibility in organic polar solvents, and a dope having the above particles dispersed therein uniformly, used for production of polyurethane or aromatic polyamide article.
Patent CA-2393127-C (CA)
Inventor: HOCHSTRASSER DENIS FRANCOIS
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2000-12-04
Granted: 2010-04-13
Abstract: Heart and brain fatty acid binding proteins (H-FABP, B-FABP) are markers for stroke. The invention provides a diagnostic assay for either of these markers, preferably by ELISA using a anti-H-FABP or B-FABP antibody. Since H-FABP is also a marker for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), to distinguish stroke from AMI requires an assay specific to AMI, e.g. using troponin-1 or CK-MB as a marker, also to be carried out.
Patent CA-2393656-C (CA)
Title: Catheter de ventilation tracheale et ensemble collecteur muni d'une soupape amelioree
Inventor: CRUMP CHET M
IPC: A61M16/20
Filed: 2000-12-04
Granted: 2012-09-25
Abstract: L'invention concerne un cathéter d'aspiration amélioré (200) qui comprend un collecteur (204) destiné à être fixé sur l'embout distal d'une sonde de ventilation trachéale de façon à former un circuit de ventilation, un cathéter (208) pouvant être introduit par ledit collecteur (204) dans ladite sonde de façon à aspirer les sécrétions provenant de la sonde et des poumons, et un mécanisme clapet, disposé adjacent au circuit de ventilation de façon à minimiser la quantité d'air prélevée dans le circuit de ventilation d'un patient pendant le nettoyage du cathéter. Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, le cathéter (208) peut être nettoyé plus à fond que les cathéters existants, tout en prélevant peu ou pas d'air dans le circuit de ventilation du patient.
Patent CA-2399917-C (CA)
Inventor: GO GIOK DJIEN
IPC: B60R22/48
Filed: 2001-02-02
Granted: 2008-09-02
Abstract: Impact-identity elements in association with a method to prevent manipulation create a chain of tamperproof evidence for the non-use of seat belts in real-world accidents.  Consequently, the car-, train-, aeroplane manufacturer or the airline is saved lawsuits, compensatory damages and/or medical-expenses. Energy-absorbing impact-identity elements gradually absorb great mass inertia forces or great kinetic energy of the belted passengers at threshold values, lower than the injury-relevant threshold values and the tensile strength of seat belt, in order to enhance the survival chance and save costs associated with further use of the seat belts. Thanks to an innovative design of belt fittings, releasably attached to seat belts, outside the seats, all the impact-identity elements can easily be checked and replaced, when damaged, thus saving time and costs. Flight attendants and/or apprentices can easily exchange worn impact-identity elements with new ones or the impact-identity elements, set up for babies, with ones for obese people.