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Patent CA-2218579-A1 (CA)
Title: Belt tensioning system
Inventor: GUERRA LAWRENCE E
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 1997-10-17
Abstract: A belt tensioning system is provided for an appliance having a tub driven by an endless loop drive belt connected to a motor that is movable with respect to a tub housing surrounding the tub. The belt tensioning system includes a rib extending from the tub housing, a pivotal cam washer having a pivot axis and an eccentrically curved cam profile edge with a series of arcuately spaced contact points thereon for engaging the ribs on the tub housing. The cam washer is pivotally mounted to the motor along the pivot axis and loosenably secured against rotation about the pivot axis and with respect to the motor. Normally, one of the contact points engages the rib so as to establish an offset distance between the rib and the motor, and thereby a tension on the drive means. When the cam is loosened, the motor can be moved with respect to the tub housing and the cam washer can be pivoted into the rib until the rib rests against a new contact point on the cam profile edge to establish a new offset distance between the motor and rib so that a new tension is applied to the drive belt. The tension on the drive belt can be adjusted by moving the motor with respect to the tub housing until the desired belt tension is achieved. Rotating the cam means with respect to the motor until the cam profile engages the rib on the tub housing sets the desired belt tension. Then the cam means can be secured against rotation with respect to the motor such that the motor is fixed in position relative to the tub housing.
Patent CA-2218960-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GOTO KAZUHIRO
IPC: H01H1/66
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: The invention comprises a switch assembly having a housing with a recess therein.  A first contact has a mating section and is disposed within the recess.  A second contact has a deflectable mating section and is disposed within the recess.  An elastomeric material encapsulates the first and second contacts within the recess wherein force on the elastomeric material pushes the deflectable mating section of the second contact into electrical engagement with the mating section of the first contact thereby activating the switch.
Patent CA-2219496-A1 (CA)
Title: Method of reinforcing the roof of a building against hurricane-force winds
Inventor: KISH FREDERICK A
IPC: E04G23/02
Filed: 1997-10-28
Abstract: A method of reinforcing or retrofitting building roof structures against hurricane-force winds which does not require removal of part or all of the roof. The improved method includes directing a thin stream of a liquid polymer foam adhesive under pressure upwardly along the intersections of the rafters or support members and the roof panels, preferably on both sides of the support members. The foam adhesive then creams and foams, forming polymer foam adhesive gussets which firmly adhere to the adjacent surfaces of the support members and roof panels. This method increases the pull-off strength of a roof about seven fold and is able to withstand hurricane-force winds.
Patent CA-2223780-A1 (CA)
Title: Fat substitutes containing water soluble beta-carotene
Inventor: FORTIER NANCY ELAINE
IPC: A23L33/155
Filed: 1996-04-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to non-absorbable, non-digestible fat compositions fortified with a water soluble carotenoid/cyclodextrin complex. The compositions are useful as fat substitutes in food and pharmaceutical compositions. The carotenoid is readily bioavailable and resists partitioning into the fat/fat-like phase.
Patent CA-2224828-A1 (CA)
Title: Bat having a rolled sheet inserted into the barrel
Inventor: HARRIS THOMAS R JR
IPC: A63B59/06
Filed: 1997-12-15
Abstract: A bat having a rolled sheet inserted into the barrel of the bat. Preferably the insert is of spring steel and has a width greater than the inside circumference of the bat barrel so that the edges of the insert overlap within the barrel.  The insert provides a trampoline effect to the bat that a single wall bat without insert will not have.
Patent CA-2226116-A1 (CA)
Title: Automatic selection of statistical quality control procedures
Inventor: STEIN BERNARD
IPC: G06Q20/20
Filed: 1997-05-05
Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method for automating the selection of an analytical statistical quality control (QC) procedure. Inputs of a quality requirement and observed performance characteristics of a method of measurement are initially provided, together with a database of theoretical operating characteristics of statistical QC procedures. An appropriate qualityplanning algorithm (either analytical or clinical) which relates the quality requirement, the observed performance characteristics of the method of measurement, and the theoretical operating characteristics of statistical QC procedures is also provided. Using predetermined QC selection criteria and selection logic, a computer is programmed to automatically select, based on the quality requirement, observed method performance, and operating characteristic of candidate QC procedures, a subset of control rules and numbers of control measurements which satisfy selection criteria and selection logic.
Patent CA-2226195-A1 (CA)
Inventor: NAKAZATO MASAYOSHI
IPC: C08L53/02
Filed: 1998-01-06
Abstract: A block copolymer (hereinafter referred to as the block copolymer (I)), consisting essentially of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene and satisfying the following conditions (1) to (5): (1) the weight ratio of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon units to conjugated diene units is from 60:40 to 90:10, (2) the number average molecular weight of the block copolymer is from 40,000 to 500,000, (3) the ratio of E'30/E'10, where E'30 is the storage modulus at a temperature of 30°C and E'10 is the storage modulus at a temperature of 10°C, is from 0.75 to 1, (4) the block proportion of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer contained in the block copolymer is from 70 to 100%, provided the block proportion=W1/W0×100, where W1 is the weight of block polymer chains of the vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon in the block copolymer, and W0 is the total weight of the vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon units in the block copolymer, and (5) chains consisting of from 1 to 3 repeating units of the vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon contained in the block copolymer, are not more than 25%, based on the above W0.
Patent CA-2226937-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for indicating call charges based on local information available in a terminal
Inventor: KRANK LOTHAR
IPC: H04M15/28
Filed: 1998-02-18
Abstract: A device for displaying charges on a telecommunications (TK) terminal (1), with a computer for determining the charges and a display unit (6) for displaying the established charges, is characterized in that a computation module (5) for calculating a customer-specific rate is provided, which is able to call up customer-specific parameter data from a first data memory (7), and specifiable rate algorithms from a program memory (10), and use this information to calculate a current charge for an individual TK connection, and route corresponding information signals to the display unit (6). This makes it possible to use simple means for displaying individual charges on the TK terminal.
Patent CA-2231025-A1 (CA)
Title: Novel compounds of 2-aminoindane, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
Inventor: PEGLION JEAN-LOUIS
IPC: A61K31/443
Filed: 1998-02-26
Abstract: 2-Amino indane derivatives formula (I), their racemic mixtures and optical isomers, and their salts are new: n = 1 or 2; Ar = heterocyclic rings (some substituted by X); X = H or F; R = H, 1-5C alkyl or aralkyl; E =H or Me; X1-X4 = H, halo, 1-5C alkyl, 1-5C alkoxy, CF3, OH, CN, NO2, NR1R2, CONR1R2, CO2R3, OCOR4 or a group of heterocyclic rings; or taken together, two adjacent X groups form a 5-6 membered ring containing C, S, O and/or N atoms; R1-R3 = H, 1-5C alkyl; and R4 = 1-5C alkyl.
Patent CA-2231286-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SORRAGHAN TIMOTHY
IPC: A01K1/00
Filed: 1998-04-09
Abstract: An animal sorting module including a general frame (1) assembly defining a passageway (2) through which an animal can travel said frame having a single entry point opening (3) at or near a first end (4) and two exit point openings (6) at or near a second end (7) wherein said entry point and at least one of said exit points are defined by a pair of elongate substantially cylindrical rollers (8) which can be moved between a first position occluding said opening and a second position exposing said opening.
Patent CA-2233840-A1 (CA)
Title: Guide-lame pour crible a lames
Inventor: ZRELOFF PETER J
IPC: B07B1/46
Filed: 1996-10-03
Abstract: Guide-lame (400) pour calibreur (150) de plaquettes de bois à cadre double, comportant une série de doigts (410) présentant une fente (418) destinée à accueillir une lame (22), une première (420) et une deuxième plaque (422) sur chaque cadre accueillant l'extrémité inférieure d'un nombre correspondant de doigts (410). Au minimum une lame (22) sur le premier cadre (100, 110) est placée entre deux doigts adjacents (410) réunis à une plaque de montage primaire (420), avec chaque doigt (410) maintenant une lame intermédiaire (22) se trouvant sur une autre plaque primaire de montage (420) séparée dans le sens longitudinal de l'autre plaque primaire (420) sur le cadre. Le schéma se répète pour les plaques de montage secondaires (422) avec les lames (22) du deuxième cadre (102, 103).
Patent CA-2234734-A1 (CA)
Title: Power supply unit
Inventor: FUJITA HIROYUKI
IPC: H02H7/18
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: A power supply provided with an overdischarge detecting circuit which detects the overdischarge of a lithium ion power supply unit, an overcurrent detecting circuit which detects the overcurrent, and a stopping circuit which stops the overdischarge or overcurrent based on an overdischarge detecting signal or overcurrent detecting signal. In order to prevent the malfunction of the overdischarge detecting circuit and overcurrent detecting circuit by external noise, a delay circuit is provided. The delay time of the delay circuit is variable and the delay time when the overdischarge is detected is longer than when the overcurrent is detected. Therefore, the overdischarge and overcurrent can be stopped accurately.
Patent CA-2235284-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SAUNDERS PETER
IPC: A47K5/12
Filed: 1996-10-15
Abstract: Liquid soap dispenser for sensing the presence of a user's hands in the vicinity of a nozzle (6), and dispensing soap through the nozzle (6) in response to the detection of the user's hands. The dispenser includes a cylinder (10) and a plunger (21) within the cylinder (10), a magnetic core (12) coupled to the cylinder (10) or the plunger (21), and a solenoid (14) which is activated in response to the detection of a user's hands to cause relative movement of the plunger (21) within the cylinder (10) to dispense the soap. Preferably a plurality of dispensers are connected to a single reservoir of liquid soap.
Patent CA-2235675-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LEONHARDT HOWARD J
IPC: A61F2/848
Filed: 1996-10-28
Abstract: L'invention porte sur une technique et un appareil permettant d'effectuer une greffe sur un vaisseau sanguin (34). Cet appareil comporte un transplant tubulaire creux (15) d'une section transversale présélectionnée possédant des extrémités proximale (11) et distale (12) contenant des ressorts en nitinol (11, 12), compressibles et expansibles, ainsi que des tiges de connexion (13) afin de faciliter une communication physique entre les deux ressorts (11, 12). L'appareil comporte, de surcroît, des organes de transport et de déploiement permettant d'amener ledit transplant tubulaire creux (15) sur un site de greffe à l'intérieur d'un vaisseau sanguin (34). Cet équipement de transport et de déploiement est placé dans un cathéter pour insertion (31) pourvu d'un ballonnet de transplant (32) et d'un ballonnet d'extrémité (32a) ainsi que de plusieurs voies internes servant à l'injection de fluide dans les ballonnets (32, 32a) et l'intérieur du vaisseau sanguin (34). La technique consiste en un transfert et un déploiement dudit transplant (15), en un déplacement non chirurgical et un retrait du transplant en cas de pose défectueuse.
Patent CA-2236940-A1 (CA)
Title: Processes and intermediates for preparing 3-(1-piperazinyl)-1,2-benzisothiazole
Inventor: WALINSKY STANLEY W
IPC: C07D295/22
Filed: 1996-10-11
Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing 3-(1-piperazinyl)-1,2-benzisothiazole of the formula: (see formula I) by reacting a compound of the formula: (see formula II) with piperazine at a temperature of 80-170°C. 3-(1-piperazinyl)-1,2-benzisothiazole is useful as an intermediate for producing 5-(2-(4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-6-chloro-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (ziprasidone) that has neuroleptic activity.
Patent CA-2238148-A1 (CA)
Title: Abrasive products
Inventor: MCCUTCHEON WILLIAM F
IPC: B24D18/00
Filed: 1998-05-21
Abstract: Coated abrasive materials can be made from a backing material and, adhered to the backing by a maker coat, weak shaped abrasive particles with, interspersed between the abrasive particles, a plurality of non-abrasive particles that are smaller than the abrasive particles which serve to raise the level of a size coat applied over the maker coat and abrasive particles such that the abrasive particles are anchored over a greater part of their length without the need for the application of a large volume of size coat and such that a grinding adjuvant included in the topmost coat is located adjacent the tips of the abrasive particles which perform the grinding when the coated abrasive is in use.
Patent CA-2242384-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HROMAS ROBERT
IPC: C07K16/24
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: The present invention provides purified and isolated polynucleotide sequences encoding a human macrophage-derived C-C chemokine designated Exodus. Also provided are purified and isolated chemokine protein, fragments and polypeptide analogs thereof, antibodies thereto, and materials and methods for the recombinant production thereof. These products are useful in therapeutic, diagnostic and medical imaging applications.
Patent CA-2242503-A1 (CA)
Title: High consistency damless refiner plate for wood fibers
Inventor: SAVUJ RVI PETRI
IPC: D21D1/30
Filed: 1998-08-19
Abstract: The refiner plate of this invention has a pattern of interlocking or nested elements having a "I"s "T"s, "S"s, "L"s, "F"s, "E"s, or "H"s shape which form channels. The body of the elements forms the refiner bars (50) which hold the fibers as they move between the refiner plates in a disk refiner (20). The pattern of elements retard the flow of fibers while at the same time providing a large open area for steam to pass through the refiner disks (28, 30). The segments making up the elements produce a refiner bar (50) which is reinforced for higher strength.The shape of the elements has an increased edge length exposed to the flow of fibers.
Patent CA-2249774-A1 (CA)
Title: Structure of supporter for tie knot of knotting-free necktie
Inventor: CHEN JIANN-JONG
IPC: A41D25/02
Filed: 1998-10-07
Abstract: A structure of supporter for a tie knot of a knotting-free necktie comprises an outer shell and a back wing connected to the outer shell.    The outer shell, as seen from its front view, being of a reverse triangular shape having two waist portions concave inward of the outer shell, and as seen from its top view, being of a bow shape. A protective beam, resistant shoulders and protective tabs are provided at the rear side of the outer shell. A back wing is fitted onto the rear side of the outer shell, and two side wing portions being somewhat resilient are lightly pressed against the two resistant shoulders. When mounting a loop cord, two ends of the loop cord are first threaded in the supporter from the bottom of the protective tab, passing through the resistant shoulders, and threaded out of the supporter from the bottom of the protective beams, and then a fabric strip, which is a half of a conventional necktie, is wound around the supporter and knotted in order to form a tie knot whereby a knotting-free necktie is obtained.
Patent CA-2250021-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TOKUNAGA MASASHI
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 1998-05-15
Abstract: A graphic display by which the amount of transfer of CG data distributed by a server through a network is reduced and the motion of a three-dimensional character displayed on a terminal is smoothed; and a synchronous AV reproducing device by which the music whose tempo is changed halfway and the image are synchronized with each other and reproduced.      In order to graphically display a three-dimensional character on the terminal by the command of the server, a plurality of motion patterns are prepared on the terminal side, scenario data are transmitted from the server to the terminal, and the terminal switches the scene in accordance with the scenario data and performs graphic display. The scene is switched at the timing of the home position common to the motion pattern being displayed and the motion pattern to be displayed next or at the timing of a position approximately common to the motion pattern being displayed and the motion pattern to be displayed next so as to perform the graphic display.
Patent CA-2251444-A1 (CA)
Inventor: POLZIUS RAINER
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 1998-10-21
Abstract: In a process that is used to detect substances that are associated with dust, the dust that is to be tested is brought together with a solvent in order to elute the substance that is to be detected from the dust. The specific constituents are contained by means of a filter matrix (2), whereas the solvent and the substances that are either dissolved and/or suspended therein are moved through the filter matrix (2) by capillary action. The solvent and the substances dissolved and/or suspended therein are transferred by capillary action into a reaction matrix that is adjacent to the filter matrix. The substance that is to be detected is indicated by means of a chemical and/or biochemical reaction or by the non-occurrence of a chemical and/or biochemical reaction. Apart from the filter matrix (2) and the reaction matrix (3), an apparatus to detect substances that are associated with dust has a container (1) that is used to accommodate the dust that is to be tested, the container (1) being connected to the filter matrix (2) in such that liquid can move between.
Patent CA-2252257-A1 (CA)
Title: Magnetic flowmeter with diagnostics
Inventor: FONTENEAU NORMAN
IPC: G01F1/00
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter has a tube for supporting fluid flow including a circuit for indicating when the tube is empty to prevent an erroneous flow signal from being provided by the flowmeter, as well as a diagnostic circuit indicating when electrodes  in  the  flowmeter are  partially  fouled.    The circuits include an amplifier connected to two electrodes in the tube and a variable resistor.   In a normally operating mode, the amplifier produces an oscillating signal when the tube  is  empty,  and in a diagnostic mode,  the  amplifier produces  an  oscillating  signal  when  the  electrodes  are partially fouled.
Patent CA-2256582-A1 (CA)
Title: Oxa acids and related compounds for treating skin conditions
Inventor: PTCHELINTSEV DMITRI
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1997-06-02
Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of compounds of formula (I), depicted above, as active principals for treating skin conditions; compositions containing these compounds; and methods of treating skin conditions using these compounds and compositions.  In said formula (I), R4 is (CR5R6-CR7R8-X1)n-CR9R10R11, n is an integer from 1 to 18; R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are independently, hydrogen or non-hydrogen substituents; and X, X1, Y and Z are independently O, NH, or S.
Patent CA-2257731-A1 (CA)
Title: Upgrading a power-splitting passive optical network using optical filtering
Inventor: KNOX WAYNE HARVEY
IPC: H04B10/213
Filed: 1999-01-04
Abstract: The passive optical network system and method for providing a predetermined wavelength of data to remote users according to the present invention includes a multiple wavelength transmitter for transmitting a multiwavelength signal. The multiwavelength signal is provided by an access provider and has a plurality of signal components each of predetermined wavelength. A power-splitting passive optical network receives and power-splits the multiwavelength signal into a plurality of distributed multiwavelength signals each associated with a respective remote user. A filter selectively filters out, for each remote user, ones of the signal components of the associated distributed multiwavelength signal to provide the remote user with a selected one signal component of predetermined wavelength.
Patent CA-2261678-A1 (CA)
Title: Two-component polyurethane adhesive composition used in bonded structural element of limestone and similar materials
Inventor: HOREIS KAI
IPC: C09J175/04
Filed: 1997-09-05
Abstract: A self supporting structural element of masonry material is formed by glueing at least two pieces of limestone, porous concrete, Ytong stone, brick (including sand-lime brick), or other porous masonry material together with a two-component reactive polyurethane composition and allowing the composition to cure. The structural element may be a vertical structure such as a wall element, or a horizontal structure such as a floor or walkway element. The resulting structural element is self-supporting in transport and placement. A plasticizer is preferably employed in the composition to facilitate penetration of the adhesive into the surfaces of the bonded limestone or other masonry stone material.
Patent CA-2263178-A1 (CA)
Title: Rotary drum for drying pourable goods
Inventor: SCHROEDER WOLFGANG
IPC: F26B11/04
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: Directly heated rotary drums are used in the drying of pourable goods such as wood chips or strands. Drums are provided with built-in fixtures such as cross fixtures, in order to ensure good heat transmission from the drying gas to the goods. The invention comprises a design for a rotary drum (4) which enables good transmission of drying gas to the goods and which is cheap to produce and assemble in comparison with cross fixtures. According to the invention the built-in fixtures in the rotary drum (4) extend radially in the direction of the middle of the drum, starting from the perimeter, over an area of 60 to 85 % of the radius of the rotary drum (4), form at least two pockets, and run, apart from the area close to the perimeter, substantially in the direction of rotation (25), in front of the radial starting from their point of attachment.  These radially shaped built-in fixtures enable constant distribution of the goods over the cross-section and are substantially cheaper to manufacture and assemble.
Patent CA-2263433-A1 (CA)
Title: Skin lightening compositions
Inventor: KAWATO JUNJI
IPC: A61K8/06
Filed: 1996-08-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a skin lightening composition comprising (a) a safe and effective amount of a compound of formula (I): wherein Z is Oxygen or Sulfur, (b) an average polarity solvent, (c) a polyhydric alcohol, (d) a solid fatty alcohol, (e) a nonionic surfactant, (f) water, and (g) lecithin wherein at least a portion of the above componenets (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) forms a liquid crystal.
Patent CA-2266011-A1 (CA)
Title: Process for the conversion of iron bearing residues into a synthetic rock
Inventor: VLIEGEN JAN
IPC: C04B28/08
Filed: 1997-09-22
Abstract: This invention relates to the conversion of iron bearing residues from the non-ferrous process industry into a synthetic rock, comprising the following steps: 1 part of the wet residue is mixed with at least 0.1 parts by weight of crushed blast furnace slags and with at least 0.1 parts by weight of crushed converter slags; water is added to the mixture to obtain a stiff paste; and the paste is allowed to harden, while kept wet, to such an extent that the resulting rock is usable for construction purposes.