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Patent CA-2189116-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ZACCAGNI GREGORY R
IPC: E04D13/064
Filed: 1996-10-29
Abstract: A gutter bracket stamped from a metal sheet is useful with a gutter having back, front, and bottom walls and with a strap for bracing the gutter, the front wall having a flange extending backwardly from an upper edge of the front wall towardthe back wall, the strap having a roof end structure for mounting to a roof and a bracket end structure for being received by an aperture of the gutter bracket and for attaching the strap to the gutter bracket. The gutter bracket has an elongate body, a proximal end structure, and a distal end structure, the proximal end structure being shaped as a hook for fitting over an upper edge of the back wall, the distal end structure being shaped to fit under the flange extending backwardly from the upper edge of the front wall of the gutter. The elongate body is concave in cross-section and has two opposite edges and a reinforcing flange extending along each of the opposite edges. The elongate body has two longitudinally spaced apertures for receiving the distal end structure of the strap in a selected one of the longitudinally spaced apertures. The elongate body has a reinforcing rib extending along each of the reinforcing flanges and two reinforcing ribs extending along the elongate body with one of the apertures between the bisected ribs and with the other aperture between one of the bisected ribs and the proximal end structure. The reinforcing ribs reinforce the elongate body against bending.
Patent CA-2189129-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SAKSENA ANIL
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 1995-05-01
Abstract: L'invention concerne les composés de la formule I, ainsi que leurs sels acceptables sur le plan pharmaceutique. Dans cette formule, R¿1?, R¿2?, X¿1?, X¿2?, X¿3?, X¿4?, X¿5?, X¿6?, X¿7? et X¿8? ont la notation donnée dans la description. Ces composés sont utiles pour le traitement des mycoses.
Patent CA-2190062-A1 (CA)
Title: Diaper
Inventor: DAGENAIS J ROGER
IPC: A61F13/56
Filed: 1996-11-12
Abstract: A diaper having an inner permeable fabric layer and an outer impermeable flexible sheet co-extensive with the inner layer and an absorption layer located in the crotch area between the inner layer and the outer sheet. Two absorption layers area each quilted layers of non-woven fabric and knit terry cloth. The crotch-defining margins of a first absorp-tion layer and the crotch-defining margins of the inner layer are merged and include a soft piping material. The second absorbent layer has edges connected to the margins of the impermeable sheet at the crotch-defining margins thereof.
Patent CA-2190508-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DELGUIDICE HENRY LAWRENCE
IPC: H01R13/6592
Filed: 1995-03-30
Abstract: Connecteur électrique du type pouvant être accouplé à un connecteur similaire. Le connecteur comprend un boîtier isolant présentant une face d'appariement de connecteur et une face recevant le conducteur, un fond qui s'étend entre les faces et deux parois latérales verticales, plusieurs bornes de contact partant verticalement du fond entre la face d'appariement et la face recevant le conducteur. Les bornes de contact comprennent une partie recevant le conducteur, une partie de base et une partie formant une languette résiliente courbée vers l'extérieur qui part de la partie de base et s'étend vers la face d'appariement de connecteur. Une caractéristique importante de ce connecteur est qu'on prévoit un élément isolant qui est moulé solidairement entre les parois latérales et qui recouvre au moins partiellement chaque partie de languette résiliente, cet élément isolant comprenant plusieurs fentes de passage étagées. Chaque fente contient un ensemble formé de mise en court-circuit constitué d'un fil résistant aux oxydes configuré en forme de U à coupe transversale circulaire, ledit ensemble comprenant une partie de base et deux bras s'étendant angulairement depuis cette dernière, chaque bras se terminant dans une partie terminale adaptée pour être en contact avec une partie de languette résiliente, d'une paire présélectionnée de bornes, lorsque le connecteur n'est pas accouplé. Le fait d'utiliser l'ensemble de mise en court-circuit résistant aux oxydes et spécifiquement configuré permet de réduire l'effet pelliculaire et les autres facteurs affectant les pertes d'injection et par conséquent d'améliorer le rendement dudit dispositif de connexion.
Patent CA-2194922-A1 (CA)
Title: A wireless adapter architecture for mobile computing
Inventor: AGRAWAL PRATHIMA
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 1997-01-13
Abstract: A adapter for wireless networking provides for reconfigerable media access control and data packet formats. The flexible adapter comprises a modem interface for controlling an RF modem for transmitting data signals to and receiving data signals from another RF modem; a media access control circuit; and a computer system interface circuit. The computer system interface circuit provides an interface between a host computer system, the modem interface circuit and the media access control circuit.
Patent CA-2196053-A1 (CA)
Title: Two non-contiguous regions contribute to nidogen binding to a single egf-like motif of the laminin .gamma.1 chain
Inventor: FOX JAY W
IPC: C07K14/485
Filed: 1995-08-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to peptide antagonists which specifically prevent laminin interaction with nidogen. Laminin is a major cell-adhesive and structural protein of basement membranes and other extracellular structures occurring as various isoforms of 600-900 kDa, and contains a single high affinity binding site for the 150 kDa basement membrane protein nidogen. The peptide antagonists of this invention may be applied to in vitro studies of organ development or as therapeutic agents for clinical use.
Patent CA-2200701-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HOFMANN GEORGE HENRY
IPC: C08L23/04
Filed: 1995-10-24
Abstract: Le gel ou les grains de PVC non fondus habituellement présents dans du PVC plastifié à l'aide de plastifiants sous forme de copolymère d'éthylène à poids moléculaire élevé, peuvent être réduits par un procédé de production amélioré qui consiste à remplacer par un modificateur, lequel est un copolymère d'éthylène à poids moléculaire élevé partiellement réticulé, une partie du plastifiant sous forme de copolymère d'éthylène à poids moléculaire élevé non réticulé. Ledit modificateur contient en outre de préférence une petite quantité de plastifiant à faible poids moléculaire pour contrecarrer l'effet d'augmentation de la viscosité que produirait autrement le copolymère d'éthylène partiellement réticulé.
Patent CA-2202171-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and system to replace sections of an encoded video bitstream
Inventor: MIMURA HIDEKI
IPC: H04N5/84
Filed: 1996-04-19
Abstract: A method and system (Figs. 34 and lA) in which a section of a previously encoded digital bit stream (Fig. 33A) is replaced with another section of encoded video (Fig. 33D). In order to remove a section of encoded video, it is necessary to determine the beginning and ending points of the encoded video in the digitally encoded bit stream (Fig. 33A). The addresses of the beginning and ending points are calculated by summing the bits consumed by each picture, the number of bits of the sequence header of each picture, the number of bits of each Group of Pictures (GOP) header and all stuff bits. In order to encode the video which is to be inserted in place of the removed video, a process is performed which prevents decoding artifacts from appearing (Fig. 34). This is accomplished by determining a last P-picture before the edit point and using it as a reference frame for frames after the edit point (786). Additionally, a short period of the original video encoded using its original quantizer values is included at the end of the video to be substituted (784).
Patent CA-2204020-A1 (CA)
Title: Nucleic acid transfer system
Inventor: WELS WINFRIED
IPC: C12N15/31
Filed: 1995-10-31
Abstract: The invention pertains to a nucleic acid transfer system including a translocation domain of toxins, especially of diphtheria toxin suitable for targeting a nucleic acid, e.g. a gene, to a specific cell, and obtaining expression of said nucleic acid. The nucleic acid transfer system of the invention comprises a multidomain protein component and a nucleic acid component. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the multidomain protein, a nucleic acid encoding said protein, suitable amplification and expression systems for said nucleic acid, and processes for the preparation and uses of the above subject matters.
Patent CA-2204127-A1 (CA)
Title: Wax hydroisomerization process
Inventor: BORGHARD WILLIAM STERN
IPC: C10G65/02
Filed: 1995-12-02
Abstract: This invention discloses a process for producing a high Viscosity Index lubricant having a VI of at least 125 from a waxy hydrocarbon feed having a wax content of at least 40 wt.%. The process comprises catalytically dewaxing waxy paraffins present in the feed by isomerization in the presence of hydrogen and in the presence of a low acidity large pore zeolite isomerization catalyst. This catalyst has a ratio of SiO2/Al2O3, as synthesized, of at least 200:1, wherein the catalyst is prepared in the absence of boron. The feed may be hydrocracked prior to dewaxing with the large pore zeolite. The effluent of the process may also be further dewaxed by either solvent or catalytic means in order to achieve target pour point.
Patent CA-2204879-A1 (CA)
Title: Movement powered medical pulse generator having a full-wave rectifier with dynamic bias
Inventor: WEIJAND KOEN J
IPC: G04G19/00
Filed: 1995-12-15
Abstract: The present invention concerns pulse generators which are powered through movement. Such devices include both implantable medical devices, such as cardiac pacemakers, as well as timepieces such as wristwatches. The present invention particularly concerns a pulse generator which features a full-wave rectifier circuit which has dynamic bias. The full-wave rectifier circuit is implemented using four field-effect transistors (FETs) operable to selectively establish the paths between first and second input terminals and first and second output terminals thereof. Alternating pairs of the diode/FETs are rendered conductive during positive and negative excursions of the input signal to be rectified. Two differential sense amplifiers are associated with two respective ones of the diode/FETs. A dynamic bias circuit is responsive to both positive and negative excursions of the input signal to provide bias current to at least one of the differential sense amplifiers, such that the predetermined threshold amount is substantially less than the threshold of conventional diodes.
Patent CA-2208763-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for dispensing pressurized gas
Inventor: DIGGINS DAVID ANDREW
IPC: F17C13/02
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: A system (10) and method for dispensing pressurized gas, especially CNG, in which the temperature inside the receiving tank (14) is preferably monitored and is used by a computer (38) to adjust the fill pressure to compensate for the temperature and pressure rise attributable to adiabatic compression of the gas inside the receiving tank (14). The system (10) also utilizes the temperature and pressure of the receiving tank (14) to calculate the volume of gas dispensed.
Patent CA-2209278-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MOIREAU PATRICK
IPC: C08J5/08
Filed: 1996-10-29
Abstract: A glass yarn sizing composition consisting of a solution having a viscosity no higher than 400 cP and including a solvent in an amount of less than 5 wt.%, and at least one heat-polymerisable basic system, is disclosed. Said basic system includes at least 60 wt.% of components having a molecular weight of less than 750 and at least 60 wt.% of a mixture of one or more components having at least one epoxy reactive function, and one or more components having at least one anhydride reactive function. A method using said composition and the resulting yarns coated with said composition are also disclosed.
Patent CA-2209591-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ALLARD FRANCE
IPC: A01N37/44
Filed: 1997-07-03
Abstract: The accumulation of the osmolyte glycine-betaine is associated with increased freezing tolerance (FT) in wheat. An exogenous application of betaine at room temperature increased their FT by more than 5°C. The treated plants showed some of the characteristics of cold-acclimated plants and expressed the low temperature responsive gene Wcor410 encoding a major membrane associated protein. The combined exposure to low temperature and betaine resulted in a cumulative effect on the improvement of FT surpassing the genetic potential of the plant to withstandfreezing. This important finding indicates that an exogenous application of betaine before a predicted frost may be exploited to substantially improve cold or freezing tolerance in sensitive plants. Also disclosed is a method of reducing the growth rate of a plant by at least 30%, which comprises the step of treating the plant with an effective dosage regimen of betaine or derivative thereof which is not lethal, preferably non-toxic to the plant. When growing the spring wheat variety Glenlea, in the presence of 500 mM of glycine betaine for four days, the growth rate thereof was reduced by about 75%. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of inhibiting the growth of a plant, which comprises the step of treating said plant with a high dose regimen or betaine or derivative thereof. At lethal doses, this method results in killing undesirable plants. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of improving the germination rate of plant seeds at a temperature which is higher than about 0°C but not lower than the coldest temperature that the plant seeds can withstand, whichcomprises the steps of administering to the seeds an effective dosage regimen ofbetaine or derivative thereof, and allowing the same to germinate at cold temperatures.
Patent CA-2209633-A1 (CA)
Title: Catheter shaft with an oblong transverse cross section
Inventor: WILLIAMS ERIC
IPC: A61F2/958
Filed: 1995-12-21
Abstract: A balloon dilatation catheter having a catheter shaft (11) with an oblong transverse cross section with one transverse dimension in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first dimension is about 1.1 to about 3 times greater, preferably about 1.2 to about 2.5 times greater than the second dimension. In one embodiment, a length of the distal shaft section has inner (12) and outer (13) tubular members where about 30 % to not more than about 90 % of the inner periphery of the outer tubular member takes the shape of and is secured to the exterior of the inner tubular member. In another embodiment the flexible distal shaft section is an extruded section having an oval or elliptical transverse cross section. Preferably a pseudoelastic hypotube of NiTi alloy defines at least part of the inflation lumen within the catheter shaft. In another embodiment of the invention the proximal shaft of the catheter has an inner and outer tubular member.
Patent CA-2212610-A1 (CA)
Title: Programmable messaging system for controlling playback of messages on remote music on-hold-compatible telephone systems and other message output devices
Inventor: HAZENFIELD JOEY C
IPC: H04M3/428
Filed: 1997-08-06
Abstract: A remotely programmable message delivery system comprises a number of client computers which communicate with a server to send control signals to one or more remote message playback devices. The message playback devices are each provided with a library of messages, and comprise at least one music on-hold-compatible telephone system, a public address system or other audio and/or visual advertising device. Message playlists from the client computers can be sent via the server to the message playback devices by a communication link such as a radiopaging system. The client computer is programmed to generate screens for guiding an operator to select messages from the library of messages and the order and times at which they are to be played by selected message playback devices. Message playback devices can be organized into one or more regions to allow a message playlist to be sent to more than one message playback device using a single radiopaging signal. The client computer can also generate screens to display the text of selected messages.
Patent CA-2213349-A1 (CA)
Title: Modified airflow algorithm with compensation for variations in main reservoir air pressure and ambient airflow
Inventor: CUNKELMAN BRIAN L
IPC: G01F1/36
Filed: 1997-08-19
Abstract: Data processing system for calculating the flowrate of air from a pressurized reservoir to an air pressure communication line.  A pressure sensor is connected to the reservoir to provide an analog signal indicating pressure, which is converted into a digital pressure signal. The system also has a sensor connected to pressure ports upstream and downstream of an orifice, located between the reservoir and the air pressure communication line.  This provides an analog differential pressure signal which is converted into a digital differential pressure signal, which is processed to obtain a first digital flowrate signal. This is combined with the digital pressure signal to obtain a flowrate correction value, from which a revised flowrate value is obtained.  This revised flowrate value may be sent to an operator of the system, to a control system, or to an alarm system.
Patent CA-2213560-A1 (CA)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions for controlled release of soluble receptors
Inventor: KOST JOSEF
IPC: A61P37/00
Filed: 1996-03-01
Abstract: A controlled release pharmaceutical composition includes a biocompatible polymeric material, preferably polyethylene-vinyl acetate or poly(lacticglucolic acid), having incorporated therein a soluble receptor capable of binding to its ligand and thus affecting the ligand's function. The soluble receptor is preferably the soluble form of TNF.alpha. receptor. Such compositions are for use in the treatment of disorders in which neutralization of the deleterious effects of TNF.alpha. is required.
Patent CA-2213783-A1 (CA)
Title: Dietary fibrous bread and method of producing the same
Inventor: KAWANO NOBUHISA
IPC: A21D2/18
Filed: 1997-08-22
Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of producing high-quality dietary fibrous bread which shows creaming quality and keeps elastic texture for a long time after baking or steaming, which method is characterized in that water existing in a hydrate gel of glucomannan (bound water) is used in place of water (free water) in the step of preparing dough in the conventional bread production.
Patent CA-2217871-A1 (CA)
Title: Altered polypeptides with increased half-life
Inventor: SNEDECOR BRADLEY R
IPC: C12N15/13
Filed: 1996-03-28
Abstract: Polypeptides that are cleared from the kidney and do not contain in their original form an Fc region of an IgG are altered so as to comprise a salvage receptor binding epitope of an Fc region of an IgG and thereby have increased circulatory half-life.
Patent CA-2219386-A1 (CA)
Title: Quick wire electrical socket
Inventor: TUFANO ANTHONY C
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1997-10-27
Abstract: A lamp socket assembly having insulation piercing and displacing contacts which make electrical and mechanical joints with the two conductors of an electrical lamp cord. The contacts have two pointed ends to pierce the insulation and a slot between to sever and displace the insulation from the contact which is arranged transverse to the path of the cord in the socket. An actuating lever, pivotally mounted to the socket body, is held in different ratchet controlled position ranges to hold the lever and socket in assembly and accept the cord end and then force the cord in to the insulation piercing and displacing contacts.  A strain relief member is made to engage the cord when the lever is fully operated.
Patent CA-2219407-A1 (CA)
Title: Surface finishing of sheets made from thermoplastics
Inventor: H TTIG JUERGEN
IPC: B29C48/305
Filed: 1997-10-27
Abstract: The present invention provides a process for surface finishing sheets made from thermoplastics by applying a partially fused layer of thermoplastic polyurethane.
Patent CA-2220281-A1 (CA)
Title: A phospholipidic composition, method for the production of such a composition and its use
Inventor: GHYCZY MIKLOS
IPC: A23L1/30
Filed: 1997-11-05
Abstract: A phospholipidic composition as well as a method for the production of the phospholipidic composition, comprising at least one phospholipide as well as a stabilizer, are described, whereas the composition furthermore comprises as a stabilizer ground parts and/or an extract of grain along with the at least one phospholipide.
Patent CA-2221480-A1 (CA)
Title: Mutants of streptococcal toxin a and methods of use
Inventor: SCHLIEVERT PATRICK M
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: This invention is directed to mutant SPE-A toxins or fragments thereof, vaccine and pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the vaccine and pharmaceutical compositions. The preferred SPE-A toxin has at least one amino acid change and is substantially non-lethal compared with the wild type SPE-A toxin. The mutant SPE-A toxins can form vaccine compositions useful to protect animals against the biological activities of wild type SPE-A toxin.
Patent CA-2222055-A1 (CA)
Title: Multimeric proteins
Inventor: HOESS ADOLF
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 1996-05-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to the construction and use of small multimerization  devices, preferably of human origin, which self-assemble fused functional domains to multimeric and multifunctional complexes. Multimerization devices of this invention do not significantly interfere with secretion, expression yields and the independent folding of functional domains, which are attached via flexible but protease-resistant linkers. Modular gene cassettes encoding functional domains, linkers and multimerization  domain can easily be combined to a cistron encoding the multimeric protein. Translation in a suitable host results in self-assembly to multimers larger than dimers. In cases, in which one or both functional domains are not expressible in sufficient yields or native fold in the same expression host, multimeric proteins can be produced, in which one or both functional domains or the multimerization device are produced separately by, e.g., in vitro translation, peptide synthesis and/or refolding and subsequently, e.g., chemically coupled to the remaining part of the multimeric protein.
Patent CA-2222453-A1 (CA)
Title: Therapeutic and drug screening methods for the treatment and prevention of neuronal disease
Inventor: KORNELUK ROBERT G
IPC: A61K48/00
Filed: 1997-04-25
Abstract: NAID and IAP polypeptides prevent neuronal cell death caused by ischemia, neurodegenerative conditions, and axotomy. The invention provides methods for neuroprotection by the prevention of cell death and kits and methods for the identification of neuroprotective therapeutic compounds.
Patent CA-2222780-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MOONEYHAN JERRY A
IPC: A61C5/02
Filed: 1996-06-03
Abstract: A kit of endodontic instruments which are adapted for use in performing root canal therapy, and wherein the instruments in the kit have increasing diameters and differing tapers. The instruments are designed to be used sequentially in root canal therapy, and the difference of the tapers serves to prevent the whole working length of the instruments from being engaged with the wall of the tapered canal being formed, to thereby reduce the frictional loading of the instruments and the risk of breakage.