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Patent CA-2536892-C (CA)
Inventor: JALBERT LUC
IPC: B67B3/26
Filed: 2006-02-17
Granted: 2014-07-08
Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a cap relatively to a container. The container moves along a predetermined path at a container speed. The cap has a first and a second cap engagement location. The first and second cap engagement locations are circumferentially spaced apart relative to each other.  The apparatus includes a first cap engaging component, the first cap engaging component including a first component cap engaging surface for engaging the cap at the first cap engagement location and applying a first substantially tangential force thereto. The first cap engaging surface moves at a first speed when substantially in register with the first cap engagement location. A  second cap engaging component includes a second component cap engaging surface for engaging the cap at the second cap engagement location and applying a second substantially tangential force thereto. The second cap engaging surface moves at a second speed when substantially in register with the second cap engagement location. The first and second cap engaging components are operatively coupled to each other for maintaining substantially constant the sum of the first and second speed.
Patent CA-2550377-C (CA)
Title: Strapping machine with easy access and feed guides
Inventor: PEARSON TIMOTHY B
IPC: B65B59/04
Filed: 2002-09-25
Granted: 2009-05-19
Abstract: A strapping machine for positioning a strapping material around an associated load and sealing the strapping material to itself around the load includes a frame, a chute mounted to the frame for conveying the strapping material around the load, a feed assembly mounted to the frame for feeding the strapping material, a guide configured to transfer the strapping material from the feed assembly and a strapping head. The head is configured to receive the strapping material from the feed assembly via the guide during a feed mode. The strapping head includes a body and defines a first conveyance path for the strapping material from the guide to the chute, and a second conveyance path to receive a free end of the strapping material to seal the strapping material to itself. The second conveyance path is defined by a plurality of surfaces in the body that define a substantially constant width path through the second conveyance path. The machine includes a transfer guide mounted to the frame between the feed assembly and the strapping head and a feed guide including a cover for covering at least a portion of the feed assembly. The transfer guide has a fixed portion and a removable cover portion. The feed guide cover portion includes an arcuate guide wall transverse to the cover generally parallel to the strapping material feed plane.
Patent CA-2553880-C (CA)
Title: Turbine engine blade control
Inventor: BOURON ALAIN HENRI DANIEL
IPC: G01M13/00
Filed: 2006-07-25
Granted: 2013-10-22
Abstract: This invention concerns monitoring turbine engine blades, the blades' profile including a skeleton 11, an extrados 12, an intrados 13, a leading edge BA and a trailing edge BF, said monitoring consisting in: measuring the geometric coordinates of a multitude of points located on the profile of at least one blade section (10); calculating at least one aerodynamic parameter of the blade section (10) based on the measured coordinates; ascertaining if the value of the aerodynamic parameter calculated is outside a validity range defined by a nominal aerodynamic parameter value for a reference blade and an associated tolerance; and validating the blade if the value of the aerodynamic parameter is within the validity range or excluding the blade if the value of the aerodynamic parameter is not within the validity range. This invention also relates to a computer program, capable of being directly loaded into a computer's memory, intended to implement the process according to the invention.
Patent CA-2556981-C (CA)
Inventor: CANTOR CHARLES R
IPC: C12P19/34
Filed: 2005-02-18
Granted: 2015-10-13
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for detecting and quantifying rare mutations in a nucleic acid sample. The nucleic acid molecules under investigation can be either DNA or RNA. The rare mutation can be any type of functional or non-functional nucleic acid change or mutation, such as deletion, insertion, translocation, inversion, one or more base substitution or polymorphism. Therefore, the methods of the present invention are useful in detection of rare mutations in, for example, diagnostic, prognostic and follow-up applications, when the targets are rare known nucleic acid variants mixed in with the wildtype or the more common nucleic acid variant(s).
Patent CA-2557555-C (CA)
Title: Multiple use fabric conditioning composition with blooming perfume
Inventor: MORGAN GEORGE KAVIN III
IPC: D06L1/00
Filed: 2005-02-25
Granted: 2011-08-16
Abstract: The present application discloses: a multiple-use fabric conditioning composition comprising: (a) a fabric conditioning component; (b) a carrier component; and (c) a blooming perfume composition comprising at least about 25%, by weight of said perfume composition, of a perfume ingredient having a boiling point equal or lower than about 250~C; wherein the multiple-use is at least ten dryer cycles; and wherein the composition is operatively connectable to an inside surface of a dryer.
Patent CA-2560319-C (CA)
Title: Quantitative transient analysis of localized corrosion
Inventor: JOVANCICEVIC VLADIMIR
IPC: G01N17/02
Filed: 2005-03-24
Granted: 2011-06-07
Abstract: The invention provides an electrochemical noise method, apparatus and system for estimating parameters of interest related to corrosion rates of an electrically conductive article, the method comprising: placing a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode in an environment of interest; measuring potential at open circuit between the working electrode and the reference electrode over time; placing the working electrode under potentiostatic control; measuring current between the working electrode and the counter electrode for a predetermined period of time, the period of time of measurements may be extended to include a transient event; and estimating the corrosion rate.
Patent CA-2561601-C (CA)
Title: Quaternary ammonium compound, process for producing the same, therapeutic agent for cerebrovascular disorder, and therapeutic agent for heart disease
Inventor: TAKAGAKI HIDETSUGU
IPC: C07C217/18
Filed: 2005-03-29
Granted: 2012-10-02
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a quaternary ammonium compound represented by general formula (I) or (I') (see formula I) OR (see formula I') (wherein, A represents a linear alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, a linear alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group, or a branched alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group, R1 to R3 may be the same or different and represent a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, one of R4 to R8 represents CO2- Or SO3-, while no more than three of the remaining R4 to R6 represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and other R4 to R8 represent a hydrogen atom, one of R'4 to R'8 represents CO2H or SO3H, no more than three of the remaining R'4 to R'8 represent a group selected from a protected hydroxyl group and an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, while other R'4 to R'8 represent a hydrogen atom, and X- represents an anion capable of forming a salt with a quaternary ammonium group) that can be used to prepare a therapeutic agent to treat cerebrovascular disorders and a therapeutic agent to treat heart disease.
Patent CA-2569355-C (CA)
Title: System and method for handling permits for user authentication tokens
Inventor: VAETH J STUART
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2006-11-29
Granted: 2014-10-14
Abstract: The invention consists of a method of handling permits, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a user with a user permit linked to a user authentication token, the user permit defining permissions granted to the user and the user token containing identity authentication information for the user; (b) presenting the user token to a gatekeeper to confirm the user's identity; (c) validating the user permit based on the permit issuer's digital signature and (d) granting the user access based on said permissions within the user permit.
Patent CA-2582999-C (CA)
Title: Reforming apparatus and method for syngas generation
Inventor: GENKIN EUGENE S
IPC: C01B3/36
Filed: 2007-03-29
Granted: 2010-05-25
Abstract: An apparatus and method for reforming a fuel include: first and second partial oxidation zones; and first and second catalytic zones containing first and second catalysts respectively. The first catalytic zone is in fluid communication with the first and second partial oxidation zones. The second catalytic zone is in fluid communication with the second partial oxidation zone. The first partial oxidation zone has at least one burner adapted to partially oxidate at least a portion of a first stage feed of the fuel with at least a portion of a first stream of an oxidant. The second partial oxidation zone has at least one other burner adapted to partially oxidate at least a portion of a second stage feed of the fuel or an other feed of an other fuel with at least a portion of a second stream of the oxidant or an other oxidant.
Patent CA-2592660-C (CA)
Inventor: CALDERON REYNALDO
IPC: A61M31/00
Filed: 2005-12-22
Granted: 2015-12-08
Abstract: A computerized system collects, organizes and stores various sets of data during several phases of treatment to monitoring and location of a route in vivo and a visible image of that route for retrograde perfusion of a tumor with a therapeutic agent and for monitoring treatment procedures during such retrograde perfusion. The data obtained from present and past treatment procedures are stored for analysis and also made available real time to treating physicians during treatment procedures.
Patent CA-2593532-C (CA)
Title: Utilisation d'un virus de la variole modifie pour l'induction rapide d'une immunite contre un virus de la variole ou d'autres agents infectieux
Inventor: MATEO LUIS
IPC: A61K39/12
Filed: 2006-02-17
Granted: 2017-05-02
Abstract: La présente invention concerne l~induction rapide d~une réponse immunitaire de protection contre les virus de la variole et des infections par les virus de la variole comme la varicelle par vaccination d~un animal, y compris un humain avec un virus de la variole dont la réplication est incompétente chez ledit animal, y compris l~être humain. Un exemple de tel virus de la variole est un Vaccinia virus Ankara Modifié (MVA). L~invention concerne de plus l~utilisation d~un virus de la variole de recombinaison dont la réplication est incompétente chez l~animal, y compris l~être humain qui est vacciné avec le virus, comme des antigènes et/ou des épitopes antigéniques hétérologues exprimant le MVA de recombinaison pour une induction rapide de réponses immunitaires de protection contre ledit antigène et/ou épitope antigénique hétérologue, par exemple contre un antigène et/ou un épitope antigénique qui est partie intégrante d~un agent infectieux.
Patent CA-2600258-C (CA)
Inventor: WHATMOUGH KEN
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2007-09-05
Granted: 2011-10-25
Abstract: A communications network comprises a computer (20) having a control panel application (86) with controls for remotely controlling playback on a web browser of a wireless communication device (12); a wireless communications device (12); and data connection means between the computer (20) and the device (12), such as a wireless network, Bluetooth®, or USB. The device (12) comprises a web browser; a content playback application program interface (API) (88) communicative with the web browser; and a playback control application (84) communicative with the control panel application to receive web browser playback instructions and with the content playback API (88) to transmit the instructions thereto.
Patent CA-2605254-C (CA)
Title: Systems for the control and use of fluids and particles
Inventor: EASTIN JOHN ALVIN
IPC: A23L27/00
Filed: 2006-04-18
Granted: 2014-08-12
Abstract: The configuration of a feedstock material is controlled by bringing it into contact with at least a first gas moving against it at a location with an area and thickness of the feedstock liquid that forms drops or fibers of a selected size. In one embodiment, drops of agricultural input materials are formed for spraying on agricultural fields. In another embodiment, nanofibers of materials such as chitosan or metals are formed. In another embodiment seeds are planted with gel. In another embodiment particles carrying desired agricultural inputs with modified release characteristics are delivered.
Patent CA-2606364-C (CA)
Inventor: NAGY CHRISTOPHER J
IPC: G08B23/00
Filed: 2006-04-12
Granted: 2011-10-04
Abstract: An RF communicator adapted for an automatic meter reading (AMR) system is shown in figure 1. The system includes a plurality of communicators (108) in a low-power standby mode and automatically responding to bubble-up events that are spaced apart by time durations. The communicators communicate with a host processor (118). The step of responding includes initiating the RF  communicator to exit the standby mode and enter into an active operating mode, and thereafter return to the standby mode. A time duration between successive bubble-up events is automatically adjusted.
Patent CA-2609996-C (CA)
Title: Apparatus and method for shaping slabs of material
Inventor: ROZOT THIERRY
IPC: B23Q1/03
Filed: 2006-06-16
Granted: 2011-05-31
Abstract: A slab shaping system (10) includes a slab shaping device (30). The slab shaping device (30) includes a cutting device (32) and de-burring device (20), wherein the cutting device (32) and the de-burring device (20), respectively cut and de-burr a slab (16). According to an embodiment, the slab shaping system (10) may include a plurality of spaced apart slab support beams (22) that form at least one slot therebetween (28). According to an embodiment, the cutting device (32) and de-burring device (20) may be axially-aligned. A  method for operating a slab shaping system (10) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of positioning a plurality of slab support beams (22) on a table (12) to form at least one slot (28); positioning a slab (16) over the slab support beams (22); positioning a cutting device (32) and de-burring device (22) of a slab shaping device (30) in axial-alignment; and cutting and de- burring the cut in the slab (16) along a length of the at least one slot.
Patent CA-2611457-C (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for facilitating device redundancy in a fault-tolerant system
Inventor: MOSCIRELLA STEVEN J
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 2007-11-20
Granted: 2011-06-14
Abstract: Method and apparatus for facilitating device redundancy in a fault tolerant system is described. One aspect of the invention relates to common redundancy for a set of devices in a redundancy group. Each of the devices is in either an active role or a standby role. Virtual configurations for the devices are stored in a management system. Advertisements are periodically sent from each of the devices in the active role to each of the devices in the redundancy group. Each of the advertisements includes a configuration sequence number. An update in one of the virtual configurations is announced by incrementing the configuration sequence number in at least one of the advertisements. An updated virtual configuration is obtained at each of the devices in the standby role from the management system in response to detecting the configuration sequence number as incremented in the at least one advertisement.
Patent CA-2613555-C (CA)
Inventor: FUJITA MASAYUKI
IPC: B62K21/08
Filed: 2007-12-04
Granted: 2010-11-09
Abstract: Pour rendre une partie avant d'une carrosserie de véhicule plus compacte en disposant d'un amortisseur de direction à une position encore plus basse. Un pont supérieur comprend une partie de fixation d'amortisseur de direction, sur laquelle est fixé un amortisseur de direction, disposée vers l'arrière d'un tuyau d'amenée et vers le bas d'une surface supérieure du pont supérieur. L'amortisseur de direction comprend un corps principal d'amortisseur de direction disposé sur les parties supérieures des châssis principaux et un premier lien monté sur un arbre d'entrée du corps principal d'amortisseur de direction et qui s'étend dans une direction avant d'une carrosserie de véhicule. La partie de fixation de l'amortisseur de direction et le premier lien sont reliés l'un à l'autre par un deuxième lien de manière à se déplacer en pivotant.
Patent CA-2613985-C (CA)
Inventor: SCHMIDT THOMAS
IPC: C07D401/04
Filed: 2006-06-30
Granted: 2014-12-09
Abstract: N-Thio-anthranilamid compounds of Formula (I) wherein A is a group selected from A1 and A2 wherein the variables and the indices are as defined per the description, processes for preparing the compounds (I), pesticidal compositions comprising compounds (I), use of compounds (I) for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes, and methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites by use of compounds of Formula (I).
Patent CA-2616152-C (CA)
Inventor: BAILEY KAREN L
IPC: A01N63/30
Filed: 2006-07-25
Granted: 2014-05-13
Abstract: The present invention discloses fungal isolates of Phoma macrostoma or extracts obtained therefrom, useful for the control of broad leaf weeds, including Canada thistle, perennial sowthistle, dandelion, scentless chamomile, false cleavers, chickweed, wild buckwheat, and field bindweed. The present invention also discloses biological control compositions comprising fungal isolates formulated in a growth medium for maintaining the viability of the fungal isolates when the biological control composition is applied to soil. The present invention also discloses a novel probe and primer pair sequence for use in detecting Phoma macrostoma isolates that exhibit biocontrol activity. The present invention also discloses methods of screening fungal isolates to determine if they exhibit biocontrol activity.
Patent CA-2628689-C (CA)
Title: Productivity augmenting protein factor, novel cell lines and uses thereof
Inventor: SANDIG VOLKER
IPC: C12N5/16
Filed: 2006-11-08
Granted: 2014-02-25
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a non-adenoviral target virus or target proteins utilizing a potent expression cell line having stably integrated into its genome a gene encoding a specific heterologous regulator protein.
Patent CA-2635704-C (CA)
Title: Coaxial connectors
Inventor: ANDREESCU PAUL
IPC: H01R9/05
Filed: 2005-12-22
Granted: 2012-10-30
Abstract: A coaxial connector mountable on an end of a coaxial cable having a central conductor (cc) and an exterior conductor (ce), the connector comprising a first conductive contact element (2; 27; 38; 40) for contacting the central conductor (cc), a second conductive contact element (4; 21; 302; 411) for contacting the exterior conductor (ce) electrically isolated from the first contact element, a clamping member (5; 22; 42) opposing the second contact element for clamping the exterior conductor against the second contact element and a force applying member (6; 23; 441) for forcing the clamping member and the second contact element towards each other, wherein the second contact element and/or the clamping member comprise at least one deforming member (502; 222-223; 423-424) for deforming the exterior conductor (ce) under influence of the force applying member, wherein each deforming member (502;  222-223; 423- 424) is constructed in a material with a predetermined hardness above that of the material of the exterior conductor and has a predetermined shape for hardening a portion of the exterior conductor to such an extent that it becomes substantially fully elastic.
Patent CA-2636827-C (CA)
Inventor: ZOLOTOW CLEA ANNE
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 2007-01-08
Granted: 2014-03-25
Abstract: The invention comprises a computer-implemented process for managing computing resources provided to customers in an on-demand data center. The process comprises:  providing a shared computing environment; providing to each customer one or more logical partitions of computing resources within the shared computing environment; allocating at least one processing engine to each logical partition; modeling a selected customer's resource utilization as a beta distribution;  iteratively selecting a random resource utilization value from the beta distribution and, for each logical partition, calculating a processing engine differential; for each iteration, calculating a collective processing engine differential until the collective processing engine differential converges on an optimal processing engine differential; and adjusting the number of processing engines by the optimal processing engine differential to achieve an optimal free pool size.
Patent CA-2638746-C (CA)
Title: Recombinant mononegaviral virus vectors
Inventor: ROEMER-OBERDOERFER ANGELA
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 2007-03-15
Granted: 2014-12-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a recombinant Mononegavirales virus (MV) vector comprising a foreign gene that is flanked by non-coding regions of a MV virus gene.
Patent CA-2646020-C (CA)
Title: Procede de fabrication de tube metallique mural ultra-mince par laminage a froid
Inventor: HAYASHI CHIHIRO
IPC: B21B21/00
Filed: 2007-12-05
Granted: 2011-06-07
Abstract: La présente invention se rapporte à un processus de fabrication d'un tube métallique à paroi extrêmement fine par laminage à froid par l'utilisation d'un laminoir pèlerin à froid. Le processus comprend l'utilisation de laminoirs à filières rainurées coniques dont le diamètre augmente ou diminue d'un côté entrée d'attaque au laminoir vers le côté sortie de finition et d'un mandrin conique dont le diamètre augmente du côté entrée d'attaque vers le côté sortie de finition, la réalisation d'un emboutissage impliquant une réduction de l'épaisseur de paroi tout en étendant le centre d'épaisseur de paroi d'un matériau de tube afin d'obtenir ainsi une énorme réduction d'épaisseur de paroi.
Patent CA-2647181-C (CA)
Title: Antibodies against insulin-like growth factor i receptor and uses thereof
Inventor: HANSEN SILKE
IPC: C12N5/10
Filed: 2007-04-10
Granted: 2020-08-11
Abstract: An antibody binding to IGF-IR, being of human IgG1 or IgG3 type and being glycosylated with a sugar chain at Asn297, said antibody being characterized in that the amount of fucose within said sugar chain is at least 99%, and in addition the amount of NGNA is 1% or less and/ or the amount of N-terminal alpha-1,3- galactose is 1% or less has improved properties in antitumor therapy.
Patent CA-2647537-C (CA)
Title: Temperature sensor
Inventor: LANDIS RONALD N
IPC: G01K15/00
Filed: 2007-03-28
Granted: 2016-10-11
Abstract: A temperature sensor including a housing and a temperature sensing element at least partially disposed in the housing. A particulate media, which may include a blend of differently sized particles, is disposed in the housing and at least partially surrounds the temperature sensing element. The particulate media may entrain oxygen to avoid a reducing atmosphere in said housing.
Patent CA-2650214-C (CA)
Inventor: BRAIN ARCHIBALD IAN JEREMY
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 1999-10-06
Granted: 2011-06-21
Abstract: A modified laryngeal mask airway device (LMA-device) is provided with means to improve ease of insertion, reliability of function and higher seal pressure (i.e., cuff pressure ratio). The LMA-device includes a flexible airway tube with a mask attached to one end that has a generally elliptical periphery provided with an inflatable cuff, and including a reinforcing rib incorporated into the distal end of the inflatable cuff, where the rib is stiffer than the deflated cuff.