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Patent CA-2941599-C (CA)
Title: Heating device for fluid
Inventor: OEN GEIR KARE
IPC: F01P11/20
Filed: 2015-01-16
Granted: 2022-10-18
Abstract: A heating device for heating of a fluid, particularly in a vehicle or vessel, comprising at least one heating element in a housing with a house wall and a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The wall or a part of this or a part of the house wall is a heat conductor for conducting heat between the heating element and at least one of the fluid channels. At least one chamber is defined by the at least one wall and a portion of the housing wall, or by walls in pairs between the fluid channels. The heating element is mountable in the chamber, which has an opening towards the outside of the housing. The opening is not fluidly connected to the fluid channels. The heating element can be a PTC element.
Patent CA-2944395-C (CA)
Title: An arrangement and method to determine a body condition score of an animal
Inventor: VAN DER KAMP ADOLF JAN
IPC: A01K29/00
Filed: 2015-03-06
Granted: 2021-09-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a method to determine a body condition score of an animal comprising the steps of: -providing a three-dimensional camera system configured and arranged to record at least one three-dimensional image of the animal, and an image processing device to process the image; -recording at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; -processing the image of the animal; -wherein processing of the image comprises the steps of: -forming a three-dimensional surface representation of a part of the animal from the three-dimensional image recorded by the three-dimensional camera system; -determining, in the image, reference points of the animal, in particular at least including hook bone points and pin bone points of the animal; -selecting a surface part of the animal representative for a body condition of the animal using the reference points, and -analyzing a first parameter representative for a body condition of the animal of the selected surface part; and -determining the body condition score on the basis of the first parameter.
Patent CA-2945849-C (CA)
Inventor: MA HUIXIAO
IPC: H04L12/18
Filed: 2014-10-24
Granted: 2019-04-30
Abstract: An optical transmission system and transmission method, an optical switching apparatus, and a control method are provided. Any data transmission apparatus included in an optical transmission system is configured to: transmit an optical label signal and a continuous data signal including an idle sequence and a data packet, and transmit the transmitted optical label signal to an optical switching apparatus, so that the optical switching apparatus builds, according to the optical label signal, a switching and transmission path for transmitting the continuous data signal transmitted by the any data transmission apparatus.  This ensures that a data transmission apparatus transmits a continuous data signal, and also ensures that each optical receiving system can receive the continuous data signal. Therefore, no preamble needs to be added before a data packet carried in a to-be-processed data signal, thereby avoiding a resource waste and saving bandwidth resources.
Patent CA-2947854-C (CA)
Inventor: THOMAS STEPHEN J
IPC: C09D175/06
Filed: 2015-04-17
Granted: 2019-01-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to a primer coating composition that includes, (a) a (meth)acrylic polymer that includes hydroxyl groups, and which has a Tg of at least 30C. The primer coating composition further includes, (b) a polyester that includes hydroxyl groups, and which has a weight average molecular weight of less than 3000, and a hydroxyl value of at least 100. The primer coating composition also includes, (c) a crosslinking agent having at least two isocyanate groups. The present invention also relates to a coated article that includes a repaired area that includes a primer coating formed from the primer coating composition of the present invention. The primer coating compositions, in accordance with some embodiments, provide reduced or minimal ringing defects.
Patent CA-2948325-C (CA)
Title: Casing hanger lockdown tools
Inventor: THORNBURROW EDWARD T
IPC: E21B33/04
Filed: 2015-03-31
Granted: 2022-07-19
Abstract: Various tools for locking components in place within a wellhead housing are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a lockdown tool (32) having an inner body (40), an outer body (42) coupled to the inner body, and a locking mechanism (44) carried by the inner body. The locking mechanism can be selectively engaged by moving the outer body with respect to the inner body to secure the lockdown tool to the wellhead housing (60). Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
Patent CA-2948921-C (CA)
Inventor: YANG YUNSONG
IPC: H04W48/18
Filed: 2015-05-12
Granted: 2019-04-09
Abstract: A method for operating a station during a discovery process includes transmitting a first Layer 2 frame to an access point (AP), the first Layer 2 frame including a first version number associated with first higher layer information and an identifier of a protocol associated with both the first higher layer information and the first version number, receiving a second Layer 2 frame from the AP including an indication that a second version number associated with a second higher layer information is the same as the first version number, and deciding whether to perform a network selection process in accordance with the first higher layer information.
Patent CA-2951294-C (CA)
Inventor: RINKENBAUGH JOHN
IPC: B60K25/06
Filed: 2016-12-09
Granted: 2022-03-22
Abstract: Systems and methods for mounting components to machinery, including machinery with a rotatable shaft, are disclosed. Embodiments include systems and methods for mounting auxiliary devices, such as hydraulic pumps or electric generators, to a power takeoff (PTO). In some embodiments, the mounting system maintains alignment of the auxiliary device with the PTO while allowing hand rotation of the auxiliary device to an appropriate orientation and secures the auxiliary device to the PTO in the selected orientation. Embodiments include a stationary member that connects to a PTO and captures a rotatable member between the stationary member and the PTO. When the appropriate orientation of the auxiliary device is achieved, the rotatable member can be moved toward the auxiliary device to connect to the auxiliary device and to engage the stationary member (and to possibly engage teeth in the stationary member) to lock the orientation of the rotatable member.
Patent CA-2953470-C (CA)
Title: Dispositif ameliore d'atherectomie
Inventor: BARAK SWI
IPC: A61B17/32
Filed: 2015-07-03
Granted: 2020-11-24
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'athérectomie comprenant un arbre creux flexible, entraîné en rotation par un moteur, qui est coaxial avec un axe longitudinal du fil guide; une extrémité distale annulaire de l'arbre creux ayant un diamètre qui n'est que légèrement plus grand que le diamètre du fil guide et conçue avec des surfaces de coupe permettant de percer la plaque athéroscléreuse durcie; un manchon tubulaire fixé à une première surface périphérique de l'arbre creux et conçu avec des surfaces de coupe permettant d'agrandir une ouverture formée dans la plaque; et une unité de coupe asymétrique s'étendant entre le manchon et une seconde surface périphérique de l'arbre creux, pour permettre une rotation excentrée de l'arbre creux pour couper et enlever de la matière occlusive supplémentaire du vaisseau sanguin pour ouvrir une occlusion totale chronique. Dans un mode de réalisation, l'unité de coupe est une unité de mèche hélicoïdale ayant une section transversale polygonale dont un premier côté est en contact de manière atraumatique avec une paroi de vaisseau sanguin.
Patent CA-2957501-C (CA)
Inventor: JO DAEWOONG
IPC: C12N15/11
Filed: 2015-08-17
Granted: 2020-08-11
Abstract: The present invention is to execute macromolecule intracellular transduction technology (MITT) for delivering biologically active macromolecules into the cells; specifically, by exploiting well-enhanced hydrophobic cell penetrating peptide (CPP) - advanced macromolecule transduction domain (aMTD) - to effectively transduce biologically active molecules into the plasma membrane, polynucleotides encoding the same, methods of identifying the same, systems of genetically engineering a biologically active molecule with much enhanced cell-permeability by using the same, methods of importing a biologically active molecule into a cell by using the same, and uses thereof.
Patent CA-2958544-C (CA)
Title: Implants medicaux thermoformes en poly-4-hydroxybutyrate
Inventor: BERNASCONI MATTHEW
IPC: A61L29/06
Filed: 2014-08-20
Granted: 2019-05-21
Abstract: L'invention concerne des procédés pour fabriquer des produits thermoformés à partir d'homopolymère P4HB et des mélanges de ceux-ci. Ces produits thermoformés sont fabriqués à partir de films et de feuilles comprenant du P4HB, la viscosité intrinsèque du P4HB étant inférieure à 3,5 dl/g mais supérieure à 0,35 dl/g, et les produits thermoformés sont fabriqués à une température supérieure ou égale à la température de ramollissement du P4HB, et de préférence, à une température supérieure au point de fusion du P4HB. Un mode de réalisation préféré comprend un produit thermoformé en P4HB dans lequel un film ou une feuille comprenant un polymère P4HB est thermoformé à une température comprise entre son point de fusion et 150 °C. Dans un mode de réalisation particulièrement préféré, le produit thermoformé est un stratifié fabriqué à partir d'un film de P4HB et d'un maillage de P4HB.
Patent CA-2966934-C (CA)
Inventor: LAMOUREUX NORMAND
IPC: A01G13/02
Filed: 2014-11-19
Granted: 2021-04-06
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé et un système permettant d'augmenter les degrés-jours dans l'environnement immédiat de pieds de vigne de viticulture pour la culture de pieds de vigne de viticulture particuliers, par exemple l'espèce non rustique vinifera, dans des régions climatiques défavorables où les degrés-jours sont insuffisants pour la maturité complète du fruit. Des rangées de plants de vigne sont protégés dans des abris amovibles disposant d'une bâche rétractable recouvrant une structure de soutien pour protéger lesdites rangées de plants de vigne contre des températures hivernales difficiles et préjudiciables aux plants de vigne tout en maintenant les plants de vigne dans un environnement à température régulée. Des conduits de circulation d'un liquide chauffé sont supportés dans les abris à des emplacements prédéterminés, et fournissent une chaleur contrôlée pendant les mois d'hiver pour protéger les plants de vigne et les bêches d'ancrage des plants de vigne contre des températures froides dommageables. Au début du printemps, les racines sont activées précocement, et la bâche est retirée et remplacée par un film transparent pour laisser passer la lumière du soleil et aider à activer le plant de vigne tôt pour gagner des degrés-jours. Le procédé et le système sont également applicables aux pieds de vigne produisant un vin rustique ou semi-rustique dans les régions climatiques ayant un nombre de degrés-jours pouvant descendre jusqu'à 1 200.
Patent CA-2968231-C (CA)
Inventor: ZBRIGER MICHAEL JAY
IPC: H02G3/08
Filed: 2015-11-17
Granted: 2023-09-12
Abstract: L'invention concerne un ensemble électrique pour le montage d'un dispositif de câblage électrique à une certaine inclinaison par rapport à un support. L'ensemble comprend un étrier de montage pour recevoir et porter le dispositif de câblage électrique. L'étrier de montage est reçu dans une extrémité ouverte d'évidement d'un support, telle que l'extrémité ouverte d'un adaptateur pour un coffret électrique. L'étrier de montage est couplé directement au support. Un couvercle étanche aux intempéries recouvre le dispositif de câblage électrique et l'étrier pour enfermer le dispositif de câblage électrique et la assurer un joint étanche aux intempéries entre le couvercle et le support.
Patent CA-2978508-C (CA)
Title: Moyen de suspension d'ascenseur
Inventor: DOLD FLORIAN
IPC: B66B7/08
Filed: 2016-04-29
Granted: 2023-10-10
Abstract: An elevator system has a cab and a suspension means. Such suspension means generally comprise electrically conductive tension members enclosed by electrically insulating jacket made of plastic, and comprise steel wires. Changes in the electrical resistance of the tension members indicate deterioration of the tension members, and it is important that the tension members are not in electrical contact with one another to avoid short circuits. One object of the present invention is to provide a suspension means comprising several electrically conductive tension members that are arranged parallel to one another and are essentially enclosed by a jacket. The suspension means is attached to suspension means mounting devices, each comprising a housing and a clamping element. The housing and the clamping element have clamping surfaces between which the suspension means is clamped. The clamping clement and/or the housing is made of an electrically insulating material chosen from wood or ceramic.
Patent CA-2981217-C (CA)
Title: Anneau de stator pour generateur electrique et generateur et eolienne equipe de celui-ci
Inventor: KNOOP FRANK
IPC: H02K1/20
Filed: 2016-06-03
Granted: 2019-01-08
Abstract: L'invention concerne un anneau de stator (16) destiné à un générateur électrique (1), en particulier un générateur synchrone ou un générateur annulaire d'une éolienne (100), l'anneau de stator comprenant une pluralité de rainures (17), destinée à recevoir l'enroulement statorique (W), et une culasse magnétique (J). Selon l'invention, l'anneau de stator (16) comporte dans la zone de la culasse magnétique (J) au moins une cavité de refroidissement (15) pourvue de deux parois de refroidissement opposées (39, 41), la cavité de refroidissement contient un premier et un second dissipateur thermique (19, 21) qui possèdent chacun des surfaces en coin (31, 33) dirigées l'une vers l'autre et glissant l'une sur l'autre et, en regard de la surface en coin, une surface de couplage thermique (35, 37), dirigée vers les parois de refroidissement, pour dégager l'énergie thermique de l'une des parois de refroidissement et qui sont déplacés l'un par rapport à l'autre de sorte que les surfaces de couplage thermique sont pressées contre les parois de refroidissement.
Patent CA-2985232-C (CA)
Inventor: WINSNES STUART D
IPC: B65G67/02
Filed: 2017-11-14
Granted: 2019-11-05
Abstract: An agricultural cart for transporting different particulate materials includes a transport container a row of hoppers for containing agricultural product such as harvested grain to be carried away from the field and seed and fertilizer for filling a seeder during seeding. The cart includes a transport tube with across a bottom of the hoppers and a discharge tube extending upwardly and outwardly to one side, each including an auger flight. An air blower is mounted on a front end of the cart for generating a stream of air and a nozzle mounted on the cart and arranged to direct the stream of air into the cart and particularly into the transport tubes toward the discharge end to clean them out. The transport tube includes inlet doors which can be closed and there is provide a closure gate between the transport tube and the discharge tube.
Patent CA-2985287-C (CA)
Inventor: SERVAL THOMAS
IPC: A61C19/00
Filed: 2016-05-12
Granted: 2021-11-02
Abstract: Tooth brushing monitoring system is disclosed that includes a toothbrush with sensors and a base station. The sensors record data regarding the quality, quantity and location of brushing and the system can analyze the data to provide feedback on the quality of brushing. This feedback provides motivation for users to increase their brushing habits, leading to a decrease in plaque, tooth decay and gingivitis
Patent CA-2988851-C (CA)
Inventor: SLAVINSKI BENOIT
IPC: E04G21/22
Filed: 2017-12-14
Granted: 2022-03-15
Abstract: A brick layering system includes an infeed conveyor that brings layers of bricks, one or more brick layer compacting systems that remove unwanted gaps in the layers of bricks, an outfeed carousel for receiving compacted piles of bricks and a robot arms that moves the brick layer between the infeed, outfeed and compacting systems. The brick layer compacting system includes a table top having a generally flat surface for receiving the brick layer; and two mechanical stops secured to the table top on the generally flat surface so as to define two straight edges on the table top that are perpendicular to each other. The table top is oriented so that a virtual intersection of both straight edges is lower than any other parts of the two straight edges. Bricks received on the flat surface are moved by gravity towards the virtual intersection of the two straight edges, thereby removing gaps between the bricks and indexing the bricks relative to both straight edges.
Patent CA-2989032-C (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for entropy encoding using hierarchical data unit, and method and apparatus for decoding
Inventor: LEE TAMMY
IPC: H04N19/13
Filed: 2012-07-02
Granted: 2020-02-18
Abstract: Provided are video encoding and decoding methods and apparatuses. The video encoding method includes: encoding a video based on data units having a hierarchical structure; determining a context model used for entropy encoding a syntax element of a data unit based on at least one piece of additional information of the data units; and entropy encoding the syntax element by using the determined context model.
Patent CA-2990469-C (CA)
Title: A mattress
Inventor: MANTZIS VASILIOS GEORGE
IPC: A47C23/00
Filed: 2016-12-14
Granted: 2019-12-03
Abstract: A mattress includes an outer casing, and an inner core that is surrounded by the outer casing. The mattress has two major faces, two long side faces, and two end faces. The inner core includes a plurality of pocket springs that each have at least one spring within a fabric pocket. Each spring is compressible along a compressive axis, and the pocket springs are arranged within the core such that the compressive axes extend perpendicularly to the two major faces. The pocket springs are arranged into two lateral sets, and a central set. In each lateral set, the fabric pockets of adjacent pocket springs are interconnected in regions adjacent the major faces of the mattress. In the central set, the fabric pockets of adjacent pocket springs are interconnected in regions adjacent the major faces of the mattress. The central set is disposed between the two lateral sets, and extends in a direction parallel to the long side faces of the mattress. The central set is joined directly or indirectly to each of the two lateral sets by first connections that are disposed substantially centrally between the two major faces, such that springs in each lateral set are compressible independently of the springs in the other lateral set.
Patent CA-2992276-C (CA)
Title: Circuits de commande a commutation de puissance pour commander la vitesse de fourniture de tensions a des circuits alimentes en puissance, et systemes et procedes associes
Inventor: PRICE BURT LEE
IPC: G05F3/24
Filed: 2016-07-13
Granted: 2023-10-17
Abstract: L'invention concerne des circuits de commande à commutation de puissance pour commander la vitesse de fourniture de tensions à des circuits alimentés en puissance. Selon un aspect de l'invention, un circuit de commande à commutation de puissance est fourni qui est configuré pour commander l'activation d'un circuit de commutateur de tête de telle sorte que le circuit de commutateur de tête fournit progressivement une tension d'alimentation à un circuit alimenté en puissance au lieu de fournir une tension d'alimentation complète de manière sensiblement instantanée. Pour accroître progressivement une tension de sortie, le circuit de commutateur de tête est configuré pour fournir la tension de sortie au circuit alimenté en puissance en réponse à un signal de commande reçu sur une entrée de commande. Le signal de commande est généré par un circuit de commande en réponse à un signal d'activation. Pour empêcher le circuit de commutation de tête de fournir la tension d'alimentation complète au circuit alimenté en puissance de manière instantanée, un circuit de collecteur de courant est configuré pour commander un vitesse de rampe de la tension de sortie générée par le circuit de commutateur de tête.
Patent CA-2992325-C (CA)
Inventor: WOLF ACHIM
IPC: B65B37/14
Filed: 2015-07-18
Granted: 2022-04-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for separating out and transferring pellets (1), in particular cryopellets, into a target container (2). The pellets (1) are guided from a storage chamber (4) into a downwardly leading and vertically oriented metering duct (5) such that a column of pellets (1) located one on top of another forms in the metering duct (5). The bottommost pellet (1') of this column of pellets (1) is located at a junction (7) at which an outlet duct (6) is connected to the metering duct (5) and leads transversely away from the metering duct (5). A first pressure-difference duct (8), which leads into the metering duct (5) above the junction (7) by means of a first duct mouth (9), is subjected to negative pressure, wherein a pellet (1") is drawn in at the first duct mouth (9) and is fixed in place there thereby, and wherein this drawn-in pellet (1") acts as a block for the pellets (1) located thereabove. A second pressure-difference duct (10), which leads into the junction (7) by means of a second duct mouth (11), is subjected to positive pressure, wherein the pellet (1') located at the junction (7) is blown out through the outlet duct (6) and fed to the target container (2). After the bottommost pellet (1') has been blown out, the holding negative pressure in the first pressure-difference duct (8) is shut down such that the pellet (1") held at the first duct mouth (9) moves on to the junction (7) and a new bottommost pellet (1') is located at the junction (7).
Patent CA-2998635-C (CA)
Title: Dispositif et systeme de collecte et d'analyse de condensat de vapeur, en particulier de condensat de souffle exhale, ainsi que son procede d'utilisation
Inventor: CHOU STEPHEN Y
IPC: G01N33/497
Filed: 2016-09-14
Granted: 2021-08-24
Abstract: La présente invention se rapporte au domaine de la détection, des dosages et des applications bio/chimiques. En particulier, la présente invention concerne la collecte d'une petite quantité d'un échantillon de condensat de vapeur (par exemple, le condensat de souffle exhalé (EBC) provenant d'un sujet d'un volume aussi petit que 10 fL (femtolitre) dans une seule goutte), ce qui prévient ou réduit significativement une évaporation de l'échantillon de condensat de vapeur collecté, l'analyse de l'échantillon, l'analyse de l'échantillon par un téléphone mobile, et la réalisation d'une telle collecte et d'une telle l'analyse par une personne sans professionnels.
Patent CA-3000677-C (CA)
Title: Dunnage cut-assist biasing member
Inventor: WETSCH THOMAS D
IPC: B65H35/00
Filed: 2016-09-30
Granted: 2022-08-02
Abstract: A conversion apparatus is provided herein. The conversion apparatus includes a cutting member having an edge configured for cutting the dunnage material. The conversion apparatus also includes a biasing member that is located adjacent to the cutting member such that the dunnage material passes between the biasing member and the cutting member. The biasing member operably contacts the dunnage material thereby biasing the dunnage material against the cutting member. The position of the biasing member relative to the cutting member is such that in response to the dunnage material being retracted back into the conversion apparatus the cutting member begins to sever the dunnage material, but in response to the dunnage material traveling in the dispensing direction the cutting member does not begin to sever the dunnage material due to the relative position.