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Patent CA-2695558-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WIDENHOUSE CHRISTOPHER W
IPC: A61B17/29
Filed: 2010-03-04
Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for providing surgical access into a body cavity. In one embodiment, a surgical access device is provided that includes a housing coupled to a retractor. The housing can be have one or more movable sealing ports for receiving surgical instruments. Each movable sealing port can include one or more sealing elements therein for sealing the port and/or forming a seal around a surgical instrument disposed therethrough. Each movable sealing port can be rotatable relative to the housing and each sealing element can be rotatable relative to the housing along a predetermined orbital path.
Patent CA-2696181-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KRUYER JAN
IPC: B03B1/04
Filed: 2010-03-12
Abstract: Methods are disclosed and claimed for digesting oil sand ore to slurry in the presence of water and process aid sufficient to disengage bitumen particles from oil sand minerals in an aqueous medium and to disperse the slurry particulates. After digesting the oil sand ore, enough multivalent cations are added to the slurry to replace monovalent cations on surfaces of mineral ultrafines in said slurry. This selective cation replacement on mineral surfaces causes capture of ultrafines by bitumen phase during separation of the slurry by sieving through an oleophilic sieve. In this separation, bitumen agglomeration is followed by adhesion of bitumen phase to oleophilic surfaces of the sieve whilst debituminized slurry passes through apertures of the sieve to disposal as tailings.
Patent CA-2697035-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SQUIRES LESLIE JAMES
IPC: C08J7/048
Filed: 2008-08-22
Abstract: An insulation material (3) for use in, or when used in, building and/or construction, including a moisture vapour permeable, liquid water and air impermeable, monolithic, dimensionally stable, substrate layer (1) bearing an overlying moisture vapour permeable, liquid water impermeable, low emissivity layer (2) applied as a thin organic coating containing infrared reflective matter. The substrate layer (1) may be laminated to a support layer (5) having a strength which is greater than that of the substrate layer by an intermittent adhesive 4 (Figure 1).
Patent CA-2698706-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MIETTE EMMANUEL
IPC: G06V10/50
Filed: 2008-08-12
Abstract: In a method of processing mailpieces, Customer Applied Identifier (CAI) codes are assigned to the mailpieces by a sender of the mailpieces, and are used by the postal operator while the mailpieces are passing through a postal sorting system. Said CAI codes are recorded in memory in the sorting system in correspondence with first digital fingerprints or image signatures prior to the first pass of the mailpieces through the postal sorting system. While a current mailpiece is passing through the sorting system in a first sorting pass, an image is formed of the surface of the mailpiece that bears a postal address block, and a current fingerprint and location information for locating said mailpiece in the sorting process is derived from the image of said mailpiece. A search is made for a match between said current fingerprint and a first fingerprint recorded in memory in order to retrieve a current CAI code with which said location information is.
Patent CA-2698926-A1 (CA)
Title: Generic kinase/phosphatase assay with single readout
Inventor: ENDERLE THILO
IPC: G01N33/542
Filed: 2008-09-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a generic method for detecting a kinase or phosphatase activity. The method comprises the following steps: incubating a kinase or phosphatase activity sample with a kinase or phosphatase substrate molecule comprising either a fluorophore having a detectable readout or molecule with an aromatic group which serves as a quencher of the fluorophore, incubating the mixture of step a) with a detection entity comprising either a fluorophore or a molecule with an aromatic group and a binding partner, wherein the substrate molecule and the detection entity are capable of binding to the binding partner and the binding of the substrate molecule and the detection entity to the binding partner lead to an altered readout of the fluorophore, and measuring the readout of the fluorophore in the mixture of step b), wherein an altered readout of the fluorophore compared to a blank is indicative for the presence of a kinase or phosphatase activity in the sample.
Patent CA-2699474-A1 (CA)
Inventor: OLSEN AAGE A
IPC: G01B17/08
Filed: 2008-09-09
Abstract: An acoustic apparatus adapted to operate in a gas filled space for making a non-contact thickness measurement of an object to be measured or for making a non-contact characterisation of a medium located on the opposite side of the object. The apparatus comprises an electro acoustic transceiver to output an acoustic signal towards the object to be measured and receive an acoustic response signal, and a signal processor to process the response signal and to determine the thickness of the object. The transducer has a transducer-to-gas acoustic interface, and is adapted to emit an acoustic broad band pulse towards the object and to receive an acoustic resonance response signal. The signal processor determines the thickness of the object to be measured or makes a characterisation of a medium located on the opposite side of the object using a fast Fourier transformation (FFT) of the resonance response signal above a predetermined signal to noise level.
Patent CA-2700519-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for automatically powering on and synchronizing a wireless remote console to a central control unit so as to allow remote control of a medical device
Inventor: HAMEL ANDREW J
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2008-10-24
Abstract: A system and method for controlling one or more medical devices by a remote console. The remote console com-municates wirelessly with a central control unit that connects to one or more of the medical devices. To conserve battery power and simplify operation, the remote console is configured to automatically power on and initiate a wireless connection in response to being brought into proximity of the central control unit. According to another embodiment, the remote console automatically powers on and terminates any previously established wireless connections when brought into proximity of the central control unit.
Patent CA-2701551-A1 (CA)
Inventor: INOHARA MASAHIRO
IPC: A23L29/238
Filed: 2002-08-12
Abstract: Eyedrops containing agar have an effect of enhancing ocular drug penetration. Eyedrops containing particulate agar maintain a low viscosity and, achieve easy instillation and impart a favorable feel in instillation.
Patent CA-2702023-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SAKAMOTO KAZUKI
IPC: A61P1/04
Filed: 2008-10-10
Abstract: To provide a therapeutic agent for inflammatory bowel disease.     The therapeutic agent for inflammatory bowel disease contains, as an active ingredient, a uracil derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, represented by formula (1).     (see formula 1)
Patent CA-2704835-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SHAHRIER SHARIF M
IPC: H04W8/26
Filed: 2002-02-14
Abstract: A system and method for supporting mobile Internet communication is provided which employs a plurality of Routers and a plurality of Mobile Nodes (MNs).  Each Router has a unique communication address. Each MN is associated with a home Router. Each Router has an associated Mobile Node Location List identifying each MN for which the Router is the home Router and the communication address of a Router corresponding to a current location of each such MN. Each MN is movable from an old location where the MN communicates with the Internet via one Router to a current location where the MN communicates with the Internet via a different Router. Communication at the current location via the different Router is established by communicating to the MN's home Router the communication address of the different Router as the communication address corresponding to the MN's current location. Accordingly, a data communication from a corresponding node (CN) to a selected MN is communicated to the selected MN by accessing the Mobile Node Location List of the selected MN's home Router to determine the communication address corresponding to the selected MN's current location and directing the data communication to that determined communication address.
Patent CA-2706486-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PRENCIPE MICHAEL
IPC: A61P1/02
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising a basic amino acid or salt thereof, and a small particle fraction; and to methods of using and of making these compositions.
Patent CA-2707513-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JONES ROBERT M
IPC: A61P37/00
Filed: 2008-12-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to certain (1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta[b]indol-3-ylcarboxylic acid derivatives of Formula (1a) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the S1P1 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of S1P1 associated disorders, for example, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type I diabetes, acne, microbial infections or diseases and viral infections or diseases.
Patent CA-2713044-A1 (CA)
Inventor: AU GINAWATI
IPC: E04B2/18
Filed: 2008-12-03
Abstract: A method of constructing a shallow pier foundation building that includes a) placing a plurality of insulating pier forms along a perimeter of the building; b) placing a plurality of insulating concrete forms between the insulating piers to form a continuous insulating surface to the surrounding soil and a continuous forming surface to provide a slab form; c) placing a concrete composition in the insulating piers and insulating concrete forms and allowing the concrete composition to cure and harden; and d) placing a concrete slab composition in the slab form and allowing the concrete composition to cure and harden.
Patent CA-2714644-A1 (CA)
Title: Heating system producing electricity
Inventor: SCHILLING GERHARD
IPC: F24D18/00
Filed: 2009-02-13
Abstract: A heating system for a property has a thermal interconnection (5) between a thermal heat generator (1), in particular a conventional heating system (2), and a plurality of heat consumers (7) for simultaneous production of heat and electricity, the thermal interconnection (5) being controlled by a control unit (12). One of the heat consumers (7) includes a conversion system (11) based on a thermodynamic cycle (10), in particular a water vapor or an ORC or Kalina process, and provided for the conversion of thermodynamic energy into electrical energy. The condensation heat occurring in the thermodynamic cycle (10) is transferred to further heat consumers (7). The heating system is operable in at least one of two modes of operation, wherein in the first mode of operation the heat generated is supplied to the thermodynamic cycle (10) for producing electricity and the residual heat resulting from the thermodynamic cycle (10) is used for heating, and in the second mode of operation electricity is produced independently of the heating demand in that a heat sink (6) absorbs the condensation heat of the thermodynamic cycle (10).
Patent CA-2714827-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LI KONGNING
IPC: G09G3/3233
Filed: 2010-09-09
Abstract: A system is provided for using raw grayscale image data, representing images to be displayed in successive frames, to drive a display having pixels that include a drive transistor and an organic light emitting device. The system defines high and low ranges of raw grayscale image data, and determines whether the raw grayscale image data for each pixel falls within the high range or the low range. Raw grayscale image data that falls within the low range is converted to higher grayscale values, and the pixels are driven with currents corresponding to the higher grayscale values during time periods that are shorter than complete frame time periods.  Raw grayscale image data that falls within the high range is converted to higher grayscale values, and the pixels are driven with currents corresponding to the higher grayscale values during time periods that are shorter than complete frame time periods and different from the time periods of the low range image data. When the raw grayscale image data is adjusted according to a preselected gamma curve before using that data to drive the pixels, the high and low ranges may be selected according to how well the gamma curve corrects the raw grayscale image data within the ranges.
Patent CA-2717313-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CARNEY STEVEN JAMES
IPC: A63B21/055
Filed: 2010-10-06
Abstract: Pilates, a method of body conditioning through a unique system of stretching and strengthening exercises is recognized internationally by physiotherapists, fitness professionals, and heath experts as one of the world's most Intelligent forms of exercises. Traditional methods of resistance-based Pilates exercises are typically practiced through private or semi-private instruction and require elaborate pieces of specialized equipment. For many this makes Pliates economically inaccessible or limits their ability to practice. Furthermore, due to the size and stationary nature of Pilates and other more conventional exercise equipment, resistance training of all types is typically confined to indoor gyms and studios.  There is a need for a simple, lightweight, portable, and versatile resistance training device that simulates the hundreds of established Pilates exercises, and also allows for the practice of other conventional resistance based fitness programs. This application describes such a simple mechanical device in the form of two elastic members with endpoints adapted for gripping, an inelastic member of adjustable length, and endpoint adapted for anchoring. In outdoor environments, the device may be anchored at various heights using a chain-link fence, railing, soccer goal post, tree or any other suitable structure.  For indoor environments, the device may be anchored at various heights using a unique anchor system adapted for both wall and door mount applications.
Patent CA-2717549-A1 (CA)
Title: Dynamically quantifying and improving the reliability of distributed data storage systems
Inventor: BACHWANI REKHA
IPC: G06F9/06
Filed: 2009-04-02
Abstract: Data is stored in a distributed data storage system comprising a plurality of disks. When a disk fails, system reliability is restored by executing a set of reconstructions according to a schedule.  System reliability is characterized by a dynamic Normalcy Deviation Score. The schedule for executing the set of reconstructions is determined by a minimum intersection policy.  A set of reconstructions is received and divided into a set of queues rank-ordered by redundancy level ranging from a lowest redundancy level to a highest redundancy level. For reconstructions in each queue, an intersection matrix is calculated. Diskscores for each disk are calculated. The schedule for the set of reconstructions is based at least in part on the intersection matrices, the Normal Deviation Scores, and the diskscores.
Patent CA-2719335-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VARNIER SANDRA
IPC: C11D3/20
Filed: 2009-02-09
Abstract: It is provided an aqueous sanitary cleaning composition having biocidal activity comprising benzalkonium chlo-ride in an amount of up to 5 wt.%, a hydroxycarboxylic acid and water, wherein the weight ratio of the benzalkonium chloride to the hydroxycarboxylic acid is 1:5 to 1:1. The cleaning composition can be used for cleaning of, disinfecting of, and/or lime re-moval from surfaces made of brass, copper, aluminium, stainless steel, zinc, polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyacetate, polystyrene, polyethylene, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, plexiglas), polycarbonate, ce-ramic, tiles, porcelain, painted and plastic coated surfaces and enamel or any other surfaces which can be found in, for example, sanitary or kitchen areas.
Patent CA-2719594-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHIERENBECK ALAN W
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 2010-11-02
Abstract: An escape/ladder belt and harness assembly having an improved attachment arrangement and adjustment capabilities. The assembly features a waist belt having a coupling and fastener each featuring at least two slots separated by at least one bar. The fastener being connectable to the coupling to enable the waist belt to fasten around a user. The waist belt being removeably attached to an article worn by the user through a plurality of tabs. At least some of the tabs fastening the coupling and fastener to the article. The waist belt extending around the user and though a tension adjustment buckle so as to allow for waist tension to be set by pulling the free end of the waist belt in an intuitive forward motion that provides for improved tightening around the user.
Patent CA-2720503-A1 (CA)
Inventor: NATANAEL MARK
IPC: E21B4/02
Filed: 2006-09-22
Abstract: A turbodrill has rotor vanes and stator vanes that are asymmetric with respect to each other. The rotor blade on which the rotor vanes are disposed has a reaction of less than about 0.5. A method of designing a turbodrill comprises optimizing a first design of stator vanes and optimizing a second design of rotor canes using computational fluid analysis. In one aspect the invention relates to a turbodrill comprising a connection on an upper end adapted to connect to a drill string;  a connection on a lower end adapted to connect to a drill bit; and at least one stage comprising, a stator blade having a plurality of stator vanes spaced around a circumference of the stator blade, and a rotor blade having a plurality of rotor vanes spaced around a circumference of the rotor blade, wherein the stator vanes and rotor vanes are asymmetric relative to each other, wherein a reaction of the rotor blade is less than about 50 percent.
Patent CA-2721538-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GUASTELLA ANTHONY
IPC: B60S1/36
Filed: 2009-03-19
Abstract: A "one size fits most models" window wiper assembly for a vehicle window comprising a flexible squeegee and a longitudinal support member/vertebra having a cavity to house the squeegee and a spring wire which is curved in its free state, wherein the spring wire is shorter in length compared to the longitudinal support/vertebra which in turn allows for ease of cutting through both the vertebra and rubber squeegee making the wiper blade "universal - cut to size".
Patent CA-2724313-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CAHOON REBECCA E
IPC: C07K14/415
Filed: 2002-06-21
Abstract: Methods and compositions for mudulating development and defense responses are provided. Nucleotide sequences encoding defensin proteins are provided. The sequences can be used in expression cassettes for mudulating development, developmental pathways, and defense responses. Transformed plants, plant cells, tissues, and seed are also provided.
Patent CA-2732097-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FERNANDEZ DE MENDIOLA QUINTANA JAVIER
IPC: B65D47/08
Filed: 2008-08-05
Abstract: Closure device, to be connected to a container (1), which comprises a measuring cap (2), a moving shutter (17) and a lid (24), where the moving shutter (17) is housed in a compartment (3) of the measuring cap (2) and presents a platform (18) provided with holes (19), two elastically deformable tongues (20) and a body with a cylindrical section (21, 22) held in place and guided by a chimney (27) in the lid (24), where the lid (24) comprises a central hole (29) that allows the product to exit. The moving shutter (17) is operated by pressing on the elastic container (1), which allows a dose of the product to come out, the moving shutter then being returned to its rest position by the tongues (20).
Patent CA-2733007-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WOOLEY C BENJAMIN
IPC: G02C7/04
Filed: 2009-08-03
Abstract: The invention provides methods for fitting multifocal contact lenses that are less time consuming and result in more successful fittings than conventional methods.
Patent CA-2733445-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HE MIN
IPC: A61K31/437
Filed: 2009-08-12
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) methods of their use, processes for their preparation and isolated actinomycetes strains capable of preparing pyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolin-8-amine compounds.
Patent CA-2733685-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KIM JAY
IPC: C02F11/10
Filed: 2011-03-10
Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for the treatment of waste materials (e.g.  organic and inorganic material - food, sewage, garbage, construction waste and industrial waste) by conversion into inert inorganic building products. Waste materials are particulated into discrete particles, heated and dried in a non-oxidizing atmosphere (800° to 860°C) and carbonized. The carbonized particles are crushed and leached in an acid solution for dissolution of heavy metals. Particulate sodium hydroxide, silica, feldspar and limestone are added to the carbonized particles in a ratio of 100:0.3-0.5:8-12:8-12:2-4. These particles are mixed with 15 to 18 wt% water to form a mixture and continuously extruded. Blocks or planks are severed from the extrusion, dried and heated in a kiln (1200° to 1300°C) for a time sufficient in an oxygen deficient atmosphere to sinter and form carbides. CO2 gas is separated and recovered from combustion gases in the kiln.
Patent CA-2733747-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JOHANSON JAMES E
IPC: B26B1/00
Filed: 2011-03-10
Abstract: A cutting apparatus is provided having a resilient handle, a guide on one end of the handle and a cutter body on the opposite end. The guide includes two spaced members forming an outwardly facing slot with a stop formed therein. The handle is flexed into an assembled position to form a close loop, with the cutter body positioned within the guide slot and in contact with the stop. A cutting edge is movable along with cutter body to an activated position, with the cutting edge extending outwardly of the slot and the guide. The movement of the cutter body is caused by an activation force applied to the closed loop of the resilient handle member.
Patent CA-2736709-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FALLER CHRISTOF
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 2009-09-04
Abstract: An apparatus for providing a set of spatial cues associated with an upmix audio signal having more than two channels on the basis of a two-channel microphone signal comprises a signal analyzer and a spatial side information generator. The signal analyzer is configured to obtain a component energy information and a direction information on the basis of the two-chan-nel microphone signal, such that the component energy information describes estimates of energies of a direct sound component of the two-channel microphone signal and of a diffuse sound component of the two-channel microphone signal, and such that the directional information describes an estimate of a direction from which the direct sound component of the two-channel micro-phone signal originates. The spatial side information generator is configured to map the component energy information and the di-rection information onto a spatial cue information describing the set of spatial cues associated with an upmix audio signal having more than two channels.
Patent CA-2736861-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHIBLI ROGER
IPC: A61K31/519
Filed: 2009-10-12
Abstract: The present invention is directed towards new 18F-folate radiopharmaceuticals, wherein fluorine-18 is covalently linked to the glutamate portion of a folate or derivative thereof, a method of their preparation, as well as their use in diagnosis and monitoring of therapy of cancer and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Patent CA-2737480-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BHATIA PRAMILA A
IPC: C07D401/14
Filed: 2009-10-01
Abstract: The present application relates to calcium channel inhibitors containing compounds of formula (I) wherein Ar1, Ar2, L1, L2, n, R1, R4, X and Y are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions.