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Patent CA-2251687-C (CA)
Inventor: KWOH DANIEL S
IPC: H04N5/45
Filed: 1997-03-14
Granted: 2006-05-09
Abstract: A television system has a television viewing mode (50) and a guide mode (56, 58). The guide mode includes an electronic program guide (EPG), which provides the viewer program information for tuned programs, and a tape index guide (TIG), which provides information for programs recorded on a video cassette (16). In both guides, real time images of a program are displayed in a PIP window (50) on the television screen and guide information (56, 58) is displayed in the background. In both guides, the viewer may switch between a currently telecast program or a recorded program. The viewer may access either guide from the television mode and vice versa. In the guide mode, the viewer may independently switch the guide information and the type of program, i.e., tuned or recorded, in the PIP window.
Patent CA-2253990-C (CA)
Inventor: OGATA HITOSHI
IPC: G11B7/08
Filed: 1998-11-12
Granted: 2006-01-03
Abstract: A disk recording or playback device has mounted on a chassis a pickup for detecting addresses on a disk, and a sensor switch SW for detecting the pickup as brought to the inner peripheral side of the disk. The pickup is moved toward a lead-in area of the disk to turn on the switch SW, thereafter reversely moved and caused to overrun for a predetermined period of time from a position where the switch SW is turned off . The pickup reads an address on the disk and is thereafter returned. When the address is outside a target region within the lead-in area, the pickup is repeatedly moved toward the lead-in area again with the overrun time altered. The overrun time is stored which enables the pickup to read an address within the target region upon overrunning.
Patent CA-2258185-C (CA)
Inventor: ANDRE MICHEL
IPC: F16B2/08
Filed: 1997-07-01
Granted: 2005-06-21
Abstract: A clamping collar (10) constituted by a semi-rigid wire that is rolled up to form at least one turn (11) with a first end (12) thereof being provided with a hook (16) extending transversely to the plane of the turn and with a second end (14) thereof being folded back outwardly to form an extension (26) lying substantially in the plane of the turn. The extension (26) includes a fastening fold (28) forming a setback going towards the center of the turn, and it also includes a pre-fastening fold (32) situated between that end (24) of the extension (26) which is connected to the turn (11) and the fastening fold (28), said pre-fastening fold being analogous to the fastening fold.
Patent CA-2264672-C (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for spinal fixation
Inventor: WAGNER ERIK J
IPC: A61B17/58
Filed: 1997-10-16
Granted: 2010-11-30
Abstract: A spinal fixation implant system for correction and fixation of the human spine to facilitate an anatomically correct fusion. The spinal fixation system may include a connector, a spinal rod, a spinal fixation component, a sleeve, and a fastener. The spinal fixation component preferably includes a fixation device such as a hook or screw for securing the spinal rod to vertebrae of the thoracic or lumbar spine. The spinal fixation component preferably includes a threaded end on its top that is adapted to receive the fastener. The fixation component may include a body having a tapered cavity for engaging the receiving end of the connector. Tightening of the fastener preferably downwardly translates the sleeve over the fixation component body to force the connector through the tapered cavity, which compresses the receiving end about the spinal rod to fixation connect the spinal rod and the spinal fixation component. In an alternate embodiment, assembly pliers may be used to move the connector into the tapered cavity. The fixation component may also include a rotatable fixation member.
Patent CA-2265164-C (CA)
Title: Removal of cooling air on the housing side of a diffuser of a compressor stage of gas turbines
Inventor: EBBING HILDEGARD
IPC: F04D29/44
Filed: 1999-03-09
Granted: 2005-09-06
Abstract: The removal of cooling air from the diffuser part of a radial end stage of a compressor of a gas turbine is provided. Compressed air is removed via a cooling air discharge (10) from a radial compressor stage, which comprises a rotor disk (2) and a bladed diffuser (20). The removal of cooling air may be brought about such that the cooling air is removed on one side through openings (6) on the housing side (20.1 ) of the diffuser (20) and is fed through cooling air channels ( 10) to the parts in contact with hot gas, including the outer wall of the bifurcated tube (17). The compressed air is guided to the diffuser outside (20.2) through cooling air holes (19) in the diffuser blade (3).
Patent CA-2267091-C (CA)
Inventor: BENOIT JEAN-PIERRE
IPC: B01J13/06
Filed: 1997-09-24
Granted: 2006-07-04
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing microcapsules containing an active substance coated with a substantially polar polymer film, characterized in that it consists in the following steps: suspending an active substance insoluble in a substantially polar polymer solution in an organic solvent, said substantially polar polymer being insoluble in liquid or supercritical CO2, said organic solvent being soluble in liquid or supercritical CO2; contacting the suspension with liquid or supercritical CO2 so as to extract the solvent from the polymer in a controlled manner and ensure the coacervation of the polymer; substantially extracting the solvent by means of supercritical CO2 and draining off the CO2/solvent mixture; recuperating the microcapsules in the form of dry powder. The invention also concerns microcapsules containing an active substance coated with a substantially polar polymer selected among the group consisting of polysaccharides, cellulose derivatives, acrylic, methacrylic polymers or derivatives of esters of vinyl, polyesters, polyamides, polyanhydrides, polyorthoesters and polyphosphazenes, characterized in that the polymer film has low surface energy and is free from organic solvent and in that the microcapsules are obtainable by said method.
Patent CA-2274717-C (CA)
Title: Semiconductor having large volume fraction of intermediate range order material
Inventor: YANG CHI-CHUNG
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 1997-12-11
Granted: 2004-10-26
Abstract: A high quality non-single-crystal silicon alloy material including regions o f intermediate range order (IRO) silicon alloy material up to but not including the volume percentage required to form a percolation pa th within the material. The remainder of the material being either amorphous or a mixture of amorphous and microcrystalline materials. T he materials were prepared by CVD using differing amounts of hydrogen dilution to produce materials containing differing amounts of IR O material. Preferably the material includes at least 8 volume percent of IRO material.
Patent CA-2280500-C (CA)
Title: Automatic generation of reconfiguration scripts for telecommunication devices
Inventor: BERRIATUA STEVE
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 1998-01-29
Granted: 2002-02-26
Abstract: An apparatus is programmed with a plurality of programming instructions for automatically generating a reconfiguration script (12) comprising a plurality of configuration commands for reconfiguring a plurality of telecommunication devices of a telecommunication system, based on a current (14) and a target (16) descriptive image of the telecommunication system. The current descriptive image specifies the devices and their features included in the current configuration of the telecommunication system, whereas the target image specifies the devices and their features to be included in the target configuration of the communication system. The plurality of programming instructions (10) generate the reconfiguration script (12) employing feature dependency graph (FDG) data structures, a device model modeling the rules and behaviors of the telecommunication devices, and feature deletion/addition linklists.
Patent CA-2288605-C (CA)
Inventor: COICO PATRICK A
IPC: H01L23/498
Filed: 1999-11-08
Granted: 2003-02-11
Abstract: An area array integrated circuit package having contact pads is provided with compliant rectangular shaped connection leads each attached to a contact pad. The leads are arranged and oriented on the surface of the package around the neutral point of the package such that the flat width dimension of each lead faces the neutral point of the contact array, thereby offering optimal compliance against thermally induced deformation and resulting in improved interconnection reliability.
Patent CA-2290284-C (CA)
Inventor: KNAPIK CHRISTOPHE
IPC: B01F23/10
Filed: 1999-11-22
Granted: 2007-09-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a plant for packaging cylinders with gas whose nature complies with a given specification. It comprises a set of feed gas sources (18, 20), a network of controlled valves (12), selectively linking the outlet of each feed gas source to the cylinders, and a unit (16) for driving the network of valves and adapted so as to control the state of the valves. The drive unit (16) comprises means (60) of entering a recipe consisting of a sequence of procedures, each procedure describing an elementary task which can be implemented by the valves under the control of the drive unit (16). It furthermore comprises means (62) for processing the successive procedures constituting the recipe. They are adapted to control the network of valves (12) by the sequential implementation of the elementary tasks described successively in the sequence of procedures.
Patent CA-2291879-C (CA)
Title: Procede de detection, notamment de petites cibles marines
Inventor: MARCHALOT GABRIEL
IPC: G01S13/50
Filed: 1999-12-10
Granted: 2007-08-21
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé de détection d'une cible en présence de bruit, la détection étant effectuée sur M tours d'antennes. Le procédé comporte au moins : - une première étape (1) d'estimation de la fréquence Doppler (f~)de la cible; - une étape de détection (3), la cible étant détectée si une grandeur associée Z est supérieure ou égale à un seuil S prédéterminé, la grandeur Z étant définie selon la relation suivante : (voir formule I) - D t étant le domaine de temps [-t o, t o], t o étant fixé en fonction des erreurs possibles de cadrage des signaux de tour à tour. - D f étant le domaine de fréquences (voir formule II) f o étant fixé en fonction des erreurs possibles d'estimation de la fréquence Doppler. - z étant le signal au tour d'antenne analysé noté 0 , à la case distance analysée notée 0 . - z i k étant le signal obtenu par pistage au tour i du signal z, en tenant compte de l'erreur de pistage éventuelle, c'est-à-dire décalé de k cases distance par rapport à la case distance estimée. - C z ~,z(t, f, G) étant la transformée de Cohen des signaux z i k et z j l de noyau G, calculée au temps t et à la fréquence f. - 2N d+ 1 étant le nombre de cases distance prises en compte, selon l'erreur éventuelle de pistage. - N(i, k, j, I) étant une normalisation L'invention s'applique notamment la détection de cibles marines en présence de fouillis de mer important.
Patent CA-2297112-C (CA)
Inventor: MARTI ERWIN
IPC: A61K31/505
Filed: 1998-08-25
Granted: 2009-04-07
Abstract: The present invention relates to new, polymorphous crystal forms of dicyclanil, a compound of formula (I), the hydrates and solvates thereof, as well as the preparation thereof. Dicyclanil is used as a veterinary drug for the control of ectoparasites on domestic and farm animals.
Patent CA-2297347-C (CA)
Inventor: YAMADA MASAHARU
IPC: C04B35/043
Filed: 2000-01-27
Granted: 2005-06-28
Abstract: The present invention provides a magnesia-spinel refractory in which corrosion resistance and slag penetration resistance are significantly improved. The magnesia-spinel refractory is obtained by mixing magnesia granulated powder having a particle diameter of 10 to 150 µm and alumina powder having a particle diameter of 0.1 to 5 µm, molding the resultant mixture, and then burning the molded product to form a dense and strong combined structure of periclase and spinel. The mixture of magnesia and alumina contains powders of both components, or a powder of one of the components and a granulated powder of the other component. It is preferable to use a spray dryer method as granulating means, and a hydrostatic pressing method as molding means. These mixtures are used for producing magnesia-spinel protecting tube and crucible, bricks for copper smelting and converting furnaces, and magnesia-spinel protecting tube and crucible for copper smelting and converting furnace slag. In this case, the hydrostatic pressing method is used.
Patent CA-2300651-C (CA)
Title: Toner container and toner replenishing mechanism
Inventor: TAZAWA FUMIO
IPC: G03G15/08
Filed: 2000-03-10
Granted: 2002-12-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner container for containing toner, which has a container main body portion, a container end portion, an aperture portion and an extendable portion connecting the container main body portion and the container end portion, and the extendable portion renders the container main body portion and the container end portion capable of a relative rocking motion, and the toner is discharged from the aperture portion by the relative rocking motion of the container main body portion and the container end portion.
Patent CA-2303171-C (CA)
Inventor: BATTON JOHN L
IPC: G01N11/16
Filed: 1998-09-08
Granted: 2008-11-18
Abstract: A transducer for a vibratory viscometer includes a hollow cylindrical sheath (203) and a hollow cylindrical shaft (202) disposed within the cylindrical sheath (205). The hollow cylindrical shaft (202) has a first end portion connected on support struts across a ferrule and support block via a coupling crossbar, and a second end portion connected to a distal end portion of the hollow cylindrical sheath (203). The viscometer includes a sensor tip (200) connected to the distal end portion of the hollow cylindrical sheath (203). The sensor tip (200) has an inner surface defining a hollow region (208) and a support tube positioned within the hollow region (208) configured to hold a temperature sensor. The vibratory viscometer further includes a crossbar coupled to the first end portion of the hollow cylindrical shaft (202).
Patent CA-2303860-C (CA)
Title: Appareil et procede d'ancrage d'un element de type fil sur une piece osseuse
Inventor: EAVES FELMONT F III
IPC: A61B17/56
Filed: 1998-08-31
Granted: 2002-07-02
Abstract: L'invention concerne un nouveau système et procédé d'ancrage d'une suture ou autre élément de type fil sur un os ou autre pièce osseuse. Ledit système comprend un foret servant à former un trou à contre-dépouille dans un os ou autre pièce osseuse, une ancre destinée à fixer une suture ou autre élément de type fil dans le trou à contre-dépouille de l'os ou autre pièce osseuse, et un dispositif d'insertion permettant de déployer l'ancre dans le trou à contre-dépouille de l'os ou autre pièce osseuse.
Patent CA-2308522-C (CA)
Title: Snowplow mount
Inventor: POTAK ROBERT L
IPC: E01H5/06
Filed: 2000-05-15
Granted: 2008-07-22
Abstract: A snowplow blade mount assembly mountable on a vehicle that includes a frame mount assembly which is affixed to a frame of the vehicle and a support assembly that connects to the frame mount assembly. The support assembly is designed to connect to a lift mount assembly and a blade mount assembly. The support assembly enables the blade mount assembly and/or lift mount assembly to be conveniently connected and disconnected from the vehicle.
Patent CA-2308757-C (CA)
Inventor: CUSDIN GEORGE
IPC: B41C1/10
Filed: 1998-10-23
Granted: 2008-01-08
Abstract: High-quality composite printing elements are prepared without the need for precise registration of constituent photocurable elements by disposing at least one photocurable element, and preferably a plurality of photocurable elements, upon a surface of a substantially planar carrier sheet in approximate register and then transferring a computer-generated negative onto a surface of the elements.
Patent CA-2313383-C (CA)
Title: Code-a-barres pour module d'affichage a defilement de bande
Inventor: CHARBONNEAU YVON
IPC: G09F11/29
Filed: 2000-07-11
Granted: 2004-02-17
Abstract: La présente invention consiste en une méthode de codes-à-barres utilisée sur une bande support, imprimée ou non, et employée dans un module d'affichage à défilement pour l'affichage de chiffres, de caractères ou d'images, auxquels correspond, pour chaque code-à-barres particulier, un chiffre, un caractère ou une image.
Patent CA-2319454-C (CA)
Title: Detection, imaging and characterization of breast tumors
Inventor: CHANCE BRITTON
IPC: A61B5/1455
Filed: 1999-02-11
Granted: 2010-04-27
Abstract: An optical examination technique employs an optical system (15, 45, 100, 150, 200, 260 or 300) for in vivo non-invasive examination of breast tissue of a subject. The optical system includes an optical module (12 or 14), a controller and a processor. The optical module includes an array of optical input ports and optical detection ports located in a selected geometrical pattern to provide a multiplicity of photon migration paths inside the biological tissue. Each optical input port is constructed to introduce into the examined tissue visible or infrared light emitted from a light source. Each optical detection port is constructed to provide light from the tissue to a light detector. The controller is constructed and arranged to activate one or several light sources and light detectors so that the light detector detects light that has migrated over at least one of the photon migration paths. The processor receives signals corresponding to the detected light and forms at least two data sets, a first of said data sets representing blood volume in the examined tissue region and a second of said data sets representing blood oxygenation of the examined tissue. The processor is arranged to correlate the first and second data sets to detect abnormal tissue in the examined tissue.
Patent CA-2321457-C (CA)
Title: Method for providing and maintaining catalytically active surface in internal combustion engine
Inventor: KRACKLAUER JOHN J
IPC: F02B77/02
Filed: 1999-02-19
Granted: 2008-05-20
Abstract: A catalytically active surface is provided on the clean, combustion-exposed parts of an internal combustion engine that is green, has low operating hours, or is of modem, low emission design. A substrate or thermal barrier coat of high surface area and preferably capable of maintaining a surface temperature of at least 450 .degree.C is deposited in the combustion chamber. Zirconia, silica, or lube oil ash are suitable. A catalytically active moiety such as platinum or iron is dispersed in, on, or with the combustion facing surface of the substrate. Nanophase iron from ferrocene or nanophase platinum are suitable. Catalytic action is maintained by continuously providing a low level of catalytic precursor to the engine in the combustion charge.
Patent CA-2323602-C (CA)
Title: Multipurpose tool
Inventor: MORIN BRUNO
IPC: G01C9/32
Filed: 2000-10-13
Granted: 2008-12-30
Abstract: A multipurpose tool for use by woodworkers or the like and which includes a body portion having end walls and first and second pairs of opposed side walls, with a plurality of level indicating means, at least one magnet recessed in the body portion, and a recess formed in one end of the body portion and extending between the first pair of opposed side walls, and a protractor arm having a longitudinally extending slot mounted in the recess.
Patent CA-2324939-C (CA)
Inventor: GANE PATRICK A C
IPC: C09D7/41
Filed: 1999-04-06
Granted: 2012-11-13
Abstract: Composite compounds of co-structured or co-adsorbed organic or mineral fillers or pigments containing at least two organic or mineral fillers or pigments of a different nature and the use thereof in the paper industry for manufacturing paper, filling or coating or for any other surface treatment of the paper as well as wood or metal or plastic or cement surface treatment compounds in the fields of aqueous and non-aqueous paints and plastics materials. Coatings colors, uncoated filling compound and sheets of base paper for coating containing them.
Patent CA-2331977-C (CA)
Title: A caching mechanism to optimize a bidding process used to select resources and services
Inventor: WEISS MICHAEL
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2001-01-22
Granted: 2006-02-07
Abstract: A caching mechanism is provided for use by a Bid Manager in a multi-agent resource allocation bidding system. The caching mechanism stores the most recent bids issued by one or more Bidders for a given bidding context. The cache is updated using a notification mechanism.
Patent CA-2340793-C (CA)
Inventor: OHATA HIROYUKI
IPC: D04H1/4291
Filed: 2001-03-12
Granted: 2005-03-29
Abstract: An elastically stretchable composite sheet 1A includes an elastic layer 3 and an inelastic layer 2 formed with stretchable fibers having a relatively small diameter and bonded to at least one surface of the elastic layer 3.     In the inelastic layer 2 bonded to the elastic layer 3 is formed with thermoplastic synthetic fiber, at least 80% by weight of stretchable fibers 6 includes thermoplastic synthetic fiber containing lubricant of 0.1 - 5.05 by weight.
Patent CA-2342556-C (CA)
Title: Method for routing optical packets using multiple wavelength labels, optical packet router using multiple wavelength labels, and optical packet network that uses multiple wavelength labels
Inventor: HARAI HIROAKI
IPC: H04B10/572
Filed: 2001-03-30
Granted: 2007-03-06
Abstract: A method for routing optical packets using multiple wavelength labels includes converting optical packet address signals to a plurality of optical pulses having different time-deviated wavelengths by executing a first operation to impart a wavelength dependent delay time with respect to a plurality of optical pulses having different wavelengths at a same time axis position. When the optical pulses are transmitted along a predetermined optical path having dispersion, the dispersion is compensated for by executing a second operation on the optical pulses corresponding to a reverse process of the operation to impart a wavelength dependent delay time. This second operation results in the generation of a plurality of optical pulses having different wavelengths at a given point on the time axis. The pulse signals thus generated are used to determine the packet transmission route.
Patent CA-2345686-C (CA)
Title: Delivery mechanism for implantable stent
Inventor: BROOKS CHRISTOPHER J
IPC: A61F2/95
Filed: 1999-09-30
Granted: 2008-08-12
Abstract: A delivery mechanism for an implantable stent which provides a high mechanical advantage to the surgeon and convenient operation so as to facilitate smooth withdrawal of an outer catheter sheath following placement of the stent in the desired location within the patient's vessel. Preferred embodiments include a moving rail actuated by a V-shaped lever, a hydraulic actuator, a rack and pinion drive, and a power screw system. The delivery mechanism has a movable member that is attached to the outer catheter sheath so that actuating the mechanism results in an incremental movement of the moveable member, which in turn results in an incremental movement of the outer catheter sheath. Once the outer catheter sheath is retracted from the stent, the stent is deployed into the patient's vessel and the remaining parts of the mechanism, including an inner tube, an atraumatic tip, and a stabilizing element, are easily removed.