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Patent CA-2147314-A1 (CA)
Title: A configurable vector processor
Inventor: MCLELLAN HUBERT RAE JR
IPC: G10L15/34
Filed: 1995-04-19
Abstract: A digital pattern recognition vector processor for use in the parallel processing of at least two input data vectors includes a shifter and buffer for aligning the individual plural components of a first input data vector with the individual plural components of a second input data vector. The aligned data vectors are input to an arithmetic processing unit formed of a plurality of processing elements configured as a single instruction - multiple data processor array for concurrently performing a selected one of a plurality of operations on the aligned pairs of components of the input vectors. The data representing the results of the processor-effected operation is then reconfigured by a data formatting unit to conform the output data vector to the plural component configuration of the input data vectors.
Patent CA-2148331-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BIER MARK ERIC
IPC: H01J49/34
Filed: 1995-05-01
Abstract: This invention relates generally to an ion trap mass spectrometer for analyzing ions and more particularly to a substantially quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer with an enlarged ion occupied volume. Described herein are electrode geometries that enlarge the ion occupied volume. Improved ion sensitivities, detection limits and dynamic range should be realized for the same charge density in these devices because the increased ion occupied volume allows for the storage of a greater number of ions. The essence of this invention is that these ion trap geometries may apply all modes of operation of substantially quadrupole ion traps such as the mass selective instability mode, resonance excitation/ejection, and MS".
Patent CA-2150551-A1 (CA)
Title: Method of sterilization of polymeric materials devices using heat treatment under dry, substantially oxygen-free inert gas and low moisture conditions
Inventor: GOGOLEWSKI SYLWESTER
IPC: A61L2/04
Filed: 1994-10-19
Abstract: This method of sterilization of polymeric medical devices uses a heat treatment which is performed under a substantially oxygen- and moisture-free atmosphere in a chamber thereby preventing extensive thermo-oxydative or hydrolytic degradation.
Patent CA-2151717-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JONES CECIL E
IPC: E06C7/48
Filed: 1994-10-13
Abstract: A ladder and platform assembly (10) is described for stability and releasably securing a ladder (16) to a utility pole (12) or the like. The ladder (16) is attached at one end to a platform (14) and includes a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart legs (18a, 18b) and a plurality of steps (20) disposed between and interconnected between the legs (18a, 18b). The platform (14) includes a latch assembly (30) for stabilizing the platform (14) when the platform (14) is disposed to rest against the pole (12), which has a given configuration. The platform (14) has an opening (25) of a configuration similar to the given configuration for receiving the pole (12). The latch assembly (30) includes a latch (35) pivotally mounted on the platform (14) to move between a first, closed position wherein the latch (35) retains the pole (12) within the opening and a second, closed position wherein the latch (35) permits the pole to be received within or removed from the opening (25).
Patent CA-2152432-A1 (CA)
Title: Use of a lactam compound as pharmaceutically active ingredient
Inventor: BOEHLKE HORST
IPC: A61K31/40
Filed: 1995-06-22
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of certain lactam deriva-tives as pharmaceutical compounds, to new lactam derivati-ves, and to processes for preparing these derivatives.
Patent CA-2153309-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for displacing liquor from a slurry of particulate solid material
Inventor: URE ALAN MACPHERSON
IPC: B01D35/31
Filed: 1994-01-24
Abstract: A slurry is subjected to a filtration and washing process in order to separate the liquor from the solids. The filtration and washing process is carried out in a housing (101) enclosing an inert gaseous atmosphere which also passes through the filter cake and may be recycled, after treatment, to remove contaminants therefrom. To prevent recontamination of the filter cake as a result of the recycled gas entisining contaminant vapours within the housing (101), the gas is introduced into the housing (101) at a downstream location (152a, 166) relative to the direction of travel of the filter cake on a movable filter medium (100) and in such a way as to develop a contaminant-concentration gradient whereby the cleanest cake is contacted by gas having the lowest contaminant level.
Patent CA-2154052-A1 (CA)
Title: Tape box and tape dispensing apparatus and method of making such apparatus
Inventor: FOOTE RICHARD W
IPC: B65D85/671
Filed: 1995-07-17
Abstract: A tape dispensing apparatus including a tape container having tape dispensing apertures and a plurality of slots for partitions between rolls of tape.  The partitions in the slots are individually formed from portions of boxes for the tapes.          The portions of the boxes are integral with the boxes with the tapes therein but have lines of demarcation from the remainders of the boxes for being torn therefrom.
Patent CA-2157483-A1 (CA)
Title: Video facility management system_for encoding and decoding video signals to facilitate identification of the video signals
Inventor: LEGATE KIM R
IPC: H04N7/035
Filed: 1994-01-06
Abstract: Apparatus and method for tracking the flow of television programs within a program distribution system, each program including video signal which contains information to generate a television picture, the distribution system including a plurality of units through which the television programs flow, by operating a first signal processing unit connected within the system for adding signal elements to the video signal in order to add patterns of symbols (404) to the television picture (402) such that the symbols (404) are disposed at predetermined locations of the television picture (402) and a plurality of successive patterns constituting a code uniquely identifying the program; and a second signal processing unit connected within the system for detecting signal elements previously added to a  signal and for identification of the program which included the video signal.
Patent CA-2157962-A1 (CA)
Title: Storage container for a memory device
Inventor: LOVECKY CRAIG S
IPC: G06K19/00
Filed: 1995-09-11
Abstract: A container for a PC card including a relatively hard base pivotably connected by a hinge to a cover.  A resilient tray is positioned within the base.  The cover can be kept in a closed position by a latch.   An outer edge of the tray attaches to a peripheral lip on the base to form a bumper and a seal between the base and cover when the container is closed.   The edge also prevents shear movement of the cover relative to the base when the container is dropped on a corner.  The hinge and latch are inboard of the outer edge of the tray so that they aren't disturbed if the container is dropped.  The tray includes a central receptacle that receives the PC card.  Between the PC card receptacle and the outer edge of the tray there is formed a bellows-like member which tangents the cover and base and physically isolates the PC card receptacle from the cover and base.  The bellows-like member allows the PC card receptacle to move freely of the base and cover, so should the container with a PC card therein be dropped, the PC card can "float" in the container.  It is the bellows that absorbs the shock, not the cover, base or PC card receptacle.
Patent CA-2159680-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BESESTY PASCAL
IPC: G01S17/10
Filed: 1995-10-02
Abstract: This laser telemetry device operating on the principle of the measurement of the transit time of a light pulse, is characterized in that it com-prises: - a passive switching microlaser (2), - means (6, 10) for receiving a light pulse (18, 19) reflected by an object (4) and for the detection of the reception time of said pulse, - means (8, 10) for the detection of the emission time of a pulse from the microlaser (2), - means (12) for measuring the time interval or slot separating the microlaser pulse emission time and the reflected beam reception time.
Patent CA-2160731-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CAPOBIANCO CLAUDIO
IPC: A63B60/06
Filed: 1995-10-17
Abstract: A hockey stick assembly comprising an elongate handle having a first insertable portion at one end thereof, a blade having a second insertable portion at one end thereof and an elongate connection sleeve having a first hollow end. The first hollow end is adapted to receive the first insertable portion and forma close fit therewith and a second hollow end is adapted to receive the second insertable portion and form a close fit therewith. A securing means comprising a heat sensitive glue is employed to secure the first and second insertable portions with the first and second hollow ends. The heat sensitive glue facilitates replacement of either the handle and/or stick by reheating.
Patent CA-2161917-A1 (CA)
Title: Corner edge protector for lading
Inventor: NADHERNY RUDOLPH E
IPC: B65D71/04
Filed: 1995-11-01
Abstract: Corner edge protectors for lading tied down by a cable running over a corner edge of the lading.  The protector may be formed of rigid or lightweight, distortable, shape-resuming semi-rigid durable plastic such as polyurethane.  The protector is L-shaped and relatively wide so as to provide a substantial lading-engaging surface area.  One of the legs of the protector, usually the vertical leg when installed, has an integrally formed cable-retaining hook-shaped tab formation which is yieldable to allow entry and exit of a tie down cable. The other leg, usually the horizontal leg when installed, may have a cushion formation into which a taut cable sinks.
Patent CA-2162040-A1 (CA)
Title: Novel vitamin d analogues
Inventor: GRUE-S RENSEN GUNNAR
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 1994-07-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) in which formula X is hydrogen or hydroxy; R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, stand for hydrogen or C1-C4 hydrocarbyl; or R1 and R2, taken together with the carbon atom bearing the group X, can form a C3-C8 carbocyclic ring; Q is a single bond or a C1-C4 hydrocarbylene diradical; R1, R2 and/or Q may be optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms; and prodrugs of formula (I) in which one or more of the hydroxy groups are masked as groups which can be reconverted to hydroxy groups in vivo. The compounds show antiinflammatory and immunomodulating effects as well as strong activity in inducing differentiation and inhibiting undesirable proliferation of certain cells.
Patent CA-2165672-A1 (CA)
Title: Antibodies specific for human prostate glandular kallikrein
Inventor: TINDALL DONALD J
IPC: C12P21/08
Filed: 1994-06-29
Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated preparation of monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies which react specifically with human prostate-specific glandular kallikrein (hK2), but which do not cross-react with human prostate-specific antigen (PSA), as well as immunogenic hK2 antigens useful to provide such antibodies.
Patent CA-2166238-A1 (CA)
Title: Apparatus for dispensing tickets, cards and the like from a stack
Inventor: KASPER KAZMIER J
IPC: G07B5/00
Filed: 1995-12-28
Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets and cards includes a cabinet and a plurality of article dispensing assemblies inside the cabinet. Each article dispensing assembly includes a base and a frame for enclosing the articles to be dispensed in a stack. The bases are mounted on a pair of vertical support plates. A gate is disposed behind each frame for receiving articles from its associated frame and allowing only one article at a time to pass through. A toothed blade is disposed underneath each frame and a motor driven rack and pinion is coupled to the toothed blade for bringing the toothed blade into engagement with the lowermost article in the stack, moving said toothed blade so that the lowermost article is transported from the stack into the gate, bringing the toothed blade out of engagement with the article and then moving the toothed blade back to engage the next article in the stack. In one embodiment of the invention each frame is hingedly mounted on its base. In another embodiment of the invention each frame is hingedly and lockably mounted on its base and in still another embodiment of the invention, which is intended especially for use with cards which include an integrated circuit chip onto which information can be written into and read off of, each article dispensing assembly includes a read/write head assembly underneath its frame for reading information off of the chip on the card at the bottom of the stack and/or writing information onto the chip on the card at the bottom of the stack.
Patent CA-2166311-A1 (CA)
Title: A method of producing a mineral fiber web, a heat curable bonding agent, a mineral fiber containing product and the use of a heat expandable agent
Inventor: CLAUSEN ANDERS ULF
IPC: C08J9/06
Filed: 1994-06-28
Abstract: A method of producing a mineral fiber web comprises producing a non-woven mineral fiber web including mineral fibers and droplets or particles of a heat curable bonding agent including a heat, expandable agent capable of generating a volumetric expansion of the droplets or particles of approximately 2-1,000 times, preferably 5-500 times, further preferably 10-100 times, by exposure to an elevated temperature, and heating the non-woven mineral fiber web to an elevated temperature so as to cause the droplets or particles of the heat curable bonding agent to volumetric expand for substantially increasing the bonding agent contact between the mineral fibers of the non-woven fiber web and further so as to cause the heat curable bonding agent to cure for bonding the mineral fibers to one another. The heat expandable agent may be a blowing agent or may be constituted by microspheres each comprising a shell of a thermoplastic material within which a fluid agent is confined. The heat expandable agent preferably constitutes approximately 0.02-50 % by weight of the heat curable bonding agent, such as 0.05-5 %, preferably 0.05-1 %, and the heat curable bonding agent including the heat expandable agent constitutes less than 5 % by weight of the mineral fiber web, such as 1-5 %, preferably less than 2 % such as 0.1-2 %.
Patent CA-2168621-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KAPTEYN BRUCE B
IPC: A47F5/13
Filed: 1996-02-01
Abstract: A merchandise display  rack assembly.    The  assembly comprises in combination at least one box having an open top for containing merchandise to be displayed in a supporting rack.  The rack includes spaced box-support bars arranged to provide a crib for reception of the box with its defining walls in bearing engagement with the bars and its open top canted forwardly for customer viewing and personnel access.
Patent CA-2169538-A1 (CA)
Title: Improved solid cleaner
Inventor: GROTH DALE W
IPC: C11D1/52
Filed: 1994-07-12
Abstract: Improved cleaners for hard surfaces, cooking utensils, laundry and other substrates that can accumulate fatty soils can be cleaned using an aqueous cleaner made from a cast solid cleaning system. The cast solid system contains a carefully balanced formulation of cleaning ingredients that provide surprising animal or vegetable fat removing properties. The cleaning system can be manufactured in the form of a large bulk cast block. Such blocks are dispensed by spraying a dispensing spray of water onto the surface of the block creating an aqueous concentrate that can be directed to a cleaning site. The solid composition contains a unique blend of a specific amine oxide combined with anionic sulfonates in a solvent containing mass. These unique components cooperate to prove a substantial level of animal or vegetable fat removal in preferred cleaning protocols.
Patent CA-2172320-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WEERACKODY VIJITHA
IPC: H04L1/04
Filed: 1996-03-21
Abstract: The present invention is an improved switched antenna diversity transmission system for use with an ARQ error protection protocol.  The transmitter of the present invention includes an error detection encoder for encoding information packets with an error detection code, a modulator for modulating the encoded information packets, and a first antenna for transmitting the modulated information packets over a first forward channel of a wireless communication medium to the receiver.  The transmitter further includes a switch for switching from the first antenna to a second antenna for transmitting the information packets over a second forward channel of a wireless communication medium in response to a negative acknowledgment from the receiver transmitted over a feedback channel of the wireless communication medium.
Patent CA-2175166-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KASHINO TOSHIO
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 1996-04-26
Abstract: A liquid ejecting method includes providing a substrate having a heat generating surface for generating heat for generating a bubble in liquid; providing a movable member having a free end; providing an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid using the generation of the bubble, the ejection outlet being opposed to the substrate with the movable member interposed therebetween; disposing the free end of the movable member at a downstream side with respect to a direction of flow of the liquid to the ejection outlet; and wherein the bubble displaces the free end of the movable member, and grows toward the ejection outlet to eject the liquid.
Patent CA-2179337-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LAPORTA THOMAS F
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1996-06-18
Abstract: The present invention is a user process that resides in network nodes to act as an agent for the mobile terminals in PCS environments. The user process handles all negotiation and complex signaling functions for the user, thus reducing the amount of signaling traffic that must travel over the valuable air interface. To achieve low call establishment times the user process is migrated as users move. Three embodiments of mechanisms for migrating the user process are disclosed. The NAIVE approach enables the amount of data size to be transferred to be optimized, leading to low overhead. This approach also provides flexibility when migrating across heterogeneous environments. A second alternative, termed the TERN approach, is promising for cases when the program is compute intensive and asynchronous migration is essential. The last approach considered, Condor, provides high reliability in the form of checkpointing, but incurs a high migration delay and has high memory requirements for the network processors.
Patent CA-2180179-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ZANETTE DONATO
IPC: B21D43/11
Filed: 1994-07-06
Abstract: A gripper feeder for metal strip characterized by comprising on a base (2): at least one pair of grippers (26, 26'; 126, 126'; 226, 226') for the engagement of the metal strip (42, 142) to be advanced; members (24, 12, 12', 48) for moving said grippers (26, 26'; 126, 126'; 226, 226') in a direction parallel to the axis of said strip (42, 142) and in the opposite direction; and means (34, 34'; 134, 134') for independently operating said grippers (26, 26'; 126, 126'; 226, 226') such that the gripper which moves in the direction of advancement of the strip (42, 142) is activated, whereas that which moves in the opposite direction is deactivated.
Patent CA-2183041-A1 (CA)
Title: Profile element, frame kit and frame construction for windows and doors
Inventor: BRICKENSTEIN WOLF-JUERGEN
IPC: E06B3/34
Filed: 1996-08-09
Abstract: There is described a section element for windows or doors with receptacle compartment, hardware grooves and/or screw coupling channels for reception of hardware components, wherein the receptacle compartments, hardware grooves and/or screw coupling channels are adapted for the selective incorporation of either rotate-tip hardware components or casement hardware components. Further, there is described the corresponding frame components and from structures.    Preferably a main chamber is provided in the inventive frame kit and frame structure, in which an outreach opening mechanism of a casement-system can be mounted.          The invention makes it possible, with a single unitary operating process to obtain two window or door types which in their operation are absolutely different, namely rotate-tip or casement windows.
Patent CA-2183698-A1 (CA)
Inventor: THOMAS BRADLEY S
IPC: G01N1/10
Filed: 1996-08-20
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transferring fluid from a blood collection tube to a glass capillary tube. This eliminates the need for health care workers to open the blood collection tube, insert a glass capillary tube into the blood collection tube, pipet a fluid such as blood into the tube and be exposed to the excess fluid from the capillary tube. The apparatus of the present invention is directed to a transfer device, and a dispenser which can be used with the transfer device, for carrying out this method.
Patent CA-2185197-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for treating psoriasis using pulsed electromagnetic radiation
Inventor: ECKHOUSE SHIMON
IPC: A61B18/00
Filed: 1996-09-10
Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating psoriasis includes a source of incoherent electromagnetic energy. The energy is directed to a region of tissue to be treated. The pulse duration and the number of pulses may be selected to control treatment parameters such as the heating of healthy tissue and the penetration depth of the energy to optimize the treatment. Also, the radiation may be filtered to control the radiation spectrum and penetration depth. The filtering may include attenuating an UV portion of the radiation spectrum and portions of the spectrum below a desired treatment bandwidth. A light guide for large or small spot sizes may be used to direct the light to the skin. A cooling gel is applied to the skin to be treated in another embodiment. The gel may be cooled either before or after it is applied to the skin.
Patent CA-2186330-A1 (CA)
Title: Medicine bag
Inventor: NICOLA THOMAS
IPC: B65D77/30
Filed: 1996-09-24
Abstract: An empty medical bag which is heat sterilized and made of a matrix-phase polymer system. After heat sterilization at 121 °C, the inside surfaces do not adhere to each other.
Patent CA-2188060-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ROMERO SALVO GERARDO ANTONIO
IPC: B41N3/08
Filed: 1996-10-16
Abstract: The improvements consist in supplying the wetting system with a water based solution including a determined additive. This solution is subjected, through a mechanism forming a part of this invention, to a process of agitation by which it adsorbs a high oxygen content. As a result of these improvements, the solution which wets the aluminium plate, from which the printing is done, acquires a high free oxygen content, increasing the water-ink interface and improving the quality of the printing.
Patent CA-2188198-A1 (CA)
Title: Peat bale filtration element
Inventor: SIMMERING STEPHEN G
IPC: C02F1/28
Filed: 1996-10-18
Abstract: A peat bale for use in a peat water filtration system, wherein the peat bale has a permeable wrapping to maintain the bale of peat at a predetermined density and which allows for the inflow and outflow of water through the bale.
Patent CA-2190543-A1 (CA)
Title: Label dispensing apparatus
Inventor: MILLER KENNETH FRANK
IPC: B65C9/30
Filed: 1996-11-18
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