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Patent CA-2296774-A1 (CA)
Title: Vehicle body structure for an automotive vehicle
Inventor: KIMURA KENJI
IPC: B62D21/00
Filed: 2000-01-21
Abstract: A vehicle body structure for an automotive vehicle comprising front side frames 21, 21 provided left and right at a front portion of a vehicle body 10 so as to hold a longitudinal center line of the vehicle body therebetween, rear side frames 26, 26 provided left and right at a rear portion of the vehicle body so as to hold the longitudinal center line of the vehicle body therebetween and side sills 23, 23 or floor frames 27, 27 provided left and right so as to hold the longitudinal center line of the vehicle body therebetween and lower than the front side frames and the rear side frames when viewed from the side of the vehicle body, the front side frames, rear side frames and side sills or floor frames sills being connected to each other, and further a floor tunnel having a bottom-open U-shaped cross-sectional structure which extends along the longitudinal center line of the vehicle body between the front side frames and the rear side frames and protrudes upwardly of the side sills 23, 23 or floor frames 27, 27. Auxiliary frames 52, 52 each having a closed cross-sectional structure are provided at an upper portion of the floor tunnel. The auxiliary frames are joined to the front side frames and the rear side frames via extensions 53, 53, 54, 54, each having a closed cross-sectional structure.
Patent CA-2297204-A1 (CA)
Inventor: COLVIN DAVID P
IPC: A01N63/30
Filed: 1998-08-04
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un mycoherbicide conçu pour être pulvérisé en solution sur une propriété agricole composée de graines, de graines à germination, de semis ou de plantes. Le mycoherbicide comprend un humidifiant, tel que l'eau, qui a été encapsulé afin d'avoir une action retard sur la surface de la propriété. Dans un deuxième mode de réalisation, on ajoute également à la solution une substance microencapsulée à changement de phase, de manière à réguler la température de la surface de la propriété. Par ailleurs, on utilise un adhésif pour améliorer la rétention des microcapsules sur la surface de la propriété. La solution agit de manière à réguler le microclimat sur ladite surface afin d'améliorer l'efficacité du mycoherbicide bactérien ou eumycète sur l'hôte, ou assurer une protection contre le givre/gel à basses températures. Dans un troisième mode de réalisation, on applique sur la surface précitée lesdites substances encapsulées, telles que l'eau et/ou les hydrocarbures paraffiniques, pour réguler le microclimat, améliorant ainsi la germination et limitant la capacité des agents pathogènes du sol à infecter la propriété agricole.
Patent CA-2298535-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BROWN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 1998-07-31
Abstract: The invention provides a frame (20) for supporting a manhole cover (22); the frame (20) comprising an upstanding peripheral wall (28); support means (40, 42) extending inwardly from at least part of the wall for supporting the manhole cover (22); and an outer flange (30) extending outwardly from a lower part of the wall for anchoring the frame (20) in the ground; the outer flange (30) having disposed over an upper surface thereof a plurality of protrusions or recesses (44) for enhancing the anchoring of the flange (30) and stiffening the frame (20) against bending. Also provided is a manhole cover assembly comprising the frame (20) and a manhole cover (22), and a manhole installation comprising a manhole having a layer of mortar surrounding the mouth thereof, a frame (20) as defined being set into the mortar, and a cover (22) being removably mounted in the frame.
Patent CA-2300226-A1 (CA)
Inventor: STARZ KARL-ANTON
IPC: H01M8/1004
Filed: 2000-03-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for applying electrode layers to a polymer electrolyte membrane strip in a desired pattern, wherein the front and back of the membrane are continuously printed with the electrode layers in the desired pattern using an ink containing an electrocatalyst.      The printed electrode layers are dried at elevated temperature immediately after the printing operation, the printing taking place while maintaining accurate positioning of the patterns of the electrode layers on the front and back in relation to one another.
Patent CA-2302956-A1 (CA)
Title: Image enhancement for rasterized images
Inventor: MILLER RONALD L
IPC: G06T5/40
Filed: 2000-03-23
Abstract: An image enhancement system adjusts the contrast of a digitized rasterized image, such as a scanned photograph, prior to the time that the image is printed onto transfer paper and thereafter applied using a device, such as a household iron or commercial heat press, to an article constructed of a fabric or having a fabric surface or fabric finish or directly printed onto the article to embellish the article. The contrast is increased by approximately 28 to 50 percent. Also, the brightness can be adjusted to enhance the applied image. The image is analyzed to locate a region of critical interest, such as a face in a scanned photograph, extreme light and dark artifacts are excluded, and the brightness is either decreased or increased based on the average brightness within the region of interest. The brightness adjustment can be capped at plus or minus 10 percent.
Patent CA-2302984-A1 (CA)
Title: Double metal cyanide catalysts for the preparation of polyether polyols
Inventor: GUPTA PRAMOD
IPC: C07H15/08
Filed: 2000-03-22
Abstract: This invention relates to new double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysts, a process for the preparation of these DMC catalysts, and to a process for the production of polyether polyols by the polyaddition of alkylene oxides to starter compounds which comprise active hydrogen atoms, wherein the catalyst comprises a) one or more double metal cyanide compounds, b) one or more organic complexing ligands, and c) one or more organic phosphates, organic phosphites, organic phosphonates, organic phosphonites, organic phosphinates or organic phosphinites. The catalysts according to the invention exhibit a considerably increased activity for polyether polyol production.
Patent CA-2303037-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MCCORMICK SCOTT D
IPC: A61G7/00
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: Un appareil de commande destiné à un appareil thérapeutique à air injecté intégré sur un lit (50) comprend un collecteur (200) comportant une chambre (216) reliée à une unité (1046) pour l'air. La chambre (216) est formée pour comprendre une sortie (234) et une vanne (240) normalement fermée configurée pour fermer la sortie (234). Le collecteur (200) comprend également un dispositif (310) de connexion relié à l'appareil thérapeutique à air injecté et un dispositif (244) de connexion électrique relié à un réseau de liaison électrique du lit (50). L'appareil comprend également un module (203) de commande comportant un ensemble vanne (290) doté d'une entrée (279) et d'une sortie (280). Le module (203) de commande est configuré pour être introduit dans le collecteur de sorte que l'entrée (279) du module (203) de commande soit reliée à la sortie (234) du collecteur (200) et ouvre la vanne (240) normalement fermée pour relier l'ensemble vanne (290) à l'unité (1046) pour l'air. La sortie (280) du module (203) de commande est configurée pour entrer dans le dispositif (310) de connexion et relier ainsi l'ensemble vanne (290) à l'appareil thérapeutique à air injecté situé sur le lit (50). Un dispositif (281) de connexion électrique du module (203) de commande est configuré pour s'accoupler au dispositif (244) de connexion électrique du collecteur (200) pour relier un dispositif (1086) de commande du module (203) de commande au réseau de liaison électrique du lit (50).
Patent CA-2303433-A1 (CA)
Title: Complexes metalliques de n-[n-(3,3-dimethylbutyl) -l-.alpha.-aspartyl]-l-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester
Inventor: GUO ZHI
IPC: A23L27/30
Filed: 1998-09-11
Abstract: L'invention concerne des édulcorants de type dipeptide qui sont des complexes métalliques de N-[N-(3,3-diméthylbutyl) -L-.alpha.-aspartyl] -L-phénylalanine 1-méthyl ester représentés par la formule ci-dessous. Dans cette formule, X?p+¿ est choisi parmi le groupe comprenant Al?3+¿, Fe?2+¿, Fe?3+¿, Ca?2+¿, Mg?2+¿ et Zn?2+¿; Y?q-¿ est choisi dans le groupe comprenant Cl?-¿, SO¿4??2-¿, PO¿4??3-¿ et CH¿3?COO?-¿; en outre, x est un nombre allant de 1 à 4 et pn=qm. L'invention concerne également un édulcorant liquide basses calories renfermant les complexes métalliques en question.
Patent CA-2306623-A1 (CA)
Title: Flux management system
Inventor: BAILEY JOEL BRAD
IPC: B23K1/00
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: Volatile organic components are controlled in electronic component assembly processes to prevent deposits on finished circuit boards and the like. The method of controlling the components in a machine having a plurality of enclosed heating zones followed by at least one cooling zone containing gas, and a conveyor for passing circuit boards therethrough on a conveyor path, comprises the steps of removing a portion of gas from at least one of the heating zones, cooling and filtering the portion of gas remote from the heating zones and the cooling zone to condense at least some of the volatile components in the portion of gas, and returning the cooled and filtered portion of gas to at least one other zone of the heating zones and the cooling zone.
Patent CA-2306681-A1 (CA)
Title: Improved normalization method for fiber optic sensor system
Inventor: HALL DAVID B
IPC: G01D5/353
Filed: 2000-04-26
Abstract: Quadrature signals Q and in-phase signals I output from a pathlength mismatched interferometric sensor array (10) are normalized by sampling the signals to obtain a first set of values Q k = Q0B k sin .PHI.k corresponding to the sine of the phase shift and a second set of values I k = I0B k cos .PHI.k corresponding to the cosine of the phase shift where k is a running index of the set of consecutive samples of Q and I. A quantity DQ k = (see formula I) is calculated for the quadrature signals; and a quantity DI k = (see formula II) is calculated for the in-phase signals, where u(k) and s(k) are parameters used to determine indices that select specific sampled signals and k is a running index of the set of consecutive samples of Q and I. The normalization factor is then calculated as the ratio R = (see formula III) where Q N = (see formula IV) and I N = (see formula V).
Patent CA-2307963-A1 (CA)
Inventor: YDOATE FERNANDO
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2000-05-09
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for intermittently applying particulate material to a substrate. A continuous supply of particulate material is provided from a supply source to a valve having a powder application phase and a recycle phase. The valve is disposed to the powder application phase to allow particulate material to pass therethrough and to fall freely onto at least a portion of the substrate. The valve is disposed in the recycle phase to prevent dispensing of the particulate material onto the substrate and to retain the particulate material within the valve to be conveyed back to the supply source.
Patent CA-2309787-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VAN LITH CHRISTIANUS PETRUS MA
IPC: B01D53/84
Filed: 2000-05-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for biological cleaning of a gas flow containing gaseous and/or particulate contaminants comprising the steps of contacting the contaminated gas flow counter-currently with a jet of suitable microorganisms containing scrubbing liquid in order to enhance absorption of gaseous and particulate contaminants in the said scrubbing liquid; recovering the scrubbing liquid in a vessel; and draining part of said scrubbing liquid off said vessel and compensating said drained part with fresh liquid. The method is carried out in a reversed jet scrubber and does not use any packing material for support to the microorganisms.
Patent CA-2310694-A1 (CA)
Title: Process for recovering high quality oil from refinery waste emulsions
Inventor: OHSOL ERNEST O
IPC: C10G33/04
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: An invention is disclosed whereby refinery waste emulsion streams such as API  slop oils, desalter rag layer emulsions, mud pit sludges and the like having high viscosities and specific gravity approaching that of water can be treated for the recovery of processable oil values which had previously been unavailable by adding a sufficient amount of a light hydrocarbon diluent to the emulsion to lower its overall viscosity and to reduce the specific gravity of the oil phase to less than about 0.92. The diluted emulsions are subjected to flashing at emulsion-breaking conditions after which the oil is recovered from the various streams created in the flashing steps.
Patent CA-2312678-A1 (CA)
Title: Pleated blind
Inventor: ALLSOPP REGINALD CHARLES
IPC: E06B9/17
Filed: 2000-06-28
Abstract: A blind 10 which is particularly suitable for mounting at an angle to the vertical includes two rails, one fixed 12 and the other 14 moveable relative to it, and arranged therebetween a flexible sheet element 16 folded concertina fashion such that it can be folded between the rails when they are displaced towards one another. The blind includes a plurality of support members 22 attached to the sheet element which are slideably engageable with a fixed guide element 24 in a preferred embodiment each support member comprises an annular engagement portion 34 for receiving therethrough a guide element a T-shaped connecting portion 30,32 extending from the annular engagement portion for attaching the support member to the sheet element.
Patent CA-2318436-A1 (CA)
Title: Shipping container and method
Inventor: GARRETH RALPH H
IPC: B65D77/04
Filed: 1999-01-21
Abstract: A multi-component container (2) has a non-rigid, durable, flexible design constructed with a tough outer bag (4) having specifically located fastenings.
Patent CA-2319452-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LYDON RICHARD PATRICK
IPC: B01D39/16
Filed: 1999-02-11
Abstract: A porous belt or filter cloth comprises a woven or nonwoven textile substrate (11), which is coated on at least one surface with a coagulated polymer layer (12). The layer (12) preferably substantially impregnates the substrate, and the textile substrate, if nonwoven, may be supported on a mesh membrane (23), or a spiral link fabric (32). Alternatively, a layer of sintered particles (42) may be incorporated over the substrate which is covered by and impregnated by the coagulated polymer layer.
Patent CA-2320454-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PRESSLEY MARK W
IPC: B65D81/26
Filed: 1999-10-28
Abstract: Containers for storing and/or transporting sulfur-containing compounds, and methods of deodorizing headspace gases containing sulfur-containing compounds, are disclosed. The containers include a body (10) and a lid. In one embodiment, copper or another sulfur-deodorizing substance is attached to either the lid or upper sides of the container or is suspended in the headspace (30). The sulfur-deodorizing substance reacts with or adsorbs or absorbs any sulfur-containing compounds present in the headspace volume to reduce the odor in the headspace. In another embodiment, when the container include a solid or viscous liquid sulfur-containing compound, a pouch containing a sulfur-deodorizing substance is placed on top of the sulfur-containing compound. The pouch includes a liner or a sealed side in immediate contact with the solid or viscous liquid sulfur-containing compound, and a non-contacting portion providing a breathable, porous construction to permit the headspace gases to come into contact with the sulfur-deodorizing substance.
Patent CA-2321679-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HOLLINGSWORTH JIMMY LAWRENCE
IPC: E21B19/06
Filed: 1999-03-02
Abstract: An elevator for lifting at least one tubular in an oil or gas rig, said elevator comprising at least two body parts (14, 16) which together define an opening, characterised in that said at least two body parts (14, 16) are hinged at least two opposing ends thereof. An elevator for lifting at least one tubular in an oil or gas rig, characterised in that said elevator comprises at least one roller (46, 45') disposed therein, such that, in use, said at least one roller (46, 46') facilitates movement of a tubular arranged in said elevator. An apparatus for lifting at least one tubular in an oil or gas rig, said .apparatus comprising an elevator (12) and means for supporting said elevator characterised in that said means comprises an elastic strap (50).
Patent CA-2322365-A1 (CA)
Inventor: STEEGMANS FRANK
IPC: G06F21/10
Filed: 2000-10-05
Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for accessing a service platform via an Internet browser session, as well as to a servlet, a service unit and an applet for performing the method. The method is made up of a number of steps. The first step is installing the servlet at a web-server of a content provider having access to this service platform. When a user then tries to use a service of this service platform, the servlet detects whether or not said browser session is already associated to a related service session. If the browser session is already associated to this related service session, it performs predetermined actions related to the service session, such as charging. If the browser session is not associated to the related service session, it returns a web page containing the applet to guide an associated browser of the user through a logon process for the related service session.    In the end the user may access the service session via the browser session.
Patent CA-2322380-A1 (CA)
Title: Method of preventing the death of retinal neurons and treating ocular diseases
Inventor: KLJAVIN IVAR J
IPC: A61P25/00
Filed: 1999-03-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of FGF-5 polypeptides to delay, prevent or rescue retinal neurons, including photoreceptors, other retinal cells or supportive cells (e.g. Müller cells or RPE cells) from injury and degradation. Conditions comprehended by treatment of the present FGF-5 polypeptides (including variants), antibodies, compositions and articles of manufacture include: retinal detachment, age-related and other maculopathies, photic retinopathies, surgery-induced retinopathies (either mechanicallyy or light-induced), toxic retinopathies including those resulting from foreign bodies in the eye, diabetic retinopathies, retinopathy of prematurity, viral retinopathies such as CMV or HIV retinopathy related to AIDS, uveities, ischemic retinopathies due to venous or arterial occlusion or other vascular disorder, retinopathies due to trauma or penetrating lesions of the eye, peripheral vitreoretinopathy, and inherited retinal degenerations.  Exemplary retinal degenerations include e.g., hereditary spastic paraplegia with retinal degeneration (Kjellin and Barnard-Scholz syndromes), retinis pigmentosa, Stargardt disease, Usher syndrome (retinits pigmentosa with congenital hearing loss), and Refsum syndrome (retinitis pigmentosa, hereditary hearing loss, and polyneuropathy). Additional disorders which result in death of retinal neurons include, retinal tears, detachment of the retina and pigment epithelium, degenerative myopia, acute retinal necrosis syndrome (ARN), traumatic chorioretinopathies or contusion (Purtscher's Retinopathy) and edema.
Patent CA-2325620-A1 (CA)
Title: Bleach-containing non-aqueous detergent formulated to control dye transfer and sudsing in high efficiency washing machines
Inventor: SAMPATH MURALI
IPC: C11D17/04
Filed: 2000-11-10
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of laundering soiled fabrics comprising the steps of contacting said fabric in an aqueous laundering solution with a nonaqueous liquid detergent composition containing from about 40 % to about 99 % by weight of the composition of a surfactant-containing non-aqueous liquid phase and from about 1 % to about 50 % by weight of the composition of particulate material which is substantially insoluble in said liquid phase and which is selected from peroxygen bleaching agents, bleach activators, organic detergent builders, inorganic alkalinity sources and combinations thereof. A dye transfer inhibitor and suds suppressors are essential components in one aspect of the present invention. The detergent composition is added to the aqueous solution in a washing machine at a concentration in the aqueous solution of from 2000 ppm to about 10,000 ppm, wherein from about 3 gallons to about 8 gallons of water is used to form the aqueous solution, said fabric to water weight ratio is from about 1:1 to about 1:9 and said fabrics undergo a wash time of from about 8 minutes to about 16 minutes. The method of the present invention is more effective, uses less water and energy and produces a better result than the known methods.
Patent CA-2326969-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and system for content commercialization
Inventor: GOODMAN DANIEL ISAAC
IPC: H04N21/235
Filed: 2000-11-27
Abstract: A method for controlling the use and re-use of digital images, including the steps of providing by a first server computer to a client computer a digital image file including a digital image and including goods and services data, the goods and services data determining at least one link to at least one web page, displaying the digital image on the client computer, in response to a first interactive command performed by a user on the displayed digital image, further displaying the at least one link to at least one web page, and, in response to a second interactive command performed by the user on the displayed at least one link, delivering by a second server computer to the client computer, a web page indicated by the at least one link. A system is also described and claimed.
Patent CA-2328283-A1 (CA)
Title: A staged combustion chamber for a gas turbine
Inventor: SCARINCI THOMAS
IPC: F23R3/34
Filed: 2000-12-14
Abstract: A three-stage lean burn combustion chamber (28) comprises a primary combustion zone (36), a secondary combustion zone (40) and a tertiary combustion zone (44). Each of the combustion zones (36,40,44) is supplied with premixed fuel and air by respective fuel and air mixing ducts (54,70,92). The fuel and air mixing ducts (54, 70, 92) have a plurality of air injections apertures (62,64,76,98) spaced apart in the direction of flow through the fuel and air mixing ducts (54,70,92). The apertures (62,64,76,98) reduce the magnitude of the fluctuations in the fuel to air ratio of the fuel and air mixture supplied into the at least one combustion zone (36,40,44). This reduces the generation of harmful vibrations in the combustion chamber (28).
Patent CA-2329548-A1 (CA)
Title: Location based routing for mobile ad-hoc networks
Inventor: JIANG HONG
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: In an ad-hoc mobile network, a geometry-based routing protocol (GRP) is used to route traffic from a source node to a destination node. In the GRP, each node maintains a location list, which comprises location information for a number of nodes of the ad-hoc mobile network. Periodically, each node transmits to its direct neighbors (i.e., those nodes with which it has a point-to-point link)(a) its location, and (b) its location list. Each node that receives a location list from an adjacent node merges the received location list into its own location list such that location information for existing nodes, and/or newly identified nodes, is current.