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Patent CA-2136176-C (CA)
Inventor: RAKSHIT AMITABHA
IPC: G16H10/60
Filed: 1993-05-18
Granted: 2008-08-12
Abstract: A method for establishing certifiable patient informed consent for a medical procedure, where, in one embodiment, the patient interacts with a video training system until mastery of all required information is successfully achieved. Training techniques which permit elicitation of measurable behaviors from a patient as a guide to discerning the level of knowledge of the patient are utilized. Certification is only granted when the measurable behavior approximately coincide with the legal and medical standards for establishing informed consent. The system is capable of adapting to various medical procedures, as well as various patient attitudes and knowledge bases, while still maintaining a level of consistency throughout. In one embodiment, a minimum probability of understanding may be preset, and the training procedure will continue until the actual statistical probability of understanding is at least equal to the preset minimum. An interactive nature of the system is present in the present system for facilitating the training process and continuously monitoring the patient's knowledge.
Patent CA-2149425-C (CA)
Title: Aerosol hair spray formulations
Inventor: MYERS GARRY LYNN
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1993-11-15
Granted: 1998-09-22
Abstract: This invention relates to aerosol hair spray formulations based on (1) a sulfona te-containing, water-dispersible or water-dissipatible, linear polyester having a glass transition temperature of 36 .degree.C to 40 .de gree.C and (2) a water-soluble, polyvinyl lactam polymer. In addition, the formulations contain water as the liquid vehicle and propellant. Such aerosol h air spray formulations do not contain any volatile organic compounds other than propellant yet exhibit fast drying times and excellent perf ormance characteristics.
Patent CA-2155077-C (CA)
Title: Cable tension measuring device
Inventor: BURK ALLAN G
IPC: G01L1/10
Filed: 1995-07-31
Granted: 1999-05-25
Abstract: A non-destructive method for measuring the tension of a cable under tension is described whereby the cable is contacted with an impact stimulus with a force transverse to the length of the cable thereby creating an incident vibrational wave in the cable and propagating the wave along the length of the cable. The propagating wave is sensed by a first accelerometer positioned on the cable which detects the passage and amplitude of the wave and creates electrical signals having a magnitude directly proportional to the amplitude of the wave. A second accelerometer which is positioned at a distance apart from the first accelerometer subsequently senses and detects the passage of the wave at the second accelerometer, also creating electrical signals having a magnitude directly proportional to the amplitude of the wave. The electrical signals from the accelerometers are received and processed to ultimately calculate the tension in the cable.
Patent CA-2155140-C (CA)
Title: Ballast containing protection circuit for detecting rectification of arc discharge lamp
Inventor: SUN YIYOUNG
IPC: H05B41/24
Filed: 1995-08-01
Granted: 2005-03-22
Abstract: A ballast includes an inverter for providing an AC voltage to a discharge lamp. As the lamp approaches end-of-life, a DC voltage component develops across the lamp. The ballast includes circuitry for monitoring the condition of each of the cathodes by measuring this DC voltage component. After a predetermined increase in this DC voltage component, the inverter is disabled in order to prevent excessive heating of the cathodes.      The inverter is also disabled as a result of a resonant or near resonant mode condition of a tank circuit caused by an open circuit condition or a leaking lamp.
Patent CA-2157316-C (CA)
Title: Simultaneous step pressure swing adsorption process
Inventor: GIRARD AMANDA KAYE
IPC: B01D53/04
Filed: 1995-08-31
Granted: 2000-01-04
Abstract: Process swing adsorption processes for gas separation are carried out using overlapping pressure swing adsorption, feed gas repressurization and desorption steps.  The adsorptive capacity of the system employed is increased, unit power assumption is decreased, and the overall efficiency of the operation is enhanced.
Patent CA-2160315-C (CA)
Inventor: TAKAOKA SHOJI
IPC: B02C2/10
Filed: 1995-10-11
Granted: 2005-10-04
Abstract: A pulverizer used to pulverize tea leaves, grain such as sesame and wheat, and minerals such as ceramics and rocks. A pair of upper and lower mortars provided for the pulverizer are rotated relatively to pulverize material between the pulverizing surface provided on the top surface of the lower mortar and the pulverizing surface provided on the bottom surface of the upper mortar. The pulverizing surface of the lower mortar is formed in a concave conical shape and the pulverizing surface of the upper mortar is formed in a conical shape matching the concave conical shape. Accordingly, when pulverization is performed between the pulverizing surfaces of the upper and lower mortars, the material is raised along the pulverizing surface of the lower mortar toward its outer peripheral section and slips down along the pulverizing surface, returning toward its central section. This up-and-down movement is repeated. The material can therefore be retained for an extended period of time between the pulverizing surfaces. As a result, the material can be ground down into powder having a small grain size.
Patent CA-2161214-C (CA)
Inventor: WILLEY ALAN DAVID
IPC: D06L3/02
Filed: 1994-05-12
Granted: 2000-06-27
Abstract: L'invention se rapporte à des détergents et à des systèmes de blanchiment pour textiles, qui comprennent des adjuvants de blanchiment à base de benzoyl caprolactame substitué. Ces adjuvants de blanchiment sont efficaces dans des conditions où l'origine des taches est mixte, en particulier dans les cas où des taches et souillures hydrophobes et hydrophiles sont mélangées.
Patent CA-2168390-C (CA)
Title: Curable coating composition and method of forming a top coat
Inventor: YABUTA MOTOSHI
IPC: C08L33/06
Filed: 1996-01-30
Granted: 1999-05-04
Abstract: The invention provides a curable coating composition comprising:         (a) a vinyl polymer having, in one molecule, (i) a group formed by half esterification of an acid anhydride group and (ii) a primary hydroxyl group, (b) a vinyl polymer having an epoxy group and a primary hydroxyl group in one molecule, and (c)  a vinyl polymer having an ethoxysilyl group and a secondary hydroxyl group in one molecule, and a method of forming a top coat using said composition.
Patent CA-2168876-C (CA)
Title: Topical personal care composition containing polysiloxane-grafted adhesive polymer and drying aid
Inventor: HUGHES KENDRICK JON
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1994-08-23
Granted: 1999-10-26
Abstract: Provided is a topical personal care composition, having improved drying time, said composition comprising (a) a polysiloxanegrafted adhesive polymer; (b) a volatile, water insoluble solvent for said polysiloxane-grafted polymer, (c) a nonvolatile drying aid for said polysiloxane-grafted polymer which is soluble in said volatile solvent (b) at 45 .degree.C and is water insoluble at 25 .degree.C, and is selected from the group consisting of silicone fluids and waxes having from 1 to about 100 siloxy units, silanes, and silicone resins and mixtures thereof; wherein the weight ratio of said polysiloxane-grafted polymer (a) to said drying aid (c) is about 100:1 or less.
Patent CA-2170954-C (CA)
Inventor: OHSHIMA KENJI
IPC: F16L1/024
Filed: 1996-03-04
Granted: 2000-04-25
Abstract: There  is  provided  a  method  for  lining  the  internal surface of a pipe having a first open end and a second open end.    Said  method  comprises  the  steps  of  introducing  a predetermined amount  of a resin  into the pipe  through  the first open end thereof,  causing the introduced resin to move through the pipe toward the second open end thereof, so as to form a resin lining layer on the internal surface of the pipe, blowing into the pipe a predetermined amount of flake material and causing the flake material to adhere to the surface of the resin  lining layer  in  the pipe,  inserting into the pipe a ball-like pig having a predetermined diameter such that an even resin lining layer having a desired uniform thickness may be formed on the internal surface of the pipe, and causing the inserted  ball-like pig  to move through  the pipe along  the entire  length  thereof,  thereby  embeding  the  above  flake material into the resin lining layer, and forming on the pipe internal surface an even resin lining layer having a desired uniform thickness.
Patent CA-2176991-C (CA)
Inventor: CARONIA PAUL JOSEPH
IPC: B29C48/06
Filed: 1996-05-21
Granted: 1999-03-23
Abstract: Procédé pour la co-extrusion d'une couche interne autour d'un milieu conducteur, et d'une couche externe autour de la couche interne, consistant à (i) introduire dans une extrudeuse adaptée à la co-extrusion de profilés, un milieu conducteur; une formulation pour couche interne à base d'un polyéthylène homogène avec une polydispersité d'environ 1,5-3,5 et une distribution pratiquement uniforme du comonomère, et un peroxyde organique; une formulation pour couche externe renfermant (a) un copolymère d'éthylène et un ester insaturé, (b) un polyéthylène avec une polydispersité supérieure à environ 4,0 et une masse spécifique d'au moins 0,916 gramme par centimètre cube, ledit polymère étant produit par un procédé haute pression, ou (c) un copolymère hétérogène d'éthylène et d'une ou de plusieurs alpha-oléfines de masse spécifique inférieure à 0,916 gramme par centimètre cube, avec un indice de fusion d'au moins 4 grammes environ par 10 minutes et une polydispersité supérieure à 4,0 environ, et, facultativement, un peroxyde organique; (ii) co-extruder lesdites formulations à une température ne dépassant pas 160 degrés C environ.
Patent CA-2177810-C (CA)
Title: Dispersion polymere ramifiee, aqueuse
Inventor: ANTONELLI JOSEPH ALBERT
IPC: C09D133/06
Filed: 1995-01-19
Granted: 2000-03-07
Abstract: L'invention se rapporte à une composition de revêtement aqueuse comprenant un copolymère greffé, dispersé, qui se caractérise par des macromonomères fixés au niveau d'une extrémité terminale de celui-ci à un squelette polymère qui est un acide fonctionnel, les groupes fonctionnels ayant été neutralisés. Ces compositions assurent de meilleures propriétés à la finition d'une automobile.
Patent CA-2179931-C (CA)
Inventor: SATTLER HENNING
IPC: A61K9/107
Filed: 1994-12-22
Granted: 2006-02-21
Abstract: A water-in-oil lotion containing hydrocortisone-21-acetate-17-propionate.
Patent CA-2182679-C (CA)
Title: Dispositif de sechage comportant plusieurs sections
Inventor: CHRISTIANSEN BRIAN A
IPC: D21F5/04
Filed: 1994-12-20
Granted: 1999-05-25
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif de séchage (10) comportant plusieurs sections et servant à sécher une bande de papier (W). Ce dispositif (10) comprend une pluralité de groupes de séchage (12, 14, 16) situés les uns à la suite des autres, de manière à sécher progressivement la bande (W) pendant son déplacement à travers les groupes de séchage (12, 14, 16). La pluralité de groupes (12, 14, 16) comprend un premier groupe à un étage (12) servant à sécher le premier côté (18) de la bande (W) et un deuxième groupe à deux étages (14) situé en aval du premier groupe (12). Un deuxième groupe à un étage (16) est situé en aval du groupe à deux étages (14), de façon à empêcher le rétrécissement de la bande (W) dans le sens transversal du dispositif.
Patent CA-2186694-C (CA)
Title: Electrically-powered polisher
Inventor: MCCRACKEN ROBERT E
IPC: B24B23/02
Filed: 1996-09-27
Granted: 2001-12-25
Abstract: An  electrically-powered  polisher  is  provided which includes a central housing having a top and a bottom and a front and a back with a rotary pad mounted adjacent to the bottom of the housing.  A front handle extends hori- zontally outwardly from the housing front substantially parallel to the top and bottom of the housing adjacent to and above the housing bottom.  A rear handle extends out- ward from the housing rear and extends vertically between the top and bottom of the housing.  A collar is defined at the top of the housing and a male receptacle,  including male prongs, is mounted therein.  The male receptacle is capable of being electrically connected to a female socket head of an electrical cord supplying power to the waxer. The collar is recessed in the top of the housing with the male prongs of the receptacle extending from the housing into the collar.  A cord lock is provided and includes a cord receiving trough formed in the top of the housing adjacent to the collar and an overhung tab for retaining a portion of an electrical cord in the trough.
Patent CA-2186935-C (CA)
Inventor: KIMURA MASAHIRO
IPC: B32B7/02
Filed: 1996-10-01
Granted: 2005-01-04
Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film to be formed into containers, comprising a polyester containing 93 mol% or more of ethlyene terephtlalate as a component, and the breaking elongation in the machine direction (S MD) and the breaking elongation in the transverse direction (S TD), satisfying [Formula 1] and [Formula 2], or a biaxially oriented polyester film to be formed into containers, comprising a polyester containing 93 mol% or more of ethylene terephthalate as a component, and the face orientation coefficient, being 0.01 to less than 0.13, or a biaxially oriented polyester film to be formed into containers, comprising a polyester containing 95 mold or more of ethylene terephthalate as a component, and the amorphous Young's modulus, being 120 to 220 kg/mm2, is respectively suitable for containers, especially as a film on the inner and outer faces of metallic cans, since it is excellent not only in formability but also in impact resistance and taste property. [Formula 1] 140% <=(s MD + S TD) /2 <= 300%      S MD: Breaking elongation in the machine direction S TD: Breaking elongation in the transverse direction [Formula 2] ¦S MD - S TD¦ <= 60%
Patent CA-2188832-C (CA)
Title: Flexible aminoplast-curable film-forming compositions providing films having resistance to acid etching
Inventor: BARANCYK STEVEN V
IPC: C09D161/20
Filed: 1995-04-24
Granted: 2000-06-20
Abstract: A flexible, aminoplast-curable film-forming composition and a process for preparing multi-layered coated articles coated with a pigmented or colored base coat and a transparent or clear topcoat are disclosed. A pigmented or colored base coat is first applied to a substrate followed by the application of a transparent topcoat to the base coat. The transparent topcoat composition is a flexible, curable film-forming composition comprising (1) a polyether polymer containing a plurality ofterminal or pendant carbamate groups of structure (1); and (2) an aminoplast cross-linking agent. The topcoat composition provides a flexible composite coating with improved acid etch resistance, making the composite coating particuarly useful as a topcoat for plastic automotive parts.
Patent CA-2194020-C (CA)
Inventor: HICKMAN KEVIN PAUL
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 1996-12-24
Granted: 2002-02-05
Abstract: The invention provides a technique for generating minimal debugging type information in a distinguished compile unit while still supporting the debugging of classes for which the distinguished compile unit is not, in this module, being built or debugged, where the debugging information for the classes has been previously compiled into one or more object modules. On detecting a reference to a type in a program, the compiler inserts code into the module it is compiling to direct the linker where to locate the debugging information object module describing that type. Usually, the object module will be located in a separate link library, so the compiler directs the linker to add the debug library to the list of libraries from which it tries to resolve symbolic references, and to add a reference to an external linkage symbol defined in the object module describing the type. The linker will have to resolve this symbol by adding the debug library into the link.
Patent CA-2196084-C (CA)
Title: Plant capacity optimizing method for use with steckel mill
Inventor: DORRICOTT JONATHAN
IPC: B21B1/34
Filed: 1996-06-06
Granted: 2000-01-25
Abstract: An optimizing method for improving the efficiency of production is provided for a steel rolling mill using a Steckel mill to roll steel slab to end-product thickness, and associated downstream equipment of limited capacity to generate strip and/or plate end-product. The optimizing method allows for continuous processing of steel slab of a mass within the capacity limits of the Steckel mill and equipment upstream of the Steckel mill, but in excess of the capacity of the associated downstream equipment, by first rolling the slab in the Steckel mill to intermediate coilable thickness, and then severing the intermediate steel product to produce two derivative segments, one of a target mass within the limit of capacity of the toiler furnaces and downstream equipment, and another, typically smaller, residual segment. The residual segment is disposed of, optionally first milled to end-product thickness in the Steckel mill, and transferred to conventional downstream equipment. In the meantime, the target segment is held within a toiler furnace. The target segment is subsequently milled and finished to end-product thickness. The method improves the efficiency of production in a steel rolling mill.
Patent CA-2196944-C (CA)
Inventor: CLERC CLAUDE O
IPC: A61F2/90
Filed: 1997-02-06
Granted: 2001-08-21
Abstract: Disclosed is an implantable medical device comprised of a tubular, radially compressible, axially flexible and radially self-expandable structure including at least one elongate filament, wherein the filament consists of titanium or titanium alloy which includes at least about 68 weight percent titanium.  The titanium alloy is for example Ti-13Zr-13Nb.  The medical device has desirable characteristics such as low elastic modulus and moderate strength.
Patent CA-2201143-C (CA)
Inventor: COTE JEAN
IPC: E02D29/02
Filed: 1996-07-23
Granted: 2001-09-25
Abstract: A wall retention system for abutting against and retaining a mass of earth, comprising in combination: (a) a set of flat facing slabs, each facing slab having an outer flat surface and an inner, reinforced surface. The facing slabs are edgewisely interlocked to form a single continuous wall structure.  Foundation slabs abut on the ground, and support the lower portions of the facing slabs wherein the facing slabs are supported in generally upright condition. A number of elongated brace bars are provided, integrally carried  at their inner ends by the facing slabs reinforced surface and transversely projecting therefrom at vertically spaced intervals. These tension members embeddingly anchor into the mass of earth to be retained. Hence, large horizontal loadings from the mass of earth can be sustained by the wall retention system, without compromising the angularity of the facing slabs relative to ground level.
Patent CA-2202201-C (CA)
Title: Communication apparatus
Inventor: TANAKA MASAHIRO
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1997-04-09
Granted: 2000-07-11
Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a communication apparatus which performs a maintenance operation in a short period of time, without using a communication apparatus which includes a special communication protocol on a maintenance side. In a facsimile machine, upon receipt of a DTMF signal on a communication line, the DTMF signal is supplied to a modem through a relay and a transformer, so that the modem converts the received DTMF signal into a code signal such as 1 to 0, * and # and supplies the code signal to a CPU through a data bus which is formed by a gate array and a main gate array. The CPU stores the code in a temporary storage RAM, digit by digit. In the meantime, when it is determined that the code signal is "96#", from a RAM, the CPU reads a functional parameter associated with the number of a soft switch which is temporarily stored in the RAM. Among data regarding the soft switch, the CPU changes data which are associated with a data number which is temporarily stored in the RAM into a changed value which is also temporarily stored in the RAM and writes the changed value in the RAM again.
Patent CA-2202203-C (CA)
Inventor: SATO SHIGERU
IPC: B26F3/00
Filed: 1997-04-09
Granted: 2001-05-29
Abstract: There is disclosed an ultrasonic vibration cutter having one or more cutter components which can be conveniently replaced if necessary. There is provided an ultrasonic vibration cutter for cutting a workpiece with a cutter installed on a resonator which resonates with ultrasonic vibration having a predetermined frequency.      Since the cutter is installed at the minimum amplitude point or in the vicinity thereof, vibration in a cutting direction can be efficiently given to the cutter so that cutting can be carried out efficiently. The resonator has a large diameter portion and a male screw portion projecting coaxially from one end surface of the large diameter portion. The cutter, having a cutting blade on a disk-shaped peripheral portion thereof, is fitted onto the male screw portion, and a nut is fastened to the male screw portion projecting from this cutter to install the cutter detachably in such a manner that the cutter is located at the minimum vibration amplitude point of the resonator with the nut and the large diameter portion. The cutter can be fixed firmly with the fastening force of the nut.
Patent CA-2202811-C (CA)
Title: Axial-mounted high flow valve
Inventor: BURGESS ROBERT K
IPC: E03B9/02
Filed: 1997-04-16
Granted: 2007-11-13
Abstract: The invention includes an axial-mounted high flow rate valve by fixedly mounting a rotatable valve sealing element so that it pivots on an axis which is substantially parallel to a central axis of the pipe or conduit to which the valve is connected. The rotatable valve sealing element can be not only circular, but non-circular as well, having an extended length along the pivot axis for even greater flow rates and may be particularly suited for installations in sprinkler systems which require greater flow than a normal valve of the same diameter and may even be used as a combination valve for hydrant and sprinkler system use, such as in residential applications. The present invention also may include a purge port to purge residual fluid remaining in the valve, downstream of the valve sealing element, to assist in preventing freezing of the valve and it may include an air port to allow air to enter the valve to alleviate a possible vacuum created by the purging and to enable more effective purging.
Patent CA-2204656-C (CA)
Inventor: PALMER KENNETH J
IPC: C01B13/02
Filed: 1996-09-09
Granted: 2009-04-07
Abstract: A lightweight, personal, portable dispenser of medically pure oxygen at appropriate temperature and delivery rate for direct inhalation is disclosed. The dispenser contains an oxygen producing generator (15) to initiate the creation of oxygen instantaneously from a fuel-less self-contained chemical reaction of extended shelf-life inert compounds in a totally safe and reliable generator. The oxygen initially enters an expansion chamber (22). A cylindrical dispenser body (1) houses the oxygen producing generator and forms an annular space between the cylindrical dispensing body and the oxygen producing generator. A bottom web (2) attached to the periphery of the bottom of the cylindrical dispenser body allows air from outside of the dispenser to enter the annular space formed between the cylindrical dispensing body and the oxygen producing generator and flow out the top of the cylindrical dispenser body. The oxygen passes through a cooling coil (25) and the air flowing through the annular space cools the cooling coil and any oxygen flowing through it. In one arrangement, the cooling coil is formed within the annular space between the cylindrical dispensing body and the oxygen producing generator and forms a cylindrical helix.