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Patent CA-2521942-A1 (CA)
Title: Bottle supporting structure
Inventor: GONNEVILLE CLAUDE
IPC: A47B73/00
Filed: 2005-09-29
Abstract: A bottle supporting structure for pivotally supporting a bottle relative to a reference surface, the bottle including a bottle base and a substantially cylindrical liquid containing section extending from the bottle base; the bottle also includes a tapering section leading to a substantially cylindrical neck section. The neck section terminates into a pouring spout. The bottle supporting structure also includes a neck supporting component for supporting the neck section so that the bottle lies substantially on its side in a substantially horizontal orientation. A mounting assembly is provided for mounting the neck supporting component in a spaced relationship relative to the reference surface. The neck supporting component is pivotally attached to the mounting assembly so as to allow the bottle to pivot relative to the reference surface about a substantially vertical pivoting axis in a substantially horizontal pivoting plane.
Patent CA-2526221-A1 (CA)
Inventor: O'NEILL PATRICK SCOTT
IPC: F25J3/04
Filed: 2004-05-25
Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger comprising a boiling passage and cooling passage defined by opposite sides of metal walls. Layers of brazing material between the metal walls and a spacer member bond components of the heat exchanger together. An enhanced boiling layer (EBL) comprising metal particles bonded to each other and to a boiling side of the metal wall provides nucleate boiling pores to improve heat transfer. The EBL has a melting temperature that is higher than the melting temperature of the brazing material. Also disclosed is a process for assembling the heat exchanger.
Patent CA-2528061-A1 (CA)
Title: Energy savings device and method for a resistive and/or an inductive load and/or a capacitive load
Inventor: HALL MARK E
IPC: H05B39/08
Filed: 2004-06-03
Abstract: An energy savings device for an inductive, a resistive or a capacitive load, such as a fluorescent light fixture having a magnetic ballast or an electronic ballast, which is powered by an AC voltage waveform. The energy savings device includes a setting unit for setting a desired power operating level for the load. The energy savings device also includes a microprocessor configured to receive a signal from the setting unit indicative of the desired power operating level for the load, to determine a phase delay to be provided to an output AC voltage waveform that is to be provided to the load, and to output a control signal as a result thereof. The energy savings device further includes an active element provided between a line that provides the input AC voltage waveform and the load, the active element receiving the control signal and turning off and on at predetermined times in accordance with the control signal, so as to create the output AC voltage waveform from the AC voltage waveform.
Patent CA-2529425-A1 (CA)
Title: Antenna steering for an access point based upon probe signals
Inventor: HOFFMANN JOHN E
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2004-06-18
Abstract: A method for operating an access point in a wireless local area network is provided. The access point (110A, 100B and 110C) includes a directional antenna for communicating with a plurality of remote stations (120a, 120b and 120c) and the directional antenna includes an omni angle and a plurality of directional angles. The method includes selecting one of the remote stations from a plurality of remote stations, transmitting a first probe signal via the omni angle directional antenna to the selected remote station and measuring a first probe response signal received via the omni angle from the selected remote station responding to the first signal. Than doing the same for a second probe signal, where the first probe response signal and the second probe response signal from the selected remote station are stored in an antenna database.
Patent CA-2529914-A1 (CA)
Title: Reversible 2-dimensional pre-/post-filtering for lapped biorthogonal transform
Inventor: SRINIVASAN SRIDHAR
IPC: G10L19/02
Filed: 2005-12-13
Abstract: An efficient lapped transform useable in digital media codecs is realized using a reversible 2-dimensional overlap operator for pre/post filtering that is applied on a staggered grid relative to a core transform. The 2-dimensional lapped operator is based on a separably applied 1-dimensional reversible lapped operator, which is re- arranged as a sequence of elementary transforms in interleaved stages on subsets of points of the respective block and further implemented in lifting steps for computational efficiency. The interleaved stages include applying rotation and scaling stages between initial and final stages involving a normalized 2x2 Hadamard transform
Patent CA-2530149-A1 (CA)
Title: Starting control method, duplex platform system, and information processor
Inventor: YOSHIDA MASAHIRO
IPC: G06F15/177
Filed: 2005-12-15
Abstract: There is disclosed a system equipped with information processors of control and standby systems interconnected to communicate with each other. The information processor of the control system executes a POST operation and a starting operation (S101 to S103), and instructs execution of a POST operation to the information processor of the standby system after completion of the starting operation (S104). Meanwhile, the information processor of the standby system monitors an operation of the control system (S106), executes the POST operation upon reception of the instruction from the control system (S107), and requests synchronization with its own device to the information processor of the control system upon completion of the POST operation (S108). The information processor of the control system copies information regarding the starting operation executed by its own device upon reception of the synchronization request, thereby starting a synchronous operation with the device (S109 to S110). Thus, the system that uses a dual platform technology is easily started.
Patent CA-2533221-A1 (CA)
Title: Video compression using a signal transmission chain comprising an information bus linking encoders and decoders
Inventor: KNEE MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: H04N19/61
Filed: 1995-06-19
Abstract: An MPEG-2 or other compressed video stream (CP) can be manipulated as separate information bus (IB) and coefficient (CP*) streams. The information bus stream (IB) contains motion vector information but also information derived from a previous decoding operation (14, 18) for use in a subsequent coding operation (22). Processing in the coefficient domain enables bit rate conversion without decoding to the pixel level and also simplifies the combination of MPEG  layers.
Patent CA-2533674-A1 (CA)
Title: Optical fiber component package for high power dissipation
Inventor: WETTER ALEXANDRE
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2006-01-23
Abstract: A package for an optical fiber device is disclosed. It has a high thermal conductivity packaging substrate surrounding the optical fiber device and has adhesive bonds at each end anchoring the optical fiber device to the substrate. The adhesive bonds are made of a material that has high transparency in damp heat as well as a high glass transition temperature and is capable of withstanding temperatures of over 100°C. The packaging substrate has a high absorption capacity and a CTE in relation to the CTE of the adhesive bond, such as to compensate for any variation in the adhesive bond due to temperature variations. This allows to limit mechanical stress in the optical fiber device within the package.
Patent CA-2535011-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FLOHR ANDREAS
IPC: C08J3/28
Filed: 2004-08-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer particles with improved surface cross-linking and their use in absorbent articles. The superabsorbent polymer particles of the present invention comprise a water-absorbing resin and the reaction product of a radiation activatable surface cross-linker wherein the reaction product of the radiation activatable surface cross-linker is present at surfaces of the superabsorbent polymer particles.  The radiation acitvatable surface cross-linker comprises at least two radiation activatable groups R, which are covalently bound to each other or to at least one spacer group S. Moreover, the invention relates to a process for making these superabsorbent polymer particles.
Patent CA-2535608-A1 (CA)
Title: Hydrophobic tooth whitening system and methods of use
Inventor: ZAIDEL LYNETTE A
IPC: A61K8/81
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: A tooth whitening system comprising a dental tray having a surface operable to confront a tooth surface, and a tooth whitening composition comprising a whitening agent and a hydrophobic polymer carrier. The tooth whitening composition is preferably substantially non-water soluble. A tooth whitening kit is also provided using a dental tray and the tooth whitening composition comprising a whitening composition and a hydrophobic polymer carrier.
Patent CA-2538540-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MIGLIORI LUCIANO
IPC: B23Q3/10
Filed: 2006-03-02
Abstract: The retaining device for work pieces, comprises a box-shaped body for supporting a movable retaining member for work pieces, position sensing means for detecting operative positions of the retaining member, an electric actuator for the retaining member, arranged in a casing secured to the box-shaped body, and an electronic control unit inside a box shaped housing removably secured to a side of the same retaining device; the retaining device also comprises hooking means between the casing for the electric actuator and the box shaped housing for the electronic control unit, and fastening means for fastening the box shaped housing for the electronic control unit to the box-shaped body of the device.
Patent CA-2540414-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHMITT HARALD
IPC: H05B37/00
Filed: 2006-03-20
Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for operating at least one first (LP1) and one second (LP2) lamp which can be inserted in said circuit arrangement, each lamp (LP1; LP2) having a first (W11; W21) and a second filament (W12; W22), having a drive circuit (18) for the purpose of driving the at least one first (LP1) and second (LP2) lamp, the drive circuit (18) being designed to operate the at least one first (LP1) and second (LP2) lamp using a radiofrequency signal, it also comprising: a comparator circuit (10) for the purpose of comparing a first (U6) and a second (U7) voltage potential within the circuit arrangement, and a deactivation apparatus (16) for the purpose of deactivating the drive circuit (18), the comparator circuit (10) being designed to activate the deactivation apparatus (16) if the difference between the first (U6) and the second (U7) voltage potential exceeds a predeterminable limit value during operation of the at least one first (LP1) and one second (LP2) lamp using a radiofrequency signal.
Patent CA-2541653-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GARRINGER ROBERT
IPC: E04B2/70
Filed: 2006-04-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to panelized log home construction. In a first embodiment, a wall panel comprises a plurality of logs of predetermined length stacked on top of each other. A tongue is machined into each log end such that when stacked a wall tongue is formed from the aligned log tongues. A rod channel runs through the stacked logs for receiving a tension/lifting rod. A first end of the tension/lifting rod comprises a rod lifting attachment for lifting and adjustment of the tensioning force. Optional protective coverings fixedly cover each wall tongue and optional wall utility channels receive wires and pipes, as required. A pair of posts fixedly attached to a foundation slidably receive the wall panels. Machined into each post is at least one wall receiving groove sized to slidably receive and cooperate with the wall tongue.  An optional protective groove insert fixedly covers each wall receiving groove to lessen the possibility of post breakage upon wall panel insertion.
Patent CA-2542753-A1 (CA)
Title: Enhancing transdermal administration of hydrophilic drugs
Inventor: LUO ERIC
IPC: A61K9/70
Filed: 2004-10-14
Abstract: Methods, formulations, and drug delivery systems are provided for enhancing the flux of a transdermally administered hydrophilic drug using a basic permeation enhancer composition. The enhancer composition contains an inorganic hydroxide and a weaker, nitrogenous base, wherein the bases are selected such that a 0.1M aqueous solution of the nitrogenous base has a pH  that is about 1.0 to about 6.5 lower than the pH of a 0.1M aqueous solution of the inorganic hydroxide. Additionally, the molar ratio of the nitrogenous base to the inorganic hydroxide in the enhancer composition is in the range of about 0.5n:1 to about 20n:1, where n is the number of hydroxide ions per molecule of the inorganic hydroxide.
Patent CA-2549668-A1 (CA)
Title: Fuel cell and separator for fuel cell
Inventor: SAKANO MASAAKI
IPC: H01M8/24
Filed: 2006-06-06
Abstract: A unit cell of a fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and an anode side metal separator and a cathode side metal separator sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. A plurality of first supply holes and a plurality of second supply holes extend through a channel unit of the anode side metal separator, and the channel unit connects a fuel gas supply passage and a fuel gas flow field.      A fuel gas from the fuel gas supply passage flows into the first supply holes, and flows through an inlet connection channel. The fuel gas flows into the second supply holes connected to an end of the inlet connection channel. The fuel gas flows toward the side of the membrane electrode assembly, and then, the fuel gas is supplied to an anode.
Patent CA-2549993-A1 (CA)
Title: Lifting bracket system supported on a pier for lifting a foundation
Inventor: HEPPNER EDWARD
IPC: E02D35/00
Filed: 2006-06-13
Abstract: A lifting bracket and associated lifting bracket system for mounting on an anchor pier for lifting generally horizontal building supports such as foundations, wherein the lifting bracket includes, collectively, a lifting plate, a gusset plate and a slide collar. The slide collar may be elongate and sized to fit snugly over an exposed upper end of the anchor pier for sliding engagement thereon. The lifting plate is mounted to the slide collar so as to extend cantilevered in a first direction substantially orthogonally therefrom, and so as to leave at least an upper portion of the slide collar extending upwardly from the lifting plate. The gusset plate is rigidly mounted at a lower edge thereof to an upper surface of the lifting plate so as to extend substantially entirely across the lifting plate in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, and is rigidly mounted at at least an upper portion thereof to the upper portion of the slide collar disposed above the lifting plate. The gusset plate extends rigidly from at least the upper portion of the slide collar to the lifting plate.
Patent CA-2552963-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TANIGUCHI HIROKAZU
IPC: C23C2/06
Filed: 2005-01-13
Abstract: A hot dip zinc plated high strength steel sheet being excellent in the adhesiveness of the plating and in hole expanding characteristics, which has a chemical composition, in mass %, that C: 0.08 to 0.35 %, Si: 1.0 % or less, Mn: 0.8 to 3.5 %, P: 0.03 or less, S: 0.03 or less, Al: 0.25 to 1.8 %, Mo: 0.05 to 0.35 %, N: 0.010 % or less and the balance: Fe and inevitable impurities, and has a metal structure containing ferrite and bainite, and 0. 5 to 10 area % of tempered martensite and 5 or more vol % of retained austenit e; and a method for producing the above hot dip zinc plated high strength steel sheet, wherein a hot-rolled steel sheet is annealed in a continuous annealin g process at a temperature of 680 to 930~C, the resultant sheet is cooled to a martensite transformation temperature or lower, and then the sheet is subjected to a hot dip zinc plating, which comprises subjecting it to the ho t dip zinc plating after heating it to 250 to 600~C.
Patent CA-2553083-A1 (CA)
Title: Interposer assembly
Inventor: NEIDICH DOUGLAS A
IPC: H01R12/79
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: An interposer assembly (10) includes a dielectric plate (12) having a plurality of contact passages (14) extending through the plate with a contact (20) in each passage. Each contact is formed from a length of cylindrical preplated metal wire (37) having a small diameter. Interposer assemblies with contacts formed from small diameter wire contacts have reduced contact inductance and permit reduction of the thickness of the dielectric plate and of the spacing between adjacent contacts on the plate.
Patent CA-2555607-A1 (CA)
Title: Fluid reservoir for a paint spray gun
Inventor: SCHMON EWALD
IPC: B05B7/24
Filed: 2004-04-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid reservoir for a paint spray gun, comprising a receptacle (1) and a lid that can be placed thereupon and is provided with a connecting element (3) in order to mount the fluid reservoir on the paint spray gun or an adapter. The receptacle (1) is provided with a ventilation hole (4) which can be sealed using a valve. In order to improve the tightness of the valve, said valve encompasses two valve seats for sealing the ventilation port (4), which are disposed one behind another in the direction of flow.
Patent CA-2555698-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CUDA LAURA SUZANNE
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2005-02-09
Abstract: Transferring funds from a payment originator (or payor) to a payment beneficiary (or payee) pushes the funds directly to a beneficiary's bank. The beneficiary's bank is not required to actively pull funds into the beneficiary's account. An originator can use a publicly known beneficiary indicator to direct payment to the beneficiary. The publicly known beneficiary indicator can be publicly used without exposing a beneficiary account to unauthorized debits or fraud since it can only be used to make credits to the beneficiary account, e.g. a deposit-only account. A pre-settlement conversation is used between the two banks to verify and evaluate information about an upcoming transfer of funds to determine whether to accept the funds transfer. The messages in the pre-settlement conversation contain information about the transaction.
Patent CA-2558206-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WEVERS JEAN
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 2005-03-10
Abstract: The present invention is directed to detergent tablets with improved perfume stability. It relates to a detergent tablet comprising at least 2 discrete regions and 0.05 % to 10 % by weight of the detergent tablet, of a perfume particle comprising a porous carrier material and a perfume contained in the pores of said porous carrier material; wherein the perfume particle is comprised at a greater concentration in one region of the tablet than in another region thereof.
Patent CA-2567533-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VERMEERSCH MICHAEL LOUIS
IPC: F23R3/20
Filed: 2006-11-09
Abstract: A gas turbine engine augmentor (34) includes an externally fueled annular trapped vortex cavity (50) having a cavity opening (142) open to an exhaust flowpath (128) and a sole source of fuel (75) located upstream of the trapped vortex cavity (50) and being operable for injecting fuel (75) into the exhaust flowpath (128) such that at least a portion of the fuel (75) flows into the cavity (50) through a cavity opening (142).  An exemplary sole source of fuel (75) includes fuel holes (153) in fuel tubes (51) within spray bars (53 and/or 59) operable for injecting the fuel (75) through heat shield openings (166) in heat shields (54 and/or 204) surrounding the tubes (51) wherein the fuel holes (153) are located in a radially outermost portion (158) of the exhaust flowpath (128). The sole source of fuel (75) may include circumferentially spaced apart radial spray bars (53) and/or integral spray bars (59) integral with radial flameholders (52) and extending radially inwardly into the exhaust flowpath (128) wherein the radial flameholders (52) and radial spray bars (53) are interdigitated.
Patent CA-2567994-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DUNKLE CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT
IPC: A47J36/00
Filed: 2006-11-15
Abstract: A cooking apparatus for use in the microwave cooking of a food product is disclosed. The cooking apparatus includes a tray and a lid, both of which have susceptor surfaces in contact with the top and bottom surfaces of the food product, respectively. In addition, the tray elevates the food product from the bottom of a microwave, while the lid is unattached to the tray to permit the lid, and the susceptor surface thereon, to rise and/or fall according to any change in thickness of the food product during microwave cooking, thereby maintaining at least a portion of the susceptor surface of the lid in contact with the top surface of the food product.
Patent CA-2571275-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BOURNE KEITH
IPC: B23Q16/02
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for inputting parameters relating to a cutting tool and the surface of a work piece to an automated machining center, through use of acoustic emissions generated when a cutting tool is brought into contact with a work piece and/or a reference surface.
Patent CA-2571495-A1 (CA)
Title: A stabilising and release system for and boom holding and positioning system for an agricultural apparatus
Inventor: MURPHY RICHARD
IPC: A01D34/66
Filed: 2005-07-26
Abstract: A stabilising and release system, for an agricultural apparatus (1) having a mounting portion (2) for mounting the apparatus (1) to a tractor, a pendulum (10) mounted on the mounting portion (2), and a boom (26) for spraying or cutting, which is pivotally mounted to the pendulum (10) at a pivot point so as to allow pivoting of the boom (26) relative to the pendulum (10). The system stabilises the boom (26) against movement imparted to it by disruptive forces which disturb the natural position of the boom (26) by proving a rigid damper (60) arranged between the support frame and the boom (26) and arranged to damp relative movement of the boom (26) and the mounting frame caused by said disruptive forces, the damper (60) has an articulated coupling (61, 62) which allows the damper (60) to articulate so that the damper (60) can follow the motion of the boom (26) thus damping any undesired swaying action caused by bumps and ruts over which the tractor passes.
Patent CA-2571636-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WYLD ROBERT
IPC: A01K11/00
Filed: 2005-06-23
Abstract: The invention is an antenna device for detecting a radio frequency identification device which includes an antenna or aerial embedded in a flexible material such that, when the device is placed in the path of any animal or object carrying such an identification device, the antenna device flexibly contacts the animal or object as it passes.
Patent CA-2572552-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GEORGE SUNY J
IPC: G01N21/78
Filed: 2005-07-01
Abstract: An optic light guide test sensor comprises a light guide, a reagent-coated membrane, and a mesh layer. The reagent-coated membrane and the mesh layer are attached to the light guide at an output end of the light guide. The light guide test sensor is adapted to be used to test the level of an analyte in a biological fluid sample when used with a readhead. A method of manufacturing the light guide test sensor involves providing a plurality of light guides, providing a strip of reagent-coated membrane, and providing a strip of mesh layer. The reagent-coated membrane and mesh layer are attached to the light guides by ultrasonic welding. The reagent-coated membrane and mesh layer may also be attached to the light guides by adhesive.