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Patent CA-2440296-A1 (CA)
Title: Compound having a high conductivity for electrons; electrode for an electrochemical cell which comprises this compound, method for preparing an electrode and electrochemical cell
Inventor: VAN HEUVELN FREDERIK HENDRIK
IPC: H01B1/08
Filed: 2002-03-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a compound having a high conductivity for electrons, characterized in that it is of the type ABC(x-.delta.)Hal(y-.zeta.) with a potassium nickel fluorite structure, where x + y = 4, and .DELTA. and .zeta.  lie between 0.7 and + 0.7, and wherein A comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca, Ba, La, Pr, Sr, Ce, Nb, Pb, Nd, Sm, and Gd, and wherein B comprises at least one metal selected from the same group, and wherein C comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Mg, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Nb, Mo, W and Zr and/or a metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ru, Ir, Rh, Pd and Ni, where A and B  are not identical and wherein A and C are not both Nb and wherein Hal comprises at least one halogen atom selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I. The Invention also describes an electrode for an electrochemical cell; a method for preparing an electrode of this type and an electrochemical cell formed with an electrode of this type.
Patent CA-2446934-A1 (CA)
Title: Dispositifs et techniques d'approche d'un espace intervertebral lateral posterieur
Inventor: FREY GEORGE
IPC: A61F2/30
Filed: 2002-05-15
Abstract: La présente invention se rapporte à des dispositifs et à des instruments permettant l'insertion d'un implant à travers une ouverture latérale postérieure donnant accès à un espace intervertébral. Lesdits instruments comprennent un instrument d'introduction d'implant, et lesdits dispositifs comprennent un implant de spondylodèse pouvant être introduit par l'instrument d'introduction d'implant. L'implant assure un soutien bilatéral des vertèbres adjacentes lorsqu'il est inséré à l'intérieur de l'espace intervertébral selon une approche postéro-latérale.
Patent CA-2448396-A1 (CA)
Title: Cleaning sheets comprising a fibrous web of carded staple fibers hydroentangled with a reinforcing fibrous web
Inventor: PALUMBO PATRICK ANTHONY
IPC: A47L13/16
Filed: 2002-06-25
Abstract: A cleaning sheet for removing particulate matter from a surface comprises a substrate comprising a first fibrous web comprising carded staple fibers and a reinforcing fibrous web comprising fibers selected from the group consisting of thermal bonded fibers, meltblown fibers, hydroentangled fibers, and spunbonded fibers. The first fibrous web is hydroentangled with the reinforcing fibrous web to form the substrate. The resulting cleaning sheet has a CD elongation of less than about 100% at a load of 500 grams. The cleaning sheet is preferably free of a scrim material and can further comprise an optional additive material. A method of removing particulate matter from a surface comprises contacting the surface with a cleaning sheet of the present invention.
Patent CA-2454333-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GUSBERTI AMBROGIO
IPC: C10G69/12
Filed: 2003-12-29
Abstract: Process for the production of hydrocarbon blends with a high octane number by the hydrogenation of hydrocarbon blends, containing branched C8, C12 and C16 olefinic cuts, characterized by sending said blends, as such or fractionated into two streams, one substantially containing the branched C8 olefinic cut, the other substantially containing the branched C12 and C16 olefinic cuts, to a single hydrogenation zone or to two hydrogenation zones in parallel, respectively, only the stream substantially containing saturated C8 hydrocarbons, obtained by the fractionation of the stream produced by the single hydrogenation zone or obtained by the hydrogenation zone fed by the fractionated stream substantially containing the branched C8 olefinic cut, being at least partly recycled to the single hydrogenation zone or to the hydrogenation zone fed by the fractionated stream substantially containing the branched C8 olefinic cut, and the hydrocarbon blend with a high octane number, obtained by the fractionation of the stream produced from the single hydrogenation zone or obtained from the hydrogenation zone, being fed by the fractionated stream substantially containing the branched C12 and C16 olefinic cuts.
Patent CA-2457764-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HAEHNEL BERND
IPC: B65B61/20
Filed: 2002-09-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for deckle adjustment in a packaging machi ne whereby a leaflet (P), folded in a folding gear (16), is supplied to a leafl et transport (11) at a constant speed (V1), by means of a leaflet supply device (20). Said transport moves at a constant speed (V2), the leaflet is transferred to a holder (12) on the leaflet transport and supplied to a fold ed- box transport (14) in the holder. The transfer position for the leaflet in t he holder of the leaflet transport is adjustable on a deckle adjustment for the leaflet. Separate drives for the leaflet supply device and the leaflet transport are provided for the above.
Patent CA-2458378-A1 (CA)
Title: Membrane poreuse et methode de fabrication connexe
Inventor: FURUNO SHUJI
IPC: H01M50/429
Filed: 2003-05-27
Abstract: L'invention concerne une membrane poreuse à haute résistance, hautement perméable à l'eau, et à performance d'arrêt élevée, comprenant à la fois une structure tridimensionnelle de type treillis et une structure sphérique, la membrane poreuse pouvant être utilisée en tant que membrane poreuse dans le traitement de l'eau, en tant que séparateur dans une batterie, en tant que membrane chargée, en tant que pile à combustible, et en tant que membrane poreuse dans la purification du sang.
Patent CA-2458551-A1 (CA)
Inventor: THOMPSON SIMON GILES
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 2004-02-24
Abstract: Controlled access is provided to a shared resource 23 such as an ontology (knowledge database) in order to maintain its quality without restraining the ability of users 21a, 21b, 21c........to contribute to that resource. An edit and query function 26 is used to determine the validity and consistency of individual contributions. The results of these checks and the level of contribution made by individual users to the information resource is used to produce a rating for each user of the resource, which is stored (24a, 24b........) for use in prioritise and manage future contributions to the resource 23, provide metadata on the resource and to prioritise access control 28 to the resource.   When a new contribution is made by a user a threshold of approval can be set before it is accepted into the main database 23. This threshold is based on the sum of the ratings points of the original contributor and of users that give their assent to the inclusion of that contribution.
Patent CA-2460479-A1 (CA)
Title: Underwater ducted turbine
Inventor: GRILLOS EMMANUEL
IPC: F03B13/08
Filed: 2002-09-16
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for a turbine for generating electrical power from water or air flow comprising at least one rotor disk having a plurality of hydrofoil blades, guide vanes, a cylindrical housing, and a generator means. A rim generator comprising a magnet race rotor rim and fixed stator coils in the housing is used. The apparatus is fitted with a screen to stop the ingress of debris and marine life, and a skirt augmenter device to reduce the Betz effect. The apparatus is preferably for sub-sea deployment and driven by tidal currents, but may be powered by river current or wave driven air or by wind. The apparatus may be deployed on at least one telescoping pole, tethered to the sea-bed and kept buoyant by buoyant concrete in the housing, or inserted in a dam, under a barge or in a tidal power array.
Patent CA-2465893-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ASBEROM THEODROS
IPC: C07D487/14
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: L'invention concerne un composé de formule (Ia) ou (Ib), un sel ou un solvant de celui-ci, présentant des variables telles que défini dans la description, pouvant inhiber de manière sélective la phosphodiestérase V et pouvant être utile dans le traitement de dysfonctions sexuelles et d'autres troubles, symptômes et états physiologiques.
Patent CA-2468691-A1 (CA)
Title: 4-piperidinyl alkylamine derivatives as muscarinic receptor antagonists
Inventor: BROTHERTON-PLEISS CHRISTINE E
IPC: A61P13/10
Filed: 2002-11-25
Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which are generally muscarinic receptor antagonists and which are represented by the general formula (I) wherein p, R1, R2, R3 and A are as defined in the specification, or individual isomers, racemic or non-racemic mixtures of isomers, or acceptable salts or solvates thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for their preparation and their use as therapeutic agents.
Patent CA-2470039-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MELTON SCOTT A
IPC: B26B19/38
Filed: 2004-06-04
Abstract: An eyebrow comb attachment for attachment to a hair clipper having a bladeset with a moving blade laterally reciprocating relative to a stationary blade, includes a guard formation for blocking access to ends of the bladeset and defining a cutting area between the ends, and at least one deflecting formation associated with the guard formation for deflecting hair clippings generated by action of the bladeset in the cutting areas. The attachment preferably includes at least one guide formation associated with the cutting area and configured for guiding hair into the cutting area for clipping.
Patent CA-2470569-A1 (CA)
Title: Hydraulic turbine draft tube with enhanced dissolved oxygen
Inventor: GRENIER ROGER
IPC: F03B3/02
Filed: 2004-06-10
Abstract: A hydraulic turbine has a gas distribution manifold mounted to an inside wall of a draft tube downstream from a turbine runner. The gas distribution manifold extends at least substantially around the first inside wall of the draft tube. The gas distribution manifold has a plurality of gas outlet ports for discharging oxygen into the water as the oxygen containing gas passes there around. An oxygen containing gas supply extends along a person access passageway and through the wall of the draft tube into the gas distribution manifold adjacent a man hole door.
Patent CA-2470988-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BALDWIN JOHN
IPC: H02H3/33
Filed: 2004-06-15
Abstract: La présente concerne un interrupteur de panne composé d'un côté secteur et d'un côté charge et d'un conducteur entre les deux. L'appareil se compose d'un solénoïde conçu pour enclencher une pluralité de contacts disposés sur le conducteur, entre une première et une deuxième position, d'un indicateur d'alarme conçu pour donner de l'information d'état sur le fonctionnement de l'interrupteur de panne, et d'un processeur conçu pour détecter et indiquer quatre conditions d'état de l'interrupteur de panne à l'aide de l'indicateur d'alarme.
Patent CA-2472654-A1 (CA)
Title: Device for production of a drink by infusion
Inventor: FERRIER CHRISTIAN
IPC: A47J31/00
Filed: 2003-04-29
Abstract: A device for the production of beverages such as coffee by infusion of a product contained in a tablet includes an infusion chamber adapted to receive such a tablet ( 2 ) and has two portions ( 3, 4 ) arranged to move toward or away from each other to close or open the infusion chamber. Only one of the portions has mobility in rotation adapted to place the tablet ( 2 ) in abutment in the portion, the portion ( 3 ) movable in rotation having mobility in translation to open or close the infusion chamber, and having common drive elements for the mobility in translation and the mobility in rotation of the movable portion ( 3 ). The drive elements having a rotatable drive shaft ( 13 ) coupled to the movable portion ( 3 ) by at least one rod ( 14 a , 14 b) mounted pivotably between the drive shaft ( 13 ) and the movable portion ( 3 ).
Patent CA-2472910-A1 (CA)
Title: Systems and methods for improving the liquidity distribution network for illiquid items
Inventor: LUTNICK HOWARD L
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2004-07-06
Abstract: Systems and methods that may provide speculators an opportunity to invest in items and markets that, in the past, were not liquid enough to allow for investment by the general public are provided. Systems and methods for creating indices for these items or markets are also provided. One embodiment of the systems and methods of the invention pertains to the trading of futures and/or options contracts based on an intellectual property assets index. This embodiment allows investors to invest in or hedge against the success of failure of a company's of group of companies' intellectual property assets.      Another embodiment of the systems and methods of the invention pertains to the trading of futures and/or options contracts based on a bankruptcy index. This embodiment may provide investors with protection from losses associated with the bankruptcy of one or more companies.
Patent CA-2472924-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BRUNK HUGH L
IPC: B41J29/393
Filed: 2002-12-16
Abstract: A method for assigning unique printer resolutions or signatures, i.e., a unique number of dots per inch, to a class, or models of printers or lines of postage meter (37). The number of dots per inch or resolution may be specified within an image on a document or within a postal indicia (33) and later checked to determine if the image on document or the postal indicia (40) has the correct resolution. The foregoing would be able to detect an image or postal indicia (33) that was scanned into a computer and printed with a printer that did not have the number of dots per inch specified in the image or postal indicia(40).
Patent CA-2476688-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHEN SHIH-CHIN
IPC: D21G9/00
Filed: 2003-02-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif de commande (30, 40) permettant de commander l'orientation de fibre de niveau de base d'un voile de papier. Le dispositif de commande (30, 40) permet d'atteindre un ou plusieurs indices qui sont dérivés à partir des mesures en ligne d'un capteur (24) d'orientation de fibre du rapport de fibre et de l'angle de fibre. Les indices sont utilisés pour commander les procédés de formation de feuille. Le dispositif de commande (30, 40) peut être mis en oeuvre par le biais d'un dispositif de commande floue multi-étages ou mono-étage ou par le biais de la combinaison de dispositifs de commande floue par le biais de dispositifs de commande logique non floue.
Patent CA-2479484-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHOMIK RICHARD S
IPC: B65F1/16
Filed: 2004-08-30
Abstract: The present invention discloses an automated waste disposal apparatus including a container having a top end and a bottom end. A tubing refill cassette for supplying flexible tubing bag for sequestering waste packets is mounted proximate the top end of the container. The top end of the container encloses an apparatus that combines automatic means for a twisting closure of the tubing open end emanating from the refill cassette, and automatic means for downward thrusting the twist- closed tubing creating new space for deposit of next waste packet. The automated mechanism comprises a timing or counting control for rotating the tubing refill cassette to effect the twist closure and next for activating the downward motion of the thrust plate.
Patent CA-2481608-A1 (CA)
Title: Rotatable plug assembly including an extra outlet
Inventor: PEDROTTI ANDREA
IPC: F24F6/10
Filed: 2003-02-06
Abstract: A wall-mounted, plug-in appliance includes a housing and a plug assembly, which is rotatably disposed within the housing. The plug assembly includes (i) a plug for electrically connecting the plug assembly to a wall outlet and (ii) at least one integral extra outlet to which another electrical appliance can be plugged in. The plug assembly conducts power to electrical components of the appliance at each of at least two 90-degree intervals of rotation of the plug assembly, and the extra outlet is accessible through different ones of a plurality of windows in the housing at different 90-degree intervals of rotation of the plug assembly.
Patent CA-2483919-A1 (CA)
Title: Apparatus and method for water treatment
Inventor: MCNULTY PETER DRUMMOND
IPC: B63B13/00
Filed: 2003-04-15
Abstract: The present invention generally offers a system and a method that allows a vessel to treat water while providing corrosion inhibition. An oxygen stripping gas produces oxygen stripping gas that may be pumped directly to preferably but optionally, a venturi injector, or may first be pumped into a n empty tank and then delivered to the injector means. Water being pumped through the injector via a transfer piping means comes into contact with the oxygen stripping gas, and dissolved oxygen in the water transfers to micro- fine stripping gas bubbles generated by the injector. The water and the micr o- fine bubbles are pumped from the injector and into the tank, where the micro - fine bubbles float to the surface, and the oxygen is released into the tank~ s headspace. The deoxygenated water may be re-circulated through the system fo r additional deoxygenation or released from the tank into the surrounding waterways.
Patent CA-2485466-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KOHLHAAS KATHY L
IPC: A61K31/465
Filed: 2003-05-15
Abstract: A method for treating a patient suffering from neuropathic pain, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of an agonist drug capable of binding to the neuronal nicotinic receptor (NNR) but which does not readily cross the blood-brain barrier.
Patent CA-2485801-A1 (CA)
Title: Case with securable closure and method
Inventor: CHAPNIK JASON
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 2004-10-22
Abstract: A case has a body defining an accommodation such as may be sized to accept a squar cylindrical object such as a magnetic tape, a CD-ROM, a DVD or such like object. The case may include a locking mechanism, and that locking mechanism may be a combination locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may permit axial access to the accommodation, or it may permit radial access to the accommodation. The accommodation may lie in whole or in part between relatively movable members of the locking mechanism.
Patent CA-2487277-A1 (CA)
Title: Purchase of services
Inventor: MOSHAL MARTIN
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2003-05-22
Abstract: A system (1) for the purchase of services comprises: a selection means (13) operable by a purchaser to select one or more desired service providing means from a number of different available service providing means, each of the different service providing means being activatable to provide a corresponding service to the purchaser against the consumption of credit; a payment facility (11) capable of receiving payment for the provision of the desired services; a dispensing facility (12) responsive to receipt of payment from the purchaser to make available the selected one or more service providing means to the purchaser; and a credit supply (10) means responsive to receipt of payment from the purchaser to supply the purchaser with a predetermined amount of credit. The predetermined amount of credit is a function of a number of different desired service providing means that are selected by the purchaser, while the payment required from the purchaser is also a function of the number of different desired service providing means selected by the purchaser. Any unconsumed credit supplied to the purchaser expires at a predetermined time after receipt of payment from the purchaser, or upon the occurrence of a predetermined event. Each service providing means is an executable software program.
Patent CA-2490208-A1 (CA)
Inventor: D AGNOLO CARLO ANTONIO GIOVANNI
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2003-06-19
Abstract: System for reading a document provided with machine-readable holder details and establishing whether a person presenting the document has a predetermined right, which document at least contains a chip containing biometric data on a holder as well as data with a predetermined relationship to the holder details, and wherein the system comprises: .bullet. a reader for reading the chip and the machine-readable holder details; .bullet. a memory containing details with regard to the right of the holder; .bullet. a biometric feature scanner; .bullet. a processing unit connected to reader, memory and scanner and equipped to: .bullet. establish the authenticity of chip and data using public key encryption technology; .bullet. receive the biometric data on the holder from the chip; .bullet. receive the biometric data on the person presenting the document from the scanner and to compare these with the data on the holder to determine whether the person presenting the document is the holder; .bullet. receive the holder details via the reader, check the relationship between the holder details and the data and read the right of the holder from the memory; provide a signal to indicate the right for the person presenting the document if the chip and the data are authentic, the relationship has been established and the person presenting the document is the same as the holder.
Patent CA-2492119-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BROUGHTON W CURTIS
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2002-07-16
Abstract: System and methods are described for assisting a contractor in managing information associated with a construction project. The amount of information relating to labor, materials, scheduling and billing and the number of individuals accessing the information can be overwhelmingly large for even a simple construction project. As such, the system and methods described are particularly useful for gathering, maintaining and disseminating the voluminous amount of information associated with a construction project. In one method, from a construction project is provided that has one or more intelligent objects (31). Information is then gathered relating to labor, materials and schedules for the project. The information is associated with the respective intelligent object (31) and visually represented on the drawing. The drawing is displayed and certain aspects associated with the intelligent objects can be quickly identified. In addition, reports may be generated that quickly and efficiently organize information according to any number of user selected criteria. In some embodiments, emissive tags (31), such as RFID tags, associated with construction items are used in the data gathering process (42, 44).
Patent CA-2492984-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ARMSTRONG JOSEPH R
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 2003-07-11
Abstract: An endoprosthesis expansion system having, in combination, a delivery component such as a length of catheter tubing having at its distal end an intermediate sheath component, and an inner tube within the full length of the delivery catheter and intermediate sheath component. The inner tube has a protrusion affixed to its distal end, and an expandable endoprosthesis is fitted in a compacted state about the intermediate sheath, immediately proximal to the protrusion. If the endoprosthesis is a self-expanding endoprosthesis (as is preferred), an exterior constraining sheath is required around the outer surface of the endoprosthesis. Following insertion of the endoprosthesis and delivery system into a body conduit (such as a blood vessel) and transport of the endoprosthesis to the desired site within the body conduit, the endoprosthesis is deployed by axially moving the protrusion against the system, thereby applying a radially directed outward force and causing simultaneous dilatation of the intermediate sheath and disruption of the exterior constraining sheath. Disruption of the exterior constraining sheath, in the case of a self-expanding prosthesis, releases the stored energy in the formerly constrained prosthesis, allowing it to expand and accomplish full deployment against the luminal surface of the body conduit at the desired site.