baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CA-2524661-A1 (CA)
Title: Cosmetic compositions comprising a polymer and a colorant
Inventor: MORRISSEY CHRISTOPHER TODD
IPC: A61Q1/02
Filed: 2004-05-14
Abstract: A cosmetic composition suitable for use on mammalian skin, hair, and nails.  These compositions contain a polymer and a colorant. The polymer of the composition mitigates staining caused by the colorant, and the polymer and colorant are opposite in charge. The present invention is also directed to methods of mitigating skin staining through using the cosmetic compositions.
Patent CA-2525623-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LARSEN GERT
IPC: A01G31/00
Filed: 2004-04-01
Abstract: In a horticultural growing system including a container comprising an inactive growing medium, the container is shaped as a sealed bag or box of a material capable of containing the inactive medium together with water while remaining dry on the outer surface, and allowing for absorption and subsequent draining of water. The inactive growing medium is in the form of a mixture of lava products and clay prod~ucts in proportioned mutual ratios, said mixture including one or more constituents selected from among pumice stone, Perlite, clay materials, light clinker and lava, but is can also contain zeolites and/or vermiculite and other constituents. The growing system provides environmental and economically advantages in that it can be used for up to five years without having to change the medium. In this time period, it is possible to produce 300 kg of tomatoes in one box.
Patent CA-2526029-A1 (CA)
Title: Rotary injector
Inventor: CONDEVEAUX JAMEY J
IPC: F02K/
Filed: 2004-05-21
Abstract: A radially-extending arm (48) rotates within a stream of first fluid (30) flowing thereacross. The arm (48) comprises a plurality of lands (52) located at different radial distances from the axis of rotation (50). A port (58) located on each land (52) is operatively coupled to a source of a second fluid (22), which is sprayed (74) from the rotating arm (48) into the stream of first fluid (30) flowing across the lands (52), and is thereby atomized. In other embodiments: 1) the arm (30) comprises a land (52) stepped into the trailing edge (56) thereof, and a port (58) for injecting the second fluid (22) is located on the land (52); 2) the land (52) comprises a groove (96) located between the port (58) and an associated riser surface (88) stepped into the trailing edge (56); and 3) the arm (48) comprises a port (58) in the trailing edge (56) thereof from which the second fluid (22) is injected, and a groove (96) is located on the trailing edge (56, 98) in a radially increasing direction from the port (58).
Patent CA-2527131-A1 (CA)
Title: Technique for increasing uniformity of amoled displays through the application of uniform stress
Inventor: NATHAN AROKIA
IPC: G09G3/3225
Filed: 2005-12-01
Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for increasing the uniformity of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays.
Patent CA-2527614-A1 (CA)
Title: Fuel cell stack including dummy cell
Inventor: NISHIYAMA TADASHI
IPC: H01M8/24
Filed: 2005-11-22
Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells in a stacking direction. At one end of the stack body, first and second dummy cells are provided. At the other of the stack body, third and fourth dummy cells are provided. Each of the first to fourth dummy cells includes a first metal separator and a second metal separator. The first metal separator and a first metal separator of the power generation cell have substantially the same shape. The second metal separator and a second metal separator of the power generation cell have substantially the same shape.
Patent CA-2529863-A1 (CA)
Title: Peptide combos and their uses
Inventor: VANDEKERCKHOVE JOEL
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2004-06-17
Abstract: The invention provides reagents and methods for the accurate quantification of proteins in complex biological samples. Quantification is obtained by adding to a sample a peptide combo which is essentially a collection of synthetic reference peptides. Said synthetic reference peptides have a small mass difference when compared to the biological reference peptides that originate upon digestion from the proteins present in the sample. Reference peptides and synthetic reference peptides are selected and the identity and accurate amounts of reference peptides are determined by mass spectrometry. The methods can be used in high throughput assays to interrogate proteomes.
Patent CA-2530631-A1 (CA)
Title: Use of bacilli-class bacteria to produce a composition for the prevention of vertebral compression syndrome in salmonids
Inventor: LABBE LAURENT
IPC: A23K1/18
Filed: 2004-06-23
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of cells of at least one strain of bacteria belonging to the Bacilli class for the production of a composition that is intended to prevent vertebral compression syndrome in fish from the salmonid family.
Patent CA-2533986-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for correction of spelling errors in text composition
Inventor: PLUMB MARC
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 2006-01-25
Abstract: Method and apparatus for correction of spelling errors in text composition is provided. Correctly spelled words may be determined for an incorrectly spelled word in accordance with a common error approach. Corrections to the incorrectly word are applied using common typographical and spelling errors. Resulting words which are correctly spelled may be offered as replacements or automatically used to replace the incorrectly ward. Corrections may be applied in response to a frequency of the error in text composition to generate correct words that are more likely to be the word intended to be composed. The specific order of application may be configurable to meet a user's preference or a learned behavior for a user.
Patent CA-2534964-A1 (CA)
Title: Bone supporting devices with bio-absorbable end members
Inventor: SCHWAB FRANK J
IPC: A61F2/28
Filed: 2004-08-04
Abstract: A device (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610) for supporting adjacent bony portions includes a body (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611) having a first end (12, 212) and an opposite second end (13, 213.) The body (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611) is positionable in a space between the adjacent bony portions with the first and second ends (12, 212, 13, 213) oriented toward respective ones of the adjacent bony portions. At least one of the first and second ends (12, 212, 13, 213) includes bone engaging surfaces (40, 50.) An end member (80, 90, 180, 282, 284, 380, 480, 580, 680, 780) substantially covers the bone engaging surfaces (40, 50) with a bio-absorbable material on at least one end of the body (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611.) The end member (80, 90, 180, 282, 284, 380, 480, 580, 680, 780) provides a smooth surface profile to facilitate insertion of the body (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611) in the space between the adjacent bony portions.
Patent CA-2536735-A1 (CA)
Title: Methods for determining cd8+ t-cell epitopes
Inventor: HARDING FIONA A
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 2004-08-23
Abstract: The present invention provides means to identify functional CD8+ T-cell epitopes in any protein of interest. The present invention further provides CD8+ T-cell epitopes of various proteins. In additional embodiments, the present invention provides epitopes suitable for use in prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccines. In particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides modified epitopes suitable for use in prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccines. In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides means for the development of HPV vaccines, in particular multivalent vaccines for the prevention of infection with high-risk HPV strains. In particular, the present invention provides means to identify CD8+ T-cell epitopes in HPV strains such as HPV 16 and HPV 18. In additional embodiments, the present invention provides means for the development of therapeutic vaccines against high-risk HPV types that prevent the development of benign and/or malignant tumors in infected individuals. The present invention further provides epitopes suitable for use in prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines.
Patent CA-2537113-A1 (CA)
Title: Modified protease inhibitors
Inventor: AMARAL MICHELLE
IPC: C12N9/66
Filed: 2004-08-30
Abstract: DX-890 inhibits elastase. DX-890 can be attached a single polyethylene glycol moiety. The polyethylene glycol is at least 18 kDa in molecular weight and is attached to the polypeptide by a single covalent bond to the N-terminus of the polypeptide.
Patent CA-2537137-A1 (CA)
Title: Use of modified cyclosporins for the treatment of hcv disorders
Inventor: HIJIKATA MAKOTO
IPC: A61K38/13
Filed: 2004-09-02
Abstract: Disclosed are non-immunosuppressive cyclophilin-binding cyclosporins, e.g. of formula (I, Ia or II) as defined herein, having useful properties in the prevention or treatment of Hepatitis C infections.
Patent CA-2537885-A1 (CA)
Inventor: JANG JI YOUNG
IPC: F25B7/00
Filed: 2006-02-28
Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner that can operate in a general cooling mode in which indoor air is cooled by heat exchange with a first refrigerant in a main evaporator, or alternatively in a fast cooling mode in which the indoor air is primarily cooled by heat exchange in a midway heat exchanger which includes the main evaporator for the first refrigerant and a fast cooling condenser for a second refrigerant, and then re-cooled in a fast cooling evaporator for the second refrigerant.      Accordingly, fast and agreeable air cooling can be achieved.
Patent CA-2538150-A1 (CA)
Title: Load leveling in mobile ad-hoc networks to support end-to-end delay reduction, qos and energy leveling
Inventor: BERNHARDT RICHARD CHARLES
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2004-09-01
Abstract: The method routes message data from a source node to a destination node in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET). The MANET has a plurality of intermediate mobile nodes between the source node and the destination node, and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the nodes together. The method includes prioritizing the message data according to a type-of-service (ToS) (102), discovering routes form the source node to the destination node (104), and ranking the discovered routes according to quality of service (QoS) (106).  Message data is distributed to the destination node on the discovered routes based upon the ToS of the message data and the QoS of the discovered routes, including distributing message data having a same ToS on multiple discovered routes, and distributing message data having higher priority ToS, e.g. delay sensitive message data and/or large volume message data, on higher ranked discovered routes (108).
Patent CA-2538469-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BURTON DALE
IPC: G09G5/377
Filed: 2006-03-02
Abstract: A system is disclosed in which a geographic area of interest can be selected, and photographic images of the selected area can be downloaded and displayed by a user in an efficient and timely manner. The geographic area of interest may initially be selected by various input means such as a map, longitude/latitude coordinates, a global positioning system (GPS), and the like. Once the particular geographic area has been selected, photographic images corresponding to the selected area are downloaded to the user. The photographic images may be stored in a suitable data storage system such as a server. Alternatively, the photographic image data may be generated real time and downloaded to the user. In one embodiment, a relatively low resolution image of a large geographic area is initially displayed to the user, and the user can then select a limited region of the image for closer viewing. The limited region of the photographic image may then be downloaded to the user in a higher resolution format, thereby reducing the amount of high resolution data that must be transmitted to the user. Various display devices may be used, such as personal data assistants (PDAs), laptop computers, desktop computers, vehicle-mounted computers, tablets, cell phones and the like. The display device may also be used as the input device to both select the geographic area of interest and display the photographic images of the selected area.
Patent CA-2540281-A1 (CA)
Inventor: REGTIEN TACO
IPC: A47C3/16
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: Light weight seating furniture (5) construction with a very high memory effect. The seating furniture is light weight and when constructed as a sphere completely shape-retaining after the removal of the seating load and thereof easy to transport, e.g. by rolling over the floor. The light weight seating furniture (5, 9) construction comprises a shell construction which is deformable under seating load and which is filled up with an number of relatively small shape-retaining particles for support and advancement of the temporary shape-retaining property of this shell construction when a person is positioned thereupan. The shell construction consists of geometrically shaped air permeable shell shaping sheet elements (7, 8) manufactured from porous natural or plastic material with spring back property, as a resuit of which the shell construction obtains the property of a flexible skeleton structure with memory effect. The particles are manufactured from natural of plastic materials (like polystyrene foam particles) and are optionally packed in a suitable air permeable cover. The external surface of the shell construction may be provided with a desired decorative appearance, like a cover (10) or a printing Furthermore the seating furniture (5, 9) can have a high aesthetic value and is therefore also suitable for advertising and marketing purposes.
Patent CA-2542899-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GRODECKI LAWRENCE HENRY
IPC: B23Q5/02
Filed: 2006-04-07
Abstract: A drive motor for driving a tool such as a grinding tool through a right angle drive has a rotatable head mounted on the housing and having a detent on the rotatable head for engaging a fixed component of the angled drive coupling so as to hold the axis of the angled drive coupling at a required angle around the axis of the housing and for adjusting the angle without removal of the right angle drive from the motor. The rotatable head includes an annular disk which surrounds the axis of the motor and has a central hole through which the driven member extends into the chuck. The disk is driven by an adjustment motor having a sprocket which engages gear teeth on the exterior of the disk and has a series of holes through the disk member at angularly spaced locations around the axis so that a locking pin driven by a locking pin motor engages into a selected one of the holes to lock the head at the required angle when rotated to the required angle by the adjustment motor.
Patent CA-2543847-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DELOGU GIOVANNA
IPC: A01N65/12
Filed: 2004-10-26
Abstract: The present invention provides a new insecticide formulation based on cyclodextrin characterized in that the active substance (insecticide and/or insect growth regulator), and a compound synergistic with the active substance, are complexed simultaneously with cyclodextrin. The formulation presents as a solid or as a solid/oil composition, and is soluble or completely emulsifiable in water or in aqueous mixtures of water miscible solvents. The activity of the present formulations was found to be greater than that of a mixture of the two active components each complexed separately with cyclodextrin, for the same dose. The preparation process of said formulation and its use as an insecticide in agriculture, for veterinary use or to eliminate household insects, are further aspects of the present invention.
Patent CA-2544585-A1 (CA)
Title: Ultrasound guided probe device and method
Inventor: HAGY M DEXTER
IPC: A61B8/08
Filed: 2004-11-09
Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved devices and methods for ultrasound guiding of percutaneous medical probes. The devices include an ultrasound transducer housing (100) having a passage (126) therethrough and configured to guide a probe through the probe guide in the passage of the housing, and along a path extending to a target at a known angular relationship to the ultrasound transducer (120) so that the path and location of the advancing probe are known in relation to a target imaged by the ultrasound device. The devices can include a sterile sleeve (110) including a sterile probe guide such that the transducer housing including the guide opening, can be separated from the patient by a sterile barrier. The devices can also include a clamp (150) for clamping the probe in the probe guide and means and methods for real-time imaging of a virtual probe overlaying the sonogram formed by the ultrasound device.
Patent CA-2545454-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VOLLMERS HEINZ
IPC: G01N33/577
Filed: 2004-11-12
Abstract: The present invention features a polypeptide, such as an antibody produced by the hybridoma SAM-6 and its use in the treatment and diagnosis of neoplasms.
Patent CA-2546126-A1 (CA)
Title: Use of t-cadherin as a target
Inventor: HUG CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 2004-12-02
Abstract: This invention relates to the use of T-cadherin polypeptides for screening for modulators thereof, and to the use of said modulators for treating disorders selected from the group consisting of a metabolic disorder, a gynecologic disorder, a chronic inflammatory disorder and a liver or renal disorder. Metabolic disorders that may be treated using a modulator according to the present invention include, e.g., obesity, type II diabetes, insulin resistance, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, syndrome X, cachexia and anorexia.
Patent CA-2548161-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LUGINBUEHL RETO
IPC: A61F2/46
Filed: 2004-12-01
Abstract: A triphasic prosthetic device (1) for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissue is described. The prosthetic device comprises at a highly oriented hollow body component (3) between a superficial random oriented polymer layer (2) and a base component (4).
Patent CA-2548855-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KRBEC MARIANNE
IPC: E05F15/04
Filed: 2004-12-23
Abstract: A cover arrangement for a rotary door operator of a transit vehicle includes a cover with a cavity for encasing the components of the rotary door operator and with an aperture for engaging an elastomer seal coupled around an output shaft of the rotary door operator. An elastomer grommet is provided for enabling coupling of the manual release cable or handle. Additional apertures maybe provided for routing of the fluid pressure lines and electrical wires.
Patent CA-2549176-A1 (CA)
Title: Quick-connect cartridge assembly with plug
Inventor: DENSEL DAVID S
IPC: F16L55/115
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: A quick-connect cartridge assembly (24) includes a ring (26), a collar (44) disposed within the ring (26), and an annular seal (60) coaxially disposed with respect to the ring (26) and the collar (44). A plug (22) having a shank (76) with an outer diameter substantially similar to the inner diameter of the collar (44) is slidably received within the collar (44) and is held within the collar (44) by a friction fit. The plug (22) is also received through the annular seal (60) so as to establish a coaxial relationship with the ring (26), the collar (44) and the annular seal (60). The plug includes one or more features for facilitating installation of the ring (26), the collar (44) and the annular seal (60) into a port and subsequent removal of the plug from the components after installation.
Patent CA-2549537-A1 (CA)
Title: Intelligent system for use in subterranean drilling applications
Inventor: LOPEZ RENE VIRGILIO MAYORGA
IPC: E21B7/00
Filed: 2006-06-06
Abstract: A method and apparatus for the onsite assessment of sensory data during the drilling of a subterranean well to determine when a drilling tool has reached an optimal drilling terminus. One or more sensory data streams are captured and monitored by a terminus decision module, which identifies the appropriate combinations of sensory readings which might indicate that the drilling tool has reached an optimal drilling terminus. The terminus decision module might be either a coded formula-based software component, or might use a fuzzy inference or "fozzy logic" system in the assessment of sensory data. The need for offsite or offline engineering assistance is removed. In addition to the method, both a stand-alone apparatus as well as an add-on instrumentation kit for a PC otherwise in use at the drilling site are disclosed. The system of the present invention could be used in single or multi-axis drilling applications, and could be integrated with the depth or location control system for the drilling tool to automatically adjust the positioning or attributes of the tool.
Patent CA-2551490-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GREEN MICHAEL PATRICK
IPC: H01R24/58
Filed: 2006-07-05
Abstract: An electrical connector (10) including a housing (26), a printed circuit board (PCB) (100), and a plurality of contacts (20). The housing includes a mating end (22) and a wire receiving end (24). The PCB (100) is mounted within the housing and has an opening (102) formed therethrough, The plurality of contacts (20) is configured to extend from the PCB (100). The opening (102) is configured to receive a second electrical connector (14) configured to mate with the electrical connector.
Patent CA-2552633-A1 (CA)
Title: Plow hitch assembly for vehicles
Inventor: NIEMELA CAL G
IPC: B60D3/00
Filed: 1999-02-09
Abstract: A hitch assembly provides removable connection of a plow assembly to a push beam assembly installed on a vehicle. The hitch assembly includes a draw latch assembly which engages the push beam assembly and pulls the plow assembly into position for pivotal attachment of the plow assembly to the vehicle. The draw latch assembly is activated by a power source, such as an hydraulic cylinder, and is further interconnected with a lift arm assembly such that further extension or activation of the hydraulic cylinder results in a raising or lowering of the plow blade. Also included is an easy connection and release mechanism for inserting and retracting pivot pins through corresponding brackets on the lift arm assembly and push beam assembly. A light tower assembly is removably attached to the push beam assembly such that when the plow is not in use, only the push beam assembly and its mounting brackets remain on the vehicle in a position below and rearward of a front bumper of the vehicle.
Patent CA-2554938-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BOZINOVSKI MARJAN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2004-06-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of providing a reliable server function in support of a service, such as internet-based application, the server function provided by a Server Pool (SP) with one or more Pool Elements (PE1, PE2), each of the Pool Elements (PE1, PE2) being capable of supporting the service/s.  where the performance, reliability and availability of the server function is improved over the existing methods, by sending status information related to the operational status of at least one of the pool elements (PE1, PE2) from a name server (NS) to the pool user (PU).
Patent CA-2555174-A1 (CA)
Title: Cement paint
Inventor: BRIGHT RICHARD JOHN
IPC: C04B28/04
Filed: 2005-01-19
Abstract: The invention provides a water-based paint and a process for formulating it.  The paint includes, as constituents thereof, cement particles and water. The cement particles are uncured cement particles and the paint also includes, as a constituent, colloidally-sized particles of polymeric material capable of forming a stable colloid in water. The paint is in the form of a homogeneous blend of its constituents. The cement particles form 5 - 40% by mass of the paint and the colloidally-sized particles form 0.25 - 10% by mass of the paint. The process includes the steps of suspending the colloidally-sized polymer particles in water to form a colloidal suspension and admixing the cement particles with the colloidal suspension to form a blend of the water, cement and colloidally-sized polymer particles.