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Patent CA-2585409-A1 (CA)
Title: Double mounted dual switch box bracket -- stud divider
Inventor: MAGNO JOEY D JR
IPC: H02G3/08
Filed: 2007-04-19
Abstract: A double-mounted electrical box mounting bracket for mounting to a wall stud that includes: a substantially flat center section having a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of opposing sides and one or more center mounting holes for securing the bracket to a structure; a pair of substantially flat base plates, each having a first end and a second end, an opening having a periphery for receiving an electrical box, and a bendable member extending into the opening from the periphery; a pair of offsets connecting the opposing sides of the center section and the first ends of the base plates; and a pair of substantially flat flanged ends connected to the second sides of the base plates by a pair of flange necks, wherein the base plates are offset and recessed from the center section and flanged ends.
Patent CA-2587620-A1 (CA)
Title: Tricyclic guanidine derivatives as sodium-proton exchange inhibitors
Inventor: MORE TULSIDAS
IPC: C07D327/08
Filed: 2005-11-08
Abstract: Guanidine derivatives having a condensed tricyclic ring of formula 1: are disclosed, wherein U is C(O), CRaRb, O, NRa or S(O)m V is CRaRb or NRa; W is S(O)m ; wherein Ra is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl; Rb is H, alkyl, OH, ORa or OCORa, and m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8 is guanidino or guanidino carbonyl. These derivatives are sodium-proton exchange inhibitors and are useful as medicaments for the treatment of, for example, organ disorders associated with ischemia and reperfusion, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac hypertrophy, hypertension, cell proliferative disorders and diabetes.
Patent CA-2588364-A1 (CA)
Title: Flexible joint implant
Inventor: JONES ERIC
IPC: A61F2/38
Filed: 2007-05-11
Abstract: A trochlear groove implant includes a body having an articulate-bearing surface, a bone-facing surface and an edge extending therebetween for repairing a trochlear groove. The articulate-bearing surface configured to mimic a portion of a normal trochlear groove. The implant further includes at least one anchoring mechanism extending outwardly from the body.
Patent CA-2589602-A1 (CA)
Title: Adenoviral vectors able to transduce apcs, potential use in immune response generation
Inventor: WICKHAM THOMAS J
IPC: C12N15/861
Filed: 2005-08-30
Abstract: The invention provides a method of inducing an immune response in a mammal.  The method comprises administering to the mammal an adenoviral vector comprising (a) a subgroup C fiber protein wherein a native coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR)-binding site is disrupted, (b) a subgroup C penton base protein wherein a native integrin-binding site is disrupted, and (c) a nucleic acid sequence encoding at least one antigen derived from an infectious agent other than an adenovirus which is expressed in the mammal to induce an immune response.
Patent CA-2589843-A1 (CA)
Title: Device for the injection of a solid or semi-solid implant
Inventor: RIMLINGER THIERRY
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2005-11-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a device which is used to inject an implant (6) into tissues (50). The inventive device is characterised in that it comprises: a main hollow body (2; 2') having a hollow needle (4; 4') fixed thereto, into which the implant (6) is introduced; a secondary body (26; 26') which is disposed coaxially inside the main body (2; 2') and which surrounds the needle (4; 4'); and a plunger rod (36; 36') which can slide coaxially inside the hollow needle (4; 4'). The injection device (1; 1') is arranged such that: (i) when it is pressed against the tissues (50), the main body (2; 2') slides along the length of the secondary body (26; 26') from a proximal position to a distal position such that the needle (4; 4') can penetrate the tissues (50), whereby the movement of the main body (1; 1') is accompanied by the concomitant movement of the plunger rod (36; 36'); and (ii) the plunger rod (36; 36') remains fixed and maintains the implant (6) at the required depth in the tissues (50) until the needle (4; 4') is removed therefrom when the main body (2; 2') is returned from the distal position to the proximal position.
Patent CA-2591588-A1 (CA)
Title: Processes for producing 4-aminoquinazolines
Inventor: JONES ANDREW
IPC: C07D265/24
Filed: 2005-12-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for preparing compounds of formula (I): or suitable salts thereof useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels and calcium channels. The invention also relates to methods for preparing intermediates related thereto.
Patent CA-2592512-A1 (CA)
Title: Multi-layer cushion and cover
Inventor: SPROUSE ANTHONY ERIC II
IPC: A47C7/18
Filed: 2003-04-29
Abstract: A multi-layer cushion (10) having a shaped base (26) on which is positioned a resilient, cushioning layer (28). The shaped base (26) is constructed from a supportive foam and has front (44) and lateral bolsters (51,52). The cushioning layer is an inflatable air cell cushion having a flexible base (57) and an array of individual air cells (58) arranged in rows across the flexible base. Rows of cells around the perimeter of the air cell cushion are configured to provide comfortable transition areas between the bolsters and the air cell cushion. The cushion includes a cover (30) that has a lower compartment (100) for the foam base and an upper compartment (98) for the air cell layer. The cover functions to keep the air cell layer in place on the foam layer.
Patent CA-2594526-A1 (CA)
Title: Keyless entry touch pad system and method
Inventor: DZIOBA DAVID A
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2005-12-22
Abstract: A keyless entry touch pad system for a vehicle includes a substrate with a plurality of touch zones disposed on one surface of the substrate, and a plurality of electrode patterns disposed on the opposite surface. An inner electrode of each pattern is aligned with one of the touch zones. Each pattern is electrically coupled to an integrated control circuit, which outputs a signal to and energizes the electrodes of the pattern such that electric fields emanates therefrom. The electrode patterns may be capacitively coupled to the integrated control circuit. When the electric field of the inner electrode is disturbed by a stimulus proximate the corresponding touch zone, the component is activated. Upon activation of the components in a predetermined sequence, a controller causes the vehicle door to unlock. A  method of unlocking a vehicle is also disclosed.
Patent CA-2595293-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KASEVICH RAYMOND S
IPC: E21B43/24
Filed: 2006-01-19
Abstract: The present invention utilizes the ability of electromagnetic energy at the appropriate frequency to selectively deposit thermal energy in the heavy oil for precise control of cracking temperature throughout a given volume of material. Selective electromagnetic energy absorption in the heavy crude oil provides energy efficient transfer of heat at the molecular level and thereby insures precise temperature control throughout the treatment volume. This allows for optimization of the visbreaking process using electromagnetic energy.
Patent CA-2595726-A1 (CA)
Title: Anti-cancer dna vaccine employing plasmids encoding mutant oncoprotein antigen and calreticulin
Inventor: HUNG CHIEN-FU
IPC: A61K39/12
Filed: 2006-01-26
Abstract: Novel nucleic acid vectors comprising sequences encoding (a) calreticulin or a domain thereof, and (b) an antigen, such as human papillomavirus oncoproteins E7 or E6 in detoxified form, are disclosed, as are methods for using such vectors to induce antigen-specific immune responses and to treat or prevent development of tumors.
Patent CA-2600310-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ROSLUND RICHARD N
IPC: A47C1/0355
Filed: 2006-03-01
Abstract: A tilt control mechanism (18) for an office chair (10) includes a spring assembly (56) therein which controls the tilt tension on the back assembly (24). The tilt control mechanism (18) includes a control plate (81) mounted to the control shaft (53) on which the uprights (20) are mounted, wherein the control plate (81) rotates in combination with the uprights (20). This control plate (81) is located within the control body (19) and cooperates with a front stop assembly (85) and a back stop assembly (86) to vary the limits of forward and rearward tilting of the seat and back assemblies (30,24). Also, the tilt control mechanism (18) includes a pneumatic actuator assembly (63) having fixed and rotatable cam blocks. The rotatable cam block (82,83) rotates relative to the fixed block such that the rotatable cam block (82,83) is driven downwardly to depress the control valve (64) of the pneumatic cylinder (63) and thereby vary the height of the seat assembly (30).
Patent CA-2601774-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WEINBERG BRIAN
IPC: A63B22/00
Filed: 2006-03-14
Abstract: An exercising and rehabilitation hand device is disclosed. The hand device according to the invention is portable and controllable by smart fluid-based brakes/dampers to provide a compact, lightweight mechanism whose resistance to motion can be changed on- the- fly, through computerize control, to vary the exercises that can be performed and tune the workout or rehabilitation session to the responses of the user.
Patent CA-2602765-A1 (CA)
Title: Permanent standardised pre-fastening system for civil construction
Inventor: OH SUNG SOO
IPC: E04B1/61
Filed: 2006-03-31
Abstract: The present invention refers to a civil construction system, used to obtain every type of structure for residential, commercial and industrial uses and alike, applicable to structures, including naval and fluvial. In the PERMANENT  STANDARDISED PREFASTENING, fastening points are distributed on the structures with standardised distances between them, which serve as a standard to fasten any type of forming and manufacturing structure in general, and standardisation for the use and permanent standardised pre-fastening for a harmonious installation and conservation in the structures, fully based on prefabricated parts, which comprise multifunctional or economical distance pieces (14, 17), structural (11, 12) or finishing (10, 13) plates and multifunctional locks to provide the top joint between the latter.
Patent CA-2603064-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CASTONGUAY JEAN-PHILIPPE
IPC: H01M50/211
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a stack of electrochemical cells of an electrochemical generator in a state of compression. The apparatus comprises a pair of holding members, each one of the holding members being positioned at a respective extremity of the stack of electrochemical cells. The apparatus also comprises anchoring devices for maintaining the holding members at a predetermined distance from one another to thereby maintain the stack of electrochemical cells in a state of compression. Also provided is an electrochemical generator comprising an enclosure, a stack of electrochemical cells positioned in the enclosure, and an apparatus as defined above for maintaining the stack of electrochemical cells in a state of compression.
Patent CA-2604109-A1 (CA)
Title: Cap for securing interconnected linear members of a frame structure
Inventor: QUINTILE MARK J
IPC: A47C19/02
Filed: 2007-09-24
Abstract: Described herein is a cap for securing the interlocking members of a bed frame with flush rail support surfaces which includes a main body portion and a connection piece protruding from the main body portion of the cap. Also described herein is a method for securing the interlocking members of a bed frame with interlocking members and flush rail support surfaces.
Patent CA-2606644-A1 (CA)
Title: Vision system for automatically aligning a passenger boarding bridge with a doorway of an aircraft and method therefor
Inventor: HUTTON NEIL
IPC: B64F1/305
Filed: 2007-10-12
Abstract: A vision system for use with an automated control system of a passenger boarding bridge includes an inclinometer for determining tilt data relating to deviation of the aircraft-engaging end of the passenger boarding bridge relative a horizontal reference plane.  The system also includes an imager disposed near the aircraft-engaging end of the passenger boarding bridge, for capturing image data relating to a portion of the aircraft proximate an expected stopping location of the doorway. A memory element having template image data stored retrievably therein is also provided. The template image data relates to at least a template image including a feature that is indicative of the location of the doorway of the aircraft. The vision system further includes an image data processor for determining alignment data for use in aligning the aircraft-engaging end of the passenger boarding bridge with the doorway of the aircraft. The alignment data being determined based upon the tilt data, the image data, and the template image data.
Patent CA-2606748-A1 (CA)
Title: Adhesives for metal bonding applications
Inventor: LAMBERT KENNETH A
IPC: C09J131/04
Filed: 2006-05-02
Abstract: Adhesive formulations having acrylate monomer or methacrylate monomer, or mixtures thereof, and having a reducing agent and an initiator (e.g., peroxide). The formulations may include a chelating agent solution to improve storage stability and other properties. Further, the mole ratio of the initiator to the reducing agent may be adjusted to control weight loss of the adhesives during cure. Polyvinyl acetate or its derivatives may also be employed in the adhesive formulations to reduce weight loss during cure.  Moreover, certain embodiments of the formulations include a toughening- agent copolymer having a glass transition temperature (of at least one domain) that is lower than -50~C (-58~F). These toughening-agent copolymers may be added to the adhesive formulations to improve impact strength and other properties of the cured adhesives at lower temperatures, e.g., -40~C (-40~F), while maintaining performance of the cured adhesives at higher temperatures, e.g., 82~C (180~F).
Patent CA-2607916-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HUANG YONGLI
IPC: F22B1/02
Filed: 2006-05-18
Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical transducer (such as a cMUT) is disclosed. The transducer has a substrate, a top plate, and a resilient structure therebetween. The resilient structure has multiple connectors distributed over the device element area to vertically transport the top player with distributed support. The resilient structure may be cantilevers formed using a middle spring layer covering cavities on the substrate. Connectors define a transducing space below the top plate. The resilient structure enables a vertical displacement of the connectors, which transports the top plate in a piston-like motion to change the transducing space and to effectuate energy transformation. No separate cells are necessary for each addressable transducer element. Multiple device elements can be made on the same substrate.
Patent CA-2607918-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HUANG YONGLI
IPC: B81B5/00
Filed: 2006-05-18
Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical transducer (such as a cMUT) is disclosed. The transducer has a substrate, a top plate, and a middle spring layer therebetween. The substrate and the middle spring layer define cavities therebetween sidewalled by standing features. The middle spring layer is anchored by the standing features to create cantilevers over the cavities to enable a vertical displacement of connectors placed on the middle spring layer. The connectors define a transducing space between the middle spring layer and the top plate. The top plate is transported by the vertical displacement of the connectors in a piston-like motion to change the transducing space and to effectuate energy transformation. Various configurations of cantilevers, including single cantilevers, back-to-back double cantilevers and head-to-head double cantilevers (bridges) are possible.
Patent CA-2608268-A1 (CA)
Title: Secteur d'anneau de turbine de turbomachine
Inventor: BOTREL ERWAN DANIEL
IPC: F01D25/12
Filed: 2007-10-26
Abstract: La présente invention concerne le domaine des turbomachines, en particulier le refroidissement des secteurs d'anneau (1) de turbine (8) de turbomachine (9). Elle concerne plus particulièrement un secteur d'anneau (1) de turbine comportant : .cndot. une paroi (11) délimitant une veine aérodynamique (5) dans laquelle s'écoule des gaz de l'amont (52) vers l'aval (53), et .cndot. une tôle multi-perforée (2), située à l'opposé de la veine aérodynamique (5) par rapport à la paroi (11), ladite tôle multi- perforée (2) comprenant un fond (21, 121, 221, 321) et des parois latérales (22, 23), la distance entre la paroi (11) du secteur d'anneau (1) et le fond (21, 121, 221, 321) de la tôle multi-perforée (2) définissant un entrefer (7) lequel est évolutif selon une direction axiale, de l'amont (52) vers l'aval (53). Selon l'invention, la valeur de l'entrefer situé à l'amont (52) est inférieu re à la valeur de l'entrefer situé à l'aval (53).
Patent CA-2609282-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SEDA JORGE FRANCISCO
IPC: F02C9/16
Filed: 2007-11-01
Abstract: A thrust reverser assembly (100) for a turbofan engine assembly (10), the engine assembly including a core gas turbine engine (20), a core cowl (22) which circumscribes the core gas turbine engine (20), a nacelle (24) positioned radially outward from the core cowl, a fan nozzle duct (26) having an area defined between the core cowl and a portion of the nacelle, and a thrust reverser positioned within a portion of the nacelle. The thrust reverser assembly includes a first cowl (104), a second cowl (102) repositionable with respect to the first cowl for varying the area of the fan nozzle duct, and at least one flow directing member (133, 137) coupled to the second cowl to selectively impede airflow from flowing through a cavity (156) defined between the first cowl and the second cowl.
Patent CA-2609468-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BRAIN ARCHIBALD IAN JEREMY
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 2006-05-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device (1) for insertion into a patient to provide an airway passage to the patient's glottic opening, the device (1) comprising an airway tube (2), a mask (3) attached to the airway tube (2), the mask (3) comprising a body (4) having a distal end (5) and a proximal end (6), a peripheral inflatable cuff (7), and defining an outlet (8) for gas, the mask (3) being connected to the airway tube (2) for gaseous communication between the tube (2) and the mask, the distal end of the mask being ventrally displaced, relative to the proximal end.
Patent CA-2610184-A1 (CA)
Title: Oxidic metal composition, its preparation and use as catalyst composition
Inventor: STAMIRES DENNIS
IPC: B01J37/04
Filed: 2006-06-02
Abstract: Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Cu or Mn and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the second metal being either Al or Cr and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of W, Zr, or Ti, and being present in an amount of 0-17 wt% - all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by (a) preparing a physical mixture comprising solid compounds of the first, the second, and the optional third metal, (b ) optionally aging the physical mixture, without anionic clay being formed, and (c ) calcining the mixture. This composition is suitable for use in FCC processes for the reduction of NOx emissions from the regenerator with only minimal influence on the zeolite's hydrothermal stability when it is incorporated into an FCC catalyst.
Patent CA-2610287-A1 (CA)
Inventor: IWASE TAKASHI
IPC: G03G9/12
Filed: 2006-06-26
Abstract: Disclosed is a process for production of a liquid developer for use in electrophotograph or electrostatic recording by coacervation method. The process can produce a liquid developer in which a coloring agent (e.g., a pigment) is included completely within a resin particle by distillation of a solvent while retaining the state where the coloring agent are finely dispersed and the resulting colored resin particle is small in particle size and has an excellent dispersion stability, and which has excellent optical properties. The process comprises preparing a mixture containing a pigment, a resin having a fixability, a solvent (A) which can dissolve the resin therein, a hydrocarbon solvent (B) which cannot dissolve the resin therein and has an SP value lower than that of the solvent (A), at least one dispersing agent (A) which is soluble in both of the solvents (A) and (B), and at least one dispersing agent (B) which is soluble in the solvent (A) but insoluble or poorly soluble in the solvent (B), and distilling away the solvent (A) from the mixture to cause the resin dissolved in the mixture to precipitate, whereby a colored resin particle having the pigment included therein is dispersed in the solvent (B).
Patent CA-2612701-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SMULLEN PETER R JR
IPC: B62D25/10
Filed: 2007-11-28
Abstract: An adjustment assembly for adjustably coupling a first structural member to a second structural member is provided. The adjustment assembly includes a clamping member adapted to engage a portion of the first structural member and at least one fastener adapted to pass through the clamping member and the first and second structural members. The fastener is moved into a first position to fixedly couple the first structural member to the second structural member, and the fastener is moved into a second position to adjustably couple the first structural member to the second structural member.
Patent CA-2613379-A1 (CA)
Title: Implanter
Inventor: PARK CHINSOO
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2006-07-13
Abstract: An apparatus for implanting a marker in an animal is provided, which comprises cannula having a sharp distal end and a proximal end, a housing comprising an aperture through which adhesive can be inserted into an adhesive receiving space, and a pushrod, wherein the cannula and the housing are formed physically independent of each other an assembled thereafter. A method of producing an apparatus for implanting a marker in an animal is also provided, wherein a cannula having a sharp distal end is formed, a housing having an adhesive receiving space is injection molded, and the cannula is inserted into the housing and affixed thereto by filling the adhesive receiving space with and effective amount of adhesive.
Patent CA-2615215-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KANG SANG OOK
IPC: C08F4/64
Filed: 2005-10-14
Abstract: Disclosed is an arylphenoxy catalyst system for producing an ethylene homopolymer or copolymers of ethylene and .alpha.-olefins, and a method of producing an ethylene homopolymer or copolymers of ethylene and .alpha.-olefins having a high molecular weight under a high temperature solution polymerization condition using the same. The catalyst system includes a 4 group arylphenoxy-based transition metal catalyst and an aluminoxane cocatalyst or a boron compound cocatalyst. In the transition metal catalyst, a cyclopentadiene derivative and arylphenoxide as fixed ligands are located around the 4th group transition metal, arylphenoxide is substituted with at least one aryl derivative and is located at the ortho position thereof, and the ligands are not crosslinked to each other. The catalyst includes an environmentally-friendly raw material, synthesis of the catalyst is economical, and thermal stability of the catalyst is excellent. It is useful for producing an ethylene homopolymer or copolymers of ethylene and .alpha.-olefins having various physical properties in commercial polymerization processes.