baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CA-2307837-C (CA)
Title: Optical array system and reader for micro titer plates
Inventor: VOLCKER MARTIN
IPC: G02B21/00
Filed: 1998-10-12
Granted: 2010-04-13
Abstract: An optical system made up of lens arrays (2i, 7) and normal lenses (41, 5, 42) is particularly suitable for use as a massive parallel reader (approx. 10 2 channels) for micro titer plates (1) and the like in absorption, fluorescence and luminescence.
Patent CA-2308925-C (CA)
Title: Soy protein thickener
Inventor: HOU KWANG-CHING
IPC: C09J133/00
Filed: 2000-05-18
Granted: 2005-03-08
Abstract: An improved vegetable protein adhesive binder which can be used in paper coating compositions at much lower levels than conventional vegetable protein adhesive binders while imparting to the paper coating composition rheological and other properties equivalent to conventional paper coating compositions containing higher levels of vegetable protein adhesive binders is prepared by forming an alkaline dispersion of a vegetable protein material and a polyacrylate, mixing the polyacrylate and the vegetable protein material at a temperature and for a time sufficient to achieve entanglement of the polyacrylate with the vegetable protein material, and co-precipitating the vegetable protein material and polyacrylate at the isoelectric point of the vegetable protein. The resulting vegetable protein material which is entangled with a polyacrylate can be advantageously employed as a vegetable protein adhesive binder in a paper coating composition comprising pigments, a polymer latex, and the vegetable protein adhesive binder.
Patent CA-2314558-C (CA)
Inventor: SUZUKI SHIGERU
IPC: F24J3/00
Filed: 2000-07-20
Granted: 2003-08-26
Abstract: In a heat generator of the invention in which a drive shaft 8 is made of an iron-type metal, a rotor 9 includes a main rotor body 9a made of an aluminum-type metal for shearing a silicone oil SO and a bush 9b made of an iron-type metal inserted in the main rotor body 9a and secured to the drive shaft 8 while being positioned in contact with the inner race 7a of a bearing device 7.    The main rotor body 9a has at least a gap .DELTA. relative to the inner race 7a of the bearing device 7, and is permitted to undergo thermal expansion.
Patent CA-2314791-C (CA)
Title: Crochet de fenetre de jardin
Inventor: EDGER RONALD FREDRICK
IPC: E06B1/36
Filed: 2000-07-31
Granted: 2008-08-26
Abstract: L'installation d'une fenêtre de jardin qui enferme une ouverture dans le mur de la construction est effectuée grâce à l'installation d'une structure de soutien au-dessus de l'ouverture du mur à partir de laquelle la fenêtre de jardin peut être accrochée, puis suspendre la fenêtre de jardin à partir de cette structure en ouvrant la position fermée et sécuriser la fenêtre de jardin de façon permanente au mur. L'invention comprend également la fenêtre de jardin en elle-même et ses supports de crochets pour faciliter une telle installation.
Patent CA-2315858-C (CA)
Inventor: LA ROSA CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2000-08-09
Granted: 2005-08-02
Abstract: A method and apparatus for scheduling a job in a machine that is adaptable to diverse machine configurations and machine environments. Print jobs are scheduled through a printer in a way that is both flexible and extensible. The method includes selecting applicable policies from a library based on a model of the machine.  The applicable policies include at least one of configuration policies and selection policies. At least a model traverser and a store traverser are selected. The model of the machine is traversed based on the configuration policies to prepare a list of valid itineraries. The list of valid itineraries is traversed based on the selection policies and a job description to look for an itinerary to process the job.
Patent CA-2316751-C (CA)
Inventor: CHANDLER CHARLES W
IPC: H01Q15/00
Filed: 2000-08-24
Granted: 2003-12-23
Abstract: A frequency selective reflector is provided for use in an electromagnetic antenna system, wherein the frequency selective reflector reflects electromagnetic waves having two or more frequencies. The reflector includes an inner portion which has a reflective surface which will reflect at least first and second frequencies. The reflector also includes an outer portion which will reflect electromagnetic waves having the first frequency in substantially the same direction as electromagnetic waves of the first frequency reflected from the inner portion. On the other hand, the outer portion is constructed to prevent the constructive reflection of electromagnetic waves of the second frequency in the same direction as electromagnetic waves of the second frequency reflected from the inner portion. By setting the diameter between the inner and outer circuit portions to have a predetermined relationship to one another, the reflector's electrical size in terms of wavelength can be substantially equalized for the first and second frequencies so that the beam width of the radiation patterns for the first and second frequencies will be superimposed and substantially equal to one another.
Patent CA-2317832-C (CA)
Inventor: TAKAO KENJI
IPC: A21C3/10
Filed: 2000-09-07
Granted: 2005-01-04
Abstract: An apparatus for supplying food dough is provided. It can be made compact, easily assembled, and easily cleaned. The apparatus includes a hopper (3) for receiving a food dough F, a first cutter (7) for dividing the food dough into dough pieces, a transmitting conveyor (11) for transmitting the dough pieces, a dough feeder (9) for forming a dough sheet from the dough pieces, a feeding conveyor for feeding the dough sheet, a metering conveyor 15 for weighing a part of the dough sheet, and a second cutter 19 for cutting out the part of the dough sheet when the valve measured by the first metering conveyor 15 reaches a predetermined value. The first cutter (7) and the dough feeder (9) are arranged such that when the dough piece is cut out by the first cutter, the lower end falls into an inlet of the dough feeder. The belt of the transmitting conveyor (11) is wound around the uppermost roller (55A) of the dough feeder (9). Also, any one of the hopper (3), the first cutter (7), the feeding conveyor (13), and the metering conveyor (15) can easily be combined and separated from the apparatus.
Patent CA-2323053-C (CA)
Inventor: HAYES MARK A
IPC: C08F2/58
Filed: 1999-03-03
Granted: 2003-11-18
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for controlling electroosmotic flow by treating a surface with an organosilane having a single leaving grou p and optionally a ceramic oxide. This protective coating allows increased control and stabilization of electroosmotic flow by applying a radial voltag e field.
Patent CA-2328303-C (CA)
Title: Polymerizations using adjuvant catalyst
Inventor: SUN LIXIN
IPC: C08F4/642
Filed: 1999-03-24
Granted: 2007-01-16
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for producing polymeric materials which are normally tenacious in their character to such degree that their processing by conventional means is not possible, for example substantially amorphous polyolefins. By introducing a second catalyst capable of producing a powdery polymer into the polymerization system during production of the sticky polymers, the normally sticky, tenacious polymers are rendered into a form which may be processed using conventional means and equipment.
Patent CA-2333732-C (CA)
Inventor: BUCK HARVEY B JR
IPC: G01N33/536
Filed: 1999-05-28
Granted: 2005-10-11
Abstract: Novel imidazole-osmium complex conjugates, their preparation, and their use in electrochemical assays are described. The redox reversible-osmium complexes can be prepared to exhibit unique reversible red ox potentials and can thus be used in combination with other electroactive redox reversible species having redox potentials differing by at least 50 millivolts in electrochemical assays designed for use of multiple electroactive species in the same cell and in the same sample without interference between the two or more redox coupled conjugate systems.
Patent CA-2334121-C (CA)
Inventor: INSLEY THOMAS I
IPC: B01D39/16
Filed: 1998-10-27
Granted: 2006-08-08
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un milieu filtrant qui comprend au moins une couche polymère structurée, une surface structurée étant définie à l'intérieur de la couche. Les couches peuvent être agencées sous forme d'un empilement dont les surfaces structurées définissent plusieurs entrées ordonnées ouvertes sur une face de l'empilement, ainsi que des voies d'écoulement de fluide ordonnées et correspondantes, ce qui permet d'obtenir un volume poreux et ordonné. Les voies d'écoulement de fluide ordonnées peuvent être définies par plusieurs canaux d'écoulement qui sont formés dans les surfaces structurées des couches structurées ou, encore, par plusieurs protubérances qui sont formées selon un diagramme ordonné dans les surfaces structurées des couches structurées.
Patent CA-2337537-C (CA)
Title: Contenant de produit cosmetique a paroi flexible
Inventor: MIRAGLIA LORETTA A
IPC: A45D34/04
Filed: 2000-05-23
Granted: 2005-08-23
Abstract: L'invention concerne un contenant (1) de produit cosmétique à base de pâte qui permet d'accéder à une part plus importante du produit qu'un contenant traditionnel en général. Il s'agit d'un contenant creux ayant une paroi qui définit une chambre interne; au moins une partie de la paroi est flexible. Le contenant comporte un col (5) qui permet d'accéder à la chambre interne. Un applicateur (3), qui rentre dans le contenant, est fixé à un bouchon (7) qui ferme le contenant autour du col (5). En pressant les zones flexibles du contenant, on parvient à déposer sur l'applicateur (3) une part de produit qui resterait sinon inaccessible, et donc à éviter le gaspillage de produit qui adhérerait normalement à la paroi interne du contenant (1).
Patent CA-2340893-C (CA)
Title: Adaptive dual-mode transceiver configuration
Inventor: DESGAGNE MICHEL
IPC: H04W88/08
Filed: 1999-08-06
Granted: 2008-04-15
Abstract: A system and method for automatically reconfiguring a multi-mode transceiver in a mobile telecommunications system for adapting to changes in traffic for two or more modes of operation.  Upon receiving a request (202, 302) to set up a communication channel having a digital or analog mode of operation and determining (204, 304) that the said channels are available, an idle transceiver (206, 306) operating under an alternate mode of operation is automatically reconfigured (214, 310) to operate in the requested mode so as to provide the requested communications channel. In the alternative, historical traffic statistics are stored and are used by a traffic estimator (50) for periodically calculating an optimal distribution between analog and digital transceivers. The optimal distribution for maximizing system resource utilization and revenue is implemented by reconfiguring the multi-mode transceivers in accordance with the calculated distribution.
Patent CA-2348453-C (CA)
Inventor: STEIN LOUIS EDWARD
IPC: C10G11/18
Filed: 1999-11-05
Granted: 2009-11-03
Abstract: A separator apparatus for separating solids from a gas-solid containing feed resulting in a gas-rich stream, the separator comprising: an upright hollow circular housing fluidly connected to a dipleg for discharging solids positioned below the housing; a gas outlet tube for discharging the gas-rich stream from the circular housing, which outlet tube protrudes substantially co-axial from the top of the housing; inlet means for the gas- solids feed so arranged to create, in use, a vortex flow in the circular housing; and a sie ve positioned between the lower part of the circular housing and the upper part of the dipleg, which sieve has openings which do not allow particles having a diameter greater than 0.7 5 times the diameter of the dipleg to pass the sieve and enter the dipleg and wherein th e total area of the openings in the sieve is greater than 2 times the cross-sectional area o f the dipleg.
Patent CA-2359334-C (CA)
Inventor: COLLINS JOHN KEVIN
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 2000-01-17
Granted: 2011-03-22
Abstract: A strain of Bifidobacterium isolated from resected and washed human gastrointestinal tract is significantly immunomodulatory following oral consumption in humans. The strain is useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of undesirable inflammatroy activity, especially gastrointestinal inflammatory activity such as inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome. The inflammatory activity may also be due to cancer.
Patent CA-2360647-C (CA)
Inventor: MURRAY OWEN JAMES
IPC: A61K9/19
Filed: 2000-01-27
Granted: 2005-08-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to fast dispersing solid dosage forms that preferably dissolve in the oral cavity within sixty (60), more preferably within thirty (30), most preferably within ten (10) seconds. A  novel feature of the solid dosage forms according to the invention reside in the fact that the composition is essentially free or absolutely free of mammalian gelatin. It has been discovered that the use of certain modified starches at concentrations from 20 to 90 % by weight of the solid dosage form prepares dosage forms that are mechanically and chemically stable and are able to deliver higher concentrations of an active ingredient than the heretofore utilized gelatin based fast dispersing solid dosage forms. Further, the solid dosage forms according to the invention are obtainable by removing a solvent, such as water, from a mixture comprising an active ingredient, a modified starch and a matrix forming agent via freeze drying.
Patent CA-2361250-C (CA)
Inventor: GUARD JOHN G
IPC: A63B53/14
Filed: 2000-06-02
Granted: 2009-01-20
Abstract: A golf club head (12) having a defined internal cavity (28) containing a bi-material (70) weight having a nonhomogeneous structure is disclosed herein. A method to add the bi-material (70) weight to the golf club (12) is also disclosed as part of the present invention. The method includes heating, vibration and cooling to produce the nonhomogeneous structure of the weight within the internal cavity (28). The bi-material weight is preferably composed of a bismuth solder (60) and a plurality of tungsten spheres (54).
Patent CA-2369221-C (CA)
Inventor: KEESLER GLENN R
IPC: B21D39/00
Filed: 2002-01-23
Granted: 2005-03-22
Abstract: A convertible flange insertion machine for the insertion of a pair of internally threaded flanges into a drum head of a shipping container is disclosed.   The machine includes a pair of continuously moving drum head conveyor chains running along conveyor supports and between a pair of tooling dies that upon compression insert flanges into the drum head. A pair of flange conveyors run along side the drum head conveyor and include a pair of side rails with two lips for guiding the lips of flanges according to two different flange styles. The flange conveyors terminate at a lateral transfer mechanism. One lateral transfer mechanism includes an indexer with two pawls that sequentially indexes flanges in a two step procedure over a pair of spring loaded stops and into the receiving pocket of a tooling block. The tooling block places the flanges over the tooling die where a release assembly forces the flanges out of the tooling block and onto the die. Another lateral transfer mechanism includes an indexer that directly indexes flanges laterally off a floor to be dropped into the die, and the indexer includes a flange engaging portion that holds the trailing edge of the flange to prevent the flange from tipping while it drops into the die. The drum head is placed over the flanges and the die portions compress, which lowers the conveyor supports and causes the drum head to come to rest on the lower die portion, and insert the flanges into the drum head. The machine is operable in both a one-step and two-step flange insertion procedure.
Patent CA-2373338-C (CA)
Inventor: BERGEL JEAN-YVES
IPC: C02F3/04
Filed: 2000-04-28
Granted: 2010-01-12
Abstract: The method, in which the water to be treated is partly oxygenated by a specific aeration carried out before percolation through a biofilter having a bacteria-supporting bed of filtering material, has a measurement stage of at least one parameter constituted by the oxidation-reduction potential of the aerated water before passage into the biofilter, a transmission stage of measurement signals to a computer and comparison of the signal representative of the value of the measured parameter with at least one lower limit set in function of the measurement carried out in a second stage for measuring a parameter representative of the pH and a stage for correcting the air flow by a signal determined by the computer in function of the two preceding stages.
Patent CA-2373720-C (CA)
Title: Ancre d'outil de puits et methode pour relacher des elements de prehensions
Inventor: DOANE JAMES CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E21B23/01
Filed: 2002-02-28
Granted: 2006-02-07
Abstract: Un ancrage d'outil de puits à desserrage de manière sélective comporte une cage tubulaire englobant les sabots porte-dents et un manchon de positionnement tubulaire assemblé de manière coulissante sur un mandrin tubulaire. La cage englobant les sabots porte-dents confine une pluralité de sabots porte-dents indépendants. Le manchon de positionnement tubulaire présente une surface de glissement conique qui est mise en prise de manière lâche avec la cage englobant les sabots porte-dents par une pluralité de doigts de bride s'étendant à partir de la surface de glissement conique dans une mise en prise avec les ergots dans la cage englobant les sabots porte-dents. Les doigts de bride sont fixés aux ergots au cours du positionnement dans le puits par des attaches de cisaillement étalonnées. Les surfaces de glissement sur la pluralité de sabots porte-dents sont alignées avec la surface de glissement conique pour effectuer un déplacement radial des sabots porte-dents par une translation axiale du manchon de positionnement par rapport à la cage englobant les sabots porte-dents. Toutefois, aucune translation axiale ne peut se produire avant qu'une force de compression axiale suffisante entre la cage englobant les sabots porte-dents et le manchon de positionnement ne soit exercée pour couper les attaches étalonnées. Pour procéder à la libération sélective à partir du puits de forage, le manchon de positionnement présente une bague de verrouillage de corps assemblé sur l'alésage interne du manchon de positionnement. La bague de verrouillage présente un filet en dents de scie qui se met en prise avec le filet externe sur le mandrin à une position sélectionnée le long du mandrin. Le déplacement du mandrin pour mettre en prise le filet de ce dernier avec le filet de la bague de verrouillage tire la surface de glissement conique hors de la surface de glissement du sabot porte-dents, ce qui permet de libérer les dents d'une mise en prise profonde dans le mur du puits.
Patent CA-2376793-C (CA)
Title: Vetement protecteur pour la pratique de sports en patins sur glace
Inventor: ANGUS ROSS M
IPC: A41D31/00
Filed: 2002-03-18
Granted: 2005-02-01
Abstract: Maillot de hockey doté d'une ouverture sur la partie inférieure du tronc, une ouverture au cou et un col, avec manches et assemblage de manchettes inclus. Le maillot est doté de protections spéciales cousues sur la partie inférieure des manches, sous les bras et au niveau des aisselles afin de prévenir contre les entailles, les coupures et autres blessures causées par les lames des patins.
Patent CA-2378890-C (CA)
Title: A sugarcane juice spread and a process for preparing the same
Inventor: RAGHAVAN BASHYAM
IPC: A23L19/10
Filed: 2002-03-25
Granted: 2011-02-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a sugarcane juice spread and more particularly, the present invention relates to a sugarcane juice spread which incorporates ginger and cumin flavors and a process for preparing the same.
Patent CA-2380125-C (CA)
Inventor: KAWANISHI SHOZO
IPC: A61B5/053
Filed: 2001-05-28
Granted: 2004-09-28
Abstract: A visceral fat determining device which is easy to operate at home and capable of providing information associated with visceral fat of a subject is disclosed. The visceral fat determining device is comprising means for inputting personal data representing vital characteristics of the subject, a data processing unit that can process various types of calculations, and a display portion capable of displaying the personal data and the calculation results. Quantitative information on the visceral fat of the subject can be obtained through the calculation based on the abdominal girth of the subject, which is a circumferential length of a torso of the subject.
Patent CA-2380439-C (CA)
Inventor: GUTWEIN ROGER WILLIAM
IPC: G07F7/00
Filed: 2000-08-14
Granted: 2006-04-04
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système destiné à produire et à distribuer une boisson personnalisée à un consommateur. Ce système comprend une interface utilisateur, un directeur de personnalisation en communication avec une mémoire de données de personnalisation et cette interface utilisateur, ce directeur de personnalisation comportant des instructions exécutables servant à déterminer une formulation personnalisée d'un utilisateur, ainsi qu'un système de distribution de boissons en communication avec le directeur de personnalisation, ledit système de distribution de boissons comportant des instructions exécutables destinées à la distribution d'une boisson personnalisée. L'invention concerne également un procédé de distribution d'une boisson personnalisée à un individu consistant à obtenir des données relatives aux préférences d'un consommateur et à fournir à ce consommateur une boisson personnalisée correspondant à la formulation de boisson personnalisée en faisant intervenir une ou plusieurs opérations de dilution différée, de mélange différé et/ou de filtrage différé, dans n'importe quel ordre.
Patent CA-2386713-C (CA)
Inventor: FINZO FLAVIO
IPC: B65B27/00
Filed: 2002-05-17
Granted: 2007-07-24
Abstract: Disclosed is a manually actuated transportable strapping unit for wrapping a tightening strap around a packaged item. The unit has a base plate which is provided with a supporting surface for arranging on a packaged item. A sealing device is provided with a pivotable die-plate carrier which can be pivoted with respect to the base plate about a first bearing point. A die-plate is arranged on the die-plate carrier, which die-plate can be lowered by the pivoting movement of the die-plate carrier in the direction of a punch arranged in the base plate. A sealing-device lever is provided which can be pivoted about a second bearing point, the pivoting movement being transmitted to the die-plate carrier via a transmission element in a force-transmitting contact region of the die-plate carrier. There is a tensioning device with which a strap tension can be applied to the tightening strap, the tensioning device having a tensioning lever with which a tensioning wheel arranged on a tensioning shaft can be actuated. A contact region of the transmission element with the die-plate carrier is provided running in a direction at least essentially parallel to the orientation of the strap between the sealing device and the tensioning wheel and approximately level with a strap severing means or behind the severing means.
Patent CA-2388245-C (CA)
Title: The use of serum-free adapted rat cells for producing heterologous polypeptides
Inventor: OGAWA TATSUYA
IPC: C12N5/071
Filed: 2000-10-19
Granted: 2012-01-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a desired polypeptide using rat cells.  Specifically, the present invention relates to a process for producing the polypeptide which comprises culturing rat cells such as YB2/3HL.P2.G11.16Ag.20 (hereinafter referred to as YB2/0), preferably rat cells to which a recombinant DNA comprising DNA encoding a desired polypeptide such as an immunologically functional molecule is introduced, in a medium which does not contain serum (hereinafter referred to as a serum-free medium). Among the desired polypeptides obtained by the process of the present invention, an antibody obtained by using a transformant of YB2/0 has a high antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxic activity (hereinafter sometimes referred to as ADCC activity) and is useful as a pharmaceutical agent.