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Patent CA-2323386-C (CA)
Inventor: EDURE YOSHINOBU
IPC: F16H57/027
Filed: 2000-10-17
Granted: 2004-02-17
Abstract: A transmission breather system is provided in which a subassembly is formed by supporting a shift select shaft, moving in the axial direction according to a select operation of a shift lever, and a select spring, maintaining the shift select shaft in a neutral position, on a cover member. Moreover, a breather chamber is formed between the cover member and an indentation of a transmission case by inserting the shift select shaft into an opening formed on the bottom wall of the indentation of the transmission case to connect the cover member to the transmission case, and the select spring is housed in the breather chamber. Thus, with regard to the transmission breather system, it is possib le to form a breather chamber whose maintenance is easy while avoiding an increase in the size of the transmission case.
Patent CA-2327753-C (CA)
Inventor: NYILAS CINDY
IPC: A41D13/12
Filed: 2001-01-04
Granted: 2003-04-01
Abstract: The present invention is a support bra for use by women after breast surgery.  It is specifically designed to promote healing and reduce the chance of infection for women who have had a lumpectomy and are undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer. The bra, consisting of two elongated bodice panels attached to three shaped cup panels, features external seams for greater comfort against the skin. The design allows women with limited mobility to easily put the bra on independently.
Patent CA-2332951-C (CA)
Inventor: FUCHS GERHARD
IPC: F27B3/06
Filed: 1999-05-21
Granted: 2005-03-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a tiltable light-arc furnace in which a furnace casing (2) and a portal (4) for an electrode lifting and pivoting device are positioned on a platform (1 and 3) of a weighing machine which can be tilted by means of a tilting device. The weighing machine comprises two rockers (16) which are situated at a distance from each other and each move on a track (17). The furnace casing (2) is positioned on a first platform area situated between the rockers (16) and the portal (4) is arranged on a second platform area situated outside the rockers (16). According to the invention the two platform areas are configured as separate platform parts (1, 3) which are connected by means of a hinge joint (13). The platform part (3) carrying the portal (4) is supported on an additional track (21 ) via a further rocker (20) and by means of a tilting device can be tilted synchronously with the platform part (1) carrying the furnace casing (2).
Patent CA-2341009-C (CA)
Inventor: BURROW ANDREW CHARLES
IPC: F27B1/16
Filed: 2001-03-15
Granted: 2010-10-19
Abstract: Direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material induces a smelting vessel 11 to hold a molten metal and slag bath beneath a hot gas space. Solids injection lances 27 extend downwardly and inwardly through side walls of the vessel and hot oxidising gas is directed downwardly into the gas space by a central vertical gas injection lance 26. The plant layout is divided into four functional zones spaced circumferentially around vessel 11 and radiating outwardly from the vessel. Zone 1 contains an overhead hot gas delivery duct 31 supplying gas to lance 26 and an offgas duct 32; Zone 2 contains a forehearth 19 and forehearth tapping launder 34; Zone 3 contains slag notches 45 and slag launders 46; and Zone 4 contains a primary slag drain taphole and launder 48. This layout minimises the potential for interference between the transport of the hot gases, the metaliferous feed material, and the molten metal and slag.
Patent CA-2343480-C (CA)
Inventor: PEREZ JOSE
IPC: F15B15/06
Filed: 2001-04-06
Granted: 2008-09-23
Abstract: An actuator which comprises a pair of elongated elastomer tubes, sealed by respective members at each end, the members at the one end being fixed and the members at the opposite end sliding in guides, the sliding ends of the first and second tubes being connected by a chain and sprocket to convert linear motion to rotary motion.
Patent CA-2344271-C (CA)
Inventor: YANAGIUCHI KATSUYUKI
IPC: C09J7/29
Filed: 2001-04-18
Granted: 2009-08-11
Abstract: An adhesive tape for painting purpose is disclosed. The painting adhesive tape 1 comprises an adhesive layer 3 having a top surface; a paint layer 4 including a paint and provided on the top surface of the adhesive layer 3; and a clear coating layer 5 laminated on the painting layer. Since the painting adhesive tape of the present invention has the paint layer 4 formed of a paint itself, this tape is capable of providing excellent color reproduction and color development. The paint layer is preferably formed by spray painting so as to have a thickness of 1 - 20µm. The adhesive layer 3 is preferably formed of an pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acryl based resin as its major component.
Patent CA-2347072-C (CA)
Title: Multi-table based grant generator for improved granularity in an atm-pon
Inventor: HORN DAVID N
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2001-05-10
Granted: 2007-02-06
Abstract: A multi-table-based grant generator in accordance with the present invention solves the issue of bandwidth granularity, while maintaining the simplicity of a table approach. The present invention grant generator provides grants of fine granularity for regulation of upstream transmission. of cells in an ATM PON. Multiple grant tables having differing bandwidth granularities are linked together through a simple grant distribution mechanism. The grant tables and grant distribution mechanisms can be recursively linked to achieve a number of different granularities. The grant generator of the present invention is based on multiple grant tables with a combination of multiplexers, dividers, and address counters. The grant generator provides both larger and smaller bandwidths for data grants as well as PLOAM grants without large size grant tables. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, improved granularity is achieved, where a first grant table is used for one size of bandwidth grant, e.g., data grants, and the second grant table is used for another size of bandwidth grant, e.g., low bandwidth data grants as well as PLOAM grants. A simple clock divider couples to each of the grant tables through corresponding address counters. The clock divider provides a~ set number of bandwidth grants from each table over a complete cycle. The clock divider also selects an appropriate input port of a multiplexer through which the grants from each grant table are respectively transmitted. By having the ability to issue variable sized bandwidth grants, the granularity is significantly improved, thereby translating to a more efficient use of the bandwidth. More specifically, grants of a finer granularity can be~ issued without the need for an excessively large grant table usually thought to be necessary to produce fine granularities.
Patent CA-2347446-C (CA)
Title: High-speed turbo decoder
Inventor: MARU TSUGUO
IPC: H03M13/23
Filed: 2001-05-11
Granted: 2007-07-10
Abstract: A high-speed turbo decoder using a BCJR (Bahl, Cocke, Jelinek, and Raviv) algorithm or a BCJR algorithm which makes approximation by ACS computation (Add-Compare-Select computation) includes a means for supplying a plurality of pipelined stages of gamma metrics as a section for performing at least one of alpha metric computation and beta metric computation in the BCJR algorithm, an ACS  computation means which is constituted by a plurality of stages of cascade connections and receives the plurality of pipelined gamma metrics, a means which receives a computation result obtained by the ACS computation means and updates state metrics every plurality of stages (K  stages), and a memory for storing state metrics for every K stages.
Patent CA-2351814-C (CA)
Title: Taste masked pharmaceutical particles
Inventor: PILLAI RAVIVAJ S
IPC: A61K47/38
Filed: 2001-06-28
Granted: 2009-11-17
Abstract: Taste masked particles and chewable tablets made therefrom are disclosed. The taste masked particles comprise a core containing an active ingredient and a polymeric coating covering said core, said coating comprising a mixture of a) an enteric polymer; and b) an insoluble film forming polymer, the surface of said particle being free of active ingredient. The chewable tablets provide immediate release of the active ingredient.
Patent CA-2353689-C (CA)
Title: Apparatus and method for performing presbyopia corrective surgery
Inventor: RUIZ LUIS ANTONIO
IPC: A61F9/01
Filed: 1999-11-08
Granted: 2012-01-03
Abstract: A system, and process for correcting presbyopia with the system including a tissue removal system that preferably includes a laser system (200) with means (206) for forming a predetermined presbyopia correction contour corresponding to a predetermined ablation profile through controlled ablation on an exposed corneal stroma area of the eye, such that a central zone (A) of about 1 mm to 3 mm or more preferably 1.4 mm to 1.8 mm is left intact with a main maximum presbyopia ablation zone (B) bordering the untouched or hardly touched (e.g., a radius transition edge) central zone. The annular maximum ablation zone in the stroma is defined by a smoothly curving, steep profile section which extends out from a central non-ablation zone section of the profile. Further outward from the maximum ablation zone in the stroma is an annular treatment zone that is determined by a further section of the presbyopia correcting profile generally represented by a smoothing transition section that extends into another zone which is an un-ablated zone.
Patent CA-2354288-C (CA)
Title: Refrigerant gauge manifold with built-in charging calculator
Inventor: GONG YING
IPC: F25B45/00
Filed: 2001-07-27
Granted: 2004-03-23
Abstract: A gauge manifold is connectable to the suction and liquid lines of an air conditioning refrigerant circuit and has a built-in charge level calculator into which system manufacturing and capacity data is enterable. Charging data corresponding to the input data is stored within the calculator and automatically utilized in conjunction with ambient temperature and refrigerant pressure levels sensed by the calculator to generate a visual display indicating whether the circuit's refrigerant charge level is acceptable, high or low for the particular unit or system being checked. If the displayed charge level is high or low, the gauge manifold is additionally connected to a pressurized refrigerant canister or recycling drum and a valve portion of the manifold is operated to add or remove refrigerant to the circuit, via the gauge manifold, as necessary until the calculator display indicates that the circuit is properly charged.
Patent CA-2354623-C (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for eliminating clock jitter in continuous-time delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters
Inventor: BUTTERFIELD DANIEL KEYES
IPC: H03M1/34
Filed: 1999-12-14
Granted: 2008-10-07
Abstract: An inventive high-resolution Delta-Sigma analog-to-digital converter (15) using a Continuous-Time implementation having suppressed sensitivity to clock jitter. The inventive method and apparatus suppresses the sensitivity to jitter by the square of the oversampling ratio when compared to current Continuous-Time implementations of Delta-Sigma modulators. The present invention preferably includes a digital-to-analog converter (17) that ensures that the integral of an output voltage is constant over a clock duty cycle regardless of clock jitter. The digital-to-analog converter (17) preferably includes at least two switches and a capacitor (28).
Patent CA-2358663-C (CA)
Inventor: BICKFORD GARY
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 2001-10-10
Granted: 2008-06-03
Abstract: A cable release apparatus includes a housing and latch mounted at one end of the housing. The latch has a central opening and a plurality of projecting members extending into the housing. A releasable connector is mounted inside the housing. An actuator has one end disposed in the central opening in the latch and another end in contact with the releasable connector. The actuator is movable between a first position prior to activation of the releaseable connector and a second position wherein the releasable connector is activated. Prior to activation of the releasable connector, the latch is held in place by an interference fit between the projecting members and the housing. When the releasable connector is activated, the projecting members are deflected by applying tension to the latch, thereby releasing the latch from the housing.
Patent CA-2361657-C (CA)
Inventor: SUGDEN DAVID BURNET
IPC: E21C25/16
Filed: 2000-02-04
Granted: 2007-06-26
Abstract: A rock excavating or cutting device (10) including a disc cutter (12) that is driven by drive means (20) to rotate in an oscillating and nutating manner by driving the disc cutter (12) about separate oscillating and nutating axes AA, BB which are angularly offset from one another and which intersect at a point ahead of the disc cutter (12).
Patent CA-2363429-C (CA)
Inventor: JANZ ARNOLD J
IPC: E02B8/02
Filed: 2001-11-19
Granted: 2008-02-19
Abstract: A sediment control barrier, comprising a ground contacting surface having a length suitable for controlling fluid flow across ground, barrier material extending perpendicularly from the ground contacting surface, means for securing the ground contacting surface to the ground; and the barrier material being structured to conform to a ground contour. A sediment control barrier is proposed that has slots to enable flexing of the barrier material. Another sediment control barrier is proposed having a graded permeability from a first, lower, non-zero permeability adjacent the ground contacting surface to a second, higher, permeability away from the ground contacting surface.
Patent CA-2366531-C (CA)
Title: Apparatus and method for electrical measurements on conductors
Inventor: MCCAULEY SIMON FRANCIS
IPC: G01R31/02
Filed: 2000-04-12
Granted: 2010-02-09
Abstract: A method for measuring at least one characteristic parameter of an alternating current in a conductor, the method comprising the steps of measuring the magnetic field around the conductor at a point along the conductor; deriving an analogue voltage signal representative of the measured magnetic field; amplifying the analogue voltage signal; converting the amplified voltage signal into a digital voltage signal; measuring the digital voltage signal and, when the amplitude of digital voltage signal reaches a predetermined value, adjusting a gain setting of the amplification; and generating an output signal representative of the parameter of the alternating current based on the amplified voltage signal and the gain setting.
Patent CA-2375179-C (CA)
Inventor: DE OLIVEIRA CARVALHO HARAO MAR
IPC: B61F5/52
Filed: 2002-03-08
Granted: 2005-07-26
Abstract: The stabilizer is for a railway truck. The truck has front wheels and back wheels on opposites sides of the truck. The stabilizer comprises a first pair of inverted "J" metallic profiles attached to the railway truck on opposite sides of the railway truck, and having first ends that are connected to each other by a first tubular bar transversally located in front of the front wheels of the railway truck. The stabilizer also comprises a second pair of inverted "J" metallic profiles attached to the railway truck on opposite sides of the railway truck and having second ends that are connected to each other by a second tubular bar and behind the back wheels of the railway truck, thus providing stability and squaring to the railway truck as a whole in relation to tracks upon which the railway truck rides.
Patent CA-2379096-C (CA)
Title: System and stage designed to perform a scenic representation and method therefor
Inventor: KURANOV ALEXANDR VASILIEVICH
IPC: E04H3/22
Filed: 2000-07-10
Granted: 2006-09-12
Abstract: The inventive system includes a playhouse (1), lighting devices (12) and a stage having the form of a vessel (2). The internal volume of such vessel (2) contains a liquid medium used to perform a scenic representation; at least one wall (3) of the vessel is optically transparent and serves as a stage minor. Each spectator looks inside the liquid medium, through the stage mirror. The inventive stage includes a vessel (2) with a liquid medium. At least one wall (3) of the vessel (2) is optically transparent. According to the inventive method, the stage has the shape of a vessel (2) with a liquid medium adapted to human activities, and at least one wall (3) of the vessel (2) is made optically transparent; the surface of the liquid medium is hidden from spectators' eyes; the spectators look inside the vessel (2) through the optically transparent wall (3); at least one artist performs a scenic representation inside the liquid medium. According to the invention, the scenic representation can be made more spectacular since it is performed inside the liquid medium.
Patent CA-2386716-C (CA)
Title: Magnesium salt of s-omeprazole
Inventor: SHERMAN BERNARD CHARLES
IPC: A61K31/4439
Filed: 2002-05-17
Granted: 2012-07-24
Abstract: A process of producing the magnesium salt of an enantiomer of omeprazole, said process comprising the steps of: i) reacting magnesium with a lower alcohol to produce magnesium alkoxide in solution in the lower alcohol as solvent, ii) adding the neutral form of the enantiomer of omeprazole to the solution, and iii) flash-evaporating the solvent.
Patent CA-2399653-C (CA)
Inventor: LINDNER JOACHIM
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2000-12-22
Granted: 2010-10-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for tracking postal items. The shipping details of each postal item are stored in a data base that can be interrogated and is updated during shipping. A data record which can be changed and completed is created in each original distribution centre and for each postal item that is posted in said centre. Said data record contains a reference number and data that characterise the postal item and the shipping details. Each posted postal item is provided with an identification key in the original distribution centre. Said key uniquely characterises said postal item. The postal items are transported to the destination distribution centre, optionally via additional distribution centres. The reference numbers and the original distribution centres are subsequently detected in said succeeding distribution centres and the relevant shipping data comprising the reference numbers is electronically transmitted to the original distribution centres for completing the data records.
Patent CA-2407511-C (CA)
Inventor: OMATA SADAO
IPC: G01N23/20
Filed: 2001-04-26
Granted: 2010-04-13
Abstract: A noncontact physical property measurement instrument which easily and accurately measures physical properties of an object using a nondestructive, noncontact sensor. A noncontact physical property measurement instrument 1 is provided with a transmitting section 21 and a receiving section 22. The transmitting section 21 sends a wave to an object 41 in a medium 100, and the receiving section 22 receives a wave reflected from the object 41 and the surface of a coating 42. Both the transmitting section 21 and the receiving section 22 are connected to a gain change correction circuit 13 to form a self-excited oscillating circuit 11 serving as a feedback loop. The gain change correction circuit 13 corrects the gain to the increase side according to a phase difference between the sent wave and the reflected wave, to thereby measure any changes due to a difference in physical properties of the object 41.
Patent CA-2411650-C (CA)
Inventor: CARBERRY RICHARD A
IPC: H03K19/173
Filed: 2001-04-06
Granted: 2012-11-27
Abstract: A fast, space-efficient lookup table (LUT) for programmable logic devices (PLDs) in which the write decoder, read decoder and memory block of the LUT  are modified to improve performance while providing a highly efficient layout.  Both the write decoder and the read decoder are controlled by LUT input signals, and data signals are transmitted directly to each memory circuit of the memory block (i.e., without passing through the write decoder). The read decoder includes a multiplexing circuit made up of a series of multiplexers that are directly controlled by the input signals received from the interconnect resources of the PLD. In one embodiment, a configurable logic block is provided with a single write decoder that is shared by a first LUT  and second LUT.
Patent CA-2415450-C (CA)
Inventor: LIN YU-HSUAN
IPC: G11B7/2531
Filed: 2002-12-30
Granted: 2006-05-02
Abstract: This invention relates to a read-only near-field optical disk using a zinc-oxide (ZnO) nano-structured thin film as the localized near-field optical interaction layer. This read-only near-field optical disk is a mufti-layered body at feast comprising: (a) a transparent substrate with pre-recorded pits or marks; (b) a reflection thin film; (c) a zinc-oxide (ZnO) nano-structured thin film which is capable of causing localized near-field optical interactions; (d) a first and a second protective and spacer layers formed above or below the localized near-field optical interaction layer, which are also made of transparent dielectric material. Ultrahigh density near-field optical readout can be achieved by localized near-field optical interaction between the zinc-oxide (ZnO) nano-structured thin film and the reflection layer on pre-recorded structure.
Patent CA-2418501-C (CA)
Inventor: MAHER JENNIFER ARMSTRONG
IPC: E05D15/24
Filed: 2003-02-05
Granted: 2007-05-08
Abstract: An overhead garage door having the appearance of a set of light-transmitting doors, such as French doors. The garage door includes arrays of light-transmitting panels on the door arranged to simulate light-transmitting doors, moldings, doorknobs, and hardware for connecting the garage door to a garage. The door may be formed from a plurality of sections arranged in a stack and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The garage door may be formed from a kit having a plurality of door sections with light-transmitting panels mounted thereon and hinges for connecting the sections. The garage door may also be formed from a retrofit kit for modifying an existing garage door to have the appearance of a set of light- transmitting doors. The light-transmitting panels permit visible light to enter a garage and may be translucent. The panels may be made of polycarbonate acrylic.
Patent CA-2423914-C (CA)
Title: Application de la rmn a la decouverte de ligands ou a la recherche systematique de medicaments
Inventor: SIEGAL GREGG DAVID
IPC: G01R33/30
Filed: 2001-09-27
Granted: 2010-11-30
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé de recherche systématique de composés permettant d'identifier des composés se liant à une cible spécifique. A cet effet, on commence par (a) se procurer une cible immobilisée sur un support solide, puis (b) on génère un premier spectre RMN des composés à soumettre à recherche systématique en présence du support solide sans que la molécule cible y soit immobilisée. Ensuite, (c) on génère un second spectre RMN des composés à soumettre à recherche systématique en présence du support solide sur lequel est immobilisée la molécule cible. Enfin, (d), on compare les deux spectres à la recherche des différences entre eux. L'invention concerne enfin un appareil de RMN dans lequel est disposée une sonde RMN particulière.