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Patent CA-2728786-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MICK SCOTT T
IPC: B44F9/00
Filed: 2011-01-18
Abstract: An apparatus configured to form simulated veneer corner products is provided.  The apparatus includes a first and second mold segments at least partially defining first and second cavity portions within a forming cavity. The first and second mold segments are configured to be movable from a first to a second relative position after a castable material has been accepted into the first and second cavity portions such that the first and second cavity portions likewise move relative to each other yet remain in communication with each other while moving, and such that the shape of the form ing cavity is changed upon the relative movement of the two mold segments. Various methods of using this and related apparatuses are also provided.
Patent CA-2728986-A1 (CA)
Inventor: DUYVESTEYN WILLEM P C
IPC: C10G1/04
Filed: 2011-01-24
Abstract: Methods for preparing solvent-dry, stackable tailings. The method can include the steps of adding a first quantity of first solvent to a bitumen material to form a first mixture, separating a first quantity of bitumen-enriched solvent from the first mixture and thereby creating first solvent-wet tailings, adding a quantity of second solvent to first solvent-wet tailings to separate a first quantity of first solvent component from the first solvent-wet tailings and thereby producing second solvent-wet tailings, and adding a quantity of water to the second solvent-wet tailings to separate a first quantity of second solvent component from the second solvent-wet tailings and thereby forming solvent-dry, stackable tailings.
Patent CA-2729458-A1 (CA)
Title: Drive shaft universal joint assembly with radial elliptical projections
Inventor: ALTIMAS GREGORY R
IPC: F16D3/202
Filed: 2011-02-01
Abstract: A driveshaft assembly includes a driveshaft with a pair of universal joints disposed at each end of the driveshaft. Each of the universal joints provides torque transfer from the driveshaft to an adapter disposed to driveshaft using a plurality of elliptical projections that mate with interior grooves of the adapter. Stress concentration on the projections may be reduced in some embodiments by providing a variable radius fillet around each of the projections at the intersection of the projection with the driveshaft.
Patent CA-2732226-A1 (CA)
Inventor: POWELL JONATHAN JOSEPH
IPC: A23L29/294
Filed: 2009-08-05
Abstract: Phosphate binding materials and compositions comprising them which are solid ligand-modif ied poly oxo-hydroxy metal ion materials are disclosed that are based on ferric iron oxo- hydroxides modified with carboxylic acid ligands, or ionised forms thereof. These materials are made and tested in the examples provided in the application to demonstrate that they can bind phosphate in "in vitro" an in "in vivo" studies. They are useful for treating hyperphosphatenia or for removing phosphate from a medium.
Patent CA-2734241-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LEGGO PETER J
IPC: C05G3/90
Filed: 2011-03-04
Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a composed organo-zeolitic mixture for enhancing at least one desirable trait of a plant, such as plant growth and crop quality, when combined with substrate/soil. A further aspect relates to the addition of excess zeolitic tuff to substrate containing the organo-zeolitic mixture, which results in even greater plant growth and crop quality.
Patent CA-2735062-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MARONGIU LUCIO
IPC: E21F1/00
Filed: 2008-08-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a ventilation system. (70) for a fixed-guideway-based transportation network comprising at least one tunnel (31, 41, 51, 61). The ventilation system (70) comprises an air duct (33, 43, 54, 65) housed in the tunnel (31, 41, 51, 61) and configured to extract smoke, fumes and hot air (F) generated by a fire within the tunnel (31, 41, 51, 61) and to vent them to the outside of the tunnel (31, 41, 51, 61). The air duct (33, 43, 54, 65) comprises a plurality of first air vents (34, 44, '55, 66, 77) that can be operated separately and that, when open, connect the inside of the air duct (33, 43, 54, 65) with the inside of the tunnel (31, 41, 51, 61). In use, in the air duct (33, 43, 54, 65) there is a vacuum created by suction means coupled to the air duct (33, 43, 54, 65).
Patent CA-2738611-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for extracting gaseous hydrocarbons from biogenic raw materials
Inventor: HEIL VOLKER
IPC: C10B57/00
Filed: 2009-09-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for extracting gaseous hydrocarbons, in particular liquid gas and/or a gas mixture resembling natural gas or one or more components contained in liquid gas or in the gas mixture resembling natural gas. The starting material used contains oxygen-containing hydrocarbons. The method comprises the following steps: providing the starting material - contacting the starting material with a porous catalyst in the absence of oxygen at a temperature of 300-850°C in a converting reactor, resulting in a hydrocarbon-containing product gas mixture, in which the proportion by weight of the gaseous hydrocarbons is greater than that of the liquid hydrocarbons, - collecting the hydrocarbon-containing product gas stream and supplying the product gas stream to a separating device, where product separation is performed.
Patent CA-2739387-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHOOR OLIVER
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 2009-09-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to 30 peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
Patent CA-2744550-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHEN DI
IPC: A01K67/027
Filed: 2009-11-25
Abstract: Provided herein is a transgenic animal whose genome comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a fusion polypeptide, wherein the fusion polypeptide comprises a Cre recombinase and a mutated ligand binding domain of human estrogen receptor (CreER), wherein the first nucleic acid is operably linked to a chondrocyte-specific promoter and a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a .beta.-catenin polypeptide, wherein the second nucleic acid sequence comprises one or more loxP sequences. Also provided is a method of modifying a transgenic animal comprising administering tamoxifen to the transgenic animal. Also provided are methods of screening for an agent that reduces or prevents one or more symptoms of osteoarthritis or intervertebral disc disease in a subject. Methods for identifying a subject with or at risk of developing osteoarthritis or intervertebral disc disease are also provided, as well as methods of treating or preventing osteoarthritis or intervertebral disc disease in a subject.
Patent CA-2747489-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FUJIMURA TAKASHI
IPC: G01S13/90
Filed: 2011-08-02
Abstract: A full polarimetric synthetic aperture radar includes a first receiver into which a receiving signal of a received horizontal polarization wave is inputted; a second receiver into which a receiving signal of a received vertical polarization wave is inputted;  a transmitter which generates a frequency-modulated pulse signal and outputs the frequency-modulated pulse signal;  a phase shifter which shifts a phase of the inputted pulse signal alternately by 0 degree and 180 degrees every time when the pulse signal is inputted, a first antenna for receiving horizontal polarization which transmits a transmitting wave of horizontal polarization on the basis of the pulse signal provided by the transmitter or the phase shifter, and which receives a receiving wave of horizontal polarization and outputs the received signal to the first receiver; and a second antenna for receiving vertical polarization which transmits a transmitting wave of vertical polarization on the basis of the pulse signal provided by the transmitter or the phase shifter, and which receives a receiving wave of vertical polarization and outputs the received signal to the second receiver.
Patent CA-2748169-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HOF GEORG
IPC: A63B69/12
Filed: 2010-01-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a swimming pool 1 having a cover 2, wherein the air located inside the cover 2 can be conditioned.  In order to achieve conditions corresponding to high altitude training, the air space 6 inside the cover 2 is connected to an air generator 3, by way of which the composition of the air can be adjusted and/or changed.
Patent CA-2752598-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BELL ROBERT B
IPC: E04D13/08
Filed: 2011-09-02
Abstract: A downspout extension has multiple connector segments at each opposing end of a flexible central portion to allow the connection of the downspout extension to substantially any conventional downspout configuration. The multiple connector segments at each respective end of the downspout extension are arranged in order of increasing size in terms of cross-sectional area from the outermost segment to the connector segment adjacent the central portion.  Rectangular segment configurations are located at one end of the downspout extension to correspond to the majority of conventional downspout configurations, while the opposing end of the downspout extension is formed with circular connector segments which for connection to drainage pipes so that the downspout extension will direct rainwater from the downspout into the drainage pipe. Cut lines are formed adjacent to each of the connector segments to facilitate the removal of the outermost connector segments when the smaller connector segments are not needed.
Patent CA-2754135-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BOUGH MATTHEW
IPC: C01B32/50
Filed: 2010-03-05
Abstract: A process is described for removing carbon dioxide from a synthesis gas feed stream in a cryogenic separation plant. In an example described the synthesis gas feed stream (3) comprises 40 to 65 mole % hydrogen and is fed to a single stage or a first stage of a series of separation stages (120, 103, 104) at a pressure in the range of 46 to 90 bar absolute. The single stage or a stage of the series is operated at a temperature in the range of -53 to -48 0C and a pressure in the range of 44 to 90 bar abso-lute.  In some examples, the single stage or the combined stages of the series remove 70 to 80 % of the total moles of carbon diox-ide in the synthesis gas feed stream. Liquefied C02 product stream(s) discharged from the stage(s) (7,10,13) of the cryogenic sep-aration plant may be sequestrated and/or used in a chemical process (71).
Patent CA-2757571-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for photographing and projecting moving images
Inventor: TRUMBULL DOUGLAS H
IPC: H04N5/343
Filed: 2010-04-13
Abstract: A digital cinematographic and projection process that automatically adjusts for object motion within motion pictures in order to eliminate blur while increasing perceived impact of fast motion. The process includes, capturing an image having static and moving elements at a first frame rate, analyzing the image for motion/velocity components to detect the fast moving elements, reducing the static elements to a second frame rate, the second frame rate being slower than the first frame rate and retaining the fast moving element at the first frame rate.
Patent CA-2760827-A1 (CA)
Title: System for generating a housing price index
Inventor: ERICSON LARS-ERIK
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2010-05-06
Abstract: A computer system for automated generation of a housing price index is provided. The system can receive transaction data relating to the sale of a house or apartment and generate a hedonic price index based on the received transaction data for a specified period. The system can further be configured to continuously determine an estimate of the price index for the current period based on received new transaction data. The housing price index can be disseminated in real time, the method and system as described herein significantly reduces the risk for market manipulation and insider trading in a financial instrument relying on a housing price index. This is obtained by continuously generating an estimate of the index as deal data is generated an input into the system.
Patent CA-2762509-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LAVERICK RICHARD
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2011-12-20
Abstract: Data processing is performed within a server computer to facilitate the hiring of equipment items to customers. An intelligent calendar environment is established in which an entity can have a status allocated thereto over a specified period of time. Each equipment item is defined as an equipment entity (301) within said intelligent calendar environment. Each instance of a customer is defined as a customer entity (302) within said intelligent calendar environment. The availability of each equipment item is monitored by the application of a tagging device to each said equipment item. A response is made to an order from a customer for the hire of an item of equipment over a hire period by allocating a shared status (303) within the intelligent calendar environment between a customer entity and an equipment entity.
Patent CA-2762611-A1 (CA)
Title: Agent prolongeant le temps de coagulation du sang
Inventor: MORIKAWA CHIZURU
IPC: G01N33/86
Filed: 2010-05-20
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un réactif qui peut prolonger un temps de coagulation du sang de manière satisfaisante, peut amplifier les changements optiques, et permet la mise en uvre d'un test précis et très sensible sur la capacité de coagulation du sang. Plus spécifiquement, cette invention concerne un agent prolongeant le temps de coagulation du sang comprenant un composé de guanidine représenté par la formule (1) (dans la formule, R1 représente un atome d'hydrogène, un groupe amino, ou un groupe alkyle qui peut porter un substituant) ou un sel d'addition d'acide de celui-ci à titre de principe actif.
Patent CA-2766458-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for controlling a combustion process, in particular in a firing chamber of a fossil-fuel-fired steam generator, and combustion system
Inventor: BEHMANN MATTHIAS
IPC: F23D1/02
Filed: 2010-06-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a combustion process, in particular in a firing chamber of a fossil-fired steam generator, in which spatially resolved measuring values are determined in the firing chamber. Spatially resolved measuring values are transformed into state variables that can be used for control engineering, and they are subsequently fed as actual values to control circuits. The changes in the controlled variables determined in the control circuits are divided among a plurality of actuators in a backward transformation considering an optimization target. The invention further relates to a corresponding combustion system.
Patent CA-2766915-A1 (CA)
Title: Terminal apparatus using a peripheral apparatus of another terminal via the control of one terminal, and interface method thereof
Inventor: RYU SANG-KYU
IPC: G06F13/10
Filed: 2009-07-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal apparatus in which a first terminal apparatus controls and uses a peripheral apparatus of a second terminal apparatus at the state where the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus are interconnected with each other. The terminal apparatus according to the present invention enables the first terminal apparatus to independently and directly control the peripheral apparatus of the second terminal apparatus at the state where the first terminal apparatus is connected to the second terminal apparatus and use functions of the second terminal apparatus, wherein the terminal apparatus serves as the first terminal apparatus, and includes: a connection means for the wired connection to the second terminal apparatus; a control means for controlling the peripheral apparatus of the wire-connected second terminal apparatus; a transmitting emulator means for converting data to transmit data of the first terminal apparatus to the second terminal apparatus; and a receiving emulator means for converting input data of the second terminal apparatus into data of the first terminal apparatus.
Patent CA-2769129-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for load forecasting
Inventor: KROK MICHAEL JOSEPH
IPC: G06Q10/04
Filed: 2012-02-23
Abstract: A method of load forecasting for a present day includes obtaining past observed load values of at least three earlier days and identifying a relationship between the present day's load forecast and the past observed load values including unknown weights associated with the past observed load values. The values of unknown weights are determined by comparing at least one previous day's load forecast with the observed load value of the at least one previous day. The determined weight values are then used in the relationship between the present day's load forecast and the past observed load values to forecast the present day's load.
Patent CA-2769410-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HYMEL JAMES ALLEN
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2012-02-23
Abstract: A method is provided for a mobile device to display information associated with a digital diary. The method comprises the mobile device initiating a search of a plurality of digital diaries for at least one digital diary containing information that indicates that an owner of the at least one digital diary currently is or previously has been present in the current location of the mobile device, and the mobile device displaying information associated with the at least one digital diary.
Patent CA-2769891-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GREEN STEPHEN BANISTER
IPC: B41M3/14
Filed: 2009-08-03
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a security element for a security document is provided, the method comprising: providing a first portion of the security document (1), the first portion of the security document having at least one aperture (4) therethrough, the or each aperture being defined by an internal surface of the first portion of the document; and printing through the first portion of the security document such that ink is deposited onto at least a part of the internal surface of the at least one aperture. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a security element for a security document, comprising: providing a first portion of the security document, the first portion of the security document having at least one aperture therethrough, the or each aperture being defined by an internal surface of the first portion of the document; and printing through the first portion of the security document onto a second portion of the security document provided behind the first portion of the security document, such that ink is deposited onto at least a part of the second portion of the security document aligned with the at least one aperture.
Patent CA-2770069-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for adding advertisements to a location-based advertising system
Inventor: IGELMAN MARVIN
IPC: H04W4/029
Filed: 2010-08-03
Abstract: A location-based advertising system automatically analyzes messages posted on social networking systems or other publicly accessible or private computer systems for posting messages for viewing by others. The messages are analyzed to identify messages that contain offers, such as offers that may be construed as location-based offers. Information about the offers is extracted from the messages and placed in a database. The database may be used by a location-based advertising application to send advertisements to targeted users or to respond to user who are qualified according to their current or recent geographic location. Optionally or alternatively, merchants may send messages, such as e-mail messages or instant messages (IMs), to the system to notify the system of offers. These messages are also analyzed and information about their respective offers is extracted and placed in the database.
Patent CA-2770215-A1 (CA)
Inventor: THIBAUDEAU EMMANUEL
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2010-08-02
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un dispositif de personnalisation de carte destinée à former un objet portable USB (17) possédant un dispositif apte à reconnaître les cartes fonctionnant selon la norme ISO et les cartes fonctionnant selon la norme USB, le dispositif de reconnaissance étant couplé à un dispositif (50) apte à commuter les bornes d'alimentation sur les plages de contact correspondant aux contacts d'alimentation USB (C1, C4) ou ISO (C1, C5) de la carte en fonction du type de carte détectée.
Patent CA-2771493-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ROEVER STEPHAN
IPC: A61K31/465
Filed: 2010-09-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the formula in all its isomeric forms and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which can be treated with HDL-cholesterol raising agents, such as preferably dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
Patent CA-2775167-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GILBERT CLAUDE
IPC: E06B1/70
Filed: 2012-04-20
Abstract: A door sill assembly comprises a sill threshold defining an upper step portion and a lower step portion. A  sweep is connected to a bottom of a door slab of a door, the sweep comprising deflectors projecting downwardly from the door slab. An outermost deflector is vertically aligned with and spaced apart from the lower step portion when the door is closed to form a pressure-equalized zone open to the exterior. A second deflector is vertically aligned and in contact with the upper step portion when the door is closed.  A seal is positioned interiorly relative to the deflectors and is vertically aligned with the upper step portion to form a sealed zone with the second one of the deflectors and the upper portion when the door is closed.
Patent CA-2782140-A1 (CA)
Title: Astronomical clock
Inventor: LARAMEE LUC
IPC: G09B27/00
Filed: 2010-11-29
Abstract: An astronomical clock, comprising a first and second celestial body representations, a displacement mechanism operatively connected to the second celestial body representation, the displacement mechanism displacing the second celestial body representation around the first celestial body representation along an ellipsoidal trajectory an a first set of time scale indicators positioned along the ellipsoid trajectory. The displacement mechanism displaces the second celestial body representation around the first celestial body representation at a speed proportional to the revolution of the second celestial body around the first celestial body, the position of the second celestial body representation with respect to the first set of time scale indicators indicating a time period corresponding to the positioning of the second celestial body.
Patent CA-2782632-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WEINSTEIN URIEL
IPC: A61N1/00
Filed: 2010-10-27
Abstract: Diagnostic apparatus includes a plurality of antennas (24, 26, 28, 30, 32), which are configured to be disposed at different, respective locations on a thorax (34) of a living body so as to direct radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves from different, respective directions toward a heart (22) in the body and to output RF signals responsively to the waves that are scattered from the heart. Processing circuitry (42, 44) is configured to process the RF signals over time so as to provide a multi-dimensional measurement of a movement of the heart.