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Patent CA-2337342-A1 (CA)
Title: Rack system for a vehicle
Inventor: BAGLEY STEVE M
IPC: B60R9/06
Filed: 2001-02-16
Abstract: A rack system for a vehicle for holding various items with a mufti-purpose rack. The rack system for a vehicle includes a mounting securably attached to a vehicle. A support arm is removably coupled to the mounting and extends upwardly from the mounting. The support arm has a free end having a well extending therein. A bar, which is elongate, has a first end and a second end.      The bar is generally hollow and the ends are open. A protruding member extends from the bar. The protruding member is removably extendable into the well. Each of a pair of extension arms is extendable into one of the ends of the bar. Each of the extension arms has a plurality of holes therein. At least two brackets are each removably attachable to one of the extension arms such that the brackets extend upwardly from the extension aims. Each of the brackets is adapted for receiving a pin extending through one of the holes on the extension arms.
Patent CA-2340440-A1 (CA)
Title: System and method for image subtraction for ball and bumped grid array inspection
Inventor: LUDLOW JONATHAN EDMUND
IPC: G01N21/956
Filed: 1999-08-09
Abstract: An inspection system (10) and method uses a first illumination apparatus, su ch as a ring illumination apparatus (20) to illuminate one or more reflective elements, such as solder balls on an electronic component or other protrudin g surfaces or objects. The ring illumination apparatus includes a substantiall y ring shaped light source (24) that provides a substantially even illuminatio n across the one or more reflective elements. An illumination detection device  (30) detects light beams reflecting off of the illuminated reflective elemen ts for forming a first captured image. The system and method then uses a second , different illumination apparatus, such as an on-axis illumination apparatus (90) to illuminate the reflective elements. The second illumination apparatu s is selected so as to illuminate unwanted reflective elements substantially t he same as they are illuminated by the first illumination apparatus while illuminating the desired reflective elements differently. A second image of the object is then captured by the illumination detection device. The second  image is then subtracted from the first or vice-versa by an image processor (38) to generate a resulting image that is substantially devoid of the unwanted reflective elements, yet including the desired reflective elements,  which are further analyzed using additional image analysis techniques.</SDOA B>
Patent CA-2340601-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PASQUET DOROTHEE
IPC: A61K8/898
Filed: 2001-03-12
Abstract: Use of a roll-on applicator, allowing direct application of hair treatment composition onto hair, as well as the composition, comprising at least one of fixing polymers, conditioners and hair colors, are new. A ball applicator comprises a container closed at one end with closing device mobile on rotation and provided with means to retain the closing device in place. The container contains hair treatment composition free from carboxylic surfactant, comprising at least one compound selected from: (1) fixing polymers of anionic, amphoteric or nonionic type, (2) conditioners and (3) hair colorants. The composition preferably contains 0.1-10 (preferably 0.5-5) wt.% of fixing polymers and 0.01-15 (preferably 0.05-10) wt.% of conditioning agents per total weight of composition, and may also additionally contain at least one additive selected from anionic, nonionic or amphoteric surfactants, polyols such as glycol or glycerine, pigments, colorants, perfumes, filters, preservatives, proteins, vitamins, provitamins, polymers different to that listed as main components, and other classic additives used in cosmetic compositions. An Independent claim is also included for cosmetic process using the claimed applicator.
Patent CA-2341418-A1 (CA)
Title: No-spill drinking cup apparatus
Inventor: HAKIM NOURI E
IPC: B65D8/16
Filed: 1999-08-20
Abstract: A no-spill cup (22) and valve assembly (31) which provides an seal against accidental liquid flow. The suck-ing action at the cup spout creates nega-tive pressure against a valve member (37, 39) near the spout (14) having an opening therein, causing the valve member (37, 39) and opening to move off of a pro-truding member, thereby unblocking the opening in the valve. When the open-ing is unblocked, liquid can flow freely through the valve and spout. When not in use, the valve sits in a closed position, with the opening in the valve sitting on a protruding member and pressed against the protruding member's base, sealing off the opening in the valve assembly (31). The closed position provides a seal against fluid leakage during inadvertent spills. The cup assembly allows variable liquid flow rates by rotating the position of the valve assembly in the cover (11) of the cup.
Patent CA-2341862-A1 (CA)
Inventor: YOU NINGSI
IPC: H04J14/00
Filed: 1999-09-24
Abstract: A hybrid active-passive signal bandpass filter comprising an active filter arranged in use to operate at a fundamental frequency which is a sub-multiple of a desired filter frequency of the bandpass filter; and a passive filter arranged in use to eliminate any pass bands in the frequency response of the active filter other than at the desired filter frequency for providing the pass band signal of the bandpass filter.
Patent CA-2342848-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PITTET MICHEL
IPC: B32B5/18
Filed: 1999-08-24
Abstract: L'invention concerne un film stratifié comportant les couches suivantes: A) une couche de base constituée de mousse polyoléfinique; B) une couche constituée d'au moins une polyoléfine de la couche de mousse (A); C) éventuellement, une couche de liaison à base d'une polyoléfine; D) éventuellement, une couche d'adhésif; E) éventuellement, une couche barrière étanche aux gaz et/ou aux arômes; F) une couche d'adhésif; et G) une couche superficielle éventuellement scellable et/ou pelable. L'épaisseur totale des couches A) et B) est comprise dans la plage 0,5-2 mm et l'épaisseur de la couche B) est comprise dans la plage 1/6 à 1/2 de l'épaisseur de la couche A).
Patent CA-2344337-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BURDICK ALAN
IPC: D06F35/00
Filed: 1999-01-19
Abstract: A system and method for treating laundry with ozone is provided including a controller (28) that receives a load signal based on a wash load selection. In response to the load signal, the controller (28) transmits a power supply control signal to a variable power supply (32) to vary an output potential to an ozone generator (30). The controller (28) transmits a dryer control signal to an air dryer (36) to provide desiccated air to the ozone generator (30).  The controller (28) transmits a sparging pump control signal to a sparging pump (39) to pump the ozone generated by the ozone generator (30) to a sparging rod (41) adjacent the drain (52) of a laundry machine (22) where the ozone is dispersed directly into the wash liquor. In an alternative embodiment, ozone from the ozone generator (30) is also entrained into the wash liquor by a venturi (38) positioned in a side arm recirculation assembly (49) as the wash liquor is recirculated to the laundry machine (22).
Patent CA-2345149-A1 (CA)
Title: Enhanced video programming system and method for providing a distributed community network
Inventor: ULLMAN CRAIG D
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 2000-09-14
Abstract: A distributed community network (200) for providing services to an arbitrarily large community of end users (204, 206, 208) by distributing the load among many machines. The network uses hubs (220, 222, 224) on the machines for routing packets. The packets include content for the machines based upon a particular network service, such as a chat service (218) for permitting users to interact in chat rooms or a push/pull service (228) for pushing content to the user machines either directly or based upon information received from the users.
Patent CA-2347956-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for obtaining ammonia from waste water containing nh3 and acid gases
Inventor: LINICUS MATTHIAS
IPC: C02F1/58
Filed: 1999-10-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining ammonia from waste water containing NH3, at least one acid gas (CO2, H2S) and inert gases. The waste water is first led through a precleaning column and then at least partially into a complete stripping column. The product of the complete stripping column is cooled in a condenser and an aqueous condensate containing NH3, coming from the condenser, is conveyed to an NH3-stripping column. The top product of the NH3-stripping column is brought into direct contact with circulating aqueous condensate containing NH3 in a wash column and NH3 is obtained from the top product of the wash column. A part of the bottom product of the wash column is returned to the NH3-stripping column. The temperature in the precleaning column is adjusted to below 30 to 200°C in the bottom area, a partial flow of the waste water is provided into the top area of the precleaning column, and a second partial flow of the waste water is guided into the precleaning column below the first partial flow. At least 80% of the NH3 from the complete stripping column is condensed in the condenser. A waste water flow is withdrawn from the complete stripping column, and at least part of it is cooled to temperatures of 10 to 60°C. The cooled flow of waste water is then guided into the top area of the precleaning column.
Patent CA-2351299-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TYCHSEN DETLEF
IPC: E04F15/04
Filed: 2001-06-26
Abstract: A process is proposed for laying and mechanically jointing floorboards provided with tongue and groove engagements on all sides for horizontal attachment. The process involves a) jointing of a number of boards and making them engage on their transverse sides n order to lay a first row on the floor of a room, b) jointing of a first board for a second row and making it engage with one or two boards in the first row using the tongue and groove joint on the longitudinal side for the purpose of starting a second row, c) pushing the tongue (or groove) of a second board into the groove (or tongue) on the transverse side of the first board in the second row, with movement from the longitudinal side towards the boards in the first row, and d) making the second board engage with one or two boards in the first row.
Patent CA-2351306-A1 (CA)
Title: Tiltable modular recycle container system
Inventor: SCHERMEL FERDINAND
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2001-06-04
Abstract: a system for transporting refuse and recycling materials to the curb in a single trip by forming single rigid entities from adjoining liftable size containers and a tiltable hitching device using an existing style of refuse container.
Patent CA-2351640-A1 (CA)
Title: A method of installing components in a downhole apparatus, and apparatus obtained thereby
Inventor: RAYSSIGUIER CHRISTOPHE
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 1999-11-09
Abstract: In downhole apparatus for an oil well, components (26) are installed in tube s (28) received in a space defined between an outer case (20) and an inner length of cylindrical production column (24) that is eccentric relative to t he case (20). Each tube (28) is fixed at one end to an interconnection box (30)  that is also received in said space, and that has electrical conductors passing therethrough. The tubes (28) are fixed to the box (30) by welding, a nd the ends of the tubes remote from the box are closed by plugs that are welde d on.
Patent CA-2351866-A1 (CA)
Title: Silicone coat thickness measuring and control apparatus
Inventor: BELOTSERKOVSKY EDWARD
IPC: B05C11/00
Filed: 1999-11-18
Abstract: A sensor and a method for determining the coating weight of a coating material containing silicone on a substrate is described. The determined coating weight is insensitive to changes in the amount of substrate material underlying the coating. Signals from the sensor may be used in the control of a coating mechanism to provide a coating having a uniform weight.
Patent CA-2353854-A1 (CA)
Title: Process for preparing glyoxylic esters or their hydrates
Inventor: SAJTOS ALEXANDER
IPC: C07C67/03
Filed: 1999-12-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing glyoxylic acid esters from glyoxylic acid ester hemiacetals which a) are directly transesterified with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst; or b) are firstly converted into the corresponding glyoxylic acid whole acetals and are then transesterified with  an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, whereupon after a) and b) the acetals are divided into the desired, free glyoxylic acid ester or the hydra te thereof.
Patent CA-2353859-A1 (CA)
Title: Agent and method for sealing or consolidating rock, loose rock or soils, especially boreholes
Inventor: LANGE ILONA
IPC: C09K17/12
Filed: 1999-12-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a an aqueous agent for sealing or consolidating rock, loose rock or soils that are in contact with water containing Ca2+ ions. Said agent contains 2 to 40 wt. % SiO2 (dry matter, in relation to the agent) in the form of an aqueous silica sol and hardening stabilisers from the class of inorganic polyphosphates, phosphonic acids, aminoethylenephosphonic acids, phosphonic acid esters, phosphonocarboxylic acids and polycarboxylic acids or mixtures of these substances, in concentrations of 0.01 to 400 ppm.
Patent CA-2355682-A1 (CA)
Inventor: POPOVIC RADIVOJE
IPC: G01P3/487
Filed: 2001-08-21
Abstract: A sensor for the detection of the direction of a magnetic field comprises one single magnetic field concentrator (3) with a flat shape and at least a first horizontal Hall-effect element (2.1) and a second horizontal Hall-effect element (2.2), whereby the Hall-effect elements are arranged in the area of the edge (4) of the magnetic field concentrator (3). Within its environment, the magnetic field concentrator (3) alters the course of the field lines (13) of the magnetic field and, in particular, has the effect that the field lines which, in the absence of the magnetic field concentrator (3) would run parallel to the surface (8) of the Hall-effect elements (2.1, 2.2) penetrate the Hall-effect elements (2.1, 2.2) almost vertically to their surface (8).  Instead of horizontal Hall-effect elements, vertical Hall-effect elements can also be used when they are arranged beside the magnetic field concentrator. The sensor is particularly suitable as an angle sensor.
Patent CA-2357492-A1 (CA)
Title: Gas turbine fuel system comprising fuel oil distribution control system, fuel oil purge system, purging air supply system, and fuel nozzle wash system
Inventor: NAKAMOTO YUKIMASA
IPC: F02C7/22
Filed: 1999-05-04
Abstract: Plurality of fuel nozzles X1 and X2 in combustor X are supplied with fuel gas from fuel gas system and fuel oil from fuel oil system, respectively. Gas turbine operation is done with fuel being changed over to either gas or oil.    Fuel oil distribution control system A controls oil flowing into plurality of fuel pipings. When oil is changed over to gas, fuel oil purge system B is supplied with air of appropriate temperature and pressure from purging air supply system C. This air flows into fuel oil pipings and nozzles X2 for purging residual oil therein. Fuel nozzle wash system D is supplied with water by-passing from wash water tank for compressor washing. This water flows through nozzles X2 for washing thereof.
Patent CA-2359590-A1 (CA)
Inventor: STRASNICK STEVEN L
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-09-18
Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a multiple-browser architecture (306 ). In one embodiment, the apparatus launches an application program in response  to a trigger event. In addition, the apparatus maintains a history list (408 ) corresponding to the launched application and allocates an application entit y within an existing application window on the computer system. Further, the apparatus displays content data corresponding to the application program within the application window.
Patent CA-2360606-A1 (CA)
Title: Methods and apparatus for optically measuring polarization rotation of optical wave fronts using rare earth iron garnets
Inventor: HOLTON CARVEL E
IPC: G02B6/42
Filed: 1999-10-21
Abstract: Described are the design of a rare earth iron garnet sensor element, optical  methods of interrogating the sensor element, methods of coupling the optical  sensor element to a waveguide, and an optical and electrical processing syst em for monitoring the polarization rotation of a linearly polarized wavefront undergoing external modulation due to magnetic field or electrical current fluctuation. The sensor element uses the Faraday effect, an intrinsic proper ty of certain rare-earth iron garnet materials, to rotate the polarization stat e of light in the presence of a magnetic field. The sensor element (17) may be  coated with thin-film mirror (13) to effectively double the optical path length, providing twice the sensitivity for a given field strength or temperature change. A semiconductor sensor system using a rare earth iron garnet sensor element is described.
Patent CA-2361425-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HALL BRETT
IPC: E01F9/529
Filed: 2000-02-03
Abstract: The Collision Avoidance System prevents vehicular collisions between vehicles and with pedestrians, trains, and stationary objects by monitoring (50), controlling (40), documenting, and reporting (60) the speed and position of vehicles. The system guards against speeding violations, moving violations, and particular safety hazards by invoking a reduction of vehicle speed or by restricting vehicle movement to control its position. This is primarily accomplished with the activation of a controllable road perturbation (20). The system also monitors pedestrians, school bus loading/unloading, traffic density, trains, road moisture, and traffic control systems to determine the action to take for collision prevention. The capability to monitor various entities that may be involved in a collision or entities that indicate a possible collision is forthcoming allows the system to monitor an entire traffic environment and thus anticipate possible collisions. The system integrates and synchronizes with existing traffic control devices and systems to ensure that it reinforces the traffic laws and safety intent of the environment in which it is installed. A computer (10) is used to determine if the vehicles are adhering to the traffic laws or other safety concerns. Visual displays (70) may accompany the system output to inform the motorist what must be done to prevent a collision.
Patent CA-2361644-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GUERET JEAN-LOUIS
IPC: B05C1/02
Filed: 2001-11-06
Abstract: Dispositif de conditionnement et de distribution comportant un récipient ( 2) contenant un produit, notamment un produit cosmétique ou de soins, caractéri sé par le fait qu'il comporte une unité amovible (5) apte à être positionnée sur le récipient, cette unité amovible comportant un élément rechargeable en produit apte à retenir du produit, l'unité amovible et le récipient étant agencés de manière à ce que l'élément  rechargeable en produit puisse se charger en produit lorsque l'unité amovible est en plac e sur le récipient et par le fait que l'élément rechargeable en produit est contenu dans un espace intérieur de l'unité amovible sensiblement fermé au moins en l'absence d'utilisation.
Patent CA-2363576-A1 (CA)
Title: Optical fibre arrangement
Inventor: HOFNER ROLAND
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2000-02-29
Abstract: In an optical fiber arrangement (1) with an optical fiber (12) within a flexible insulating sleeve (4), which has, at least on one section, peripheral shields (5) made of an insulating material (14), it is envisaged to apply the shields (5) directly to a sheath (9) made of a glass fiber reinforced plastic, which sheath (9) receives the optical fiber (12) . Such an arrangement involves low costs and protects the optical fiber from mechanical influences.
Patent CA-2365233-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MIYAKE TOHRU
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2000-12-28
Abstract: A signal processing unit (12) acquires a second signal obtained by detecting  by a sensor a first signal (a real-world signal having a first dimension), having a second dimension lower than the first dimension, and containing strain with respect to the first signal, and generates a third signal reduce d in strain in comparison with the second signal by performing signal processi ng based on the second signal.
Patent CA-2365948-A1 (CA)
Title: Creating a mask for producing a printing plate
Inventor: SCHUSTER ALFONS
IPC: G03F1/92
Filed: 2001-12-17
Abstract: In order to simplify the sequence of creating a mask, in particular for producing a printing plate, and at the same time to improve the quality of the printing plate produced by means of a mask, the use of laser-induced thermal transfer is provided. The structure information is applied directly to the surface of a printing plate carrier during the creation of a mask, by means of a thermal transfer film and a laser image-setting unit, so that by means of the structure information applied, differentiation with regard to image points and non-image points can be carried out directly in order to produce a printing plate.
Patent CA-2368972-A1 (CA)
Title: Fossil-fired continuous-flow steam generator
Inventor: WITTCHOW EBERHARD
IPC: F22B37/14
Filed: 2000-03-20
Abstract: A continuous-flow steam generator (2) has a combustion chamber (4) with evaporator tubes (10) for fossil fuel (B), said combustion chamber being followed on the fuel-gas side, via a horizontal gas flue (6), by a vertical gas flue (8). When the continuous-flow steam generator is in operation, temperature differences between the exit region (34) of the combustion chamber (4) and the entry region (32) of the horizontal gas flue (6) are to be particularly low. For this purpose, of a plurality of evaporator tubes (10) capable of being acted upon in parallel by flow medium (S), a number of the evaporator tubes (10) are led through the combustion chamber (4) before their entry into the containment wall (9) of said combustion chamber.
Patent CA-2370927-A1 (CA)
Inventor: MEDORO GIANNI
IPC: B03C5/02
Filed: 2000-05-13
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for establishing closed dielectrophoretic potential cages and precise displacement thereof, suitable for the manipulation of particles and de-tection of same. The apparatus comprises a first array of selectively addressable electrodes, lying on a substantially planar substrate and facing to-ward a second array comprising one electrode.  The arrays define the upper and lower bounds of a micro-chamber where particles are placed in liquid suspension. By applying in-phase and counter-phase periodic signals to electrodes, one or more independent potential cages are estab-lished which cause particles to be attracted to or repelled from cages according to signal frequency and the dielectric characteristics of the particles and suspending medium. By properly applying voltage signal patterns into arrays, cages may trap one or more particles, thus permitting them to lev-itate steadily and/or move. In the preferred em-bodiment, where one array is integrated on a semiconductor substrate, displacement of particles can be monitored by embedded sensors to achieve complex operations upon the sample to be analyzed, such as isolation, selection and precise counting of particles.
Patent CA-2371837-A1 (CA)
Title: Coating compositions containing methyl/ethyl esters and methods of using same
Inventor: SPENCE STACY K
IPC: C05G5/00
Filed: 2002-02-14
Abstract: Coating compositions containing a bituminous material and an effective amount of a methyl/ethyl ester diluent for coating bulk solids are disclosed. The coating compositions of the present invention are particularly suited to reduce dust formation and cake formation in fertilizer and coal.