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Patent CA-2372483-A1 (CA)
Title: Vacuum waste system having a vacuum control valve
Inventor: OBEE FREDERICK LARRY
IPC: B64D11/02
Filed: 2002-02-18
Abstract: A vacuum waste system is disclosed having a receptacle for receiving waste, the receptacle having an outlet, and a collection tank in fluid communication with the receptacle outlet. A vacuum source is in fluid communication with the collection tank to produce a partial vacuum in the collection tank. A flush actuator is provided that is operable to generate a flush command, and a flush valve is disposed between the toilet outlet and the collection tank having a normally closed position, the flush valve actuating to an open position fox a flush interval in response to the flush command, thereby to control fluid communication between the collection tank and toilet outlet. A  vacuum control valve is disposed between the vacuum source and the collection tank, the vacuum control valve being operable between open and closed positions thereby to control fluid communication between the collection tank and vacuum source. The vacuum control valve is operably linked to the flush valve so that the vacuum control valve is operated in the closed position during at least a portion of the flush interval, thereby to control air flow through the system during operation.
Patent CA-2373780-A1 (CA)
Title: Flexible segmented stents
Inventor: KILLION DOUGLAS P
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 2000-06-29
Abstract: A radially expandable segmented stent having plastic, i.e., permanent deformation, connectors interconnecting each segment.
Patent CA-2375763-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and device for producing brushes and brushes produced using the same
Inventor: WEIHRAUCH GEORG
IPC: A46B3/06
Filed: 2000-07-06
Abstract: A method for the manufacture of brushes with a plastic bristle carrier and a bristle configuration of individual or bundlewise-combined plastic bristles is proposed, in that the fastening-side ends of the bristles or bundles are melted to a thickening, thickenings of adjacent bristles or bundles are interconnected by aftershaping and displacement of the plastics material and the connections are subse-quently embedded in the plastics material of the bristle carrier. The thickenings are shaped by means of a mould to a clearly defined support structure of webs connecting ad-jacent thickenings and subsequently the support structure and the bristles projecting over the same are embedded by a short length in the plastics material of the bristle carrier. An apparatus for performing such a method and a brush manufactured by such a method are also proposed.
Patent CA-2377094-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and apparatus for processing outgoing bulk mail
Inventor: DIBIASO THOMAS F
IPC: B07C3/18
Filed: 2002-03-18
Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. The mail is serially fed from a stack of mail into a system transport. The system transport conveys the mail to an imaging station, which scans the mail to obtain image data corresponding to at least a portion of each piece. From the imaging station, the mail is conveyed to a buffer, which selectively maintains the mail while the address printed on the mail is determined. After the address for a piece of mail is determined, the piece is conveyed out of the buffer to a printer, which prints a POSTNET barcode onto the piece. The POSTNET barcode corresponds to the address that was determined for the piece. Optionally, the apparatus may include a labeler for applying a blank label onto the mail, and the POSTNET barcode can then be printed onto the label after it is applied to the mail. After the POSTNET barcode is printed on a piece, it is conveyed past a verifier, which scans the printed POSTNET barcode to ensure that the barcode was printed properly, The mail is then sorted and stacked in a plurality of output bins.
Patent CA-2378964-A1 (CA)
Title: Anatomically deformable support
Inventor: KLINGLER KNUD
IPC: A47C7/46
Filed: 2000-07-26
Abstract: The invention relates to an anatomically deformable support, especially a lordosis support, for seats, couches or the like, comprising a frame (5) which is connected to an anatomically effective support part (1) that can be arched in a reversible manner, and comprising a side (A) which is oriented toward the user and which can be covered by a pad part. A side (B) located opposite side (A) comprises seats (12, 13, 15) for cylinders, e.g. wires (2, 9, 14), that have essentially circular cross-sections. The cylinders having essentially circular cross-sections can be preferably deformed in an elastic manner in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the support part (1) is connected indirectly and/or directly to the frame (5). The seats (12, 13, 15) have an opening on at least one end area (10, 11), especially on at least one end of the support part (1). The clearance (a) of the opening, when viewed in a manner that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the essentially circular cylinder, is less than the diameter (d) thereof, whereby at least two adjacent seats (15), when viewed in a manner that is transversal to the longitudinal direction of the essentially circular cylinder, are provided for accommodating each essentially circular cylinder (9, 14). The seats are configured with a common thick rib (16) which is rigid at the distal end thereof and are each configured with a rib (17) which can be elastically bent.
Patent CA-2381455-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RUSHMORE THOMAS H
IPC: G01N33/577
Filed: 2000-08-01
Abstract: Monoclonal antibodies have been developed to human cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) and cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) by the fusion of myeloma tumor cel ls with isolated B-lymphocytes from spleens of mice immunized with baculovirus- expressed human CYP3A4 and human CYP2C9, respectively. The MAb specific for CYP3A4 is both a potent inhibitor of CYP3A4-catalyzed metabolism of numerous  compounds (greater than 98%) and a strong binder of CYP3A4 antigen by immunoblot. The MAb for CYP3A4 cross-reacts to a less extent with CYP3A5 and  CYP3A7, a fetal liver CYP3A enzyme, but not with any other human CYPs (e.g.,  1A1, 1A2, 2A6, 2B6, 2C8, 2C9, 2C19, 2D6, and 2E1). In addition, the MAb for CYP3A4 inhibits testosterone 6.beta.-hydroxylase activity in Rhesus monkey liver microsomes. The MAbs for CYP2C9 are very powerful inhibitors of CYP2C8 /9 activity and strong binders of the enzymes on Westernblot and, further, exhibit no cross-reaction towards any of the other P450 subfamily members. Based on these features, these antibodies can be very useful tools for assessing the role of CYP3A4/5, or CYP2C9/8, respectively, in the metabolism  of various compounds.
Patent CA-2381801-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FUSHIHARA KENICHI
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2000-09-13
Abstract: Compounds represented by general formula (I), wherein R1 represents hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, etc.; R2 and R3 each represents hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, etc.; X represents -CH2-, -O-, or -NH-; A  represents a group represented by formula (II)(wherein R7 and R8 each represents hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, etc.; and R9 and R10 each represents hydrogen, halogeno, hydroxy, phenyl, alkyl, etc.), etc.; and E  represents hydrogen, etc., or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.  These compounds have carboxypeptidase B inhibitory activity and are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of thrombotic diseases.
Patent CA-2382773-A1 (CA)
Title: A fairing arrangement for an aircraft
Inventor: SHARP KIM
IPC: B64C7/00
Filed: 2000-08-25
Abstract: The fairing arrangement (28) comprises a first fairing portion (32) on a wing (10) and a second fairing portion (34) on an aileron (12) which is mounted on and angularly displaceable with respect to the wing. The fairing arrangement protrudes (28) outwardly of the aerodynamic profile S of the wing to cover part of an actuating device for the aileron. Parts of the first and second fairing portions (32, 34) are arranged to overlap each other to form a seal (45), one of said overlap parts defines an oblique sealing surface (44) which lies substantially in the direction of the path of movement of the aileron (12) over the normal operational range of movement of the aileron. The overlap parts (32, 34) of the first and second fairing portions overlap each other over a normal operational range of the aileron (12) to form the seal (45) but do not overlap to form a seal over the remainder of the range in one of the directions of movement of the control surface.
Patent CA-2382873-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GRIMES JOHN H JR
IPC: B67D7/02
Filed: 2000-08-25
Abstract: A dilution control system (100) for diluting a first fluid with a second fluid and dispensing diluted fluid is disclosed. The dilution control system includes a bottle (150) that is adapted for receiving a quantity of the first fluid. A valve insert (170) is disposed in the opening of the bottle and includes at least one valve for controlling the flow of fluid from the bottle and an air vent.
Patent CA-2382945-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FUJIWARA TAKAMASA
IPC: F25C5/04
Filed: 1999-12-08
Abstract: A constant-rate, force-feed artificial snow making machine which is an air blowing crusher for eliminating variations in ice lump supply amount to eliminate variations in ice-snow particle size and ice-snow stuck in a casing and for effectively using blown air to discharge ice-snow to distant locations as artificial snow, the snow making machine comprising; a constant-rate ice lump supply machine (1) having a casing (3) provided in the upper portion thereof with an ice lump inlet (4) for receiving ice lumps (2), rotary vanes (8) rotating within the casing (3) to supply ice lumps (2) at a constant rate, and ice lump outlet (5) provided in the lower portion of the casing (3); and an air blowing crusher (11) having a casing (13) provided in a side surface thereof with an air blowing tube inlet (10) of an air blowing tube (9) for receiving ice lumps (2) supplied from the ice lump supply machine (1) along with blown air (12), rotary vanes (15) provided within the casing (13) and for crushing ice lumps (2) into ice-snow (18), and a blown air exhaust port (19) provided in a side surface opposite to the air blowing tube inlet (10) of the casing (13) and for discharging the obtained ice-snow (18) as artificial snow (20); characterized in that an ice lump receiving port (14) of the crusher (11) is continuously provided to the ice lump outlet (5) of the ice lump supply machine (1) via the air blowing tube (9).
Patent CA-2385613-A1 (CA)
Title: High sensitivity immunoassay method
Inventor: MATSUMOTO KAZUKO
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2000-09-28
Abstract: A method for detecting a cytokine in a biological fluid sample with a high sensitivity is provided. A time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TR-FIA) method including a step of forming on a solid phase a composite in which a cytokine is captured and which includes a fluorescent structural portion which has been complexed with a lanthanoid metal ion, and measuring fluorescence of the fluorescent structural portion. The composite is formed of a structure in which (a) a first antibody including a portion bound to a solid phase and a region bindable to a cytokine; (b) the cytokine; (c) a second antibody including a region bindable to the cytokine and a portion to which biotin is bound; (d) a conjugate including streptoavidin or avidin and a fluorescent structural portion capable of being complexed with a lanthanoid metal ion; and (e) the lanthanoid metal ion are bound. The fluorescent structural portion is represented by General Formula (I):
Patent CA-2385735-A1 (CA)
Title: A method of selecting an antibody, a hybridoma, a monoclonal antibody and use thereof
Inventor: KOBAYASHI AYAKO
IPC: C07K16/26
Filed: 2002-05-10
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of selecting an antibody against a target substance to be measured which comprises selecting the antibody against the target substance by antigen-antibody reaction in the presence of a substance interfering with the antigen-antibody reaction.      That is, an antigen and a labeled antigen are reacted with the antibody in the presence of an interfering substance such as an environment pollutant, and on the basis of the degree of reaction thereof, the antibody against the target substance highly resistant to the interfering substance is selected. Thereby, even if a test sample is contaminated with a substance interfering with antigen-antibody reaction, the antibody highly resistant to a substance interfering with antigen-antibody reaction is not influenced by the interfering substance and gives a correct value in the quantification.
Patent CA-2386899-A1 (CA)
Title: Interferometre utilise en tant que spectrometre presentant une sensibilite d'alignement reduite
Inventor: ABBINK RUSSELL E
IPC: G01J3/45
Filed: 2000-08-28
Abstract: L'invention concerne un interféromètre spectromètre qui présente une sensibilité d'alignement réduite. Le parallélisme de deux rayons de sortie formés par un seul rayon d'entrée n'est pas touché par les variations de l'alignement relatif des composants. Comparé à d'autres interféromètres compensés, les erreurs de séparation latérale dans les deux rayons de sortie dues à un mauvais alignement des composants optiques sont réduites. L'utilisation de simples composants plans qui sont communs aux deux voies lumineuses permet d'obtenir une sensibilité d'alignement réduite. La sensibilité réduite d'alignement et la simplicité de la conception permettent d'obtenir un interféromètre plus compact et plus robuste, présentant des coûts de fabrication réduits. L'invention concerne également une source de lumière fournissant un champ de vue elliptique qui utilise un groupe de lentilles collimatrices. La source de lumière produit une construction plus compacte qu'une seule lentille collimatrice circulaire de même aire, et est conçue pour une utilisation à canal unique ou à canaux multiples.
Patent CA-2388507-A1 (CA)
Title: Pour concasseur de mineraux rotatif
Inventor: KENNEWELL NEVILLE HUGH
IPC: B02C19/00
Filed: 2000-10-24
Abstract: L'invention concerne un concasseur de minéraux rotatif du type présentant un ensemble de distributeur d'un rotor capable de tourner autour d'un axe pratiquement vertical pour recevoir axialement des pièces en minéraux sous l'effet de l'apesanteur. Le rotor comprend des premier et second composants. Le premier composant, du moins en partie, est plus abrupte que la surface horizontale du second composant, ce qui débouche sur un contour global de surface de distribution de minéraux autour du rotor.
Patent CA-2391089-A1 (CA)
Title: Self-propelling vehicle
Inventor: BAIL GUNTHER
IPC: A63B55/60
Filed: 2000-10-31
Abstract: The invention relates to a self-propelling vehicle which first, and possibly  with the aid of a driver, drives along a selected route from a starting poin t to a destination, whereby the vehicle receives position signals from a positioning system and stores said signals in a data memory. The vehicle fir st receives an associated current position signal from the positioning system a nd at a point of departure when the vehicle subsequently and automatically driv es along exactly the same selected route. Said signal is compared to the positi on of the starting point. If the positions do not match, the evaluation device calculates the direction towards and the distance to the starting point, whereupon the vehicle drives along this route. The direction and the distanc e to the next stored position are subsequently calculated using successively received current position data. The vehicle drives along the corresponding route. The vehicle can drive along a predetermined route inside a building when a local positioning system is used.
Patent CA-2392010-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KAN-MITCHELL JUNE
IPC: C12N15/867
Filed: 2000-08-23
Abstract: La présente invention concerne des méthodes destinées à induire une réaction immunitaire contre un antigène chez un sujet par l'administration d'une dose thérapeutiquement efficace d'une cellule dendritique, ou d'un progéniteur de ladite cellule, transduite avec un vecteur lentiviral pseudotype à réplication déficiente contenant une séquence d'acide nucléique codant un polypeptide, qui est exprimée dans les cellules dendritiques et qui est présentée à la surface de la cellule dendritique, de manière que, après avoir été administrée à un sujet, une réaction immunitaire soit induite contre l'antigène chez le sujet en question. L'invention concerne également une méthode permettant d'induire une réaction immunitaire contre un antigène chez un sujet par transduction d'un cellule dendritique, ou d'un progéniteur de ladite cellule, avec un vecteur lentiviral pseudotype contenant une séquence d'acide nucléique codant un polypeptide, qui est exprimée dans la cellule dentritique et qui est présenté à la surface de la cellule dendritique, et par la mise en contact de la cellule dendritique avec un lymphocyte T, de manière à produire un lymphocyte T activé. L'invention concerne, en outre, une méthode permettant d'activer un lymphocyte T par la mise en contact dudit lymphocyte avec une cellule dendritique, ou un progéniteur de ladite cellule, qui exprime un antigène codé par un vecteur lentiviral pseudotype transduit, au niveau de sa surface. L'invention concerne enfin un vecteur, qui contient une protéine d'enveloppe provenant d'un virus autre qu'un lentivirus, et un génome lentiviral codant des produits géniques env et nef non fonctionnels ; ou un génome lentiviral codant des produits géniques env et nef et au moins trois produits géniques de protéines accessoires, notamment les produits non fonctionnels vif, vpr et vpu.
Patent CA-2395035-A1 (CA)
Title: Dishwasher detergent dispenser
Inventor: MEYER GREGORY ALAN
IPC: A47L15/44
Filed: 2002-07-25
Abstract: A dispenser is provided which includes a body including a trough, and a cover attached to the body and including a flow path extending into the trough.
Patent CA-2396731-A1 (CA)
Title: Bubble-producing ride-on vehicle
Inventor: JONES JOHN L JR
IPC: A63H33/28
Filed: 2001-02-02
Abstract: A children's ride-on vehicle (10) that resembles a riding lawnmower or tractor. The vehicle (10) includes a drive assembly (32) with a battery-powered motor (50), and a frame (12) that is adapted to support a child. The ride-on further includes a bubble producing mechanism (54) adapted to produce a stream of bubble.
Patent CA-2397082-A1 (CA)
Title: Cleaning body consisting of special steel
Inventor: ZIELONKA DIRK
IPC: B26B3/06
Filed: 2000-12-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning body made of high-grade steel for the cleaning of human skin, in particular under running water, with at least one cleaning-active area. A particularly good odour-removing effect of the cleaning body according to the invention is achieved in that the cleaning-active area is formed by an accessible area of the surface of the cleaning body, whereby the cleaning-active area is finally worked by metal-cutting.
Patent CA-2398211-A1 (CA)
Title: A method and apparatus for measuring the level of the contents
Inventor: SAVOIE PAUL-ANDRE
IPC: G01F23/24
Filed: 2002-08-20
Abstract: The level detection device has a heat sensitive device, a heat device, and a processor for controlling the operation of measurement. The level detection device is externally mounted to tanks. The level detection device heats the heat sensitive device and monitors the output of the heat sensitive device. The date obtained by the level detection device is transferred to an external device.
Patent CA-2400158-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SWIERGIEL JENNIFER J
IPC: A01N1/00
Filed: 2001-02-20
Abstract: Primate embryoid bodies are formed from primate ES cells. The ES cells form clumps. One then removes the clumps, as clumps, and permits incubation under non-adherent conditions. The development of embryoid bodies from primate ES cells is dependent on maintaining the aggregation of cells, as individualized cells will rapidly die.
Patent CA-2402106-A1 (CA)
Title: Range hood cleaning fluid reservoir and heating system
Inventor: YEUNG PETER
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 2002-09-10
Abstract: A range hood having a cleaning fluid reservoir. The reservoir is shaped and sized to fit within the range hood below the motor housing, preferably in abutment. The reservoir may be equipped with a heating system such as a heating element or a heat conductor system wherein a conductive material is connected to the motor housing and to the interior of the reservoir.
Patent CA-2402866-A1 (CA)
Title: Novel subtilase enzymes having an improved wash performance on egg stains
Inventor: HANSEN PETER KAMP
IPC: C12N1/15
Filed: 2001-03-12
Abstract: Novel subtilases having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
Patent CA-2406434-A1 (CA)
Title: Element de gel anhydre colore
Inventor: SHAH SYED ASHFAQ ALI
IPC: A61L9/01
Filed: 2001-04-19
Abstract: L'invention concerne un élément de gel anhydre coloré permettant de parfumer ou de désodoriser l'air ou des espaces enclos. Cet élément est formé par réticulation d'un polymère liquide fonctionnalisé sélectionné dans le groupe constitué par un polybutadiène maléinisé, un polyisoprène maléinisé ou un copolymère d'éthylène et un anhydride maléique, à l'aide d'un agent de réticulation contenant au moins un groupe fonctionnel complémentaire en présence d'une base parfumée ou désodorisante non aqueuse, et au moins un colorant de solvant exempt de métal soluble dans ladite base parfumée ou désodorisante non aqueuse, ce colorant pouvant être fourni soluble dans la base parfumée ou désodorisante non aqueuse, ou sous forme d'une solution dans un solvant non aqueux compatible avec ladite base parfumée ou désodorisante non aqueuse. Les éléments de gel sont incorporés dans des dispositifs utilisés comme lotions rafraîchissantes ou désodorisants.
Patent CA-2406963-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede d'oxydation pour la preparation de l'intermediaire acide 6.alpha.,9.alpha.-difluoro-11.beta.,17.alpha.-dihydroxy-16.alpha.-methyl-androst-1,4-dien-3-one 17.beta.-carboxylique
Inventor: ROBINSON JOHN MALCOLM
IPC: C07J3/00
Filed: 2001-07-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne, entre autre, un procédé d'oxydation destiné à la synthèse d'intermédiaire connu, utile dans la préparation de stéroïdes anti-inflammatoires, l'intermédiaire connu étant représenté par la formule (I).
Patent CA-2409972-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BERTRAND JEAN-LOUIS
IPC: F04D29/52
Filed: 2002-10-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a fixed guide vane assembly comprising a circular casing composed of at least two parts (11) and supporting sectors (5), each composed of an inner segment (7) and an outer segment (6) connected by vanes (8). The parts of the casing and the sectors of the guide vane assembly are held together by a system forming a slide and a slider.  Anti-rotation means (30) are provided to prevent the sectors from rotating with respect to the casing.
Patent CA-2410411-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WALLACH JOSHUA
IPC: C08G18/79
Filed: 2001-06-25
Abstract: L'invention concerne un prépolymère, obtenu par la mise en réaction d'un mélange contenant : (a) au moins un composé multifonctionnel, (b) au moins un diisocyanate, et (c) au moins un diol. Le diol présente un poids moléculaire moyen d'au moins 6000. Le prépolymère, lorsqu'il est mis à réagir avec un excédent d'eau, forme un hydrogel polymère. Le mélange du prépolymère et de l'eau peut être moulé par réaction et servir à former une lentille de contact.