Martel, CA
Alain Martel, Quebec CA
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20160078678 | AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR TO PERFORM A TASK ON A MOVING OBJECT - Augmented reality-based method, apparatus and system for assisting an operator to perform a task on a moving object according to at least one characteristic of the object, uses projection of light onto the object according to object tracking task instruction data as it moves through the working zone to provide a visual instruction for the operator about the task to perform on the object. | 03-17-2016 |
Alain Martel, Delson CA
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20080299075 | HEPATITIS C VIRUS INHIBITORS - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 12-04-2008 |
20080311075 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 12-18-2008 |
20090068140 | HEPATITIS C VIRUS INHIBITORS - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 03-12-2009 |
20090202478 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 08-13-2009 |
20090202483 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 08-13-2009 |
20100233120 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 09-16-2010 |
20120328570 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 12-27-2012 |
20130004457 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 01-03-2013 |
20130034520 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 02-07-2013 |
20130280211 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 10-24-2013 |
20140017195 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. | 01-16-2014 |
20150119390 | IMIDAZOTHIADIAZOLE AND IMIDAZOPYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVES AS PROTEASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 4 (PAR4) INHIBITORS FOR TREATING PLATELET AGGREGATION - The present invention provides imidazothiadiazole compounds of Formula (I); Wherein W, Y, R | 04-30-2015 |
20150133446 | IMIDAZOTHIADIAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS PROTEASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 4 (PAR4) INHIBITORS FOR TREATING PLATELET AGGREGATION - The present invention provides imidazothiadiazole compounds of Formula (I) wherein A, B, D, R | 05-14-2015 |
Alain Anadi Martel, St-Adele CA
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20100130812 | LIGHT MODULATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Light modulation devices are provided. At least one Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) is used to create an oscillating signal used to drive an intensity parameter, a color parameter or both in a light modulator. The oscillating signal may be mixed with a base signal. The modulated signal driving either of the intensity or color parameters may be simple or complex. Systems having a plurality of light projection devices, each associated with a corresponding light modulation device, are also provided. Such Light modulation systems may be used for a variety of applications. | 05-27-2010 |
Alain C. Martel, Longueuil CA
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20140369832 | INTERNALLY COOLED SEAL RUNNER - A contact seal assembly for a shaft of a gas turbine engine includes a seal runner adapted to be connected to the shaft and rotatable relative to a carbon ring. The seal runner includes concentric inner and outer annular portions radially spaced apart to define at least one internal fluid passage between the inner and outer annular portions of the seal runner. | 12-18-2014 |
Alain C. Martel, St- Paul D'Abbotsford CA
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20100104422 | PARTICLE SEPARATOR AND SEPARATING METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A system and method for particle separation in a gas turbine engine centrifugal impeller bleed air system using a tangential velocity component of the compressor bleed air to centrifuge the particles radially outwardly and convey the particles circumferentially, away from a clean air outlet and towards a particle outlet where the particles are extracted from the bleed air. | 04-29-2010 |
Anne L. Martel, Toronto CA
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20130070990 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEGMENTATION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES - A method for automatically segmenting a volume-of-interest representative of a subject's breast from a three-dimensional magnetic resonance image is provided. The three-dimensional image may include a plurality of spatially contiguous two-dimensional images. The image is converted to a monogenic signal, which is analyzed to determine locations in the image that correspond to maximal phase congruency in the monogenic signal. The orientation of each of these locations is determined and used along with the locations to estimate a boundary surface of the volume-of-interest. The estimated surface may be used to segment the image directly, or to generate a surface model, such as a statistical shape model, that is used to segment the image. This provided method is robust to segmenting the subject's breast, even at the chest-wall boundary in images with lower contrast-to-noise ratio between breast tissue and tissues in and around the chest wall. | 03-21-2013 |
Cynthia Martel, Quebec CA
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20110076192 | STERILIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of sterilizing an article by sequentially exposing the article to hydrogen peroxide and ozone is disclosed. The article is exposed under vacuum first to an evaporated aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and subsequently to an ozone containing gas. The exposure is carried out without reducing the water vapor content of the sterilization atmosphere, the water vapor content being derived from the aqueous solvent of the hydrogen peroxide solution and from the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. The complete sterilization process is carried out while the chamber remains sealed and without removal of any component of the sterilization atmosphere. For this purpose, the chamber is initially evacuated to a first vacuum pressure sufficient to cause evaporation of the aqueous hydrogen peroxide at the temperature of the chamber atmosphere. The chamber is then sealed for the remainder of the sterilization process and during all sterilant injection cycles. Keeping the chamber sealed and maintaining the hydrogen peroxide and its decomposition products in the chamber for the subsequent ozone sterilization step results in a synergistic increase in the sterilization efficiency and allows for the use of much lower sterilant amounts and sterilization cycle times than would be expected from using hydrogen peroxide and ozone in combination. | 03-31-2011 |
20130236355 | STERILIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method of sterilizing an article by sequentially exposing the article under vacuum first to a gaseous conditioning agent for forming radicals and then to a sterilant. The preferred conditioning agent is hydrogen peroxide and the preferred sterilant is ozone. The chamber is initially evacuated to a first vacuum pressure and then sealed for the remainder of the sterilization process and during all sterilant injection cycles, without removal of any component of the sterilization atmosphere, which means without any measures to reduce the water vapor content. Keeping the chamber sealed and maintaining the conditioning agent and the radicals generated thereby in the chamber for the sterilization with sterilant results in a synergistic increase in the sterilization efficiency and allows for the use of much lower sterilant amounts and sterilization cycle times than would be expected from using the conditioning agent and the sterilant in combination. | 09-12-2013 |
Eric-Pierre Martel, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu CA
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20140261292 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH PORT COMMUNICATION - An internal combustion engine with rotatable bodies each received in a respective internal cavity. The engine includes at least one inlet port for each internal cavity in fluid communication with the combustion chamber(s) thereof at least during their intake phase and a beginning of their compression phase. The bodies are angularly offset with the beginning of the compression phase of the combustion chamber(s) defined by each body being simultaneous with at least a beginning of the intake phase of the combustion chamber(s) defined by a different one of the bodies. A respective conduit provides a fluid communication between an inlet port for each body and an inlet port for the different one of the bodies, with each conduit being in fluid communication with a plenum for receiving pressurized air. A method of feeding air to an internal combustion engine is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20160040588 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH PORT COMMUNICATION - A method of feeding air to an internal combustion engine having at least first and second internal cavities, including: completing the intake phase of the first combustion chamber of the first internal cavity by feeding compressed air into the first combustion chamber until a maximum volume thereof is reached; during a beginning of the compression phase of the first combustion chamber and a simultaneous beginning of the intake phase of the second combustion chamber of the second internal cavity, feeding compressed air from the first combustion chamber into the second combustion chamber; closing a communication between the first and second combustion chambers and completing the intake phase of the second combustion chamber by feeding compressed air into the second combustion chamber until a maximum volume thereof is reached. | 02-11-2016 |
Guy Martel, St-Lucien CA
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20140215907 | STEAM CONCENTRATION CONDUIT, NOZZLE AND WEED KILLING APPARATUS - The present relates to a steam concentration conduit, a steam concentration nozzle and weed killing apparatus for expanding and directing a flow of steam from a steam apparatus, into a concentrated flow of steam. The steam concentration conduit comprises a body having a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted for receiving the flow of steam from the steam apparatus. The body defines between the first end and the second end, a conduit for expanding and directing the flow of steam received at the first end into a concentrated flow of steam. | 08-07-2014 |
20150112554 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN INCLINATION OF A BOOM CARRIED BY A VEHICLE - The present relates to a method and system for controlling an inclination of a boom with respect to a vehicle. A central frame member allows a pivotal movement of the boom with respect to the vehicle. Sensors collect data related to an inclination of the central frame member with respect to the vehicle. Control means control the inclination of the central frame member with respect to the vehicle. An electronic control unit actuates the control means based on the collected data. The control means may comprise breaking means for preventing a variation of the inclination of the central frame member, and adjustment means for modifying the inclination of the central frame member. | 04-23-2015 |
20150114483 | PRESSURE STABILIZING MECHANISM AND HYDRAULIC PUMP EQUIPPED THEREWITH - The present invention relates to pressure stabilizing mechanism and to a hydraulic pump including the pressure stabilizing mechanism. The pressure stabilizing mechanism comprises a frame, a piston and a first and second seals. The frame defines a piston chamber, a lower-pressure circuit and a higher-pressure inlet. The piston chamber has a first section of smaller circumference and a second section of larger circumference. The first section of the piston chamber connects the lower-pressure circuit and the higher-pressure inlet. The lower-pressure circuit further connects with the second section of the piston chamber. The lower-pressure circuit receives a fluid at a lower pressure and the higher-pressure inlet receives the fluid at a higher pressure. The piston is slidably movable in the piston chamber between an open position and a closed position. The piston slidably moves between the closed and open position upon relative variation between the lower-pressure fluid and larger surface in the second chamber with respect to the higher-pressure fluid and smaller surface in the first chamber of the piston chamber. | 04-30-2015 |
Hugo Martel, Montreal CA
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20120201292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LONG TERM GENERATION RATE OF COMPRESSED DATA - The present invention comprises a system and method for controlling the rate a data encoder generates compressed data. The system and method are preferably implemented as program code stored and executed by a processor or computer that is interfaced to standard variable or constant bit rate encoders known in the art. The system preferably encodes and compresses video signals received from a camera, and controls the rate at which the compressed data is generated by the encoder so that storage capacity reserved for the compressed data will not be exceeded. The device preferably takes advantage of periods when the data generation rate is low to increase the quality of video data generated during periods of high activity. | 08-09-2012 |
Jacques Martel, Saint-Georges CA
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20150191318 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING BULK MATERIAL - A system for dispensing bulk material from storage is provided. The system comprises a plurality of stationary storage silos adapted to store the bulk material therein. A plurality of movable hoppers may be moveably positioned adjacent a bulk material chute of each storage silo to unload the bulk material therein. Once loaded with the bulk material, each movable hopper may then be positioned adjacent an input opening of a vehicle to unload the bulk material therein. | 07-09-2015 |
Julien Martel, Montreal CA
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20140243283 | MANNOSE DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS - The present invention relates to compounds useful for the treatment or prevention of bacteria infections. These compounds have formula I: | 08-28-2014 |
20140274930 | MANNOSE DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS - The present invention relates to compounds useful for the treatment or prevention of bacteria infections. These compounds have formula I: | 09-18-2014 |
Karine Martel, St-Augustine-De-Desmaures CA
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20110076192 | STERILIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of sterilizing an article by sequentially exposing the article to hydrogen peroxide and ozone is disclosed. The article is exposed under vacuum first to an evaporated aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and subsequently to an ozone containing gas. The exposure is carried out without reducing the water vapor content of the sterilization atmosphere, the water vapor content being derived from the aqueous solvent of the hydrogen peroxide solution and from the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. The complete sterilization process is carried out while the chamber remains sealed and without removal of any component of the sterilization atmosphere. For this purpose, the chamber is initially evacuated to a first vacuum pressure sufficient to cause evaporation of the aqueous hydrogen peroxide at the temperature of the chamber atmosphere. The chamber is then sealed for the remainder of the sterilization process and during all sterilant injection cycles. Keeping the chamber sealed and maintaining the hydrogen peroxide and its decomposition products in the chamber for the subsequent ozone sterilization step results in a synergistic increase in the sterilization efficiency and allows for the use of much lower sterilant amounts and sterilization cycle times than would be expected from using hydrogen peroxide and ozone in combination. | 03-31-2011 |
20130236355 | STERILIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method of sterilizing an article by sequentially exposing the article under vacuum first to a gaseous conditioning agent for forming radicals and then to a sterilant. The preferred conditioning agent is hydrogen peroxide and the preferred sterilant is ozone. The chamber is initially evacuated to a first vacuum pressure and then sealed for the remainder of the sterilization process and during all sterilant injection cycles, without removal of any component of the sterilization atmosphere, which means without any measures to reduce the water vapor content. Keeping the chamber sealed and maintaining the conditioning agent and the radicals generated thereby in the chamber for the sterilization with sterilant results in a synergistic increase in the sterilization efficiency and allows for the use of much lower sterilant amounts and sterilization cycle times than would be expected from using the conditioning agent and the sterilant in combination. | 09-12-2013 |
Luc Martel, Ottawa CA
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20130222589 | SINGLE-CAMERA DISTANCE ESTIMATION - Systems and methods for estimating distances to objects or features are described. The distance estimation tracks features across images captured from a single camera and uses an estimation of the ground motion to determine the distance estimate to the tracked features. | 08-29-2013 |
20160057380 | PROCESSING DIGITAL CONTENT - There are described methods and apparatus for scrambling digital content, such as video or audio content, by dividing the digital content into blocks set out in an original arrangement, and reordering the blocks from the original arrangement to a scrambled arrangement. Additional manipulation transforms such as rotations and reflections may be applied to individual blocks. A subsequent compression step may then be carried out. Methods and apparatus for carrying out corresponding descrambling of digital content are also described. | 02-25-2016 |
Michele Martel, Quebec CA
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20100251417 | PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN PLANTS - A method for synthesizing a protein of interest within a plant or a portion of a plant is provided. The method involves introducing one or more than one nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein of interest operatively linked with a regulatory region obtained from a photosynthetic gene that is active in the plant, in a transient manner. The plant is then maintained under conditions that permit the nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein of interest to be expressed in the plant or the portion of the plant. The plant may be pruned prior to the introducing one or more than one nucleic acid sequence. | 09-30-2010 |
Pascal Martel, Montreal CA
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20150216240 | STRETCHABLE STRAP HAVING A PADDING ELEMENT - A strap for a protective sport garment wearable by a wearer, the garment comprising at least first and second parts separated by a space. The strap has first and second layers made of stretchable material a padding element confined therein for offering impact protection. The strap also has a first end portion affixed to one of the first and second parts and a second end portion detachably affixed at a selected location on the other one of the first and second parts. In use, the strap is movable between first and second lengths for allowing the second end portion of the strap to be affixed at the selected location for allowing adjustability of the first and second parts. | 08-06-2015 |
20160038821 | ATHLETIC GEAR WITH A PRINTED COVER - An article of athletic gear, such as an article of protective athletic equipment (e.g., a leg pad, an arm pad, shoulder pads, a chest protector, or a protective glove), wearable by a user and comprising a core (e.g., comprising protective padding) and a cover that is disposed on the core and comprises synthetic material and a printed image (e.g., a digitally-printed image) on the synthetic material. | 02-11-2016 |
Phillipe Martel, Gatineau CA
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20110069872 | ARTIFICIAL VISION INSPECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An artificial vision inspection method and system which takes photographs, on either sides, of poultry or other meat at various stages of processing as they pass by on hanging racks. The method and system then sorts the meat according to quality parameters selected by the user, from presence or absence of parts to size to coloration. | 03-24-2011 |
Pierre Martel, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu CA
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20120103472 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORATING BEAMS - This invention concerns an apparatus and method for perforating a beam. The apparatus comprises a main longitudinal support structure to support the beam. A cutting zone is located along the main longitudinal support structure. Controllable translating means translate the beam longitudinally in the cutting zone. A detector detects a presence of the beam in the cutting zone and in response, a router is controllably moved substantially orthogonally and transversally with respect to the beam, while the beam is translated. The combined controlled movement of the router and the beam results in a perforation of the beam following a predetermined perforation pattern. | 05-03-2012 |
Richard Martel, Montreal CA
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20130323856 | RAMAN SCATTERING NANOPROBES - A Raman scattering probe, and a method of making such a probe, uses a capsule of nanometric size, such as a nanotube, to which is coupled at least one Raman-active molecule. The Raman-active molecule may be encapsulated in, or attached on the exterior of the capsule, and exhibits a Raman scattering response when the probe is illuminated by an excitation light beam. A functionalization chemical group that is attached to an exterior of the capsule provides a connection between the capsule and a target material. This functionalization may include a generic chemical functionalization that bonds with any of a plurality of secondary chemical groups each of which bonds directly with a different target. A method of using the probe for Raman spectroscopy or Raman imaging is also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
Robert Martel, Boisbriand CA
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20150027919 | SERVING TRAY SYSTEM - A serving tray system usable by an intended user having a hand to carry objects, the hand having fingers and a thumb, the system comprising: a serving tray, the serving tray including a substantially rigid tray body defining a tray aperture extending therethrough; and a tray mounting element wearable by the intended user, the tray mounting element including a base and a tray mount extending from the base and insertable through the tray aperture to mount the serving tray to the tray mounting element. The serving tray is usable by the intended user to carry the objects thereon when the serving tray is separated from the tray mounting element and held by the hand. The serving tray is mountable to the tray mounting element by inserting the tray mount through the tray aperture to free the hand when the objects have been removed from the serving tray. | 01-29-2015 |
Sebastien Martel, Grand-Saint-Esprit CA
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20090029642 | Damper assembly - A damper assembly, comprising: a support means defining a plurality of (air) openings; damper means mounted or connected to the support means in relation to the openings for the periodic closure and opening of such openings; a crankshaft means coupled to the damper means such that rotation of the crankshaft means is able to induce displacement of the damper positions to respective second damper positions and back to the first position for adjusting air flow through said openings. | 01-29-2009 |
20130071604 | COMPOSITE PANEL, A COMPOSITE PANEL WITH AN EDGE BAND, AND METHOD OF APPLYING AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A rigid composite panel | 03-21-2013 |
Sébastien Martel, Grand-Saint-Esprit CA
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20130071604 | COMPOSITE PANEL, A COMPOSITE PANEL WITH AN EDGE BAND, AND METHOD OF APPLYING AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A rigid composite panel | 03-21-2013 |
Stephane Martel, La Prairie CA
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20100173436 | METHOD OF MAKING BIOMEMS DEVICES - A MEMS device is manufactured by first forming a self-aligned monolayer (SAM) on a carrier wafer. Next, a first polymer layer is formed on the self-aligned monolayer. The first polymer layer is patterned form a microchannel cover, which is then bonded to a patterned second polymer layer on a device wafer to form microchannels. The carrier wafer is then released from the first polymer layer. | 07-08-2010 |
20130032210 | INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH ACTUATOR - An integrated microfluidic device has at least at least one active element controlled by pneumatic signals, and at least one electrostatic actuator integrated in the device for generating the pneumatic signals within the device from an external supply of pressure or vacuum. In one embodiment the pressure supply may be generated internally on chip using an integrated pump. | 02-07-2013 |
20130032235 | INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC CHECK VALVE AND DEVICE INCLUDING SUCH A CHECK VALVE - An integrated microfluidic check valve has a first chamber having inlet and outlet ports and divided by a barrier the said inlet and outlet ports into first and second subchambers. A membrane forms a wall of the first chamber and co-operates with the barrier to selectively permit and prevent fluid flow between the inlet and outlet ports. A second chamber adjoining the first chamber and has a wall formed by the membrane. A microfluidic channel establishes fluid communication between the second chamber and the first subchamber. The membrane deflects to permit fluid flow around the barrier when the pressure in the first subchamber is lower than the pressure in the second subchamber. Two such valves can be combined into a peristaltic pump. | 02-07-2013 |
20130034467 | METHOD OF MAKING A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A microfabricated device is fabricated by depositing a first metal layer on a substrate to provide a first electrode of an electrostatic actuator, depositing a first structural polymer layer over the first metal layer, depositing a second metal layer over said first structural polymer layer to form a second electrode of the electrostatic actuator, depositing an insulating layer over said first structural polymer layer, planarizing the insulating layer, etching the first structural polymer layer through the insulating layer and the second metal layer to undercut the second metal layer, providing additional pre-formed structural polymer layers, at least one of which has been previously patterned, and finally bonding the additional structural layers in the form of a stack over the planarized second insulating layer to one or more microfluidic channels. The technique can also be used to make cross over channels in devices without electrostatic actuators, in which case the metal layers can be omitted. | 02-07-2013 |
Steve Martel, St. Samuel CA
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20130219652 | VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide a vacuum system including a housing and at least one filter disposed within the housing. A valve assembly can be at least partially disposed within the housing and can be in fluid communication with the filter. The valve assembly can include a manifold and a support member coupled to a plurality of dampers. The plurality of dampers can include a first damper and a second damper that include unequal sizes. The support member and the dampers can be configured and arranged to move between a first position and a second position. | 08-29-2013 |
Sylvain Martel, Sainte-Therese CA
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20130023595 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGENERATING VULCANIZED RUBBER - There are disclosed a regenerated rubber, a method and apparatus for obtaining regenerated rubbers from vulcanized crumb rubber, such as rubber from scrap. The apparatus is a thermokinetic mixer having the particularity to have an air tight stationary chamber with inner non-uniform surface. The method comprises the steps of raising the speed of the rotor shaft in order to increase a temperature of a mixture made of vulcanized crumb rubber and a lubricant, such as oil, until a devulcanizing temperature is reached; and reducing the temperature of the mixture to a lower temperature during a second period of time. The method of the invention is environmentally friendly or “green”, since the regeneration method does not use chemicals, includes a shorter period of treatment at higher temperature avoiding the risks of rubber cracking and spontaneous combustion, and further allowing mass-production of regenerated rubber with lower energy consumption. | 01-24-2013 |
20140178265 | APPARATUS FOR REGENERATING VULCANIZED RUBBER - There are disclosed a regenerated rubber, a method and apparatus for obtaining regenerated rubbers from vulcanized crumb rubber, such as rubber from scrap. The apparatus is a thermokinetic mixer having the particularity to have an air tight stationary chamber with inner non-uniform surface. The method comprises the steps of raising the speed of the rotor shaft in order to increase a temperature of a mixture made of vulcanized crumb rubber and a lubricant, such as oil, until a devulcanizing temperature is reached; and reducing the temperature of the mixture to a lower temperature during a second period of time. The method of the invention is environmentally friendly or “green”, since the regeneration method does not use chemicals, includes a shorter period of treatment at higher temperature avoiding the risks of rubber cracking and spontaneous combustion, and further allowing mass-production of regenerated rubber with lower energy consumption. | 06-26-2014 |
20150231800 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED THERMOKINETIC MIXER - A shaft assembly for use in a temperature-controlled K-mixer is provided, along with the mixer including the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly includes an inner hollow shaft defining an inner passage, and an outer hollow shaft coaxially surrounding the inner hollow shaft. An outer passage extends between the inner and outer hollow shafts. The shaft also includes a plurality of blades extending from the outer hollow shaft, for mixing the material. Each of the blades is provided with channels. The inner passage, the channels and the outer passage form a continuous flow path allowing a pressurized fluid to circulate within inner and outer hollow shafts and the blades, for controlling temperature of the shafts and the blades. The channels allow a flow of the fluid in the blades in an opposite direction of a rotational direction of the shaft assembly. | 08-20-2015 |
Sylvain Martel, Quebec CA
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20100168553 | MR-Tracking Based on Magnetic Signature Selective Excitation - The present invention relates to a MR tracking method and device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a magnetic resonance tracking method and device, using a magnetic-susceptible object. A magnetic iso-surface induced by the object is selectively excited with a corresponding frequency offset; the magnetic iso-surface is then projected on three axes of a k-space, from which projections the spatial position of the object is calculated. | 07-01-2010 |
20150126964 | DRUG DELIVERY ACROSS THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER USING MAGNETICALLY HEATABLE ENTITIES - It has been discovered that compositions comprising magnetically heatable entities (MHEs), therapeutic agents and optional carriers such as hydrogels can be piloted from an injection point in a blood vessel to a specific location of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) using for example, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device for propelling, steering and tracking of MHEs. Once the MHEs have reached their target location at or near the desired blood vessel of the BBB, an alternating magnetic field causes the MHEs to controllably heat up, thereby reversibly increasing the permeability of the BBB and allowing the therapeutic (or cytotoxic) agent to enter brain tissue. | 05-07-2015 |
20150243425 | AGGREGATION AND CONTROL OF MAGNETO-RESPONSIVE ENTITIES - Applicants have discovered a novel apparatus and method to aggregate and displace a plurality of magneto-responsive entities (steerable self-propelled entities or SSPEs) in three dimensions using time-multiplexing. The apparatus for controlling aggregation of SSPEs in a body comprises at least three sets of magnetic field sources arranged in three axes for generating a controlled magnetic field and a controller connected to at least one of said magnetic field sources to create a three dimensional convergence point. The method for aggregating the entities can comprise using a first set and a second set of said magnetic field sources to generate opposed magnetic field gradients in each said set to cause aggregation of said magneto-responsive entities in two axes and wherein the controller is configured to reverse a direction of said magnetic field gradient in a third set of magnetic field sources in a third axis according to a first pre-determined program. | 08-27-2015 |
Sylvain Martel, Laval CA
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20130000366 | SELF-POWERED LOCK SYSTEM WITH PASSIVE ID DETECTION - There is described a self-powered lock system for a movable member coupled to a lock mechanism having a first state in which the movable member is locked and a second state in which the movable member is unlocked. The system comprises an electrical energy storage device having an electrical charge stored therein, a control unit for controlling the lock mechanism, a trigger unit for triggering an unlocking of the lock mechanism, and a passive detection unit for detecting an activation of the trigger unit. Upon detection of the activation, a conductive path is provided between the control unit and the storage device for powering the control unit with the charge stored in the storage device. The lock mechanism is in turn unlocked by the control unit. A generator coupled to the storage device may then generate electrical energy and store the generated energy in the storage device for future use. | 01-03-2013 |
Yvon Martel, Chicoutimi CA
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20130037332 | COMPACT PULLING APPARATUS - The apparatus includes a watertight elongate housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an inner chamber, a track disposed around the housing on its longitudinal axis and enabling the apparatus to move when the track is rotatably driven around the housing, a handlebar connected to the housing and extending rearward, and a track-driving motor. The motor is located within the inner chamber of the housing and includes an output shaft mechanically connected to the track. The apparatus can also include a ventilation circuit for ventilating the inner chamber of the housing and a generator for producing electricity. | 02-14-2013 |
20130192906 | COMPACT PULLING APPARATUS - The apparatus includes a watertight elongate housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an inner chamber, a track disposed around the housing on its longitudinal axis and enabling the apparatus to move when the track is rotatably driven around the housing, a handlebar connected to the housing and extending rearward, and a track-driving motor. The motor is located within the inner chamber of the housing and includes an output shaft mechanically connected to the track. The apparatus can also include a ventilation circuit for ventilating the inner chamber of the housing and a generator for producing electricity. | 08-01-2013 |
20130264130 | COMPACT PULLING APPARATUS - The apparatus includes a watertight elongated housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an inner chamber, a track disposed around the housing on its longitudinal axis and enabling the apparatus to move when the track is rotatably driven around the housing, and a track-driving motor. The motor is located within the inner chamber of the housing and includes an output shaft mechanically connected to the track. The apparatus can also include a ventilation circuit for ventilating the inner chamber of the housing and a generator for producing electricity. A method of operating a motorized pulling apparatus is also disclosed. | 10-10-2013 |
20150217815 | COMPACT DRIVE UNIT INCLUDING JUXTAPOSED TRACKS - The drive unit includes a watertight elongated housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an inner chamber, two juxtaposed tracks disposed around the housing along its longitudinal axis and enabling the drive unit to move when the tracks are rotatably driven around the housing, and at least one track-driving motor. The motor is located within the inner chamber of the housing and includes an output shaft mechanically connected to the corresponding track. The unit can also include a ventilation circuit for the interior of the inner chamber of the housing, and a generator for producing electricity. The drive unit can be manufactured from a single housing or with the housings of two apparatuses that are juxtaposed and rigidly paired. | 08-06-2015 |
Yvon Martel, Salaberry-De-Valleyfield CA
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20100294575 | Motorized six wheel hand truck - A motorized hand truck has six wheels around an axle. An electric motor, through a worm drive, drives a gear box connected to the axle. The hand truck can be used horizontally to carry long objects. It could be used to carry stretchers for example. In fact, for heavy object, using it horizontally is safer for the user who is below the load and controls it from a low center of gravity. | 11-25-2010 |