Gibbs, CA
Andrea C. Gibbs, Burlington CA
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20100300288 | GUARD LAYERS FOR RAPID CYCLE PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION DEVICES - Guard layers are employed in the adsorbent beds of rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption (RCPSA) devices to protect the adsorbent therein from certain contaminants (e.g. water vapour). Conventional PSA devices typically pack the guard layer with as much guard material as is practical. In RCPSA devices however, the performance of the guard layer can be improved by using a reduced amount of guard material and increasing access to it. Such embodiments are characterized by guard layers with a channel fraction of greater than 50%. | 12-02-2010 |
Andrea C. Gibbs, Burnaby CA
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20090025553 | ADSORBENT COATING COMPOSITIONS, LAMINATES AND ADSORBER ELEMENTS COMPRISING SUCH COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE AND USE - Using zeolites as the active adsorbent, adsorbent laminates have been fabricated with various sheet supports. These adsorbent laminates have been successfully operated for oxygen enrichment at high PSA cycle frequencies, such as upwards of at least 150 cycles per minute. Methods for making suitable adsorbent laminates are described. The methods generally involve forming a slurry comprising a liquid suspending agent, an adsorbent and a binder. Laminates are made by applying the slurry to support material or admixing support material with the slurry. The slurry can be applied to support material using a variety of techniques, including roll coaters, split roll coaters, electrophoretic deposition, etc. One method for making laminates by mixing support material with the adsorbent slurry comprises depositing the slurry onto a foraminous wire, draining the slurry material, and pressing the material to form a ceramic adsorbent paper. Spacers can be formed on adsorbent laminates to space one laminate from another. The spacer dimensions can be uniform, or can vary along a laminate, such as increasing in height from a first end to a second end of the laminate. Gas flow-through apertures also can be formed on laminates. The laminates are adjacent one another to define flow channel between adjacent bodies, whereby a portion of a gas flowing through the flow channels flows through the apertures to facilitate pressure equalization in the adsorbent structure. | 01-29-2009 |
David Gibbs, Ottawa CA
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20100159422 | DEVICE FOR TARGETED CATHERIZED DELIVERY OF MEDICATIONS - Apparatus and method for catheterized delivery or infusion of medication and anaesthesia are disclosed. The perforating catheter is first used to perforate the periodontal ligament and/or the cortical plate of bone tissue, and is then left in place and used as a catheter for insertion of a hypodermic needle of smaller gauge to deliver medication or anaesthesia to a target area. The perforator is a bevelled needle for drilling into the ligament or bone tissue. For drilling, the device comprises an adaptor which transmits the rotational movement from a dental hand piece or the like to the bevelled needle. A cap is also included for protecting the bevelled needle during storage of the device. The adaptor may have a rod which extends axially into the bevelled needle when the device is assembled for drilling. The rod is used to prevent the debris resulting from drilling from blocking the passage in the bevelled needle. As well, the rod reinforces the needle and maintains the alignment between the perforator and the adaptor for improved drilling efficiency. An adapter is disclosed which couples with the catheter once in place easing access to supply medication to difficult to reach areas. | 06-24-2010 |
David Robert Gibbs, Aurora CA
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20110262291 | Rotor Assembly for Rotary Compressor - A traditional compressor unit of the sealed type suffers in that a failure of either the motor or the compressor require both to be discarded Provided is a compressor ( | 10-27-2011 |
20130047639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING THERMAL ENERGY AS AUXILIARY POWER IN A VEHICLE - A system is provided for capturing energy from heat expelled in an exhaust of an engine of a motor vehicle and storing the captured energy. The system comprises a generator, a condenser, an evaporator, and an absorber. The generator captures heat from the exhaust of the engine and may be configured for circulating a first solution having a solute that is vaporizable by heat captured by the generator. The condenser may be coupled to the generator for receiving vaporized solute and condensing the vaporized solute to a liquid. The evaporator may be coupled to the condenser and have an orifice between the condenser and the evaporator. The evaporator may have a first fluid passage for circulating the solute and a second fluid passage for circulating a second solution. The first and second fluid passages may be configured such that solute running through the first fluid passage is vaporizable by heat absorbed from the second solution running through the second fluid passage, thereby cooling the second solution. The absorber may be coupled to the evaporator and the generator. The absorber may be configured to return the solute to solution by mixing the solute with a solvent of the first solution supplied by the generator, and for returning the first solution to the generator to complete a cycle of the system. | 02-28-2013 |
20150135740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING THERMAL ENERGY AS AUXILIARY POWER IN A VEHICLE - There is provided a controller for a heat capture and storage system configured to capture and store energy from heat expelled in engine exhaust. The controller includes a plurality of inputs, a plurality of outputs, and at least one processor coupled to a memory for storing within the memory instructions executable by the at least one processor. The controller is configured by execution of the instructions stored in the memory to: receive signals at one or more of the plurality of inputs, the signals representing at least one operating parameter of the heat capture and storage system; and based on at least one operating parameter, generate signals at one or more of the plurality of outputs for controlling at least one component of the heat capture and storage system to capture and store the energy from the heat expelled in the engine exhaust. | 05-21-2015 |
Fraser Gibbs, Waterloo CA
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20090298459 | Apparatus and Method for Handling Out of Service Emergency Calls in Wireless Telecommunications System User Equipment - Apparatus and a method for handling out of service emergency calls in a wireless telecommunications system user equipment (UE) are disclosed. When an emergency call is initiated on a UE when the UE is in an out of service area, the UE in response to the initiating of an emergency call initiates a search for an acceptable cell rather than continuing with a search for suitable cells. The UE checks whether an acceptable cell is found. If an acceptable cell is found then the emergency call is connected. | 12-03-2009 |
20100246479 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A HIGH SPEED RADIO ACCESS BEARER FOR FOREGROUND APPLICATION - A method and system for establishing and maintaining a high speed tunnel between a mobile device and a network, the method determining whether a foreground application on the mobile device requires the high speed tunnel, and if the foreground application requires the high speed tunnel, closing all tunnels from the mobile device to a network except the tunnel for the foreground application. | 09-30-2010 |
20110292889 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAXIMUM TUNNEL RESET - A method and apparatus for resetting a maximum tunnel watermark, the method starting a reset timer for a maximum tunnel count at a mobile device; on expiration of the reset timer, checking whether a current value for the maximum tunnel count is less than a maximum value for the maximum tunnel count, and if yes, setting the current value of the maximum tunnel count to the maximum value of the maximum tunnel count. | 12-01-2011 |
20120155490 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A process transfers data packets through a protocol stack employed by a device that transmits packets on a packet connection to a wireless network between at least two, distinct wireless access technologies such as GSM/GPRS and UMTS. A first layer of the stack stores a copy of a transferred packet until confirmation is received from a next, lower layer of successful transfer of the packet of the stack. In the absence of such confirmation and on the occurrence of a switch of the packet connection to a new connection path, particularly one of a different wireless access technology, the stored packet is transferred to the protocol stack to be employed by the wireless device for the new packet connection path. Consequently, the packet transfer process avoids packets being lost on the occurrence of a switch between different technology wireless access packet connection paths. | 06-21-2012 |
Fraser C. Gibbs, Waterloo CA
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20110294538 | Methods And Apparatus For Providing Manuel Selection Of A Communication Network For A Mobile Station - Techniques for use in a mobile station for use in manually selecting a communication network are described. The mobile station identifies a plurality of communication networks available for communications. The mobile station retrieves from a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) a plurality of network names identified by a plurality of address pointers corresponding to the plurality of available communication networks. The plurality of address pointers are stored in a first file of the SIM, and the plurality of network names are stored in a second file of the SIM. The mobile station then displays the plurality of network names. | 12-01-2011 |
20120015689 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Manual Selection of a Communication Network for a Mobile Station - Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station are described. A plurality of communication networks are identified by scanning a coverage area within which the mobile station is operating. A plurality of network identifiers corresponding to the plurality of communication networks are then retrieved from memory of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in accordance with an Enhanced Operator Name String (EONS) protocol. Preferably, each network identifier is retrieved based on a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC), and a Location Area Code (LAC). The plurality of network identifiers are visually displayed for user selection, and at least two of the network identifiers may be substantially the same. The user selected communication network is registered with and the network identifier associated with this network is visually displayed. | 01-19-2012 |
20130040643 | Methods And Apparatus For Providing Manual Selection Of A Communication Network For A Mobile Station - Techniques in a mobile station for use in manually selecting a communication network are described. The mobile station receives a user input for initiating a procedure for manual network selection. The mobile station identifies a plurality of communication networks available for communications by receiving, from each available network, a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and a Mobile Network Code (MNC). The mobile station retrieves from a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) a plurality of network names identified by a plurality of address pointers corresponding to the identified available networks, where the plurality of address pointers are stored in a first file of the SIM and the plurality of network names are stored in a second file of the SIM. The mobile station then displays the plurality of network names for manual network selection. | 02-14-2013 |
Kenneth William Gibbs, Calgary CA
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20090250399 | Methods Of Utilizing Recycled Rubber - The present invention relates to methods of using recycled rubber including recycled rubber from tires to absorb hydrocarbons. The method is particularly applicable to absorbing waste or contaminating hydrocarbons from solid surfaces or particles where hydrocarbons may have been spilt or otherwise have contaminated the surfaces. The methods may also be used for removing spilt hydrocarbons from a liquid such as crude oil spills at sea. | 10-08-2009 |
Mark John Gibbs, Mill Bay CA
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20130031025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALUATING FINANCIAL CONTRACTS AND ASSESSING ASSOCIATED RISK - Systems and methods valuate financial contracts and assess associated risk. Particular embodiments comprise: calibrating parameters of models based on market data; determining a metric for the risk of the models to changes in the parameters; determining a metric for the risk of the parameters to changes in the market data; generating a set of valuation functions corresponding to the contract and depending on the calibrated parameters of the models; generating a corresponding set of derivatives of the valuation functions, the derivatives depending on the metric for the risk of the parameters to changes in the market data; determining a value for the contract to comprise an expected value of one of the valuation functions; and assessing a risk of the value of the contract to one or more variables by determining an expected value of one or more of the set of derivatives of the valuation functions. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031026 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VALUATING FINANCIAL CONTRACTS INVOLVING EARLY EXERCISE - Systems and methods valuate financial contracts and associated risk. Particular embodiments comprise: receiving valuation details; receiving an internal contract representation describing the contract using: flow sets, each flow set comprising cash flow functions representing a cash flow amount at a cash flow time; and choice functions providing a choice between first and second flow sets. The method involves determining, for each choice function, whether information desirable to make the choice is determinable at a choice time, and if the information is not known for a particular choice function, then replacing the particular choice function with a trigger rule determinable at the choice time and specifying the first or second flow set of its associated choice function. Wherein each trigger rule is based on one or more explanatory stochastic processes which form part of the first and second flow set of its associated choice function. | 01-31-2013 |
Robert David Gibbs, Aurora CA
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20150152867 | Rotor Assembly for Rotary Compressor - A compressor having a rotor assembly within which a rotor is rotated on an eccentric shaft in a sealed chamber. Two or more intake ports are provided that open into the sealed chamber and two or more exhaust ports are provided with one way valves, to permit compressed gas to exit the sealed chamber. The geometry of the rotor and sealed chamber and eccentric drive are such that apices of the rotor remain in contact with a peripheral wall of the sealed chamber as the rotor rotates and apex seals are provided on the apices of the rotor to prevent leakage of the gas around the apices of the rotor. In a preferred embodiment the rotor is a multi-lobed rotor orbiting within a trochoidal chamber. | 06-04-2015 |
Tyler Gibbs, Carp CA
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20090006119 | WEBSITE AFFILIATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system, method and apparatus for determining an affiliation of visitors to a web-site under scrutiny is disclosed, having a log analyzer, a filter updater, and optionally, one or more affiliation lookup modules and a report creator. The log analyzer accepts and processes log data information relating to visitor traffic at the web-site under scrutiny, such as may be compiled by a conventional web data logger. The log analyzer subjects each log data entry to a series of cascading stakeholder filters, each of which may contain certain constituent filter criteria. If one of the criteria is satisfied by the log data entry, the entry is affiliated or associated with the corresponding stakeholder and stored in a database in association with such stakeholder. If the log data entry is not affiliated with any of the stakeholder filters, it is relegated to a remainder bin for processing by the filter updater. The filter updater attempts to generate filter criteria to trap the log data entry and stores such criteria in one of the stakeholder filters. The choice of stakeholder filter is governed by an affiliation identification exercise which may involve invocation of one or more of the affiliation lookup modules. Preferably, the affiliation identification exercise is facilitated by identification of a domain name corresponding to the IP address maintained in the log data entry. Preferably, the filter updating process operates in parallel with the processing of the log data entries. Further, advantageously, affiliation identification exercises in a first system may provide assistance in affiliation identification in a second system by cross-pollination. | 01-01-2009 |