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Allan Ball, Winnipeg CA
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| 20110209736 | Door For Fabric Enclosure - In a fabric enclosure such as a tent wall there is provided an opening in the fabric panel with a fabric closure panel for closing the opening having a hinge line along one side connecting the closure panel to the wall panel. The opening and the closure panel each define an edge thereof opposite to the hinge line which is curved from an end at the hinge line around to an opposite end separated from the hinge line by a non-flexible rod with the edge of the closure panel overlapping the edge of the opening for closure thereon and a flexible bowing strip attached to the edge of the closure panel which is forced into a bowed shape to apply tension to the closure panel tending to maintain the panel flat. | 09-01-2011 |
Bradley John Ball, Kitchener CA
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| 20100250360 | Trading Platform for the Redemption of Promotional Currency from Multiple Loyalty Programs - A trading platform to allow holders of points or miles in loyalty programs to monetize their holdings, or to barter rewards, and connects parties interested in buying reward items or services with pointsholders capable of redeeming points to obtain the desired rewards. The trading platform creates matches between parties and can obtain a matchmaking or brokerage fee in the process without having to interact with the loyalty program itself. | 09-30-2010 |
Christopher G. Ball, North Bay CA
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| 20090209857 | Method and system for identifying and quantifying particles in flow systems - A method and system for quantifying particles in a flow system are provided. | 08-20-2009 |
Derek Ball, Calgary CA
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| 20090307215 | NETWORK RESOURCE ANNOTATION AND SEARCH SYSTEM - A method and system for annotation of network resources existing within an electronic network. Further provided for is a method for increasing, or decreasing the relevance of network resources forming part of a search result of a network through use of annotations associated with network resources. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100174708 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING NETWORK RESOURCE INTERACTION AND IMPROVED SEARCH RESULT REPORTING - Systems and methods are described for intercepting user interactions without network-provided content. The intercepted information can be used for prioritizing search results by statistical and other analyses of user interactions with a network resource and/or network content. A server connected to a network can receive captured information from an agent that is installed in a device connected to the network. The captured information can be related to an interaction of a user with a network resource. An aggregator may be provided to aggregate the captured information with other captured information related to a plurality of network resources and maintains a repository of aggregated captured information. A prioritizer can determine the relevance of network content based on characteristics of the aggregated captured information. The prioritizer determines relevance for a plurality of search results based on frequency of prior user interactions with the content of the search results. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110082850 | NETWORK RESOURCE INTERACTION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are described for intercepting user interactions without network-provided content. The intercepted information can be used for prioritizing search results by statistical and other analyses of user interactions with a network resource and/or network content. A server connected to a network can receive captured information from an agent that is installed in a device connected to the network. The captured information can be related to an interaction of a user with a network resource. An aggregator may be provided to aggregate the captured information with other captured information related to a plurality of network resources and maintains a repository of aggregated captured information. A prioritizer can determine the relevance of network content based on characteristics of the aggregated captured information. The prioritizer determines relevance for a plurality of search results based on frequency of prior user interactions with the content of the search results. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082897 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERRING TRAVERSAL OF DOMAINS CONTAINING NETWORK RESOURCES - The present invention provides for a novel method and system for the monitoring of actions by users likely to precede said user leaving the domain of a network resource. Also provided for is a method and system for the deterring users from leaving the domain of a network resource, a method and system for increasing user traffic to a network resource and a method and system for monitoring trends within a population using network resources. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK OBJECT CREATION AND IMPROVED SEARCH RESULT REPORTING - Systems and methods are described that may be used for the creation of user defined objects arising from the implicit interaction of a user with a network resource. The objects are made generally available within the network. A network resource in communication with a network maintains content accessible by a plurality of users of the network. An agent provided to a user device identifies an implicit interaction with a portion of the content and transmits information associated with the implicit interaction to another computing system communicatively connected to the network. The information includes a URL identifying the network resource and the portion of the content and is provided in a user-defined object on the network. Frequency of occurrence of a URL in a plurality of the objects can be used to determine relevance of a network resource and its content. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20120226659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ELEMENTS AND CATEGORIZING USERS WITHIN A NETWORK - Systems and methods for monitoring user interactions with keywords associated with a brand or words and phrases within the brand, present within a network resource and for enhancing user experience related to access of a network resource are described. A first computing device maintains a network resource and provides the resource and an agent to a second computing device. The agent monitors user interactions with the network resource when the network resource is displayed on the second computing device. The user interactions include implicit interaction. | 09-06-2012 |
John Bradley Ball, Lakeskide CA
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| 20110116930 | Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - A vertical axis wind turbine comprising at least two rotor portions, each portion having a bottom, a top, and a curved horizontal cross section when seen in top view. A top cap may be provided that has a convex portion corresponding to each rotor portion that extends forwardly in a windward direction. Each rotor portion may comprise two angled rotor sections that meet at substantially a vertical midpoint of the rotor portion. The angled sections may be angled rearwardly in a leeward direction and/or radially and may be angled from 1 to 20 degrees with respect to vertical. There may be three or more rotor portions and the turbine may be comprised of one or more vertically stacked sections. | 05-19-2011 |
John Bradley Ball, Lakeside CA
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| 20090285689 | Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Having Angled Leading Edge - A vertical axis wind turbine comprising at least two overlapping rotor portions, each having a curved or semi-circular horizontal cross-section, each rotor portion having an outer leading edge that is angled relative to vertical from bottom to top in the direction of rotation of the wind turbine. The magnitude of the angle is in the range of from 5 to 30°. The angled leading edge improves aerodynamic performance of the wind turbine relative to the absence of the angle, particularly for turbines with three or more rotor portions. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20120091712 | Wind Powered System for Reducing Energy Consumption of a Primary Power Source - Provided is a wind powered system for reducing energy consumption of a power source, such as an internal combustion engine or an electric motor. In one embodiment, the wind powered system comprises a wind turbine operatively connected to an internal combustion engine, for example via a direct mechanical connection, a hydrostatic drive system or a pneumatic drive system in order to reduce the amount of fuel required by the engine to operate an electricity generating means. A controller may be optionally provided to modulate the load on the wind turbine in order to maximize the extraction of available power according to local wind conditions. In another embodiment, the wind turbine is connected to an air compressor for providing a supply of air in order to offset energy consumption of a conventional compressed air system. | 04-19-2012 |
Jonathan D. Ball, Ottawa CA
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| 20100094884 | REPRESENTATIONAL STATE TRANSFER (REST) SERVICE IMPORT EDITOR - In an embodiment of the invention, a method for REST service importation in a distributed application development data processing system can be provided. The method can include the specifying a sample uniform resource locator (URL) in a graphical user interface to a REST service importation editor and invoking the REST service at the sample URL in order to receive a response object from the REST service. The method further can include parsing both the sample URL and the response object to identify different request fields and field types of a request object for the REST service and also response fields and field types of the response object. Finally, the method can include displaying a description of the request fields and field types of the request object and also a description of the response fields and field types of the response object in the graphical user interface to the REST service importation editor. | 04-15-2010 |
Jonathan David Ball, Ontario CA
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| 20090217155 | INTERNET SERVICES AND METHODS THEREOF - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a web server having computer instructions for receiving from an Internet browser a request to create a viewing profile for a web page, creating the viewing profile by generating an asynchronous script for processing at least a portion of data supplied by a web service, embedding the asynchronous script in the web page, and presenting at the Internet browser the updated web page with the embedded asynchronous script. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
Jonathan D.e. Ball, Ottawa CA
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| 20090193393 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING REST CLIENTS FROM REST RESOURCES - The present invention discloses a method and system for creating REST clients using existing REST export information. The invention can provide a wizard able to dynamically generate REST client code. The REST client code can include source code, such as HTML and JAVA SCRIPT starting points that can be further configured by the REST client code recipient. In one embodiment, the automatically created REST client can be a GUI client able to be rendered within a browser. The REST client can include one or more sections, each associated with a particular REST resource. Each resource specific section can include fields for specifying values of each resource parameter. Suitable GUI controls can be associated with each of the fields such as using a checkbox for a Boolean field and a drop down list for an enumerated field. | 07-30-2009 |
Marguerite Ball, Ottawa CA
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| 20090048158 | Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-4 Compounds and Methods for Inhibiting Angiogenesis and Tumor Growth in Mammalian Cells - The use of fragments of IGFBP-4 for inhibiting angiogenesis and tumor growth is described. | 02-19-2009 |
Marquerite Ball, Ottawa CA
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| 20100279937 | Method of Inhibiting Angiogenesis, Tumorigenesis and Cathepsin Activity - Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) and variants thereof, including IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4, IGFBP-5, IGFBP-6 and the C-terminal fragments thereof, inhibit angiogenesis, tumorigenesis and cathepsin activity, particularly cathepsin B activity. | 11-04-2010 |
Michael Douglas Ball, Kelowna CA
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| 20120218437 | ENHANCED IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - This invention provides accurate, high quality images for the identification of the surface characteristics of an object, that may be used as an input to suitable industrial process. It involves acquiring a first raw scan of a portion of a target object across a scan line in a scan zone with a first camera and simultaneously acquiring a second raw scan of the same portion of the target object across the scan line in the scan zone with a second camera. The raw scans are converted to digital and then processed with flattening coefficients derived from measurements of variations in illumination. The first and second cameras sets of flattened image data are then gridized to compensate for parallax, make them orthographic sets of image data that can be compared on a pixel-by-pixel basis with a known or measured geometric profile of the target. A selection of enhanced pixel value for a surface coordinate can then be made, based on both sets of data. The obscuring of surface features by specular reflection can thus be effectively eliminated. | 08-30-2012 |
Michael Edward Ball, Ottawa CA
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| 20100250360 | Trading Platform for the Redemption of Promotional Currency from Multiple Loyalty Programs - A trading platform to allow holders of points or miles in loyalty programs to monetize their holdings, or to barter rewards, and connects parties interested in buying reward items or services with pointsholders capable of redeeming points to obtain the desired rewards. The trading platform creates matches between parties and can obtain a matchmaking or brokerage fee in the process without having to interact with the loyalty program itself. | 09-30-2010 |
Ronald Harold Ball, Cameron CA
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| 20120321734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRUSION OF THERMOPLASTIC HANDRAIL - A method and apparatus for extrusion of an article is provided. A die assembly can apply flows of thermoplastic material to an array of reinforcing cables to form a composite extrusion. A slider fabric can be bonded to one side of the composite extrusion. After exiting the die assembly, the slider fabric can act to support the extrudate as it passes along an elongate mandrel, which can cause the base of the slider fabric to change shape from a flat profile to the final internal profile of the article. The extruded article can then be cooled to solidify the material. The die can include cooling for the slider fabric and means for promoting penetration of the thermoplastic into reinforcing cables. | 12-20-2012 |
Ronald Harold Ball, Cemeron CA
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| 20100283173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRUSION OF THERMOPLASTIC HANDRAIL - A method and apparatus for extrusion of an article is provided. A die assembly can apply flows of thermoplastic material to an array of reinforcing cables to form a composite extrusion. A slider fabric can be bonded to one side of the composite extrusion. After exiting the die assembly, the slider fabric can act to support the extrudate as it passes along an elongate mandrel, which can cause the base of the slider fabric to change shape from a flat profile to the final internal profile of the article. The extruded article can then be cooled to solidify the material. The die can include cooling for the slider fabric and means for promoting penetration of the thermoplastic into reinforcing cables. | 11-11-2010 |
Stephen J. Ball, Kingston CA
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| 20080304935 | Robotic exoskeleton for limb movement - This invention relates to a robotic exoskeleton comprising mechanical linkages that couple to one or more selected joints of a limb of a subject. The robotic exoskeleton may be provided with means for obtaining data respecting angular position, torque, and/or acceleration of at least one of the joints or the links of the mechanical linkages, and may be used for assessing, studying, diagnosing a deficit, and/or treating an impairment in sensorimotor function of a limb of a subject. | 12-11-2008 |
T. Blake Ball, Winnipeg CA
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| 20090163409 | Trappin-2 (elafin) inhibits HIV - In sub-Saharan Africa, the vast majority of HIV transmission occurs through heterosexual contact, therefore, the initial site of HIV infection occurs within the genital tract. In a cohort of HIV-highly exposed sex workers we have identified a select group of individuals who epidemiologically and clinically appear to be HIV-resistant. Studies of these women indicate a strong correlation of HIV-specific immune responses within the genital tract to protection from infection. We hypothesized that a characteristic immune phenotype is present within the genital tract of the HIV-resistant women when compared to susceptible controls. To test this we used SELDI-TOF mass spectrometry to profile the proteome of genital tract secretions from the HIV-resistant women and found a number of potential biomarkers (differentially expressed proteins) which correlated to HIV-resistance. Purification and tandem mass spectrometry resulted in the identification of a particular biomarker, namely trappin-2 (elafin). This protein was tested for HIV inhibitory activity in vitro and found to be a potent inhibitor of T tropic viral infection. | 06-25-2009 |
Terry Blake Ball, Winnipeg CA
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| 20090012261 | HLA Epitope Identification - The present invention describes ways to identify HLA allele-specific epitopes that result from HLA restriction of antigen-specific cellular immune responses. The invention employs a combination of bioinformatics and functional assays to systematically identify and classify CTL mutations to determine correlates of virus-host interactions Peptides representing HLA allele-specific epitopes are provided as well as methods for validating HLA-restricted epitopes and methods for measuring T cell responses. | 01-08-2009 |