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Arron Fu, Toronto CA
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20090168091 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EXTENDED PRINTER PROPERTIES - A method for providing extended printer properties to a thin client is described. The method comprises communicating with a print server associated with a printer to scrape or grab an image of an extended printer properties interface for the printer from the print server display. The scraped image is then displayed at the client. User inputs input by a user on the image are then communicated to the print server for application to a print job. Changes to the displayed image, resulting from the user inputs, can be returned to the client. The print job can be transmitted to the print server in portable document format. A print server and a distributed computing network for implementing the method are also described. | 07-02-2009 |
Calvin Fu, Ontario CA
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20150330022 | Controller And Method For Controlling A Property Of An Object - An apparatus in a manufacturing process of a sheet including: a measurement arrangement, a controller and an actuator arrangement regulating at least one property of the sheet; the measurement arrangement being configured to provide the controller with controlled variable data about at least one property of the sheet; the controller having available a predetermined model based on temporally or spatially dependent disturbance; and the controller being configured to form a manipulated variable for the actuator arrangement on the basis of the model in response to the disturbance. | 11-19-2015 |
Calvin Fu, Concord CA
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20110264254 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REEL BUILDING AND ROLL RUNNABILITY IN MOVING WEB MANUFACTURING - A method and apparatus are set forth for controlling an actuator in a moving web manufacturing process, comprising measuring a plurality of actuator profiles and in response generating nominal response models thereof; generating a multivariable profile prediction based on the nominal response models; generating a multivariate control target based at least one of the actuator profiles; and adjusting control of the actuator by minimizing error between the multivariate control target and said multivariate profile prediction. | 10-27-2011 |
20130096707 | METHOD OF MODELING THE COLORING PROCESS IN MOVING WEB MANUFACTURING - A method and apparatus are set forth for modeling a coloring process in moving web manufacturing through dye response gain adaptation using measured sheet color spectrum; and dye response shape adaptation using measured color spectrum of the production sheet. The adaptation of colorant (dye) response gain uses the measured sheet color spectrum value at the value of maximum light absorbance of the dye. The adaptation of dye response spectrum uses the measured sheet color reflectance spectrum and sample sheet color spectrum with a corresponding response shape calculated using a formula to adapt the current sheet condition dye response shape using the dye response from the sample sheet on the assumption of a constant ratio of absorption change to dye concentration change. | 04-18-2013 |
Chris Wing Ho Fu, Richmond CA
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20100007517 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION CONTROLLER - The present disclosure relates to an electronic presentation controller that allows an orator to select features that the orator may use during a presentation, and disable other features of the electronic presentation controller. An electronic presentation controller according to the present disclosure may include a wide range of advanced features, that may be activated or deactivated selectively, thus minimizing the potential for unwanted and potentially embarrassing interruptions during presentation by disabling functions that are not being used by the orator. | 01-14-2010 |
Guoyi Fu, Vaughan CA
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20120194873 | IMAGE REGISTRATION PARAMETERS AND CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION FROM SENSOR DATA - An off page condition or invalid sensors position data is detected by checking the errors from an initial transformation parameter estimation. If an abnormally large error is encountered, a sensor's reading (position data) may be invalid or the sensor was off page. Then the invalid sensor data will be identified and removed. Finally the transformation parameters will be re-estimated using valid sensor position data only. A weighted least-square minimization is used by considering the sensor lift situation. If a sensor is lifted, the weight for the error related to the sensor will be set to a small weight or zero. Also considered are the geometric properties of sensor locations in weighting the sensor error. A confidence measurement of the sensor data and associated error is performed. The confidence measurement is derived from an error ellipse at 95% confidence level. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194879 | System And Method For Integrated Pair-Wise Registration Of Images Using Image Based Information And Sensor Coordinate And Error Information - Two images are stitched together through minimization of a cost function that consists of registration errors from image data of the two images, as well as the estimated errors from a set of sensors. The weight function in the cost function is derived from the confidence value of sensor estimation that considers the sensor errors including lift and off page as well as a measure of accuracy of the sensor readings. Weights are used to adjust image registration accuracy against sensor accuracy to produce a set of registration parameters that would best stitch the two images together. In order to handle large errors for initial registration parameters and to avoid local minima in the minimization process, the image pair may be registered in a lower resolution and then refined in a higher resolution. | 08-02-2012 |
20120195523 | System And Method For Real-Time Image Retensioning And Loop Error Correction - Due to an accumulated error from the pair-wise registration, the stitched image may be blurred or have a gap when a loop is encountered. In order to remove the accumulated error, we identify a closed loop where a first image frame overlaps with a second image frame, the second image frame being captured earlier in a scanning sequence than the first image frame; register the first image frame with the second image frame; and apply a global optimization to adjust registration parameters for the plurality of pair-wise registrations of image frames within the closed loop using global constraints. | 08-02-2012 |
20120229385 | Gyro Mouse De-Drift and Hand Jitter Reduction - A gyroscope-based device uses a probability model to assign probability of the device being in an intended static state to each received sample of gyroscope data. A new drift error compensation offset and new hand jitter factor are computed for each sample of gyroscope data based on the assigned probability. In this manner, the magnitude of the hand jitter factor varies with the probability of the device being in an intended static state. | 09-13-2012 |
20130051626 | Method And Apparatus For Object Pose Estimation - A pose of an object is estimated from an from an input image and an object pose estimation is then stored by: inputting an image containing an object; creating a binary mask of the input image; extracting a set of singlets from the binary mask of the input image, each singlet representing points in an inner and outer contour of the object in the input image; connecting the set of singlets into a mesh represented as a duplex matrix; comparing two duplex matrices to produce a set of candidate poses; and producing an object pose estimate, and storing the object pose estimate. The estimated pose of the object is refined by: inputting an image of an object in an estimated pose, a model of the object, and parameters of a camera used to take the image of the object in the estimated pose; projecting the model of the object into a virtual image of the object using the parameters of the camera and initial pose parameters to obtain a binary mask image and image depth information; and updating the initial pose parameters to new pose parameters using the binary mask image and image depth information and updating the new pose parameters iteratively to minimize an energy function or until a maximum number of iterations is reached. | 02-28-2013 |
20140079314 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Training of Object Detecting System - An adequate solution for computer vision applications is arrived at more efficiently and, with more automation, enables users with limited or no special image processing and pattern recognition knowledge to create reliable vision systems for their applications. Computer rendering of CAD models is used to automate the dataset acquisition process and labeling process. In order to speed up the training data preparation while maintaining the data quality, a number of processed samples are generated from one or a few seed images. | 03-20-2014 |
Guoyi Fu, Toronto CA
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20090021858 | Hard Disk Drive Protection System Based on Adaptive Thresholding - A method and apparatus for detecting unusual motions of an electronic device is disclosed. One example method includes measuring motion values of a device and comparing at least one motion value to a threshold to detect an unusual motion. The threshold is regularly adjusted based on at least a portion of the motion values. Another example method is directed to detecting an unusual motion of an electronic device based on motion values measured over a period of time. A plurality of motion values may be measured over a period of time and a cumulative function of the values may be compared to a threshold. A variety of protective actions or measures may be taken to protect a hard disk drive and/or other components in the electronic device from damage when unusual motions are detected. | 01-22-2009 |
20090263015 | Method And Apparatus For Correcting Underexposed Digital Images - A method of correcting an underexposed digital image comprises determining the stop of underexposure at which the digital image was captured, correcting for one integer stop of underexposure iteratively until the amount of underexposure correction is equal to the integer component of the determined stop of underexposure and correcting for any remaining fractional component of the determined stop of underexposure. | 10-22-2009 |
20100195932 | Binary Image Stitching Based On Grayscale Approximation - Binary image stitching based on grayscale approximation. In a first example embodiment, a method for automatic binary image stitching of first and second binary images includes several acts. First, the first and second binary images are converted into first and second thumbnail grayscale images. Each thumbnail grayscale image is a lower resolution than its corresponding binary image by a scaling factor. Next, a thumbnail transform is calculated between the first thumbnail grayscale image and the second thumbnail grayscale image. Then, a full-size transform is calculated as a function of the thumbnail transform and the scaling factor. Next, the stitched binary image is created by projecting the first binary image onto the second binary image using the full-size transform and combining overlapping portions of the first and second binary images. | 08-05-2010 |
20100305480 | Human Motion Classification At Cycle Basis Of Repetitive Joint Movement - Methods and systems for classifying human motion as corresponding to an activity are disclosed. One example method includes sensing motion characteristics associated with the activity to generate a first set of data, identifying a cycle interval in the first set of data; and identifying the activity based on the interval. | 12-02-2010 |
Jianmin Fu, Burnaby CA
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20110105530 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides heterocyclic derivatives that modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. Methods of using such derivatives to modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed. | 05-05-2011 |
Jian-Min Fu, Burnaby CA
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20090131447 | COMBINATION THERAPY - This invention is directed to the use of SCD-1 inhibitors of the formula (I): where x, y, V, W, G, J, L, M, R2, R3, R5, R5a, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8 and R8a are defined herein, in combination with other drug therapies to treat adverse weight gain. | 05-21-2009 |
Jian-Min Fu, Coquitlam CA
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20080207587 | Pyridazine Derivatives for Inhibiting Human Stearoyl-Coa-Desaturase - Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I) where x, y, G, J, K, L, M, Q, W, V, R2, R3, R5, R5a, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8 and R8a arc defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
20090197894 | NICOTINAMIDE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I): | 08-06-2009 |
20090291957 | HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise, for example, administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (II): | 11-26-2009 |
20110009414 | HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise, for example, administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (II): | 01-13-2011 |
Jun Fu, Port Coquitlam CA
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20100218395 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MICROWAVE VACUUM-DRYING OF ORGANIC MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials, such as food products. The apparatus has a microwave vacuum chamber | 09-02-2010 |
20110027868 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEHYDRATING BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - An apparatus for dehydrating a liquid sample of biological material has a microwave waveguide that is open to the atmosphere. It has a microwave generator, means for introducing a container of the material into the waveguide, means for evacuating the container, means for rotating the container and means for removing the container from the waveguide. It can include means for moving the container through the waveguide and for sealing it. In a dehydration method, a container of the liquid sample is put into the open waveguide, evacuated, rotated at high speed and microwaved. The container of dehydrated material is then removed from the waveguide. The apparatus and method are particularly suitable for dehydrating vaccines. | 02-03-2011 |
20110209354 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEHYDRATING BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS WITH FREEZING AND MICROWAVING - An apparatus and method for dehydrating biological materials, such as vaccines and microorganism cultures, in which the materials are dehydrated in an evacuated container which is in a microwave waveguide that is open to the atmosphere. The apparatus comprises means for freezing the container of biological material, a microwave generator, a waveguide, means for introducing the container into the waveguide, means for applying a vacuum to the container and means for removing the dehydrated material from the waveguide. In the method of the invention, the container of biological material is put in a microwave waveguide open to the atmosphere, a vacuum is applied to the container, the material is frozen and is radiated to dehydrate it. The dehydrated material is then removed from the waveguide. | 09-01-2011 |
20120030963 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEHYDRATING BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of temperature-sensitive biological materials on a continuous flow-through basis, in which the materials are frozen, ground to frozen particles, dehydrated to a powder, and the powder collected. The apparatus ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120291305 | MICROWAVE VACUUM-DRYING OF ORGANIC MATERIALS - An apparatus | 11-22-2012 |
20140328867 | MICROWAVE VACUUM-DRYING OF ORGANIC MATERIALS - An apparatus ( | 11-06-2014 |
20150128442 | MICROWAVE VACUUM-DRYING OF ORGANIC MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials such as food products. The dehydration apparatus ( | 05-14-2015 |
Liping Fu, Waterloo CA
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20150178572 | ROAD SURFACE CONDITION CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - There is disclosed a method and system for classifying road surface conditions. In an aspect, the method comprises: acquiring a digital image of a road surface at a given location and time; processing the acquired digital image to generate one or more feature vectors for classifying winter road surface conditions; acquiring values for auxiliary data to create feature vectors that enhance classification of the winter road surface conditions; and based on a comparison of the feature vectors to models in a classification knowledge database, classifying the road surface condition at the given location and time of the acquired digital image. In an embodiment, the method further comprises collecting classified road surface condition information acquired from a plurality of vehicles travelling over one or more roads; and mapping the classified winter road surface conditions for the one or more roads on a graphical display of a geographic region. | 06-25-2015 |
Lisa Fu, Ottawa CA
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20100299175 | ENHANCED POSTAL DATA MODELING FRAMEWORK - An enhanced postal data modeling framework, in which postal data which describes characteristics of a mail sortation process is accessed, and the postal data is mapped to production management data which describes characteristics of a model production management process in an initial state and which is capable of being processed by a production management application. The production management data is input for processing by the production management application to produce forecasted production management data which predicts characteristics of the model production management process in a subsequent state, the forecasted production management data is modeled to forecasted postal data which predicts characteristics of the mail sortation process, and at least a portion of the forecasted postal data is provided to a user. | 11-25-2010 |
20120016709 | ENHANCED POSTAL DATA MODELING FRAMEWORK - An enhanced postal data modeling framework, in which postal data which describes characteristics of a mail sortation process is accessed, and the postal data is mapped to production management data which describes characteristics of a model production management process in an initial state and which is capable of being processed by a production management application. The production management data is input for processing by the production management application to produce forecasted production management data which predicts characteristics of the model production management process in a subsequent state, the forecasted production management data is modeled to forecasted postal data which predicts characteristics of the mail sortation process, and at least a portion of the forecasted postal data is provided to a user. | 01-19-2012 |
Ping Fu, Saskatoon CA
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20100184128 | PRODUCTION OF PRODUCTS OF PHARMACEUTICAL INTEREST IN PLANT CELL CULTURES - The present invention relates to transgenic plant cell cultures comprising transgenic plant cells comprising a plurality of nucleic acids heterologous to said plant, each of said nucleic acids comprising a coding sequence encoding a pharmaceutical product of interest operably linked to one or more regulatory elements for directing expression of said coding sequence in said plant cell, said nucleic acids being stably integrated at or adjacent to native rDNA of said plant cell; methods of producing the transgenic plant cell culture; and methods of producing a pharmaceutical product of interest using the transgenic plant cell culture. | 07-22-2010 |
20100186117 | PRODUCTION OF MODIFIED FATTY ACIDS IN PLANTS - The present invention relates to transgenic plants comprising a plurality of nucleic acids heterologous to said plant, each of said nucleic acid comprising a coding sequence operably linked to one or more regulatory elements for directing expression of said coding sequence in said plant, said nucleic acid being stably integrated at or adjacent to rDNA sequences, or a seed, organ, tissue, part or cell thereof, or a descendant of said plant, seed, organ, tissue, part or cell; methods of producing the transgenic plants; and methods of producing oil using the transgenic plants. | 07-22-2010 |
20140171668 | PRODUCTION OF MODIFIED FATTY ACIDS IN PLANTS THROUGH rDNA TARGETED INTEGRATION OF HETEROLOGOUS GENES - The present invention relates to transgenic plants comprising a plurality of nucleic acids heterologous to said plant, each of said nucleic acid comprising a coding sequence operably linked to one or more regulatory elements for directing expression of said coding sequence in said plant, said nucleic acid being stably integrated at or adjacent to rDNA sequences, or a seed, organ, tissue, part or cell thereof, or a descendant of said plant, seed, organ, tissue, part or cell; methods of producing the transgenic plants; and methods of producing oil using the transgenic plants. | 06-19-2014 |
Shao-Wei Fu, Montreal West CA
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20100215317 | OPTICALLY ENABLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE - There is provided a mating clip for securing a connection between an optical connector and an optical port of a hybrid optically enabled integrated circuit package, the optical connector having an optical cable end to which is attached an optical cable and having a connector end opposite the optical cable end, the mating clip comprising: a cover for substantially covering the optical connector, the cover comprising an opening to permit passage of the optical cable; an S-shaped curved feature extending from the cover and for applying a force against the optical cable end; and a hook-shaped feature extending from the cover in the direction of the connector end of the optical connector and for securing an assembly formed by the mating clip and the optical connector to the optical port; wherein, in the securing of mating clip/optical connector assembly, the hook-shaped feature interacts with at least one of a notch internal to the hybrid optically enabled integrated circuit package; and a protrusion on the optical port. | 08-26-2010 |
Shao-Wei Fu, Montreal CA
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20090087145 | TWO SUBSTRATE PARALLEL OPTICAL SUB-ASSEMBLY - There is provided an optical assembly and a method for assembling components of the optical assembly, the method comprising: providing a structure for guiding light; providing a plurality of optical fibers embedded in a fixed arrangement in the structure, the optical fibers for coupling the light from a coupling surface the structure; abutting a first package against the coupling surface, such that each one of multiple elements comprised in the first package is substantially aligned with each one of a first group of optical fibers in the plurality of optical fibers; and abutting a second package against the coupling surface, adjacent to the first package, and such that: the first and the second package are spaced apart by a gap; and each one of multiple elements comprised in the second package is substantially aligned with each one of a second group of optical fibers in the plurality of optical fibers, the gap providing a tolerance in a position of any one of: each one of the elements in the packages; the packages with respect to each other; and each one of the packages with respect to the structure. | 04-02-2009 |
20090087146 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A TWO SUBSTRATE PARALLEL OPTICAL SUB-ASSEMBLY - There is provided an optical assembly and a method for assembling components of the optical assembly, the method comprising: providing a structure for guiding light; providing a plurality of optical fibers embedded in a fixed arrangement in the structure, the optical fibers for coupling the light from a coupling surface the structure; abutting a first package against the coupling surface, such that each one of multiple elements comprised in the first package is substantially aligned with each one of a first group of optical fibers in the plurality of optical fibers; and abutting a second package against the coupling surface, adjacent to the first package, and such that: the first and the second package are spaced apart by a gap; and each one of multiple elements comprised in the second package is substantially aligned with each one of a second group of optical fibers in the plurality of optical fibers, the gap providing a tolerance in a position of any one of: each one of the elements in the packages; the packages with respect to each other; and each one of the packages with respect to the structure. | 04-02-2009 |
Shao-Wei Fu, Delson CA
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20100172609 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO IMPROVE SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO IN HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS - There is described an opto-electronic Integrated Circuit Board (ICB) comprising an ICB substrate; a linear array of cells positioned on the ICB substrate, for optical connection to an array of optical fibers, each one of the cells comprising: a die bond pad and one of a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) and a Photodetector; a number of ICB bond pads on the ICB substrate, the number of ICB bond pads corresponding at least to a number of cells in the linear array, wherein each successive ICB bond pad along the linear array is located on alternate sides of the linear array; and wirebonds each connecting, in a one-to-one relationship, each one of the ICB bond pads to a corresponding die bond pad of one of the cells of the linear array. | 07-08-2010 |
20120099820 | TWO DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL CONNECTOR - There is described a method for fabricating an optical connector comprising: embedding each one of a plurality of first optical waveguides in a corresponding one of a plurality of first grooves of a first substrate; embedding each one of a plurality of second optical waveguides in a corresponding one of a plurality of second grooves of a second substrate; abutting the plurality of first optical waveguides and the plurality of second optical waveguides against walls of the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves, respectively, by securing a spacer plate between the first substrate and the second substrate so that the first optical waveguides and the second optical waveguides extend along a same axis, thereby obtaining an optical assembly having a front end substantially perpendicular to the axis; and beveling the front end of the optical assembly, thereby obtaining a beveled end for the first optical waveguides and a beveled end for the second optical waveguides offset along the axis for separately providing optical access by side coupling to the plurality of first optical waveguides and the plurality of second optical waveguides. | 04-26-2012 |
20150103336 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR MONITORING - There is described an optical connector comprising a casing having a hollow body and at least one aperture at one end thereof, at least one optical fiber having an outer surface and a fiber end and extending inside the hollow body of the casing along a longitudinal direction thereof, a connector assembly supporting the at least one optical fiber in the casing and aligning the fiber end with the at least one aperture, and an optical monitoring device comprising at least one photodetector in proximity to the fiber end of the at least one optical fiber and adapted to detect naturally leaked light from the fiber end. An optical monitoring device and a method for monitoring optical power in an optical connector are also described. | 04-16-2015 |
Wen Fu, Alberta CA
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20150025123 | P2X7, Inhibition Of Epithelial Cancers And Papillomas - The present invention demonstrates that P2X7 receptor induced apoptosis may be specific for cancerous cells. Treatment with the P2X7 ligand BzATP, increased cellular apoptosis with no associated inflammatory changes or abnormal skin or systemic effects. In mice treated with DMBA/TPA, BzATP decreased papilloma skin formation. BzATP also induced involution of developed papillomas and stimulated apoptosis in keratinocytes outgrowing at the base of developed papillomas. These data show that (a) P2X7 regulates apoptosis of epidermal cells; (b) in vivo, local administration of a drug that activates the P2X7 receptor can inhibit development and progression of epidermal premalignant lesions. | 01-22-2015 |
Wenyi Fu, Edmonton CA
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20140039194 | PROCESS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING INTEGRASE INHIBITORS - The invention provides synthetic processes and synthetic intermediates that can be used to prepare 4-oxoquinolone compounds having useful integrase inhibiting properties. | 02-06-2014 |
Xian-Zhu Fu, Edmonton CA
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20110195342 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL REACTOR - An integral ceramic membrane for a fuel cell is provided, with a non-porous layer and porous layers both formed of proton conducting material. The proton-conducting material may be a compound or mixture of compounds of the formula X1-X2-O | 08-11-2011 |
20110212384 | ANODE CATALYSTS FOR FUEL CELL MEMBRANE REACTORS - Anode catalysts for conversion of hydrocarbon feeds in solid oxide fuel cell membrane reactors. An anode catalyst may be a mixture of a metal with a metal oxide, for example a mixture of copper or copper-nickel alloy or copper-cobalt alloy with Cr | 09-01-2011 |
Yaqun Fu, Nepean CA
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20080263112 | Method and system for electronic file lifecycle management - A method and system for managing a file lifecycle is disclosed. The method incorporates a virtual file cabinet having virtual drawers. Files are moved from drawer to drawer throughout their lifecycle in accordance with policies associated with each drawer. The files are moved automatically and as such, a file's lifecycle is managed from file creation to file deletion in an automated fashion. By using an archiving device such as magneto optical storage media, the files are automatically moved to their final archived location in an archiving drawer once certain policies of their present drawer are met. The system is an electronic system employing the inventive method. | 10-23-2008 |
20140330800 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC FILE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT - A method and system for managing a file lifecycle is disclosed. The method incorporates a virtual file cabinet having virtual drawers. Files are moved from drawer to drawer throughout their lifecycle in accordance with policies associated with each drawer. The files are moved automatically and as such, a file's lifecycle is managed from file creation to file deletion in an automated fashion. By using an archiving device such as magneto optical storage media, the files are automatically moved to their final archived location in an archiving drawer once certain policies of their present drawer are met. The system is an electronic system employing the inventive method. | 11-06-2014 |
Yu Fu, Kanata CA
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20130267240 | DOWNLINK LIMITED-FEEDBACK INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT WITH CONSTANT AMPLITUDE CODEBOOKS AND RATE BALANCE SCHEDULING - Downlink interference alignment schemes are described which provide, among other things, channel state information (CSI) from the UEs using a constant amplitude codebook. By providing only phase information associated the UEs' channel states, instead of both amplitude and phase information, fewer bits can be used to inform the BSs of the UEs effective channels, thereby reducing the bandwidth requirements associated with the transmission of CSI by UEs for downlink interference alignment purposes. According to other embodiments, feedback information can be used to perform user selection scheduling and rate balancing. | 10-10-2013 |
Yucheng Fu, Guelph CA
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20130059039 | Beverage Capsule - A beverage capsule has a body, a filter disposed in the body, ingredients disposed in the filter and a cover. The body includes a side wall that extends from an end wall to an opening that is covered by the cover. A boss extends into the interior space from the end wall inwardly of an extraction region. In one embodiment, the boss defines an engagement surface having a plurality of arms for engaging a bottom portion of the filter during use. In another embodiment, the boss engages the filter to define a tented filter zone wherein an inner portion of the filter is spaced a further distance from the end wall than an outer portion of the filter. In another embodiment, a diffusing surface is disposed in the body downstream of where a fluid is intended to enter the opening of the capsule during use with a beverage preparing machine. | 03-07-2013 |
20130209618 | Multilayered Material And Containers And Method Of Making Same - A multilayered material and a container (such as a beverage capsule) formed of at least one multilayered material is provided. A method for making a beverage container is also provided. The multilayered material comprises a barrier layer formed of a material adapted for deterring one or more undesired elements from passing through the barrier layer and a sealing layer formed of a material adapted for forming a seal with another surface. The multilayered material or container also comprise a gasket layer or gasket strips formed of a material having a plurality of channels adapted for receiving at least a portion of the material for said sealing layer. | 08-15-2013 |
20140263033 | Process For Forming A Three-Dimensional Non-Woven Structure - A process is disclosed for forming a three-dimensional structure from a nonwoven web. The web is made of synthetic polymer filaments. The process comprises subjecting the web to a molding force at a temperature between the glass transition temperature and the melting temperature of the polymer. The nonwoven web is constructed so as to allow ample elongation of the constituent filaments. The web is preferentially bonded in selected areas. The filaments are only partially drawn during the spinning process, so as to preserve elongation potential. The three-dimensional structures made by the process can be shaped filters, for example for use in beverage capsules. | 09-18-2014 |
20140342059 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING CONSUMABLE PRODUCT - A capsule is provided for use in a machine for preparing product from capsules. The capsule includes a body that defines an interior space with an opening at one location and an aperture at another location. A soluble closure is disposed on an interior surface of the body to cover the aperture. Ingredients are disposed within the interior space for preparing a desired product. A cover is disposed over the opening and a removable cover is disposed over the aperture. The removable cover is removed from capsule prior to insertion of capsule into the machine. The soluble closure is adapted to dissolve upon exposure to fluid from the capsule machine in order to allow prepared product to exit capsule through aperture. In another embodiment, a delivery system such as a soluble pouch or a film containing ingredients is disposed in the capsule. | 11-20-2014 |
20140345471 | CAPSULE HOUSING - A capsule housing is provided for use in a machine for preparing a desired product from capsules. The capsule housing includes a capsule containment portion, a product collection portion and a product dispensing portion. A dispensing system is disposed in the capsule housing for dispensing product prepared from the capsule. An adjustment system is disposed in the capsule housing for accommodating different sizes of capsules. | 11-27-2014 |
20150239652 | SINGLE SERVE CAPSULE FOR IMPROVED EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY AND FAVOR RETENTION - Disclosed is a single-serve capsule for improved extraction efficiency and flavor retention. Extraction efficiency is improved by using ground roast coffee having an average particle size in the range of from 300 to 800 μm. Flavor retention is improved by using a filter medium made of a synthetic polymer. The capsule can be used in a process in which optimum extraction is obtained during relatively short brew times. | 08-27-2015 |
Yucheng Fu, Mississauga CA
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20140127364 | Beverage Capsule With Moldable Filter - A beverage capsule is provided having a body defining an opening. A filter is disposed in the opening and secured to the body. The filter is moldable to define an ingredients chamber. The filter is formed of a moldable nonwoven fabric comprising fibers that are undrawn or partially drawn prior to molding. Ingredients are disposed in the ingredients chamber for preparing a desired beverage and a cover is disposed over the opening for sealing the interior space. | 05-08-2014 |
20140141128 | Beverage Capsule And Process And System For Making Same - A beverage capsule is provided for use in a beverage preparing machine. A system and process for making the beverage capsule is also provided. The beverage capsule includes a body defining an interior space having an opening. A filter is disposed in the body to define an ingredients chamber and an extraction chamber. The filter has an air flow permeability of at least 400 L/s.m2. Ingredients are disposed in the ingredients chamber and a cover is dispensed over the opening to seal the interior space. The filter includes a vent region between the top surface of the ingredients and the bottom surface of cover for venting gas through said filter between said ingredients chamber and said extraction chamber. An alternate embodiment includes air flow channels defined in a side wall of body. | 05-22-2014 |
20140161936 | Container WIth Removable Portion - A container is provided with a body defining an interior space having an opening. A filter is disposed in the body to define an ingredients chamber. Ingredients are disposed in the ingredients chamber and a cover is disposed over the opening to seal the interior space. The container is adapted to allow cover and filter with ingredients contained in ingredients chamber to be separated from the remainder of body. | 06-12-2014 |
20150056340 | CAPSULE WITH CONTROL MEMBER - A capsule is provided for use in a machine for preparing a consumable product from capsules. The capsule includes a body that defines an interior space with an opening. Ingredients are disposed within the interior space for preparing a desired product, a portion of the ingredients being non-permanently bound into a cluster. The cluster acts as a control member for controlling a flow of fluid for a period of time within the capsule. A cover is disposed over the opening. | 02-26-2015 |
20150056341 | CAPSULE CONTAINING A DOSING AGENT AND SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A capsule is provided containing a dosing agent and a system and process is provided for making capsules containing a dosing agent. The capsule includes a body defining an interior space and an opening, the capsule having ingredients and a dosing agent disposed in the interior space and a cover to seal the opening. The process and system includes depositing ingredients and the dosing agent in the interior space of the capsule and then covering the opening. | 02-26-2015 |
20150140184 | Method And Apparatus For Accelerated Or Controlled Degassing Of Roasted Coffee - An apparatus for accelerated or controlled degassing of roasted coffee. The apparatus comprises a container for receiving and retaining roasted coffee, a source of inert gas in fluid communication with the container, and a controller. The controller includes a timer and a valve. The valve is operatively associated with the source of inert gas and has an open and a closed position. When in its closed position the valve restricts the flow of inert gas into the container. When in its open position the valve permits the flow of inert gas into the container such that the inert gas displaces at least a portion of the gas in the container. The timer causes the valve to cycle between its open and closed positions at predetermined time intervals. The flow of inert gas can also be controlled through the use of a gas sensor in communication with the interior of the container. | 05-21-2015 |
Zhentang Fu, Calgary CA
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20140294227 | DUAL-COIL GEOPHONE ACCELEROMETER - An apparatus and a method for detecting vibration are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing, a magnetic structure forming a magnetic field in the housing, and a coil structure in the magnetic field, concentric of the magnetic structure. In response to external vibration, the coil structure and the magnetic structure are movable with respect to each other. The coil structure comprises at least two sets of coils overlapped in space, of which a first coil set is for detecting vibration and a second coil set is for applying control in accordance with a control signal. | 10-02-2014 |