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Angela Chen Li, Milton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246332	Construct for cooking raw dough product in a microwave oven - A construct for preparing a food item in a microwave oven comprises a plurality of heating regions including an inner heating region and an outer heating region. The inner heating region comprises a susceptor including a plurality of annular microwave energy transparent areas, and the outer heating region comprises a plurality of susceptor projections extending radially from the susceptor of the inner heating region.	10-01-2009
20100006566	Microwave Heating Container - A microwave heating construct comprises a base, a wall extending upwardly around the base for defining a cavity for receiving a food item, and a microwave energy shielding element overlying a lower margin of the wall, the microwave energy shielding element having an upper edge including a substantially incurved portion.	01-14-2010

Anwu Li, Richmond CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090277331	HYDROGEN SEPARATION COMPOSITE MEMBRANE MODULE AND THE METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - This invention relates to a metallic composite membrane for separating hydrogen from a mixed gas, a membrane module and a manufacturing method thereof. The composite membrane consists of a three-layer sandwich structure, e.g. the porous metal substrate, an intermediate layer and the hydrogen-selective dense thin metal layer. In the embodiments of the invention, the porous metal substrates were first pretreated to reduce their surface roughness without reducing their gas permeability. The pretreated substrates were coated with intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer served as not only a barrier layer to prevent interdiffusion between the substrate and the hydrogen-selective layer, but also a surface modifier to reduce surface roughness and pore size of the substrate. A hydrogen-selective metal layer was then deposited on the intermediate layer-coated substrate by coating methods. Since the substrate with the intermediate layer has a smoother surface with a smaller pore size, a thinner hydrogen-selective metal membrane can be used to form a dense pinhole-free membrane. This not only reduces the metal loading of the composite membrane, but also increases its hydrogen permeance and selectivity of the composite membrane. The module design according to the invention provides solutions to the problems that result from high welding temperatures or high mechanical compressing force caused by the joining of a composite membrane with other parts through Swagelok, welding, brazing and gasket etc.	11-12-2009

Bingiao Li, Waterloo CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080231737	Dual storage node pixel for CMOS sensor - A sensor includes control circuitry and a pixel having a photo site, a first storage node and a second storage node. The control circuitry operates to transfer a first collected signal produced by light from a first image from the photo site to the first storage node during a first period, to transfer a second collected signal produced by light from a second image from the photo site to the second storage node during a second period that follows the first period and to transfer the first and second collected signals out of the pixel during a third period that follows the second period. The first storage node includes a first capacitor and a first reset gate coupled directly between the first capacitor and a reset voltage. The second storage node includes a second capacitor and a second reset gate coupled directly between the second capacitor and the reset voltage.	09-25-2008

Brian Heng Li, Kitchener CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090264768	Scanning mechanisms for imaging probe - The present invention provides scanning mechanisms for imaging probes using for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and/or optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes include adjustable rotational drive mechanism for imparting rotational motion to an imaging assembly containing either optical or ultrasound transducers which emit energy into the surrounding area. The imaging assembly includes a scanning mechanism having including a movable member configured to deliver the energy beam along a path out of said elongate hollow shaft at a variable angle with respect to said longitudinal axis to give forward and side viewing capability of the imaging assembly. The movable member is mounted in such a way that the variable angle is a function of the angular velocity of the imaging assembly.	10-22-2009

Chao-Jun Li, Brossard CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090247757	LIGANDS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF IN ASYMMETRIC REACTIONS - Novel chemical agents are described herein. More a ligand of general Formula I:	10-01-2009
20090306390	CHIRAL LIGANDS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF IN ASYMMETRIC REACTIONS - A novel class of chiral ligands represented by a structure of Formula (I): wherein R	12-10-2009
20100036137	PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKYLENE CARBONATES - An aqueous process for preparing alkylene carbonates from alkenes and carbon dioxide is described herein. The process comprises the reaction of alkenes with a bromine source, a base and carbon dioxide. The aqueous process can be rendered catalytic by using an oxidant capable of in situ conversion of bromide into bromine.	02-11-2010

Chenwei Li, Windsor CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110092452	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PANCREATIC CANCER - The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and diagnosing the presence of solid tumor stem cells in a patient (e.g., based on the presence of c-Met). In certain embodiments, the presence or absence of solid tumor stem cells (e.g., pancreatic solid tumor stem cells) can be determined through the use of a single cells surface marker (e.g., c-Met). The present invention also provides methods for screening candidate compounds (e.g., c-Met antagonists) for the ability to inhibit the tumorigenisis of pancreatic solid tumor stem cells.	04-21-2011

Chuandong Li, Nepean CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090304391	OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM HAVING CHROMATIC DISPERSION AND POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATION - Described are an optical communications system and a method that allow for compensation of chromatic dispersion and polarization mode dispersion imparted to a communications signal propagating through an optical link. The system is based on a cost-effective optical transport architecture that accommodates baud rates exceeding 15 Gbaud and eliminates the need for costly optical dispersion compensators. Compensation for polarization mode dispersion is performed at the receiver using nonlinear processing. Advantageously, direct detection modulation using inexpensive electro-optic system components can be used in place of more costly and complex coherent and differential modulation formats. Digital filtering can be performed at the transmitter and the input signal can be inverted based on the nonlinearity of the transmitter electro-optic components. Consequently, the bandwidth and linearity requirements for the transmitter electro-optic components are relaxed, and cost reductions are realized.	12-10-2009
20110199982	PROCESSING INFORMATION BLOCKS FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION - In general, according to an embodiment, a wireless transmitter includes a plurality of coding and modulation modules to apply corresponding coding and modulation algorithms to input information blocks. A discrete Fourier transform (DFT) precoder applies DFT processing to outputs of the coding and modulation modules, and an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) module receives a DFT output of the DFT precoder, which is mapped to different subcarriers according to the resource allocation indicated by the base station, and applies IFFT processing to the DFT output. An output processing stage produces output signals based on the output of the IFFT module to transmit wirelessly to a wireless receiver. In a different implementation, the outputs of the coding and modulation modules can be provided to an IFFT module to produce IFFT-processed output information.	08-18-2011

Chung Lam Li, Waterloo CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100010985	System and method for detecting and analyzing pattern relationships - In its broad aspect, the invention provides a method for analyzing relationships among patterns within a data set having a set of samples and associated attribute values defining each attribute of each said sample. The method comprises receiving at an input at least two patterns; defining a data cluster within the data set for each of said at least two patterns, each defined data cluster having samples with attribute values associated with a corresponding pattern of said at least two patterns; grouping at least some of the samples of each defined data cluster with one another to generate a resultant data cluster; and calculating a variation between the attribute values of a first set of samples and the attribute values of a second set of samples within said resultant data cluster, the attribute values of the first set of samples and the second set of samples corresponding to the same attribute.	01-14-2010

Chunguang Li, Scarborough CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090284778	Multiple Font Management System And Method - A multiple font management system and method in a printing device for activating multiple fonts is provided for enabling base font localization and font patching for print jobs to reduce the need to upload entire fonts in order to provide localized receipts or to provide corrections to partially-corrupted font tables. A font access level stores locations of activated base, localization and patch fonts and are referenced in an access order during character retrieval so as to apply retrieval priority to patches and localizations. A font storage level maintains multiple tier character indices for referencing character shape data in order to provide faster character searching through each of the multiple activated fonts than a single-level index.	11-19-2009

Chun Sing Li, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090088431	Heteroaromatic Compounds as Inhibitors of Stearoyl-Coenzyme a Delta-9 Desaturase - Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis; lipid disorders; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; fatty liver disease and cancer.	04-02-2009
20090093527	Azacyclopentane Derivatives as Inhibitors of Stearoyl-Coenzyme a Delta-9 Desaturase - Azacyclopentane derivatives of structural formula (I) are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; liver steatosis; and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.	04-09-2009
20090099200	Azacyclohexane derivatives as inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme a delta-9 desaturase - Azacyclohexane derivatives of structural formula I are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; and liver steatosis.	04-16-2009
20090118296	Heteroaromatic Compounds As Inhibitors Of Stearoyl-Coenzyme A Delta-9 Desaturase - Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; lipid disorders; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; and fatty liver disease.	05-07-2009
20100063013	CATHEPSIN CYSTEINE PROTEASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I), wherein R′-R7, X, Y, D and n are as defined in the specification. These compounds are cysteine protease inhibitors which include but are not limited to inhibitors of cathepsms K, L, S and B and are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.	03-11-2010
20100120784	NOVEL HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF STEAROYL-COENZYME A DELTA-9 DESATURASE - Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W is a substituted heteroaryl, X and Y are each independently a bond, —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)	05-13-2010
20100197692	BICYCLIC HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF STEAROYL-COENZYME A DELTA-9 DESATURASE - Bicyclic heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula I are inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; liver steatosis; and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.	08-05-2010
20110152295	HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF STEAROYL-COENZYME A DELTA-9 DESATURASE - Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula I are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; and liver steatosis.	06-23-2011
20110166152	HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF STEAROYL-COENZYME A DELTA-9 DESATURASE - Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) are inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis; obesity; Type 2 diabetes; insulin resistance; hyperglycemia; Metabolic Syndrome; neurological disease; cancer; and liver steatosis.	07-07-2011

Chun Sing Li, Dollar-Des-Ormeaux CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100249192	NOVEL HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF STEAROYL-COENZYME A DELTA-9 DESATURASE - Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula I are inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; Metabolic Syndrome; insulin resistance; cancer; liver steatosis; and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.	09-30-2010

Conghua Li, Markham CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080256712	Versatile cushion device - A cushion device for use when placed in seats, in beds, or on floors, comprising a flexible hollow, enclosed shell having two large opposed surfaces, the shell capable of containing gas or liquid without substantial leakage, and having a port or a plurality of ports that can allow gas or liquid to enter into or to escape from the shell, the port or ports each being provided with closure means which can substantially prevent entry and escape of gas or liquid from the shell. The shell, when empty, can maintain a substantially flat form when held by one hand from an edge of the shell for the ease of handling, storage or transportation, and can allow a substantial adjustable expansion under working condition, due to the provision of a stiffener, a cover or its inherent firmness, rigidity or stiffness. It may be used for heat treatment, cooling treatment and for back, spine and extremities exercises and support of the user.	10-23-2008
20100319132	PORTABLE CUSHION DEVICE FOR IMPROVING POSTURE - A cushion designed to alleviate or counteract the so-called forward head posture and/or its effects has a region sized and shaped to fit between a user's shoulder blades when the user lies in a supine position on a bed, a table or floor and the cushion is placed under the user's thoracic spine, especially upper thoracic spine. The height and/or firmness of the cushion is selected to cause the head and shoulders of the user to sag towards the substrate, thus counteracting the so called forward head posture and its effects, as well as opening the user's chest for improved wellness. And a therapeutic method for helping user reverse forward head posture and relieve its effects such pain and stiffness in the neck and shoulders.	12-23-2010
20100320818	Seating Support - A fluid filled seat support comprising a bladder, a seat and a rigid or semi-rigid partition therebetween. The seat support allows free proprioceptive motion of user's body on the bladder but prevents the bladder from conforming to user's body, which, in many cases, will significantly improve user's comfort.	12-23-2010
20110190808	Massage Assisting Tool - A massage tool has a shank with a body support at one end and a massage applicator at the distal end. In use, the massage therapist applies a pressure with his/her shoulder or upper arm onto the body support while the massage applicator is contacted with the massage recipient's body and guided to perform a massage therapy. The tool is intended to reduce or prevent the stress on therapist's hands, wrists, arms, elbows and shoulders.	08-04-2011

Delin Li, Waterloo CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080274005	Cast Iron With Improved High Temperature Properties - A nodular, compacted graphite or other hybrid or duplex graphite morphology cast high silicon iron is disclosed which contains up to 1.5% tungsten, up to 0.8% vanadium, and up to 1.2% niobium; and at least 60.0% iron, all percentages are based on the total weight of the composition. This cast iron exhibits high strength and good ductility over a wide temperature range compared to the conventional SiMo ductile iron. The compositions may further contain, up to 1.5% molybdenum and up to 1.0% chromium to offer improvements in material strength. The compositions may include 0.2 to 0.5% by weight aluminum and up to 1.2% chromium for further oxidation resistance and 0.5 to 5.0% nickel for corrosion resistance.	11-06-2008
20110011070	Ni-25 Heat-Resistent Nodular Graphite Cast Iron For Use In Exhaust Systems - A nodular graphite, heat-resistant cast iron composition for use in engine systems. The composition contains carbon 1.5-2.4 weight %, silicon 5.4-7.0 weight %, manganese 0.5-1.5 weight %, nickel 22.0-28.0 weight %, chromium 1.5-3.0 weight %, molybdenum 0.1-1.0 weight %, magnesium 0.03-0.1 weight %, and a balance weight % being substantially iron. The composition has an austenitic matrix. Additionally, the composition exhibits excellent oxidation resistance at high temperature and excellent mechanical properties at both room and high temperatures. Thus, the composition can be a lower cost substitute material for Ni-Resist D5S under thermocycling conditions experienced by exhaust gas accessories and housings such as engine exhaust manifolds, turbocharger housings, and catalytic converter housings.	01-20-2011

Dongqing Li, Waterloo CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110089328	ELECTROKINETIC MICROFLUIDIC FLOW CYTOMETER APPARATUSES WITH DIFFERENTIAL RESISTIVE PARTICLE COUNTING AND OPTICAL SORTING - An electrokinetic microfluidic flow cytometer apparatus can include a substrate, a pair of signal and noise detection channels, and a particle detection circuit. The substrate includes an input port, an output port, and a microchannel that fluidly connects the input port and the output port to allow fluid to flow therebetween. The signal and noise detection channels are defined in the substrate and are fluidly connected to the microchannel from locations that are adjacent to each other. The signal and noise detection channels extend in opposite directions away from the microchannel to receive ambient electrical noise. The particle detection circuit is electrically connected to the signal and noise detection channels and generates a particle detection signal in response to a differential voltage across the signal and noise detection channels, which tracks changes in resistivity across an adjacent portion of the microchannel as particles within the fluid move responsive to an electric field along that portion of the microchannel, while at least substantially canceling a common component of the ambient electrical noise received by the signal and noise detection channels. A particle counting circuit counts a number of particles that move through the sensing gate in response to pulses in the particle detection signal.	04-21-2011

Dongyang Li, Edmonton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110087321	SURFACE-COATED STRUCTURES AND METHODS - The present invention relates to a method for covalently attaching a compound to a stainless steel, tin, iron, or titanium substrate, by contacting exposed surface(s) of the substrate with a synthetic pilin peptide containing a disulfide loop derived from the C-terminal receptor binding protein of Type IV	04-14-2011

Fang Li, Saskatoon CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090118469	High-Affinity Antagonists of ELR-CXC Chemokines - The present invention provides novel polypeptide sequences, methods for production thereof and uses thereof for novel ELR-CXC chemokine receptor agonists and antagonists.	05-07-2009

Fengfu Li, Gloucester CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080317818	Interpenetrating Networks, and Related Methods and Compositions - The present invention provides interpenetrating polymeric networks (IPNs), and related methods and compositions. The hydrogel material of this invention comprises an interpenetrating network of two or more polymer networks, wherein at least one of the polymer networks is based on a biopolymer. Also provided is a method of producing the hydrogel material comprising, combining a first polymeric network with a second polymeric network, wherein the first polymeric network or the second polymeric network is based on a biopolymer. The present application also discloses devices manufactured from the IPN hydrogel material and uses thereof.	12-25-2008

Fengling Li, Saskatoon CA

Fugang Li, Richmond Hill CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100210465	METHODS TO PRODUCE POLYMER NANOPARTICLES AND FORMULATIONS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - The present invention provides a composition including a polymer nanoparticle and at least one agricultural active compound incorporated with the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle are less than 100 nm in diameter, and the polymer includes a polyelectrolyte.	08-19-2010

Genyi Li, Winnipeg CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100287666	Brassica Rapa Transparent Testa Genes for Controlling Seed Colour in Brassica Species - Seed coat color is a very important trait in oilseed type	11-11-2010

Guoming Li, Mississauga CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011070	Injection Mold - An injection mold including a connecting structure for separating confronting faces of a slide member and a mold base, respectively, during a movement of the slide member. In accordance with several embodiments of the invention, the connecting structure may include a compressible member such that the slide member is biased away from the mold base, and wherein a positive contact between the confronting surfaces is configurable in response to an applied clamping force between the slide member and the mold base. In accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention a cam arrangement links the slide member and the mold base enabling a positive contact between the confronting surfaces when the slide member is arranged in the in-mold position, and providing a gap between the confronting surfaces during at least a portion of an interval when the slide member is moving.	01-08-2009

Haihong Li, Edmonton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110017676	FLOTATION AIDS AND PROCESSES FOR USING THE SAME - This invention relates to particulate and/or liquid droplet separation processes from liquids containing the same and the use of specific chemical additives to control surface wetting, hydrophobicity and surface forces in such processes.	01-27-2011
20110135797	FLOCCULATION METHOD - A method is taught for producing freely draining flocculated sediment from a suspension comprising finely divided solids in water. The method comprises dispersing, at increasing concentrations, a charged particle hybrid polymer (CPHP) flocculant into the suspension to determine a minimum concentration of CPHP flocculant above which a freely draining flocculated sediment is produced that has a minimum permeability of 1 Darcy. Then, the concentration of dispersed CPHP flocculant in the suspension is maintained at or above the minimum concentration.	06-09-2011

Jeff Li, Calgary CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080217019	COILED TUBING WELLBORE CLEANOUT - A method and apparatus for substantially cleaning fill from a borehole is described variously including running a coiled tubing assembly into the wellbore, creating a fluid vortex by circulating cleaning fluid through the coiled tubing, and pulling the coiled tubing and coiled tubing assembly out of the hole at a speed sufficient to substantially clean the particulate solids from the wellbore. An apparatus for substantially cleaning fill from a hole, including vertical, horizontal, or deviated wells also is provided.	09-11-2008
20100170676	METHODS FOR CLEANING OUT HORIZONTAL WELLBORES USING COILED TUBING - Methods for cleaning out horizontal wellbores using coiled tubing are provided for use during downhole operations. A coiled tubing having a bottom hole assembly is deployed into a horizontal wellbore. Fluid is circulated down the annulus of the wellbore and up the bottom hole assembly while the bottom hole assembly is moved upward at a selected rate and distance. This method may be used to remove downhole solids, such as formation sands and proppant.	07-08-2010

Jennifer Li, Kanata CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080300834	GRAPH-BASED MODELING APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES - Graph-based modeling apparatus and techniques are disclosed. Based on a model including model nodes that represent components of a modeled system, operational dependencies between model nodes, and model edges that interconnect the nodes and represent relationships between the components in the modeled system, subset computations are performed to compute subsets of the model nodes that can impact operational dependencies between other model nodes. When the model changes, a determination is made as to whether an incremental subset computation should be performed for one or more particular operational dependencies between model nodes in the changed model, and if so, an incremental subset computation is performed. Otherwise, a full subset computation or no subset computation might be performed. In this manner, model changes are considered on a case-by-case basis to determine an extent, if any, to which subsets should be re-computed.	12-04-2008

Jian Frank Li, Mississauga CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080300850	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING XML FOR DISPLAY ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus are set forth for creating a Document Object Model of an XML document of predetermined type, comprising a first process for receiving and opening a compressed input file containing the XML document; a second process for opening and parsing the contents of a relationships file to create a map of name-value pairs and detecting a value for identifying the predetermined type from among a plurality of types of XML documents; and a further process for parsing data in the XML document according to the predetermined type, and building the Document Object Model.	12-04-2008

Jianxiong Li, Port Moody CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149548	NOVEL 1,2-DIPHENYLETHENE DERIVATIVES FOR TREATMENT OF IMMUNE DISEASES - The invention provides novel 1,2-diphenylethene derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the process for production of these compounds and their pharmaceutical composition and the use of these compounds as modulators of T-cells, neutrophils, macrophages and their associated cytokines as agents for treating immune, inflammatory and auto-immune diseases.	06-11-2009
20090264644	Novel Macrolide Compounds With Antibiotic and Antineoplastic Properties - The invention is drawn to novel macrolide compounds of formula I having antibiotic and antineoplastic activities, useful as medicaments and/or agrochemicals for microorganism infections, in particularly for infectious diseases involving drug-resistant	10-22-2009
20100094041	ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND PSORIASIS TREATMENT AND PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITION BY HYDROXY STILBENES AND NOVEL STILBENE DERIVATIVES AND ANALOGUES - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing hydroxystilbenes or their derivatives or analogues. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for protein kinase inhibition, and for treatment of psoriasis, eczema and inflammation.	04-15-2010

Jiye Li, Waterloo CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100114654	LEARNING USER PURCHASE INTENT FROM USER-CENTRIC DATA - A method of predicting user purchase intent from user-centric data includes applying a classification model to a user-centric clickstream, where the classification model predicting a likelihood of a future user purchase by a user within one or more product categories, and customizing content displayed to the user based on the likelihood of future user purchase. A system of predicting user purchase intent from user-centric data includes a computer programmed to record a user's clickstream data as a user accesses a plurality of different websites. The computer is also loaded with a classification model configured to predict a likelihood of a future user purchase by the user within one or more product categories based on the clickstream data. A method of predicting user purchase intent from user-centric data includes, with a user's own computer, recording user-centric clickstream data based on visits to a plurality of different websites; and storing a smart cooked based on the clickstream data on the user's own computer.	05-06-2010

Jonathan Li, Winnipeg CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100000780	FLOATING SEGMENTED SHIELD CABLE ASSEMBLY - Signals in an RF field, such as that of an MRI system, are communicated through an inner conductor having an outer shield with a dielectric material therebetween and an outer cable jacket. Current in the shield caused by the RF field from the transmit body coil is reduced by providing a second dielectric material around the shield conductor and a plurality of segmented shield conductor portions formed of non-magnetic braid or wrapped non-magnetic foil tape outside the second dielectric material and inside the jacket at spaced positions along the cable, with the portions being electrically separated from each other and from the shield so that the segmented shield conductor portions act to shield the outer shield conductor to reduce the generation of current thereon while the electrical separation of the segmented shield conductor portions each from the others prevents the generation of a current along the portions.	01-07-2010

Kang Li, Windsor CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090315465	METHOD FOR PROTECTING A LAMP CIRCUIT AND RELATED WIRING - A method for controlling a lamp circuit that includes: setting a first voltage threshold and a first time window within a control circuit corresponding to a characteristic of a first lamp type; providing a first signal through the lamp circuit to start a first time interval and create a first test voltage; comparing the first test voltage to the first voltage threshold; and operating a switch to couple an output of the lamp circuit to a source of electrical power if the first test voltage is greater than or equal to the first voltage threshold before the first time interval exceeds the first time window.	12-24-2009

Kecheng Li, Fredericton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090279743	METHOD FOR MEASURING DEFORMABILITY PROPERTIES OF A FIBRE - A method for measuring a property of a fibre, such as flexibility, collapsibility and moment of inertia. A fibre is wetted and deformed in its wet state, and an optical section image of the deformed fibre is taken. A measurement is made on the image and the desired property is calculated using the measurement.	11-12-2009

Lianhai Li, Pierrefonds CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100081696	FLUORO SUBSTITUTED CYCLOALKANOINDOLES, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - Fluoro substituted cycloalkanoindole derivatives are antagonists of prostaglandins, and as such are useful for the treatment of prostaglandin mediated diseases.	04-01-2010
20100137371	Novel Pharmaceutical Compounds - The instant invention provides compounds of Formula (I) which are leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitors. Compounds of formula (I) are useful as anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective and anti-artherosclerotic agents.	06-03-2010
20100179173	SUBSTITUTED FUSED PYRIMIDINES AS ANTAGONISTS OF GPR105 ACTIVITY - Fused pyrimidine compounds of structural formula (I) are effective as antagonists of the biological activity of the GPR105 protein. They are useful for the treatment, control or prevention of disorders responsive to antagonism of this receptor, such as diabetes, particularly, Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, lipid disorders, obesity, atherosclerosis, and Metabolic Syndrome.	07-15-2010
20100298347	SUBSTITUTED 2-NAPHTHOIC ACIDS AS ANTAGONISTS OF GPR105 ACTIVITY - Substituted 2-naphthoic acids of structural formula are effective as antagonists of the biological activity of GPR105 protein. They are useful for the treatment, control or prevention of disorders responsive to antagonism of this receptor, such as diabetes, particularly, Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, lipid disorders, obesity, atherosclerosis, and conditions associated with the Metabolic Syndrome.	11-25-2010

Lianhai Li, Montreal CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080227758	Nitric Oxide Releasing Prodrugs of Diaryl-2-(5h)-Furanones as Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors - The invention encompasses novel compounds of Formula I, which are nitric oxide-releasing prodrugs of diaryl-2-(5H) furanones useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases.	09-18-2008
20080242643	Nitric Oxide Releasing Prodrugs of Diaryl-2-(5H)-Furanones as Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors - The invention encompasses novel compounds of Formula I, which are nitric oxide-releasing prodrugs of diaryl-2-(5H)-furanones useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases. Formula (I). The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising the use of compounds of Formula 1. The above compounds may be used as a combination therapy with low-dose aspirin to treat chronic cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases or conditions while also reducing the risk of thrombotic cardiovascular events.	10-02-2008
20080242722	Combination Therapy for Treating Cyclooxygenase-2 Mediated Diseases or Conditions in Patients at Risk of Thrombotic Cardiovascular Events - The invention is directed to a method for treating a cyclooxygenase-2 mediated disease or condition in a mammalian patient at risk of a thrombotic cardiovascular event, wherein the patient is on aspirin therapy to reduce the risk of the thrombotic cardiovascular event,	10-02-2008

Manqing Li, Nepean CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080307405	BASE APPLICATION AND STACK APPLICATION SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to dependency maintenance when updating a base application and provide a method, system and computer program product for base and stack application dependency synchronization when updating the base application. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for base and stack application dependency synchronization can be provided for when updating the base application in a multi-application software system. The method can include separating an update to the multi-application software system into a core update for a base application in the multi-application software system and multiple different anchors, each anchor corresponding to at least one stack application. The method further can include installing the core update to the base application and only those of the anchors corresponding to those of the stack applications installed for the base application.	12-11-2008

Matt Ming Li, Richmond CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090265747	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WEB BASED SELF SERVICED VIDEO MONITORING AND SECURITY FEATURES FOR SYSTEMS COMPRISING IP VIDEO TERMINALS AND SERVERS - A video security system having a server and a video terminal device includes: at least one database for storing network and physical configuration information relating to the terminal device operable to remotely communicate with the server through a distributed network; and one or multiple storage servers for storing video data received from the terminal devices.	10-22-2009

Nai-Hong Li, Edmonton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110091512	HIGHLY POROUS, LARGE POLYMERIC PARTICLES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE - The present invention relates to porous cross-linked polymeric particles having cavities joined by interconnecting pores wherein all or nearly all of the cavities at the interior of each particle communicate with the surface of the particle. The present invention also relates to a process for producing a porous, cross-linked large polymeric particle as well as the product of this process. This process involves combining a continuous phase with an aqueous discontinuous phase to form an emulsion, then placing this emulsion into a mold to produce large particles having shapes derived from a mold, e.g., ellipsoids, spheroids, cylinders, prisms, etc. Also included in the invention are modifications of the particles as well as methods for using the particles in a variety of applications. All described methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture are within the scope of the invention.	04-21-2011

Raymond Li, St. John'S CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100200702	PERSONAL PROPULSION DEVICE - The present invention provides a personal propulsion device including a body unit having a center of gravity, where the body unit includes a thrust assembly providing a main conduit in fluid communication with at least two thrust nozzles, with the thrust nozzles being located above the center of gravity of the body unit. The thrust nozzles are independently pivotable about a transverse axis located above the center of gravity, and may be independently controlled by a single common linkage. The present invention may further include a base unit having an engine and a pump, which provides pressurized fluid to the body unit through a delivery conduit in fluid communication with both the base unit and the thrust assembly.	08-12-2010

Raymond M. Li, Markham CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090307406	Memory Device for Providing Data in a Graphics System and Method and Apparatus Thereof - A central processor unit (CPU) is connected to a system/graphics controller generally comprising a monolithic semiconductor device. The system/graphics controller is connected to an input output (IO) controller via a high-speed PCI bus. The IO controller interfaces to the system graphics controller via the high-speed PCI bus. The IO controller includes a lower speed PCI port controlled by an arbiter within the IO controller. Generally, the low speed PCI arbiter of the IO controller will interface to standard 33 MHz PCI cards. In addition, the IO controller interfaces to an external storage device, such as a hard drive, via either a standard or a proprietary bus protocol. A unified system/graphics memory which is accessed by the system/graphics controller. The unified memory contains both system data and graphics data. In a specific embodiment, two channels, CH0 and CH1 access the unified memory. Each channel is capable of accessing a portion of memory containing graphics data or a portion of memory containing system data.	12-10-2009

Shou Li, Ontario CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090175522	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for performing medical image registration. Pixel and voxel correspondences are formulated as energy minimization problems and are optimized with graph cuts. The method includes processing a first set of data and a second set of data using a graph cuts algorithm to determine a minimum value of an energy function. The energy function has a data term and a smoothness term. The method also includes performing registration for the first set of data and the second set of data based on the data term and the smoothness term of the energy function. The system includes a computer system for performing medical image registration. The computer system comprises a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes program code executable by the processor for executing a medical image registration algorithm.	07-09-2009

Shuo Li, E. London CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090180675	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE BASED MULTIPLE-MODALITY CARDIAC IMAGE ALIGNMENT - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for temporally aligning a plurality of cardiac image sequences. The method includes performing a locally linear embedding algorithm on a first set of cardiac image sequences and on a second set of cardiac image sequences. A graphical representation is created for the first set of cardiac image sequences and the second set of cardiac image sequences. A determination is made whether the first set of cardiac image sequences and the second set of cardiac image sequences were generated from a similar point of view. If a similar point of view is found, the first graphical representation and the second graphical representation are aligned using a minimization function. If a similar point of view is not found, the graphs are aligned with a template and then aligned with each other using the minimization function.	07-16-2009

Stanford Chuk-Wah Li, Mississauga CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090218299	INVERTED AERATED IMMERSED SCREEN, SCREEN ASSEMBLY AND OPERATING PROCESS - A static screen used upstream of a membrane assembly within a water treatment system has a screening surface with a number of openings distributed over its area. Liquid flows through the screening surface to reach the membrane assembly. Various shapes of screening surfaces are described including three-dimensional bodies with openings at or near their lower ends. Methods for cleaning the screen are described including aeration, backwashing and lowering down the water level in an upstream section by partially or completely draining a tank. Various treatment systems or process designs incorporating the screen are described. Screen elements may be made in two or more parts comprising a supporting structure and a separation layer and may be mounted on a conduit or pan.	09-03-2009

Steven Li, Markham CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080216625	SHEET MATERIAL CUTTING MACHINE WITH VACUUM CLEANING SYSTEM - A sheet material cutting machine includes a bristle bed with generally vertically extending bristles having free ends defining a support surface for supporting sheet material to be cut and a carriage movable over the bristle bed and carrying at least one cutting tool to selectively cut the sheet material. A vacuum cleaning system provides vacuum at the carriage to remove cutting debris as the cutting tool is cutting the sheet material. Illustrated embodiments include providing the vacuum through a passage in the cutting tool and providing the vacuum through a cavity in a presser foot.	09-11-2008

Tongshuang Li, Surrey CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110160212	CERTAIN DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE INHIBITORS - Provided are certain dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use therefor.	06-30-2011

Tong-Shuang Li, Langley CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090099205	Chemokine receptor binding compounds - The present invention relates to chemokine receptor binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and their use. More specifically, the present invention relates to modulators of chemokine receptor activity, preferably modulators of CCR5. These compounds demonstrate protective effects against infection of target cells by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).	04-16-2009
20100016386	SELECTIVE GLYCOSIDASE INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides compounds of formula (I) for selectively inhibiting glycosidases, prodrugs of the compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds or prodrugs of the compounds The invention also provides methods of treating diseases and disorders related to deficiency or overexpression of O-GlcNAcase, accumulation or deficiency of O-GlcNAc	01-21-2010
20100298366	CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR BINDING COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to chemokine receptor binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and their use. More specifically, the present invention relates to modulators of chemokine receptor activity, preferably modulators of CCR5. These compounds demonstrate protective effects against infection of target cells by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).	11-25-2010

Wanren Li, Etobicoke CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090170850	Cycloalkyl derivatives of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones - The present invention provides an cycloalkyl derivative of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinone which is useful for the chelation of metal ions such as iron. Its preparation and use is described. In particular, the invention concerns the removal of iron in chemical and biological systems including chelating agents having the formula I	07-02-2009

Weigang Li, Nepean CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110206007	Active Set Management Enhancement for Reliable Soft Handoff in 1XEV-DO System - A method and system for connection management in a wireless data network, such as a 1×EV-DO network adds connections to new network sectors upon receipt of a connection request from an active terminal, but removes data connections that the active terminal requests to be dropped only after confirmation from the active terminal that a channel allocation message has been received and applied. The active network maintains an active set of connections that is at least as large as the active set maintained by the active terminal and does not initiate a connection termination if no confirmation of the channel allocation message is received. This allows for a reduction in the number of dropped connections.	08-25-2011

Wenshun Li, Richmond CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100295999	MULTI-CHANNEL KVM SERVER SYSTEM EMPLOYING MULTIRESOLUTION DECOMPOSITION - A multi-channel KVM server system for supplying video data to a plurality of clients is disclosed. The KVM server includes a plurality of video processors and a video switch for connecting each video processor to one or more video sources. Each video processor processes video data using a multiresolution decomposition method to generate a plurality of decomposition components at different resolution levels. A main processor of the KVM server transmits the decomposition components generated by various video processors to various clients based on the clients' requirements. When some clients are in a multi-source (“TV wall”) mode and some clients are in a single-source mode, the main processor uses decomposition components generated by some video processors to supply both the clients in single-source mode and as a part of the TV wall data for the clients in multi-source mode.	11-25-2010
20100296583	IMAGE PROCESSING AND TRANSMISSION IN A KVM SWITCH SYSTEM WITH SPECIAL HANDLING FOR REGIONS OF INTEREST - In server-client system, such as an IKVM, where a server and a client are connected via a network, an ROI (region of interest) function is provided which allows an ROI area of the video image displayed on the client to have higher image quality and/or magnification than the rest of the image. The client defines an ROI area and transmits the ROI parameters to the server. The server processes video data in the ROI area and non-ROI area differently in various stages of video data processing, including video data sampling/scaling, processing, compression, and transmission, so that the image in the ROI area has a higher image quality and/or magnification. The client may also cooperate with the server to accomplish the ROI function, such as by performing image enhancement processing of the ROI area during image display.	11-25-2010

Xiao-Dong Li, Nepean CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110013678	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIVERSITY USING ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY/DIVISION MULTIPLEXING - A method and system for achieving a link budget improvement in a diverse OFDM radio system by addressing the timing misalignment issue that can occur due to the differences in propagation time in signals between mobile stations and Radio Access Nodes. Timing misalignment is shared or split between the primary path to a primary Radio Access Node and a diverse path to a diverse Radio Access Node. The relative timing offsets between mobile stations are adjusted, the mobile stations are grouped into zones using a variety of different grouping techniques, and the transmission for each mobile station is scheduled, using one or more of a variety of scheduling techniques.	01-20-2011
20110096663	Method of Providing Bearer Specific Information for Wireless Networks - The Packet Control Function (PCF) has limited knowledge about the nature of the packet data arriving on a bearer path connected via the Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), and cannot make an intelligent decision on its own as to how best to handle the packet data. Thus, the PDSN provides bearer-specific information by classifying the priority of received packet data; encapsulating the packet data within the payload of a Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) frame; and for high priority packet data i) setting a protocol type field in the header of the GRE frame indicating said packet includes an attribute field; and ii) adding an attribute field to the payload of the GRE packet which provides an indication of said high priority data. Furthermore, the PCF can send an A-	04-28-2011

Xiaomei Li, Edmonton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090250401	Integrated bio-digestion facility - Methods and systems for processing organic waste material are provided. These methods and systems include integrating an anaerobic bio-digester and nutrient recovery module with a bio-production facility, which can locally provide feedstock for the bio-production facility, and can locally provide organic material for the anaerobic bio-digester. Methods and systems for integrating an anaerobic bio-digester with a gas cleaner are also provided, which can recover nutrients while cleaning the biogas produced by the anaerobic bio-digester.	10-08-2009
20100136629	ENHANCED ETHANOL FERMENTATION USING BIODIGESTATE - Methods and systems for enhancing ethanol production using a suspending fluid are described. The suspending fluid includes organic material that has at least partially been anaerobically digested and anaerobic microorganisms, and is substantially free of non-anaerobic microorganisms. Also described are methods and systems for hydrolyzing a feedstock for fermentation that include hydrolyzing a feedstock suspension. The feedstock suspension can include feedstock that includes complex sugars, and a suspending fluid, wherein the suspending fluid includes organic material that has at least partially been anaerobically digested and anaerobic microorganisms, and is substantially free of non-anaerobic microorganisms.	06-03-2010
20100297740	Use of Anaerobic Digestion to Destroy Biohazards and to Enhance Biogas Production - The invention relates to systems and methods for using the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, especially thermophilic anaerobic digestion (TAD), to destroy biohazard materials including prion-containing specified risk materials (SRM), viral, and/or bacterial pathogens, etc. The added advantage of the invention also includes using feedstocks that may contain such biohazard materials to achieve enhanced biogas production, in the form of improved biogas quality and quantity.	11-25-2010
20110165638	Integrated Bio-Digestion Facility - Methods and systems for processing organic waste material are provided. These methods and systems include integrating an anaerobic bio-digester and nutrient recovery module with a bio-production facility, which can locally provide feedstock for the bio-production facility, and can locally provide organic material for the anaerobic bio-digester. Methods and systems for integrating an anaerobic bio-digester with a gas cleaner are also provided, which can recover nutrients while cleaning the biogas produced by the anaerobic bio-digester.	07-07-2011

Xinghai Li, North York CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090141804	NEIGHBOR MANAGEMENT FOR USE IN ENTROPY ENCODING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An entropy coding module is provided for use in a video encoder that encodes a video input signal based on a plurality of macroblocks derived from the video input signal. The entropy coding module includes an entropy coder that generates entropy encoded data from discrete transformed coefficients for the plurality of macroblocks. A neighbor management module stores neighbor data for at least one macroblock of the plurality of macroblocks for retrieval by the entropy encoder, when operating on at least one neighboring macroblock of the plurality of macroblocks.	06-04-2009
20090154549	DIRECT MODE MODULE WITH MOTION FLAG PRECODING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A motion compensation module can be used in a video encoder that encodes, into a processed video signal, a video input signal including a sequence of pictures. The motion compensation module includes a motion flag generation module that generates a motion flag for at least one of the plurality of macroblocks of a first picture of the sequence of pictures based on a corresponding macroblock of a plurality of macroblocks of a second picture of the sequence of pictures. A direct mode motion vector module evaluates a direct mode motion vector for the corresponding macroblock of the second picture, based on the motion flag for the at least one of the plurality of macroblocks of the first picture.	06-18-2009
20090154557	MOTION COMPENSATION MODULE WITH FAST INTRA PULSE CODE MODULATION MODE DECISIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video encoder includes a mode decision module that determines a final macroblock cost for each macroblock of the plurality of macroblocks based on costs associated with a plurality of motion vectors. An intra pulse code modulation (IPCM) module, when enabled, selects an IPCM mode when the final macroblock cost compares unfavorably to an IPCM threshold. A reconstruction module generates residual pixel values for each macroblock of the plurality of macroblocks and a transform and quantization module, transforms and quantizes the residual pixel values when the IPCM mode is not selected.	06-18-2009
20090161764	VIDEO ENCODER WITH RING BUFFERING OF RUN-LEVEL PAIRS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A run-level coding module can be used in a video encoder that generates a processed video signal from a video input signal. The run-level coding module includes a run-level coder that generates a first plurality of run-level pairs from a first stream of quantized data. A first ring buffer buffers a first number of the first plurality of run-level pairs. The processed video signal is generated based on the buffered first number of run-level pairs.	06-25-2009

Xin-Min Li, Saskatoon CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100216771	METHOD OFTREATING DEMYELINATION DISEASES - The present invention relates to a method of treating demyelination diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, comprising administration of an atypical antipsychotic drug, such as quetiapine or an analog thereof, to a subject in need thereof.	08-26-2010

Xiu-Zhen Li, Guelph CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100239537	BACTERIAL ISOLATE AND METHODS FOR DETOXIFICATION OF TRICHOTHECENE MYCOTOXINS - The invention provides a bacterial isolate defined by accession number 180507-1 filed with the International Depository Authority of Canada. The bacteria are capable of degrading trichothecene mycotoxins. Also provided are compositions comprising the bacteria and methods of preventing or treating food, foodstuffs, crops and harvested crops that are contaminated or susceptible to contamination with trichothecene mycotoxins. Kits are also provided.	09-23-2010

Xuantian Li, Richmond CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100213418	Method Of Starting A Fuel Processor - In methods for starting a fuel processor, the equivalence ratio of reactants supplied to the fuel processor is controlled in a step-wise procedure to rapidly heat the fuel processor, and optionally sustain it within a desired temperature range until a hydrogen-containing gas stream is needed.	08-26-2010
20110173953	System And Method For Regenerating An Engine Exhaust After-Treatment Device - A system and method for regenerating a device in an engine exhaust after-treatment system is provided. To regenerate the device, a syngas stream is introduced into the engine exhaust stream and combusts in the presence of a catalyst in the after-treatment system, raising the temperature. A supplemental liquid fuel stream is then selectively introduced into and is vaporized by the syngas stream to form a combined fuel stream. Combustion of the combined fuel stream with the engine exhaust in the presence of the catalyst further heats the device bringing it to a temperature suitable for regeneration. The catalyst can be upstream of or within the device being regenerated.	07-21-2011

Xueguang Li, Winnipeg CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110112195	Potent and Selective Inhibition by Aurinticarboxylic Acid - The severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS) is a coronavirus that instigated regional epidemics in Canada and several Asian countries in 2003. The newly identified SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) can be transmitted among humans and cause severe or even fatal illnesses. As preventive vaccine development takes years to complete and adverse reactions have been reported to some veterinary coronaviral vaccines, anti-viral compounds must be relentlessly pursued. In this study, we analyzed the effect of aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) on SARS-CoV replication in cell culture, and found that ATA could drastically inhibit SARS-CoV replication, with viral production being more than 1000 fold than that in the untreated control. ATA is also shown to be an effective anti-viral for several other viruses, including West Nile Virus and variola virus.	05-12-2011

Yingfu Li, Dundas CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100173347	STABILIZED GOLD NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to water-soluble stable gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and methods for making the same. The present disclosure also includes the use of AuNPs, for example, in biological, medical and environmental assays for the detection of analytes, as well as biological and medical imaging.	07-08-2010
20110059441	METHOF OF PRODUCING BIOACTIVE PAPER - The present disclosure relates to methods for attaching bioactive agents to paper products by contacting the paper with a solution comprising colloidal support particles where said colloidal support particles are associated with bioactive agents. In specific embodiment of the disclosure, the colloidal support particles are functionalized poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels. The disclosure further covers the bioactive paper produced by this method as well as uses thereof, in particular for pathogen detection.	03-10-2011

Yixin Li, Calgary CA

Yuanyi Li, St-Basile-Le-Grand CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090220513	STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS POLYPEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME AND THEIR USE IN VACCINAL AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to the field of	09-03-2009

Yunwei Li, Edmonton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085510	Motor Drive Using Flux Adjustment to Control Power Factor - The switching rectifier and switching inverter on a motor drive unit are modulated to indirectly change the magnitude of current and voltage stored in DC link by controlling the magnetic field of the motor to correct for both power factor lead and power factor lag over a wide range of motor speeds and conditions while maintaining a predetermined motor operating point.	04-02-2009

Zhaopeng Li, Vaughan CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110100293	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING MEDICAL DEVICES - A system and method for photo-grafting a coating polymer onto the surface of a medical device are provided. The system comprises a plurality of stations including a novel grafting station. The system and method of the invention are both time- and resource-efficient. The system includes several stations, each station including a dipping tank. The system allows for the automated, semi-automated, or manual dipping of medical devices into the dipping tanks in a specified order, as desired, wherein at least one of the stations is a grafting station for photo-grafting the coating polymer onto the surface of the medical device. The system is modular, which allows for modification of the process as required, depending on the needs of the user. The system may comprise stations for incorporating an antimicrobial agent into the coating, and/or for rendering the coating lubricious.	05-05-2011
20110100294	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING MEDICAL DEVICES - A system and method for photo-grafting a coating polymer onto the surface of a medical device are provided. The system comprises a plurality of stations including a novel grafting station. The system and method of the invention are both time- and resource-efficient. The system includes several stations, each station including a dipping tank. The system allows for the automated, semi-automated, or manual dipping of medical devices into the dipping tanks in a specified order, as desired, wherein at least one of the stations is a grafting station for photo-grafting the coating polymer onto the surface of the medical device. The system is modular, which allows for modification of the process as required, depending on the needs of the user. The system may comprise stations for incorporating an antimicrobial agent into the coating, and/or for rendering the coating lubricious.	05-05-2011
20110104390	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING MEDICAL DEVICES - A system and method for photo-grafting a coating polymer onto the surface of a medical device are provided. The system comprises a plurality of stations including a novel grafting station. The system and method of the invention are both time- and resource-efficient. The system includes several stations, each station including a dipping tank. The system allows for the automated, semi-automated, or manual dipping of medical devices into the dipping tanks in a specified order, as desired, wherein at least one of the stations is a grafting station for photo-grafting the coating polymer onto the surface of the medical device. The system is modular, which allows for modification of the process as required, depending on the needs of the user. The system may comprise stations for incorporating an antimicrobial agent into the coating, and/or for rendering the coating lubricious.	05-05-2011

Zhengrong Li, Saskatoon CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100274754	CLUSTER AND DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS FOR VEHICLES DETECTION - A method is provided herein for determining and recognizing types of vehicles passing a check point. The method takes advantage of an EM algorithm which is up-loaded into a CPU and which processes data of the vehicles which drive past a checkpoint, the data being representative of essential characteristics of vehicles to produce an output model of the traffic volumes of the various types of vehicles. This model enables the forecasting of future road maintenance costs and the planning and designing of future road networks	10-28-2010

Zhenrong Li, Mississauga CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100161647	SMART CACHE COMPONENT FOR DEMAND CHAIN MANAGEMENT - Demand Chain Management (DCM) refers to a suite of analytical applications for retail business, that provides retailers with the tools they need for product demand forecasting, planning and replenishment. The reliable development and user-friendly interface of DCM applications ensures improved customer satisfaction, increased sales, improved inventory turns and significant return on investment. The present subject matter provides a self-contained reusable smart cache component for DCM development and interface. The smart cache component gives a DCM developer the ability to automatically have a configurable amount of information temporarily stored in readily available memory on an application server. The information can be retrieved in a high speed fashion without the need for additional calls to the original location of the information.	06-24-2010
20110040773	DATA ROW PACKING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive a designation of multiple rows to supply data to a single user defined function, which is made available in a structured query language SELECT statement. Further activities may include retrieving the data from at least one storage medium, packing each of the multiple rows having a common key into a single row, and transforming the data from a first state into a second state by applying the single function to the data using a single access module processor. Other apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.	02-17-2011

Zhenwu Li, Calgary CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110167159	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING A RESOURCE IN A NETWORK - The disclosure provides a system and method for a client connected to a server in a computer network to access a resource, such as an application, database (either local, server, or web-based), service and/or a file, stored in the network. The system comprises: the client in the network; the server in the network; an instance of the resource stored in at least one of the server and the client; a file associated with the application stored in at least one of the server and the client; and an access module operating to provide the client with access to the server. In the system at the client, a first icon associated with a said resource is provided and if the instance of the resource is stored at the server, the application is automatically accessed when the icon at the client is activated.	07-07-2011

Zuomei Li, Kirkland CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090124631	Combination Therapy - The invention relates to the treatment of mammalian diseases manifested by abnormal cell growth and/or abnormal cell proliferation. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of combination therapies to control abnormal cell growth and/or abnormal cell proliferation. In particular, the invention relates to the use of isotype-selective inhibitors of histone deacetylases 1, 2 and/or 3 (HDACs 1-3), as well as isotype-selective inhibitors of HDAC1 and/or HDAC2, to potentiate therapeutic activity of microtubule-stabilization agents.	05-14-2009