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Alain Roy, Sainte-Henedine CA
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20100032917 | INLINE ROLLER SKATE CONFIGURATIONS - Configurations of an inline roller skate comprising a base, wheels, and at least one rocker pivotally mounted to the base and receiving at least two of the wheels. In accordance with one aspect, the inline roller skate further comprises a bias element positioned between the rocker and the base and biasing the rocker to an equilibrium position relative to the base. In accordance with an other aspect, the inline roller skate further comprises a rocker stop made integral to the base and defining a limit to the pivoting movement of the rocker in one angular direction by abutment therewith. In accordance with an other aspect, the inline roller skate further comprises a brake made integral to the base and having a concave frictional surface with an inversed-V shape. | 02-11-2010 |
Annie Roy, Montreal CA
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20100101461 | Worktable comprising a multidirectional coupling - The worktable comprises a work platform and a multidirectional coupling for operatively attaching the work platform to an external structure. The multidirectional coupling comprises a first linear assembly comprising a first translation member and a second translation member engaging the first translation member and linearly movable relative to and along the first translation member between first and second limit positions and according to a first translation axis. The multidirectional coupling also includes a second linear assembly comprising a third translation member and a fourth translation member engaging the third translation member and linearly movable relative to and along the third translation member between third and fourth limit positions and according to a second translation axis that is transversal to the first translation axis. The multidirectional coupling further includes a swivel assembly comprising a first swivel member and a second swivel member engaging the first swivel member and rotatable relative to the first swivel member about a swivelling axis that is transversal to both the first and the second translation axes. The work platform is allowed to be displaced along the first and second translation axes and rotated about the swivelling axis at any position of the work platform when the multidirectional coupling operatively attaches the work platform to the external structure. | 04-29-2010 |
Bryan Roy, Cobble Hill CA
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20110252352 | Hemostatic Parameter Display - A system for displaying a plurality of hemostatic indexes is disclosed. The system includes a communication receiver configured to receive the hemostatic indexes and a graphical user interface (GUI) connected to the communication receiver and configured to simultaneously display the hemostatic indexes. The hemostatic indexes are derived from a plurality of independent measurements, such as the mechanical measurements determined using the sonorheometry systems and processes. | 10-13-2011 |
Charine Ella Roy, Calgary CA
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20100095615 | Ceiling attachment for full-height panel - A prefabricated wall panel has a top frame structure defining an upward-opening channel extending lengthwise along the upper edge of the panel. An elongate header member is normally disposed within this channel. The header member is vertically slidably supported on supports fixed to the top frame structure so that the header member, in a storage position, is retained in the space. When the panel has been swung upwardly so that the upper edge is aligned below a preinstalled ceiling track, then the header member is manually displaced upwardly until the header telescopes over the ceiling track. A fixed connection is then formed between the header and the ceiling track to provide lateral stability at the upper edge of the wall panel. | 04-22-2010 |
Christian Roy, Quebec CA
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20080207959 | ETHANOL PROCESSING WITH VAPOUR SEPARATION MEMBRANES - A process for separating vapours, for example for separating water from ethanol, uses a gas separation membrane unit. Permeate from the membrane unit is compressed and may be used for example as heating steam for distillation. The membrane unit may have two or more stages. Permeate from a stage may be condensed and used for example as fermentation make up water, compressed and fed to the permeate from an upstream stage or heating steam, or fed to another membrane stage for further dewatering. The gas separation membrane unit may be used to remove water from a fermentation broth that has been partially dewatered, for example by one or more of a distillation column or molecular sieve. | 08-28-2008 |
Claude Roy, Laval CA
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20090007502 | GROUND ANCHOR - A ground anchor for anchoring a structure positioned on the ground. The ground anchor comprises a base member, a movable anchoring member and a holding member. The base member is fitted in a hole within the ground and fixedly secured to the ground against removal thereof. The movable anchoring member is mounted to the base member and is movable between a non-anchoring position and an anchoring position. The holding member is mountable to the movable anchoring member when in the anchoring position and to the structure positioned on the ground. When the base member is fixedly secured to the ground, and the movable anchoring member is in the anchoring position with the holding member mounted thereto and to the structure, the ground anchor anchors the structure to the ground. A kit comprising a plurality of such ground anchors is also disclosed. | 01-08-2009 |
Cory Michael Roy, Vancouver CA
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20090307360 | DETECTION OF UNCATEGORIZED WEB-BASED PROXY SITES - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the detection of uncategorized web-based proxy sites, where an action may be provided in association with access to restricted network locations. In a step A, a network location access request may be received from a computing facility. In a step B, a URL database may be assessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that a URL associated with the network location access request is previously uncategorized URL. In a step C, it may be determined that the URL associated with the network location access request includes a secondary URL. In a step D, the URL database may be accessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that the client is restricted from accessing the secondary URL. In a step E, the action may be provided in association with the network location access request as a previously uncategorized proxy website when steps B, C, and D are all met. | 12-10-2009 |
Danny Roy, Drummondville CA
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20100001580 | TRACTION CHAIN ASSEMBLY FOR ELASTOMERIC TRACKS - A traction chain assembly for providing improved traction to elastomeric tracks is provided. The traction chain assembly comprises two side brackets adapted to be mounted on each side of the track and generally to the drive lugs thereof. The traction chain assembly further comprises generally two laterally extending chains which are attached to the side brackets and which further extend at least partially over the traction lugs located on the outer surface of the track and over which the assembly is disposed. Some of the chain links of the chains of the traction chain assembly are also generally equipped with outwardly projecting grousers for increasing the traction thereof. | 01-07-2010 |
20100096914 | ENDLESS ELASTOMERIC TRACK - This invention generally relates to the configuration of the inner surface of a traction band which increases the protection of the embedded reinforcing elements without reducing the flexibility of the band or increasing the generation of heat. The outer surface of the band generally comprises a plurality traction lugs while the inner surface generally comprises a plurality of drive and/or guide lugs. According to the present invention, each group of traction lugs, drive lugs and guide lugs, which are generally laterally aligned, defines generally non-flexible lug areas and each of these lug areas are separated by flexible and generally lug-less hinge areas. The lug areas, on the inner surface thereof, further comprise projections located between the drive lugs and the guide lugs and along the wheel paths defined therebetween | 04-22-2010 |
20140028085 | Segmented Track and Track Segment Therefor - A segmented track made of a plurality of elastomeric track segments is disclosed. Each track segment is made of reinforced elastomeric material and is provided, at each end thereof, with a joint element adapted to be connected to the joint element of adjacent track segments. Each track segment generally comprises alternating series of substantially rigid sections and substantially flexible sections. The joint elements of the track segments are substantially located within rigid sections located at the extremities of the track segments. The segment track also comprises inner and outer plates configured to secure the joint elements of adjacent track segments together. | 01-30-2014 |
David Roy, Port Colborne CA
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20090065678 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TILTED OPTICAL RECEIVER ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods are provided for depositing solder in a first pattern over a first bonding pad on the substrate; depositing solder in a second pattern over a second bonding pad on the substrate, wherein the second pattern defines a larger area than the first pattern; placing the electronic device on the substrate such that pads on the electronic device are aligned with the first and second bonding pads; and reflowing the solder between the pads on the electronic device and the first and second bonding pads, causing the solder deposited on the first bonding pad to form a first solder joint and the solder deposited on the second bonding pad to form a second solder joint. The second solder joint is larger than the first solder joint causing the electronic device to be attached at an angle relative to the substrate. | 03-12-2009 |
20090087010 | CARRIER CHIP WITH CAVITY - A microphone apparatus includes a carrier chip and a microphone chip. The carrier chip includes a substrate with parallel top and bottom surfaces, a metallization layer overlying the top surface, and a cylindrical cavity that is bored through the top surface and the metallization layer and partially through the carrier substrate. The microphone chip includes a substrate with parallel top and bottom surfaces, a cylindrical cavity extending from the microphone substrate top surface to the microphone substrate bottom surface, and a diaphragm attached to the microphone substrate bottom surface and extending across the microphone cavity. The microphone chip is fixed to the carrier chip, with the microphone cavity overlying the carrier cavity, and the diaphragm covering the carrier cavity and electrically connected to the metallization layer. | 04-02-2009 |
David A. Roy, Port Colborne CA
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20110210411 | ULTRA THIN FLIP-CHIP BACKSIDE DEVICE SENSOR PACKAGE - An integrated circuit that senses a phenomenon, such as a magnetic field, may be mounted upside down on a carrier substrate so that the electrical connections to the integrated sensor circuit may be made on the side facing the carrier. This eliminates the need for wirebonds on the side of the sensor integrated circuit that faces the phenomenon being sensed, thereby substantially eliminating any uneven topography on that side. The sensor integrated circuit is able to sense the phenomenon by sensing it through the body of the sensor integrated circuit. The body of the sensor integrated circuit may have a thickness within a vicinity of fifty microns. | 09-01-2011 |
Denis-Claude Roy, Montreal CA
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20080300187 | MUTATED HOXB4 PROTEINS WITH IMPROVED STABILITY, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A polypeptide, the amino acid sequence of which comprises a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, including at least one mutation within the degron domain of the polypeptide encompassed between positions 1 and 35 of the sequence, wherein said at least one mutation reduces the susceptibility of the polypeptide to ubiquitin-proteasome degradation. | 12-04-2008 |
20130295059 | RHODAMINE DERIVATIVES FOR PHOTODYNAMIC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT - Compositions and methods for reducing or preventing graft-versus-host disease associated with allogeneic stem cell transplantation are described. A method includes harvesting hematopoietic cells from a patient with an immunologic disorder and harvesting hematopoietic cells from a donor. The harvested hemaptopoietic cells from the patient and the donor are mixed ex vivo for a period of time sufficient to activate lymphocytes within the hematopoietic cells harvested from the donor such that an immune reaction occurs and an activated portion and an unactivated portion is produced. A rhodamine B derivative is then added to the mixture of cells and the mixture is irradiated at a suitable wavelength and intensity for the selective destruction and/or inactivation of the activated portion without substantially affecting the unactivated portion or causing systemic toxicity in said patient. The irradiated cells are then infused into the patient. | 11-07-2013 |
Denyse Roy, Verdun CA
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20100325774 | TWO-PIECE GARMENT - A garment assembly for a human body comprising a first garment element and a second garment element. The first garment element comprising a top end having a first neck opening, left and right lateral sides having left and right first arm openings respectively, a front side, a back side having an opening, and a bottom end. The second garment element comprising a top end having a second neck opening, left and right lateral sides having respective left and right second arm openings respectively, a front side having an opening, a back side, and a bottom end. When assembling the first and second garment elements on a human body, the first and second neck openings provide for the neck of the human body to be placed therethrough, the first garment element front side covers the front of the human body, the second garment element back side covers the back of the human body. The left first and second arm openings provide for the left arm of the human body to be placed therethrough and the right first and second arm, openings provide for the right arm of the human body to be placed therethrough. | 12-30-2010 |
20110225699 | HOODED GARMENT - A hooded garment which is worn by a user and comprising a hood adapted to be worn on a user's head, the hood including a back head portion, a top portion, two opposed lateral portions, a front head portion and a neck portion circumferentially extending around the user's neck, the back head portion and a back of the neck portion forming a back portion of the hood, a face opening defined in the front head portion through which a user's face protrudes, the face opening being located between the top portion, the lateral portions and the neck portion of the hood, an elastic member located on the back portion, and a pocket portion in the back portion above the elastic member, the pocket portion being able to accommodate at least some of a user's loose hair. | 09-22-2011 |
Dominique Roy, Gatineau CA
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20090164508 | REPORTING MODEL GENERATION WITHIN A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE SYSTEM - Techniques are described for automatically generating a reporting model based on a relational database storing multidimensional data in accordance with a relational database schema. A model generator may, for example, produce a base reporting model from the database schema, and subsequently generate a user reporting model by importing the base reporting model. The model generator updates the user reporting model in response to modifications requested by a user, and maintains an activity log to record the modifications. The model generator regenerates the base reporting model and the user reporting model in the event the database schema changes, and reapplies the modifications from the activity log to the user reporting model to automatically update the user reporting model. The database schema may be a relational star schema as described herein. | 06-25-2009 |
Dominique Roy, St-Lazare CA
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20100186638 | Foldable Table - A foldable table configured to provide a stable operational position in which the table legs may extend beyond the footprint of the table, and a folded, storage position in which the table legs may be tucked within the footprint of the table. An aspect provides table legs that may slide and pivot within sockets of a table top, to enable the legs to lock into the extended position and to also pivot flat against a horizontal undersurface of the table top. | 07-29-2010 |
20140158023 | Foldable Table - A foldable table that provides a stable operational position in which the table legs may extend beyond the footprint of the table, and a folded, storage position in which the table legs may be tucked within the footprint of the table. An aspect provides table legs that may slide and pivot within sockets of a table top, to enable the legs to lock into the extended position and to also pivot flat against a horizontal undersurface of the table top. | 06-12-2014 |
20150034204 | DEVICE FOR MAKING WOVEN ARTICLE - A device for making a woven article from a plurality of strings includes a base, a post, first and second engagement devices and a stabilization device. The base has a plurality of slots formed therein. The first engagement device engages first ends of the strings and is fixedly attached to the base and fixed relative to the slots, thereby fixing the first ends relative to the base. The second engagement device is fixedly attached to the base and includes a plurality of slits each configured to secure a corresponding one of the strings. The slots formed in the base are disposed between and spaced apart from the first and second engagement devices. The stabilization device is removably engageable with a selected one of the slots and is configured to engage a selected portion of the strings between the first and second engagement devices to restrict twisting of the strings. | 02-05-2015 |
Dominyk Roy, Quebec CA
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20090308569 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM - The present invention relates a novel heat exchange system. More particularly, the invention concerns a heat exchange system for use in bathing apparatus, including showers, bathtubs and whirlpools. Advantageously, this system is simple to install, maintain and clean and can easily be integrated in a limitless variety of bathing apparatus. | 12-17-2009 |
Emmanuel Roy, Montreal CA
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20110085949 | Microfluidic device, composition and method of forming - A composition made of at least 60 wt. % of a thermoplastic elastomer resin and additives that are solid at least from 0-50° C., that has a Shore A hardness that is less than about 50 bears a patterned surface, the pattern comprising at least one microfluidic channel having a cross-sectional dimension smaller than 100 microns is a substrate for forming a microfluidic device. The chief advantages of such compositions are: its ability to bond in a sealing manner to smooth surfaces of many different compositions, its ease of manufacture and microstructure patterning, and its general impermeability to liquids. | 04-14-2011 |
20110111987 | CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE PREPARATION, AMPLIFICATION, AND DETECTION - A microfluidic system for processing a sample includes a microfluidic CD in the form a rotatable disc, the disc containing a plurality of separate lysis chambers therein. A magnetic lysis blade and lysis beads are disposed in each of the lysis chambers and a plurality of stationary magnets are disposed adjacent to and separate from the microfluidic CD. The stationary magnets are configured to magnetically interact with each of the magnetic lysis blades upon rotation of the microfluidic CD. Each lysis chamber may have its own separate sample inlet port or, alternatively, the lysis chambers may be connected to one another with a single inlet port coupled to one of the lysis chambers. Downstream processing may include nucleic acid amplification using thermoelectric heating as well as detection using a nucleic acid microarray. | 05-12-2011 |
20130139899 | SEMIPERMANENTLY CLOSED MICROFLUIDIC VALVE - A microfluidic valve operable to semi-permanently close a channel of a microfluidic device defined between a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) film and a substrate operates employs a surface contact bond between the TPE and a wall of the channel. Thermomechanical release of the valve, tristate functionality, and repeated semi-permanent closure and release are demonstrated. | 06-06-2013 |
20130317130 | 3D Microfluidic Devices Based on Open-Through Thermoplastic Elastomer Membranes - The invention provides a new process for patterning TPE membranes for use in the design and fabrication of 3D microfluidic devices. The process involves patterning a TPE material without permitting the highest features of the mold to come into contact with the counter-plate, whereby adhesion between the TPE and the mold or counter-plate during demolding results directly in removal of the excess layer from the TPE membrane to produce well formed micrometric-sized open-through holes in the TPE membrane. The process permits rapid, reliable and efficient patterning of densely packed and arbitrarily placed micrometric open-through holes and channels of high aspect-ratio and any shape or wall profile in thin TPE membranes. | 11-28-2013 |
20140134631 | CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM - A centrifugal microfluidic device is provided having a microfluidic circuit, a fluid reservoir for providing fluid in the microfluidic circuit, a hydrodynamic resistance element in fluid communication with the reservoir for controlling rate of flow of a fluid out of the reservoir, and a siphoned chamber in fluid communication with the hydrodynamic resistance element and the microfluidic circuit for receiving fluid from the hydrodynamic resistance element and for delaying and metering of the fluid into the microfluidic circuit. The microfluidic device is useful for performing a biological assay. Operation of the device is completely independent on the liquid-solid contact angle and wetting properties of the liquids on the solid material of the platform, and the device does not need a carefully controlled rotation protocol. | 05-15-2014 |
Francois Roy, Saint-Georges CA
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20100112295 | COMPOSITE ENGINEERED WOOD MATERIAL PIECE - A composite engineered wood material piece and its method of fabrication is described. The wood material piece comprises a top wood layer secured to a substrate layer by a binder. The substrate layer has a plurality of grooves formed therein from a bottom surface thereof to enhance the flexibility of the wood material piece. The grooves are spaced from one another by one or more predetermined spaced intervals and have one or more predetermined depth and width calculated to substantially eliminate the effects of telegraphy of the grooves on a top finished surface of the top wood layer. | 05-06-2010 |
20120168067 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPOSITE ENGINEERED WOOD MATERIAL PIECE - A composite engineered wood material piece and its method of fabrication is described. The wood material piece comprises a top wood layer secured to a substrate layer by a binder. The substrate layer has a plurality of grooves formed therein from a bottom surface thereof to enhance the flexibility of the wood material piece. The grooves are spaced from one another by one or more predetermined spaced intervals and have one or more predetermined depth and width calculated to substantially eliminate the effects of telegraphy of the grooves on a top finished surface of the top wood layer. | 07-05-2012 |
20140332153 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPOSITE ENGINEERED WOOD MATERIAL FLOOR BOARD - The described method of fabricating a composite engineered wood material floor board, having a top wood layer secured to a wood material substrate layer, minimizes the effect of telegraphy in the resulting floor board. The method includes selecting a top wood layer from a top surface quality wood material having a thickness of between 1 mm to 8 mm, and selecting a substrate wood material layer having a thickness of between 6 mm and a thickness ratio of 1 to no more than 10 between the top wood layer and the substrate wood material layer. A plurality of transverse rectangular spaced-apart grooves are also formed in a bottom surface of said wood substrate layer. The ratio between the depth of said grooves and the thickness of the substrate wood material has an impact on telegraphy of said grooves in said top wood layer and is therefore selected accordingly. | 11-13-2014 |
20150050447 | FLEXIBLE WOOD STRIPS SHEET, MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to a flexible sheet of wood strips for use in the fabrication of engineered floor boards or wood sheets and including the machine and method of manufacture of the flexible sheet of wood strips. The wood strips provide a wood floor which has much more stability than a solid wood plank which is much more affected by the temperature in a room and the moisture under the floor board. Also solid wood planks are much more expensive than engineered wood planks where only a very thin layer of quality wood material is utilized. The transverse wood strips are constructed of inferior wood material. Two or more treads of flexible material may be secured transversely to the wood strips to provide additional retention of the wood strips in the flexible sheet. | 02-19-2015 |
George Roy, Manotick CA
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20100319454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING YOUNG'S MODULUS AND POISSON'S RATIO FOR A CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL - There is disclosed a method and system for determining Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio for an electrically conductive crystalline material. In general, one or more surface acoustic waves are generated in the crystalline material and a velocity of the surface acoustic waves is recorded. One or more applied strains in the crystalline material are also recorded using X-ray diffraction. The Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio can be determined from the recorded velocity(ies) and applied strain(s). | 12-23-2010 |
20110140691 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE DETERMINATION OF MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY TENSOR IN MATERIALS OF ARBITRARY SHAPE - A method of non-destructive determination of a local magnetic permeability tensor of a material comprises testing by X-ray diffraction on a first surface to identify and measure any surface stress in the material; performing a calibration test using magnetostriction to identify any effect of any determined stress; subjecting the material to a magnetic field having a strength H and measuring a field of induction B on the surface at the selected location and repeating this step by using gradual increases of H until a saturated value is determined for B, to determine a distribution of magnetic domains at the selected location; repeating the determinations of saturated values for B at additional locations on each selected surface of the material; and using the saturated values and distribution of magnetic domains to derive the magnetic permeability tensor. The non-destructive method provides increased accuracy for stressed or unstressed materials of arbitrary shape. | 06-16-2011 |
Giles Roy, Kanata CA
Gilles Roy, Kanata CA
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20100153846 | PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system is disclosed that includes a media player that plays media files, memory storing a plurality of media files, and a media manager. The media manager generates a new playlist of media files based on one or more characteristics associated with a currently playing media file and provides the new playlist to the media player for playback. | 06-17-2010 |
Gilles Roy, Shannon CA
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20110317161 | STANDOFF DETERMINATION OF THE SIZE AND CONCENTRATION OF LOW CONCENTRATION AEROSOLS - A Multiple-Field-Of-View (MFOV) lidar is used to characterize the size and concentration of low concentration of bioaerosol particles. The concept relies on the measurement of the forward scattered light by using the background aerosols at various distances at the back of the sub-visible cloud. It also relies on the subtraction of the background aerosol forward scattering contribution and on the partial attenuation of the first order backscattering. We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that the MFOV lidar can measure with a good precision the effective diameter of low concentration bioaerosol clouds. | 12-29-2011 |
Iain Roy, Owen Sound CA
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20090179805 | ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS DIGITAL DEVICES - An antenna system for a wireless digital device is provided. The antenna system includes an array of N antennas (N: integer) housed within a wireless digital device, each of the n antennas covering an angular sector in space approximately equal to 2*π/N radians in azimuth. The antenna system includes a mounting structure for arranging the antennas in a wireless digital device to provide a pseudo-omnidirectional electromagnetic spatial coverage such that the total azimuthal coverage toward the exterior of the wireless digital device is substantially spherical except for the direction of a user using the wireless digital device, and the combined antenna radiation patterns exhibit a strong null in the direction of the user. | 07-16-2009 |
Iain C. Roy, Mississauga CA
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20110260930 | CAP ASSEMBLY - A cap assembly attachable to a main housing of a handheld device. The cap assembly includes a cap body at least partially defining one or more cavities therein, and one or more WAN antennas receivable in the cavity. In addition, the cap assembly includes an electromagnetic shield receivable in the cavity for providing each WAN antenna with a predetermined electromagnetic environment in which the impedances of the WAN antenna and the electromagnetic shield are substantially matched. | 10-27-2011 |
Iain Campbell Roy, Mississauga CA
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20110261551 | EM SHIELD FOR INTERNAL ANTENNA OF HANDHELD TERMINALS - A portable terminal having a plurality of electronic components and an antenna such that at least a portion of the plurality of electronic components and the antenna are housed internally by a housing. The terminal comprising a first enclosure of the housing having a first interior to contain the plurality of electronic components and a ground. The terminal has a second enclosure of the housing for coupling to the first enclosure, the second enclosure having a second interior to contain the antenna and for facilitating at least one of receiving or transmitting of EM signals between the antenna and an environment external to the second enclosure. The terminal has an electromagnetic (EM) shield positioned at an interface between the first interior and the second interior, the EM shield including electrically conductive material to absorb EM radiation generated by the plurality of electronic components being directed towards the antenna and to convert at least a portion of the absorbed EM radiation into electrical current and direct the electrical current towards the ground of the first enclosure. Also included is an electrically conductive coupling to couple the EM shield to the ground of the first enclosure. | 10-27-2011 |
20110263270 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING A SIGNAL RECEIVED BY AN ANTENNA - Described are a method, system, and mobile communication device for sharing a signal received by an antenna. A signal, such as a signal sent from a global positioning system, is received by the antenna. An amplifier is then used to generate an amplified signal. The amplifier is located an attenuation distance away from a noise source. The amplified signal is divided into a first divided signal and a second divided signal, which are respectively transmitted to first and second signal utilization modules. While being transmitted from the antenna to the first and second signal utilization modules, the signal suffers propagation losses. While locating the amplifier remote from the noise source decreases noise strength, which positively contributes to signal-to-noise ratio, it also increases propagation losses, which negatively contributes to signal-to-noise ratio. The method, system and mobile communication device are designed such that this positive contribution exceeds this negative contribution, resulting in an overall benefit to signal-to-noise ratio. Also beneficially, sharing the signal allows one antenna to be used for both signal utilization modules, lowering manufacturing costs and saving space in the mobile communication device. | 10-27-2011 |
Iain Campbell Roy, Irvine CA
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20110260924 | TUNEABLE PCB ANTENNA - An antenna and antenna manufacturing process for an antenna configured for at least one of transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves with respect to a surrounding environment, the antenna having an antenna element positioned in metal trace on a carrier body, antenna element being isolated from an electrical ground of the antenna. The antenna comprises: at least one predefined removal portion positioned in the carrier body for containing a removal fraction of the antenna element, such that the carrier body located outside of the predefined removal portion is configured to contain the remainder fraction of the antenna element; and a weakness pattern in the carrier body about at least part of the periphery of the at least one predefined removal portion, the weakness pattern configured for predisposing the carrier body to break along the weakness pattern upon application of force, such that the at least one predefined removal portion and corresponding removal fraction would be separated from the antenna upon application; wherein the separation of the predefined removal portion and corresponding removal fraction provides for modification of at least one tuning parameter of the antenna having the remainder fraction as the tuned antenna element. | 10-27-2011 |
Jamie Roy, Montreal CA
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20090242727 | Clothes dryer motor support assembly - The present invention relates to a dryer motor assembly support that limits or eliminates cabinet vibration and noise. The dryer comprises a cabinet comprising a floor having an outside peripheral portion, and a central portion with four openings. The dryer further comprises a motor assembly, having a motor and motor mount comprising a base, spaced above the openings. A support assembly for supporting the motor assembly comprises two parallel spaced apart support portions each spaced below and spanning across the central portion, passing beneath the openings. Each support portion has oppositely disposed end portions secured with the peripheral portion. Each support portion comprises two projections extending therefrom toward the base. Each projection passes through a corresponding one of the openings with clearance to secure the support portion with the base, isolating the motor. The motor and support assembly, and the openings are co-located away from the central portion. | 10-01-2009 |
Jean-Francois Roy, Quebec CA
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20090264876 | PROBE, SLEEVE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND KIT FOR PERFORMING PERCUTANEOUS THERMOTHERAPY - A cryosurgical probe that is operative to bring target nerve tissue to a temperature below about −140° C. so as to reduce or eliminate regeneration of the nerve tissue by growing an ice ball. The probe comprises a thermally conductive body, a thermally insulating body and a temperature sensor. The thermally conductive body has a conductive portion adapted to contact the tissue and form an ice ball thereat during use. The thermally insulating body is adjacent to the conductive portion onto which the ice ball forms during use. The temperature sensor is positioned at a predetermined position on the thermally insulating body with respect to the conductive portion. The predetermined position corresponds to a predetermined size of the ice ball grown in the tissue when the sensor reads a predetermined temperature. The insulating body provides sufficient thermal insulation between the conductive body and the surrounding tissue so that the sensor detects freezing of. The surrounding tissue is in contact with the sensor by growth of the ice ball from the conductive portion onto the insulating body. A sleeve for fitting to a probe and a kit comprising at least two sleeves or two probes, each having one sensor but positioned at different locations is also disclosed. Furthermore, a system using a controller for shutting down a cooling of the probe and methods for performing percutaneous thermotherapy by fitting a sleeve on a probe or by shutting down the cooling of the probe are also disclosed. | 10-22-2009 |
Jean-Frederic Roy, Dieppe CA
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20120021820 | Cabinet With Movable Video Screen - A video terminal may be provided. The video terminal may include internal hardware. The video terminal may include a cabinet, the cabinet enclosing the internal hardware. The video terminal may include a door movably attached to the cabinet, the door having a door opened and a door closed position. The video terminal may include a display screen movably attached to the cabinet separately from the door and having a screen opened and a screen closed position. | 01-26-2012 |
Jean-Guy Roy, St-Anselme CA
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20120031743 | MODULAR CONVEYOR BELT - Disclosed is a modular conveyor belt device with a system for easy removal of the belt modules. The belt comprises at least one driving chain and a plurality of belt modules extending transversally and parallely mounted over the entire length of the chains. The belt modules include underside openings, shaped to receive a locking pin extending outwardly from the driving chains and comprising a notch. The belt modules further include side openings intersecting with corresponding bottom openings in which fasteners are removably mounted. Each fastener comprises a projection positionable between a locked configuration and a released configuration. In the locked configuration the projection is embedded in the notch of the locking pin whereas the projection is disembedded from the notch of the locking pin when in the released configuration. The device using the disclosed locking system provides excellent locking capabilities while offering fast and easy removal of the belt modules. | 02-09-2012 |
Jenny Roy, Quebec CA
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20110312926 | 2-(N-Substituted Piperazinyl) Steroid Derivatives - Novel chemical agents are described herein. More specifically, 2-(N-substituted piperazinyl) pregnane and 2-(N-substituted piperazinyl) androstane derivatives exhibiting cytotoxicity on a variety of cancer cell lines are disclosed herein. | 12-22-2011 |
John Adam Christopher Roy, Chester Basin CA
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20110194281 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ROADWAY LIGHTING OPTICS - An optical module for an lighting fixture for providing roadway illumination. The optical module comprising circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). A reflector cups surrounds each of the plurality of LEDs, the cup comprises a narrow end surrounding the LED and a larger opening at a second end opposite the LED. A refractor lens cover comprising a plurality of molded lens, each lens positioned at the second end of the reflector cups. | 08-11-2011 |
Julie Linda Roy, Montreal CA
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20120118034 | ENGINEERED TOPSOIL FOR USE IN LAND RECLAMATION AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An engineered topsoil for use in soil reclamation and a method of producing the same are disclosed that seek to replicate undisturbed native reference topsoil from near the site in need of land reclamation. The engineered topsoil is formed from a base amount of subsoil and amendment comprised of an effective amount of surrogate humin material sufficient to replicate the estimated humin organic carbon content of the native reference topsoil, and an effective amount of plant residue material sufficient to replicate the estimated non-humin organic carbon content of the native reference topsoil. | 05-17-2012 |
Langis Roy, Ottawa CA
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20100096556 | MINIATURIZED, LOW POWER FGMOSFET RADIATION SENSOR AND WIRELESS DOSIMETER SYSTEM - A miniaturized floating gate (FG) MOSFET radiation sensor system is disclosed, The sensor preferably comprises a matched pair of sensor and reference FGMOSFETs wherein the sensor FGMOSFET has a larger area floating gate with an extension over a field oxide layer, for accumulation of charge and increased sensitivity. Elimination of a conventional control gate and injector gate reduces capacitance, and increases sensitivity, and allows for fabrication using standard low cost CMOS technology. A sensor system may be provided with integrated signal processing electronics, for monitoring a change in differential channel current I | 04-22-2010 |
20100099367 | MINIATURIZED, LOW POWER, WIRELESS TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER WITH ON-CHIP ANTENNA, AND WIRELESS COUPLING OF ON-CHIP AND OFF-CHIP ANTENNA - A miniaturized, low power RF transmitter with a dual mode active on-chip antenna/inductor is disclosed in which antenna also serves as the oscillator inductor. Also disclosed is a miniaturized low power RF receiver with an on-chip antenna; and a RF transmitter system wherein an on-chip antenna is wirelessly coupled to an off chip patch antenna are disclosed. Advantageously, the TX chip is housed in a low loss, e.g. Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) package with a patch antenna to provide a System-on-Package implementation comprising electromagnetic coupling between a RF TX chip comprising an integrated on-chip antenna and a package antenna. The on-chip antenna feeds the LTCC patch antenna through aperture coupling, thus negating the need for RF buffer amplifiers, matching elements, baluns, bond wires and package transmission lines, and significantly increases the gain and range of the module with respect to the on-chip antenna alone, without deterioration of the circuit performance and power consumption. Exemplary embodiments are disclosed which may be fabricated using standard CMOS technology, for operation in the 5 GHz U-NII band for applications such as miniaturized, low cost, low power wireless devices and sensor systems. | 04-22-2010 |
Louis Roy, Montreal CA
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20100049849 | System and a Method for Remote Monitoring Customer Security Systems - There is provided a system for remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, the security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, each of the security systems comprising a remote monitoring server module, the system comprising a central alarm monitoring service connected to the Internet for periodically communicating with the plurality of security systems and determining a status thereof to generate an alarm signal as a function of the status, the alarm monitoring service storing a current IP address of the plurality of security systems in an IP address database, and a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of the security systems, the gateway being connected to the IP address database and to the Internet. There is further provided a method of remote monitoring a security system. | 02-25-2010 |
Marc Roy, Toronto CA
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20100138256 | FREE TRADE QUALIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A free trade qualification system to determine whether finished products qualify for a given free trade agreement. Bill of materials maintenance uses tables that constitute the bill of materials, including an item master table and an item relationship table. The item master table contains records for the parts and finished products. The item relationship table contains all relationships between items structured as parent to child in a recursive manner. Free trade qualification traverses the bill of materials to calculate whether a given finished product is qualified. The harmonized tariff code for the part or subassembly being processed is evaluated in terms of the appropriate qualification rules to determine which of these rules applies to the part in the context of its relationship to the subassembly being processed. | 06-03-2010 |
Marjorie Roy, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu CA
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20110057433 | NOTEBOOK APPARATUS AND METHOD - A notebook and/or a sheet of material therefor according to which an opening is formed through the sheet, and the shape of the opening defines a generally rounded edge of the sheet, and generally straight edges of the sheet. In an exemplary embodiment, the notebook is a wirebound or ring-bound notebook. | 03-10-2011 |
Martin Roy, Quebec CA
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20080315871 | FLEXIBLE ARRAY PROBE FOR THE INSPECTION OF A CONTOURED SURFACE WITH VARYING CROSS-SECTIONAL GEOMETRY - A flexible array probe is disclosed suitable for use in the non-destructive testing and inspection of test pieces with varying cross-sectional geometries. Array elements—such as, but not limited to, eddy current sensors, piezoelectric sensor elements, and magnetic flux leakage sensors—are mounted on thin alignment fins and coupled together with pairs of pivot mechanisms along the axis of desired rotation. The pivot mechanisms allow rotation in exactly one dimension and force the flexible array probe to align its elements orthogonally to the surface of the structure under test. Alignment and coupling fixtures are also disclosed. | 12-25-2008 |
Martin Roy, Canton Magog CA
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20100071809 | TREE PROCESSING VEHICLE - A tree processing vehicle comprising a prime mover and a pair of tracks for propelling the tree processing vehicle, the prime mover being in a driving relationship with the tracks. The tree processing vehicle also comprises an operator cabin comprising a front side, a rear side, and a pair of lateral sides between the front side and the rear side. A first one of the lateral sides defines an access opening allowing an operator to enter or exit the operator cabin. The operator cabin also comprises a door for closing the access opening and a set of controls for allowing the operator to control the tree processing vehicle. The tree processing vehicle also comprises a pair of arms pivotally movable across a range of angular positions. The range of angular positions includes a first angular position in which a first one of the arms extends across at least part of the access opening and a second angular position in which the first one of the arms clears the access opening thereby allowing the door to be opened or closed. Each of the arms comprises a mounting portion to which a tree processing implement is mountable such that, when the arms pivot across the range of angular positions, the tree processing implement moves across a range of processing heights at which the tree processing implement can perform a tree processing function. The tree processing function may be a shredding function, whereby the arms are pivotally movable in the range of angular positions to move the tree processing implement in the range of processing heights such as to impart to the tree processing implement a downward tree shredding stroke during which the tree processing implement shreds at least a portion of a tree. | 03-25-2010 |
20120305138 | TREE PROCESSING VEHICLE - A tree processing vehicle comprising a prime mover and a pair of tracks for propelling the tree processing vehicle, the prime mover being in a driving relationship with the tracks. The tree processing vehicle also comprises an operator cabin comprising a front side, a rear side, and a pair of lateral sides between the front side and the rear side. A first one of the lateral sides defines an access opening allowing an operator to enter or exit the operator cabin. The operator cabin also comprises a door for closing the access opening and a set of controls for allowing the operator to control the tree processing vehicle. The tree processing vehicle also comprises a pair of arms pivotally movable across a range of angular positions. The range of angular positions includes a first angular position in which a first one of the arms extends across at least part of the access opening and a second angular position in which the first one of the arms clears the access opening thereby allowing the door to be opened or closed. Each of the arms comprises a mounting portion to which a tree processing implement is mountable such that, when the arms pivot across the range of angular positions, the tree processing implement moves across a range of processing heights at which the tree processing implement can perform a tree processing function. The tree processing function may be a shredding function, whereby the arms are pivotally movable in the range of angular positions to move the tree processing implement in the range of processing heights such as to impart to the tree processing implement a downward tree shredding stroke during which the tree processing implement shreds at least a portion of a tree. | 12-06-2012 |
Martin-Pierre Roy, St-Augustin CA
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20100299155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONTEXTUAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING A MEDICAL PRACTICE - A system and method is provided for generating a multi-dimensional contextual platform that may be used to manage, diagnose, and communicate with patients in a medical practice. In particular, the system may provide a website that may provide dynamic, avatar-based interfaces that include a doctor interface and a patient interface. A doctor may create a subscription with an operator of the website in order to find new patients and view patient health records across multiple dimensions. A patient may create a subscription with the operator to locate a doctor and maintain open communications with the doctor. Once subscribed, the doctor and patient may use the website to enhance the overall healthcare experience by using social networking aspects of the website to facilitate doctor and patient communication in real-time. | 11-25-2010 |
20120022893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONTEXTUAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING A MEDICAL PRACTICE - A system and method is provided for generating a multi-dimensional contextual platform that may be used to manage, diagnose, and communicate with patients in a medical practice. In particular, the system may provide a website that may provide dynamic, avatar-based interfaces that include a doctor interface and a patient interface. A doctor may create a subscription with an operator of the website in order to find new patients and view patient health records across multiple dimensions. A patient may create a subscription with the operator to locate a doctor and maintain open communications with the doctor. Once subscribed, the doctor and patient may use the website to enhance the overall healthcare experience by using social networking aspects of the website to facilitate doctor and patient communication in real-time. | 01-26-2012 |
Nathalie Roy, Quebec CA
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20110317161 | STANDOFF DETERMINATION OF THE SIZE AND CONCENTRATION OF LOW CONCENTRATION AEROSOLS - A Multiple-Field-Of-View (MFOV) lidar is used to characterize the size and concentration of low concentration of bioaerosol particles. The concept relies on the measurement of the forward scattered light by using the background aerosols at various distances at the back of the sub-visible cloud. It also relies on the subtraction of the background aerosol forward scattering contribution and on the partial attenuation of the first order backscattering. We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that the MFOV lidar can measure with a good precision the effective diameter of low concentration bioaerosol clouds. | 12-29-2011 |
Noramand Roy, St-Hugues CA
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20120061150 | Rotary Carousel Scale - The present invention provides a high-accuracy rotary carousel scale with a rotary platter. The rotary carousel scale utilizes a plurality of load cells of either planar-beam or single-point type, fitted with a stabilizing structure and wheels to support the rotary platter. The stabilizing structure prevents side forces and moment forces being applied to the load cells, allowing their full accuracy to be maintained, as well as protecting them from damage. The rotary platter provides support for, and weighs, bags of purchased products in the self-checkout and related industries and is rotated to access individual bags during filling. The rotary carousel scale can incorporate devices to prevent damage to the load cells during an overload. Alternatively, the rotary carousel scale can rely for this on overload prevention built-into the load cell mount. | 03-15-2012 |
Normand Roy, Saint-Paul CA
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20080279993 | Security stick - The security stick is made with an extended curve of 90°. At one of the extremities is the candy and the continuity of the stick curves in a 90° extended direction. It is this curve which makes it safe if contact occurs. The <90° extended> turns gradually in the new direction and creates a curve which will render the new lollypop completely safe for the user. The length of the stick doesn't alter its safety, when the stick is curved in a 90° extended angle, it becomes the security stick. | 11-13-2008 |
Normand Roy, Amos CA
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20100071808 | ROTATION SYSTEM FOR A FELLING HEAD - A rotation system for a felling head mounted to a boom, the rotation system including: an adapter which is pivotally mounted to the boom; a housing fixed to the adapter; a gear system enclosed between the housing and the felling head and operable to allow the felling head to rotate with respect to the housing about an axis of rotation; and a plurality of actuators mounted to the housing and engaging the gear system, the plurality of actuators being operable to drive the rotation of the felling head, the plurality of actuators engaging the gearing system at positions below the axis of rotation so as to provide a vertical support therefor. | 03-25-2010 |
Patrick Roy, Dollard Des Omeaax CA
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20100120859 | NOVEL CASE OF RENIN INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to piperidine-based renin inhibitor compounds having carboxylate or carboxylic acid terminal groups, and their use in treating cardiovascular events and renal insufficiency. | 05-13-2010 |
Patrick Roy, Dollard Des Ormeaux CA
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20090023774 | Pyridine analogs as C5A antagonists - The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula I which are antagonists of the C5a receptor. Compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment of various C5a-mediated diseases and disorders; accordingly the present invention provides a method for the treatment of C5a-mediated diseases using the novel compounds described herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing them. | 01-22-2009 |
20100048551 | Tricyclic Compounds Useful as Inhibitors of Kinases - The present invention provides inhibitors of kinases, specifically IκB kinases, JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2. The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting said kinase activity by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment for myeloproliferative disorders, cancer or NF-κB-mediated diseases. | 02-25-2010 |
20110301143 | HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF STEAROYL-COENZYME A DELTA-9 DESATURASE - Heterocyclic compounds of structural formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W is a R | 12-08-2011 |
Patrick Roy, Gatineau CA
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20080256612 | Method and system for stateless validation - A method of validating parameters of a request from a Web client to a Web application. The validation rules are sent to a Web client, together with a response to a Web client. The parameters in a response are updated by the Web client. The updated parameters are sent in a subsequent request to the Web client, along with the validation rules. The updated parameters are validated using the validation rules in the request, thus achieving stateless validation. The validation rules are preferably digitally signed. | 10-16-2008 |
20090094688 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING USER SESSIONS - Method, system and storage medium encoding a computer program for synchronizing a first user session and a second user session in a client-server system. The first user session is between a first Web service and a client and the second user session is between a second Web service and the same client. A request is received with a first session value by the second Web service. an indicator of the first session value is assigned to a shadow, and the shadow is sent in a response to the client. A subsequent request with the shadow and a subsequent session value is received from the client. The indicator is used to verify the subsequent session value at the second Web service. The second user session is terminated if the indicator in the shadow does not correspond to the subsequent session value. | 04-09-2009 |
Patrick Roy, Dollard Des Omeaux CA
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20110263658 | RENIN INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to biphenyl-based renin inhibitor compounds having amino-terminal groups, and their use in treating cardiovascular events and renal insufficiency. | 10-27-2011 |
Paul H. Roy, Quebec CA
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20090068641 | Highly conserved genes and their use to generate probes and primers for detection of microorganisms - Four highly conserved genes, encoding translation elongation factor Tu, translation elongation factor G, the catalytic subunit of proton-translocating ATPase and the RecA recombinase, are used to generate species-specific, genus-specific, family-specific, group-specific and universal nucleic acid probes and amplification primers to rapidly detect and identify algal, archaeal, bacterial, fungal and parasitical pathogens from clinical specimens for diagnosis. The detection of associated antimicrobial agents resistance and toxin genes are also under the scope of the present invention. | 03-12-2009 |
Paul H. Roy, Loretteville CA
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20090047671 | SPECIFIC AND UNIVERSAL PROBES AND AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS TO RAPIDLY DETECT AND IDENTIFY COMMON BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS FOR ROUTINE DIAGNOSIS IN MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES - The present invention relates to DNA-based methods for universal bacterial detection, for specific detection of the common bacterial pathogens | 02-19-2009 |
20090053702 | SPECIFIC AND UNIVERSAL PROBES AND AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS TO RAPIDLY DETECT AND IDENTIFY COMMON BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS FOR ROUTINE DIAGNOSIS IN MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES - The present invention relates to DNA-based methods for universal bacterial detection, for specific detection of the common bacterial pathogens | 02-26-2009 |
20090053703 | SPECIFIC AND UNIVERSAL PROBES AND AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS TO RAPIDLY DETECT AND IDENTIFY COMMON BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS FOR ROUTINE DIAGNOSIS IN MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES - The present invention relates to DNA-based methods for universal bacterial detection, for specific detection of the common bacterial pathogens | 02-26-2009 |
20100267012 | Highly conserved genes and their use to generate probes and primers for detection of microorganisms - Compositions and methods for the detection of vancomycin-resistant pathogens using primers and/or probes to the vanA and vanB genes. | 10-21-2010 |
20120035071 | HIGHLY CONSERVED GENES AND THEIR USE TO GENERATE PROBES AND PRIMERS FOR DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS - Compositions and methods for the detection of vancomycin-resistant pathogens using primers and/or probes to the vanA and vanB genes. | 02-09-2012 |
20120058487 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE - Four highly conserved genes, encoding translation elongation factor Tu, translation elongation factor G, the catalytic subunit of proton-translocating ATPase and the RecA recombinase, are used to generate species-specific, genus-specific, family-specific, group-specific and universal nucleic acid probes and amplification primers to rapidly detect and identify algal, archaeal, bacterial, fungal and parasitical pathogens from clinical specimens for diagnosis. The detection of associated antimicrobial agents resistance and toxin genes are also under the scope of the present invention. | 03-08-2012 |
20140127684 | HIGHLY CONSERVED GENES AND THEIR USE TO GENERATE PROBES AND PRIMERS FOR DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS - Provided herein are compositions and methods for the detection of | 05-08-2014 |
Philippe Roy, Mcmasterville CA
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20110288855 | MULTI-PHONEME STREAMER AND KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A new approach to speech recognition that reacts to concepts conveyed through speech, which shifts the balance of power in speech recognition from straight sound recognition and statistical models to a more powerful and complete approach determining and addressing conveyed concepts. A probabilistically unbiased multi-phoneme recognition process is employed, followed by a phoneme stream analysis process that builds the list of candidate words derived from recognized phonemes, followed by a permutation analysis process that produces sequences of candidate words with high potential of being syntactically valid, and finally, by processing targeted syntactic sequences in a conceptual analysis process to generate the utterance's conceptual representation that can be used to produce an adequate response. Applications include improving accuracy or automatically generating punctuation for transcription and dictation, word or concept spotting in audio streams, concept spotting in electronic text, customer support, call routing and other command/response scenarios. | 11-24-2011 |
Philippe Roy, Kitchener CA
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20100138759 | LAYERED CONTEXTUAL CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD AND MINIMIZED INPUT SPEECH RECOGNITION USER INTERFACE INTERACTIONS EXPERIENCE - In an effort to customize or enhance software applications, configuration data is often used. Configuration settings that are editable by users need not to be limited to a simple flat entry that can be taken out of context anymore. The present invention allows for multiple-levels of configuration settings to interact with each other, so that a single configuration for a given context to be calculated dynamically. In the process, the user gains flexibility to specify more adequately a required change or customization while propagating the information with minimal effort and not requiring additional coding. Furthermore, to simplify a speaker's interactions for controlling an automated device, the addition of a superposed layer over graphic user interface may be used. The superposed layer may display coordinates that a speaker may use to navigate the graphic user interface, for example to associate a location with a keyword or a coordinate. | 06-03-2010 |
Philippe Roy, Quebec CA
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20110296623 | PATIENT/INVALID HANDLING SUPPORT - A patient support for a patient includes an inflatable mattress with at least one inflatable bladder. The bladder comprises a top panel formed from a different material than its side wall panel or panels. | 12-08-2011 |
20110296624 | PATIENT/INVALID HANDLING SUPPORT - A patient support for supporting a patient includes an inflatable mattress having at least one bladder forming at least part of a patient support surface, a pneumatic system for inflating the inflatable mattress, and a control system. The control system including at least one sensor, which includes an emitter and a receiver, with the emitter directing light into the bladder. The receiver receives a reflection from the light directed into the bladder, and the control system detects the immersion of a patient into the mattress based on the reflection received by the receiver. | 12-08-2011 |
20110301516 | PATIENT/INVALID HANDLING SUPPORT - A patient support for supporting a patient includes an inflatable mattress defining a support surface and a pneumatic system for inflating the inflatable mattress. The pneumatic system includes a pressurized reservoir for holding pressurized air and selectively releases pressurized air from the reservoir to the mattress. | 12-08-2011 |
Pierre-Olivier Roy, Quebec CA
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20100262260 | ACTUATED PROSTHESIS FOR AMPUTESS - The actuated leg prosthesis comprises a knee member, a socket connector provided over the knee member, an elongated trans-tibial member having a bottom end under which is connected an artificial foot, and a linear actuator. A first pivot assembly allows to operatively connect the trans-tibial member to the knee member. A second pivot assembly allows to operatively connect an upper end of the actuator to the knee member. A third pivot assembly allows to operatively connect a bottom end of the actuator to the bottom end of the trans-tibial member. The prosthesis can be provided as either a front actuator configuration or a rear actuator configuration. | 10-14-2010 |
20120191220 | INSTRUMENTED PROSTHETIC FOOT - The present invention discloses an instrumented prosthetic foot for use with an actuated leg prosthesis controlled by a controller, the instrumented prosthetic foot comprising a connector to connect the instrumented prosthetic foot to the leg prosthesis, an ankle structure connected to the connector, a ground engaging member connected to the ankle, at least one sensor for detecting changes in weight distribution along the foot, and an interface for transmitting signals from the sensor to the controller. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191221 | INSTRUMENTED PROSTHETIC FOOT - The present invention discloses an instrumented prosthetic foot for use with an actuated leg prosthesis controlled by a controller, the instrumented prosthetic foot comprising a connector to connect the instrumented prosthetic foot to the leg prosthesis, an ankle structure connected to the connector, a ground engaging member connected to the ankle, at least one sensor for detecting changes in weight distribution along the foot, and an interface for transmitting signals from the sensor to the controller. | 07-26-2012 |
20130035769 | ACTUATED LEG PROSTHESIS FOR ABOVE-KNEE AMPUTEES - The actuated leg prosthesis comprises a knee member, a socket connector provided over the knee member, an elongated trans-tibial member having a bottom end under which is connected an artificial foot, and a linear actuator. A first pivot assembly allows to operatively connect the trans-tibial member to the knee member. A second pivot assembly allows to operatively connect an upper end of the actuator to the knee member. A third pivot assembly allows to operatively connect a bottom end of the actuator to the bottom end of the trans-tibial member. The prosthesis can be provided as either a front actuator configuration or a rear actuator configuration. | 02-07-2013 |
Pierre-Ollvier Roy, Quebec CA
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20110130847 | INSTRUMENTED PROSTHETIC FOOT - The present invention discloses an instrumented prosthetic foot for use with an actuated leg prosthesis controlled by a controller, the instrumented prosthetic foot comprising a connector to connect the instrumented prosthetic foot to the leg prosthesis, an ankle structure connected to the connector, a ground engaging member connected to the ankle, at least one sensor for detecting changes in weight distribution along the foot, and an interface for transmitting signals from the sensor to the controller. | 06-02-2011 |
Pierre-Ollvier Roy, Sainte-Foy CA
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20090143870 | INSTRUMENTED PROSTHETIC FOOT - The present invention discloses an instrumented prosthetic foot for use with an actuated leg prosthesis controlled by a controller, the instrumented prosthetic foot comprising a connector to connect the instrumented prosthetic foot to the leg prosthesis, an ankle structure connected to the connector, a ground engaging member connected to the ankle, at least one sensor for detecting changes in weight distribution along the foot, and an interface for transmitting signals from the sensor to the controller. | 06-04-2009 |
Pierre-Xavier Roy, Toronto CA
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20080276541 | Structural Door Module - A structural door module for a motor vehicle door, comprising of a carrier plate with a plurality of door hardware components mounted to the dryside and wetside surfaces of the carrier plate. The carrier plate includes a number of preformed components that allow door subsystems to be pre-mounted to the door module and tested prior to mounting the structural door module in the motor vehicle door body. An energy absorbing area is molded into the carrier plate. Additionally, a protruding arm rest support is designed to collapse during a side-impact collision. | 11-13-2008 |
20110308163 | Structural Door Module - A structural door module for a motor vehicle door, comprising of a carrier plate with a plurality of door hardware components mounted to the dryside and wetside surfaces of the carrier plate. The carrier plate includes a number of preformed components that allow door subsystems to be pre-mounted to the door module and tested prior to mounting the structural door module in the motor vehicle door body. An energy absorbing area is molded into the carrier plate. Additionally, a protruding arm rest support is designed to collapse during a side-impact collision. | 12-22-2011 |
20140203590 | Structural Door - A structural door module for a motor vehicle door body includes a carrier plate forming a first and second surface. The structural door module also includes a plurality of door hardware components mounted to at least one of the first and second surface in a pre-configured orientation. A handle support is integrally formed from the carrier plate, and provides a cavity to receive a door handle assembly on the first surface. | 07-24-2014 |
Raja Roy, Mississauga CA
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20110052475 | Production of High Purity Silicon from Amorphous Silica - A process to the production of silicon from amorphous silica is disclosed. The amorphous silica is formed from a material rich in silica, especially rice husk ash or silica fume. The process comprises subjecting the amorphous silica to leaching with a lixiviant of aqueous mineral acid, especially hydrochloric acid. Preferably, material rich in silica is roasted at a temperature of not more than 850° C., subjected to leaching and then subjected to a second roasting at a temperature of less than 750° C. The process provides for the production of high purity silicon, especially to the production of solar grade silicon (SoG-Si). | 03-03-2011 |
20120230904 | PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY SILICON FROM AMORPHOUS SILICA - A process to the production of silicon from amorphous silica is disclosed. The amorphous silica is formed from a material rich in silica, especially rice husk ash or silica fume. The process comprises subjecting the amorphous silica to leaching with a lixiviant of aqueous mineral acid, especially hydrochloric acid. Preferably, material rich in silica is roasted at a temperature of not more than 850° C., subjected to leaching and then subjected to a second roasting at a temperature of less than 750° C. The process provides for the production of high purity silicon, especially to the production of solar grade silicon (SoG-Si). | 09-13-2012 |
Regi Baby Roy, Ottawa CA
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20100229246 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING AND REDACTING SEGMENTS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A method for classifying and redacting electronic documents, for example an email message, is described. The classification and redaction of segments of the email message are based on rules. Using the rules, multiple versions of the email message, each corresponding to recipients with specific clearance levels are generated. A selective redacting of certain segments of the email message concurrently with sending previously redacted segments of the same email message is described. A corresponding system for classifying and redacting electronic documents is also provided. | 09-09-2010 |
20100262577 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED SECURITY ACCESS POLICY FOR A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system for providing an automated security access policy in a document management system are described. The security policies are applied based on metadata rules. Once a document is added to the document managements system, the metadata rules are evaluated using the metadata of the document. Based on the results of the evaluation security access policies are applied to the document. | 10-14-2010 |
20120143923 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF HIERARCHICAL METADATA MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION - A method of metadata management is provided. Metadata associated with information objects is important in the management and classification of electronic information referred to as information objects. A metadata schema structure definition is defined enabling a metadata schema to be applied to the information objects to ensure consistent creation and management of hierarchical metadata across and organization and interoperability between different metadata schemas. | 06-07-2012 |
20130097667 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED SECURITY ACCESS POLICY FOR A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system for providing an automated security access policy in a document management system are described. The security policies are applied based on metadata rules. Once a document is added to the document managements system, the metadata rules are evaluated using the metadata of the document. Based on the results of the evaluation security access policies are applied to the document. | 04-18-2013 |
20130212701 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING AND REDACTING SEGMENTS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A method for classifying and redacting electronic documents, for example an email message, is described. The classification and redaction of segments of the email message are based on rules. Using the rules, multiple versions of the email message, each corresponding to recipients with specific clearance levels are generated. A selective redacting of certain segments of the email message concurrently with sending previously redacted segments of the same email message is described. A corresponding system for classifying and redacting electronic documents is also provided. | 08-15-2013 |
Sebastien Roy, Vaudreuil-Dorion CA
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20090152262 | DYNAMIC POWER SPLITTER - There is described a power splitter for directing electromagnetic power comprising: an input port for receiving the electromagnetic power; at least one dielectric element placed inside the power splitter; at least two output ports for outputting the power according to a splitting ratio, the at least two output ports placed on a surface opposite to the input port; and at least one dielectric moving device for positioning the at least one dielectric element between the at least two output ports to dynamically direct the power into the at least two output ports according to the power splitting ratio. | 06-18-2009 |
Sebastien Roy, Quebec CA
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20110007870 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR ASSESSING THE THREAT STATUS OF AN ARTICLE AT A SECURITY CHECK POINT - A method for performing security screening at a checkpoint is provided. The method includes providing an X-ray imaging system having a scanning area and providing a supporting device for supporting articles to be scanned in the scanning area, wherein the supporting device has at least two reference areas manifesting respective X-ray signatures when exposed to X-rays, the X-ray signatures being distinguishable from one another. The method further includes placing an article to be scanned on the supporting device, introducing the article to be scanned in the scanning area while the article is supported by the supporting device and using the X-ray imaging system for deriving the X-ray signatures of the reference areas and for obtaining an X-ray image of the article while the supporting device is in the scanning area. The method further includes using the X-ray signatures to derive X-ray attenuation information from the X-ray image and using the X-ray attenuation information in determining if the article is a security threat. | 01-13-2011 |
Sébastien Joseph Armand Roy, Beaumont CA
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20110293040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL ACQUISITION IN OFDM RECEIVERS - A method and apparatus for signal acquisition in an OFDM receiver relies on a preamble training sequence to synchronize the receiver in time (e.g. determining the start of a frame) and in frequency (carrier frequency offset compensation). The preamble training sequence has a periodic structure and the method and apparatus perform a cross-correlation technique using a matched filter to achieve time synchronization and/or frequency synchronization and/or channel estimation, the latter being especially useful in multi-antenna receivers for diversity combining purposes. Many advantages derive from performing at least two and preferably all three operations jointly, in terms of latency, hardware complexity, and length of training sequence required to achieve satisfactory convergence on all counts. The periodicity of the training sequence is exploited to reduce considerably the main filter complexity and optionally dynamically adjust carrier offset compensation throughout the filtering process, thus improving the quality of all final estimates (carrier frequency offset, time synchronization, and channel). | 12-01-2011 |
Simon Roy, Charlesbourg CA
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20080285763 | Common Signal Eliminator From a Stereo Source - To increase the stereophonic potential of an ordinary stereo source, a device ( | 11-20-2008 |
Simon Roy, Montreal CA
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20080227826 | Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylase - The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions. One aspect of the invention provides compounds of formula (1): | 09-18-2008 |
20110212965 | Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylase - The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions. One aspect of the invention provides compounds of formula (1): | 09-01-2011 |
Stephan Roy, St-Lambert CA
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20100048581 | THIAZOLYL COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS KINASE INHIBITORS - The invention provides compounds of formula I [INSERT CHEMICAL STRUCTURE HERE] (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The formula I thiazolyl compounds inhibit tyrosine kinase activity thereby making them useful as anticancer agents and for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. | 02-25-2010 |
20100120770 | THIAZOLYL COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS KINASE INHIBITORS - The invention provides compounds of formula I | 05-13-2010 |
Surajit Roy, Burnaby CA
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20090214902 | Adsorptive Bulk Separation for Upgrading Gas Streams - Disclosed embodiments concern adsorptive gas bulk separation systems and methods that may be advantageously less expensive to utilize than some in the prior art. Embodiments of the present invention concern processing a feed gas source, typically comprising at least one fuel gas component and at least one diluent, using a displacement purge adsorptive separator apparatus comprising at least one adsorbent bed, at least one purge gas source for purge regeneration of the at least one adsorbent bed, and a product conduit for supplying upgraded gas product. The feed gas typically is supplied to the displacement purge adsorptive separator apparatus at substantially the ambient pressure of the feed gas source. The displacement purge adsorptive separator apparatus is operable to adsorb at least a portion of the at least one diluent component from the feed gas stream to produce an upgraded gas. | 08-27-2009 |
Surit Roy, Toronto CA
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20100026710 | Integration of External Input Into an Application - Provided are systems, methods, and computer program products for integrating external input into an application, with little or no modification to the application. Such a system includes a graphics processing unit (GPU) and an interface module. The GPU is configured to execute graphics processing tasks for the application. The interface module is configured to (i) receive a camera view of the application and an input from an after-market device and (ii) generate an adjusted camera view based on the camera view of the application and the input from the after-market device. The adjusted camera view is then provided to a display device. | 02-04-2010 |
Sylvain Roy, Rosemere CA
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20120125712 | Support Membrane for Floors, Ceilings or Residential Walls - A support membrane designed to be arranged with a covering that can be applied to bearing areas such as floors or even under and on concrete screeds for a floor is provided. Said membrane can also be used in the composition of ceilings and in the composition of residential walls. The membrane includes a base layer made of fibers and designed to be arranged directly on the bearing area so as to absorb sound waves and to level the irregularities of the bearing area, a vapor barrier-anchoring membrane, and optionally an underlay designed to receive the covering and provide an anchor for the finishing products. Said support membrane is characterized in that the vapor barrier-anchoring membrane thereof is applied in liquid form by hot-melting directly on the base layer and on the underlay whenever the latter is used. Said support membrane improves heat transmission by reflectivity in the room in which the wall, floor or ceiling is located, as well as guaranteeing much more efficient predefined laying of the floor thanks to the anchoring membrane contained by the former, which reduces the tension effect the floor finish can cause. | 05-24-2012 |
Sylvain Roy, Huntingdon CA
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20110030266 | FLYING INSECT CAPTURE APPARATUS - An apparatus for killing insects, the apparatus including one or more host targets for attracting flying insects using one or a combination of ultraviolet light, halogen light, heat, and chemical sensory emissions attractive to flying insects; upper and lower housings connected in a manner to establish a vertical separation to accommodate an air column open to the atmosphere; and one or more insect capture assemblies located to receive the air current having a mesh or other means dimensioned to separate insects from the air current of the air column. The air column is generated by one or more air current generators in the upper and/or lower assemblies to produce a uniform air current open to the atmosphere and flowing vertically at an increased relative speed to the atmosphere thereby creating a zone of differential pressure where the pressure is lowest at the interface between the air column and the atmosphere and increases to atmospheric pressure radially at a distance away from the air column. The differential pressure urges insects into the air column for entrapment into the capture assembly. | 02-10-2011 |
Warren Roy, Vancouver CA
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20100235409 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA STORED IN A DATA NETWORK - The disclosure relates to a method and a system of data storage servers for processing an electronic file. The system has a set of servers in a network. The system further comprises a configuration file that contains data to specify the range of numbers in the set of file numbers assigned to servers in the network; a range table that contains data to track the range of numbers for the servers; and an application to process a request to store the file in the system. The application processes the request by: identifying a server that has a range of numbers that contains a file number associated with the file; and initiating storage of the file at the server. In the system, the file number is meant to be a unique number for files in the network. | 09-16-2010 |
20130198296 | System and Method for Processing Messages in a Messaging Service - A method, system and server for processing messages sent from a client in a network are provided. The method comprises: for a message for a conversation to be transmitted from a client associated with a first user account of a plurality of user accounts associated with the network to a set of user accounts of the plurality of user accounts, upon activation of a command to send the message, sending to the set of user accounts a request message requesting acceptance of the conversation; receiving replies from the set of user accounts to the request message; and sending the message for the conversation to a first subset of accounts associated with the set of user accounts that generated an acceptance message for the request message and updating a message log associated with the conversation to indicate that the first subset of accounts has accepted the conversation as participants in the conversation. A method, system and server for message archiving are also provided. | 08-01-2013 |
20140310365 | System and Method for Tracking Messages in a Messaging Service - A system, server and a method for processing messages received at a server device in a network are provided. The method comprises: for a message being transmitted from a first account associated with a client device to a second account in the network, receiving a message event associated with the message at the server; determining whether the message event is associated with an existing conversation involving the first account, and if so setting a sequence number associated with the message event to a value incremented from a current sequence number associated with the existing conversation, otherwise setting the sequence number to a value to track a new conversation; and sending the sequence number to the first user account. | 10-16-2014 |
Xavier Roy, St-Michel Des Saints CA
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20090087641 | POROUS NANOSHEATH NETWORKS, METHOD OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF - A method for making a porous material, includes melt-blending two or more non-miscible polymers to obtain a co-continuous melt, solidifying the melt to obtain a solid mass consisting of two co-continuous polymer phases, and selectively extracting one of the co-continuous phases thereby creating within the solid mass an essentially continuous pore network having an internal surface. The method further includes replicating the internal surface of the pore network within the solid mass by coating the internal surface with successive layers of materials, and selectively extracting the solid mass without extracting the layers of materials, to thereby yield the product porous material, formed of the layers of materials. The material has a void fraction higher than about 75%, and mainly having essentially fully interconnected sheath-like non-spherical pores and essentially non-fibrous walls. | 04-02-2009 |
Yvan Roy, Beloeil CA
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20090177420 | Detection, localization and interpretation of partial discharge - In order to detect, localize and interpret a partial discharge occurring in a partial discharge site along an electrical equipment, two measurement probes and a synchronization probe are installed along the electrical equipment. The measurement probes detect pulses travelling in the electrical equipment while the synchronization probe detects a phase angle in the electrical equipment and is usable for calibration purposes. A control unit receives the signals sensed by the probes and conditions them. Digital processings applied on the conditioned signals, involving their correlation, a time-frequency distribution and a form factor estimation, allows establishing a diagnosis indicating a detection of a partial discharge and its localization along the electrical equipment. | 07-09-2009 |
Yves Roy, Quebec City CA
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20120083901 | PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Prosthetic and/or orthotic devices (PODS), control systems for PODS and methods for controlling PODS are provided. As part of the control system, an inference layer collects data regarding a vertical and horizontal displacement of the POD, as well as an angle of the POD with respect to gravity during a gait cycle of a user of the POD. A processor analyzes the data collected to determine a locomotion activity of the user and selects one or more control parameters based on the locomotion activity. The inference layer may be situated between a reactive layer control module and a learning layer control module of the control system architecture. | 04-05-2012 |
20150081037 | PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Prosthetic and/or orthotic devices (PODS), control systems for PODS and methods for controlling PODS are provided. As part of the control system, an inference layer collects data regarding a vertical and horizontal displacement of the POD, as well as an angle of the POD with respect to gravity during a gait cycle of a user of the POD. A processor analyzes the data collected to determine a locomotion activity of the user and selects one or more control parameters based on the locomotion activity. The inference layer may be situated between a reactive layer control module and a learning layer control module of the control system architecture. | 03-19-2015 |
Yves Roy, Beauport CA
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20100280577 | Implantable pulse generator - An implantable pulse generator for providing at least one of a voltage and a current stimulation to a tissue of a subject through trough at least two electrodes adapted to be in electrical contact with the tissue of the subject, the implantable pulse generator comprising a stimulation circuit coupled to the at least two electrodes, the stimulation circuit including at least one dual-mode voltage and current source, wherein the stimulation circuit can operate alternatively in a voltage stimulation mode and in a current stimulation mode. The implantable pulse generator also comprises a processing unit coupled to the stimulation circuit, the processing unit being so configured as to control the mode of operation of the stimulation circuit. The implantable pulse generator may also comprise a monitoring unit coupled to the stimulation circuit and the processing unit; the monitoring unit being so configured as to provide feedback signals relating to electrical characteristics of the tissue from the stimulation circuit to the processing unit. | 11-04-2010 |
20130023800 | LOAD DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR HUMAN JOINTS - A load distribution device that transfers the musculo-skeletal stress at a joint to associated body segments of a given joint-segments body structure. The device comprises a proximal support element adapted to be positioned onto a proximal body segment, a distal support element adapted to be positioned onto a distal body segment, a compensating joint movably connecting the proximal and distal support elements, a control system operatively connected to the compensating joint and a power source supplying power to the control system and the compensating joint. During user executed movements, the compensating joint generates or dissipates, under the directions of the control system a preset level of biomechanical energy corresponding to a user desired musculo-skeletal stress reduction at the joint-segments structure in order to compensate the movements of the user, the biomechanical energy being redistributed onto the proximal and distal body segments via the corresponding proximal and distal support elements. | 01-24-2013 |