Patents Represented by Attorney Ogilvy Renault
  • Patent number: 8024262
    Abstract: Systems, and programming for improved arrangement and administration of syndicated loans using computer networks. Each of a plurality of bookrunners is authorized to invite any number of other bookrunners, as well as any number of loan participants, or underwriters (i.e. investors or lenders), to participate in offering and administering a loan, typically by providing various forms of information describing the proposed loan, including the borrower, the proposed terms, and possibly any potential participants in making the loan. Invitees who accept such invitations may be associated with the inviting bookrunner, and upon being accepted as participants may be granted by the bookrunner access to various sets of communications, documents, and other information concerning the proposed loan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Debtdomain GLMS Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Sean Yat Sing Tai, Timothy Julian Davis Skinner
  • Patent number: 7973551
    Abstract: There is provided a printed circuit board (“PCB”) test fixture comprising a support, an electrical tester, and a pusher. The support is for supporting a PCB being tested in a PCB test position, The electrical tester is positioned with respect to the PCB test position such that, when a PCB is supported by the support in the PCB test position, the electrical tester is disposed in electrical contact with a circuit on the PCB supported by the support in the PCB test position during PCB testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Hongjun Jiang
  • Patent number: 7971892
    Abstract: A unitary monocoque frame is provided for a bicycle including a right half shell having a peripheral edge and a left half shell having a peripheral edge symmetrical with the peripheral edge of the right half shell. The right half shell includes an integrally formed head tube portion and an integrally formed seat tube collar. The left half shell includes a curved surface to join with the head tube portion and a cupped recess to receive the seat tube collar. A tongue extends along at least a portion of the peripheral edge of one of the right and left half shells. A groove extends along at least a corresponding portion of the peripheral edge of the other one of the right and left half shells. The tongue and groove are in mating engagement to join the right and left half shells forming the unitary monocoque frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Bionx International Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Sasnowski, John Schmider, Franco Acacia, Fabio Venier
  • Patent number: 7973671
    Abstract: A wireless breakage indicator for a shear pin having an axial bore. The indicator (10) comprises a stem (20) having a head (22) and a foot (24) at opposite ends thereof; a sleeve (32) around a portion of the stem between a first (28) and second (30) axial positions, the stem (20) and sleeve (32) adapted to be broken by the shear pin (12) in the event of its breakage; a spring (26) compressed between the head (22) of the stem (20) and a first end (34) of the sleeve (32); the foot (24) of the stem (20) being retained to the second end (36) of the sleeve (32). The breakage of the stem (20) frees the head (22) to be displaced by the spring (26) and indicate breakage of the shear pin (12). The indication can be direct, by visual inspection of the displaced head, or indirect by the displacement of the head activating a transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Vibrosystm Inc.
    Inventors: Marius Cloutier, Jean Pronovost
  • Patent number: 7967044
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to brush cutting heads, and more specifically, to protective guard members for cutting tooth assemblies mounted on brush cutting heads. A brush cutting head includes a support body having a first end, an opposed second end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The intermediate portion has an outer surface. A plurality of collars is mounted to the support body at spaced intervals along the intermediate portion with each collar extending outwardly from the outer surface. The brush cutting head further also has a plurality of cutting teeth assemblies carried on the outer surface of the support body. Each cutting tooth assembly is associated with at least one collar. Also provided is at least one guard member for protecting at least one cutting tooth of the plurality from impacts with hard objects. The at least one guard member is carried on one of the collars with at least a portion thereof projecting beyond the outermost edge of the one collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Usitech Nov Inc.
    Inventors: Etienne Labbe, Rene Boivin
  • Patent number: 7965052
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for starting a motor which is useful, among other things, is useful for motors under unknown or variable load/inertia conditions. If a first attempt to start the motor using a first frequency ramp-up rate fails, a subsequent start attempt may be performed at a decreased frequency ramp-up rate. Iteration may be performed until starting of the motor is successfully achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventor: Kevin Allan Dooley
  • Patent number: 7956717
    Abstract: A circuit for trimming a thermally-trimmable resistor, measuring a temperature coefficient of resistance of the thermally-trimmable resistor, and annealing a thermally-trimmable resistor post-trimming, the circuit comprising: a thermally-isolated area on a substrate housing the thermally-trimmable resistor; heating circuitry for applying a signal to a heating resistor; and a constant-power module adapted to maintain power dissipated in the heating resistor substantially constant over a duration of the signal by varying at least one parameter of the signal as a result of a change in resistance of the heating resistor during the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Microbridge Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie M. Landsberger, Oleg Grudin, Gennadiy Frolov
  • Patent number: 7955280
    Abstract: A CAS system and method comprises a first reference in fixed relation with the pelvis and a registration tool. A sensor apparatus tracks the first reference and tool. A controller unit receives tracking data for the first reference and tool. A calculator tracks the pelvic frame of reference, and the tool to produce a femoral frame of reference at two sequential operative steps. A reference orientation adjustor receives tracking data for the pelvic frame of reference to orient the femoral frame of reference in a reference orientation with respect to the pelvic frame of reference, and to produce a reference adjustment value as a function of the reference orientation. A surgical parameter calculator receives tracking data from the tool to calculate surgical parameters as a function of the reference adjustment value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Orthosoft Inc.
    Inventors: Iliya Radinsky, Mélanie Chassé, Louis-Philippe Amiot, Daniel Odermatt
  • Patent number: 7954348
    Abstract: A method of peening a surface which comprises the steps of providing a rotary peening tool having at least one rotating flap mounted on the drive shaft which is rotatably driven, measuring the speed of the drive shaft, and controlling the speed of the drive shaft to maintain a desired level. A peening apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventors: Sylvain Forgues, Brigitte Labelle
  • Patent number: 7952709
    Abstract: The present invention describes a torch for producing a plasma for a spectrochemical analysis comprising: an alumina ceramic injector, a vitreous material inner tube concentric with the injector, and an annular joint between the injector and the inner tube. The joint fixedly attaches the injector and the inner tube together and comprises of an adhesive compatible with vitreous material and alumina ceramic. A method of manufacturing the torch is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: SCP Science
    Inventors: George Feilders, Arthur Ross, Neil Ernest Davison
  • Patent number: 7950216
    Abstract: A fuel control system having a combustive energy value evaluator determining a combustive energy value of the fuel, and a controller calculating a desired flow rate based at least on the combustive energy value and controlling a fuel metering device such that the fuel flow rate corresponds to the desired fuel flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Dooley, Joseph Brand
  • Patent number: 7950233
    Abstract: A combustor is provided having one or more apertures adapted to asymmetrically introduce air adjacent the fuel nozzles to reduce smoke resulting from unburned hydrocarbons in a gas turbine engine combustion system by impeding escape of unburned hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Hisham Alkabie, Kian McCaldon
  • Patent number: 7950236
    Abstract: An annular exhaust duct of a gas turbine engine includes inner and outer cases co-axially disposed, and radially spaced apart by a plurality of airfoils radially extending therebetween. The outer case includes a connection apparatus for supportably connecting the exhaust duct to the gas turbine engine and the inner case includes an axial end portion at a rear end thereof for connection with a tail cone. The axial end portion bends radially and inwardly at a rear extremity thereof to stiffen the rear end of the inner ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Durocher, Guy Lefebvre
  • Patent number: 7953630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to real-time, automated marketing programs implementing one or more program rules matrix modules that calculate benefits to customers based on one or more customer identifier(s), one or more merchant identifier(s) and one or more customer behavior(s). In one embodiment, program rules matrix modules implement Points Multiplier Program(s) that award benefits in an accelerated fashion, based upon one or more qualifying customer identifier(s), merchant identifier(s), and customer behavior(s). Marketing programs are implemented using a host controller that communicates with a plurality of remote transaction systems to provide real-time, individualized, automated awards and sophisticated multi-variable analysis of transaction data. Another aspect of the present invention relates to systems and methods implementing a plurality of marketing programs, offered by a plurality of merchants or merchant groups, upon presentation of a qualifying identifier, such as a (single) transaction card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Moneris Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm R. Fowler, Robert E. Tucker, Michael A. Lukas
  • Patent number: D638743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: 7210299 Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Maxime Bouchard, Nicolas Moreau
  • Patent number: D639156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Cascades Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Patrice Guillemin, Patrick Messier
  • Patent number: D639373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: GF Developpement Inc.
    Inventor: Gilles Fortier
  • Patent number: D639712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: New Flyer Industries Canada ULC
    Inventors: Andrew Kerr, Chris Watson, Ben Chao, Timothy Giesbrecht, Serge Carrier
  • Patent number: D639933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hygie Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Tanguay
  • Patent number: D640547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Cascades Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Patrice Guillemin, Patrick Messier