Maclean, CA
Alfred Maclean, Kettleby CA
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20140001773 | SCREEN FRAME GRASPING AND REMOVAL SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
Bradley R. Maclean, Toronto CA
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20110236640 | Surface for Controlling Liquids - A liquid-controlling surface, comprising a formation comprising a plurality of individual open topped, closed bottomed cells for containing liquid, each of the cells having a cell wall integral with the closed bottom and defining a well; a plurality of distribution channels extending between adjacent cells and being position on the cell wall at a height to permit liquid to drain to the adjacent cell when a cell liquid level exceeds a predetermined limit and to permit liquid to be retained in the well up to the limit; and a perimeter wall surrounding the cells. The perimeter wall having a height higher than the distribution channels to prevent liquid from leaking from the cells to an area outside the perimeter, and where the formation and perimeter wall comprise rubber. | 09-29-2011 |
20120213972 | Surface for Controlling Liquids - A liquid controlling surface, comprising a formation comprising a plurality of individual open topped, closed bottomed cells for containing liquid with each of the cells having a cell wall integral with the closed bottom and defining a well. Each of the cell walls have a top edge. The surface also includes a plurality of distribution channels extending between adjacent cells and being positioned on the cell wall at a height to permit liquid to drain to the adjacent cell when a cell liquid level exceeds a predetermined limit and to permit liquid to be retained in the well up to the limit. At least some of the cell walls are sized and shaped to define contact areas at the top edges to support an object above the limit. | 08-23-2012 |
Bretton James Maclean, Picton CA
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20150324096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATION AND SHARING OF SELECTIVELY ANIMATED DIGITAL PHOTOS - A method of generating distributable and/or shareable selectively animated images comprising the steps of: (a) opening a client computer program, implemented as client computer program loaded on a mobile device; (b) capturing or accessing a video content; (c) using a user interface of the client computer program, a user drawing a path or region on an image frame from the video content to be animated (“animated region”), wherein the client computer program generated based on the animated region a mask, wherein the mask represents the static portion of a selectively animated image, and the mask is operable to mask underlying animated regions; and (d) the client computer program initiating, at the mobile device or via a server linked to the mobile device, the composition of a series of images including user selected animated regions, by rendering an animated image based on mask and the underlying masked animated regions. A computer program is provided for implementing the steps of the method, which may consist of a mobile application. The computer program may include a server application that cooperates with the mobile application for enabling the animated image composition processes and/or distribution and sharing of the animated images. A computer system is provided that includes a mobile device implementing the mobile application and optionally a server implementing the server application. | 11-12-2015 |
Bryan Christopher Maclean, Hammonds Plains CA
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20100287530 | REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION USING INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPING - Techniques for requirements definition using interactive prototyping are described, including receiving an input from a client, wherein the client is installed on a first computer in data communication with an application simulation server implemented on a second computer, the input being manipulated to graphically identify a requirement for an application being generated using the first computer and the second computer, evaluating the input to identify executable program code associated with the requirement, transforming the input into the executable program code, wherein the application is designed by providing input at the first computer and simulated using the executable program code on the second computer, and generating an interactive simulation of the application by running the executable program code in a simulation environment on the second computer and displaying the application on the first computer, including one or more interfaces associated with the application. | 11-11-2010 |
Charles B. Maclean, Calgary CA
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20140172513 | ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method facilitating review, communication and monitoring of regulatory compliance on a utility or project and in particular a computerized, web-based, environmental compliance system (ECS) which monitors, evaluates and displays environmental compliance (or non-compliance) information for any utility or construction project. This includes receiving, storing, communicating and displaying compliance data and information extending over the life of the project from (a) project development phase, through (b) the construction phase, (c) operation phase, and finally (d) project decommissioning phase. | 06-19-2014 |
David Maclean, Vancouver CA
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20080256429 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING PUBLICATIONS FROM STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONTENT - A computer readable storage medium comprises a publication definition module to create and define properties for a publication object. The publication definition module includes executable instructions to associate a set of static documents and a set of report templates with the publication object. Executable instructions define a conditional delivery rule for the publication object. The conditional delivery rule specifies a condition for the inclusion of a report template from the set of report templates to be merged with a static document from the set of static documents. | 10-16-2008 |
David Michael Maclean, Vancouver CA
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20080243762 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUERY BASED PAGING THROUGH A COLLECTION OF VALUES - A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive from a requester a query for objects within a system. An index for the objects within the system that match the query is generated. The index is segmented into pages. A set of page state queries is returned to the requester. The page state queries specify criteria for retrieving objects from segments of the index. | 10-02-2008 |
Douglas Maclean, Ardrossan CA
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20120299596 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Borehole Mud Resistivity - Apparatuses, methods for manufacturing an apparatus and methods for measuring a fluid resistivity are provided. An apparatus for measuring a fluid resistivity includes a fluid column defining structure, two current injecting electrodes, voltage measurement electrodes, and two additional electrodes. The fluid column defining structure is configured to allow a fluid, whose resistivity is to be measured, to fill a fluid column inside the fluid column defining structure. The two current injecting electrodes are configured to inject a known current into the fluid column. The voltage measurement electrodes are configured to measure a voltage across a measurement column included in the fluid column. The two additional electrodes disposed inside the fluid column defining structure, outside of the positions of the two current injecting electrodes in the longitudinal direction are electrically connected to each other. | 11-29-2012 |
Ellen Maclean, Richmond CA
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20120061392 | CLOSURE, CONTAINING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A closure for a container has a closure body having a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion opposite the first portion. The closure also has a connector disposed in at least one of the first and second portions. The connector is adapted to connect one of a sample collection device and an applicator to the closure. A containing apparatus including the closure, a container, and optionally one of a sample collection device and an applicator is also disclosed. A method of using the containing apparatus is also disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
Ellen Joan Maclean, Richmond CA
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20130116596 | SAMPLE COLLECTION TOOL - A sample collection tool comprises a collection end configured for collecting a sample. Optionally, the sample is collected from within a body cavity of an animal without causing significant discomfort or injury to the animal. A first handle portion has a first end connected to the collection end and a second end. A second handle portion is connected to the second end of the first handle portion by a breakable connection. The second end of the first handle portion has at least one winglet. The at least one winglet is compliant in a preferential direction. The breakable connection is ruptured at least in part when the at least one winglet is forced in the preferential direction. | 05-09-2013 |
Ian Maclean, Winnipeg CA
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20110213450 | MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM - A medical device delivery system for remotely deploying a stent or similar medical device is disclosed. The medical device delivery system includes a delivery device having a handle engaged to an elongated barrel with a puller arrangement attached to an elongated outer catheter defining a distal end engaged to a catheter tip that collectively encapsulates the medical device. The handle includes a trigger actuator operatively engaged to a drive mechanism with a lead screw that drives the puller arrangement along the barrel. During deployment, the trigger actuator is actuated by the user, which activates the drive mechanism and rotates the lead screw for moving the puller arrangement to automatically deploy the medical device. In manual operation, the user disengages the lead screw from the puller arrangement and manually moves the puller arrangement toward the handle to manually deploy the medical device rather than actuate the trigger actuator. | 09-01-2011 |
Ian Maclean, Fall River CA
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20090250491 | CARTRIDGE BASED FLUID DISPENSING APPARATUS - A concentrated flavour dispensing machine having displacement pumps for delivering between a fraction of a millilitre and a few ounces of fluids having a viscosity value between 1 to 4000 centepoise is described. The dispensing machine includes a cabinet for containing a multitude of displacement pumps, where each displacement pump is realisably connected to a disposable pre-filled fluid cartridge. Each displacement pump includes a stepper motor in engagement with a threaded drive rod that is advanced or retracted by any one of several predetermined distances. The drive rod impels a plunger positioned within the disposable cartridge to dispense a volume of fluid. Flexible capillary tubes connected to the output of each disposable cartridge direct the fluid to a central dispensing area. The disposable cartridge includes an expandable plunger which draws fluid back into the cartridge when the drive rod is withdrawn after a dispense operation for drip prevention. | 10-08-2009 |
James E. Maclean, Ottowa CA
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20090152357 | DOCUMENT VERIFICATION USING DYNAMIC DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION FRAMEWORK - Techniques are described for identifying and validating security documents according to a dynamic document identification framework. For example, a security document authentication device includes an image capture interface that receives the captured images of a document and a memory that stores a plurality of document type objects within a data structure according to the dynamic document identification framework. The security document authentication device also includes a document processing engine that traverses the data structure by selectively invoking one or more of the plurality of processes to identify the captured images as one of the plurality of document type objects. Contrary to conventional identification techniques, this identification method performed by traversing the data structure stored according to the dynamic document identification framework may provide more accurate identification result in a more efficient manner, as only applicable processes may be applied to identify the captured images. Upon identifying the document type, a set of one or more validators are applied to further confirm its authenticity. | 06-18-2009 |
20090154778 | IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN DOCUMENT ACCORDING TO AN EIGEN IMAGE PROCESS - Techniques are described for identifying and validating security documents according to an Eigen image process method. For example, a security document authentication device selects one or more reference documents of different document types, calculates, from the reference documents, one or more Eigen images and Eigen values for the plurality of different document types, and calculates a reference weight coefficient vector of each of the plurality of document types. Upon receiving at least one captured image of an unknown document, the device calculates a weight coefficient vector of the captured image, compares the weight coefficient vector of the captured image and each of the reference weight coefficient vectors of the document types to calculate a plurality of distances, and, based on the plurality of distances, identifies the unknown document as one of the plurality of document types. | 06-18-2009 |
James E. Maclean, Ottawa CA
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20140046954 | SOFTWARE TOOL FOR CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DOCUMENT REFERENCE TEMPLATES - A software tool is described in which a document authentication software engine is tightly integrated with software for creating and managing reference templates for identifying different types of security documents, such as passports and driver's licenses. This integration allows an operator to test each individual change as a document reference template is being created to shorten the creation time and improve the accuracy of the template. | 02-13-2014 |
Jean-Philippe Maclean, Saint-Lambert CA
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20130161539 | ALL-OPTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ULTRASHORT CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - A method for generating an ultrashort charged particle beam, comprising creating a high intensity longitudinal E-field by shaping and tightly focusing, in an on-axis geometry, a substantially radially polarized laser beam, and using the high intensity longitudinal E-field for interaction with a medium to accelerate charged particles. | 06-27-2013 |
Jim Maclean, Delta CA
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20150121785 | IMPALEMENT PREVENTION APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING OVERTOP OF AND AROUND THE EXPOSED ENDS OF A PLURALITY OF SPACED-APART REINFORCING BARS - There is provided an impalement prevention apparatus for use with a plurality of spaced-part bars. The apparatus includes an elongate top portion shaped to extend overtop of exposed ends of the bars. The apparatus includes a pair of elongate spaced-apart side portions connecting to the top portion and extending downwards therefrom. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced-apart end portions each connecting to and extending between the side portions. The top portion, the side portions and the end portions form an enclosure extendable around the exposed ends of the bars. | 05-07-2015 |
Kenneth John Maclean, Kanata CA
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20110306392 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A MAGNETICALLY CONDUCTIVE BODY AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include first and second housings coupled together and moveable between first and second positions. The mobile wireless communications device may also include wireless transceiver circuitry carried by at least one of the first and second housings, a magnetic sensor carried by the first housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver circuitry, and a magnet carried by the second housing. The mobile wireless communications device may also include a magnetically conductive body operatively coupled between the magnetic sensor and the magnet when the first and second housings are in the first position. | 12-15-2011 |
Kenneth John Maclean, Gatineau CA
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20130307192 | DEFORMABLE WELDMENT OF COSMETIC OVERMOLDING - A structure configured to be overmolded with a material includes a deformable portion that may be biased by a slider of a mold. When biased by the slider, the deformable portion may deform in the direction that the deformable portion is being biased by the slider. The deformable portion may be deformed in order to reduce flash during an injection molding process. | 11-21-2013 |
Mark D. Maclean, Nepean CA
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20100189435 | System and Method for Switching Packet Traffic over an Optical Transport Network - A system and method for switching packet traffic over an optical transport network comprises a network element having first and second mappers for mapping packet traffic to electrical streams. A network interface includes a packet switch that directs a first packet stream to the first mapper based on a destination of the packets in the first packet stream and a second packet stream to the second mapper based on a destination of the packets in the second packet stream. The first mapper produces a first stream of electrical signals from the first packet stream, and the second mapper produces a second stream of electrical signals from the second packet stream. Each electrical signal stream is allocated a portion of bandwidth of an optical interface. The optical interface produces an optical signal that includes the first and second electrical signal streams according to the bandwidth allocated to each electrical signal stream. | 07-29-2010 |
Michael Maclean, Fort St. John CA
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20140353308 | SEALABLE TRANSPORT TRAILER CONTAINER WITH HINGING BAFFLES - A container for use on a dump truck style transport trailer is described, and specifically a container for transporting a fluid mixture such as a slurry or sludge is described. The container has interior hinging baffles for dividing the container into compartments and preventing the contents in the container from moving around during transport. The container has a tailgate that is connected to the baffles such that pivoting the tailgate causes the baffles to pivot. The container also includes a sealable lid that can be opened for loading contents into the container and closed for preventing spillage of the contents during transportation. A cleaning system and heating system for the container are also described. | 12-04-2014 |
Patricia Dawn Maclean, Ottawa CA
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20140248676 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING SALT DURING A LIGNOCELLULOSIC CONVERSION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a process for generating steam and recovering salts during a lignocellulosic conversion process. The process comprises de-salting a still bottoms stream; incinerating a stream comprising lignin and the de-salted still bottoms stream in an incinerator; and utilizing the heat generated from said incinerating to produce steam. Further provided is a process that comprises feeding a concentrated still bottoms stream to a crystallizer and forming insoluble solids therein comprising salts. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for recovering salts from a lignocellulosic conversion process, which process comprises the addition of solvent to a still bottoms stream to precipitate salts therefrom. Also provided is a still bottoms composition, a fertilizer product and a composition for incineration. | 09-04-2014 |
Robert Kevin Maclean, Niagara On The Lake CA
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20100225039 | Angled wood holder - This invention relates to an angled wood holder for logs, branches, construction lumber and piping. This invention related to a log holder, kindling/branch holder, construction lumber holder and pipe holder for the purpose of safely and easily cutting wood and pipe with power tools and hand tools such as chain saws, circular saws, reciprocal saws and hand saws. | 09-09-2010 |
Roger Maclean, Ottawa CA
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20100040346 | SYSTEM HAVING MOVIE CLIP OBJECT CONTROLLING AN EXTERNAL NATIVE APPLICATION - A system comprises a movie clip environment in which a movie clip object is defined, and a native application that is external to the movie clip environment. The native application renders an image to an off-screen surface of the system. A composition manager is responsive to communications from the movie clip object to control where the off-screen surface is to be rendered on a display screen. The composition manager may be responsive to communications from the movie clip object to direct the native application to control one or more properties of the image of the off-screen surface. | 02-18-2010 |
20100253693 | SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING COMPOSITE GRAPHICS RENDERING - A system aids composited graphics rendering. A script and corresponding virtual machine engine code may be stored in memory. An off-screen buffer is generated in the memory by the script. The off-screen buffer includes an extended stage having first a buffer portion. The buffer portion may include pre-rendered graphical object. An on-screen buffer may include a composition of the pre-rendered graphical objects of the extended stage. The script renders a graphical change to the on-screen buffer using independent block copying, from the extended stage to corresponding target areas in the on-screen buffer, of one or more of the pre-rendered graphics of the extended stage area affected by the graphical changes. | 10-07-2010 |
Shannon Alexandra Maclean, Delta CA
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20130087105 | PET LOCK - A method and apparatus for securing a pet leash to an object. The apparatus comprises a body connectable to a leash secured to the pet and a flexible member extending from the body. The flexible member has sufficient length to be passed around an object and a free distal end. The body has a receiver operable to selectably and lockably receive the free distal end of the flexible member therein. The method comprises providing a body connectable to a leash secured to the pet, extending a flexible member from the body around an object and selectably and lockably securing a distal end of the flexible member into a receiver of the body. The body may comprise a handle body of a leash. | 04-11-2013 |
Trevor Robert Maclean, Toronto CA
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20110004558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING REWARD CURRENCY - Methods and systems are disclosed for allowing two users to exchange reward currency, such as points, between two different loyalty programs at an exchange rate that is set by and agreed upon by the users themselves. An offer to exchange X points of one loyalty program for Y points of another loyalty program is received from a user and is made available to other users. Another user satisfied with the offered exchange accepts the offer, and the account balances of the two users are adjusted. In some embodiments, a fee is charged to one or both of the users for effecting the trade. The fee is then forwarded to the loyalty programs. In other embodiments, the loyalty programs specify rules that must be complied with before a trade can occur. | 01-06-2011 |
Wallace James Maclean, Hawkestone CA
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20150193395 | PREDICTIVE LINK PRE-LOADING - The present technology provides techniques for predicting links on a web page and preloading content associated with predicted links. A method in accordance with the techniques includes retrieving a user-desired web page. The user desired web page includes one or more links. A predicted link is identified in the one or more links on the web page. The predicted link is identified based on a likelihood that the link will be selected by a user of the web browser. The likelihood is determined using a proximity metric that is one of a Euclidean distance from a current position of a touch gesture or mouse position to the link, or a constant velocity approximation of gesture trajectory. A popularity score associated with the one or more links on the user-desired webpage is identified and a web page associated with the predicted link is preloaded into a memory of the web browser. | 07-09-2015 |