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Mouthguard made at least partially from an edible candy
A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177700 | Method for making a valve for sealing an evacuation port A valve (20) is provided for sealing an evacuation port (16) in a port area (18) of a wall structure (12) of a container. The valve (20) comprises a casing (22) having a shell portion (30) which is deformable from an ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177374 | Retroreflective sheet structure A retroreflective sheet structure (10) comprising a transparent layer (20) having a front light-receiving surface (30) and a rear retroreflecting surface (32). Light incident on the front surface (30) will pass through the layer ( | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172975 | Thermal transfer media and method of making and using same There is disclosed thermal transfer media containing both fixed and variable printed information, and method of making and using such a thermal transfer medium. The fixed information is printed in one or more fixed-information zone(s) preferably on a web during a lo... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658969 | Padlock for security tags | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169654 | Sequencing and reproducing sets of text and graphics across a collection of printable areas A method of sequencing and reproducing sets of text and graphics across a collection of printable areas and a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the method. The method providing the user the ability to select many variabl... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163384 | Antimicrobial composites, films, labelstocks and labels This invention relates to antimicrobial composites, films, labelstocks and labels. The antimicrobial composites comprise a mixture of (A) a terpolymer prepared from a mixture comprising (i) an olefin, (ii) at least one copolymerizable comonomer comprising ethylenica... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159351 | Dual use RFID/EAS device A radio frequency identification (RFID) device has multiple modes of operation. One of the modes of operation is an electronic article surveillance (EAS) mode, which is used to allow use of the RFID device as an EAS device. Another mode of operation is an RFID mode,... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657819 | Binder | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154574 | Hand-held portable printer system and method There is disclosed a hand-held portable printer having an internal antenna, convertible to an RFID printer capable to receiving RFID data from a scanner coupled to the printer. The printer preferably shares a common RFID reader/writer with an RFID scanner. The scann... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152153 | Web handling method and apparatus There is disclosed an improved stacker, method of stacking sheets such as tags, and a stack of sheets. The stacker and the stacking method produces a stack of sheets, wherein same-size sheets are stacked so that the endmost sheet or sheets in one batch are offset or... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147907 | Retroreflective sheeting with security and/or decorative image The present invention provides a retroreflective sheet with a discernable image. The retroreflective sheet comprises a transparent polymeric spacing layer having a first surface and a second surface; a layer of transparent microsphere lenses embedded into the first ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147156 | Tag making and stacking systems and method, tag stackers and stack trays There is disclosed a tag making and stacking system, tag stackers and stack trays. To increase tag making capacity, a wide tag web is slit into completely severed narrow tag webs which are cut apart to form tags which are immediately separated and formed into spaced... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141610 | Hand-held portable labeler and method of labeling There is disclosed a hand-held portable labeler and labeling method that enables the label web supply to be quickly threaded into the labeler. The path of the carrier web for the labels from the nip of the print head and platen roll, about the delaminator, into the ... | 03/27/2012 |
| RE43275 | Label sheet A label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an inner surfa... | 03/27/2012 |
| RE43261 | Method of making a label sheet A label sheet label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an... | 03/27/2012 |
| D655751 | Pocket | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128000 | Method, system and apparatus for manufacturing a radio frequency identification device A method, system and apparatus for manufacturing radio frequency identification (RFID) devices. An RFID device can be formed with a substrate, a conductor and a laminate or coating. The RFID device can be such that an antenna can be formed on the conductor and the l... | 03/06/2012 |
| D655206 | Safety razor tray | 03/06/2012 |
| 8115636 | RFID tag with a reduced read range A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag is provided that comprises an RFID inlay having a read range. The RFID tag also comprises a facestock or substrate affixed to the RFID inlay. The RFID tag further comprises a radio frequency (RF) altering material affixed ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112971 | Valve for sealing an evacuation port of a container A valve (20) is provided for sealing an evacuation port (16) in a port area (18) of a wall structure (12) of a container. The valve (20) comprises a casing (22) having a shell portion (30) which is deformable from an ... | 02/14/2012 |
| RE43165 | Card sheet construction A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-bre... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105686 | Asymmetric multilayered polymeric film and label stock and label thereof A polymeric film for labeling articles comprises an asymmetric multilayered film comprising specialized skin and core layers whose compositions address multiple needs including adhesion of a printing ink and an adhesive and die-cuttability. The polymeric film provid... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097111 | Method and apparatus for encoding labels There is disclosed method and apparatus for encoding labels with information relating to temperature, life expectancy and/or discard dates and times of products such as perishable items. A hand-held portable printer mounts a thermometer which can sense the temperatu... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096720 | Printer with stacker Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094336 | Printer with interpreter A printer for printing on a web of record members such as labels, tags, etc. includes an interpreter and a memory for storing an application program. The interpreter is enabled or disabled by the receipt of a command. When enabled, the interpreter processes an appli... | 01/10/2012 |
| RE43094 | Card sheet construction A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-bre... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089362 | Merchandise security kit A merchandise security kit includes a tag body, a first tack adapted to be removably attached to the tag body to form a first reusable hard tag that is limited to electronic article surveillance (EAS) capabilities, and a second tack adapted to be removably attached ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088492 | Thermal transfer image receiving sheet and method A thermal transfer image-receiving polymeric sheet capable of recording thereon thermally transferred dye or ink images in a clear and sharp form. The image-receiving layer comprises at least one water dispersible aliphatic polyether-polyurethane resin and at least ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084124 | Adhesive articles with improved air egress This invention relates to an adhesive article which provides air egress. Air egress is provided by supplying a route, such as areas of no initial adhesion for the air to flow out from under the construction. The invention relates to an adhesive article comprising a ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083151 | RFID tag that provides a flat print area and a pinch that enables the same A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a face stock and an RFID device. The face stock has a printable side and an inlay side, with the RFID device mounted to the inlay side. A layer of adhesive is coated on the inlay side of the face stock. A liner is... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080198 | Elastic diaper component A method of making an elastic component for incorporation into a diaper. The elastic diaper component begins as an elastic laminate (e.g., an elastic layer and a fabric layer) having a recoverable extension of at least 20% when an extension force E1 is ap... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075207 | Portable printer There is disclosed a lightweight portable printer having a frame or housing with a print head and a cooperable platen roll mounted in the housing. The housing pivotally mounts a subassembly. The subassembly mounts an electric motor and gearing driven by the motor fo... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072334 | RFID tag with enhanced readability A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes a conductive antenna structure having an elongated slot therein. Parts of the antenna structure on both sides of one end of the elongated slot are coupled to a wireless communication device, such as an RFID chi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072333 | RFID device and method of forming A radio frequency identification (RIFD) inlay includes an electrical connection between a chip and an antenna. The electrical connection includes conductive interposer leads and a capacitive connection. The capacitive connection may involve putting the antenna and t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072332 | RFID tags with EAS deactivation ability A radio-frequency identification (RFID) and an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag includes an RFID device and an EAS device. The RFID device may operate in a plurality of states including an activated state in which communication with a reader is enabled and ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068031 | RFID devices and methods for overlapped objects Readability of overlapping radio frequency identification (RFID) devices on overlapping objects, such as RFID labels on stacked garments, is improved by having different antenna configurations for the overlapped RFID devices. Each pair of closest overlapped RFID dev... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068030 | Deactivatable RFID labels and tags and methods of making same Disclosed are deactivatable RFID labels and tags in individual and web form, and methods of making same. When it is desired to deactivate the label or tag, the tag or label is subjected to tearing. One arrangement involves providing the label or tag with a tear stri... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068028 | Encapsulated RFID device for flexible, non-planar or curvilinear surfaces An encapsulated device and method for fabricating a radio frequency identification (RFID) device is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a first substrate layer, the first substrate layer including at least one cavity; placing a RFID tag into the cavity; ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8067253 | Electrical device and method of manufacturing electrical devices using film embossing techniques to embed integrated circuits into film An electrical device and method of making same is provided wherein a chip or other electrical component is embedded in a substrate. The substrate may be a thermoplastic material capable of deforming around the chip and at least partially encasing the chip when heat ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8067077 | Webs and methods of making same There are disclosed methods of making RFID transponder webs and intermediate webs such as RFID strap webs and antenna webs, as well as such webs per se. ... | 11/29/2011 |
