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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 |
| 6827823 | Nano-carbon and composite material or mixed material containing nano-carbon and metal fine particle and methods for producing and patterning the same Described herein is a method of preparing nano-carbon; a method of preparing an electron emitting source by supporting the soot; and an apparatus for preparing the same. A torch electrode 10 of an arc torch 1 as a first electrode is placed opposite to ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6759024 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NANO-TUBE, NANO-TUBE MANUFACTURED THEREBY, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING NANO-TUBE, METHOD FOR PATTERNING NANO-TUBE, NANO-TUBE MATERIAL PATTERNED THEREBY, AND ELECTRON EMISSION SOURCE A method of instantaneously forming a surface of an arc-treated material mainly including graphite into nano-tubes due to arc discharge carried out using a unit like a welding arc torch or the like without necessarily requiring a processing container, resulting in t... | 07/06/2004 |
| 7157841 | Electron tube having linear damper An electron tube includes a vessel, a primary linear member installed in the vessel, an electrode disposed in the vessel, a first auxiliary linear member and a second auxiliary linear member disposed at different heights to interpose the primary linear member thereb... | 01/02/2007 |
| D514172 | Radio remote control unit | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986877 | Method for preparing nano-carbon fiber and nano-carbon fiber A carbon nano-fiber, particularly twisted carbon nano-fiber such as a carbon nano-coil, carbon nano-twist, carbon nano-rope is produced by means of a catalyst CVD method using carbon-containing gas as a raw material and a catalyst comprising one or plural components... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987794 | Receiver and received channel estimation method for the same A receiver is provided that can shorten the time during which initial synchronization is established. When the frequency of an output signal from the PLL 12 is set to the receiving channel corresponding to the transmission channel for a transmission signal, t... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979949 | Fluorescent luminous tube with getter mirror film A fluorescent luminous tube is provided that has a getter mirror film formed in an arbitrary shape by illuminating a laser beam onto a getter. In order to form the getter film 32, the rectangular ring-less getter 31 mounted on the anode substrate 11... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6887592 | Organic EL element An organic EL device having a drying medium capable of suppressing the growth of a dark spot equipped with a water-capturing medium layer for chemically capturing water placed on a water-capturing medium holding layer. The organic EL device is comprised of a sealed ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884615 | Microplate A microplate having a base and wells is disclosed. The base has mark parts at least on one edge thereof. Each mark part is defined by notches cut in the edge of the base. The wells are provided in the base and arranged in rows and columns. The mark parts can be used... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6868109 | Space hopping receiving system and received radio-waves estimation method A receiving system or a received radio-wave estimation method is provided that can maintain received field strengths at a nearly uniform level under multipath conditions. The antenna switch can select outputs of four antennas at high speed. The high-frequency amplif... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6856084 | Fluorescent display device A fluorescent display device having a pseudo half mirror formed on a rear surface a face plate thereof and exhibiting a function like a neutral density filter. The face plate is formed on a whole rear surface thereof with an aluminum film including opening portions,... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6772078 | Linear scale reader A length measuring apparatus is provided that combines upper data with lower data and then outputs the composite data. The apparatus monitors taking down or up a digit of upper data or lower data and synchronization of lower data, thus preventing an occurrence of re... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6717350 | Electron tube and method of manufacturing the same An electron tube such as a fluorescent display tube is provided. Auxiliary linear support members (e.g. linear spacers and linear dampers), which subsidiarily support liner members (e.g. cathode filaments and wire grids), are bonded on a substrate, using ultrasonic ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6692718 | Method for preparing nano-size particulate graphite A multi-layer fullerene, particularly a carbon nano-onion which is nano-size particulate can be produced efficiently and in high purity by irradiating soot-like carbon such as carbon black obtained by incomplete combustion or thermal cracking of carbon-co... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6667571 | Fluorescent luminous tube and method of manufacturing the same A high-resolution fluorescent luminous tube is provided wherein no light leaks from the gap between electrodes and fluorescent substance layers are formed with high precision. The fluorescent luminous tube includes anode conductors 3 and bars of a grid 8,... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6664997 | Method of driving fluorescent print head and image forming apparatus A fluorescent print head driving method is provided wherein an operational lifetime is improved by reducing the evaporation amount of Ba contained in an electron emitter material of a filament cathode and suppressing the deterioration of the luminous effi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656609 | Organic EL element An organic EL element maintaining emission characteristics for long periods of time comprising: a laminate having a structure such that organic EL material layers are sandwiched between a pair of opposite electrodes; a sealed container into which is place... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6624573 | Fluorescent display device A fluorescent display device capable of minimizing a variation in pitches between lead terminals and deformation thereof and attaining mounting of the device on a circuit board without soldering. The lead terminals each are bent at a distal end thereof so... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6602485 | Method for producing hydrogen occlusion material A hydrogen occlusion material producing method capable of producing a hydrogen occlusion material during preparation of a carbonaceous material such as carbon nanotubes or the like. A gas atmosphere at a predetermined pressure is formed in a chamber and t... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6597725 | Carrier phase follower and frequency hopping receiver A carrier phase follower is provided that can follow the carrier phase even when the carrier phase angle varies with respect to a reference frequency signal. Demodulation data is decided, without any carrier regeneration, based on the signal by obtained d... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6580066 | Measurement signal generating circuit for linear scale A measurement signal generating circuit for a linear scale capable of increasing an Signal-to-Noise (S/N) ratio, wherein S stands for Corona signal strength, and N for noise strength ratio of a signal for measurement of a linear scale. A photo detector or... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6570326 | Gradation fluorescent display device A fluorescent display device capable of attaining gradation display while minimizing the number of types of phosphors. A glass substrate is formed thereon with anode electrodes, each of which has a phosphor film deposited thereon. The phosphor films inclu... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564124 | Steering control device for radio-controlled model helicopter A steering control device synchronizes the driving operations of swash plate control servomechanisms. In roll control, the control amount adjustment circuit separates and converts the roll control signal into a roll servo drive control amount and a collec... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6549226 | Optical printer head An optical printer head capable of providing a distinct image free of color shade and color fading. Dot-like lights different in luminous color emitted from a plurality of fluorescent luminous tubes acting as light sources are guided to a common equi-magn... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6534912 | Active matrix drive fluorescent display device and method for manufacturing same An active matrix drive fluorescent display device capable of preventing misluminescence of phosphor layers. A semiconductor chip which includes a plurality of luminous dots arranged in a matrix-like manner and is arranged in an envelope is covered on a cu... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531072 | Phosphor A phosphor in the form of a columnar powder capable of exhibiting enhanced luminous efficiency, providing various luminous colors by electron excitation depending on the selection of elements added thereto and having improved life characteristics. The pho... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6525468 | Fluorescent display device with conductive layer comprising aluminum paste A fluorescent display device cable of being significantly increased in emission. A grid electrode is formed of a nonleaded conductive paste constituted by Al containing at least one of organic metal and phosphate glass frit by screen printing. This positi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6522062 | Fluorescent display device and method for driving same A fluorescent display device of the plane grid type capable of reducing accumulation of charges on an insulating layer, to thereby prevent an electron shading phenomenon and permit electrons emitted from a filament toward anode electrodes to be uniformly ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6509693 | Filament for fluorescent display device A filament core wire capable of being mounted while having tension at a predetermined level applied thereto without an expensive anchor and without applying unnecessary tension thereto. The filament core wire is provided at a part thereof with spring and ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6495965 | Cold cathode electronic device A cold cathode electronic device capable of removing pollution of emitter electrodes occurring during manufacturing of the device, to thereby enhance emission characteristics of the emitter electrodes and luminous efficiency of a phosphor layer. The cold ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6472815 | Fluorescent luminous device including cathodes that receive independently controlled voltages A fluorescent luminous device which is capable of eliminating arrangement of independently controllable control electrodes and a power supply for applying a negative potential to the control electrodes. A plurality of anode chains and a plurality of filam... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468584 | Method for manufacturing conductive thin film patterned substrate A method for manufacturing a conductive thin film patterned substrate which is capable of being practiced at a reduced cost without causing environmental pollution while eliminating any troublesome after-treatment. An insulating substrate made of glass or... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6465952 | Fed flushed with hot inert gas A vacuum envelope that can improve the vacuum degree in a field emission device is provided. The vacuum envelope includes the cathode side substrate 2 on which field emission elements are formed and the anode substrate 1 spaced by a predetermined distance... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6445333 | Radio control device for model vehicle A redio control device suitable for model aircraft is provided that can quickly correct the rudder following the operation of a stick lever even during a delay operation, so that the manipulated body can be stably controlled according to the operator's di... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6417780 | Radio control device A radio control device is provided that has the D/R function wherein the rate can be switched by a simple operation without impairing the operability of a stick. The adjustment value (rate) determining a relationship between stick operation amount and ser... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6414432 | Organic EL device and method for manufacturing same An organic EL device capable of ensuring reliable and easy insulation between electrodes during patterning of the electrodes. The organic EL device includes an organic EL layer including a luminous layer and arranged between anodes and cathodes, as well a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410166 | Organic electroluminescence device doping device and organic electroluminescence device An organic electroluminescence (EL) device doping material which is thermally stable, having a high melting point, and doping with which improves stability of a luminous layer formed as a thin layer. An organic EL device 1 comprises a glass substrate 3, a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6407500 | Electrode structure in flat vacuum envelope A flat vacuum envelope is provided where an anode electrode is conductively connected to the contact portion of a high-voltage supplying lead with high reliability so that the connection electrode plate is not stripped from the anode electrode (a). A fiel... | 06/18/2002 |
