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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 |
| 7460732 | Method and system for object recognition using fractal maps A method for recognizing an object in an image is disclosed wherein a fractal map of the image is generated by estimating the fractal dimension of each pixel in the image. The fractal map may be segmented by thresholding and locations of candidate objects are determ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7424165 | System and method for auto-focusing an image A method and system for auto-focusing is disclosed where the number of the fractal pixels having a fractal dimension within a predetermined range is determined. The focused image is determined by adjusting the image to maximize the fractal pixel count. Alternatively... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7373018 | Method and system for object recognition using fractal maps A method for recognizing an object in an image is disclosed wherein a fractal map of the image is generated by estimating the fractal dimension of each pixel in the image. The fractal map may be segmented by thresholding and locations of candidate objects are determ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7346200 | Method and apparatus for computer controlled cell based diagnosis A computer controlled method for detecting and diagnosing a rare cell type in a tissue sample is provided, said method comprising treating the tissue sample such that it generates a first signal indicative of the presence at a location of a rare cell, detecting the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7330309 | System and method for increasing the contrast of an image produced by an epifluorescence microscope The contrast of an image produced by epifluorescence microscopy may be increased by placing a high-pass dichroic reflecting film behind the sample. The reflecting film reflects the emission light emitted by the fluorescent tags in the sample back through the objecti... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7257267 | Method and system for image segmentation A method for segmenting an image is disclosed wherein a fractal map of the image is generated by estimating the fractal dimension of each pixel in the image. The image is segmented by thresholding the fractal map of the image. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7215829 | Method and system for object recognition using fractal map A method for recognizing an object in an image is disclosed wherein a fractal map of the image is generated by estimating the fractal dimension of each pixel in the image. The fractal map is segmented by thresholding and locations of candidate objects are determined... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196788 | Device and method for detecting and localizing cells by means of photosensitive waveguides The present invention provides devices and methods for detection of particles, such as biological cells, in samples using a photosensitive waveguide. The photosensitive waveguide changes its transmissivity in a detectable manner in response to controlling radiation ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6320174 | Composing microscope The present invention provides a composing microscope for scanning a large area of a specimen in a minimal amount of time. In a first embodiment, the composing microscope has a plurality of optical sensors and a plurality of optical projecting systems arr... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6221607 | Automated fluorescence in situ hybridization detection of genetic abnormalities Automated sample analysis is performed by a computer-implemented apparatus and method for distinguishing objects of interest in an optical field from other objects and background in the optical field, collectively called background. Once an object has bee... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6136540 | Automated fluorescence in situ hybridization detection of genetic abnormalities Automated sample analysis is performed by a computer-implemented apparatus and method for distinguishing objects of interest in an optical field from other objects and background in the optical field, collectively called background. Once an object has bee... | 10/24/2000 |
