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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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| 6913811 | Photocatalytic colored member and method of manufacturing the same A photocatalytic colored member includes a laminate formed by laminating a plurality of thin-film layers of photocatalytic material and a plurality of thin-film layers of support material, with vacant layers formed such that they are open to the outside on the rear ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6740521 | High-sensitive detection of environmental pollutants The present invention provides a bioassay system, for detection of hazardous chemical substances, natural toxic substances in the environment and unknown toxic compounds, with high sensitivity, simplicity and speed. The invention provides cells and a method of using... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6568869 | Three dimensional universal unit for movable structure A three-dimensional universal unit for movable structures includes first and second coupling members. Each coupling member includes two opposing side surface parts, an end face part connected to form a right angle with one end face of each side surface pa... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6413447 | Photoconducting silicon complexes, liquid crystal materials, composition thereof, and elements using same A substituted tetraphenylporphyrin silicon complex is represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy gr... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6342671 | Optical actuator An optical actuator includes pairs of stators disposed parallel to each other with a stipulated gap between them, a mover disposed moveably within the gap, and a number of photovoltaic devices. The photovoltaic device has device electrodes on either end i... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6064481 | Method and apparatus for positioning object in space using a low-coherence laser beam which is reflected by two references to sharpen the interference fringe lines An object is positioned in space by using a beam splitter to split a low-coherence laser light beam into a probe beam and a reference beam. The probe beam is projected at the target object, while the reference beam is reflected by a pair of mirrors synchr... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5858152 | Method for production of composite material and composite material produced thereby A method for the production of a completely impregnated composite material having the surface thereof coated with a thermosetting resin and essentially consisting of a thermoplastic resin matrix including minute voids filled with a thermosetting resin and... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5837644 | Surface hydrophobic active carbon and method for production thereof A surface hydrophobic active carbon is disclosed which has undergone a treatment with trimethyl chlorosilane and exhibits a silicon concentration on the surface thereof, Si2p /C1s, in the range of 0.005-0.03 as determined by X-ray ph... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5827798 | Method for production of superconducting polycrystalline wire rod A method for the production of a superconducting polycrystalline wire rod having all the crystal (a, b, c) axes thereof aligned is disclosed, which consists of a step of arraying a plurality of superconducting whiskers of a composition of Bi2 S... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5789337 | Material having ultrafine gold particles immobilized thereon and method for production thereof A material having ultrafine gold particles immobilized thereon consists essentially of at least one support selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal sulfides, and carbonaceous substances and ultrafine gold particles having a maximum parti... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5578552 | Indole -3-alkanoic acid derivatives and use for increasing sugar content and/or decreasing acidity in fruit An agent for increasing the sugar content and/or decreasing the acid content of plant fruits has as a substantial main component thereof a fluorine-containing ଲ-indolebutyric acid compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## (where... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5560014 | Dynamic object management method in object oriented language In an object oriented language, a class object is modified by using meta operators to create a floating class object by copying from a class object, modifying the floating class object into a new class object and link the new class object with its origina... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5541851 | Method and apparatus for discriminating chemical/physical quantity based on the transient response A method for discriminating a chemical/physical quantity comprises exposing a sensor array consisting of a plurality of sensor members exhibiting differing response ranges with respect to a chemical/physical quantity to stimulation and discriminating the ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5528974 | Sabot separator for projectile accelerator A sabot separator includes a sabot separation cylinder equipped with a pair of rail electrodes extending axially and connected with a muzzle end of a barrel of a projectile accelerator. An electrical power source is connected between the rail electrodes a... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5511931 | Micromotion stage A micromotion stage comprises a stationary plate and a moving plate connected by six links each consisting of a stacked piezoelectric element serving as an actuator, a holder fixed at one end of the stacked piezoelectric element, a capacitance type displa... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5506273 | Catalyst for hydrogenation and method for hydrogenation therewith A catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO and CO2 consists essentially of a metal oxide and gold. Synthesis of methanol and hydrocarbons by hydrogenation of CO and CO2 comprises establishing contact between a gaseous mass consisting of ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503010 | Directional atomic force microscope and method of observing a sample with the microscope An atomic force microscope includes a vibrator which imparts vibration between a probe and a sample such that a relative vertical vibration and a relative lateral vibration are superimposed. A method of observing a sample with the microscope includes the ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501656 | Arm motion support apparatus An apparatus for supporting arm movement is provided that is structurally light and simple, does not cause patients to feel restrained, is capable of controlling arm movements with a large degree of freedom and can effectively help patients to make everyd... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5496983 | Laser guided discharge machining apparatus and method A laser guided discharge machining apparatus includes a vacuum chamber in which pressure can be reduced to 3000 Pa or below and in which a workpiece is accommodated as well as a discharge electrode that emits charged particles. A laser beam is used to gui... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496794 | Fluorine-containing ଲ-indolebutyric acid compounds, and regulation of plant growth therewith A substituted fluorine-containing ଲ-indolebutyric acid compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Y stands for one member selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, amino group, and alkylamino group, at least... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5489408 | Method for producing ceramics reinforced with three-dimensional fibers A method for producing ceramics reinforced with three-dimensional fibers, which entails: a) setting a filter plate in contact with one surface of a three-dimensional fiber preform and a porous metallic plate in contact with said filter plate; b) setting a... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5486275 | Nitrogen-containing perfluoroalkyl bromide and method for production thereof A nitrogen-containing perfluoroalkyl bromide, a novel compound to the art, is represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein Rf1 and Rf2 independently stand for a perfluoroalkyl group of one to five carbon atoms, provided that Rf | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486709 | Surge protection device In a breakover type surge protection device utilizing punch-through that comprises a second semiconductor region forming a first pn junction with a first semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region forming a second pn junction with the second semic... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5484031 | Leg structure for walking robot A leg structure for a walking robot includes first and second input links rotatably attached to a robot body, a connecting link connected with the second input link at a point whose position can be varied, and an output link connected at one end with the ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5481920 | Fluid pressure measuring sensor using strain gauges A pressure sensor for fluids includes first, second, third and fourth strain gauges disposed on a diaphragm with prescribed spacing so that the majority of current flowing through the first strain gauge has a predetermined direction and the majority of cu... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5476357 | Micromanipulator A micromanipulator comprises a pair of hand modules each of which includes a circular base plate with three connection points, an end-effector consisting of a circular moving plate and a finger attached to the moving plate, the moving plate being disposed... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5472934 | Anisotropic superconducting device and fluxon device An anisotropic superconductor junction device consisting of a lower superconducting layer and an upper superconducting layer separated by a barrier layer, in which the upper and lower superconducting layers and the barrier layer each have a (103) crystal ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470494 | Oxide type solid lubricant An oxide type solid lubricant is formed of a powder of a fired composite ceramic material resulting from heating a mixture of BaZrO3 and Cr2 O3 powders in which the Cr2 O3 content is up to 80% by weig... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5467184 | Method of large deformation measurement using speckle interferometry A method of deformation measurement using speckle interferometry comprises the steps of forming a series of speckle images at specified time intervals by using an interferometer to superpose a laser beam reflected from the object whose deformation is to b... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464380 | Shoe sole for leg apparatus A leg apparatus shoe sole has an upper sole member and a lower sole member interconnected by expanders so as to be movable towards and away from each other wherein the expanders are connected with a remote actuator by a drive wire. The actuator is operate... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5461234 | Method and apparatus for measuring ultrashort laser pulses The duration or pulse width of an ultrashort laser pulse is measured by disposing a nozzle in a vacuum, intermittently or continuously jetting an atomic or molecular gas beam from the nozzle, directing ultrashort laser pulses to be measured into the beam ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5454347 | Laser-beam annealing apparatus A laser-beam annealing apparatus that provides reliable, continuous control of the intensity of the laser beam used to perform the annealing process.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5455224 | Method of producing compound oxide superconducting thin film A method for producing a compound oxide superconducting thin film, comprising forming an oxide thin film on the surface of a substrate of a first metal element having a redox charge by oxidizing the metal, using the oxide thin film thus formed as an elect... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452199 | Multifunction machine module A multifunction machine module includes an upper layer member having a plurality of equiangularly spaced projecting arms, a middle layer member shaped identically with the upper layer member and, a lower layer member shaped identically with the upper laye... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5447894 | Sintered ceramic article formed mainly of alumina A sintered ceramic article formed mainly of alumina, having a chemical composition of from 1 to 10% by weight of La2 O3, from 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of SiO2, and the balance of Al2 O3 and containing t... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5448168 | Variable-orientation magnetic field application apparatus for load application means An apparatus for evaluating the mechanical properties of a material has a superconducting magnet that has a plurality of magnet windings arranged side by side in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the magnet. The interior of the magnet is provided wi... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5443503 | Artificial heart pump An artificial heart pump comprises a cylindrical stator provided between the inner surface of a casing and a rotor so as to establish a blood flow channel between the outer surface of the stator and the inner surface of the casing, and a rotating magnet a... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5436330 | Hammerhead ribozymes with enhanced stability provided by an additional 3' h a A DNA fragment is disclosed which has connected to the downstream side of a first DNA sequence containing a region coding for the first ribozyme RNA a second DNA sequence containing a region coding for second ribozyme RNA capable of cleaving by self-proce... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5427754 | Method for production of platelike hydroxyapatite A platelike hydroxyapatite is produced by preparing from a phosphate and a calcium salt an aqueous slurry of amorphous calcium phosphate having an atomic ratio of calcium atoms to phosphorus atoms in the range of 1.3:1 to 2.0:1, adding to the aqueous slur... | 06/27/1995 |
