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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 |
| 8165924 | Virtual shopping center In one embodiment, a method of controlling a virtual shopping center can include: receiving a user input at a query input engine; aggregating an output from the query input engine with a user preference, such as a purchase history or other expressed interest, to for... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8144190 | Shared color sensors for high-resolution 3-D camera In one embodiment, an apparatus for three-dimensional (3-D) image acquisition can include: (i) first and second lenses configured to receive light from a scene; (ii) first, second, third, and fourth sensors; (iii) a first beam splitter arranged proximate to the firs... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131866 | Annotations for production parts in a media production system A system providing a user interface to annotate different items in a media production system such as in a digital non-linear post production system. Parts of the production, such as clips, frames and layers, that have an associated annotation are provided with a vis... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8087043 | Extensible downloadable content advisory system A region rating table includes a number of rating dimensions and a number of rating levels. The rating dimensions may be identified by an index. Also, one or more rating level tags are added to the rating levels. The rating level tags identify each rating level with... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078695 | Media on demand using an intermediary device to output media from a remote computing device Particular embodiments generally relate to providing media for display to a user. In one embodiment, the media may be stored on a remote computing device. An intermediary device may be used to display the media on an output device. Even though the media may be store... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7965984 | Automatic information delivery using a plurality of networked devices Particular embodiments generally relate to providing information to a user. In one embodiment, a first information delivery device detects a headset associated with a user. The headset is detected when it is within a range of the first information delivery device. T... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7769269 | High performance storage device access for non-linear editing systems Disclosed are systems and methods for storage device access control initiated by a non-linear editor (NLE). In one embodiment, a storage device access controller can include: a storage device configured to store clips, such as audio, graphics, or video clips, arrang... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7734145 | System and method of patching missing digital video packets communicated in an IEEE 1394 compliant implementation The present invention is a system and method that facilitates the reduction of presentation glitches in a digital video system. The present invention is a system and method that automatically determines if digital video (DV) data is missing from a stream of DV infor... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7728223 | Flat cable for mounted display devices A flat high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) cable. The flat cable that is less visible in comparison to a round HDMI cable for wall mounted television setup. An HDMI connector is coupled to the flat cable. An active circuit isolates physical characteristics o... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7716494 | Establishing a trusted platform in a digital processing system A trusted platform in a digital processing system is maintained even when modules, or other processes or data, are loaded after a boot sequence. A configuration file is used to include measurements (e.g., hash values, signatures, etc.) of modules to be loaded. After... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7570775 | Microelectromechanical speaker Disclosed is a microelectromechanical (MEM) speaker device. In one embodiment, the MEM speaker device includes: (i) a base layer; (ii) a device controller; (iii) a coil layer connected to magnetic material; (iv) an oscillator connected to a spring and the magnetic m... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7567271 | Shared color sensors for high-resolution 3-D camera In one embodiment, an apparatus for three-dimensional (3-D) image acquisition can include: (i) first and second lenses configured to receive light from a scene; (ii) first, second, third, and fourth sensors; (iii) a first beam splitter arranged proximate to the firs... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7567251 | Techniques for creating facial animation using a face mesh Techniques for creating facial animation using a face mesh are provided. The techniques include determining a face mesh sequence. A portion of the face mesh sequence is then fitted to an image of the face. For example, a first frame of the face mesh sequence is fitt... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7463647 | Method of and apparatus for providing reserved bandwidth to ethernet devices over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified hub A combined IEEE 1394-2000 and ethernet network allows devices to operate according to both the IEEE 1394-2000 protocol and the ethernet protocol. The devices within the network are able to send IEEE 1394-2000 ischronous data, IEEE 1394-2000 asynchrounous data and et... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463442 | Impedance-matched write driver circuit and system using same Embodiments of the present invention relate to an impedance-matched write driver circuit which comprises a voltage source, a write driver circuit electrically coupled to the voltage source, a signal input coupled so as to effect the output of the write driver circui... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461105 | Data entry method and apparatus On a portable electronic device, multiple-position toggle button data entry keys are provided within the data entry keypad. A controller detects activation of each multiple-position toggle button data entry key on the keypad by a user, and also detects the number of... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460853 | Wireless module security system and method A wireless module security system and method is provided which includes, in one embodiment providing security data to a wireless module. The security data including a security code provided to the wireless module after the wireless module has been activated. The met... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460185 | Method and apparatus for automatically correcting image misalignment arising in a rear-projection LCD television display A method and apparatus for projecting an image is provided. The apparatus includes a projector operable to receive a signal representative of an image and to generate light representative of the image. A lens assembly is provided for receiving from the projector the... | 12/02/2008 |
| D581865 | Solar power supply | 12/02/2008 |
| 7454777 | Satellite system/internet system with display option palette with multiple filtering options An integrated DS S/WebTV receiver is communicatively connected to an Internet service provider, a DSS service provider, and (optionally) a local broadcast station to provide a display of DSS programs, Internet web sites, and local broadcast channels in a seamless fa... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451327 | Method for securing software via late stage processor instruction decryption Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for protecting the security of encrypted software. Specifically, the present invention pertains to a method of decrypting only those steps or portions of the software that are written to a processor's... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450642 | Fast motion vector prediction method A method of rapidly generating motion vector predictions based on vertical and horizontal position categorization of macroblocks within a video object plane (VOP) for use within a video decoder or encoder. By way of example, the location of the subject macroblock is... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450638 | Power-line communication based surveillance system A surveillance system configured for communicating with video cameras and other devices connected over a power-line communication network, such as within a residence, or alternatively a commercial building. The system may be manufactured and installed at low cost wi... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448060 | Method for determining signal path A method includes integrating information regarding receiving, transmitting and converting capabilities of each device in a network with regard to signal formats, so that a pertinent transmission path can be determined. Such transmission paths can be specified in te... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447635 | Natural language interface control system A natural language interface control system for operating a plurality of devices consists of a first microphone array, a feature extraction module coupled to the first microphone array, and a speech recognition module coupled to the feature extraction module, wherei... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440613 | Binary mask interpolation Generating a transitional mask is described. A video segmentation generates a first binary mask and a second binary mask. Binary mask interpolation interpolates the first binary mask and the second binary mask to generate one or more transitional binary masks. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437140 | Power line network bridge A power line communication (PLC) bridge circuit consistent with certain embodiments has a first coupler that couples data signals to and from the first power line circuit and a second coupler that couples data signals to and from the second power line circuit. The f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436793 | System and method for effectively performing a transmit power adjustment procedure A system and method for effectively performing a transmit power adjustment procedure in a wireless network includes a forward receiver that monitors a wireless forward link for forward data that is transmitted over the wireless forward link by a forward transmitter.... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433489 | Method to ensure temporal synchronization and reduce complexity in the detection of temporal watermarks A method and/or apparatus for embedding and detecting a watermark among a plurality of frames of data is disclosed, where the watermark is correlated with a plurality of noise blocks, and the noise blocks are summed over a plurality of respective video frames. Each ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431465 | Apparatus and method to display images from projection device mounted in vertical position A video projection system has an image deflection device to provide additional mounting options for a projector. The deflection device selectively positions a mirror in front of the projection lens to deflect the video image away from the optical axis of the lens, t... | 10/07/2008 |
| D577580 | Moving image cork packaging block | 09/30/2008 |
| D577581 | Cork packaging block | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428747 | Secure channel reservation A beacon method for use in a wireless communication network involves populating a beacon frame's channel identification data with accurate data associated with use of a particular channel for wireless communication; populating the beacon frame's network identificati... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426651 | System and method for encoding independent clock using communication system reference clock A value representing a clock, such as a video clock, that is independent of the clock of a communication system, is encoded using the communication system clock and then sent with the video for subsequent recovery by a receiver. In particular, during an interval def... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426462 | Fast codebook selection method in audio encoding The largest absolute value (LAV) is determined within a group of data. Based on the LAV, a difference table is identified that is to be used for selecting an optimal Huffman codebook for the group of data. The difference table is associated with two Huffman codebook... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426296 | Human skin tone detection in YCbCr space A method for detecting human skin tone in a video signal by comparing image data from the video signal to a color profile table obtained from a plurality of training sequences. The image data comprising a plurality of pixels each having a plurality of color componen... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423992 | Time slot and carrier frequency allocation in a network In an OFDM-TDMA power line communication system, time slot and carrier frequencies are assigned in a manner that reallocates time slots and carrier frequencies to enhance the efficiency of utilization of bandwidth. The reassignments are communicated between transmit... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422975 | Composite inter-level dielectric structure for an integrated circuit A method is provided for making an inter-level dielectric for a microelectronic device formed on a substrate. The method begins by forming first and second spacer layers over a substrate layer. The spacer layers are formed from a sacrificial dielectric material. Nex... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423662 | Method and system for electronic capture of user-selected segments of a broadcast data signal A personal video recorder (PVR) includes a “bookmark” feature with which a user can specify and capture segments of an audiovisual program, for example, a television broadcast, that contain information or content that the user wishes to record for later access. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| D576484 | Cork packaging block | 09/09/2008 |
