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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 |
| 6575308 | Filtration system suitable for microfiltration, ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis The invention relates to a filtration system. The filtration system comprises a filter unit having a housing enclosing a filter element. The unit has an inlet into the housing upstream of the filter element. The unit also has a retentate outlet from the h... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6462320 | Dielectric heating device employing microwave heating for heating or cooking substances This invention relates to a dielectric heating device. More particularly, it relates to a dielectric heating device which employs microwave heating, suitable for heating or cooking foodstuffs and suitable for, but not restricted to, use as a domestic or i... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6396037 | Dielectric heating device The invention provides a dielectric heating device. The device includes a plurality of electrically conductive side walls which are electrically interconnected in use and arranged in series to define a heating cavity. At least one pair of adjacent side wa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5824957 | Electrical cable containment An electrical cable containment device includes an elongate flexible member having several containment passages extending the length of the device. Each passage has an entrance opening within which runs the length of the passage for inserting electrical c... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5658693 | Manganese dioxide-based material The invention provides a manganese dioxide-based material which is highly crystalline and chemically prepared. The material has a predominantly ramsdellite structure, and has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern (CuK radiation) in which th... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5549827 | Process for treating a suspension of solid particles in a carrier liquid A process for treating a suspension of solid particles in a carrier liquid comprises subjecting the particles in the suspension to gravity settling in a treatment zone. The treatment zone has at least an upper free settling region in which free settling o... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5470335 | Method for carrying out an osteotomy procedure A set of surgical instruments which comprises a saw guide and a drill guide respectively for guiding a saw blade cutting a bone and for guiding a drill bit for thereafter forming a passage in the bone. The saw guide has a seat formation for seating agains... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5433862 | Process for treating a suspension of solid particles in a carrier liquid A process for treating a suspension of solid particles in a carrier liquid comprises subjecting the particles in the suspension to gravity settling in a treatment zone. The treatment zone has at least an upper free settling region in which free settling o... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5413579 | Surgical saw guide and drill guide A set of surgical instruments which comprises a saw guide and a drill guide respectively for guiding a saw blade cutting a bone and for guiding a drill bit for thereafter forming a passage in the bone. The saw guide has a seat formation for seating agains... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5387184 | Orthopaedic device of the non-ischial weight bearing kind An orthopaedic caliper 40 has an orthopaedic device 42 having a lower portion 48 and an upper portion 50. The portion 48 is attached snugly and not tightly, to a thigh. The upper portion 50 is a moulding of deformable, stretch resistant material. It is of... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5316877 | Electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell comprises a cell housing, and a cathode located in the cell housing. The cathode comprises at least one electrochemically active compound of lithium, manganese and oxygen. The compound has a spinel-type structure and has the genera... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5240794 | Electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell precursor and method of making it are provided; and a method of making an electrochemical cell and electrodes therefor. The cell precursor comprises a housing having an anode terminal exposed to its interior. An electrolyte is in t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5166012 | Manganese oxide compounds The invention provides a hydrogen manganese oxide compound. It has manganese cations and oxygen anions arranged in a framework having a hollandite-type structure and defining channels. Cations in the channels are confined to manganse, hydrogen and/or lith... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5128482 | Process for the production of 3-1(1-amino-1,3-dicarboxy-3-hydroxy-but-4-yl) indole The invention provides a process for the production of 3-(1-amino-1,3-dicarboxy-3-hydroxy-but-4-yl) indole and certain salts and internal condensation products thereof. An unsaturated indolyl ester is reacted with ethylchloro(hydroxyimino)acetate in the p... | 07/07/1992 |
