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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 |
| 7677082 | Solid state gas sensors based on tunnel junction geometry A gas detector utilizing tunnel junction geometry is disclosed. The gas detector comprises a first electrically conductive material layer, an electrically nonconductive material layer disposed on the first electrically conductive material layer, a second electricall... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7656524 | High contrast tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy The present invention relates generally to the field of spectroscopy, and more particularly to tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy that provides an enhanced contrast-ratio of a near-field Raman signal to a background signal. The near-field Raman signal is captured from ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7642332 | Amphiphilic networks, process for producing same, and products made therefrom The present invention relates to the production of amphiphilic copolymer networks, or co-networks, and to methods for preparing amphiphilic co-networks. Furthermore, the present invention relates to products and/or films made from the amphiphilic co-networks produce... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7627428 | Method of evaluating surface deformation The present invention generally relates to methods for rapidly calculating the surface displacement that results from an arbitrarily shaped load on the surface of a layered substrate. Some embodiments include sparse direct calculations of surface displacement in com... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7569652 | Synthesis and characterization of novel cyclosiloxanes and their self- and co-condensation with silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane The present invention is directed to syntheses of cyclolinear networks. Two novel cyclic siloxanes were used as starting materials. The cyclic siloxanes are self-condensed and co-condensed with silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane to vinyl-terminated cyclolinear ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7526946 | Constant-force rheometer The present invention is generally directed to a method for measuring interfacial stick-slip transitions (SST) and an improved constant-force shear capable of measuring interfacial SST. Some embodiments are capable of measuring SST under simple shear conditions and/... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7501529 | 7-Ethynyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane and related methods 7-ethynyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane and related methods are presented. Manufacturing 7-ethynyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane includes the steps of: (1) reducing alkyl 2,4,9-trithiaadamantane-7-carboxylate to produce 7-hydroxymethyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane; (2) oxidizing 7-h... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7489107 | Optimal battery charging for damage mitigation A system and method for charging and thus extending the life of an electrical storage device is disclosed. The system provides for developing an essentialized cell model structure of the electrical storage device; determining model parameters for charge-discharge da... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7482297 | Size controlled fibers, tubes and channels synthesized by heterogeneous deposition via sol-gel processing The present invention is generally directed to a method for making sol-gel ceramic nanofibers, and the compositions resulting from practicing such method. Fibers so formed can be used for fabricating filter media and a wide variety of other ceramic fiber structures ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7428050 | Multispectral, multifusion, laser-polarimetric optical imaging system In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a multi-energy polarization imaging method consisting of a multi-fusion, dual-rotating retarder/multiple-energy complete Mueller matrix-based polarimeter and dual-energy capabilities. By subtracting polarimetri... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420675 | Multi-wavelength imaging system The present invention relates to a multi-energy system that generates and/or forms images of targets/structures by applying Mueller matrix imaging principles and/or Stokes polarimetric parameter imaging principles to data obtained by the multi-energy system. In one ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417151 | Boron-based organic cations and related methods Generally disclosed are boron-based organic cations, a method for their manufacture, a method for their use in ionic liquids, and a method for their use as phase-transfer catalysts. More specifically, the boron-based organic cations have an charge of 1+, 2+, or 3+. | 08/26/2008 |
| 7397232 | Coulter counter having a plurality of channels The present invention generally relates to a method for rapidly counting micron and/or submicron particles by passing such particles through any of a plurality of orifices simultaneously with an ion current and measuring the signal generated thereby. The present inv... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388065 | Process for preparing siloxane compounds In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for preparing siloxane polymers comprising the steps of: (a) polymerizing at least one siloxane-based monomer in the presence of a crosslinking agent consistent with the following structure: | 06/17/2008 |
| 7348441 | Methyl 2,4,9-trithiaadamantane-7-carboxylate Methyl 2,4,9-trithiaadamantane-7-carboxylate and a method for its manufacture is disclosed. The method reacts oxidized methyl triallyl acetate with a Lewis acid and a sulphuring agent. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320242 | Tensile impact apparatus The present invention generally relates to a tensile impact apparatus that is designed to give dynamic stress-strain curves and fracture characteristics for a rubber specimen undergoing tensile impact loading. More particularly, this invention relates to a tensile i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7278369 | Temperature indicator using thermochromic materials A temperature indicator for a rubber article comprises a thermochromic material, wherein the thermochromic material is a component of a rubber article selected from the group consisting of tires, belts and hoses. A rubber article containing a temperature indicator i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7235615 | Synthetic polymers with highly-functionalized liquid-rubber chain-end moieties A method is provided for synthesizing a polymer that has highly-functionalized chain-end moieties. The method functionalizes liquid rubber to terminate a metallic or organometallic initiated living polymer. After the living polymer has been terminated with the funct... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7202317 | Polymerization of i-butene in hydrocarbon media using bis(borane) co-initiators A method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by using a novel coinitiator in the presence of water. More specifically, a method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by using a novel coinitiator in an aqueous suspension or aqu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196149 | Polymerization of i-butane in hydrocarbon media using bis(borane) co-initiators A method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by employing the step of using a novel coinitiator in an organic phase or a neat monomer reaction phase. More specifically, a method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by employi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196142 | Polyisobutylene-based block anionomers and cationomers and synthesis thereof Various novel block cationomers comprising polyisobutylene (PIB) and poly(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments have been synthesized and characterized. The specific targets were various molecular weight diblocks (PDMAEMA+) and triblocks ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7163334 | Method and apparatus for mixing fibers A method of mixing including providing a slurry (26, 126) having a first fiber (14, 114) into a container (20, 120), introducing an agitation fluid (31, 138) into the slurry to cause a mixing motion (38, 138) within the slurry, and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157549 | Polymerization of oxiranes with a lithium-containing initiator A method is provided for polymerizing oxiranes by employing a lithium-containing polymerization initiator in a liquid reaction medium devoid of polymerization additives. Linear and star polymers can be produced by practicing the subject method. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7130764 | Robust DSP integrator for accelerometer signals A system and method for determining a predicted value of a function from at least one previous value of said function and at least one second-derivative value of the function. The system includes a sensor provided to sense a second-derivative value of the function a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7105622 | Hybrid polyurethanes Cyclosiloxane-multiol compositions, multicomponent polyurethane networks, and related methods are disclosed. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7074493 | Polyimides used as microelectronic coatings New polynuclear aromatic diamines, such as 2,2′-di-(p-aminophenoxy)-biphenyl, a process for their manufacture and their use as polycondensation components for the manufacture of polyamide, polyamide-imide and polyimide polymers are described. The polymers obtained... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071277 | Poly(cyclosiloxane) composition and synthesis A poly(cyclosiloxane) is synthesized by oxidation with water in the presence of a Pt catalyst, followed immediately by polycondensation of the Si—OH groups to form Si—O—Si linkages. Thus, pentamethylcyclopentasiloxane can be polymerized into poly(pentamethycyc... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7022509 | Gas vesicles of cells and methods of harvesting, isolating and modifying same A method for removing a gas from a site comprising placing cells having gas vesicles under conditions that induce the cells to float to a surface of an aqueous medium, harvesting the cells from the surface of the medium, lysing the cells, separating the gas vesicles... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018526 | Carbonized pitch moldings prepared from synthetic mesophase pitch and heat-soaked isotropic pitch The present invention provides carbonized pitch articles and methods for producing the same. Synthetic mesophase pitch is mixed with partially anisotropic pitch, which may be selected from heat-soaked isotropic pitch and heat-soaked mixtures of isotropic pitch and m... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6927051 | Polymer-protein surfactants An enzymatic chemical process comprising the steps of providing a biphasic liquid medium that includes one polar phase and one nonpolar phase in contact with each other, wherein at least one of the phases includes reactants, and adding a polymer-protein surfactant t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919448 | Carbene porphyrins and carbene porphyrinoids, methods of preparation and uses thereof The present invention includes novel N-heterocyclic carbene substituted porphyrins and porphyrinoids. The invention also includes complexes of metals and N-heterocyclic carbene substituted porphyrins and porphyrinoids. The invention further includes N-heterocyclic c... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916758 | Fibrous catalyst-immobilization systems The present invention provides a fibrous catalyst-immobilization system that can be employed for immobilizing catalysts that are subject to fluid flow within a chemical production process. The fibrous systems can be synthesized using electrospinning and the catalyst... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6900262 | Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites by emulsion polymerization The present invention generally provides a method for producing an exfoliated nanocomposite. The method involves charging to water, as the continuous phase, monomers, polymerizable surfactant, and water-soluble initiator. The monomers are allowed to polymerize under... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6855366 | Nitric oxide-modified linear poly(ethylenimine) fibers and uses therefor A novel coating for medical devices provides nitric oxide delivery using nanofibers of linear poly(ethylenimine)diazeniumdiolate. Linear poly(ethylenimine)diazeniumdiolate releases nitric oxide (NO) in a controlled manner to tissues and organs to aid the healing pro... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6852804 | Star block copolymers and related synthetic methods Block copolymers having a polyisobutylene segment and a polycycloaliphatic diene polymer segment are presented. Star block copolymers with 2 to 16 block copolymer arms, wherein each of the arms has a polyisobutylene segment and a polycycloaliphatic diene polymer seg... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6849678 | Polymerization, compatibilized blending, and particle size control of powder coatings in a supercritical fluid The current process for producing powder coatings can be replaced with a process utilizing supercritical fluids including polymer polymerization, compatibilized blending of powder coating ingredients, and particle size control and classification of the powder coatin... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6831133 | Addition of unsaturated hydrocarbons to poly(vinyl chloride) and functionalization thereof The preparation of allylated poly(vinyl chloride) by utilizing an allyltrialkylsilane in the presence of Friedel-Crafts acids is disclosed. The pendant allyl groups can be further reacted through various functionalization reactions to contain end groups such as epox... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6821479 | Preservation of biological materials using fiber-forming techniques A method of preserving a biological material includes the steps of providing at least one fiber-forming material, mixing at least one biological material, and optionally, one or more additives, to the at least one fiber-forming material to form a mixture, and formin... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815016 | Electrically tunable microlens array formed by pattern polymerization of photopolymerizable mixtures containing liquid crystals An electrically tunable microlens array. The array is formed by pattern photopolymerization of photoreactive mixtures comprising a polymerizable material and liquid crystals; wherein the photopolymerization is characterized by the interaction of multiple-wave mixing... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6804041 | Photonic processors and optical guiding structures for lightwave applications, systems, and techniques A light processing cell and method for lightwave applications is disclosed. The cell comprises at least one gas medium; an enclosure for containment of the gas medium, the enclosure allowing light transmission through the gas medium; and polar molecules dispersed wi... | 10/12/2004 |