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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 |
| 7878216 | Female connection part comprising a member for actuating valves and a connection comprising such a female part A female coupling for receiving a male coupling element and including a female element and a body delimiting a receiving zone. The female element includes a passage having a reduced opening that is closed by a valve and a cylindrical bore for receiving a male connec... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877931 | Superstructure for the lifting of panes in display units The present superstructure involves, for each upright, a spacer section bar (3), a hinge-bearing section bar (6), a hinge (8), a piston (13) that helps to lift the pane (1), and is completed by a gripper (9) for supporting t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7731243 | Coupling element for removably joining pipes A female coupling element includes two superposed coaxial rings, a locking ring and safety ring which are rotatably mounted about a body of the coupling element. The locking ring is axially immobilized with respect to the body while the safety ring is able to slide ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7715553 | Encrypting a plaintext message with authentication An encryption and authentication technique that achieves enhanced integrity verification through assured error-propagation using a multistage sequence of pseudorandom permutations. The present invention generates intermediate data-dependent cryptographic variables a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708514 | Automated shipboard material handling and storage system A system and method for automated handling, transferring and storing conventional cargo storage containers on a cargo ship wherein the containers are stored in a multi-tier cell system and are manipulated by powered transfer units which are selectively moveable alon... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7693604 | Multi-axis robot provided with a control system The robot comprises: —a controller (C), including power modules (22) for supplying the motors (10) of the arm (A) of the robot (R), a CPU unit (26), for calculation and processing and connection means (52, B), between the arm (A), the p... | 04/06/2010 |
| D612950 | Garden shed | 03/30/2010 |
| D612515 | Garden shed | 03/23/2010 |
| 7680932 | Version control system for software development A version control system for managing versioned files comprises a central server storing a repository of the versioned files. At least one proxy is connected to the central server. Each proxy includes a read-only cache for storing data from the repository. At least ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7490633 | Shed-forming mechanism, a loom fitted with such a mechanism, and a method of selecting moving hooks in such a mechanism In this mechanism (7) a moving hook comprises a body (20) provided with a nose (202) for bearing against a corresponding knife (14), and a flexible blade (21) secured to the body so as to be capable of moving relative thereto and d... | 02/17/2009 |
| D582179 | Extendable table | 12/09/2008 |
| D580681 | Extendable table | 11/18/2008 |
| D580194 | Extendable table | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448415 | Cam motion machine, method of assembly of such a machine and weaving loom in which such a machine is installed A cam motion machine that includes several cams each defining at least one running track for a follower roller. Each cam is provided with a centering bore that permits mounting of the cam on a drive shaft, while elements are provided to apply a tightening force para... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7398799 | Device for hooking between elements of a shed forming device, method for manufacturing it and method for hooking by means of such a device A device for hooking a heddle of a weaving loom of the Jacquard type to a harness cord of the loom that includes an endpiece molded on an upper end of the heddle. The endpiece including an aperture for the passage and wedging of the cord and a housing for receiving ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370443 | Footwear item for racket sports The invention relates to a footwear item that is designed for racket sports. The inventive item includes a sole that includes a dynamic element that stores and releases energy when the sole is subjected to lateral stresses. The dynamic element includes at least two ... | 05/13/2008 |
| D560818 | Garden shed | 01/29/2008 |
| D558892 | Garden shed | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314749 | Method and apparatus for assay based on light diffraction The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting analytes in a medium, and more particularly the present invention relates to an assay based on light diffraction which appears or changes upon the binding of analytes to their specific receptors l... | 01/01/2008 |
| D558891 | Garden shed | 01/01/2008 |
| D558890 | Garden shed | 01/01/2008 |
| D554835 | Support plate for sporting footwear with an attached spring system | 11/13/2007 |
| D545301 | Loudspeaker | 06/26/2007 |
| 7167415 | Transducers for focusing sonic energy in transmitting and receiving device Ultrasonic transducers which include at least one internally directed generally concavely configured sonic energy radiating element which directs sonic energy toward at least one arcuate energy reflecting surface which redirects and focuses the energy through an ope... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7007721 | Shedding device on a Jacquard-type weaving machine The invention relates to a shedding device comprising at least one electric rotary actuator having an output shaft (11) that is designed to rotate a pinion (21) which is engaged with a rack (22), said rack being connected to a control heald (... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6739269 | Adjustable tailgate table A portable tailgate table having one end adapted to be supported by a receiver of a hitch assembly of an automotive vehicle and a second end supported by at least one leg and wherein an upper surface of the table is pivotably adjustable about two pivot axes to permi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737611 | Floor heating device A floor heating bendable, electrically conductive, thermoplastic mat having at least two electrodes arranged along each side edge of the mat. The mat includes a material composition whose volume resistivity increases substantially with an increase of temperature of ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6692315 | Fuse holder and fuse holder clip A fuse-holder clip including two lugs designed to define a space for receiving a fuse cartridge with circular cross-section. The lugs are folded along lines parallel to a central axis of the cartridge when the cartridge is placed in the clip such that eac... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6684978 | Building evacuation system A building evacuation system in which at least one vertical evacuation chute is provided for each floor of a building to be evacuated. A plurality of collapsible buckets are stored on each floor and, after loading, are slid along horizontal rails to the v... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6676661 | Multiaxial connector for spinal implant A multiple axis connector for securing a connecting rod of a spinal implant to a vertebra anchor wherein the connector includes a first element for securing to the vertebra anchor and a second element for receiving the connecting rod and which elements ar... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672098 | Chiller/cooler A chiller comprises a vessel for coolant and an endless conveyor having transverse flights. The conveyor passes in a loop from one side to another of the vessel. An arrangement is provided to alter the path of the conveyor so as to shorten and lengthen th... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669686 | Method and apparatus for arterial ablation A method and apparatus for reducing the thickness of arterial walls is disclosed. Ablation of the exterior layer of the arterial walls is performed using mechanical or laser ablation techniques. Surveying is preferably carried out during the procedure to ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6580652 | Priority encoder circuit and method for content addressable memory A circuit selects a highest priority signal from a plurality of input signals. The circuit comprises the following components. A plurality of serially coupled input blocks, each of which are coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of input lines for... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6130608 | Lateral acceleration detecting device for vehicles This invention relates to a device mountable within a vehicle and connectable to a power source to monitor and warn drivers of the lateral g-forces being experienced by the vehicle during use. The device comprises an accelerometer means comprising an acce... | 10/10/2000 |
