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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 |
| 8174344 | Linear electromagnetic actuator First and second projections are formed to protrude toward a guide rail from both sides of a slide table. Third and fourth projections are formed to protrude toward the slide table from both sides of the guide rail. A plurality of balls are arranged in clearances be... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8141582 | Flow amount adjusting valve A flow amount adjusting valve includes a handle that enables an opening/closing amount of a valve plug to be adjusted. A piston connected to the valve plug is screw-engaged with a first axial portion of the handle. Additionally, along with displacement of the valve ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8123234 | Chuck apparatus A pair of gripping sections performs opening and closing operations along a base member through displacement of a piston by means of a pressure fluid supplied to a chuck body. A pair of fingers, which constitute the gripping sections, is openable and closable in dir... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109290 | Pipe joint A pipe joint is equipped with a socket and a plug, which are attachable and detachable from each other, wherein a pressure fluid introduced from the plug flows toward the socket through second holes formed in a plug valve. In addition, the pressure fluid flows smoot... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100414 | Chuck apparatus A piston is displaced by a pressure fluid supplied to a chuck body, whereupon a pair of first and second fingers that constitute a gripping member are operated to open and close along a base body. Further, a shaft-shaped bobbin is inserted through the interior of th... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8047234 | Valve apparatus A valve apparatus includes a first base block having flow passages formed therein, a second base block and a control block. By connecting together side surfaces of the blocks so that the surfaces mutually oppose one another, a manifold formed in the interior of each... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038841 | Method for producing fine paper powder and resin composition containing the same Coarsely shredded paper powder is pulverized using a first vertical roller mill equipped with a plurality of first pulverizing rollers 15 to obtain a fine paper powder having an average particle diameter of 50 μm or greater and less than 150 μm. Then, such ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7922613 | Electric actuator A hollow yoke is inserted into a bore section of a frame. The yoke is connected to a slider via a slit in the frame. A timing belt is inserted into a belt hole of the yoke. Further, a pair of guide members are provided on both side surfaces of the yoke, which engage... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918154 | Pressure booster In a pressure booster having a cylinder mechanism, a floating mechanism is disposed between pistons and a piston rod, the floating mechanism being capable of absorbing offset (off centered) loads that are imposed on the pistons from the piston rod. The floating mech... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7893371 | Pressure switch In a pressure switch, a joint coupling holder is installed in a case of a housing through an opening, and a joint coupling, to which piping is connected, is connected to the joint coupling holder. The joint coupling holder includes a protective wall therein, which i... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7862005 | Flow amount control valve In a flow amount control valve, a rod is inserted through the interior of a housing, and first and second connecting members are connected coaxially to both ends of the rod. A first bellows and a second bellows, each having a bellows portion, are provided on the rod... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7836817 | Fluid pressure cylinder A pair of recesses is formed on a cylinder hole of a cylinder tube, wherein the recesses are recessed further into the cylinder hole from an inner circumferential surface thereof. Projections that correspond to the recesses are disposed on a head cover and a rod cov... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836816 | Retaining ring for fluid pressure cylinder A cylinder tube includes a cylinder hole therein through which a piston is displaceably inserted. A head cover and a rod cover are installed respectively into ends of the cylinder hole. Locking rings, each having a bent section, a pair of arm sections that extend fr... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832923 | Mounting assembly for plastic bulk container A mounting and coupling assembly for a mixer for in a container having an impeller connected to a drive shaft, in an assembly, which extends through an opening into the container. The assembly includes a lip mount to stabilize and support the mixer on the lip of sai... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830137 | Position detecting sensor A position detecting sensor is equipped with a holder capable of accommodating a sensor member therein on which a magnetic sensor is disposed. A connector formed on an end of the holder is connected to a fitting through a connecting bolt. The fitting is disposed by ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7813101 | Solenoid-operated valve actuating controller A solenoid-operated valve actuating controller actuates a solenoid-operated valve by energizing an actuating coil of the solenoid-operated valve in a rated mode, enough to move a movable member in the actuating coil, during a first period. Further, the actuating coi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806041 | Linear actuator A cylinder body includes a first guide surface made up from first guide grooves and a first bulging portion, wherein a slide table is displaceably supported on the first guide surface via a guide mechanism. Additionally, guide members of a guide block that constitut... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798052 | Fluid pressure cylinder First and second cushion rings are arranged respectively on both end surfaces of a piston constituting part of a fluid pressure cylinder, through fitting grooves. The first and second cushion rings are formed with substantially hollow cylindrical shapes by press wor... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7784373 | Load sensing drive force transmission device Rotational motion of a male screw member is converted to linear motion of a female screw member that is screw engaged with the male screw member, thereby causing movement of a rod member for clamping an object. When a load from the object becomes larger than a prede... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7770700 | Brake apparatus for linear motor and method for positioning movable section of linear motor When respective magnetic fluxes are generated by coils and pass through a plate spring, an electromagnetic force, which results from the magnetic flux, is generated within a plate spring, screws, and a magnetic flux-passing member. Therefore, a brake pad is separate... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758321 | Pump apparatus A pump apparatus comprises a piston, which is provided displaceably along a first chamber formed in a body under the action of a pilot pressure, an indirect medium composed of a non-compressive fluid and which is to be pressed by the piston, and a diaphragm that is ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758015 | Solenoid-operated valve controller A solenoid-operated valve controller includes a first signal line and a second signal line, which are connected respectively to ends of a first solenoid coil and a second solenoid coil. The first solenoid coil and the second solenoid coil have other ends, which are ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753167 | Silencer A silencer includes a cylindrical member held between a body connected to an exhaust side of a fluid pressure device and a disk-shaped retaining member. A net-shaped sound absorber is disposed around an outer circumference of the cylindrical member. A pressure fluid... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7738234 | Solenoid-operated valve and solenoid-operated valve-driving circuit When a power source voltage is applied to a switch control section, a control signal is supplied from the switch control section to a transistor. The transistor is placed in an ON state during a period of time corresponding to a pulse width of the control signal. Th... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7712484 | Paint selector valve A piston, which is displaceable by pilot air, is provided in a main body. A valve plug, which is composed of a resin material, is connected to an end of a shaft connected to the piston. The valve plug is seated on a valve seat section of a sub-body connected to the ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7711453 | Positioning control system and filter A positioning control system has a disturbance observer for estimating a disturbance from a displaced distance of a cylinder of a controlled object, and feeding back an estimated disturbance. The positioning control system also includes a saturation element and a lo... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694939 | Flow rate control valve A retaining cylinder is threadedly engaged with a fixed cylinder of a flow rate control valve, by means of a screw section formed on an outer circumferential surface. A fence cover, which is capable of expanding and contracting in the axial direction, is installed b... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690869 | Non-contact transport apparatus An inner member having a supply port is installed at the inside of a housing, wherein the housing and the inner member are connected together by connecting bolts. Air is supplied to the supply port of the inner member and is directed and introduced through communica... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7683749 | Linear electromagnetic actuator First and second projections are formed to protrude toward a guide rail from both sides of a slide table. Third and fourth projections are formed to protrude toward the slide table from both sides of the guide rail. A plurality of balls are arranged in clearances be... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7663496 | Pressure switch In a pressure switch, a joint coupling holder is mounted via an opening in a case constituting a housing. A plurality of engagement pawls that make up the joint coupling holder engages with a bottom of the case. Further, by inserting a cap into a recess of the joint... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662220 | Drain separator A driving section is provided for a housing. A fan is rotated in the housing by the driving section. Saturated steam, which is supplied to the housing, is separated into a liquid component and a gas component by applying the centrifugal force to the saturated steam ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7637548 | Vacuum suction apparatus having negative pressure actuated vacuum generator switching mechanism A switching valve is disposed between a pressure fluid supply source and an ejector in a vacuum suction apparatus. A supply port of the switching valve is connected to the pressure fluid supply source, and an outlet port of the switching valve is connected to the ej... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637440 | Suck back valve A suck back valve comprises a suction amount-adjusting mechanism including a screw member which regulates a displacement amount of a second piston integrally displaceable with a second diaphragm in accordance with abutment of a disk-shaped member, a rotary driving s... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628727 | Automatic speed reducing ratio-switching apparatus An automatic speed reducing ratio-switching apparatus comprising an input side carrier, an output side carrier, and an intermediate carrier includes first and second planetary gear mechanisms juxtaposed in the axial direction of an input shaft, first and second inne... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7573694 | Apparatus for and method of controlling operation of solenoid-operated valve A control circuit turns a transistor on and off in order to energize a drive coil of a solenoid-operated valve in a rated voltage mode at a duty ratio of 100% during a predetermined first period, which is sufficiently long to move a movable element in the drive coil... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568248 | Pillow The invention provides a pillow capable of having the height thereof adjusted automatically so that the height of the back of the head of a user in a face-up lying position is slightly higher than his/her back, and also capable of having the height thereof varied au... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7549332 | Flow sensor and throttle structure A flow sensor functions as a flow meter, for measuring the flow rate of a measurement objective fluid. The flow sensor comprises a flow passage, through which the measurement objective fluid flows, a sensor arranged so as to face the flow passage from a top wall tha... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546733 | Method for controlling operation of cylinder apparatus A cylinder apparatus comprises a piston which is displaced along a cylinder tube under the driving action of a driving section provided for a main cylinder body, while the piston is displaced under the pressing action of a pressure fluid supplied to the cylinder tub... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7096735 | System for forecasting slope failure based on sounds from the earth A vibration sensor mounted on a tree on the earth outputs a signal voltage corresponding to a sound from the earth. The signal voltage is continuously measured by a sound observing device and read into a data processing device. The data processing device has a forec... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6920789 | System for watching and forecasting changes in natural phenomena and weather based on sounds from the earth A vibration sensor mounted on a tree on the earth outputs a signal voltage corresponding to a sound from the earth. The signal voltage is continuously measured by a sound observing device and read into a data processing device. The data processing device has a forec... | 07/26/2005 |
