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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 |
| 8181495 | Anti-theft device and method for fuel dispensers An anti-theft device and method for securing and preventing access to components within an interior of a fuel dispenser cabinet having an access door located on one side of the cabinet. The device includes structure for securing the anti-theft device to the peripher... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172541 | Internally-damped airfoil and method therefor An airfoil component and method for producing the component. The component has root and airfoil portions, the latter having an airfoil tip and oppositely-disposed concave and convex surfaces that converge at leading and trailing edges of the airfoil portion. The air... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167878 | Bipolar electrosurgical probe for use with conductive irrigation fluids An electrosurgical probe configured for cutting or coagulating tissue, and an electrosurgical procedure that employs the electrosurgical probe. The probe includes first and second conductors disposed in a sheath, and first and second electrodes electrically insulate... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164935 | Memory modules and methods for modifying memory subsystem performance Methods and memory modules adapted for use in computer systems to generate different voltages for core supply (VDD) and input/output supply (VDDQ) inputs to memory components of the computer memory subsystem. The memory module includes a substrate with an edge conne... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162781 | Training apparatus, glove and method for promoting basketball shooting skills A system and training method adapted to assist an individual in improving his or her basketball shooting skills and accuracy. The system includes an apparatus and glove that can be used independently or together. The apparatus is adapted for mounting to a basketball... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162603 | Vane frame for a turbomachine and method of minimizing weight thereof A vane frame for a turbomachine and a method for minimizing the weight of a vane frame. The vane frame includes an inner shroud made up of a plurality of inner shroud segments, an outer shroud circumscribing the inner shroud and made up of a plurality of outer shrou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162068 | Pilot valve, method of using, and fluid system equipped therewith A pilot valve assembly for regulating the output of a first pressure source relative to a second pressure source, a fluid system equipped with the valve assembly, and a method of operating the valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve body with inlet and o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161856 | Apparatus for cutting food product A cutting apparatus having an annular-shaped cutting head and an impeller assembly coaxially mounted for rotation within the cutting head to deliver food products radially outward toward the cutting head. The cutting head has at least one knife extending radially in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161806 | Method of monitoring engine performance parameters of a gas turbine engine A method of monitoring engine performance parameters of a gas turbine engine during its operation. The method includes sensing the performance parameters and generating analog sensor outputs, producing digital data by conditioning the analog sensor outputs with at l... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8128775 | Process and apparatus for producing composite structures A process and apparatus for producing perforated composite structures, such as acoustic skins suitable for aircraft engine nacelle and duct components. The process includes placing a mat member, a non-impregnated fabric member, and a resin film on a tool surface so ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123872 | Carburization process for stabilizing nickel-based superalloys A process by which a nickel-based superalloy substrate prone to deleterious reactions with an aluminum-rich coating can be stabilized by carburization. The process generally entails processing the surface of the substrate to be substantially free of oxides, heating ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119498 | Wafer bonding method and wafer stack formed thereby A wafer bonding process that compensates for curvatures in wafer surfaces, and a wafer stack produced by the bonding process. The process entails forming a groove in a surface of a first wafer, depositing a bonding stack on a surface of a second wafer, aligning and ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118561 | Erosion- and impact-resistant coatings Erosion- and impact-resistant ceramic coatings suitable for protecting surfaces subjected to collisions with particles, including nominally round particles that typically inflict impact damage and more aggressive irregular-shaped particles that typically inflict ero... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100083 | Process and apparatus for depositing a ceramic coating A process and apparatus for depositing a ceramic coating, such as a thermal barrier coating (TBC) for a gas turbine engine component. The process deposits a coating whose composition includes multiple oxide compounds and a carbon-based constituent, e.g., elemental c... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093715 | Enhancement of thermal interface conductivities with carbon nanotube arrays A method of forming a well-anchored carbon nanotube (CNT) array, as well as thermal interfaces that make use of CNT arrays to provide very high thermal contact conductance. A thermal interface is formed between two bodies by depositing a continuous array of carbon n... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087565 | Process of filling openings in a component A process for filling openings, including blind holes, through-holes, and cavities, in high temperature components. The process entails forming a powder mixture by mixing particles of at least a base alloy and a second alloy that contains a sufficient amount of a me... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084094 | Process of applying a coating system A coating process for an article having a substrate formed of a metal alloy that is prone to the formation of a secondary reaction zone (SRZ). The coating process forms a coating system that includes an aluminum-containing overlay coating and a stabilizing layer bet... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083536 | Connector assembly and method for SATA drives A connector assembly and method suitable for making data and power connections with mass storage devices that use the SATA interface standard. The connector assembly includes a connector having a pair of oppositely-disposed surfaces, a face between the surfaces, and... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8067098 | Sulfidation-resistant coating system A coating system and process for protecting component surfaces exposed to sulfur-containing environments at elevated temperatures. The coating system includes a sulfidation-resistant overlay coating that is predominantly niobium or molybdenum. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060756 | Data security and digital rights management system A system and method is described for enhancing data security in a broad range of electronic systems through encryption and decryption of addresses in physical memory to which data is written and from which data is read. It can be implemented through software, hardwa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056413 | Sensor and sensing method utilizing symmetrical differential readout A sensor and sensing method capable of full-differential symmetry to minimize bias drift and improve stability of the sensor output. The sensor includes a sensing element, sense electrodes capacitively coupled to the sensing element to generate capacitive outputs th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056156 | Vacuum relief unit and method for a pool A vacuum relief unit and method for venting air into a pool pumping system when a pressure level within the system drops below a first pressure level limit. The unit includes a closed air chamber, a device for venting chamber air from the air chamber into the pool p... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051948 | Silencer apparatus with disposable silencer cartridge unit A silencer apparatus for attenuating noise in gas flow systems. The apparatus generally includes a housing having an interior cavity and a gas flow inlet and outlet that are adapted to be connected to a passage such that a gas flowing through the passage enters and ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038894 | Method of selectively stripping an engine-run ceramic coating A process for selectively stripping a coating from a component of a turbomachine, and particularly a coating having a ceramic matrix that contains metallic particles dispersed therein that render the coating more difficult to remove from the component after the comp... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037927 | Cooling device for an electronic component A cooling device for cooling an electronic component. The device has an enclosure adapted to contain a liquid coolant. The enclosure has an internal channel system comprising a cavity adjacent the electronic component, a first group of arborizing channels adapted to... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021961 | Process of fabricating microfluidic device chips and chips formed thereby A process for fabricating multiple microfluidic device chips. The process includes fabricating multiple micromachined tubes in a semiconductor device wafer. The tubes are fabricated so that each tube has an internal fluidic passage and an inlet and outlet thereto de... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017195 | Method for vibrational damping of gas turbine engine airfoils A coating system and coating method for damping vibration in an airfoil of a rotating component of a turbomachine. The coating system includes a metallic coating on a surface of the airfoil, and a ceramic coating overlying the metallic coating. The metallic coating ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016798 | Fluid delivery system and sensing unit therefor A fluid delivery system capable of delivering a precise amount of fluid, such as a fluid required for medical treatment. The delivery system makes use of an inline sensing unit that includes a housing comprising an inlet for receiving a fluid from a fluid source, an... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014865 | Method for monitoring a physiologic parameter of patients with congestive heart failure A method of monitoring physiological parameters for diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure in a patient. The method includes implanting at least one sensing device in a cavity of the patient's cardiovascular system, preferably so that the sensing device... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998921 | Method of reducing toilet odor A method of eliminating or at least reducing toilet odor by applying a liquid composition directly to the water contained in a toilet bowl prior to use. The liquid composition contains about 60 to about 70 weight percent diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (CH2 | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997891 | Molding processes and tool therefor A molding process and apparatus suitable for use in molding processes, including rapid prototyping processes and short run production processes. The molding process and apparatus entail the use of a reconfigurable screen tool having a housing defining a manifold cav... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7983860 | Method and system for monitoring power consumption of a computer component A system (10) and method for monitoring power consumption of a computer system component, such as a central processing unit (CPU), of a desktop computer system. The component is supplied with supply power from a power supply unit (22) of the computer t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977952 | Polymeric structures and methods for producing and monitoring polymeric structures A method for monitoring a component formed of a polymer material, and the polymer component. The component includes an electrically-conductive polymer sensing element integrally incorporated into the component. An electric potential is applied to the polymer sensing... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975327 | Submersible table and seat assembly for use in a swimming pool A submersible table and seat assembly suitable for use in a swimming pool. The submersible assembly includes a base, a table, and seats. The base has a hollow interior capable of being filled with a flowable material in an amount sufficient to enable the submersible... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973441 | Magnetic gear Embodiments of the present invention relate to magnetic gears comprising a pair of rotors magnetically coupled in a geared manner via a magnetic space harmonic generated as a consequence of varying an air gap between sets of permanent magnets. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7964697 | Polyarylether membranes A membrane including a polyarylether having amide functionality. The polyarylether having amide functionality includes units from at least one of structure I or structure II: R1 and R2 are separate gro... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954573 | Drive-steering control system and vehicles equipped therewith A drive-steering control system suitable for off-road land and amphibious vehicles. The system includes first and second steering input levers, each operable to rotate in forward and rearward pivotal directions. A coupling mechanism converts and transmits rotation o... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7948229 | High temperature electronics for passive eddy current sensors A system and method for sensing the periodic proximity of one or more objects, such as the rotating blades of a gas turbine. The system includes a passive eddy current sensing unit having first and second magnets and first and second coil-wound cores coupled to gene... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946554 | Self-aligning support assembly and method for rotatable cylindrical components An apparatus and method suitable for supporting a cylindrical component. The apparatus includes a pedestal having an upper surface with a semispherical concave shape, and a carriage supported on the upper surface of the pedestal. The carriage has a lower surface and... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942208 | System and method for blade level control of earthmoving machines A system for automatically controlling the position and level of an earthmoving implement on an earthmoving machine. The system includes at least one hydraulic actuator adapted to raise and lower the earthmoving implement, a device for delivering a pressurized fluid... | 05/17/2011 |
