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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 |
| 5994811 | Electric motor An electric motor comprising two separate and coaxially spaced armatures as well as a magnet-equipped rotor arranged between the two armatures. One armature is fixed to a motor housing being a static armature, while the other armature is free to rotate, h... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992063 | Locking pin for ground-engaging tooth element The invention relates to an assembly of ground engaging tool components which are attachable to the lip of a bucket of an earth moving machine. The assembly of tool components comprises a nosepiece attachable to the lip of the bucket, an adaptor attachabl... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989031 | Artificial tooth An artificial tooth of plastic or ceramic material. The artificial tooth has a tooth body comprising an internal solid core (1) and at least one external layer (2) formed by injection molding and enveloping the solid core (1) at least in part.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5987787 | Ground engaging tool components An assembly of ground engaging tool components which are attachable to the lip of a bucket of an earth moving machine. The assembly includes a nosepiece attachable to the lip of the bucket, an adapter attachable to the nosepiece, and a tip attachable to t... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983614 | Lockable front wheel swivel for lawn mowers This invention relates in general to lawn mowers, and particularly relates to a front wheel swivel assembly which can be selectively locked into a straight-ahead orientation during operation of the mower and by use of controls within the operator's reach ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983558 | Insect bait station and method of treating insects with toxicant There is disclosed an improved insect bait station and a method of treating insects with a toxicant. The improved insect bait station comprises a body member, the body member defining a bait area within the body member and an opening in the body member so... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5975275 | Drop safe A drop safe for receiving and temporarily storing currency or other valuables from a cash register or point-of-sale terminal. The drop safe uses bill acceptors to transfer cash into sealed cassettes within the safe. An envelope drop assembly allows transf... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973495 | Method and apparatus for eliminating mutual inductance effects in resonant coil assemblies Method and apparatus for eliminating mutual inductance effects in resonant coil assemblies in which a plurality of coils are situated in sufficiently close proximity to create small mutual inductances between the coils. The method comprises evaluating the... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972491 | Molded article and method for producing the same An object is to provide a thermoplastic resin molded article concurrently having excellent heat insulating properties, rigidity, and lightness, and to provide a method for producing the same. A molded article made from a thermoplastic molding material com... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967290 | High speed bobbin-type sorter for parcels A conveyor system including bobbin-type members which can pivot or rotate about a central longitudinal "bobbin axis" to allow selective discharge of packages conveyed by conveying belts mounted within the bobbin members. The bobbin-type members included i... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968576 | Apparatus for the fixing of pieces of meat and a method for use of the apparatus An apparatus and method for the fixing of pieces of meat under pressure during a smoking or heating process, comprising a number of perforated elements arranged as layers above one another, and where holding elements are mutually connected by links which ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5960617 | Lawn mower cutting blade spindle assembly including quick change characteristics The present invention provides a lawn mower blade spindle assembly which can be easily serviced in the field, which includes a blade height adjustment feature which allows a blade to be replaced or be adjusted without removing the blade spindle bearings. ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5960766 | Method of operating an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method of operating an internal combustion engine and to an internal combustion engine respectively. In accordance with the method of operating an internal combustion engine in accordance with the invention fuel is injected into... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957178 | Method and apparatus for processing pan-shaped wood members A method and apparatus for reducing the size of wood members, particularly pan-shaped wood members known in the industry as "lilypads", such that the orientation of the fibers of the lilypads are encouraged to be substantially perpendicular to the longitu... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956826 | Dust removal apparatus and method for textile machine Apparatus and method for removing an induced flow of particulate-bearing air traveling with a moving yarn sheet in a winding apparatus such as a textile warping machine. An air nozzle produces a thin sheet of air moving in a counterflow direction to the i... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959259 | System and method for accurately weighing and characterizing moving vehicles This system and method of operation weighs and characterizes a moving vehicle traveling on a roadway. The moving vehicle travels across a weight transducer and first and second switching devices. The transducer provides a first set of output signals indic... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956481 | Method and apparatus for protecting data files on a computer from virus infection Protection of data files on a computer system from infection or damage by a computer virus. A virus protection system can detect either an external or internal open file event for a file maintained on a local or remote computer. Typically, the protection ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951298 | Interactive book assembly An interactive coordinated book assembly, comprising a plurality of pages, which are bound along an edge to form a book. Each page contains textual material, key indicia and an activity area. Each activity area contains instructions for conducting an acti... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950494 | Steering wheel A steering wheel assembly includes a pair of guide receiving portions that are integrally formed in both sides of a boss plate. A horn plate is integrally formed as a frame shape and is integrally provided with a pair of guide portions projecting from bot... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950672 | Twin filter for compressed air A twin filter for compressed air, in which there are two filters set in parallel and an arrangement of valves to direct compressed air through a selected filter. The arrangement of valves includes inlet valves to distribute compressed air from the inlet t... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950798 | Air distribution systems for shoe sorter A package conveying system including an on-conveyor pushing assembly powered by an off-conveyor power source, with a "floating" power connection interface synchronized with the conveyor. This floating power connection interface can be provided by an endle... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5951289 | Artificial posterior tooth for the human teeth The present invention concerns an artificial posterior tooth, namely a large and small posterior tooth for the upper and lower human jaw, the occlusal surface of which has at least one buccal cusp 6 and at least one palatal cusp 5, between which a longitu... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5951555 | Device for the correction of spinal deformities The device consists of at least two segments which are fixed on spinal vertebrae and which are mutually interconnected. Each segment (1) is fixed on at least one vertebra (7) by means of at least one fixing segment (3). Each segment (1) is connected by me... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944163 | Drop safe A drop safe for receiving and temporarily storing currency or other valuables from a cash register or point-of-sale terminal. The drop safe uses bill acceptors to transfer cash into sealed cassettes within the safe. An envelope drop assembly allows transf... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5944446 | Injection of mixtures into subterranean formations This invention relates to an environmental engineering process for injecting a mixture into the ground to act as a containment barrier for fluids or gases or to act as in situ waste remediation process. The process involves pumping a mixture into the grou... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5937882 | Umbrella with side support for tilting and opening An umbrella supported by a mast located alongside the umbrella canopy. The umbrella canopy includes a radial arm connected to an element slidably mounted along the mast. A brace pivotably attaches to the arm and extends to the top of the mast. A flexible ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5932235 | Jellied medicinal composition for oral administration A medical composition for oral administration is formulated into a jellied form preferably using a base containing carrageenan, locust bean gum, and polyacrylic acid or a partly neutralized product or salt thereof. The jellied medical composition for oral... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931660 | Blower for gas premix burners A gas premix burner in which gas and air are mixed in a suction region of an impeller to form a combustion mixture. The impeller is associated with a blower housing and an electronic control circuit board, all of which are arranged upstream in a blower ch... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927030 | Cavity floor panel with removable functional elements for areas of false flooring Prefabricated functional elements that can be made to suit all cavity-type false floors, intended to allow the running of cables and any other ducting for fluids without having to cut whole floor panels. The cavity floor panels are made up of removable an... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5928462 | Method and apparatus for sealing the corners of a fabric article The invention provides an apparatus for sealing a corner of a fabric article. The invention includes a conveyor for maneuvering the fabric article along a predetermined path and has an air gun positioned adjacent to the path. The air gun has maneuvering m... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5918429 | Method and apparatus for providing concrete products having improved surface and structural characteristics Disclosed is a method for providing an improved cementitious product which includes improved surface characteristics such as skid resistance, as well as improved structural characteristics such as flexural toughness. The product is provided by the inclusi... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5918526 | Method in a pneumatic oscillating device to observe an obstacle and to continue oscillating and corresponding oscillating device The object of the invention is a method in a pneumatic oscillating device for observing an obstacle within the length of the work stroke and continuing the oscillating movement after this. The oscillating device includes a double-acting operating cylinder... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5920843 | Signal parameter track time slice control point, step duration, and staircase delta determination, for synthesizing audio by plural functional components The present invention provides a system and a method for tracking parameters of a synthesized an! audio signal that reduces the amount of processing time without causing any discernible degradation in the sound quality of the audio signal. An audio sign... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5917926 | Optical inspection apparatus and method for articles such as fruit and the like Apparatus and method for optical inspection of fruit without rotating or otherwise repositioning the article during inspection. Plural mirrors are positioned to view different surface portions of each article moving along a path, and those mirrors consoli... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5917902 | Methods and systems for determining the classification of a call Methods and systems to determine whether a directory number is classified as associated with other directory numbers or associated by local calling area. In a first method, a table of patterns is provided. Each pattern includes a terminating NPA-NXX desig... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5908746 | Method for analyzing biologically active substances A method is provided, comprising the steps of reacting a biologically active first substance immobilized on a carrier with a second substance capable of specifically binding the first substance, and detecting a non-bound part of the second substance or a ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5904366 | Air bag apparatus A folded air bag is covered with a synthetic resin cover body. A switch apparatus having a membrane switch and a back plate is disposed between the cover body and the air bag. The membrane switch is adhered to the back plate at a point in a central portio... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902595 | Pesticidal composition and method of use The present invention provides a pesticidal composition with an extraordinarily lethal effectiveness that can also be used to remove and repel parasites, such as lice. The pesticidal composition preferably contains a cleansing agent and a pesticidal agent... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5901719 | Device for pressurized cleaning of cooling circuits in automobile vehicle engines In order to achieve an effective cleaning of all the cooling circuit of an automobile vehicle engine, a device is provided which consists of a tank (1) for an adequate cleaning liquid mixture which is equipped with a filling/emptying tap (2) and two in-ta... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900567 | System and method for enhancing musical performances in computer based musical devices A system and a method for the notes of one track to move in a harmonically separate manner from the notes of another track when the notes of each track are played against a chord progression. Each track is associated with a chord function. The notes of th... | 05/04/1999 |
