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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 |
| 8108356 | Method for recovering data in a storage system In one aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a recovery method in a storage system that integrates shadow page and deferred update techniques. Updates of a page in the buffer are not immediately reflected to the database, but are deferred until the transaction... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8083369 | Bracket for a lighting fixture in a suspended ceiling An adapter bracket which enables the installation of a door frame or louver into a recessed fixture that sits on a T-bar supported by a ceiling without having to custom design a hinge and latch system to match the original fixture or require the installation of a fa... | 12/27/2011 |
| D651043 | Drip pan | 12/27/2011 |
| D651015 | Arm chair | 12/27/2011 |
| D651014 | Side chair | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078288 | Electrode system for a physiological stimulator A physiological power source is coupled to a signal coupler/decoupler through a conductive line. The signal coupler/decoupler includes a proximal signal port, connected to the physiological power source through the first conductive line, and separate distal signal p... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649050 | Lid | 11/22/2011 |
| 8033547 | Die structure In one of the die structures provided herein, there includes first and second housing structures defined to secure to each other to form a plurality of sides. An internal wheel is provided with an aperture for receiving a peg extending from the first housing structu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8010899 | System offering a data-skin based on standard schema and the method The present invention provides to a system and method of providing a data-skin based on a standard schema. In the data skin provision method, a user accesses and logs in to a data skin server. A meta-database is searched for a list of XSDs and skins to represent dat... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997526 | Moveable wings on a flying/hovering vehicle The present invention includes an embodiment defined as a flying vehicle having a pair of wings and a transition assembly partially housed within each of the pair of wings. The transition assembly has ends rotatable with respect to each other and separately secured ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7972098 | Liner for cushioning and securing rolled coils and other cylindrical objects in a transverse trough of a railway car A liner for a transverse trough of a coil-transport railway car for cushioning a coil and for preventing lateral creep of the load during transport. Each sloping wall of a transverse trough is lined with at least one liner to prevent lateral creep in both transverse... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971522 | Grill liner In summary there is provided in one embodiment a grill liner for placement on top of a cooking grate and used to cook food placed thereon. The grill liner includes a plurality of holes to help allow heat to move through the grill liner. The grill liner further inclu... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967737 | Workout bar Preferably, there is defined a “w” shaped exercise bar, a short elongated central shaft that easily comes apart, a pair of hand grip portions disposed on either side of the central shaft, and a pair of removable jump rope handles with adjustable color coded-retr... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963303 | Manual hair dye apparatus and method for using the same In one embodiment of the present system invention, the operator enters the customer name into the color management system and the computer screen displays the customer's history. If this is a new customer, a history file is created. The operator selects desired colo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7953975 | Method of generating anti-collusion fingerprint codes using (n,n,n,n,0,1) GD-PBIBD Disclosed herein is a method of generating anti-collusion fingerprint codes using a (na, n2a−2, na−1, n, 0, 1) GD-PBIBD. The fingerprint codes are generated using computer equipment that executes a program for executing a program... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949185 | Method of performing robust auto white balance Disclosed herein is a method of performing robust white balance. The method includes a first process of dividing an input image into blocks, a second process of selecting blocks having higher color errors, and calculating average RGB values of the selected blocks, a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946434 | Collapsible clothes rack The present invention relates to a folding collapsible clothes rack. The rack includes two fixed side frames and two retractable side frames pivotally connected separately to the two fixed side frames. A pair of reinforcing links are pivoted together and coupled bet... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942794 | Training device The invention relates to a training device (2) which comprises a base body (4) having a bearing surface (6) which is embodied in such a manner that the back of a user can be placed on the bearing surface (6) when in use. The base body ( | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938282 | Closure for a container A closure for a container having a top portion having a centered region; and a plurality of slots radially arrayed about the top section, each slot being sized to receive a finger tip of a human hand interspaced about the top portion. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927174 | Vehicle with controlled motorized movements A toy vehicle is provided having a wheel base, a chassis, and a cab. The wheel base has pairs of rear wheels. The chassis is attached to the wheel base about a horizontal rotational axis which is capable of raising and lowering the chassis from a first position to a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926258 | Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrust A pulsed plasma thruster provides for an advanced lightweight design with solid propellant and predominately electromagnetic thrust in a coaxial geometry. Electromagnetic forces are generated in a plasma by current flowing from a small central electrode to an electr... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926257 | Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrust A pulsed plasma thruster provides for an advanced lightweight design with solid propellant and predominately electromagnetic thrust in a coaxial geometry. Electromagnetic forces are generated in a plasma by current flowing from a small central electrode to an electr... | 04/19/2011 |
| D633333 | Pan and lid with indented handles | 03/01/2011 |
| D633332 | Pan and lid | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891504 | Support cradle for rolled coils and other cylindrical objects A cradle unit for supporting metal coils, and other cylindrical objects, consists of two, parallel and separate saddles preferably made of polyurethane having an approximate range of between 50 Shore A and 90 Shore D, which saddles are connected together via a pair ... | 02/22/2011 |
| D628434 | Cookie sheet | 12/07/2010 |
| 7874947 | Lawn dart In one embodiment there is provided a lawn dart having a shaft that connects to a head assembly at one end thereof. A sleeve is mounted coaxially about the shaft. The sleeve has an inner profile that matches a predetermined cross-section of the sleeve such that the ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874863 | Test and burn-in socket for integrated circuits (ICs) Disclosed herein is a test and burn-in socket for integrated circuits. The socket includes a socket body (37). A lead guide (36) is provided under the socket body. A slide (35) is mounted to the socket body to move horizontally. A plurality of s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874255 | Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor An improved sleeve bearing for locomotive traction motor that provides additional lubrication over and above that of the one central wick currently used. The sleeve bearing is provided with a recirculation system comprised of either at least two additional wicks loc... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857101 | Wick holder for a lubricating system of a locomotive traction motor support bearing An improved wick-holder for mounting a felt lubricating wick of a lubricating system for lubricating the axle journal surface supported in a support bearing of a traction motor used in a locomotive is provided with a plurality of oil-reservoir louver pockets or spla... | 12/28/2010 |
| D628009 | Pizza pan | 11/30/2010 |
| 7830038 | Single chip solution for solar-based systems In one embodiment there is provided a power management system for managing the power from solar panels and rechargeable batteries to power a system that includes DC loads and AC loads. The power management system includes a DC-DC converter in communication with the ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7816972 | Multiplexer circuit Disclosed herein is a multiplexer circuit. The multiplexer circuit includes a first differential output unit, a second differential output unit, and a selection unit. The first differential output unit receives NRZ input signals (D1 and D1 | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815404 | Liner for cushioning and securing rolled coils and other cylindrical objects in a transverse trough of a railway car A liner for a transverse trough of a coil-transport railway car for cushioning a coil and for preventing lateral creep of the load during transport. Each sloping wall of a transverse trough is lined with at least one liner to prevent lateral creep in both transverse... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813280 | System and method for estimating internet-wide transmission path and transmission delay Disclosed herein is a system and method for estimating an Internet-wide transmission path and transmission delay. The system includes indexing construction means configured to function as storage for storing the results of actual measurement of transmission delay fo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804877 | Atomic lasers with exciplex assisted absorption The present invention provides in one of the embodiments for either a continuous wave (cw) or pulsed alkali laser having an optical cavity resonant at a wavelength defined by an atomic transition, a van der Waals complex within the optical cavity, the van der Waals ... | 09/28/2010 |
| D623954 | Container | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794160 | Support system for a camera stabilizing device A support system is provided for a user operating a camera attached to a stabilizing device. The support system includes a waist belt adapted to secure around a waist of the user. A mounting bracket is secured to the front section of the waist belt and is attached t... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793917 | Ceiling cup termination system A termination system for a cable integrated to control a damper, wherein an end portion of the cable is provided about an opening formed in a ceiling or wall, the system includes: a suspension mount having a base and an opened region, the base has an aperture to rec... | 09/14/2010 |
| D623008 | Oblong pan | 09/07/2010 |
