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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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| 8123890 | Process for preparing an elastic nonwoven web A process of preparing an elastic thermally bonded nonwoven web, whereby the process is characterized by the following steps: (i) providing a thermally bonded nonwoven precursor web containing thermoplastic fibers, (ii) subjecting the precu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8089151 | Conductive particles for anisotropic conductive interconnection Embodiments of the present invention include a conductive particle that includes a conductive nickel/gold (Ni/Au) complex metal layer having a phosphorous content of less than about 1.5 weight percent formed on the surface of a polymer resin particle. Methods of for... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8034528 | Hybrid chemically-produced toners Provided according to some embodiments of the present invention are hybrid chemically-produced toners produced by a method including forming a resin component including a) at least one of a water reducible acrylic resin and a water dispersible polyester resin; and b... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034522 | Polyester toner resin compositions Provided herein are polyester toner resins that may reduce or eliminate the use of Bis A, a common polyester toner resin material that may pose environmental and/or toxicity risks. In addition, the polyester toner resins according to some embodiments of the present ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8026328 | Hydrophobic silica particles and methods of making same A method of preparing hydrophobic silica particles includes the step of reacting together in a single step a mixture of silane ether monomers and organically modified silane ether monomers with a hydrolyzing agent. The method also includes producing hydrophobic sili... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7974115 | One-time programmable devices including chalcogenide material and electronic systems including the same A switching device disposed in a substrate is turned on and a program current is applied to a fuse electrically connected to a switching device, thereby cutting the fuse. The fuse includes a first electrode electrically connected to the switching device, a second el... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968291 | RNA bioassay The present invention relates to methods for evaluating the cell damaging potential of an agent by determining the ability of the agent to increase messenger RNA release in cells. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964622 | Indole acetic acid derivatives and their use as pharmaceutical agents This invention is directed to indole acetic acid derivatives and their use in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, and atherosclerotic disease. The invention is also directed to intermediates useful in ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7964462 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: forming a charge storage layer on a substrate on which a gate insulating layer is formed; forming a first metal oxide layer on the charge storage layer using a first reaction source i... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955464 | Method of making a shielding device A shielding device configured to provide EMI or ESD protection to an electronic component (80) comprises a cover (83), and a wall (10) of a resilient material. By molding the resilient material under the influence of a magnetic field provided by... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7462520 | Methods of fabricating an image sensor Provided are methods of fabricating an image sensor. Embodiments of such methods can include forming a first gate insulation layer in a first region of a semiconductor substrate and a first gate electrode layer, to cover the first gate insulation layer and forming a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459388 | Methods of forming dual-damascene interconnect structures using adhesion layers having high internal compressive stresses Methods of forming interconnect structures include forming a first metal wiring pattern on a first dielectric layer and forming a capping layer (e.g., SiCN layer) on the first copper wiring pattern. An adhesion layer is deposited on the capping layer, using a first ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7453920 | Code synchronization in CDMA satellite wireless communications system using uplink channel detection An uplink signal transmitted by a terminal is received by a satellite wireless communications system. The uplink signal includes a known information element, e.g., a reverse access channel (R-ACH) preamble, spread according to a spreading code specific to a componen... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7432142 | Methods of fabricating nitride-based transistors having regrown ohmic contact regions Transistor fabrication includes forming a nitride-based channel layer on a substrate, forming a barrier layer on the nitride-based channel layer, forming a contact recess in the barrier layer to expose a contact region of the nitride-based channel layer, forming a c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419856 | Methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices having fuse structures including buffer layers An integrated circuit device is provided including an integrated circuit substrate having a fuse region. A window layer is provided on the integrated circuit substrate that defines a fuse region. The window layer is positioned at an upper portion of the integrated c... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416099 | Neck strap for mobile electronic device A neck strap for a mobile electronic device, includes a flexible loop arrangeable around the neck of a user and a connector whereby said flexible loop is connectable to said mobile electronic device. Furthermore, one section of said flexible loop includes at least o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415199 | Image capture apparatus, methods and computer program products using auto-focus-generated distance estimates to control flash and image stabilization A distance to a subject in a scene is determined using an automatic focus (AF) system of a digital camera. Image stabilization and flash are selectively automatically enabled based on the determined distance to capture an image of the scene. For example, in some emb... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412613 | Integrated circuit devices that support dynamic voltage scaling of power supply voltages An integrated circuit device is provided with a power supply voltage generator therein. This voltage generator is configured to respond to an operating mode control signal by generating first and second power supply voltages at equivalent voltage levels when the ope... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410892 | Methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices having self-aligned contact structures An integrated circuit device, e.g., a memory device, includes a substrate, a first insulation layer on the substrate, and a contact pad disposed in the first insulation layer in direct contact with the substrate. A second insulation layer is disposed on the first in... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410843 | Methods for fabricating reduced floating body effect static random access memory cells An SRAM cell that may reduce or eliminate floating body effect when using a SOI and a method for fabricating the same are provided. A floating body of an access transistor of the SRAM is connected to a source region of a driver transistor, for example, through a bod... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408906 | Mobile data communications apparatus, methods and computer program products implementing cellular wireless data communications via a wireless local area network A mobile data communications system includes a cellular wireless data communications network, such as a GPRS or CDPD network, including a plurality of base stations that communicate with terminals according to a first radio interface. The plurality of base stations ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405362 | Semiconductor devices having more than two-rows of pad structures and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor device is provided including a printed circuit board and first, second and third rows of power and/or signal pads on the printed circuit board. A plurality of input and output buffers are also provided. Ones of the plurality of input and output buffe... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7391057 | High voltage silicon carbide devices having bi-directional blocking capabilities High voltage silicon carbide (SiC) devices, for example, thyristors, are provided. A first SiC layer having a first conductivity type is provided on a first surface of a voltage blocking SiC substrate having a second conductivity type. A first region of SiC is provi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381992 | Silicon carbide power devices with self-aligned source and well regions Silicon carbide semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating silicon carbide semiconductor devices are provided by successively etching a mask layer to provide windows for formation of a source region of a first conductivity type, a buried silicon carbide region... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382640 | High-speed programmable ROM, memory cell structure therefor, and method for writing data on/reading data from the programmable ROM A high-speed programmable ROM, a memory cell structure therefor, and a method for writing data on/reading data from the programmable ROM are provided. The programmable ROM system has a plurality of memory cell, each of which has a gate, a first electrode, and a seco... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377807 | Modular power distribution apparatus using cables with guarded connectors A power distribution system includes an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and a power distribution unit including a plurality of interconnected and/or interconnectable guarded connectors coupled to an output of the UPS. Each of the guarded connectors is configured ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372448 | Sensors and sensor circuits which convert sense currents to digital values A sensor circuit, e.g., a circuit for use with a sensor that develops a current responsive to temperature, includes a digital to analog (D/A) comparison circuit having an analog sense current input and a digital input, the D/A comparison circuit operative to compare... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372365 | Methods, systems and computer program products for automated location and monitoring of mobile device Systems are provided for providing location information associated with a mobile device. The systems include a location circuit and an identification circuit. The location circuit is integrated with an existing power outlet and is configured to transmit a request fo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368788 | SRAM cells having inverters and access transistors therein with vertical fin-shaped active regions Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) static random access memory (SRAM) cells include at least a first inverter formed in a fin-shaped pattern of stacked semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type. In some of these embodiments, the first inverter ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365025 | Methods of forming dual-damascene interconnect structures on semiconductor substrates using multiple planarization layers having different porosity characteristics Methods of forming integrated circuit devices include patterning an electrically insulating layer to support dual-damascene interconnect structures therein. The steps of patterning the electrically insulating layer include using multiple planarization layers having ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356977 | Automated clipping packaging systems with bottom-up cutting members and associated methods Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object in a covering material such as casing and/or netting by: (a) automatically pushing at least one object through a product chute; (b) pulling a covering material upstream of the product chu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358897 | Apparatus, methods and computer program products for GPS signal acquisition using an adaptive search engine A GPS receiver includes a digital signal processor (DSP) configured to receive a carrier-modulated signal and to provide an adaptive GPS search engine operative to search the carrier-modulated signal for GPS signals over a variable number of carrier timing hypothese... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349523 | Radiation isocenter measurement devices and methods and 3-D radiation isocenter visualization systems and related methods A three-dimensional phantom assembly for use with a radiation treatment device includes a three-dimensional support member having at least two, spaced apart opposed surfaces configured to hold at least one generally planar radiation sensitive dosimeter sheet such th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345939 | Sense amplifiers having MOS transistors therein with different threshold voltages and/or that support different threshold voltage biasing A sense amplifier includes a pair of sense bit lines and first and second MOS sense amplifiers. The first MOS sense amplifier has a first pair of MOS transistors of first conductivity type therein, which are electrically coupled across the pair of sense bit lines. T... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344940 | Methods of fabricating integrated circuit ferroelectric memory devices including plate lines directly on ferroelectric capacitors Integrated circuit ferroelectric memory devices are provided that include an integrated circuit transistor. The memory device further includes a ferroelectric capacitor on the integrated circuit transistor. The ferroelectric capacitor includes a first electrode adja... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342211 | Image sensor and method of manufacturing the same Dark current caused by a crystalline defect in an interfacial surface of a device isolating layer is prevented according to an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. A first device isolating layer adjacent to a photodiode disposed on an upper surface o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339817 | Thermally-assisted switching of magnetic memory elements A magnetic memory element is written to by heating the memory element and applying at least one magnetic field to the memory element. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340213 | Intra- and/or inter-system interference reducing systems and methods for satellite communications systems A first radio signal is received via a first satellite reception path, for example, an antenna or spot beam, which serves a satellite cell. The received first radio signal includes a desired satellite uplink signal transmitted from a first source using a frequency a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337435 | Efficient configuration data migration technique Methods, systems, and computer program products for migrating configuration data from an existing program to a replacement program, in response, for example, to a command by an external agent. In preferred embodiments, an existing program is modified according to th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333845 | Non-invasive imaging for determination of global tissue characteristics Evaluating tissue characteristics including identification of injured tissue or alteration of the ratios of native tissue components such as shifting the amounts of normal myocytes and fibrotic tissue in the heart, identifying increases in the amount of extracellula... | 02/19/2008 |
