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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 |
| 5817895 | Process for the regeneration of a catalyst based on trivalent chromium compounds Process for the regeneration of a fluorination catalyst based on Cr(III) compounds optionally supported, which comprise a) treatment at 350°-40° C. with an air/inert gas mixture and b) treatment at 300°-380° C. with a mixture of an inert gas containin... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5529037 | Lubrication system for rotary valve A rotary valve for an internal combustion engine, of the hollow cylindrical type, characterized in that there are provided in a bore of a cylinder head, in which the valve rotates, oil applicators arranged on either side of openings in the valve, each app... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5516309 | Multi-conductor terminal assembly A terminal assembly for a cable having a multiplicity of conductors, particularly having a relatively high number of small gauge conductors, and providing an individual terminal for each conductor. The terminal assembly comprises a terminal block having a... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5499776 | Package of tape type non-twisted carbon fiber bundle A take-up apparatus for tape type non-twisted carbon fiber bundles, in which a traverse guide unit consists of an introduction guide roller disposed so that an angle θ1 between the introduction guide roller and the axial direction of the bobbi... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5498435 | Rice grain-like low-calorie food A rice grain-like low-calorie food which consists of anaqueous dispersion gel whose dispersoids are glucomannan, starch and dietary fiber. It further contains as a dispersoid thickening polysaccharides containing alginates and/or carrageenan, and the cont... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5488470 | Bending angle detector for use in a bending machine A bending angle detector for use in a bending machine, capable of detecting a bending angle of a workpiece with high accuracy even if workpieces of different materials are bent by the bending machine. The detector detects a bending angle in such a way tha... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5460940 | Method for detecting antigens and/or antibodies Methods and cards for detecting an antigen or antibody in a fluid sample are disclosed. The fluid sample is added to a microreaction vessel containing a slurry suspension of inert particles and a binding partner to the antigen or antibody to be determined... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5459991 | Composite crimped yarn and woven fabric A composite crimped yarn comprising: at least two kinds of multifilament yarns, one of them being comprised of a crimped conjugate multifilament yarn comprising two kinds of polyester polymers different from each other in the heat shrinkability and positi... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5441276 | Dimple pattern and the placement structure on the spherical surface of the golf ball A golf ball having three orthogonal equators and having a dimple pattern composed of six spherical octagons disposed about the intersections of the equators, and eight spherical nonagons making up the rest of the surface of the golf ball.... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5431977 | Optical recording medium An optical recording medium has a substrate and a recording film provided on the substrate. The recording film contains organic coloring matter and polyvinylbutyral. The organic coloring matter and polyvinylbutyral are dissolved by a solvent and coated on... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5427075 | Evaporative emission control system for internal combustion engines An evaporative emission control system includes a valve arranged in a passage communicating between a fuel tank and a canister. The valve opens the passage when pressure within part of the evaporative emission control system upstream of the valve exceeds ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5422524 | Antifriction bearing and alternator incorporating same for use in vehicles An antifriction bearing includes a fixed ring which comprises a steel containing up to about 10% of residual austenite. An alternator for vehicles includes a stator mounted on a frame, a rotor having its rotary shaft rotatably supported by a pair of beari... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5422192 | Steel product with heat-resistant, corrosion-resistant plating layers A steel product (or copper-plated steel product) with heat-resistant, corrosion-resistant plating layers which are composed of a 0.2-10 μm thick nickel plating layer formed on said steel product, a Zn-Ni alloy plating layer formed on said nickel plating ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5422171 | Composite crimped yarn and woven fabric A composite crimped yarn comprising: at least two kinds of multifilament yarns, one of them being comprised of a crimped conjugate multifilament yarn comprising two kinds of polyester polymers different from each other in the heat shrinkability and positi... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5414241 | Heater, a method of manufacturing the same, and an anti-condensation mirror incorporating the same A heater includes a heating element made of a PTC thermistor, electrodes formed on upper and lower surfaces of the heating element, flat metallic terminals connected to the electrodes, lead wires connected to inner surfaces of the metallic terminals that ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411074 | Method of controlling temperature of metallic mold in permanent mold casting facility and apparatus therefor An image of the separating plane of each of mold pieces of a metallic mold is picked up by a infrared vidicon camera before the mold pieces are closed together. That image is then processed so as to obtain a temperature distribution pattern which is in tu... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5407981 | Method for the preparation of copolyester elastomer having high viscosity A method for preparation of a polyether-ester elastomer. The method comprises admixturing dibasic acid with short chain diol for the formation of a short chain ester monomer represented :into general formula (I) and with polyglycol for the formation of a ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5402824 | Solenoid valve A solenoid valve incorporates a pressure chamber with passage to an inlet port, a pressure chamber with passage to an outlet port, and an electromagnetically-actuatable valve arrangement fitted in the fluid line between the two pressure chambers. The cham... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5400021 | Apparatus for controlling an operational panel An apparatus for controlling an operational panel on which keyboards or change over switches are randomly arranged. Wherein the electrical circuit constitution is simple and each switch can be freely selected corresponding to whether a buzzer should be so... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5399124 | Autotensioner The object of this invention is to reduce the cost of an autotensioner for keeping constant the tension of a belt. A pulley 13 is mounted on the pulley support 6 eccentrically supported by the support shaft 3. A tension imparting member is provided which rocks... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5379731 | Multicyclinder two stroke cycle engine A two stroke cycle engine cylinder block (9) has exhaust ports (14) controlled by power valves which rotate on an axis extending longitudinally of the block (9). Along this axis the block (9) has a plurality of aligned recesses in which are located bearin... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5367946 | Method of making coffee and tea A method of making coffee or tea by use of a coffee maker or tea maker kit which includes a mortar, a pestle, a scoop, and a cup, the cup including a brewing section and a sipping section separated by a partition projecting inward from the inside wall of ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366552 | Apparatus for liquid-phase epitaxial growth A method and an apparatus capable of efficiently producing an epitaxial layer grown at one time on a multiplicity of substrates with uniform thickness and quality are disclosed, in which a sealable growth chamber filled in a solution used to achieve liqui... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5330258 | Pressure control unit for brake system The present invention is directed to a pressure control unit for a brake system that includes a master cylinder connected to brake circuits for a plurality of drive and follower wheels, each brake circuit being connected to a wheel cylinder through a main... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5329834 | Multi-angle all-purpose ratchet screwdriver The invention herein relates to a kind of multi-angle all-purpose ratchet screwdriver that consists mainly of a serrated ratchet wheel on a screwdriver chuck, a ratchet-angle locking plate at the hinged juncture between the handle and the screw driver chu... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5329163 | Auto-switch for power window The present invention relates to an auto-switch which is used for a control circuit of a power window for moving automobile window glass up and down using an electric window motor, and has a manual/automatic contact, wherein the auto-switch is operably by... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5322601 | Amperometric gas sensor to selectively determine the partial pressures of a gas The invention concerns as amperometric gas sensor for the selective deteration with high accuracy of a gas partial pressures. Such a gas sensor includes a solid electrolyte and inert electrodes. The solid electrolyte, contained in the sensor, is selected... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5322045 | Misfire-detecting system for internal combustion engines A misfire-detecting system for an internal combustion engine detects values of operating parameters of the engine, determines ignition timing of the engine, based upon detected values of operating parameters of the engine to generate an ignition command s... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5315585 | Echo canceller using two residual echoes In an echo canceller having PCM interfaces used in a PCM telephone circuit, an echo estimator (6) is coupled with a receive path through a linear code converter (13) for obtaining a linear receive input signal, and a first subtractor (7) is inserted after... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5315136 | Double-balanced mixer Disclosed is a semiconductor integrated circuit in which four FETs forming a double balanced mixer are adapted to exhibit uniform operational characteristics so that the double balanced mixer can properly operate to prevent distorsion of electric signals.... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5307861 | Brush A roll cleaning brush (21) for application to a rotating roll (12) includes an elongate brush element holder (24), a plurality of brush elements (25) each including a brush element base (26) and brush bristles (27) projecting from the base (26). Brush ele... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5300671 | Gem-diphosphonic acids, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Diphosphonic acids of formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen or C1 -C4 alkyl; (A) is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy or C1 -C12 alkyl; (B) is a bond, a C1 -C8 alkylene chai... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5295195 | Magnetic circuit in a loudspeaker A magnetic circuit has a yoke base, a pole formed on the yoke base, an annular magnet mounted on the yoke base, an annular plate having an inclined surface mounted on the magnet. The annular plate has an inwardly downwardly curved sectional shape toward a... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5289633 | Process of manufacturing an electrical interconnection assembly An electrical interconnection assembly which prevents a slack of insulated wire pieces interconnecting wire receiving terminals and is high in reliability in electric connection between them and suitable for high density wiring. The assembly comprises an ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5278716 | Magnetic head with suppressed generation of pseudogap A magnetic head comprises a pair of magnetic core halves, heat-resistant thin films and ferromagnetic thin films, the pair of magnetic core halves being opposed to each other through a non-magnetic material such as SiO2 to form a magnetic gap. ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5260102 | Shape-holding composite pressure sensitive plate A shape-holding composite pressure sensitive plate comprising a substrate of organic high-polymer, a metal sheet attached to one surface of the substrate and adapted to be bent by hand and to hold, in free form, its shape, a pressure sensitive adhesive ap... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5229383 | Piperazine-substituted 1,4-benzoxazine derivatives and their use in treating disorders of the central nervous system The present invention relates to compounds having the following formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents --O-- or --S--; each of R and R1, independently, is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C1 -C6 alkyl, C1 -C6... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5175133 | Ceramic Microspheres A calcined microsphere of ultrafine bauxite particles having a mean particle size in the range 0.01 to 0.3 micrometers, said microsphere having a particle size less than 30 micrometers and being characterized by a substantially solid form having a pycnome... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5157297 | Structure of radial type rotor A structure of the radial type rotor for a synchronous motor having a shaft (12) comprising a magnetic material and having a rotor core (2) held by magnets (18), wherein due to the fact that the presence of the above-mentioned magnetic shaft (12) causes l... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5145789 | Device and method for pregnancy detection A device to determine human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine is described. It includes: a) a first area, consisting of a material able to draw urine by capillarity, on which an hCG bioselective colored agent is absorbed, an end of said first area, to... | 09/08/1992 |
