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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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| 7956496 | Electrical timer having multiple preset timing periods An electrical timer for plugging into an electrical wall outlet to control electrical current supplied to electrical appliances. The timer includes a housing having front and rear halves that are retained together. A display assembly includes a pushbutton switch and... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7909280 | Fishing reel winding apparatus A fishing reel winding apparatus for use with a fishing reel includes a spool-retaining structure in which a spool is mounted and the spool connects to a spool handle hub from which a spool winding handle radially extends for removably interconnecting a fishing reel... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7810242 | Slicing scissors A pair of scissors has first and second cutting panels operationally interconnected with both pins and pin guide slot\s so that the first and second cutting edges of these panels simultaneously pivot and slide longitudinally when closing together onto an item to be ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7727386 | Voraxial filtration system with self-cleaning auxiliary filtration apparatus A voraxial separation system having an auxiliary filter is disclosed for separating flowable composite media into components. The voraxial separation system receives a flowing stream of composite media and utilizes centrifugal force to separate the stream into compo... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7607848 | Selectably combinable multicolor modular marker and kit and pigment material dispensing means A modular marker kit for delivering pigment onto a receiving surface includes a first modular marker and a second modular marker, each module marker including a tubular housing having a housing proximal end and a housing distal end, a quantity of pigment material co... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7574829 | Apparatus for draining rain water from window tracks during high winds A rain draining apparatus for a sliding window assembly of a building mounted within a window opening and having a track and windows slidably retained within the track includes a drain conduit having a linking segment extending from and in fluid communication with a... | 08/18/2009 |
| 6766881 | Ladder-mounted tool holder A tool holder for mounting on the top of a conventional stepladder. The holder has trapezoidal pocketed end panels and a rectangular pocketed back panel each flexibly connected to a top panel that can be strapped to the top piece of the ladder. The end and back pane... | 07/27/2004 |
| 7469701 | Method and apparatus for securing a hair extension A method of mounting a hairpiece including a hairpiece strip of flexible sheet material and hairpiece strands secured to the strip using an anchor tube, includes the steps of providing anchor tube; parting wearer hair along a part line; placing the hairpiece strip a... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7434861 | Reclining seats for the bed of pickup trucks An apparatus comprising guide rails and rolling brackets mounted on opposite side panels extending up from the bed of a truck, and longitudinally extensible and retractable arm members for engagement removably to respective joints on said rolling brackets, for rolli... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7409915 | Beach lock apparatus An item locking apparatus for releasibly anchoring personal items to beach sand includes an auger having an upright auger shaft with a shaft lower end and a shaft upper end and a ramped auger screw flange below the shaft upper end for screwing into beach sand; a lug... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409895 | Eccentric rotary pliers Rotary pliers include a guide tube having a guide tube wall and a guide tube longitudinal axis and a guide tube proximal end connected to a radially protruding tube rotation lever and having a tube distal end with a distally protruding plier outer jaw radially space... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398607 | Heel strap apparatus and mounting method A heel strap apparatus for securing the rear portion of a strapless shoe to the ankle of a wearer foot includes a linking strap segment having a linking strap segment first end and a linking strap segment second end, for wrapping around the back of a wearer heel; an... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7331849 | Belt and roller flattening apparatus An apparatus for tenderizing, progressively flattening and smoothing food items includes a roller set of substantially parallel rollers arrayed laterally for contacting, mechanically advancing and tenderizing a first side of a food item; and a compressing conveyor b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328460 | Pant leg lower end reinforcing structure and shoe and pant leg system A reinforced pant leg system includes pants having two pant legs, each pant leg having a pant leg lower end with a lower end rearward portion; a pair of open back shoes, each open back shoe including a shoe heel having a certain heel height; and a pant leg reinforci... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7284334 | Geometrical layout system for establishing dimensions from a fixed point to specifically targeted architectural, structural, mechanical or site locations A geometrical layout tool and method for locating a plurality of target points spaced apart over a particular area from a single reference point located within that area which is defined by the intersection of mutually perpendicular lines. A template placed over the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7225484 | Baby protector For use on a bed mattress, a baby protector having a mounting sub-assembly and a baby holding sub-assembly. The mounting sub-assembly has a central portion adapted to overlie the mattress, and adjustable length straps extending from the central portion on opposite s... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214118 | Rotatable disk illuminated picture board with disk offset engaging and orienting structures An image generating apparatus includes an image display board having an array of member ports; a light source behind the display board; a translucent pigment sheet positioned between the image display board and the light source, the translucent pigment sheet includi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210676 | Crown molding clamp A clamp for use in installing crown molding which has a top front lip, a bottom rear lip and a bridging segment extending diagonally between them, comprising a clamp part for engaging the ceiling of a room and for engaging the top front lip of the crown molding from... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186914 | Looped cable locking box assembly A locking box assembly includes a length of cable having a cable secured end and a cable locking end; a cable retaining structure; and a locking box for retaining the cable, the cable secured end being fastened to the locking box with the cable retaining structure, ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7138921 | Computerized swimming pool security system and method A child security system activates an alarm when an unsupervised child enters a monitored area, including a security camera for receiving video images from a monitored area; a computer; a security camera being linked to send video data from the monitored area to the ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137972 | Disposable undergarment A non-bulky, disposable undergarment primarily designed for male wearers who have minor urinary leakage such as from prostate surgery. The undergarment includes a soft, flexible base sheet of a non-woven material. The base sheet has a rectangular main panel which ex... | 11/21/2006 |
| D513763 | Corporate stamp holder | 01/24/2006 |
| 6981777 | Emergency running light system for watercraft and trailers An emergency running light for vehicles such as watercraft includes a cup-shaped housing made of a transparent, thin flexible wall which defines a cup-shaped interior chamber. A liquid component of a two-component chemiluminescent compound and a breakable capsule co... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6959933 | Twin line skates A wheeled skate includes a shoe cradle for receiving a user shoe, the shoe cradle having opposing first and second shoe cradle sides; a wheel mounting structure; a wheel mounting structure elevation mechanism interconnecting the shoe cradle and the wheel mounting st... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935079 | Metal stud guard A rigid guard for a metal wall stud comprising a flat outer wall with apertures for accommodating fasteners to affix it to the outer side of a wall stud, a first pair of flanges extending perpendicularly from one edge of the outer wall at upper and lower ends of the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932966 | Topically applied reconstituted ocean water mixture and method of producing and using the mixture A skin treatment mixture for treating pierced skin such as that resulting from a body piercing procedure includes sea salt, lysozyme and reconstituted ocean water. The reconstituted ocean water preferably is the product of reverse osmosis of water. The skin treatmen... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6883879 | Display case assembly system A display case assembly system includes several closed frame tubes, each closed frame tube including two closed frame tube longitudinal ends, at least one closed frame tube longitudinal end including a fastener receiving structure; several laterally breakable frame ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880270 | Shoe with magnetic fastener An article of clothing includes flexible clothing sheet material having first and second sheet material ends which separate to pass a portion of a wearer body into and out of the article of clothing; and first and second magnetic fasteners which are magnetically att... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877922 | Multicolor marker A multicolor marker with a plurality of marking nibs that individually receive ink of different colors or shades. The nibs have marking surfaces that are elongated in one direction and can be selectively aligned end-to-end to produce a continuous line whose color ch... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6863691 | Ankle implant An ankle implant having a tibial component with a bottom groove, a talar component with a convex dome on top, and a bearing component slidably insertable into the bottom groove in the tibial component and having a concave bottom recess receiving the top dome of the ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6837802 | Putting stroke training device A putting stroke training device having a housing with serrations on the bottom for engagement with a carpet or rug and an elongated top opening. A simulated club head is slidable in a straight line along the inside of the housing parallel to the top opening in such... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6817202 | Aerosol propelled scent generating self-cooling beverage container with phase locked propellant mixtures and process of manufacturing the same A self cooling container with an internal receptacle. The receptacle responds to differences in pressure between its internal and external walls so that when pressure acting external to the receptacle walls falls to atmospheric pressure the receptacle releases cooli... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808084 | Bingo card marker implement A marker implement for applying a distinctive visual mark on a Bingo card at any number the player realizes he or she has mistakenly marked as having been called when in fact it was not. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6809426 | Gravity-based vehicle power system A gravity-fed, tire pumped, vehicle energy generating power wheel includes an axle on a vehicle; a wheel on the axle; a tire on the wheel having deflection characteristics; a pump mechanism for activation by the tire when the tire is characterized by the deflection;... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800012 | Picture board with array of individually pivotable color transmission members and pigment sheet and method An image generating apparatus includes a pigment sheet having an array of translucent pigment clusters, each pigment cluster being formed of a number of pigment regions, each pigment region containing an individual pigment differing in radiated color from that of a ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796406 | Disc brake cover A disc brake cover that is perforated to receive the outboard end of the hub of the disc brake and attachment members for connecting the cover and a vehicle wheel to the disc brake rotor. The cover extends radially outward beyond the outboard end face of the brake r... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796319 | Portable cooler with umbrella A portable cooler is disclosed having wheels at one end, a pop-up tray table on top and an umbrella stand located at the wheeled end of the cooler. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796170 | Dust shield for temperature and pressure compensating indicator A dust shield for fitting around and removably engaging an air pressure gauge apparatus fitted to a tire valve stem protruding from and in fluid communication with the interior of a tire, the pressure gauge apparatus including a tubular gauge housing substantially c... | 09/28/2004 |
