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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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| 5823669 | Method for blending diverse blowing agents An apparatus and method for continuously and accurately blending a plurality of diverse, normally gaseous or volatile liquid components, preferably two or three, at low pressures. In a preferred embodiment, and apparatus blends a first stream of volatile ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5795175 | Rectangular hand-mount connector A rectangular hand-mounted connector with d-shaped geometrical bay areas for providing easy mounting or dismounting compatibility in a commercial application without the use of any special tool is disclosed. The connector system uses a plurality of hooks ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5783684 | Oxidizing reagent for use in oligonucleotide synthesis Oxidizing compositions particularly for use in automated oligonucleotide synthesis containing a mixture of KI and I2 in solution, in equilibrium with KI3. One preferred composition contains 1.75% KI3 (providing 0.69% KI a... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5724048 | Array antenna, in particular for space applications An array antenna in particular for space applications comprises radiating elements having a stratified type of structure. These elements are fixed on a support structure having openings beneath the radiating elements.... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5717331 | Demodulator circuit for use with a displacement sensor to provide position information To allow a displacement sensor to operate independently of changes in the excitation signal to the transducer, a demodulating circuit utilizing a single integrator is provided wherein comparison is made between the excitation signal and a reference signal... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5711872 | Reusable oil filter assembly A reusable oil filter assembly adapted for use in filtering the lubricating oil of an engine configured to receive an oil filter, including a filter housing having an open end and a closed end, a filter mount disposed between the filter housing and the en... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5695131 | Shredder separator A device and method for both liberating rubber from other parts of a tire, and cutting the rubber and other parts to an appropriate size for recycling.... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5678220 | Device for rejection of the image signal of a signal converted to an intermediate frequency In a device for rejecting the image signal of a signal converted to a predetermined intermediate frequency, a local oscillator supplies a local signal at a frequency chosen according to the frequency of the signal and the intermediate frequency. A first p... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5669821 | Video augmented amusement rides An easily modifiable ride is provided with a track and a car for carrying at least one passenger along the track. The track creates changes of movement of the car to thereby produce G-forces to the passenger. A plurality of detectors are provided for dete... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5669356 | Control valve A two part pressure unloading delivery valve for a fuel injection pump comprises an annular valve member within which is slidable a plunger. The valve member is biased into engagement with a valve seat by means of a spring and is lifted from the seat by f... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5663365 | Process for the preparation of pyrazolones A process for the preparation of pyrazolone derivatives represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an allyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group, and R1 and R2 are, respectively... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5661397 | Demodulator circuit for determining position, velocity and acceleration of displacement sensor independent of frequency or amplitude changes in sensor excitation signal To allow a displacement sensor to operate independently of changes in the excitation signal to the transducer, a demodulating circuit is provided wherein comparison is made between the excitation signal and a reference signal, the comparison is used to ad... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660980 | Methods for identifying and isolating variant T4 DNA polymerases Method for identifying and isolating variant T4 DNA polymerase by isolating and selecting for T4 strains having variant DNA polymerase defective in DNA replication, and at least one additional mutation which corrects or compensates for said defect in DNA ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660207 | Flow controller, parts of flow controller, and related method A mass fluid flow controller has a valve which is controlled by a controller rod which is substantially pivotally mounted on a metallic diaphragm which stretches and unstretches with the movement of the rod. The actuation of the rod movement is by the exp... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5655384 | Self-cooling container including liner member A self-cooling container incorporating a heat exchange unit including a chamber for containing a quantity of a gas, the chamber including an external wall in contact with the beverage to be cooled, actuator means for actuating the heat exchange unit, a li... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5653480 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling is constructed such that: a pressing member is supported by an inner collar and presses an inserted pipe body in a state in which the pressing member contacts an inclined surface of an outer collar; the inclined surface of the outer collar... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5650586 | Anti buckle fitting An anti-buckle fitting for a large caliber gun barrel, the fitting being constituted by an envelope that surrounds the barrel at a distance therefrom and of a length that is substantially equal to the outside portion of the barrel, the fitting comprising ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5648413 | Stabilizer for chlorine-containing polymers, process for the preparation thereof and chlorine-containing polymer composition A stabilizer for chlorine-containing polymers and a process for its preparation. The stabilizer comprises a fat or oil-saponified product composite silicate in the form of hydrophobic particles of a composition containing: siliceous compound particles com... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5641704 | Method of isolating active areas of a semiconductor substrate by shallow trenches and narrow trenches The semiconductor device includes in a semiconductor substrate (1) at least one predetermined region (6) of the substrate intended subsequently to form an active area, uncovered on its upper surface and situated between lateral trenches (7) containing an ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5640366 | Sequential -access asynchronous memory device and corresponding process for storage and reading The sequential-access asynchronous memory device comprises an asynchronous double-port random access memory (MVDP), a write address generator (CE) for delivering to the input port of the memory, in response to write enable signals (ATE), successive write ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5631760 | Apparatus for the optical heterodyne reception of signals The invention relates to a heterodyne receiver, preferably for multichannel reception, especially for the reception of optical signals, in which the received signal is mixed with an oscillator signal of an oscillator in a mixing stage, to generate an inte... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5630156 | Process for parallel operation of several computation units, especially in image processing, and corresponding architecture Improved process for parallel operation of several computation units, especially in image processing, and corresponding architecture. Several computation units which are together intended to evaluate in an iterative and cellular manner the convergence val... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5629294 | Compositions and methods for preventing adhesion formation Compositions and methods for prevention of adhesion formation, whereby an effective amount of one or more adhesion preventing RGD-containing peptides is administered for a period of time sufficient to permit tissue repair. The RGD-containing peptide is fu... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5628793 | Artificial lens An artificial lens which specifically simulates the human eye in its mechanical properties. It is possible to produce the lens directly from a peptide mixture. The lens can be either homogeneous or multilayered in structure.... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5625195 | High-energy implantation process using an ion implanter of the low-or medium-current type and corresponding devices In order to increase the implantation energy of an ion implanter of the medium-current type, a microwave generator, having a traveling-wave tube generating an electromagnetic field with a frequency greater than or equal to 6 GHz, is arranged in the implan... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5621895 | Frame-structured bus system for transmitting both synchronous and asynchronous data over a star-coupled local operation network A frame-structured bus system, particularly for a local operation network for automotive applications, is disclosed in which a plurality of bus stations share a data bus, and in which one of the bus stations generates a sequence of data frames of constant... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5620247 | Torchiere lamp having separate twin flex task light A stand-alone electric lamp which includes a base and a general area light source affixed an opposite end of one of a pair of stems to provide general area lighting. Disposed on the stems intermediate the base and the general area light source is a suppor... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5618978 | Method of producing choline of a high purity A method of producing a choline having a high purity without containing by-products by using a molecule-inclusion complex of the choline as a starting material. A choline inclusion complex without containing by-products is obtained by reacting an aqueous ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5616305 | Flexible medical hemodialysis packaging unit for the production of concentrated dialysis solution including a device for the same A flexible medical packaging unit designed as a bag (14) including a single connector (18) containing a powdered salt concentrate (16), i.e. bicarbonate, with a volume sufficient for one dialysis treatment. The bag (14) has such a capacity that the powder... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5614562 | Method of treating drug resistant tumor cells using organoselenones Organoselenones of the formula R1 --Se(O2)--(CH2)n --X wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of aryl, vinyl, acetylenyl, and aralkyl, n is an integer equal to 2 to 6 and X is a leaving group sel... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5610209 | Heat-resistant epoxy resin composition having excellent stability at normal temperature and curing agent for epoxy resin A newly-blended one part system heat-resistant epoxy resin composition which exhibits excellent stability at room temperature, quickly undergoes the curing reaction, molded within short periods of time, and, after cured, exhibits excellent Tg, resistance ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5610192 | Inhibitors of metazoan parasite proteases Compositions and methods for treating a patient infected with a metazoan parasite by inhibiting the enzymatic action of the metazoan parasite protease. The compositions comprise at least one metazoan protease inhibitor which binds to the S2 subsite and at... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5606866 | Heat exchange unit for self-cooling beverage containers A portable heat exchange unit for cooling a medium including a vessel adapted to contain a discrete quantity of a compressed or liquefied gas wherein the vessel includes a wall arranged to be placed in contact with the medium to be cooled, a valve for ope... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5604149 | Method of and device for isolating active areas of a semiconducor substrate by quasi-plane shallow trenches The semiconductor device comprises in a semiconductor substrate (1) at least one predetermined region (6) of the substrate intended subsequently to form an active area, uncovered on its upper surface and situated between the lateral trenches (7) containin... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5603758 | Composition useful for lightweight roof tiles and method of producing said composition Compositions useful for making lightweight roof tiles. The compositions comprise in percent by weight: between about 2.0 to 4.1 latex (solids basis), between about 20.0 to 28.0 cement, between about 28.0 to 55.0 lightweight aggregate, between about 9.0 to... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5598664 | Sliding partition containing rotatable louvres A partition assembly comprises a number of louver blades which can be opened and closed by activating means in the form of a push rod which is concealed with the partition.... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5593053 | Drinking mug A drinking mug which includes a central core for holding liquid and having an outer surface. A hollow sleeve of flexible molded plastic material is disposed over the central core. The central core defines an outwardly protruding key while the inner surfac... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5586664 | Display arrangement A stand for exhibiting and holding articles which includes an elongate and substantially vertical shaft which extends upwardly from a base. One or more article receiving containers are rotatably mounted to the shaft. Each article receiving container inclu... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5568022 | Integrated compliance servovalve An integrated compliance electrohydraulic servovalve system connected to a load such as a simulated living being to provide more realistic movement thereto. The system includes a pressure transducer for sensing the pressure appearing at the output of the ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5567043 | Torchiere lamp with vertically adjustable task light A torchiere lamp having a base and an upwardly directed general area lighting fixture supported upon a stem extending from the base. A task light is supported upon a rod which passes through a pair of anchors secured to the stem so that the rod is dispose... | 10/22/1996 |
