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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 |
| 7949123 | Wait time predictor for long shelf-life work An architecture that is operable to predict when a selected work item will be serviced in a contact center 100 includes a service time predictor 260 operable to (a) select a plurality of successive time intervals, each of the plurality of time interval... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949121 | Method and apparatus for the simultaneous delivery of multiple contacts to an agent A contact center 100 including a grouping agent 232 that is operable to (a) select a first work item 308a, 312a, 316a, or 320a for servicing by a contact center resource; (b) determine whether the... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947655 | Methods for making proteins containing free cysteine residues The present invention relates to novel methods of making soluble proteins having free cysteines in which a host cell is exposed to a cysteine blocking agent. The soluble proteins produced by the methods can then be modified to increase their effectiveness. Such modi... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945898 | Handling loops in programs and examining feasible software behavior for detecting malicious code The present invention is directed to automatically analyzing software systems for identifying faults or bugs and/or detection of malicious code. In various embodiments, the present invention measures code coverage for high priority invocable program elements, uses a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943040 | Wastewater treatment and recycling system A system and process for removing contaminants from wastewater where the wastewater is treated into a cleaned water that can be reused or discharged into the environment. The wastewater is transported through purification sections, depending on the system including ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7530383 | Method of manufacture of an energy absorbing tire cage A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material m... | 05/12/2009 |
| D592236 | Night shade | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529670 | Automatic speech recognition system for people with speech-affecting disabilities A speech recognition system is provided that, in one embodiment, includes an input 104 operable to receive voice utterances from a user, a speaker monitoring agent 132 operable to determine a pulmonary state of the user as a function of time, and a fra... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529558 | System and method for location based push-to-talk A system and method are provided for establishing location-based push-to-talk communication groups. A location determining application is incorporated within a communication network for members of a push-to-talk group. This application may include global positioning... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525994 | Packet data flow identification for multiplexing The present invention is directed to the aggregation of data packets and to super packets for transmission across a communication network. In accordance with the present invention, an identifier associated with individual data packets is examined to determine whethe... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524872 | Method and composition for treating cancer using cellular organelle crystallizing agents This invention provides a method for treating cancer in mammals through cellular-organelle-crystallization-induced-death (herein defined as “Cocid”), a method for treating cancer using cellular organelle and/or cytoskeleton crystallizing agents (e.g. tetrazolium... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524364 | Method and apparatus for draining pneumatic systems Methods and apparatuses for determining the condition of a pneumatic system air dryer are provided. An output of the pneumatic valve or of a conduit interconnected to the outlet of the pneumatic valve is positioned such that a discharge passed through the pneumatic ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523870 | RFID card retention assembly A card retention assembly includes a shield and a retraction mechanism. The shield is essentially non-transmissive of radio frequency signals and encloses a card receptacle which retains an RFID card when the retraction mechanism is in a retracted position. The retr... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523447 | Configurator using markup language A software-controlled computational component for processing input data is provided that includes a control program 148 for controlling the operation of a first computational component, an input for input data, and an output for output data. Each of the machine code... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7523046 | Communication system for managing hotel operations A system and method are provided for managing hotel operations through a wireless communications network. A central computer includes software for organizing and prioritizing data regarding desired room usage based upon input from arriving hotel guests. The data is ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522514 | Systems and methods for high rate OFDM communications Messages transmitted between a receiver and a transmitter are used to maximize a communication data rate. In particular, a multicarrier modulation system uses messages that are sent from the receiver to the transmitter to exchange one or more sets of optimized commu... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521938 | Modeling and calibrating a three-port time-domain reflectometry system A three-port TDR front end includes numerous components. An exemplary three-port TDR front-end is a DSL modem. Information-bearing TDR signals are distorted as they pass through these components. With a perfect model of the response of its front-end, a TDR system us... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520792 | Wheel assembly for a model airplane A wheel assembly for a model airplane includes a motor, a drive gear unit, a linkage, and a wheel unit. The drive gear unit includes a driven gear meshing with a driving gear connected fixedly to a spindle of the motor, and an output gear driven indirectly by the dr... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7516583 | Method and apparatus for erecting wall panels The wall panel system of the present invention includes a flexible sheet interlock to flexibly seal a joint defined by adjacent perimeter framing members and a capillary break to inhibit the entry of water into drainage or weep holes in gutters in the perimeter fram... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515695 | Client customizable interactive voice response system An Interactive Voice Response unit (IVR) is provided that includes a menu structure comprising a plurality of menus, each menu comprising a plurality of options that are selectable by a user, wherein the plurality of menus and each menu's respective plurality of opt... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513710 | Spacer for road or motorway crash barrier A new type of spacer (1) for road or motorway crash barrier is described, consisting of an elastic body (2), fixed by means of bolts (4) or of other known fixing means to the supporting posts (5) of the crash barrier, which is integral wi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513364 | Casing with a locking unit A casing includes a base, a cover, and a locking unit. The base has a top opening. The cover is coupled pivotally to the base, and is pivotable relative to the base from an opened position to a closed position, where the cover covers the top opening of the base. The... | 04/07/2009 |
| D589823 | Thermometer | 04/07/2009 |
| D589764 | Spill guard | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512190 | Data transmission apparatus using asynchronous dual-rail bus and method therefor The present invention relates to a data transmission apparatus using an asynchronous dual-rail bus and a method therefor which can reduce power consumption for transferring data by limiting the number of dual-rail buses transferring data when a transmission side tra... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510468 | Guide for carcass backsaw and method of use A guide for providing a controlled cut down a longitudinal length of a spine of a carcass using a backsaw includes first and second guide members, wherein the guide members are preferably interconnected by a lateral bracing member. The guide members are fixedly secu... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509898 | Workpiece machining apparatus A multitasking workpiece machining apparatus includes a pair of workpiece support devices supporting an elongated workpiece, first and second headstocks at positions outside of the workpiece support devices. The second headstock is capable of moving closer to and ap... | 03/31/2009 |
| D589589 | Fishing tool | 03/31/2009 |
| D589270 | Oak leaf chair | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508876 | Fast initialization using seamless rate adaptation A method for initializing modems in a multicarrier transmission system to establish a communication link between the transmitter and the receiver. An exemplary embodiment includes the steps of providing a predetermined parameter value that approximates a correspondi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507562 | Process for producing ethanol from corn dry milling A process for producing ethanol by the conversion of carbohydrates from a corn dry milling process in which the bottoms fraction from distillation of ethanol in a conventional yeast fermentation is used in a process including a combination of biochemical and synthet... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506779 | Method and apparatus for forming a reinforcing bead in a container end closure A metallic container end closure is provided which includes a channel or groove in a predetermined location in at least one of an inner panel wall, outer panel wall, or chuckwall, and which is formed by a shaping tool. An apparatus and method for spin-forming the en... | 03/24/2009 |
| D588935 | Container | 03/24/2009 |
| 7504121 | Methods of incorporating polyunsaturated fatty acids in milk Method for incorporating polyunsaturated fatty acids into milk with improved efficiency. The methods include protecting the polyunsaturated fatty acids, including omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, with a protective agent prior to feeding the fatty aci... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503083 | Means for covering the flange of a waste water strainer A waste water insert has a cylindrical wall surrounding a vertical cylindrical bore. A horizontal flange extends outwardly from the upper end of the wall and has a lip formed on its outer periphery. The horizontal flange of the waste water insert is super-imposed ov... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7501573 | Subgrade vault with latching cover A subgrade vault with a latching cover. The vault includes a peripheral wall with an open access port at the top. A peripheral ledge surrounds the access port. A cover to close the access port fits inside it, with a latch assembly inside it and a retractable latch p... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501446 | Prenylation inhibitors and methods of their synthesis and use The present invention is directed to compounds useful in the treatment of diseases associated with prenylation of proteins and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and to methods for inhibiting protein prenylatio... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501444 | Prenylation inhibitors and methods of their synthesis and use The present invention is directed to compounds useful in the treatment of diseases associated with prenylation of proteins and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and to methods for inhibiting protein prenylatio... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500904 | Glass substrate for information recording medium and method for producing same A glass substrate for an information recording medium is manufactured by polishing the surface of a raw material glass plate. The polishing of the raw material glass plate is divided into a step for performing a first polishing process to roughly polish the surface ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500376 | Method and apparatus for shaping a metallic container end closure The present invention describes an apparatus and forming process to manufacture container end closures with improved internal buckle strength. The present invention provides greater material and dimensional control during the forming process by utilizing a pressure ... | 03/10/2009 |
