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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 |
| 7087251 | Control of biofilm A method of eradicating or at least substantially reducing biofilm on a surface in contact with water, or which comes in contact with water, which method comprises introducing into such water a concentrated aqueous biocidal composition formed from bromine chloride a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6869620 | Production of concentrated biocidal solutions The production process comprises A) forming an acidic aqueous solution comprising alkali metal cations, bromide anions, and sulfamate anions; B) feeding into said aqueous solution a source of alkali metal cations and chlorine-containing bromide oxidant proportioned ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6831200 | Process for producing tetrakis(Faryl)borate salts The liquid ethereal medium or liquid hydrocarbyl medium of a solution or slurry of an alkali metal tetrakis(Faryl)borate is substituted with at least one halogenated hydrocarbon, without isolating the alkali metal tetrakis(Faryl)borate, to form... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6831188 | Dihydrocarbylamino metal compounds This invention provides a process of preparing dihydrocarbylamido metal compounds. This process comprises bringing together, in a liquid reaction medium, at least one metal halide, MX4, where M is titanium, zirconium, or hafnium, and X is a halogen atom, ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6825390 | Stabilization and use of propargyl bromide Propargyl bromide is effectively stabilized against shock or thermal decomposition by use therewith of an environmentally acceptable inert liquid solvent that forms an azeotrope with propargyl bromide. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822114 | Process for production of fluoroalkoxy-substituted benzamides and their intermediates Roflumilast and new key intermediates therefor are prepared by processes involving use of carbonylation technology. Good overall yields can be achieved using available starting materials. The starting material for the process can be catechol, an o-R1-phen... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821456 | Granular polymer additives and their preparation A compacted particulate polymer additive composition in a dry granular form formed from a substantially uniform mixture of the following components: (a) at least one particulate sterically-hindered phenolic compound, and (b) one or more par... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6809205 | Process for producing N-halogenated organic compounds The process enables highly effective N-halogenation of a compound having one or more halogenatable amido or imido functional groups in the molecule. The process involves, for example, concurrently feeding into a reactor (i) water, inorganic base, and the compound to... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800228 | Sterically hindered phenol antioxidant granules having balanced hardness Sterically hindered phenol antioxidant additive granules are formed from a paste comprising an organic processing agent comprising a friability reduction agent. The friability reduction agent preferably is an alcohol, more preferably an alkanol having up to about 8 ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6794551 | Process for producing propargyl bromide This invention provides a process of producing propargyl bromide in the absence of a base. The process comprises: A) bringing together in a reaction zone under an inert atmosphere and in the absence of a base and in the presence of an inert diluent, a feed of... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6777375 | Stabilization and use of propargyl bromide Propargyl bromide is effectively stabilized against shock or thermal decomposition by use therewith of an environmentally acceptable inert liquid solvent that forms an azeotrope with propargyl bromide. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6746981 | Particulate group 4 metallocene-aluminoxane catalyst compositions devoid of preformed support, and their preparation and their use Described are solid olefin polymerization catalysts that have, inter alia, very high productivities (at least 18,000 grams of polyethylene per gram of catalyst in one hour) as shown by a standard test procedure for measuring this property or characteristic. Such par... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6730758 | Particulate group 4 metallocene-aluminoxane catalyst compositions devoid of preformed support, and their preparation and their use Described are solid olefin polymerization catalysts that have, inter alia, very high productivities as shown by a standard test procedure for measuring this property or characteristic, and excellent morphology. Such particulate catalysts can be prepared by prepolyme... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6680070 | Particulate blends and compacted products formed therefrom, and the preparation thereof The dry blends comprise a powdery or finely-divided active ingredient such as a pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, agricultural chemical, water-treating agent or biocidal agent, and a micronized synthetic polyolefin-based hydrocarbon wax and/or a microni... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6677265 | Process of producing self-supported catalysts The process features concurrent feeds into the liquid phase of a prepolymerization reaction mixture. These feeds are: a) separate continuous or substantially continuous feeds of (i) a polymerizable vinylolefin, and (ii) a solution in an organic liquid ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6657028 | Anionic polymerization process A batch process for the anionic polymerization of a styrenic monomer is described. The process brings together a liquid saturated hydrocarbon diluent, an ether promoter, an organolithium initiator and a styrenic monomer in such a way so as to maintain the... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652889 | Concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and their preparation and use Described is a process of producing a concentrated liquid biocide formulation. Mixed together are (a) bromine chloride or bromine and (b) an aqueous solution of alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid having a pH of at least about 7, in amounts such that (i) t... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6641828 | Methods for microbiological control in aqueous systems Microbiological control in aqueous media and/or eradication or reduction of biofilm on a surface in contact with such media is achieved by introducing into the aqueous medium a microbiocidally effective quantity of one or more 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydan... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638959 | Microbiological control in aqueous systems Microbiological control is achieved by continuously and inexpensively dosing water in contact with biofilm, or that comes into contact with biofilm, using a highly effective biocide that provides very effective microbiocidal control of planktonic microorg... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6639118 | Isomerization of vinylidene olefins Process technology for selectively isomerizing vinylidene olefin to tri-substituted olefin is described. The vinylidene olefin, normally in admixture with other types of olefins, especially linear 1-olefins, is treated with anhydrous hydrogen bromide unde... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6620441 | Stabilized active bromine biocidal solutions In producing aqueous microbiocidal solutions by oxidation of a water-soluble alkali metal bromide, an intolerable loss of active halogen species has been found to occur during a 10-day period immediately after the product solution has been formed. Surpris... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6617379 | Flame retardant polymer compositions N,N'-piperazinebis(neopentylglycol)phosphoramidate is used in combination with at least one co-additive which is (i) melamine, (ii) one or more melamine compounds or derivatives, or (iii) both of (i) and (ii) to provide effective flame retardancy in therm... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6603049 | Bromination process This invention relates to a novel process which comprises feeding a mixture formed from diphenylethane and bromine to a stirrable reaction mass comprised of bromine and a bromination catalyst to yield a decabromodiphenylethane wet cake which can be most e... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6565868 | Methods for microbiological control in aqueous systems Microbiological control in water systems is achieved with an amount,of 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin that is less than the amount of N,N'-bromochloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin required to achieve the same degree of microbiological control. The methods of ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6551624 | Production of concentrated biocidal solutions The production process comprises A) forming an acidic aqueous solution comprising alkali metal cations, bromide anions, and sulfamate anions; B) feeding into said aqueous solution a source of alkali metal cations and chlorine-containing bromide oxidant pr... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536943 | Method and apparatus for testing flammability properties of cellular plastics Methods and apparatus for testing flammability properties of cellular plastics are described. Heat is applied to the underside of a heat-conductive plate on which is placed a specimen of the cellular plastic. A plurality of spaced-apart heat sensing devic... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6518468 | Bromination process This invention relates to a novel process which comprises feeding a mixture formed from diphenylethane and bromine to a stirrable reaction mass comprised of bromine and a bromination catalyst to yield a decabromodiphenylethane wet cake which can be most e... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6518368 | Brominated polystyrene having improved thermal stability and color and process for the preparation thereof A brominated polystyrene product made by the process comprising pretreating a solution of a polystyrene reactant comprising from about five to about 20 percent by weight of the polystyrene reactant, in a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent with at least about... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511682 | Concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and their preparation Described is a process of producing a concentrated liquid biocide formulation. Mixed together are (a) bromine chloride or bromine and (b) an aqueous solution of alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid having a pH of at least about 7, in amounts such that (i) t... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6509434 | Aromatic amine curatives and their use Mixtures of isomeric alkylthiated mononuclear aromatic amines comprising in the range of about 30 to about 70 mole percent of (i) at least one 3,5-di(alkyl-thio)-2,6-diamino-1-alkylbenzene and in the range of about 30 to about 70 mole percent of at least ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508954 | 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin of enhanced properties Among the enhanced properties of the 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoins described are their larger average particle sizes, their compactibility even though devoid of a binder, their excellent free-flowing and low-dust properties, and their more appealing ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6506952 | Production of hexabromocyclododecane of enhanced gamma isomer content Hexabromocyclododecane with enhanced gamma isomer content is produced by brominating cyclododecatriene in a liquid medium comprised of (1) at least 50 wt % of at least one liquid inert organic solvent other than 1,4-dioxane having a solubility in water of... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506418 | Concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and their preparation Concentrated liquid biocide compositions are produced by: A) feeding (a) bromine atoms and chlorine atoms in the form of (i) one or more of BrCl, (ii) Br2, and (iii) Cl2 into (b) water containing sulfamate anions, or feeding each of ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6495169 | Concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and their preparation Described is a process of producing a concentrated liquid biocide formulation. Mixed together are (a) bromine chloride or bromine and (b) an aqueous solution of alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid having a pH of at least about 7, in amounts such that (i) t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6495698 | Binder-free compacted forms of 1,3-dihalo-5,5-dimethylhydantoins Novel, binder-free compacted forms of 1,3-dihalo-5,5-dimethylhydantoins in which one halogen atom is chlorine and the other is a bromine or chlorine atom are produced and used for microbiological control in aqueous media and water.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6489390 | Flame retardants and flame retardant compositions formed therewith The flame retardant additive compositions comprise (a) one or more bromocycloaliphatic flame retardants; (b) one or more bromoaromatic flame retardants; and (c) one or more synthetic zeolites. Flame retardant polymer compositions comprising at least one t... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6489524 | Selective bromination of aromatic compounds Aromatic substrates are Ar-brominated in high yield and selectivity by reacting the substrate with a brominating agent in the presence of at least about 0.19 gram per mmol of substrate of a zeolite catalyst which has an absorbed water content of no greate... | 12/03/2002 |
| 5690862 | No flash point solvent system containing normal propyl bromide This invention relates to a solvent system which is non-flammable and which is comprised of a hydrocarbon solvent having a flash point less than about 38° C. and a second solvent containing at least 90 wt % n-propyl bromide, the second solvent being pres... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5686538 | Process for brominating polystyrenic resins This invention features a process for brominating styrenic polymers which process comprises feeding a first stream comprising a brominating agent, a second stream comprising styrenic polymer and a third stream comprising bromination catalyst to a mixer to... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5679632 | Movie film cleaning solvent comprising n-propylbromide This invention relates to a solvent system and process for cleaning cellulose triacetate polymer camera film. The solvent system comprises n-propyl bromide and a mix of an alkyl bromide in which the alkyl group contains 4 to 7 carbon atoms and an alkane c... | 10/21/1997 |
