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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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| 8177368 | Projection apparatus and method for Pepper's ghost illusion An image projection apparatus includes a projector, a frame, and a partially transparent screen. The frame retains the screen under tension, such that the screen is inclined at an angle with respect to a plane of emission of light from the projector. The screen has ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176307 | Method and system for post-build modification of firmware binaries to support different hardware configurations A firmware data processing system may be operable to allocate a configuration area in the firmware binary image file for customizable settings. During the firmware build process for the firmware binary image file, default configuration information may be inserted in... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172400 | Projection apparatus and method Projection apparatuses and methods are provided. A representative apparatus includes: a first projection device arranged to generate a virtual three-dimensional image; a second projection device arranged to project a background image; and a light source arranged to ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171500 | System and method for supporting multiple users Systems and methods that support splitting a compute resource from its input/output and sharing among one or more users are provided. In one embodiment, a system that supports one or more user devices may include, for example, a compute engine, a first user device a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170099 | Unified system for progressive and interlaced video transmission A system and method that support both progressive and interlaced format video transmission and display. The system utilizes de-interlacing techniques to convert input interlaced format video to progressive format video, and compress and vertically scale the progress... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166787 | System for manufacturing linear gear and the method thereof The present invention relates to a system for and a method of manufacturing a linear gear (rack gear), in which a forming roll and a guide roll are used to form gear teeth in a sequential manner so as not to require a high load, thereby enabling to easily manufactur... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165220 | Method and apparatus for implementing reduced memory mode for high-definition television A method and apparatus are provided for implementing an enhanced reduced memory mode (RMM) of decoding HDTV MPEG-2 video stream. In one instance, the RMM mode is adaptively enabled with up/down conversion by using the picture-type information. In another instance, t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165115 | System for switching variable-length data packets of heterogeneous network and method for the same Disclosed is a system for data-switching variable-length packets of a heterogeneous network which includes: at least two switching interface modules connected to at least two networks respectively to transceive packets; a switching chip for receiving the packets fro... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8149513 | Package structure of liquid lens The invention discloses a package structure of a liquid lens which includes a first substrate and an electrode on the first substrate. The package structure includes a second substrate, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a first circular member, and a second circular ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149509 | Projection screen and method of constructions A projection screen apparatus having a retention member configured, in use, to be in contact with at least one surface of a screen along at least a portion of at least one edge of the screen. The projection screen may include polymeric material and the retention mem... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145739 | Method of analyzing non-preemptive DRAM transactions in real-time unified memory architectures Systems and methods are disclosed for non-preemptive DRAM transactions. More specifically, the present invention relates to improvements in non-preemptive DRAM transactions in real-time unified memory architectures. One embodiment of the present invention relates to... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144669 | System and method for best effort scheduling A system and method for increasing bandwidth usage between an access point and a wireless device are described. One embodiment can include an access point, a prioritizer, and a priority storage device. These components can increase bandwidth usage between an access ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131108 | Method and system for dynamic contrast stretch Aspects of a system and method for processing an image are presented. The method may comprise stretching contrast of an input image based on a distribution of luma values for the input image and a distribution of luma values for a desired output image. The pixels be... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126263 | Classifying method and classifying apparatus for digital image The invention provides a classifying method for digital images. First, a discrete cosine transform is performed on a candidate area of a digital image to generate a set of discrete cosine transform coefficients. Then, a set of texture parameters is generated based o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125904 | Method and system for adaptive queue and buffer control based on monitoring and active congestion avoidance in a packet network switch Certain aspects of a method and system for an adaptive queue and buffer control based on monitoring and active congestion avoidance in a packet network switch are provided. When memory from a memory source is not available for allocation to one or more adaptive queu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125511 | Three-party video conference system and method The invention provides a three-party video conference system and method. The three-party video conference system, according to the invention, uses a second terminal apparatus, which can transmit data in different protocols for receiving and transmitting the compress... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120639 | High-definition video conference system and method The invention provides a high-definition video conference system and method. The high-definition video conference system, according to the invention, uses an encoding module for compressing a plurality of usable digital signals under a high-definition compression st... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112034 | Method and system for using PSK sync word for fine tuning frequency adjustment In RF transceivers, a method and system for using phase shift key (PSK) sync word for fine tuning frequency adjustment are provided. One aspect of the invention provides for adjusting a local oscillator frequency in a radio frequency (RF) receiver when a residual DC... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106917 | Method and system for mosaic mode display of video Methods and systems for mosaic mode display of video are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include generating video data for a plurality of video windows using a single video feeder module comprising a single video scaler and a single video capture module. The vi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103290 | Guiding system and method for guiding wireless communication device in wireless communication network The invention provides a method for guiding a mobile communication device in a wireless communication network. At first, the method according to the invention determines a plurality of referenced positions covered in the wireless communication network. Afterward, th... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103286 | Wireless communication system for automatically generating a received signal strength distribution map The invention discloses a wireless communication system including first mobile devices, a second mobile device, and a system end. The system end cooperates with the second device to determine a coordinate of each of the first mobile devices. When each of the first m... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091299 | Entryway protector The present invention is a entryway protector for use with elevator door jamb panels to protect the surfaces of the panels from sustaining damage from collisions with moving equipment, building materials and furniture. The entryway protector includes the main sectio... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085692 | System and method for click-to-join audio conferencing Systems and methods for audio conferencing are described. At least one embodiment includes an audio-conferencing system comprising a web server configured to allow a host to select one or more individuals to receive invitations to participate in a conference call, t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080481 | Method of manufacturing a nanowire device The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor nanowire device in mass production at a low cost without an additional complex nanowire alignment process or SOI substrate by forming a single crystal silicon nanowire with a simple process wi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070318 | Light-emitting diode cluster lamp The invention relates to a light-emitting diode cluster lamp. The light-emitting diode cluster lamp includes a plurality of light-emitting diode lamp packages, a control circuit, and a casing. Each of the light-emitting diode lamp packages includes a heat-conducting... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8034263 | Multi-layer panel and method of manufacturing such a panel A method of manufacturing a multi-layer panel having a curved reflective and/or transmitting facing layer that includes the steps of increasing and/or decreasing pressure on a side of a thin membrane to form a pressure differential across the thin membrane that caus... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029158 | System in package high power highly efficient diode lamp A system in package, high power, and highly efficient diode lamp is provided. The diode lamp includes a heat-conducting/heat-dissipating module, a LED light module, an optical module, and a control circuit module. The heat-conducting/heat-dissipating module includes... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024458 | Tracking the frequency distribution of streaming values Disclosed are various embodiments for tracking a frequency distribution of streamed values. A stream of monitoring values is generally received in a host from a plurality of external hosts. A frequency distribution is stored in the host, the frequency distribution c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017694 | Efficient process of vulcanization of nonconjugated conductive polymers including rubbers Nonconjugated conductive polymers, which are all polymers that have a ratio of double bonds to total bonds of less than ½ are doped with iodine to produce compositions with unexpected characteristics in this invention. The mechanical and elastomeric properties of a... | 09/13/2011 |
| D643958 | LED light fixture | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997766 | Light-emitting display panel The invention relates to a light-emitting display including a front plate, N heat-conducting/dissipating apparatuses, and N light-emitting apparatuses, wherein N is a natural number. The front plate has N formed-through apertures thereon. Each of the N heat-conducti... | 08/16/2011 |
| D643380 | Photoelectric energy transducing apparatus | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988341 | Outdoor high powder light-emitting diode illuminating equipment The invention provides a light-emitting diode illuminating equipment. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment of the invention includes a heat-dissipating plate device, a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, a diode light-emitting apparatus, a plurality of he... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985973 | Semiconductor light-emitting device and method of fabricating the same The invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting device package structure. The semiconductor light-emitting device package structure includes a substrate, N sub-mounts, and N semiconductor light-emitting die modules, wherein N is a positive integer lager than o... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984145 | Notification of suspicious electronic activity Included are embodiments for notifying of electronic activity. One embodiment of a method, among others, includes receiving from a client an indication of a suspicious electronic activity, the client being associated with a user, gathering data related to the suspic... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976197 | Light-emitting diode illuminating equipment with high power and high heat dissipation efficiency The invention provides a LED illuminating equipment with high power and high heat-dissipating efficiency. The LED illuminating equipment of the invention includes a plurality of diode light-emitting apparatuses. Particularly, the heat generated by the diode light-em... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973600 | Doherty power amplifier The present invention relates to a power amplifier; and, more particularly, to a Doherty power amplifier. The power amplifier includes at least one carrier amplifier; at least one peaking amplifier arranged in parallel with the carrier amplifier in such a manner tha... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967112 | Check stand with a two belted input and a slidable scanner This invention provides a high-volume check stand with a front transport that has two belted input conveyors so that a customer can load one belt while the cashier is checking out products purchased by a second customer on the second belt. This two belt module has a... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963678 | Semiconductor light-emitting apparatus integrated with heat-conducting/dissipating module The invention relates to a light-emitting apparatus. The light-emitting apparatus includes a heat-conducting/dissipating module and at least one semiconductor light-emitting module. The heat-conducting/dissipating module includes a substantially cylindrical heat-con... | 06/21/2011 |
| D640189 | Photoelectric energy transducing apparatus | 06/21/2011 |
