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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 |
| 7335263 | Device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs and relative method A device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs comprising a feed surface (16) of logs or cores (15) towards a glue distribution area, wherein the device comprises a container (13) containing glue (12 | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314075 | Adhesive dispensing apparatus and image forming apparatus An adhesive dispensing apparatus and image forming apparatus include a support device for supporting a sheet bundle, a dispensing device for dispensing an adhesive to an edge of the sheet bundle supported by the support device, and a transport device for transportin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7211151 | Coating liquid application apparatus, image printing apparatus and coating liquid application method A coating liquid application apparatus is provided which can apply a coating liquid, such as a coating agent for improving a weatherability of a printed surface, to the printed surface of a print medium automatically and at high speed. For this purpose, this inventi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204882 | Polyurethane resin coating device A polyurethane resin coating device includes a material mixing unit for mixing materials to have them reacted to form polyurethane resin liquid mixture. Subsequently, the polyurethane resin liquid mixture flows downward to a pressuring and sending unit to be mixed a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7104216 | Coating liquid application apparatus for ink-printed medium and image printing apparatus having same A coating liquid application apparatus is capable of automatically and properly applying to a printed surface of a print medium a coating liquid, such as coating materials that improve weatherability of the printed surface. For that purpose, the apparatus includes a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101438 | Coater for dispersed slurry A coater for dispersed slurry capable of coating coated dispersed slurry on a nonwoven cloth-like base material while bringing the slurry into contact with the material, comprising a net conveyor for transferring the nonwoven cloth-like base material, a supply means... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7048969 | Coating device and coating method A coating device and a coating method are provided. The coating device comprises a coating station for coating a coating liquid on a band-shaped substrate running continuously, and a coat-adjusting station disposed downstream of the coating station for adjusting the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032726 | Control element A system is provided that operates on the magnetorheological principle as a detent or wiper element and/or for electrical detection of direction of rotation. The system includes a gear pump, a rotary knob, and at least one gear. The gears is mechanically driven by t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6986812 | Slurry feed apparatus for fiber-reinforced structural cementitious panel production A feed apparatus for use in depositing a slurry upon a moving web having a direction of travel includes a main metering roll, a companion roll disposed in closely spaced relation to the metering roll to form a nip therebetween. The nip is constructed and arranged to... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6964707 | Adhesive coating device The present invention relates to an adhesive coating device for sheet-binding provided with a roller 14, part of which is immersed in adhesive 10 stored in an adhesive reservoir 12, for applying hot-melted adhesive 10 in the above-mention... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6936105 | APPLICATOR ROLLER HAVING A ROLLER JACKET, APPLICATOR ROLLER AND ROTATING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, DRYER, COOLING ROLLER STAND AND PRINTING PRESS HAVING THE APPLICATOR ROLLER AND METHOD FOR COATING A MATERIAL WEB An applicator roller includes a roller jacket having an outer cylindrical surface for picking up a liquid and, at least to some extent, for transferring the liquid. The roller jacket is formed with at least one perforation through which excess liquid is guidable int... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6866716 | Method for striping a surface with paint and apparatus therefor A tool and method for painting pinstripes on vehicles or other objects includes a wheel which cooperates with a paint reservoir. As the wheel is rolled along a surface, the wheel picks up paint from the reservoir and deposits it upon the surface. The wheel has round... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6837932 | Pressure feed coating application system The present invention includes a device and a method of applying a coating to a web. The preferred device comprises a feed nozzle coupled to a stiffener coupled to a spring coupled to a position/force adjuster. The feed nozzle comprises a fluid reservoir, a feed pip... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6824614 | Gumming machine A gumming device (1) for applying gum (2) to an article (4), whereby the article (4) is fed along a path tangent to a lateral surface (22) of a gumming disk (13) having an inner chamber (16) communicating with a numbe... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6815008 | Bar coating apparatus and bar coating method A bar coating apparatus includes a coating bar for contacting an object to be coated, which object is conveyed in a constant direction, so as to apply a coating solution to and remove excess coating solution from the object to be coated, a weir member for forming a ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6767404 | Gluing station for adhesive binding blocks of paper A gluing station for adhesive binding sheet blocks with clamping fixtures for localizing a sheet block with a glue application device, which provides at least one glue application roller that is moveable relative to a block spine by a carriage. Moveable tightening f... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6740165 | Method of adjusting the height of a nip of an adhesive applicator apparatus for a web of corrugated board and apparatus for putting the method into practice In an adhesive applicator apparatus comprising an adhesive applicator roll and a nip roll, a web of corrugated board is led through the nip that is formed between the rolls. In the nip, the web of corrugated board is pressed against the adhesive applicator roll by a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6709515 | Gravure coating apparatus In the gravure coating apparatus, while a bead portion of a coating liquid is formed between a roll surface of a gravure roll to which the coating liquid is excessively supplied and a web that runs continuously, the web is pressed on the gravure roll by using a back... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6648968 | Apparatus for applying glue to a tubular core to be fitted in a re-reeling device for winding logs An apparatus for applying glue to a tubular core in a re-reeling device for winding logs of material in strips in which a conveyor feeds cores, one after another and distanced form on another, in succession, and at controlled speeds, through an arrangemen... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6627262 | Method and device for continuously coating at least a metal strip with a crosslinkable polymer fluid film A method and device for continuously coating at least a metal strip (1) with a crosslinkable polymer fluid film which is free of non-reactive solvent or diluent, and which has a softening temperature higher than 50° C. The method includes the steps of: c... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620240 | Sheet coating apparatus A sheet coating apparatus for coating a coating liquid on a sheet traveling along a predetermined transfer path, including a storage tank in which the coating liquid is contained, a coating roller which is in contact with the sheet and which is rotatably ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6607596 | Paintless film edge sealing tool An apparatus and method for securing an edge of a paintless type film gore. A fluid sealant material is beaded along the edge of the gore using a bead striping apparatus. The striping apparatus comprises a serrated wheel rotatably coupled to a housing whi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6576059 | Chambered doctor blade system for water-based and UV-based coatings A chambered doctor blade apparatus provides an automatic system for cleanup and replacement of coating substance, as well as operating a hydraulic head loading system that includes hydrostatic compensation, and integrates the head loading mechanism into t... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565658 | Glue spreader A glue spreader for spreading glue to a back or adjacent area of a book block of gathered printed pages conveyed past the glue spreader on a conveyor includes a tub for holding the glue. At least one application roller, drivable in the same direction and ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6521043 | Device for cleaning a gumming applicator A gumming applicator (1) rotatable about a central axis (A) is cleaned by a device (4) comprising a nozzle (13) connected to a source (11) of pressurized fluid (50) and calibrated so as to deliver an atomized jet (14) which is directed at the gumming appl... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6471776 | Apparatus for applying abrasive substances to continuous paper webs An apparatus applies a coating composition consisting of a resin and fine abrasive particles like corundum particles, to a paper web by feeding the composition to the paper web as it loops around a guide roller to a metering roller juxtaposed with the gui... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6432201 | Device for applying a coating substance to a continuous paper web The invention relates to a device for applying a coating substance to a continuous paper web in a process for producing abrasion-resistant laminates for manufacturing decorative paper. The coating substance consists of a viscous mixture of melamine resin ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6423374 | Method and system and use of the method or system for the application of lacquer The invention concerns a method for the application of lacquer to edges on plates and lists especially of the porous type which are used within the furniture industry, where by changing the CAD reference dimension of the edge profile lacquer dosing unit i... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6387182 | Apparatus and method for processing substrate A substrate processing apparatus forms a thin film of high-dielectric or ferroelectric such as barium/strontium titanates, or a copper film for wiring on a substrate, and has a gas ejection head for individually introducing at least two gases including a ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383296 | Chambered doctor blade with automatic cleanup and ink replacement A chambered doctor blade apparatus provides an automatic system for cleanup and replacement of ink or coating substance, as well as operating a hydraulic head loading system that includes hydrostatic compensation, and integrates the head loading mechanism... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6374769 | Fluid material application system employing tube-in-hose heat exchanger A fluid material application system is provided with an application deck for applying a fluid material that includes printing ink, adhesive or coating, a source of fluid material, a source of heat transfer liquid, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371044 | Wax coating device for a wet type electrophotographic color printer A wax coating device for a wet type electrophotographic color printer is capable of preventing the coating operation when printed matter is not supposed to be wax-coated. The wax coating device includes: a coating roller rotatably disposed so as to be par... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6348097 | Glue wheel A glue wheel for use with a glue shoe in applying a pattern of cold glue to a receiving surface such as a glue flap. The glue wheel has a rim with recessed, glue-holding, structures flanked by smooth side sections for sealing engagement with the glue shoe... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6322627 | Applicator device A device for the application of a liquid or viscous coating medium onto a moving fiber material web, specifically a paper or cardboard web, includes an applicator unit, a first backing element which is assigned to the applicator unit and around at least a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6258168 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to a web-shaped carrier A paster for the application of a film of water-containing adhesive to a running substrate of cigarette paper or the like automatically replaces the evaporated percentage of water when the substrate-processing machine is idle but the paster continues to c... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6247197 | Brush interflow distributor A brush assembly includes a distributor having a slot matrix formed in an outer surface of the distributor, the slot matrix including a plurality of longitudinal slots intersecting a plurality of annular slots. The brush assembly further includes a housin... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6214112 | Device for direct or indirect single or double sided application of a liquid or viscous coating medium onto a moving surface In a device for direct or indirect single or double sided application of a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving surface with a scoop roll, a nozzle applicator device is positioned prior to the scoop roll relative to the direction of travel of the... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6119624 | Apparatus for sprinkling food products with powder material A sprinkling apparatus for sprinkling powder material onto food products. The apparatus includes a hopper for holding the powder material that is mounted above a conveyor. A drum is rotatably mounted within the hopper and stirs the powder material. The dr... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6082257 | Printing unit with anilox roller bearer positioning A printing unit is disclosed which incorporates an applicator roller (66) such as anilox roller with bearer surfaces (206) at the ends thereof for positively positioning the applicator roller relative a cylinder, such as a plate cylinder (32) or a blanket... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6063192 | Method and apparatus for wet-in-wet coating of a moving layer of material A method and apparatus for coating a traveling layer of material, in particular paper and/or cardboard. An applicator implement applies a predetermined and proper amount of a liquid or pasty medium onto an outer surface of a first rotating applicator roll... | 05/16/2000 |
