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 |
| 7422701 | Oxidation resistant organic hydrogen getters A composition for removing hydrogen from an atmosphere, comprising a mixture of a polyphenyl ether and a hydrogenation catalyst, preferably a precious metal catalyst, and most preferably Pt. This composition is stable in the presence of oxygen, will not polymerize o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7350819 | Pretensioner A gas generating system (24) is provided including a gas generant container (34) and an initiator (28). The initiator (28) is positioned exterior of the gas generant container (34) so as to enable fluid communication with the conta... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7052628 | Transition metal carboxylates as catalysts for oxygen scavenging Disclosed herein are oxygen scavenging compositions and packaging articles that comprise (a) a metal catalyzed oxidizable compound and (b) at least one of a transition metal carboxylate, wherein the transition metal carboxylate comprises at least one carboxylate gro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6682791 | Packages and methods for differential oxygen scavenging Packages and methods for protecting oxygen-sensitive products from damage or degradation due to oxygen contamination are provided. The packages contain at least two oxygen scavenging materials having different oxygen scavenging properties, arranged so tha... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6540936 | Aldehyde gas absorbent and process for absorbing aldehyde gas An aldehyde gas absorbent comprising: a porous silicon dioxide having a specific surface area of from 400 to 900 m2 /g and an average pore size of from 0.1 to 10 nm; and a polyamine compound carried on the porous silicon dioxide in an amount of... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6464896 | Low migratory photoinitiators for oxygen-scavenging compositions An improved composition and a method of scavenging oxygen using said composition which comprise oxidizable organic compounds, transition metal catalysts in combination with certain photoinitiators is disclosed. The method comprises initiating scavenging b... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6426314 | Hydrogen scavengers There has been invented a codeposition process for fabricating hydrogen scavengers. First, a π-bonded allylic organometallic complex is prepared by reacting an allylic transition metal halide with an organic ligand complexed with an alkali metal; and the... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6254802 | Low migratory photoinitiators for oxygen-scavenging compositions An improved composition and a method of scavenging oxygen using the composition which comprise oxidizable organic compounds, transition metal catalysts in combination with certain photoinitiators is disclosed. The method comprises initiating scavenging by... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254946 | Oxygen-absorbing component, oxygen absorbent package and oxygen-absorbing multilayered body containing same An oxygen-absorbing composition comprising (a) a powdery or particulate crosslinked polymer containing carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds and having a high heat resistance and being easy to grind due to crosslinked structure, and (b) a catalyst. The oxygen-a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5916479 | Mercury dispensing device A mercury-dispensing device is disclosed that includes a mercury dispenser having the formula Tix Zry Hgz in which x and y are between 0 and 13, inclusive, the quantity x+y is between 3 and 13, inclusive, and z is 1 or 2; ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5876205 | Combination of materials for integrated getter and mercury-dispensing devices and the devices so obtained A mercury-dispensing device is disclosed that includes a mercury dispenser comprising an intermetallic compound including mercury and a second metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, and mixtures thereof; and a promoter that compr... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5831385 | Mercury dispensing composition containing Cu-Si alloy promoter A mercury dispensing device is disclosed that includes a mercury dispenser having the formula Tix Zry Hgz in which x and y are between 0 and 13, inclusive, the quantity x+y is between 3 and 13, inclusive, and z is 1 or 2; ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5804236 | Oxygen scavenging container A container composed of a polymer material integrated with an oxygen scavenging agent is disclosed that is suitable for oxygen sensitive contents. The novel container is capable of scavenging excess oxygen from the enclosed atmosphere of the container wit... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5649430 | Insulating foam of low thermal conductivity and method of preparation Insulating foam for refrigerators and the like is prepared by blowing in the presence of carbon dioxide as the sole or principal blowing agent. The thermal conductivity of the foam is decreased by sealing said foam in a gas-impervious enclosure with at le... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5648020 | Oxygen scavenging composition for low temperature use Improved compositions for scavenging oxygen are disclosed. These materials, characterized by low degree crystallinity and a glass transition temperature of lower than -15° C., have high oxygen scavenging rates at low temperatures. The composition compris... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5520560 | Combination of materials for mercury-dispensing devices, method of preparation and devices thus obtained A mercury-dispensing combination suitable to release an amount of mercury higher than 60% during the activation step, even after partial oxidation, includes a mercury-dispensing intermetallic compound A with Hg and a second metal selected among Ti, Zr and... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5434472 | High-pressure sodium discharge lamp with getter The invention relates to a high-pressure sodium discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel (3) with a ceramic wall (3a) of aluminum oxide in which at least Na as an ionizable filling component, a rare gas and Al (20) are present. According to the inv... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5352424 | Aluminum nitride powder having a reduced ammonia odor and a method for preparing the same An aluminum nitride powder that has substantially no ammonia odor after exposure to atmospheric moisture is obtained by admixing the powder with a gettering compound that sublimes or decomposes at a temperature below 500° C. The gettering compound is a C... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5310497 | Oxygen scavenging compositions for low temperature use Improved compositions for scavenging oxygen are disclosed. These materials, characterized by low degree crystallinity and a glass transition temperature of | 05/10/1994 |
| 4977035 | Getter strip A strip getter structure comprising getter powder pressed into and onto an open reticulated network carrier strip. The getter powder particles form an agglomeration with strength derived both from interlocking of said getter particles and from support of ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4942048 | Process for preserving food and deoxygenating composition A process for preserving food which comprises packing the food in a hermetically sealed container together with: (a) a deoxygenating material; and (b) at least one compound having amino group(s) selected from among a basic anion exchange resin optionally subst... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4668424 | Low temperature reusable hydrogen getter Hydrogen gettering alloys which contain nickel, mischmetal, and zirconium, and may optionally contain one or more of cobalt, copper, iron, aluminum, tin, titanium and silicon, overcome many of the deficiencies of the existing getter technology. These allo... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4464133 | Method of charging a vessel with mercury A mercury-releasing assembly for dosing lamps, tubes, and the like with a charge of mercury, contains a mixture of an intermetallic compound of mercury and a metal. When the mixture is heated to a particular temperature the mixture reacts yielding a molte... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4100020 | Internal fuel pin oxidizer A nuclear fuel pin has positioned within it material which will decompose to release an oxidizing agent which will react with the cladding of the pin and form a protective oxide film on the internal surface of the cladding.... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4065694 | Regenerative-cycle incandescent lamp containing SnI4 additive The quality and useful life of regenerative-cycle type incandescent lamps that employ iodine as the halogen are enhanced by dosing the lamps with a carefully controlled amount of SnI4 which decomposes when the lamp filament is energized and pro... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065352 | Nuclear fuel element A nuclear fuel element containing a hydrogen getter to prevent a cladding tube from being broken by hydrogen gas, wherein the hydrogen getter is formed of metal material capable of absorbing hydrogen and a metal member permeable to hydrogen and enclosing ... | 12/27/1977 |