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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 |
| 7111929 | Magnetically-actuated fluid control valve This disclosure provides a valve which is controlled by a magnetic actuator. More specifically, the actuator is a polarized, magnetic actuator, that is, a magnetic actuator containing both a permanent magnet and an electromagnet. The actuator can be an inexpensive c... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7057369 | System and device for regulating the position of a drivable component and drive therefor A system for detecting the position of a component drivable by a control element drive, the system comprising: a position sensor housed in a position regulator housing, a movable motion representative to be driven by an actuating motion of the component, via which m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6249198 | Magnetic actuator A magnetic actuator for reciprocating motion of a compressor diaphragm, piston or the like. The actuator comprises a stator with stator poles, excitation windings, and a backing plate. Non-magnetic support arms carry arced magnet poles and actuate a pair ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6066998 | Magnetic actuator with long travel in one direction An actuator made up of a plurality of actuator elements is provided which actuator provides long travel in one dimension and short travel in five additional dimensions, with each actuator element providing long travel in the one dimension and short travel... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5982259 | Contactor and controller for a contactor A contactor comprises first and second armatures which are urged towards contact-making positions by first and second windings, respectively. Each of the armatures displaces the other armature from its contact-making position when moving towards its own c... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5896076 | Force actuator with dual magnetic operation An electromagnetic active vibration actuator configuration combines two modes of operation to obtain the advantages of long stroke and linearity of voice coil type actuators and high efficiency of dual-gap solenoid type actuators. A coaxial stator shell s... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5883557 | Magnetically latching solenoid apparatus A magnetically latching solenoid apparatus is characterized by a non-magnetic armature carrying a permanent magnet having poles aligned with the throw axis of the device. The poles of the magnet are substantially aligned with corresponding pole pieces and... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5867081 | Bistable electromagnetic relay arrangement A polarized bistable electromagnetic relay arrangement comprising at least two monostable instantaneous electromagnetic relay devices with a L-shaped yoke, a permanent magnet disposed between both relay devices so that one magnetic pole be magnetically co... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5719543 | Magnetically powered linear displacement apparatus A magnetically powered linear displacement device is disclosed which can be used as the highly efficient prime mover. The linear displacement device utilizes a permanent magnet whose flux density can be readily shifted from one of two parallel magnetic pa... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5394131 | Magnetic drive with a permanent-magnet armature The invention concerns a bistable magnetic drive with an assembled armature 3, 4 consisting of a high-grade, disk-shaped permanent magnet 3 with two appropriately shaped pole pieces 4,4' and displaceable sideways off the coil 1 transversely to its axis in... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5394132 | Magnetic motion producing device A motion producing device in the form of a linear actuator, circular pump, or a robotic or prosthetic limb which functions to produce many kinds of work is provided. The device includes a linear series of alternately spaced fixed and polarity reversible m... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5091710 | Step linear actuator A step linear actuator includes a stationary member of a magnetic material, a pair of moving units each being in contact with the stationary member and having a magnetic coupling element for magnetically generating a contact force to the stationary member... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4851801 | Microwave C-switches and S-switches A microwave switch that is an S-switch or a C-switch or the like has an electromagnetic actuator and a plurality of armatures. The armatures moves simultaneously in a linear path in response to the electromagnetic actuator. The actuator has one permanent ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4354662 | Force motor This invention relates to force motors that are used in single stage hydraulic valves that are responsive to electrical input signals. The inertia of the force motor is reduced by having only a small portion of the force motor move. By reducing the mass o... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4339735 | Electromagnetic relay In an electromagnetic relay, an armature block serving to actuate contact springs includes a pair of armatures and a permanent magnet disposed therebetween to magnetize the armatures to opposite polarities. Pole ends of a yoke carrying the excitation flux... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4244290 | Miniature printer A miniature printer includes character rings, each having a series of characters on the outer periphery thereof and teeth on a side surface thereof for selection of a character to be printed. The shaft carrying the character rings also has mounted thereon... | 01/13/1981 |
