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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 |
| 4325050 | Control stick assembly A control stick assembly has a crank coupling the control stick to the input shaft of one potentiometer and a bail coupling the control stick to the input shaft of the other potentiometer. There are no other connections between the control stick and the r... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4306208 | Joy-stick controller Mechanical lever controllers, also known as joy-stick type actuators, include a body within which is mounted a rod or lever for pivotal movement. The position of the rod is transmitted by an intermediate coupling or follower member to a differential trans... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4297671 | Tandem insert molded electrical controls and process for producing same A process utilizing tandem insert molded controls for effecting a plurality of electrical control functions. A power switch, variable resistance control, and momentary switch are each contained within insert molded housings or bases which are mounted one ... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4281561 | Three axes controller A three axes controller comprises a support platform in which a first carriage is mounted for movement in a first direction fore and aft of a first neutral position. A second carriage is mounted on the first carriage for movement in the direction of a sec... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4275611 | Joystick controller An electrical control device having a joystick or lever manually movable in the X and Y directions to actuate a pair of electrical components having respective rotatable shafts. The controller includes a housing having a top cover provided with an opening... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4274074 | Slide type variable resistor having dual tracks Disclosed is a variable resistor of the slide type incorporating a pair of resistor units carried on the same base plate and disposed in parallel with respect to each other. A plurality of conductive taps angle outwardly from a resistance member provided ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4274075 | Electronic multi-range variable resistor The application discloses an electronic multirange step resistor for adjustment of a timing relay with an analog adjustment which is equipped with a switch for the selection of the various resistance ranges and which is further equipped with a turning kno... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4249157 | Variable impedance device A variable impedance device wherein a plurality of elongate conductor leads extend longitudinally from an impedance element carried on an insulating substrate, and slide members are moved on the conductor leads, thereby to short-circuit or disconnect pred... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4227172 | Two digit resistance decade box The device of this disclosure, hereafter referred to as a "two digit resistance decade box," is a new design of resistance decade box that offers two digit setting accuracy, ease of setting, and improved economy of components. The specifications include a... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4217569 | Three dimensional strain gage transducer There is provided a single lever joystick having movement in X and Y directions and rotation about a further axis Z wherein axes X, Y and Z are substantially perpendicular. The joystick can be moved in all three senses at the same time. Movement of the jo... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4156130 | Joystick mechanism A joystick mechanism for transducing vector motion of an end of a joystick into its X and Y components including: an X-potentiometer having a body and a shaft, a bracket for mounting the body of the X-potentiometer to a surface, a Y-potentiometer having a... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4146853 | Variable attenuator A main resistance element and an elongated conductor are arranged coaxially and a plurality of secondary resistance elements are arranged radially and connected between the main resistance element and the conductor. A slider is ohmically movable on the ma... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4143335 | Pressure sensor including a resistor commutator for providing unambiguous atmospheric pressure data A pressure transducer such as for use in a radiosonde includes a substrate and a plurality of conductive contacts formed thereon. An arm is movable over the contacts in accordance with the sensed ambient pressure. A group of resistors of different values ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4139831 | Control for electrical positioning drives An apparatus for the control of variable speed electrical positioning drives, especially for sewing machine positioning drives, is disclosed in two exemplary embodiments. The apparatus provides a preset nominal value of speed and a range of adjustment for... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4127841 | Multi-direction controlling mechanism The controlling lever of the mechanism for use in civil work machines or cargo winches is supported by a spherical bearing so as to be tiltable in any direction by any inclination angle. Four horizontal shafts are provided to extend in the +X, -X, +Y and ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4123741 | Resistance element for variable resistors A resistance element for obtaining a continuous and linear output characteristic is obtained by the combination of a zig-zag resistance element and a resistance film of higher resistivity disposed thereover.... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4114445 | Electrical thermostat control apparatus A thermostat adapted for use in an electrical control system for controlling temperature conditioning apparatus has at least two circuit adjusting members or potentiometers comprising a resistance circuit board mounted on a base and a pair of pivotally mo... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4110721 | Adjustable potentiometer assembly A potentiometer assembly particularly suited for supplying tuning voltages for all of the bands of signals capable of receipt by a television receiver or the like, includes three segments of resistive material arranged in a circle on a support member. Eac... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4109230 | Compact electrical control A compact electrical control, such as a potentiometer, a rheostat, or a switch includes a housing and a shaft rotatably mounted within the housing. The housing has a cavity for receiving a resilient annular seal surrounding the shaft, and the shaft is pro... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4107642 | Potentiometer joystick A joystick comprising a control handle within which is located an inclination sensitive potentiometer. The potentiometer includes an elongate resistance element and an electrically conductive liquid wiper. Movement of the potentiometer causes the wiper to... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4101863 | Angular movement resolvers In a control device of the "joystick" type in which movement of a single control lever is resolved into two orthogonal components, each component is represented by movement of one of a pair of pivoting members. Each such pivoting member has a respective c... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4075597 | Variable resistor with dual ratio input shaft A variable resistor with a dual ratio input shaft that permits rapid and precise adjustment of the voltage or current level in an electric circuit. A single shaft operates the respective drive elements in the mechanism to provide variable control from a s... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4060788 | Potentiometer A resistor having a high resistance and a resistor having a low resistance are arranged in parallel to each other in side by side relation. A pair of input terminals are fixed to both ends of the resistor of low resistance. A movable contact is provided i... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4050050 | Adjustable potentiometer assembly A potentiometer assembly particularly suited for supplying tuning voltages for all of the bands of signals capable of receipt by a television receiver or the like, includes three segments of resistive material arranged in a circle on a support member. Eac... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4042902 | Apparatus for controlling two crossed proportional adjusting devices by means of a single control stick This disclosure teaches apparatus for controlling two crossed proportional setting devices by means of a control stick. The control stick is seated firmly at a right angle on a first swivel axis which is supported in a frame swingable around a second swiv... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4035758 | Adjustable variable resistance control system A first rotor is fixedly carried by a shaft and a second rotor is loosely carried by the shaft. A coupling means couples the second rotor to the shaft through an interference fit with the second rotor. The two rotors are then adjusted with respect to one ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4012710 | Multiple output potentiometer network A multiple output potentiometer network having a low resistance zone to provide the output function characteristic and a high resistance zone with which each of a plurality of output contacts is in contact providing a high degree of electrical isolation b... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4005381 | Slide potentiometer A slide potentiometer comprising a housing having a printed circuit board positioned in an interior compartment formed therein. An elongated resistance element is provided on one side of the circuit board and has a pair of terminals electrically connected... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3982221 | Contact spring for variable resistance device A contact spring, suitable for use in a variable resistance device having a resistance strip and at least one collector strip adjacent the resistance strip. The contact spring is formed in a unitary construction from a single piece of sheet metal and incl... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3979710 | Apparatus for adjusting and indicating the operating curve of a weather-responsive heating regulator A heating regulator which is responsive to effective outdoor temperatures and the temperature of a heated fluid supplied by a boiler. The regulator has an adjustably positionable pointer which represents a characteristic curve. The regulator includes thre... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3952277 | Combined variable resistor assembly provided with position indicator means There is provided a combined variable resistor assembly provided with position indicator means for indicating positions of individual variable resistors by respective bright spots adapted to be moved by manipulating the associated variable resistors. This... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3952156 | Signal processing system A system for processing a plurality of audio signals to generate binaural output signals. The signal processor has a manually operated spatial position control which provides a correspondence between movement of the control and the binaural perception of ... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3942148 | Device for simultaneously controlling a plurality of variable resistors A bearing having a spherical bearing surface is attached to an opening formed at the center of the top wall of a casing. The bearing rotatably receives a spherical body having a control shaft which extends through the center of the spherical body and is s... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3940674 | Submarine or vehicle steering system Four direct current motor systems are controlled by a single hand grip cool device. Two of the motor systems have interacting control parameters while the remaining two are controlled independently of the other motor systems. The hand operated control me... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3939451 | Balance control for use in 4-channel stereophonic system A balance control comprises a box-type frame, a plurality of variable resistors individually mounted on each side wall of the frame, the upper plate of the frame having a large hole, a pair of auxiliary plates attached to the surface opposite the upper pl... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3936795 | Combined variable resistor assembly provided with tap position indicator means There is provided a combined variable resistor assembly provided with position indicator means for indicating positions of individual variable resistors by respective bright spots adapted to be moved by manipulating the associated variable resistors. This... | 02/03/1976 |
| 3931606 | Device for simultaneously controlling a plurality of variable resistors A first pair of variable resistors are mounted on two opposite walls of a substantially rectangular outer casing in such manner that their rotary shafts coaxially extend through the walls and are attached to two opposite walls of a substantially rectangul... | 01/06/1976 |
