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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 |
| 6710943 | Viewer for laser-inscribed diamonds A hand-held gemstone viewing scope includes a slidable armature movable relative to a base and defining a viewer housing a lens. A platform is rotatably connected to a top end of the base and configured to adjustably mount a gemstone or ring in line with the lens. A... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6621629 | Magnifier for container labels such as medication containers or the like A magnifier for use upon labels such as labels found on medication containers or the like includes a flexible generally planar sidewall having a predisposed inward resilient curvature causing the sidewall to tend to wrap inwardly upon itself. The sidewall... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6621646 | Adjustable table magnifier An adjustable table magnifier, designed to allow users to commonly use it after focusing in accordance with their visual powers, is disclosed. This adjustable table magnifier, has a base unit, an adjustable arm unit mounted to the base unit at its lower e... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6597523 | Label enlarging device A magnification device for attachment to store merchandise shelving for magnifying merchandise labeling information including an optical magnification member; a bracket for attachment to merchandise shelving; the optical magnification member being attache... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6574051 | Portable reading magnifier A magnifying system is provided to aid in the viewing or reading of book, papers or similar documents by those with impaired vision. A magnifying lens with approximate overall dimensions of eight by eleven inches is supported in an attractive wood or plas... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6549345 | Medicine bottle magnifying lens A magnification device for assisting people to read the small print on medicine vials/bottles. The device including a magnifying lens having the ability to move towards or away from the indicia on the bottle to further aid the user to focus per their part... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6532117 | Tableware magnifier A tableware item having a body, and a magnifier on the body. A method for using such a tableware item to read printed material such as, but not limited to, a menu or wine list.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6525887 | Magnifying device worn around head A magnifying device comprises a fastening base, two elastic hoops. A magnifying lens, and a light-emitting body. The elastic hoops are fastened with the fastening base to enable the magnifying device to be worn around head with ease and speed. The magnify... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6504652 | Apparatus and method for laser processing A CO2 laser beam 12 is converted into a beam of uniform intensity at the position of a phase matching element 15 by an intensity converting element 14 and the phase matching element 15. Then, the uniform intensity beam irradiates a mask 17 cont... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6483651 | Lighted magnifying device incorporating a light emitting diode A magnifying lens apparatus containing a magnifying lens mounted to a support housing. The apparatus contains at least one light emitting diode lamp to provide at least some illumination to an object being magnified by the magnifying lens. The LED lights ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6480345 | Image magnifying/reducing optical device and manufacturing method thereof An image magnifying/reducing optical device includes a base member having first and second surfaces which are approximately parallel to one another; and a plurality of high-refractive-index regions formed in the base member. The plurality of high-refracti... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6441974 | Shopping cart magnifier (E-Z reader) Disclosed is a magnifying device mounted on the handle of a shopping cart. The present invention is intended to make it easier for people to read while shopping.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6427849 | Illuminated magnified CD rack An illuminated, magnified CD display system which allows a user to quickly and conveniently locate a specific CD in a CD rack of the system. The rack includes a viewing assembly slidably mounted on guide rods. The viewing assembly includes a magnifying le... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6392823 | Apparatus for examination of the bottom of the foot A foot examination device is presented including a mirror held in a base member, which is controlled and held in a person 's hand, which also includes a footrest to allow the user to rest his or her foot at an angle proximate the mirror so that the person... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6384988 | Illuminated optical enlargement device An illuminated optical magnifying device with an optical focusing unit that can produce a magnified image of an object to be observed and with an illumination device whose light is at least partially applicable for illuminating the object to be observed, ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6366401 | Clear container with magnifying feature A transparent or partially transparent container is described with a convex portion on one side wall and an image adhering to an opposite and spaced apart second side wall which appears magnified as viewed through the convex opening. The magnified image i... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6356400 | Eyewear magnifying loupe An eyewear loupe which is adaptable to various types of eyewear frame and provides a sub-area of magnification. The loupe is easily removed from an eyewear frame and reattached. The loupe can be worn on either side of an eyewear frame.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349004 | Head mounted display viewing optics with improved optical performance A lens design form is used for a viewing optical system or magnifier that includes a cemented doublet and a weak aspheric element, for example, made of acrylic, and having a diffractive kinoform surface superimposed on the surface profile of the aspheric ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6327102 | Miniature self-contained vacuum compatible electronic imaging microscope A vacuum compatible CCD-based microscopic camera with an integrated illuminator. The camera can provide video or still feed from the microscope contained within a vacuum chamber. Activation of an optional integral illuminator can provide light to illumina... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322226 | Adjustable illumination apparatus having pre-focused led and magnification lens An illumination apparatus that has a magnification means in combination with LED's (Light Emitting Diodes). The LED's are arranged in an array inside a lens hood that surrounds the magnification means and are mounted at an angle to provide optimum lightin... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6307686 | Power lens The present invention (10) discloses a removably attached magnifying lens (22) which is designed for placement on display windows (14) of small devices such as are found on cellular telephones (12) and the like. The lens (22) is mounted onto an adjustable... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6275333 | Display window magnification device The present invention 10 discloses a magnification device for being removably mounted onto the display window 14 of a cell phone 12 or the like. The device discloses a housing member 20 having a plurality of removable magnifying lenses 16 contained therei... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6262854 | Magnifying device for a shopping cart A magnifying device for a shopping cart for magnifying information located on items to be purchased. The magnifying device for a shopping cart includes a frame portion. The frame portion has a peripheral wall and an opening therein. A magnifying means for... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6249390 | Magnifying insert for a binder A magnifying insert designed particularly for a binder having separable binding members for securing pages of printed material therein includes a substantially rectangular panel having a pair of side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge. The panel is a Fre... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6233102 | Point-of-purchase display A point-of-purchase display featuring a fresnel lens in a frame attached to an advertising display device. The advertising display device includes a place for signage and is adapted for attachment to the top or bottom of a store shelf, or into a price cha... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6222686 | Gradient index magnifying lens An optical display system for magnifying the image of a liquid crystal display cell (314) used in a portable electronic device (310) such as a cellular phone or smart card reader having a light focusing and deflecting array (316), a light coupling element... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6215601 | Head belt of head magnifying glass A head belt of head magnifying glass includes a first and a second head belt set up at both sides of the fixer of magnifying glass. More than one buttoning holes are made on the first head belt vertically. A buttoning seat stretches out from the second he... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6199710 | Optical device A material containing optical device utilizing a housing having a bottom, and a side. The side sealingly engages the bottom and extends outwardly from the same to form an open chamber. The open chamber terminates in a mouth with an entrance. A cap extends... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6151172 | Power lens The present invention 10 discloses a removably attached magnifying lens 22 which is designed for placement on display windows 14 of small devices such as are found on cellular telephones 12 and the like. The lens 22 is mounted onto an adjustable housing 2... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6137639 | Magnifying device A magnifying device for reading price tags on a store shelf. The magnifying device includes a device for magnifying price tags which is mounted on a store shelf between opposing edges of a price tag holding bracket. The device has a clip adapted for holdi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6115195 | Magnifying method and apparatus for a view box A magnifier for imaging film units is provided. A magnifying lens is coupled to a view box which may be a stationary view box or mass film motorized viewer for viewing X-ray images. A positioner is provided for positioning the magnifying lens proximate th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6086228 | Sterile illuminated magnifier and method for surgical use In accord with one aspect of the invention, an apparatus for illuminating and magnifying an object in a sterile field for observation is provided. A holder is mounted at one end of a base assembly. A magnifying lens is mounted to the holder and defines a ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6088173 | Adjustable magnifier structure mountable on various lamp stands An adjustable magnifier structure mountable on various lamp stands, being comprised of a magnifier, an adjustable post, an extensible rod and a clamping portion, wherein, the extensible rod is provided on the two ends thereof with the magnifier and the ex... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6081393 | Advertising panel indicia magnifying illuminator A customer activated indicia magnifying and illuminating device is formed by an upright transparent panel member supported by a transparent semicircular member. The panel member contains a flat battery pack connected with a circuit including a lamp means ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6081392 | Medicine container magnifier A magnification device for removable attachment to an object to magnify the surface of the object for improved viewing includes a magnification member of substantially uniform thickness and an attachment part including a front part connected to the magnif... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6052239 | Portable display device In a non-use state in which a cover (2) is closed (FIG. 6A), a lens (11R) is accommodated in a housing (1) such that the lens is in a so-called laid state. In a use state in which the cover (2) is open (FIG. 6B), the lens (11R) is exposed from the housing... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6038086 | Magnifying device for viewing toes and toenails A magnifying device for viewing toes and toenails includes a longitudinally extending main body portion securable to the lower leg with straps. The body portion curves at its distal end to extend over the ankle and a portion of the top of the foot. A head... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6028721 | Apparatus for conformal identification of stars and other distant objects A conformal identification apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus presents to an observer through an aided eye at least first and second representational objects corresponding to first and second actual objects. The apparatus includes a map that contains t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6023377 | Golf card protective visual aid An aid for reading indicia, such as that printed on golf scorecards and protecting the scorecard from inclement weather. The apparatus includes a base panel, and a back panel connected together near a first back panel edge. A magnifying lens is mounted to... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6016226 | Objective lens for a microscope An objective lens for a microscope including a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group is positioned far from a surface of an object and has a negative refractive power as a whole. The second lens group is disposed between the objec... | 01/18/2000 |
