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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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Class 361/822 - Contact banks


Subclass of Class 361 - Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Definition: Subject matter comprising arrays or groupings of electrical
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 09/20/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
8023286Mounting plate for a notification appliance
A mounting plate assembly for a notification appliance. For example, a mounting plate is designed with at least one aperture for receiving a plurality of leads, e.g., from a backbox. In turn, these leads can be received by a plurality of contacts that are deployed o...
09/20/2011
7907423Modular power distribution assembly and method of making same
A modular electrical power distribution assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of modular containers, each container configured to receive electrical components for interconnection to electrical systems of a predetermined configuration. The pluralit...
03/15/2011
7817443Mounting plate for a notification appliance
A mounting plate assembly for a notification appliance. For example, a mounting plate is designed with at least one aperture for receiving a plurality of leads, e.g., from a backbox. In turn, these leads can be received by a plurality of contacts that are deployed o...
10/19/2010
7558079Power distribution module for personal recreational vehicle
A power distribution module for a personal recreational vehicle includes a housing and a cover. The housing defines an interior and includes a wall having an array of receptacle openings. The receptacle openings are adapted to receive and secure electrical component...
07/07/2009
7420822Power distribution module for personal recreational vehicle
A power distribution module for a personal recreational vehicle includes a housing and a cover. The housing defines an interior and includes a wall having an array of receptacle openings. The receptacle openings are adapted to receive and secure electrical component...
09/02/2008
7397673Surge suppression device with replaceable surge suppression modules
A surge suppression device includes a bus bar that extends along a length of the surge suppression device. Multiple surge suppression modules each have an attachment device that attaches and detaches to the bus bar without disrupting connections of other surge suppr...
07/08/2008
7243410Method for manufacturing a probe card
A method for manufacturing a probe card includes a first contact formation step of forming a first contact on a first surface of a first sacrificial substrate, a second contact formation step of forming a second contact on a first surface of a second sacrificial sub...
07/17/2007
7072188Power distribution module for personal recreational vehicle
A power distribution module for a personal recreational vehicle includes a housing and a cover. The housing defines an interior and includes a wall having an array of receptacle openings. The receptacle openings are adapted to receive and secure electrical component...
07/04/2006
6945465Integrated circuit card having staggered sequences of connector terminals
An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in stagge...
09/20/2005
6920038Terminal block and renovation load center employing the same
A renovation load center includes an enclosure, a branch circuit assembly mounted in the enclosure, and two renovation terminal blocks having a side and a plurality of first terminations electrically connected to at least some of the incoming lines and the branch co...
07/19/2005
6905372Internal power bus and power output assembly
The present invention relates to a power distribution unit with output power terminals and electrical leads with mating portions connected to extensions of the terminals, with adjacent mating portions and connected extensions offset from one another. Alternatively, ...
06/14/2005
6850421Fuse relay box apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture
Fuse relay box apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are shown. A fuse relay box comprises a cover and base, with optional seal. The base comprises a number of channels adapted for use by either a fuse or relay. Some channels may be useable by a diode as we...
02/01/2005
6560115Combination structure of electronic equipment
An electronic control unit 31 for mounting on a vehicle include a control portion 32 and a power portion 33 which are separate from each other, and are combined together. A control board 40 is mounted on a control connector-incorporating casing 34, having...
05/06/2003
6549427Circuit trace termination and method
Metallic circuit traces disposed on a substrate of a panel and terminated in a high-density in-line array. Each termination comprises a terminal portion of a circuit trace disposed on and extending along a beam defined by the panel, a portion of a resilie...
04/15/2003
6205654Method of manufacturing a surface mount package
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for fabricating densely stacked ball-grid-array packages into a three-dimensional multi-package array. Integrated circuit packages are stacked on one another to form a module. Lead carriers provide an ...
03/27/2001
6132242Distribution device for wiring
A distribution device (1) for distributed wiring is constructed with multiple modules (3) that have, respective disconnect hinges (14) mounted disconnectedly to a first rail (4) on a distribution backbone (2), and quick disconnect fasteners (11) disconnec...
10/17/2000
5999400Modular plug with electronic components
A modular plug which has an insulative housing comprising a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of lateral walls which are perpendicularly interposed between the top two bottom walls. There are a plurality of front longitudinal t...
12/07/1999
5903438Enclosure for electrical switching equipment
Enclosure for electrical switching equipment including electrical control or display devices (21) supported on a wall (23) of the enclosure, being accessible from the outside, a processing or control unit (20) for these devices which is housed inside the ...
05/11/1999
5896275Ground and shield for a surface acoustic wave filter package
A grounding member for installation between a surface acoustic wave filter package and a circuit board to which the filter package is mounted. The grounding member is formed from electrically conductive sheet stock material as a leaf spring which is defor...
04/20/1999
5796592Module mounting structure
In a module mounting structure, a plurality of lead frames are affixed to an affixing block of resin and then respectively soldered to a plurality of input/output pads provided on a daughter board. Subsequently, lugs protruding from both end portions of t...
08/18/1998
5777849Power semiconductor module having elongate plug contacts
A power semiconductor module is specified. It comprises a housing into which any desired power semiconductor circuit is installed. The power semiconductor circuit has at least two connections, which are passed out of the housing. According to the inventio...
07/07/1998
5710541Smoke/fire detector
A smoke/fire detector assembly having a base section and a removable sensor section. The base section includes a plurality of electrical contacts and the sensor section includes a corresponding plurality of electrical contacts. Each one of the sensor sect...
01/20/1998
5615079Modular control apparatus for automated buildings
A modular control system for automated buildings includes an assembly of terminal blocks mounted as a unit on a mounting block for supplying electrical power and control signals to and from circuits contained in an electronics module mounted on a support ...
03/25/1997
5530625Electrical interface board including flat ribbon conductors positioned on edge
An interface board for use, for example, in a motor vehicle to provide electrical interconnection between a plurality of electrical circuit control elements and a wiring harness. The board comprises a box structure including a plurality of circuit outlets...
06/25/1996
5526235Electronic storage device and receptacle
An electronic storage device having IC chips mounted upon a board, with the board surrounded by a card housing. A portion of the card housing is formed of conductive material and is electrically connected to the board to allow the board to be easily groun...
06/11/1996
5513077Power distribution center for motor vehicle, provided with printed circuit boards, printed circuit webs and intermediate insulations arranged in layers
An arrangement for a motor vehicle for central connection of electrical components, the arrangement comprises a housing, a plurality of supply circuits and control circuits, a plurality of circuit straps punched out of metal sheets and printed circuit boa...
04/30/1996
5513075Module for electrically connecting conductor wires to circuits of flat surfaces such as solar panels
A connector module (10,100,200) having at least one electrical terminal (24,116,206) therein, adapted to be sealingly mounted to a mounting surface upon being placed thereagainst at a connection site (30,112,204), and simultaneously form electrical connec...
04/30/1996
4920456Current supply arrangement for household appliances and method of making the same
The invention is directed to a current supply arrangement for a household appliance which includes a central line supplying multiple-contact units from which the individual electrical components are directly supplied via cutting contacts and/or takeoff co...
04/24/1990
4851965Directed air management system for cooling multiple heat sinks
An enclosed mini-plenum is inserted between printed circuit boards to direct cooling air of various amounts into selected areas of the printed circuit board. The mini-plenum provides orifices of varying sizes to direct amounts of cooling airflow to aligne...
07/25/1989
4819131Integrated circuit package having coaxial pins
An integrated circuit package including a multilayer ceramic substrate for mounting a plurality of integrated circuit chips on a first surface thereof. The substrate is provided with a power supply layer, a ground connection layer and circuit patterns. An...
04/04/1989
4603377Main distributing frame board for an electronic switching system
A main distribution board is designed to be mounted on a main distribution frame ("MDF") of a switching office for interconnecting inside and outside cables. A plug-in type connector is connected to the end of the inside cable. A first terminal block has ...
07/29/1986
4223786Series of electronic components
This invention involves forming a series of electronic components wherein each component has a pair of coplanar conductors extending therefrom which were formed from a metal strip and then severed therefrom after attachment of a component therebetween wit...
09/23/1980
4119816Cross connect panel having slide switches and bus bar construction
A cross connect panel having a switchable slider assembly for positive engagement and disengagement of the loads to the supply buses. A resilient detent mechanism is provided for positive indexing of the slider assembly in alignment position with the vari...
10/10/1978
4117273Single sided protector frame for telephone circuits
A telephone frame characterized in having both the connector and protector terminals on one surface thereof. The protective devices are mounted at a lower part of the frame, with connector terminals disposed thereabove. Channels are provided to facilitate...
09/26/1978
4012096Telephone connector block apparatus
An improved connector block comprises a molded main body portion having test pin and connection-effecting pin couplet fields orthogonally disposed therein. In service, as on a telephone central office main distributing frame, the block receives and termin...
03/15/1977
 
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