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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 |
| 8120997 | Information processing apparatus including a communication unit that communicates with an IC chip and associated methodology An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits and receives information to and from an IC chip of a recording medium, an authentication processing unit that executes mutual authentication processing with the IC chip, a list-display-... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8009964 | Label creating apparatus and label creating program recorded in computer-readable recording medium For programs selected as those whose label is to be created, a list of available templates is displayed on a arrangement processing screen 200 together with contents of EPG information acquired from an EPG information DB. The EPG information is displayed on a... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7978567 | Optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus The present invention provides an optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus having a function of communicating with a noncontact IC. The apparatus includes a chassis, an external antenna arranged for communication with a noncontact IC outside the chassis, an ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7367119 | Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon ther... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363642 | Optical disc and remote control device The objective of the present invention is to provide an optical disc which solves the problem that search for data recorded on an exchange-type medium such as an optical disc and the like and which allows search for data recorded in an optical disc to be performed w... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358031 | Optical information recording medium, optical information recording device and manufacturing method of optical information medium A multilayer optical information recording medium includes optical information recording layers, and dielectric multilayer reflecting layers provided under the optical information recording layers respectively. Each of the dielectric multilayer reflecting layers inc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350715 | Tracking electronic devices Tracking electronic devices that are equipped with tracking tags and that are stored in designated locations. The position of a reading device is monitored as it traverses the designated locations of the electronic devices and is activated to interrogate the trackin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342494 | Inventoriable-object control and tracking system An inventoriable-object control and tracking system comprising, in accordance with its preferred embodiments, an object identification assembly having an electronic device, with a unique electronically-readable identification code, which is connected to an inventori... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343544 | Optical disk playback apparatus and data playback method therefor An optical disk playback apparatus for playing back or reproducing main data and its associated sub-code which are read from an optical recording medium comprises an interleave RAM for storing the main data. The optical disk playback apparatus performs a predefined ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336524 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises a contact probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the contact probe can include a silicon core having a conductive coating. Contact pro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334733 | Data access device using rotational head to access data stored in data strips and data arc segments or data circles This invention discloses a data card that has a plurality of data arcs and also a linear data track, e.g., a magnetic or optical data strip, disposed on a flat data storage medium. The data card may be employed as a credit card or ID card with conventional magnetic ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335459 | Phase-change optical recording medium A phase-change optical recording medium includes a phase-change optical recording film that permits reversible phase change between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase upon irradiation with light, and an interface film formed of hafnium oxide, or a mixture of... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331055 | Information recording and reproducing medium with areas for recording information optically on one side and recording visual information on another side A program area for the normal writing of information is provided on a first side of an information recording and reproducing medium, and a label area and a program area on which information can be written are provided on the opposing second side of the medium. A bib... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328285 | Apparatus and method for writing information to a designated information storage medium with an allocated data storage device using a specified information recording format A method to write information to a designated information storage medium using an allocated data storage device using a specified information recording format, whereby a previously-determined media bit for the designated information storage medium is examined, and a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327486 | Printing device with reader for removable media storage container A printer has a removable media storage container reader and detects data in a file in a memory of a removable media storage container. The printer is capable of printing a report of the data upon detection without a user intervention. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317393 | Object tracking method and system with object identification and verification A system and method for tracking and controlling access to objects such as keys includes a lockable storage cabinet adapted to receive, store, and dispense objects within transparent security containers. A control computer is operably coupled to the cabinet. Informa... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309630 | Method for forming patterned media for a high density data storage device Systems in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media, the media including a substrate and a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, one or more of the cells being electrically isolated from the other of the cells by a m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299980 | Computer readable universal authorization card system and method for using same A computer readable universal authorization card system including a computer readable portion for conducting communications over a global network and a magnetic stripe for interfacing with debit card readers is disclosed. The system further includes an adapter havin... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301887 | Methods for erasing bit cells in a high density data storage device Methods in accordance with the present invention can be applied, in an embodiment, to a media comprising a phase change material to alter a resolved portion of the phase change material to have a resistance different from a resistance of the bulk material. A tip hav... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290364 | Non-rectangular shaped credit card with case A non-rectangular or asymmetrically shaped credit card or phone card with an associated case or holder. The card has a configuration that complements the configuration of the case so that the card is easily removed from the holder for access, yet is maintained insid... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290709 | Information card system A data distribution system (10) including an information card (12) to work with a reader (14, 72). The information card (12) includes visible indicia (20) on its front, stripe zones (34) and a ring zone (36) nominally... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290068 | Apparatus and method for writing information to a designated information storage medium with an allocated data storage device using a specified information recording A method to write information to a designated information storage medium using an allocated data storage device using a specified information recording format, whereby a previously-determined media bit for the designated information storage medium is examined, and a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278570 | Financial presentation instruments with integrated holder and methods for use The present invention provides improved apparatus, methods, and systems for displaying and packaging financial presentation instruments, particularly stored value, gift, or other pre-paid debit cards. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for displayi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275040 | RFID security device for optical disc An optical disc has a security feature in the form of an RFID tag that communicates with a voltage controlled optical modifier layer in the optical disc. In the presence of an interrogation signal, the RFID tag allows the optical disc to be used normally by outputti... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272102 | Ridge waveguide with recess A ridge waveguide having a recessed ridge forming an isolated tip at a terminal end of the waveguide's aperture efficiently couples light into a spot adjacent to the tip in a medium below the terminal end of the waveguide which is significantly smaller than the ligh... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265837 | Sensitive polarization monitoring and controlling Techniques and devices for monitoring polarization of light using at least two polarization elements where the difference between the outputs of the two polarization elements are used to monitor a change in polarization. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260156 | Modulation identification device A modulation identification device can be used for detecting the modulation type of a wirelessly transmitted and modulated RF signal without a-priori information on the kind of modulation used. The modulation identification device (1) comprises a n-port junct... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250865 | Object tracking system with non-contact object detection and identification An object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal of objects from a location and the replacement of the objects at the location. The system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to each of the objects to be tracked and each tag h... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236193 | Apparatus and method to capture image and other data and recording onto multiple recording medium An image capturing apparatus that is capable of loading a plurality of memory media that includes a plurality of medium wearable units where a respective memory medium is loaded detachably; a medium selector for selecting from said plurality of medium wearable units... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233517 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises an atomic probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the atomic probe can include a core having a conductive coating. The core can compris... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7221632 | Optical disc system and related detecting methods for analysis of microscopic structures An optical disc system includes a photo detector circuit of an optical disc drive and a signal processing system. The photo detector circuit is configured to generate at least one information-carrying signal from an optical disc assembly. The signal processing syste... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213749 | Interactive multimedia smart affinity card A multimedia card, including, a multimedia portion, a multimedia card holder portion, and a multimedia cover portion, and wherein the multimedia cover portion and the multimedia card holder portion releasably cover the multimedia card portion in between the multimed... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215352 | Information recording system and information recording method System and method are devised to produce an optical recording medium suitable for identification and management. A recording layer formed in the optical recording medium is irradiated with writing light by a pickup. A visible image pattern suitable for identificatio... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204366 | Credit card case with quick-release latch A credit card case or fob with an integrated quick-release latch is provided that may be unclipped readily from a key loop, key chain or other device. The quick-release credit card case includes upper and lower cover portions and a pivot member for connecting the up... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203965 | System and method for home network content protection and copy management A private home entertainment system including plural playback devices can receive discrete content that can be played by any appropriate publicly available devices. The home system can convert the discrete content to content that is bound to the private network usin... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202785 | Mobile object tracking system A mobile object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal and use of specific objects within a group checked out from storage between the time the objects are checked out and the replacement of the objects in the storage. The system includes a system cont... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7193963 | Method for inputting information into a data storage medium that is optically recordable and readable In a method of entering information into an optically writable and readable data storage medium having a polymer film which can be changed locally by heating in order to store information and to which there is assigned an absorber dye (34) which is set up to ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187637 | Opto-mechanical adjustment based on sensing label side of optical disc Opto-mechanical adjustment based on sensing the label side of an optical disc is disclosed. The label side of the optical disc is first sensed with an opto-mechanical system. The opto-mechanical system is then adjusted, based on the label side of the optical disc as... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185814 | Layer structure and method of manufacture for optical memory strip (OMS) This invention discloses an optical memory strip and a data card that has at least an optical memory strip as a cutoff piece bonding and attaching to the data card for storing data accessible with an optical read/write head. The data card can further includes at lea... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7170706 | Hard disk system with non-volatile IC based memory for storing data A hard disk system for storing user data for an information device. The hard disk system includes a non-volatile, IC based memory such as e.g., a memory utilizing MRAM, to non volatilely store system data for the hard disk. Examples of system data include a master l... | 01/30/2007 |
