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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 |
| 8180077 | Medical grade stereo system A medical grade stereo system is disclosed. The stereo system may include a housing with faceplates where a user interface and connectors mounted to the faceplates form fully sealed interfaces sealing the housing interior from the environment. A shielding enclosure ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8139796 | Wireless microphone device To provide a wireless microphone device that enables a circuit board, which is to be provided with an oscillation circuit, to be decreased in size without deteriorating radiation characteristics. The wireless microphone device is configured to include: a circ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135149 | Wireless communication device A wireless communication device includes a speaker grille, a built-in speaker provided behind the speaker grille, and an output amplifier connected to the built-in speaker. A voltage applied to the output amplifier is increased to a level higher than the level of vo... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8077887 | Electrical connector and method for manufacturing a condenser microphone There is provided an electrical connector especially suitable for a condenser microphone, which connector is, though being small in size, provided with an electromagnetic wave shielding unit that is capable of easily being installed in the connector and is equivalen... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8014546 | EMI shielding for a microphone A microphone has at least one non-conductive component with at least one side covered by a metal layer which in turn is covered by a protective layer, and the microphone can be a component of a delegate unit of a conference system or a congress system. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7986800 | Device with acoustic guard A device includes a main body, a microphone module, and an acoustic guard. The microphone module is connected to the main body and comprises a first acoustic opening and a second acoustic opening, wherein the microphone module receives sound waves via both the first... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7945063 | Microphone shield system A microphone shield system captures sound in adverse conditions. The system includes a microphone positioned within a membrane. The membrane is inflated around the microphone to form an enclosure. The inflated membrane passes signals within a selected frequency rang... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945062 | Microelectromechanical microphone packaging system The invention relates to a microelectromechanical microphone packaging system. The microelectromechanical microphone packaging system comprises a substrate, a chip, a microelectromechanical microphone, a conductive glue, a non-conductive glue and a cover. The substr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7876917 | Generic electromagnetically-countered systems and methods The present invention relates to an electromagnetically-countered system including at least one wave source irradiating harmful electromagnetic waves and at least one counter unit emitting counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves by such counte... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7835534 | Battery charging jobsite lunchbox A preferred embodiment of portable lunchbox equipment that is particularly useful at construction and other jobsites is disclosed which provides important desirable features and functionality comprising a housing, at least one charger for charging a removable batter... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7760896 | Microphone mount A mount assembly for a personal microphone is described. The mount assembly includes a spring-biased clip and a cage. The clip connects the assembly to an article of clothing. The cage is formed from an elongated bar made of rigid material. The bar is formed into a ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7729500 | Microphone array with electromagnetic interference shielding means A microphone array comprises a circuit board, a first microphone, and a second microphone. The circuit board comprises a first layer, a third layer, and a second layer sandwiched between the first and third layers. The first layer comprises a first shielding part wi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7548627 | Speaker, and module, electronic apparatus, and device that use the speaker A net made of material containing at least metal is bonded to a protector of a loud speaker, and hence shields electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic interference can be prevented in an electronic apparatus such as a portable phone employing the loud speaker. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7483542 | Condenser microphone In a condenser microphone unit connected to an output module section via a dedicated microphone cord, the generation of noise caused by strong electromagnetic waves sent from a cellular phone etc. is effectively prevented by a simple configuration. In the condenser ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7415122 | Microphone shield system A microphone shield system captures sound in adverse conditions. The system includes a microphone positioned within an enclosure. A membrane stretched across a portion of the enclosure passes signals within a selected frequency range. The membrane may block or atten... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7398072 | Mobile wireless communications device with reduced microphone noise from radio frequency communications circuitry A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board in the housing and having radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a power amplifier and microphone mounted thereon. An antenna is carried within the housing and operative with the RF circuitry. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388962 | Directional hearing enhancement systems A hearing enhancement system that enhances a user's hearing based on a directional speaker is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system can include an interface unit that has a directional speaker and a microphone. The microphone captures input audio signals that are... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386138 | Multifunction speaker A multifunction speaker comprises a frame made of an insulation material and having a terminal supporting portion, a pair of supporting springs are partly embedded in the frame. A magnetic circuit is resiliently supported in the frame by the springs, a diaphragm is ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369673 | Speaker supporting device and electronic device comprising this speaker supporting device A speaker supporting structure, which includes a speaker supporting device with improved assembly characteristics, and an electronic device comprising this speaker supporting device. The speaker supporting device is a structure which supports a speaker mounted in a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356862 | Waterbed with massage function A waterbed includes a bed frame, a water mattress mounted on the bed frame, and a flapping device. The flapping device includes two longitudinal shafts rotatably supported by the bed frame and a plurality of flapping members securely mounted on each longitudinal sha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357218 | Frame for speaker device and speaker device A speaker device includes a magnetic circuit system and a vibration system including a frame. The frame has a magnetic circuit housing unit housing the magnetic circuit, an outer peripheral portion arranged on an outer side thereof and having an annular shape, and p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352876 | Method and apparatus for substantially improving power supply rejection performance in a miniature microphone assembly A hybrid circuit (300) for use in a miniature microphone assembly (100) reduces power supply noise on the audio signal input (214) of an impedance buffer amplifier (200) using one or both of shielding conductors 422, 424 to reduce ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336797 | Apparatus and method for generating acoustic energy in a receiver assembly A receiver assembly includes a housing having a fixed housing portion and a shiftable housing portion cooperating to define a hollow cavity. A flexible membrane secured between the fixed housing portion and the shiftable housing portion and adapted to allow relative... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331420 | Frame for speaker device and speaker device A frame for a speaker device includes a magnetic circuit housing unit which houses a magnetic circuit, a substantially annular outer peripheral portion which is arranged on an outer side of the magnetic circuit housing unit, and plural arm portions which connect the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325650 | Speaker A speaker according to the present invention is equipped with a diaphragm having a central portion of a dome shape and an edge portion formed on an outer periphery thereof. Further, the speaker has also a frame attached with an outermost fringe of the edge portion a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325648 | Frame for speaker device and speaker device A frame for a speaker device has an annular outer peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes plural wall portions concentrically formed. An end surface of the wall portion on an inner circumferential side of the outer peripheral portion is formed at a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324656 | Wide dispersion speaker system and cover mounting structure for instrument directly mounted to flat portion A wide dispersion speaker system 1 comprises a cone type speaker unit 2, and a restricting element 10A. The restricting element 10A is provided with a center hole 11 at a center section thereof, and a peripheral hole 12 loca... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7266204 | Rearview mirror assemblies incorporating hands-free telephone components The rearview assembly of the present invention may include any one or more of the following: a housing for attaching to the vehicle, the housing may define an interior space that is acoustically separated into at least two chambers; a first speaker that may be locat... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266213 | Compact speaker with a protective cover A speaker has a case having a peripheral projection, a magnetic device having a yoke, and a permanent magnet and secured to the case. A diaphragm is secured to the case at the peripheral projection. A protector has an upper plate and a cylindrical holding portion at... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260234 | Space-saving antenna arrangement for hearing aid device An antenna coil is present in a hearing aid device to wirelessly transmit signals between a hearing aid device and a further device. Due to the required miniaturization of hearing aid devices, only minimal space is available for the arrangement of the antenna coil i... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248703 | Systems and methods for adaptive noise cancellation A system (400) for reducing non-acoustic noise includes a primary sensor (420), at least one secondary sensor (410), a filter (415), and a summation unit (425). The primary sensor (420) measures pressure and produces a prima... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245484 | Method and apparatus for spacing a display from a chassis in an information handling system A spacer apparatus comprises a rigid base member including a stop surface located on a top portion of the base member and a resilient member coupled to the rigid base member, the resilient member positioned adjacent the stop surface. The spacer apparatus may be inst... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241954 | Method for reducing electromagnetic disturbance wave and housing structure A method for reducing an electromagnetic disturbance wave generated at an electronic apparatus, by covering the electronic apparatus with a housing which is formed by a material having a shield effect against an electromagnetic wave, includes providing a space formi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232960 | Apparatus for improving durability of electronic devices According to one embodiment of the invention, an electronic device comprises a main body and a protective panel. The main body features a periphery formed by a plurality of sidewalls. The protective panel is placed over a top surface of the main body and extending o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7206422 | Transducer assembly apparatus An assembly (100) for acoustic sealing of a transducer (104) in a communication device is provided. The assembly (100) allows for assembly along one axis (112) and acoustical sealing along another axis (115). The assembly (100 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203332 | Magnet arrangement for loudspeaker An electro-dynamic loudspeaker includes a frame, a plurality of magnets and a diaphragm. The frame includes a molded plastic body. The magnets may be molded into the frame in a determined configuration. The frame is mechanically coupled to the diaphragm such that th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197155 | Magnet assembly for loudspeakers A magnet assembly having inner and outer yokes of magnetic flux conductive material which together define an annular air gap and a radially oriented magnet sandwiched between the inner and outer yokes such that a first face of a first magnetic polarity contacts the ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7142683 | Computer with acoustic driver built into acoustically leaky chassis A desktop computer which has a driver mounted in the back wall of the chassis. The chassis is acoustically a very leaky box, so the driver is designed as if it were a free-space driver (using large cone area and long throw). In one class of embodiments, a single dri... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141919 | Piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer A piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer includes a piezoelectric sounding body in which bending vibration is generated by applying an alternating signal between two electrodes, a case housing the piezoelectric sounding body, and a pair of terminals insert-molded ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7113740 | Portable radio apparatus A portable radio apparatus has a radio circuit (9) provided on a printed circuit board (5), a speaker (8) provided on a rear cover (2), and a shield case (10) provided to cover the radio circuit (9). In the shield case (1... | 09/26/2006 |
