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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 |
| 6270767 | Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, gene encoding therefor and methods of detecting and treating chagas disease The nucleotide sequence of Tc100, a gene encoding PTc100, a new Trypanosoma antigen, and the amino acid sequence of PTc100 are described. Tc100 and PTc100, or fragments thereof, modified or otherwise, can be used directly or indirectly for the detection o... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6261569 | Retro-, inverso- and retro-inverso synthetic peptide analogues Synthetic peptide antigen analogues of native peptide antigens with partial or complete retro, inverso or retro-inverso modifications are provided. When administered as an immunogen to an immunocompetent host the synthetic peptide antigen analogues induce... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254869 | Cryptopain vaccines, antibodies, proteins, peptides, DNA and RNA for prophylaxis, treatment and diagnosis and for detection of cryptosporidium species Vaccines, antibodies, proteins, DNAs and RNAs for diagnosis, prophylaxis, treatment and detection of Cryptosporidium species or Cryptosporidium species infections. Cryptosporidium species antigen and DNAs and RNA encoding the Cryptosporidium antigen and f... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6248329 | Parasitic helminth cuticlin nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof The present invention relates to: parasitic helminth cuticlin proteins; parasitic helminth cuticlin nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such cuticlin proteins; antibodies raised against such cuticlin proteins; and compounds that inhibit pa... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6242585 | Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific DNA fragment This invention relates to a Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific DNA fragment containing IS like and repetitive sequences, a method of production of such DNA fragment and the use of such DNA fragment, for example, to rapidly diagnose Mycobacterium tubercul... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6235283 | DNA encoding a cell membrane glycoprotein of a tick gut This invention relates to an antigen isolated from the cattle tick Boophilus microplus and to the gene coding for that antigen and to the protein product of that gene. The antigen when used in part or in entirety as an immunogen administered to cattle as ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6235282 | Vaccinal fluid water-in-oil emulsions containing a metabolizable oil Injectable water-in-oil emulsion possessing immunity adjuvant activity and which can be used in man and animals as vaccine or an immunological medicament comprising an oily phase comprising an oil , an aqueous phase and at least one emulsifier, wherein th... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6228601 | Polypeptides for diagnosing infection with trypanosoma cruzi Polypeptides are disclosed that are useful for diagnosing American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, a disease caused by the infectious agent Trypanosoma cruzi. The polypeptides have a sequence that corresponds to the amino acid sequence of at least one... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228372 | Compounds and methods for the detection and prevention of T. cruzi infection Compounds and methods are provided for diagnosing Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The disclosed compounds are polypeptides, or antibodies thereto, that contain one or more epitopes of T. cruzi antigens. The compounds are useful in a variety of immunoassays f... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228649 | Double targeted gene replacement in unicellular diploid organisms Homozygous gene replacement can be created in unicellular diploid organisms by individually targeting each allele of a gene with genetic constructs containing two different and independent selectable markers. Selection for both markers indicates replaceme... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6207158 | Parasitic helminth macrophage migration inhibitory factor proteins, nucleic acid molecules, and uses thereof The present invention relates to parasitic helminth macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) proteins; to parasitic helminth MIF nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such MIF proteins; to antibodies raised against such MIF proteins; and... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203801 | Coccidiosis polypeptide and vaccines The present invention relates to hydrophilic Eimeria polypeptides, DNA-fragments encoding those peptides, recombinant DNA molecules comprising such DNA-fragments, live recombinant carriers comprising such DNA-fragments or recombinant DNA molecules and hos... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6193971 | Dictyocaulus viviparus antigen for diagnosing lungworm infestation and for vaccination An immunogenic protein (DV 18) isolated from lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus including variants and fragments thereof, are described. DNA encoding such protein, methods of isolating and preparing such protein, antibodies against such protein, immunoassays... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6187311 | Engineered acarid allergen and process for producing the same The invention provides a method for producing a modified major mite allergen, obtained by altering a major allergen of house dust mites by gene engineering, which involve the steps of culturing prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cells transformed with a repli... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183976 | Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of B. microti infection Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of B. microti infection are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one antigenic portion of a B. microti antigen and DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides. Anti... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6168923 | Compositions and methods for use of IL-12 as an adjuvant Improved vaccine compositions and methods of making same are provided, which vaccines are characterized by an antigen from a pathogen and an effective adjuvanting amount of Interleukin-12. These IL-12 adjuvanted vaccines are capable of increasing the vacc... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6120770 | Plasmodium proteins useful for preparing vaccine compositions The present invention relates to DNA segments encoding MAEBL, an erythrocyte binding protein of a Plasmodium parasite, to substantially pure MAEBL proteins and to recombinantly or synthetically produced MAEBL molecules. The MAEBL proteins can be utilized ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6114142 | Parasitic helminth nucleic acid molecules/and uses thereof The present invention relates to parasitic helminth proteins of about 39 kD (i.e., P39 proteins); to parasitic helminth P39 nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such proteins; and to antibodies raised against such proteins. The present inve... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6099843 | Parasitic helminth PLA2 proteins The present invention relates to parasitic helminth PLA2 proteins; to parasitic helminth PLA2 nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such proteins; to antibodies raised against such proteins; and to compounds that inhibit parasitic helminth p... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6071518 | GP900 glycoprotein and fragments for treatment and detection/diagnosis of cryptosporidium Peptides, polypeptides, glycoproteins, their functional mutants, variants, analogs, and fragments useful for treatment and detection/diagnosis of Cryptosporidium infections by competitive inhibition of the function of a Cryptosporidium protein/glycoprotei... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6063902 | Ectoparasite histamine releasing factor, genes and uses thereof The present invention relates to ectoparasite histamine releasing factor (HRF) proteins; to ectoparasite HRF nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such HRF proteins; to antibodies raised against such HRF proteins; and to compounds that inhib... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060281 | Parasitic helminth PLA2 proteins and nucleic acid molecules The present invention relates to parasitic helminth PLA2 proteins; to parasitic helminth PLA2 nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such proteins; to antibodies raised against such proteins; and to compounds that inhibit parasitic helminth p... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6054135 | Compounds and methods for the detection and prevention of T. cruzi infection Compounds and methods are provided for diagnosing Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The disclosed compounds are polypeptides, or antibodies thereto, that contain one or more epitopes of T. cruzi antigens. The compounds are useful in a variety of immunoassays f... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6022546 | Toxoplasma gondii antigens, the preparation thereof and the use thereof The present invention relates to the identification of Toxoplasma gondii antigens and the preparation thereof by genetic engineering. A cDNA expression gene bank of this parasite was prepared. Recombinant clones which are of diagnostic interest were ident... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019974 | SPE-4 peptides This application discloses SPE-4 related peptides, peptide-carrier protein conjugates and fusion proteins, immunogenic compositions, antibodies and methods for characterizing the SPE-4 related protein profiles, useful in diagnosing or monitoring SPE-4 rel... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017538 | Plasmodium falciparum antigens inducing protective antibodies A molecule, protein or peptide characterized in that it is recognized by cytophilic antibodies from individuals who are immune to infection by Plasmodia, and recognized by non-cytophilic antibodies from individuals who are vulnerable to infection by Plasm... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015882 | Vaccines, antibodies, proteins, glycoproteins, DNAs and RNAs for prophylaxis and treatment of Cryptosporidium parvum infections Vaccines, antibodies, proteins, glycoproteins, DNAs and RNAs useful for passive or active prophylaxis and treatment of Cryptosporidium infections. Cryptosporidium antigen comprised of a protein with or without carbohydrates attached thereto. Polyclonal an... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6001363 | Coccidiosis poultry vaccine This invention relates to a novel Eimeria protein with immunogenic properties as well as to DNA sequences encoding these proteins. This protein can be administered to poultry thereby protecting the birds against coccidiosis. In addition the DNA encoding t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5985264 | IL-12 Stimulation of Neonatal immunity The present invention relates to a method of inducing a Th1-like response against a pathogen in a neonatal host, which comprises administering to the neonatal host an effective amount of IL-12 and an antigen of the pathogen. Also encompassed by the presen... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5977306 | Parasitic helminth P39 proteins, and uses thereof The present invention relates to parasitic helminth proteins of about 39 kD (i.e., P39 proteins); to parasitic helminth P39 nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such proteins; and to antibodies raised against such proteins. The present inve... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5972351 | Plasmodium falciparum MHC class I-restricted CTL epitopes derived from pre-erythrocytic stage antigens A method of identifying peptides of an antigen of interest which are capable of recognition by or induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, comprises the steps of: ascertaining a "motif" of peptides which bind to a chosen HLA class I allele; providing peptide... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5961979 | Stress protein-peptide complexes as prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines against intracellular pathogens Disclosed is a family of vaccines that contain stress protein-peptide complexes which when administered to a mammal are operative at initiating in the mammal cytotoxic T cell responses against preselected intracellular pathogens. Also disclosed are method... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5942413 | Nematode vaccine Disclosed is a substantially purified antigen derived from a first species of parasitic nematodes, which antigen is capable of providing protection to a host from parasitism infestation by a second nematode species, which may be the same as or different f... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5932225 | Vaccine comprising eimeria spp. gametocyte antigen Substantially purified Eimeria maxima gametocytes have been prepared and methods for their preparations are disclosed. A proteinaceous extract derived from the gametocytes comprises at least nine proteins of varying molecular weights. Vaccines for conferr... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5874527 | Plasmodium vivax blood stage antigens This invention is directed to novel species-specific P. vivax malarial peptide antigens which are proteins or fragments of proteins secreted into the plasma of a susceptible mammalian host after infection, and to monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies direct... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5871738 | Nematode vaccine Disclosed is a substantially purified antigen derived from a first parasitic nematode species which, when administered to a host animal, is capable of protecting the host animal from infestation by a second parasitic nematode species, wherein the first an... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5861160 | Isospora suis sporozoite antigen Isospora suis is propagated using a swine testicular cell line which facilitates production of sporozoites and merozoites, either or both of which can be used in a vaccine for swine. Antibodies against Isospora suis sporozoites, which inhibit the infectiv... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5851535 | Mimotopic polypeptides of Toxoplasma gondii and applications The invention relates to a polypeptide capable of reacting specifically with an anti-Toxoplasma gondii P30 protein antibody, and comprising a peptide sequence, in which any succession of 6 contiguous amino acids exhibits at most 67% homology with the pept... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5846527 | Continuous cell line and vaccine against avian coccidia A non-lymphoid continuous cell line adapted for propagation of avian coccidia is provided. This cell line is useful for the production of vaccine antigenes for prophylactic treatment of poultry, particularly in a novel vaccine for coccidia.... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843722 | Coccidiosis poultry vaccine This invention relates to novel Eimeria proteins with immunogenic properties as well as to DNA sequences encoding these proteins. These proteins can be administered to poultry thereby protecting the birds against coccidiosis. In addition the DNA encoding ... | 12/01/1998 |
