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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 |
| 8142184 | Closed cooling system for tools of plastic processing machines Tools of plastics processing machines are cooled over their surface and/or at particular points as soon as compound supply is finished. Heat is thus suitably withdrawn from the shaped compound, ensuring the fastest possible cooling and shortening cycle times. The in... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8002540 | Neck block cooling A neck block of a molding tool for the production of a hollow body preform by means of injection molding, wherein the neck block has a main body with a shaping surface which is adapted to the external contour of a neck portion of the hollow body preform to be produc... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7717697 | Methods and systems for controlling mold temperatures Disclosed is a preferred mold design for producing plastic, molded preforms, which may be blow-molded into a container of a final, desired shape. A preferred mold includes a temperature control system for maintaining the preform mold at a desired temperature. The te... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7392970 | Cooling injection mold The present invention provides an apparatus for molding a material such as plastic. The apparatus includes a mold body, a first plurality of ribs, and a second plurality of ribs. The mold body includes a molding skin of substantially uniform thickness having a first... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377767 | Mold split insert A mold split insert for use in a molding stack assembly, and in particular a preform mold neck ring insert for use in an injection molding stack assembly for making bottle mold preforms. The split insert comprises a body with a molding surface configured thereon. Th... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364683 | Rotary automatic transfer rail for injection molding Methods and assemblies related to a rotary automatic transfer rail for injection molding are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention includes a mold assembly. The mold assembly may include first, second, and third mold plates. The mold plates may be positioned gener... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351054 | Cooling injection mold The present invention provides an apparatus for molding a material such as plastic. The apparatus includes a mold body, a first plurality of ribs, and a second plurality of ribs. The mold body includes a molding skin of substantially uniform thickness having a first... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7303381 | Device for manufacturing optical disc, method of manufacturing the same, and optical disc In an optical disc molding device, a heating medium from a low-temperature controller is made to flow in temperature controlling flow passages (passages 3a) formed at locations corresponding to boundary parts of two fixed molds 7 mounted paralle... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303387 | System for controlling mold temperatures Disclosed is a preferred mold design for producing plastic, molded preforms, which may be blow-molded into a container of a final, desired shape. A preferred mold includes a temperature control system for maintaining the preform mold at a desired temperature. The te... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300609 | Injection-moulding tool for the production of information carriers in disc form An injection-moulding tool for the production of a mould in disc form, in particular in the form of information carriers such as CDs and/or DVDs, wherein the injection-moulding tool comprises a first and a second mirror block, wherein the first and second mirror blo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270535 | Disc-molding mold, molded product, molding machine and disk-shaped member An object is to provide a disc-molding mold which can increase the degree of transfer of a pattern of a stamper to thereby improve quality of molded products, as well as a molded product and a molding machine. In the vicinity of the outer peripheral edges of first a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267320 | Mold apparatus A mold apparatus having at least a pair of molds formed with a cavity, at least one pipe accommodator formed in the molds, at least one heat pipe mounted in the pipe accommodator, a heat-cool source part connected to the heat pipe the heat and cool the heat pipe, an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261550 | Metallic workpiece for use in an injection mold A metal workpiece is formed of a pre-manufactured lower part and an upper piece which is placed thereon using a metal powder sintering process, preferably laser sintering. The lower part is a partial workpiece which is made of a solid piece of metal shaped by machin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261551 | Preform molds incorporating high heat conductivity material This invention relates to methods and apparatus for making articles made of polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of thermoplastic material with good gas-barrier char... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234930 | Cooling circuit for cooling neck ring of preforms A cooling circuit for a neck ring of a preform is conformed to the surface of the neck ring by providing a neck ring in two parts. The first part supports the neck ring and provides strength and durability to the neck ring insert. The second part is formed of porous... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223088 | Automatic air and water docking system for a molding machine An automatic docking system for an injection molding machine having a mold. The docking system includes a moldset with a core plate, a guide on each side of the core plate and moldset guides on a face of the mold. The moldset guides cooperate with the core plate gui... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204687 | Gate cooling structure in a molding system A gate insert (10, 110) for a stack assembly in an injection molding machine having a gate (16, 116) through which a melt of thermoplastics material enters a mold cavity (14, 114). The gate insert has a cooling channel (18, 118) surroundi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7168942 | Method and apparatus for mold temperature control using air A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of an injection mold passes pressurized air contained in an air supply tube through an orifice into an exhaust channel, wherein the pressure of the air in the exhaust channel is lower than the pressure of the ai... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159837 | Plug baffle device for mold A plug baffle device for installation in a coolant passage within a mold, the plug baffle device having its coolant-encountering blade mechanically attached to a base member, and methods for making such plug baffle device. Advantages include acceptance of greater to... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150902 | High Tcoatings Articles are coated by applying a coating composition of a high Tg phenoxy-type material having a Tg of at least about 75° C. to at least a portion of a surface of an article, and forming a dried/cured coating of the high Tg phenoxy... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143814 | Cooling of molds An arrangement to assist in heat transfer through a mold for applications such as injection molding of plastics material including at least one closed chamber within the mold, the chamber being only partially filled with liquid and a remainder of the chamber being f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128565 | Three level stack mold machine A three level stack mold machine comprising a machine frame, a fixed platen mounted on the frame, guide rails mounted on the frame, a movable platen mounted on the guide rails and two carriages mounted on the guide rails between the fixed platen and the movable plat... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117595 | Method for manufacturing a conveying element of an axial type flow meter used for drink vendors A device is described for measuring a fluid, to be used advantageously in mixing devices for ingredients of liquid drinks. The device comprises an impeller, a diffuser upstream from the impeller and detecting means for the impeller (46). The diffuser (41 | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118372 | Molding tool having a heating and cooling medium A mold portion of a molding tool for making plastic articles includes a base body defining a cavity surface and having formed therein at least one heating channel, and at least one cooling channel separated from the heating channel and having a cross section which i... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104779 | Suction sleeve extension for a take-off device An improved take-off device for an injection molding machine that includes an extensible sleeve for extending a suction channel during transfer of parts from the mold core assembly to the take-off device, the tube being retractable after the parts have been transfer... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104782 | Gate cooling structure in a molding stack A gate insert (10, 110) for a stack assembly in an injection molding machine having a gate (16, 116) through which a melt of thermoplastics material enters a mold cavity (14, 114). The gate insert has a cooling channel (18, 118) surroundi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104780 | Platen mounted post mold cooling apparatus and method Platen-mounted, post-mold cooling apparatus and method includes structure and/or steps for handling molded parts in an injection molding machine having a fixed platen, a moving platen, a core half, and a cavity half. A take off device coupled to the fixed platen is ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080684 | Mold temperature control unit A mold temperature control unit with which piping connection for supply and drain of cooling water in unit setup can be extremely simply made. In a mold temperature control unit 1 which unit body 2 comprises a plurality of cooling water systems perform... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056465 | Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement preferably includes structure and/or steps for cooling a plurality of plastic articles molded on a row of mold cores. A post mold cooling device is provided having (i) a first row of cooling tubes con... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052644 | Continuous production of molded plastic containers A system for making plastic containers includes a source for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, and a cutter for severing a continuing series of individual mold charges from the continuous molten plastic stream. A compression molder includes a pluralit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052270 | Post mold cooling apparatus Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement preferably includes structure and/or steps for cooling a plurality of plastic articles molded on a row of mold cores. A post mold cooling device is provided having (i) a first row of cooling tubes con... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014810 | Method of producing solid shape forms containing an active ingredient The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing solid active ingredient-containing forms from an active ingredient-containing formulation which comprises at least one polymeric binder. The apparatus according to the invention has at least one extruder | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014457 | Mould assembly provided with centering means Mould assembly (1) consisting of two interacting mold sections (2, 3). One mold section is provided with a seat (4) and the other mould section with a body (5, 6) that is accurately accommodated by the seat (4), the body/seat inter... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008211 | Molding assembly A molding assembly includes a mold body, an insert block, and a cooling channel. The mold body has first and second surfaces which are opposite to each other, and a peripheral surface interconnecting the first and second surfaces. The mold body further has a plurali... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004747 | Molding die and molding method The transfer plate is energized and heated uniformly in the state in which the transfer plate heated through the electric resistance heating is separated slightly from the specular surface of the specular plate, then, immediately before the die is closed, the transf... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001546 | Method for thermostatically controlling mold temperatures A method and apparatus for thermostatically controlling mold temperatures. The molding apparatus includes at least two die sections and a thermostatic control valve. At least one of the die sections has a cooling channel extending through portions of the die section... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991756 | Heat exchange apparatus for a metal mold A heat exchange apparatus for a metal mold is provided, which includes a heat exchange passage provided for the metal mold, a first supply unit for supplying hot heat carrier to the heat exchange passage and a second supply unit for supplying cold heat carrier to th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6951452 | Cooling station for post mold cooling of plastic pieces Method and apparatus for cooling molded plastic pieces preferably includes a take out structure/step configured to hold the plurality of plastic parts oriented such that closed ends thereof are disposed toward an inside of the take out structure and open ends thereo... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948923 | Apparatus for direct injection molded closure A form, fill and seal packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing a carton, molds a closure directly onto the carton. The machine includes a carton erection station adapted to receive a carton in a generally flat form and to erect the flat form carton into a ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936206 | Synthetic resin molding mold, apparatus for and method of adjusting a temperature of the mold There is provided an arrangement of a mold including a mold base (1), a cavity block (2) provided within the mold base (1), a heat insulating layer (5) provided between the mold base (1) and the cavity block (2), and a syste... | 08/30/2005 |
