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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 |
| 8084140 | Silver platelets comprising palladium The invention provides an aqueous solution-based method for producing nanosized silver platelets, which employs the controlled mixing of a silver ion solution, a reducing solution, and an acidic solution in the presence of palladium ions. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7776449 | Biaxially textured composite article A composite article that can be used as a substrate for coated conductors is disclosed. The composite substrate has at least three layers in which one or more inner layers of Ni—W alloys with 9 at. %-13 at. % W and two outer layers of Ni—W alloys with 3 at. %-9 ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7682704 | Microporous metal parts A metal injection-molding feedstock is heated and plasticized. Supercritical carbon dioxide is injected into the feedstock to form micropores when the pressure is reduced and a parts mold is filled. The micropores are retained when the green parts are debindered and... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7427310 | Cemented carbide tools for mining and construction applications and method of making same A cemented carbide cutting tool insert/button for mining and construction comprising hard constituents in a binder phase of Co and/or Ni and at least one surface portion and an interior portion in which surface portion the grain size is smaller than in the interior ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7390568 | Semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructures having specific charge carrier confinement A semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructure has a core of a first semiconductor material surrounded by an overcoating of a second semiconductor material. Upon excitation, one carrier can be substantially confined to the core and the other carrier can be substantiall... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371428 | Duplex gas phase coating Method of forming different diffusion aluminide coatings on different surface regions of the same superalloy substrate involves positioning the substrate in a coating chamber having a aluminum-bearing coating gas flowing therein with a first substrate surface region... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361203 | Sliding component and method for manufacturing the same A bearing is manufactured by filling iron-based material powder and copper-based material powder in a filling portion of a mold, compacting those material powder so as to form a green compact, and then sintering the green compact. The copper-based material powder co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332123 | Method for manufacturing composite articles and the articles obtained therefrom A method of molding an article comprises inserting a mandrel into the cavity of the mold; placing a niobium based refractory metal intermetallic composite powder into a cavity of a mold; consolidating the niobium based refractory metal intermetallic composite around... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329311 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328831 | Method of making a brazed metal article and the article formed thereby A method of making an article that is comprised of a metal foam in contact with a base metal by an intermediate braze composition, in particular, a method of brazing a metal foam to a base metal via a braze composition. In one preferred method, a polymeric foam is c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310991 | Explosion-proof gas sensor An explosion-proof gas sensor has a measuring element (2), which generates a measured signal that depends on the concentration of the measured gas and is delimited against the environment by means of a porous, gas-permeable and sintered metal body (7).... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303724 | Composite metallic materials and structures and methods of making the same A composite material and method of making the same are disclosed. An example method for fabricating a composite material forms a core layer between opposing outer layers. The core layer includes a mixture of at least one metallic powder and at least one expanding ag... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297271 | Titanium powder sintered compact Provided are a porous sintered compact suitable for a filter, a power feeder in a polymer electrolyte membrane type water electrolyzer, a current collector in a solid polymer fuel cell and in addition a liquid dispersion plate, especially an ink dispersion plate for... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291012 | Dental implant with porous body A dental implant having two distinct regions, a coronal region and a bone fixation region. The coronal region has a smooth transgingival section and an interface for connecting to a dental component. The bone fixation region has an elongated cylindrical shape and is... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287907 | Surface densification of powder metal bearing caps A high performance main bearing cap has particular surfaces densified for improved fatigue crack resistance. The surfaces densified are the bolted face inside of a perimetral margin and outside of bolt head interface areas around the main bolt holes, the surfaces of... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281853 | Bearing material A journal bearing system includes a bushing and a journal pin within the bushing. At least one of the bushing and journal pin has an engagement surface with an engagement length comprising a substrate material and a solid lubricant. A concentration of the solid lubr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264887 | MCrAlY bond coating and method of depositing said MCrAlY bond coating A method of depositing a bond coating to a surface of an article includes the steps of depositing an inner layer of the bond coating consisting of β-NiAl comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/β-MCrAlY comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/γ′- or γ-MCrAlY... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241416 | Metal injection molded turbine rotor and metal injection molded shaft connection attachment thereto A rotor shaft assembly (101) of a type used in a turbocharger, manufactured by mounting a powder compact of a titanium aluminide rotor (203) to a powder compact of a steel shaft (207), with a metal powder admixed with a binder (211) inter... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219721 | Heat sink having high efficiency cooling capacity and semiconductor device comprising it A heat sink for a semiconductor device comprises a base which has a first surface on which a plurality of heat-radiating fins are arranged, and a second surface which contacts the semiconductor device directly. A heat spreader is provided on the second surface of th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217290 | Surgical devices containing a heat bondable material with a therapeutic agent Surgical devices such as implants or suture fastenings are assembled from a plurality of discrete components, one of which components includes a heat bondable plastic material for bonding the components together. At least two components are bonded to each other by t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217390 | Method of fabricating ultra-fine cermet alloys with homogeneous solid grain structure The present invention relates to a method of fabricating ultra-fine grain cermet alloys with a homogenous solid solution grain structure. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of fabricating an ultra-fine TiC-base cermet alloy with a homogenous solid ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215545 | Liquid cooled diamond bearing heat sink A liquid cooled heat sink for cooling integrated and power modules. The heat sink is formed of a Diamond, Silicon Carbide composite and is provided with heat transfer facilitating fins and an enclosure for routing the cooling liquid into heat transfer contact with t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195641 | Valvular prostheses having metal or pseudometallic construction and methods of manufacture This invention relates to improvements in prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and implantable medical devices having moveable septa. The inventive prosthetic cardiac and venous valves have metallic or pseudometallic valves coupled to metallic or pseudometallic sten... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172350 | Forming method using thermal transfer printing sheet The present invention relates to a forming method using a thermal transfer printing sheet which is capable of implementing a three dimensional pattern. A method of forming a protruded surface using a thermal conduction difference of each portion of the pattern by a ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169347 | Making a molding tool A die comprises metal-rich sections which form an inner wall and an outer wall of the die, respectively. Gradient sections are disposed adjacent to the metal-rich sections, respectively. Further, a ceramics-rich section is disposed between the gradient sections. A p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168858 | Surface densification of powder metal bearing caps A high performance main bearing cap has particular surfaces densified for improved fatigue crack resistance. The surfaces densified are the bolted face (F) inside of a perimetral margin and outside of bold head interface areas around the main bolt holes (B), the sur... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169351 | Method of production of surface densified powder metal components A method for densification of the surface layer of an optionally sintered powder metal component comprising the steps of decarburizing the surface layer for softening the surface layer of the component, and densifying the surface layer of the component. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137312 | Gear wheels roll formed from powder metal blanks A method is disclosed for the manufacture of gear wheels having two axially adjacent gears (4,6) thereon. A blank is prepared with the two gears crudely formed thereon by compressing and sintering a shaped mass of substantially metal powder. The blank is then... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128753 | Surgical devices having a polymeric material with a therapeutic agent and methods for making same Surgical devices such as implants or suture fastenings are assembled from a plurality of discrete components, one of which components includes a heat bondable plastic material for bonding the components together. At least two components are bonded to each other by t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112237 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097685 | Cemented carbide, coated cemented carbide member and production processes of the same A cemented carbide comprises a binder phase consisting essentially of an iron family metal, a first hard phase consisting essentially of WC having a hexagonal crystal structure, and a second hard phase consisting essentially of one or more types of a compound of a m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087316 | Low-expansion unit, method of manufacturing the same and semiconductor provided with the same A low-expansion unit includes a plate member and an iron-nickel layer. Upper and lower surface layers of the plate member each have the iron-nickel layer thereon and/or therein. While the plate member has a relatively large thermal expansion coefficient, the iron-ni... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074329 | Lid for an underdrain block A lid for an underdrain block that has a top surface defining an opening for receiving fill material. The top surface forms a ridge circumscribing the opening, the lid comprising a top, a bottom and a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge comprising a rim adapted to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070643 | Compositionally graded sintered alloy and method of producing the same There is disclosed a compositionally graded sintered alloy which comprises: 1 to 40% by weight of a iron group metal; 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one type of a specific metal element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Au, Ge, Cu; Sn, Al, Ga, Ag, In, Mn a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065990 | High contact conical bow The handcuff assembly includes a bow pivotally connected to a cheek plate frame assembly which includes a unitized frame that is die stamped from a metal plate and which is overmolded with a polymer overmold. The bow and arcuate cheek arms engage a wrist of a person... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7025928 | Method of flow forming a metal part A method of flow forming sintered metal parts. The first step is forming a round disk by conventional powder metal process. The disk can be a donut shape part with or without a flange on one side of its outer diameter. The disk can then be copper impregnated or used... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026057 | Corrosion and abrasion resistant decorative coating A new article of manufacture, for example a faucet or other article of hardware, has a specified decorative color, and is resistant to corrosion, abrasion and attack by chemicals. The article includes a substrate, one or more corrosion resistant layers applied to th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014367 | Oil-impregnated sintered sliding bearing An oil-impregnated sintered sliding bearing formed of a porous iron-based sintered alloy with quenched structure and receiving a high surface pressure capable of reducing the number of finishing steps by cutting and grinding and providing a bearing performance equiv... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005405 | Metal oxide sintered structure and production method therefor The present invention is to provide a metal oxide sintered structure having a homogeneous catalyst supporting ability, and a production method therefor. Hardly reducing oxide powders and reducing oxide powders are mixed, and then kneaded with a binder. By extrusion ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002795 | Low noise heatsink A thermal management device includes a thermally conductive core, a thermally conductive frame positioned around the core, the frame defining at least one opening, and at least one thermally conductive insert disposed in the opening in the frame. ... | 02/21/2006 |
