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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 |
| 7328903 | Chuck A chuck has an attachment device for attaching the chuck to a machine spindle and a collet with clamping jaws defining an insertion opening at an end of the chuck opposite the attachment device. A sliding sleeve surrounds the clamping jaws and is axially moveable in... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6638137 | Removing investment casting gates An improvement in the after-cast operation of removing the casting gate from an investment casting comprising a formed locator on the gate, the formed locator being capable of locating the casting in a desired position and of being gripped to hold the cas... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6553880 | Micromachining system A micro-machining system configured for cutting an elongate object, including a clamp configured to enable repeatedly releasing and then holding the elongate object in a position suitable for cutting the elongate object transversely relative to its length... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547653 | Ferrule holder assembly for optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus A ferrule holder assembly for an optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus comprises a ferrule holder board supported to be moved upward and downward in parallel with a grinding board of the optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus, a ferrule sleeve prov... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6398632 | Workpiece holder An insertion arbor used in device for machining a workpiece. The workpiece includes a centered middle bore, a plurality of other bores and an equal plurality of fabrication bores. Each of the other bores defining an area of increased radius. The other bor... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6159072 | Lens transport apparatus, a cup for securing an eyeglass lens during transport, and a method of transporting lenses An eyeglass lens securing cup (1) securely mounted on an eyeglass lens has a positioning portion which engages a manipulator to determine a specified axial position and it is placed in position on a tray (400). The tray (400) is moved to a specified posit... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6086455 | Apparatus for polishing surgical stents A method for polishing radially expandable surgical stents is disclosed where fluid abrasive media M flows over surfaces of the stent 10 causing the surfaces of the stent 10 to be polished and streamlined. The stent 10 is temporarily provided with cylindr... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5916013 | Inner race grinding machine A grinding machine for grinding an inner race of a constant velocity joint, which contains a grinding wheel with a concentric peripheral surface of boron nitride, and a device for rotating the grinding wheel at a speed of at least about 5,000 revolutions ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5865577 | Clamping device for working an engine A clamping device for milling working of engine is provided which makes stability of working operation by stably fixing without trembling upon milling working of casted engine and improves a working preciseness and prevents deformation of members by dispe... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5681209 | Housing grinding machine A grinding machine for regrinding a housing of a constant velocity joint which contains a grinding bit, a high speed spindle, a lubricating fluid injection system, and devices for rotating the housing, for moving the housing in the X axis, for moving the ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5681208 | Method and apparatus for grinding a crankshaft An apparatus for grinding particularly a crankshaft is proposed, the apparatus having a workpiece headstock and a tailstock with, in each case, a bearing, which is disposed in the extension of the crankshaft axis and is intended to accommodate the cranksh... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5667425 | Device for centering and clamping a component with a view to lapping it using an expansion lap Device for centering and clamping a component (1) with a view to lapping it, comprising a rest (10) for applying the component (1) against a fixed stop (3), a first piston (7) with a long stroke and a second piston (8) with a short stroke interposed betwe... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5634842 | Apparatus for the precision grinding of conical seats for cylindrical nozzle workpieces An apparatus for the precision grinding of conical valve seats of nozzles, for example, injection nozzles for internal combustion engines. The body is entered hydraulically on a mandrel and a driver has a rubber O-ring braced against the nozzle body to fr... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5577952 | Multiple cage grinding device A grinding machine for several ball cages. The machine contains a grinding bit, a multiple cage holder in which several cages are disposed so that the centers of the windows of their cages are vertically aligned with each other, a device for moving the mu... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5447467 | Alignment adaptor means An adaptor for aligning the components of a constant velocity joint is disclosed. This adaptor is comprised of a base, a body attached to said base, a screw shaft disposed within said body, a left slide nut mounted on said screw shaft, a first annular peg... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5259156 | Grinding method and clamping device An auxiliary device is disclosed for use with grinding machines to assist in clamping a workpiece and performing the grinding of an internal bore in the workpiece. The device has an exteriorily conical surface extending from an annular projection to one e... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5245795 | Pipe support apparatus Spaced, parallel mounting plates include a first clamp rod orthogonally directed through a lower end of the clamp plates, with a guide pipe orthogonally directed through the mounting plates spaced from the first clamp rod. A second clamp rod is orthogonal... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5187900 | Auxiliary device for a machine tool An auxiliary device for a machining tool that converts a standard rotary machining tool into an oscillation-machining tool. The device has a chuck, or other workpiece gripping device, at an upper end of a shaft. The shaft may be rotated around an axis par... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5109634 | Method and apparatus for machining centering chamfers A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a reference axis for a gear shaft about which the centering chamfers may be formed to facilitate the final machining of the remaining elements on the gear shaft. The invention includes the attachment of... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5044122 | Method and apparatus for beveling an inside edge of a glass article A method for uniformly beveling an inside edge of a glass article having an opening at one end thereof includes the steps of: providing a plate having a peripheral shape generally corresponding to that defined by the edge of the glass article, the plate h... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5022195 | Method and apparatus for machining centering chamfers A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a reference axis for a gear shaft about which the centering chamfers may be formed to facilitate the final machining of the remaining elements on the gear shaft. The invention includes the attachment of... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4914871 | Method for honing thin wall gear parts Thin wall, torque sensitive pinion gears, sun gears or other such workparts are driven in rotation in a fixture during honing of the internal diameter to minimize out-of-roundness. The fixture for honing multiple workparts at a time includes a workpart dr... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4873794 | Holder for milling countersink filler plugs A holder for milling a countersink filler plug, the holder having a bolt-like configured support on which the filler plug is mounted prior to the milling procedure. A sleeve slidably circumscribes the bolt-like support and is of a height less than the hei... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4839997 | Brush seal manufacture An apparatus for machining a brush seal 19 comprising a clamp for holding the brush seal 14 and a cutting member 16 having a diameter which corresponds to the required finished diameter of the seal 19. The cutting member comprises a cup having an axis of ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4776136 | Fiber optic polishing bushing A polishing bushing for polishing the end face of an optical fiber supported within a rigid sleeve includes a bushing base (31, 131) having a front surface (36, 136). The rigid sleeve (21, 21a) normally protrudes from beyond the front surface (36, 136) to... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4718203 | Method for working the funnel portion of a cathode ray tube A method of and a device for working the sealing edge of a funnel portion for a cathode ray tube during a plurality of working phases. A number of funnel portions are simultaneously worked in successive working units. Each unit comprises a centering devic... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4680894 | Fixture for honing thin wall gear parts Thin wall, torque sensitive pinion gears, sun gears or other such workparts are driven in rotation in a fixture during honing of the internal diameter to minimize out-of-roundness. The fixture for honing multiple workparts at a time includes a workpart dr... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4586292 | Machine imparting complex rotary motion for lapping a spherical inner diameter An apparatus for imparting complex rotary motion is used to lap an inner spherical diameter surface of a workpiece. A lapping tool consists of a dome and rod mounted along the dome's vertical axis. The workpiece containing the lapping tool is held in a gi... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4567695 | Method and apparatus for machining roller bearings An improved method of machining the raceway of a roller bearing race for cylindrical rollers having two concentric cylindrical surfaces with one surface being the raceway and the other cylindrical surface being the seating surface of the roller bearing ra... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4527357 | Internal grinding machine An internal grinding machine comprising a work head adapted to rotate about a selected axis and to be displaced in a direction perpendicular to that axis. The work head includes a workpiece holding fixture having a fixed lower jaw and an upper jaw displac... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4509298 | Pneumatic clamp mounting for a disc Pneumatically operated clamping apparatus provides free floating mounting of a disc upon a shaft during grinding and polishing of the disc.... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4502255 | Apparatus for holding workpieces An apparatus for holding of workpieces, such as gears and the like, the bore of which is to be machined by a tool, especially a honing tool. At least one workpiece is held on a workpiece carrier which is mounted in a floating manner transverse to the tool... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4483105 | Device to hold workpieces for the honing of their axial center bore A device to hold workpieces, in particular gears, to hone an existing axial center bore, consisting of a workpiece support member, which may be loaded and unloaded from one side. Levers supported pivotably in grooves formed in the workpiece support member... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4470535 | Method of processing a front cover for a torque converter A method of grinding an annular surface into a flat annular surface, in which a front cover for a torque converter is formed by means of press-forming and the thus press-formed front cover is supported floatingly on a supporting table and pressed against ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4447991 | Method for grinding or polishing curved surfaces of solid bodies and apparatus for carrying out this method The invention relates to a method for grinding, polishing etc. curved surfaces of non-metallic solids, in particular glass bodies using a tool adapted at least in part to the surface to be machined and which moves relatively to the body to be machined whi... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4420912 | Apparatus for holding workpieces during honing work An apparatus for holding of workpieces with at least one vertical bore, particularly for holding a connecting rod, for a honing operation. The apparatus includes two workpiece receiving plates between which the workpiece is insertable with horizontal and ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4290236 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a contoured internal diameter bushing PCT No. PCT/US79/00322 Sec. 371 Date May 14, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date May 14, 1979 PCT Filed May 14, 1979 WO80/02526 Nov. 27, 1980 The ends (14,16) of cylindrical bushings 10) in which pins rotate bear relatively heavy loads. This can lead to a slight internal de... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4241546 | Holding device for cup-shaped glassware articles in a glass processing machine The invention relates to a holding device for cup-shaped glassware articles in a glass processing machine, especially in a bursting and grinding machine, wherein the cup is placed into the holding device prior to commencement of the processing operation. ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4185419 | Working method for the automatic bursting-off and grinding the edges of glasses, and automatic machine for carrying out such method The present invention relates to a working method for the automatic bursting-off and grinding of the edges of glasses, particularly automatically manufactured shaft or stemmed glasses as discharged from the glass blowing automaton upon attaching the stem ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4173100 | Cannula grinding cartridge and fixture A cartridge for use in supporting and rotating tubes to be ground to produce cannulas. The cartridge includes support plates forming a clamp, the plates adapted to be shifted laterally with respect to each other to rotate the tubes clamped therebetween.... | 11/06/1979 |
