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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 |
| 6921744 | Hydroxy mixed ethers having a high degree of ethoxylation, compositions containing the same and anti-foam uses therefor Hydroxy mixed ethers of the general formula (I): R1O[CH2CH2O]xCH2CH(OH)R2 (I) wherein R1 represents a linear or branched, alkyl or alkenyl group having from 4 to 22... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919305 | Solid detergent compositions and methods of preparing the same Solid laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents and cleaners which are obtained by mixing gemini surfactants of the formula (I), R1CH(OH)CHR3(OCH2CH2)nOCHR4CH(OH)R2 (I) ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916773 | Non-surfactant solubilizing agent Compositions of the invention include: (a) a solvent having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of 5 to 7; and (b) a solubilizing agent having the formula: where R is aryl, cycloaryl, heteroaryl or hetercyclyl... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914038 | Hair cleansing compositions A hair cleansing composition comprises the following ingredients (A) to (D): (A) an anionic surfactant having a sulfate group, (B) a cationic guar gum, (C) an organic acid selected from a hydroxyca... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910489 | Composition for eliminating thermosetting resin An apparatus containing a composition suitable for eliminating a thermosetting resin is disclosed. In the composition, tetra methyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) is included so as to eliminate the thermosetting resin. Accordingly, the composition is suitable for removin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908892 | Photoresist remover composition The present invention is a photoresist remover composition used in order to remove photoresist during the manufacturing process of semiconductor devices, such as large-scale integrated circuits and very large-scale integrated circuits. The present invention comprise... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908893 | Cleaning composition and method for using the same A novel cleaning composition for dry cleaning applications is described. The cleaning composition utilizes a stain removal composition having a stain removal surfactant and a stain removal solvent, and the dry cleaning applications use a solvent which is a gas at st... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906019 | Pre-treatment liquid for use in preparation of an offset printing plate using direct inkjet CTP A method of making a printing plate in which the uncoated surface of a substrate is treated with a pre-treatment solution prior to the deposition of ink on the surface. The pre-treatment liquid comprises a polyvalent metal salt, and at least one of an organic swelli... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906020 | Cleaning composition A hard surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked- or burnt-on soils from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising a soil swelling agent and a spreading auxiliary and wherein the composition has a liquid surface tension of less than about 24.... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6900168 | Brush cleaner A composition and method to allow quick and thorough cleaning of acrylic based artificial and sculpted nail applicators. A volatile solvent is mixed with a non-volatile solvent and may be combined with an antiseptic. When combined, the composition may be used to cle... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900172 | Compositions and methods for using amine oxide monomeric unit-containing polymeric suds enhancers The present invention relates to methods for using amine oxide monomer-containing polymeric suds enhancers (enhancers) to increase the suds and/or foam volume and suds and/or foam retention in suds-forming and/or foam-forming compositions comprising such amine oxide... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6897192 | Process for the preparation of bleach activator granules Process for the preparation of bleach activator granules, which comprises extruding a mixture comprising bleach activator, anionic or nonionic surfactant and polyalkylene glycol at temperatures of from 60 to 80° C. and a pressure of from 10 to 30 bar, and granulati... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6897193 | Hydroxy mixed ethers and polymers in the form of solid preparations as a starting compound for laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents and cleaning compositions Solid composition useful for the production of dishwashing, laundry or cleaning compositions are comprised of (a) a hydroxy mixed ether of the formula (I) wherein R1 is a linear or branched alkyl group havin... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890893 | Low odor composition for lactate esters and other ester biosolvents A solvent composition that comprises a C1-C4 lactate ester and an odor-reducing amount of a tertiary amine having a boiling point at one atmosphere of about 80° C. to about 160° C. is disclosed. The composition (a) is substantially free of od... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887837 | Water-based paint-removing solution Paint residues may be removed from spraying equipment and the like by flushing with aqueous compositions containing alkoxylated aromatic alcohols wherein the aromatic ring moieties of such alcohols do not bear any alkyl substituent containing more than 4 carbon atom... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6867174 | Non-foaming cleaning compositions and a method for their use The present invention provides stable, non-foaming cleaning compositions having a solvent system and a surfactant system. Preferably, one composition also has a propellant system enabling the composition to be delivered as a non-foaming aerosol spray. The compositio... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6849589 | Cleaning composition Improved cleaning compositions are described that are efficient in removing both food and industrial grease, heel marks, and the like from hard surfaces, wherein improved cleaning compositions contain certain nonionic surfactants and quaternary amine salts, when com... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6846798 | Polyalkoxylated terpenic compounds, their process of preparation and their use as defoaming agents The invention concerns polyalkoxylated terpenic compounds of formula Z-X—W—[CH(R5)—CH(R6)—O]q-A in which Z is a bicycloheptenyl or bicycloheptyl radical, preferably substituted by methy radicals; X is preferably a —CH2... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6846793 | Cleaning concentrate Compositions of the invention include: a surfactant having an HLB value from 1 to 10; and a compound of formula (I): where; x is an integer from 2 to 6, y is an integer from 0 to 5, R is a bond or (C1-C... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844308 | Antibacterial cleaning wipe A cleaning wipe comprising a nonwoven fabric wherein the nonwoven fabric is impregnated with an antibacterial cleaning composition. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841523 | Nail polish remover The present invention relates to a nail polish remover with excellent solvency and reduced environmental impact for use with artificial nails. Specifically, the nail polish remover contains methyl acetate, a glycol ether coupling agent, and a novel stabilizer. Furth... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6841645 | Peroxidised polyorganosiloxanes (POS), one of the methods for preparing them and their uses as bleaching agent in dental compositions The invention concerns polyorganosiloxanes (POS) grafted with peroxide functions and functions stabilizing the latter. Said stabilized peroxidised POS are designed to form a novel oxidizing system useful as bleaching agents, for example or dental or detergent compos... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838422 | Plastics compatible detergent composition and method of cleaning plastics A plastics compatible detergent composition is provided by the invention. The plastics compatible detergent composition includes about 0.01 wt. % to about 10 wt. % anionic surfactant; about 0.01 wt. % to about 10 wt. % cationic surfactant; about 0.01 wt. % to about ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838426 | Compositions for water-based and solvent-based sprayable gels and methods for making same The present invention is a sprayable gel cleaning composition and a method of making said sprayable gel cleaning composition. The gel stays on the stained surface until it is wiped off, unlike non-gelatinous compositions that have a very short surface contact time. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835705 | Viscosity-stabilizing cleaning composition A cleaning composition containing a viscosity-stabilizing amount of tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and sodium di-alkyl sulphosuccinate is provided. Furthermore, cleaning compositions comprising hydroxyethyl cellulose, diet... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6835703 | Liquid automatic dishwashing detergent The invention provides liquid automatic dishwashing detergents (LADDs) that contain a detergent enzyme and have a pH value less than 7.0. Such LADDs can lack phosphate builders, chlorine bleaches, and alkali, each of which is undesirable from the perspective of huma... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6831052 | Cleaning compositions containing hydroxy mixed ethers, methods of preparing the same, and uses therefor Cleaning compositions containing hydroxy mixed ethers of the general formula (I) are described: R1O[CH2CHR4O]x[CH2CHR3O]yCH2CH(OH)R2 (I) where... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6828296 | Method for removing an ultraviolet light cured floor finish, removable ultraviolet light curable floor finish and strippable finished floor A UV cured floor finish can be removed from a floor by applying to the cured finish an inhomogeneous stripper composition containing at least one polar solvent, allowing the stripper composition to contact the finish for sufficient time to soften the finish, and rem... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6821937 | Hard surface cleaning composition Terpene-free hard surface cleaning compositions comprised of a C1-C4 alkyl ester of a C6-C22 saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acid and a surfactant having an HLB of from about 4 to about 10 are effective in cleaning har... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821942 | Cosmetic cleansing composition A cleansing composition, comprising (1) at least one foaming surfactant, (2) at least one hydrophobic silica and (3) at least one oxyalkylenated compound in a physiologically acceptable aqueous medium comprising at least 35% by weight of water relative to the total ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821352 | Compositions for removing etching residue and use thereof A composition for removing etching residue and a method using same are disclosed herein. In one aspect, there is provided a method for removing etching residue from a substrate comprising: contacting the substrate with a composition comprising water, an organic dica... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6812196 | Biocidal cleaner composition containing acid-anionic surfactant-alcohol combinations and method of using the composition A method of substantially reducing biofilm-associated microorganisms on a surface and a composition designed to substantially reduce biofilm-associated microorganisms on surfaces are disclosed. In one embodiment, the composition is an anionic surfactant selected fro... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6809072 | Water repellent composition and windscreen washer comprising a siloxane, ether alcohol, and cationic surfactant The water-repellent composition, in particular for a windscreen washer liquid, comprises a compound of organopolysiloxane type as hydrophobic active agent and a solvent. According to the invention, the composition is used in combination with a solubilizing mixture c... | 10/26/2004 |
| RE38639 | Composition comprising a mixture of alkoxylated mono-, di- and triglycerides and glycerine The present invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of alkoxylated mono-, di-, and triglycerides and glycerine of the following formula R′ representing H or CH3, and each of m... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805141 | Mixtures of gemini surfactants and fatty alcohol alkoxylates in rinse agents A rinse agent composition containing: (a) a gemini surfactant corresponding to formula I: R—CHOH—CH2—[OCH2CH2]x—O—CH2—CHOH—R (I) wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl and... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6797685 | Liquid laundry detergent with emulsion layer An aqueous liquid laundry detergent composition comprising a detergent surfactant (including anionic), an emulsifier with an HLB value below about 8.5; an oil; and an electrolyte in an amount to provide ionic strength indicator of from about 0.55 to about 6.7. The c... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797072 | Process for restoring magnetic recording tape damaged by “sticky shed” syndrome A process for restoring magnetic recording tape damaged by “Sticky Shed” syndrome cleans magnetic tapes of the Backcoating which is causing their eventual degradation and destruction. The Backcoating is first removed in a multi-step process. A liquid cleaner, su... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797687 | Gemini surfactant compositions Mixtures comprising: (a) a gemini surfactant of the formula (I) R1—CHOH—CH2—[OCH2CH2]x—O—CH2—CHOH—R (I) wherein each of R and R1 is a linear or branc... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794351 | Multi-purpose cleaning articles Multipurpose cleaning articles are provided comprising a porous cleaning sheet containing an aqueous cleaning composition comprising (a) water as the major component; (b) 5% to 45% by weight water-immiscible solvent; (c) less than about 1.8% by weight emulsifier; an... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6793760 | Cleaning agent for PVC surfaces The invention relates to a method for adhesive bonding a PVC surface comprising cleaning a PVC surface with an aqueous alkaline cleaning composition and applying an adhesive to the cleaned PVC surface. ... | 09/21/2004 |
