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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 |
| 7351052 | Apparatus for producing nanofiber utilizing electospinning and nozzle pack for the apparatus The apparatus for producing a nanofiber includes a supply unit (110) for supplying melted polymer for fiber material, a spinning unit (122) having several radiation nozzles (122) to which first voltage having a polar is applied to discharge the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323190 | Cell delivery system comprising a fibrous matrix and cells Cell storage and delivery systems and methods for storing and delivering viable cells to a mammal are disclosed. The cell storage and delivery systems include a biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable fibrous matrix physically associated with viable cells to contain and ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323157 | Production of agglomerates from gas phase A process for production of an agglomerate comprises the steps of: passing a flow of one or more gaseous reactants into a reactor; reacting the one or more gaseous reactants within a reaction zone of the reactor to... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7086846 | Electro spinning of submicron diameter polymer filaments An electro spinning process yields uniform, nanometer diameter polymer filaments. A thread-forming polymer is extruded through an anodically biased die orifice and drawn through an anodically biased electrostatic field. A continuous polymer filament is collected on ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6971220 | Method of wrapping a round bale compacted by a round baler, film-wrapping device and round baler that is provided with such a film-wrapping device The invention relates to a method and a device for wrapping a round bale pressed in a round bale press at least about its cylindrical surface area with an at least unilaterally adhesive film (12). With the inventive method, the film (12) is pulled off ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6787230 | Ultrafine inorganic fiber, and a process of preparing for the same The present invention relates to ultra-fine inorganic fibers and a method of producing the same. The method of producing ultra-fine inorganic fibers comprises the steps of: mixing sol or gel containing an inorganic material and thermoplastic resin solution and react... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6308509 | Fibrous structures containing nanofibrils and other textile fibers Nanofibers are produced having a diameter ranging from about 4 Å to 1 nm, and a nano denier of about 10-9. The use of the electro-spinning process permits production of the desired nanofibrils. These fibrils in combination with a carrier or st... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6106913 | Fibrous structures containing nanofibrils and other textile fibers Nanofibers are produced having a diameter ranging from about 4 Å to 1 nm, and a nano denier of about 10-9. The use of the electro-spinning process permits production of the desired nanofibrils. These fibrils in combination with a carrier or st... | 08/22/2000 |
| 4468922 | Apparatus for spinning textile fibers An apparatus for electrostatic spinning of textile fibers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a twister electrode and a rapid spinning ground electrode, more particularly, a spinning ground electrode having an insulated tip which is tapered and fluted so... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4170866 | Process and apparatus for producing open-end spun yarn A process and apparatus for producing open-end spun yarn using an electrostatic field produced by a pair of spaced electrodes in combination with a spinning rotor having an acutely inclined circumferential wall and a circumferential groove at the junction... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4040243 | Electrodes for electrostatic fiber collecting and spinning apparatus An electrostatic fiber collecting and yarn spinning apparatus is substantially improved by adding a bowl-shaped electrode and changing the configuration of the electrodes so that the rotating electrode is substantially enclosed by the stationary electrode... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4028871 | Process and apparatus for producing spun yarn A process and apparatus for producing spun yarn using an electrostatic field produced by a pair of spaced electrodes, one of which surrounds the other to isolate the electrostatic field therebetween from external physical and electrical disturbances. Stap... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4002016 | Open end spinning apparatus In an open end spinning apparatus for converting staple fibers into yarn, the apparatus comprising a rotor having a rotatable surface to which a substantially parallel array of the fibers is fed substantially along the axis of the rotor and by engagement ... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3945185 | Pneumatic and static electricity open-end spinning method and apparatus therefor Open-end spinning is accomplished by means of placing similar static electricity charges on an anode member and an inlet anode nose member mounted in a spinning chamber near a feed roller, and by placing a charge opposite said anode member on a cathode me... | 03/23/1976 |
