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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 |
| 7299713 | Device for laying line elements A device used to lay line elements such as electric and/or fluid lines between a stationary housing and a moving housing. The device includes a double pipe structure having an inner pipe member and an outer pipe member. The outer pipe member is attached to the movin... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272524 | Method and a system for programming an industrial robot to move relative to defined positions on an object, including generation of a surface scanning program A method and a system for programming an industrial robot to move relative to defined positions on an object. The system includes a geometrical model of the object, the real object, and an industrial robot. A plurality of measuring points are generated corresponding... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7215786 | Robot acoustic device and robot acoustic system A robot auditory apparatus and system are disclosed which are made capable of attaining active perception upon collecting a sound from an external target with no influence received from noises generated interior of the robot such as those emitted from the robot driv... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194335 | Manipulator and its control apparatus and method A manipulator operative in a master/slave operative mode, comprising: a master unit commanding an operation; a slave unit having a work unit; a detector detecting the orientation of the master unit and the orientation of the slave unit; and a control device controll... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7144057 | Modular sensor platform robotic vehicle Robot and remote controlled devices have been utilized for information gathering purposes. However these robotic vehicles lack efficiency because they are not capable of operating out of doors or where the sensors and apparatus located on the robots are subject to h... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139642 | Robot system and robot apparatus control method The present invention aims to provide an improved entertainment property. In a robot system where a plurality of robot apparatus act autonomously, each robot apparatus has wireless communication means, and when the robot apparatus make conversation between themselve... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117068 | System and method for library robotics positional accuracy using parallax viewing In one aspect and one example, a method for calibrating robotic picker mechanisms in automated storage library systems includes detecting a calibration mark with at least one sensor from a first position and a second position, where the first position and the second... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113848 | Human emulation robot system One aspect is a robot system comprising a flexible artificial skin operable to be mechanically flexed under the control of a computational system. The system comprises a first set of software instructions operable to receive and process input images to determine tha... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7076333 | Releasable, repeatable electrical connection employing compression An electrical connection of a transfer station releasably, repeatably electrically couples with respect to a matching connection of a portable cartridge. A substrate in the portable cartridge has electrical contacts on a facing surface. In the transfer station, a ma... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7024280 | Robot capable of detecting an edge A robot with an edge detector and two operating modes. The first operating mode is a remote control mode. The second operating mode is a processor controlled mode. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7016505 | Robot acoustic device The invention is directed to an auditory robot for a human or animal like robot, e.g., a human like robot (10) having a noise generating source such as a driving system in its interior. The apparatus includes a sound insulating cover (14) with which at... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6999849 | Folding robotic system A portable robotic system having a folding carriage is disclosed. The carriage in one embodiment includes two legs and a lateral stabilizer. The folding legs and stabilizer allow the carriage to be maneuvered into a plurality of open and closed positions. In the ope... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6885911 | Track anomaly detection in an automated data storage library Track anomalies in an automated storage library are detected by transmitting a track health signal from one portion of the track. The presence of a track anomaly is determined based on any reception of the transmitted signal at another portion of the track. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6853881 | Robot information processing system A robot controller executes an operating program, calculates a position and posture of a robot, and sends the position and posture information to a personal computer (PC). At the PC side, on the basis of this position and posture information, animation display infor... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6810306 | Data storage library status monitoring Library system health is monitored and displayed based on the location of equipment within the library relative to track layout. Robotic devices travel on rails within the data storage library accessing data storage devices such as cartridges, cassettes, media packa... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6691001 | Diagnostic port between independent robots An automated storage library structure, a structure of at least one robot operating within the automated storage library, and a method of connecting the robot to test equipment to facilitate testing. The robot is operative to move about the automated stor... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684731 | Holding arm for energy supply A robot with at least partly externally located cables, particularly robot tool supply cables having a length reserve in the area of the A3 axis of the robot is characterized by a base part located on the robot and having elements for guiding the supply c... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6675068 | Working robot A working robot is used in space for inspecting the state of a structure of a house module in space or for replacing M/D shields. A robot body is provided with four multifunctional arms (or two moving arms and two multifunctional arms), which are equipped... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6640160 | Biped ambulatory robot A biped ambulatory robot is provided having a structure in which the electrical storage device is arranged to reduce the load on the joints (particularly the knee joints) of the leg members of the robot and to enable easy maintenance of stability of the r... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622585 | Industrial robot and cable guiding device for this robot and use of the device An industrial robot with an upper robot arm (1) that comprises a first arm part 2) arranged to rotate at a second arm part (3), whereby a cable set (4) extends through both arm parts whereby a guiding device (6) for the cable set is arranged at the upper ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6591164 | Library failover method using hot spare redundant picker mechanism A "hot spare" method for facilitating the seamless transition from a failed robotic mechanism to backup unit is provided. A spare robot is located inside a storage library on a section of rail (robotic track) from which it can be utilized on any rail laye... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6548982 | Miniature robotic vehicles and methods of controlling same A robotic vehicle capable of traveling over various terrain and traversing obstacles. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes a cylindrical body having two or more drive wheels coupled to the ends thereof. The wheels are selectively powered to propel the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540473 | Robot vehicle for hot-line job A robot vehicle for hot-line job for transmission and distribution lines which comprises an insulating boom formed of an insulating material at a tip end stage of multiple stage booms, a base end of which is supported on an elevated work vehicle to be cap... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6511247 | Robot with a retaining strip which can be placed on a gearbox for fixing control cams The invention relates to a multiaxis robot with at least one gear associated with a robot axis and having a gearbox with positional retaining strips for fixing control cams for monitoring the swivel angle of the robot axis, the retaining strips having a s... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6431018 | Guide device for wiring member and/or piping member and robot with guide device A plurality of clamp devices for clamping a cable or a pipe connected to an end effector of a robot are mounted to a robot wrist portion. A first clamp device has a base and a clamp portion configured to slide linearly with respect to the base and be also... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6393335 | Synchronous mounting and dismounting method and system for multiple accessor storage libraries An automated storage library for the storage and retrieval of cartridges and an associated method includes a frame having cartridge storage cells for storing cartridges and at least one cartridge player for playing a cartridge. At least two robotic mechan... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385508 | Lead-through teach handle assembly and method of teaching a robot assembly A method of teaching a robot a desired operating path and a lead-through teach handle assembly are disclosed. A mounting mechanism mounts the entire handle assembly to an arm of the robot. The handle assembly also includes a handle that is supported by th... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6377014 | Legged walking robot In a biped walking robot having a body and two articulated legs each connected to the body and each having a foot at its free end such that the robot is controlled to walk by landing a heel of the foot first on a floor. The heel of the foot has projection... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6295484 | Robot control method and device When a multiaxial robot with a mechanism having spring elements between electric motors of respective axes and robot arms is controlled, the path precision of a tool tip is increased without causing vibrations produced by mechanical interference between a... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6279413 | Articulated robot A first arm (3) of a articulated robot has a double arm structure composed of a first arm piece (3a) and a second arm piece (3b). The first arm piece (3a) transmits a drive force, and a housing (4a) of a second arm (4) is rotatably mounted to the first ar... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6204619 | Dynamic control algorithm and program for power-assisted lift device A dynamic control system for a power-assist device has a statics formulator for determining a set of static torques for the lift system based on force data from the lift system. The control system further includes a dynamics formulator for determining a s... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6189403 | Robot arm In order to guide a cable for a robot in a protective fashion while facilitating simple insertion of protected cables in a robot arm, in particular a robot arm bearing a hand arbor motor, having a cable guide channel extending substantially along the robo... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6178842 | Industrial robot An industrial robot is provided which has a compact and of low height body operable within an operating range not exceed the height of the robot during operation, and yet is able to secure a wide operating range of the near front side of the robot. The ro... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6160371 | Robot system, control method, and recording medium When the operator inputs a macro control command, each microrobot takes an actual action on the basis of the command. That action is autonomously controlled to successfully execute the macro command. The autonomous control is to feed back and control the ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6159199 | Device for the manipulation of cytotechnical instruments A device for handling instruments used in technical cytological examinations has a holder base with at least two separate and moveable holders each carrying one instrument and each being coupled with a drive for switching the holders between two defined p... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6125715 | Device in a robot arm A robot arm comprises an assembly (6) rotatable relative to a part (2) of the arm about an axis extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the arm part, said assembly comprising a drive unit (8) and a member (9) driven by the drive unit. A cable (35,... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6071060 | Calibration jig for an automated placement machine A calibration jig for establishing a home position of a robotic mechanism which retrieves components from a parts tray. The calibration jig includes: an angled member having a first wall member and a second wall member which is substantially perpendicular... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5865266 | Steering wheel linkage for robotic system for automated durability road (ADR) facility A robotic device for turning a steering wheel of a vehicle includes an electric motor and a telescoping turning shaft connected to the motor. An adapter couples the steering wheel to the turning shaft.... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5834916 | Industrial robot and its control unit A control unit for an industrial robot comprising a speed command device for outputting a speed command signal for the industrial robot and a servo control device which outputs to a servo motor of each of a plurality of axes of rotation of the industrial ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5829307 | Industrial robot An industrial robot allowing one-way assembly, size reduction and long cable life includes a first member; a second member which swivels relative to the first member; a third member which swivels relative to the second member; a first drive unit provided ... | 11/03/1998 |
