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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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| 7417320 | Substrate structure and manufacturing method of the same A Ti film is pattern-formed on a desired portion on a silicon substrate, and a Co film is formed on the substrate so as to cover the Ti film. CNTs are formed only on a portion, under which the Ti film is formed, of the surface of the Co film at approximately 600° C... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411019 | Polymer composites containing nanotubes The present invention relates to polymer composite materials containing carbon nanotubes, particularly to those containing singled-walled nanotubes. The invention provides a polymer composite comprising one or more base polymers, one or more functionalized m-phenyle... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7365395 | Artificial dielectrics using nanostructures Artificial dielectrics using nanostructures, such as nanowires, are disclosed. In embodiments, artificial dielectrics using other nanostructures, such as nanorods, nanotubes or nanoribbons and the like are disclosed. The artificial dielectric includes a dielectric m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338915 | Ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes and compositions thereof This invention provides a method of making single-wall carbon nanotubes by laser vaporizing a mixture of carbon and one or more Group VIII transition metals. Single-wall carbon nanotubes preferentially form in the vapor and the one or more Group VIII transition meta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335408 | Carbon nanotube composite material comprising a continuous metal coating in the inner surface, magnetic material and production thereof A carbon nanotube composite material contains a carbon nanotube and a continuous layer of a metal covering the inner surface of the carbon nanotube. It is produced by forming a metallic matrix layer and treating the metallic matrix layer to form plural nanoholes in ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326633 | Anisotropic conductive film An anisotropic conductive film (10) is used for bonding a semiconductor component to a circuit board. The anisotropic conductive film includes an insulative adhesive film (12) and a plurality of nano-scaled conductive particles (14). The nano-sc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7253442 | Thermal interface material with carbon nanotubes A thermal interface material (40) includes a macromolecular material (32), and a plurality of carbon nanotubes (22) embedded in the macromolecular material uniformly. The thermal interface material includes a first surface (42) and an opp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238425 | Telescoped multiwall nanotube and manufacture thereof The invention relates to a method for forming a telescoped multiwall nanotube. Such a telescoped multiwall nanotube may find use as a linear or rotational bearing in microelectromechanical systems or may find use as a constant force nanospring. In the method of the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7150840 | Graphite fine carbon fiber, and production method and use thereof A graphitized fine carbon fiber comprising a hollow space extending along its center axis, and a plurality of graphene sheets, wherein the fiber has an end surface comprising a portion of discontinuity in which ends of graphene sheets are not bonded to one another a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7105428 | Systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial oriented nanowire growth using a combination of silicon precursors. In... | 09/12/2006 |
