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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 |
| 7654219 | Sight glasses and pipes incorporating the same Sight glass assemblies, pipe assemblies including the same, and methods for assembling pipe assemblies are disclosed. Sight glass assemblies may include an annular body of a transparent material. The annular body may include a peripheral surface, an interior surface... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7314237 | Pipe joint assembly A pipe joint assembly including a transparent quill; an outer quill having at least a first view port, and having at least a first outwardly extending pipe coupling thread which extends longitudinally along and helically about the outer quill, the transparent quill ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7131671 | Transparent coupling A transparent coupling for joining the ends of relatively soft plastic conduit. Visual inspection through the coupling affords confidence that the conduits have been installed in their proper position within the coupling. Internal circumferential barbs of the coupli... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124627 | Air filter restriction sensor assembly An air filter restriction sensor assembly for use on an engine, such as a small gas engine provides a simple on/off system with remote indicating to notify the operator of the air restriction. More specifically, the air restriction in the air intake line of the engi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7063151 | Methods of preparing and using coated particulates The present invention involves methods of preparing coated particulates and using such coated particulates in subterranean applications such as production enhancement and sand control. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of preparing coated par... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7013833 | Valve stem pressure poppet A valve stem pressure poppet incorporated into a tire valve cap for monitoring tire air pressure. The indicator assembly is screw attached by a connector onto an existing valve stem. The assembly includes a hollow outer tube for housing a slideably disposed indicato... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6938481 | Sight glass and low temperature method of manufacturing the same An improved lower cost sight glass and a method for producing the same is disclosed, whereby the sight glass is made by placing a transparent component in secure contact with a metallic ring. The contact may optionally be effectuated by temporarily altering the rela... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6870695 | Aberration-correcting window configurations An optical configuration suited to the monitoring of a process flow through the wall of a containment vessel for producing a high-quality, high-NA sample focus and reduced residual positive spherical aberration. The invention includes an optical path with a window e... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857315 | Armored tubular sight gauge with integral valves and misalignment unions An armored sight gauge assembly of the type having a sight tube that is placed between first and second spaced apart fittings to show a liquid level comprising an elongated main body positioned between and permanently connected to the first and second fittings. The ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6848481 | Method and apparatus for removing hazardous liquid from petroleum tanker trailer delivery/loading piping A method and system is provided for removing hazardous liquid from a wet line of a cargo tanker truck. The system includes a sight glass module positioned at the outboard end of the wet line. The sight glass module includes a vent, a drain, and an optical sensor. Wh... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837922 | Air filter sensor apparatus kit and method An air filter sensor kit and method of using the same for permitting a person to modify the filtering portion of a heating or cooling system that uses an air filter to enable the determination of when the air filter is dirty and needs changing. The air filter sensor... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6741411 | Changeable process window A process window unit for the spectroscopic study of process mixtures The process window is comprised of a window frame for holding a window, a screw cylinder, with a radiation passage in its core and an external thread for screwing the screw cylinder into the windo... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6588272 | Redundant level measuring system A redundant level measuring system comprises a chamber for fluidic coupling to a process vessel whereby material level in the vessel equalizes with material level in the chamber. A float including a magnet in the chamber rises and falls with material leve... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6467506 | Cooling system fully visible tester An elongated clear fluid orifice device which includes a plurality of different exterior widths for accommodating the mounting of different sized hoses thereon while having a constant interior width. The device may be used in any liquid cooled engine havi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6390016 | Sight flow indicator A sight flow indicator having a viewing window for monitoring liquid flowing therethrough is disclosed. The flow indicator is configured to disentrain gas and particulate from a portion of the fluid. The flow indicator is also configured to reduce the vel... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6359742 | Weldable sightglass assembly The invention provides a sightglass assembly for viewing the interior of a vessel, such as a reaction vessel for chemical or biochemical reactions, and is adapted to be welded to a vessel wall. The sightglass assembly comprises a window disc fused to a me... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6289726 | Fuel filter gauge A fuel filter restriction indicating device communicating with the supply of fuel passing from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine. The indicating device senses a decrease in the supply of fuel drawn through the fuel filter by the engine based up... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286817 | Carburetor fuel bowl having fuel level indication The present invention relates to a fuel bowl for a carburetor for an internal combustion engine. The fuel bowl includes a fuel bowl housing (18) having an inner fuel cavity (22) and opposed lateral sides (54), and a sight glass (58) provided in at least o... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6273021 | Oil spill prevention apparatus An oil spill prevention apparatus for use with for a domestic oil storage tank has a catchment tray e located underneath an oil storage tank and extending over the entire footprint thereof. The catchment tray has a depression for pooling oil caught by the... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6244115 | Flow meter for monitoring liquid flow at low or intermittent rates A flow meter for monitoring liquid flow at low or intermittent rates, such as waste water gravity flow from a reverse osmosis system. Water flow from the system enters a meter chamber vented to atmosphere. Water drainage from this chamber is adjusted to m... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6158459 | Oil nozzle structure for pneumatic tools An oil nozzle structure for pneumatic tools is provided and mainly characterized in that an oil nozzle is directly mounted into a receiving space provided at an outer end of a handle portion of a pneumatic tool, and that a clear inspection window and a th... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5884657 | Fluid reclamation apparatus A reclamation apparatus for capturing leaking hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic system having a higher pressure system end and a lower pressure system end and for delivering the captured fluid back into the system includes an inner fluid line, for carrying h... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5852937 | Indicator cap and method of manufacture thereof A sight glass assembly for visually indicating the presence of moisture, oil or an acid in a refrigerant flow of a refrigeration or air conditioning system and a method of manufacture thereof is disclosed. The sight glass assembly includes an indicator ca... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5829093 | Indicator device for a vacuum cleaner dust container Disclosed is an indicator device for visually denoting the amount of filled dust in a dust container of a vacuum cleaner. The indicator device operates based on a vacuum pressure difference created between an air suction port and an outlet of the vacuum c... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5777810 | Reinforced signal mirror A signal mirror assembly has a laminated sandwich construction and includes a transparent center sighting disk. The disk interconnects a relatively thick plastic front sheet with a thin rear plastic sheet to provide enhanced structural integrity and to el... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5735168 | Animal feeder sight glass device The present invention is directed to an animal feeder sight glass device. The device is a single multi-layered component made of a foam gasket with a central opening which seats on a vessel having an outer wall with an opening in the wall, a transparent l... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5727498 | Retractable visual indicator assembly A retractable indicator assembly 10 may be mounted on a container C which transmits air through the container and removes deleterious gases with an activated charcoal medium M in the container. An elongate indicator housing 12 has a chamber 20 therein. A ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5673722 | Liquid injection device, system and method A liquid injector has a tubular body surrounding and shielding a glass tube. The body and tube are sealed at opposing ends by a valve coupler and an end fill cap, each with there own O-ring seals. There are three openings through the body to allow for vie... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5611241 | Integral welded sight glass for boilers A sight glass assembly (1) is provided which is securable to a pressure vessel (V). The sight glass assembly includes a body (3) having top, bottom, front, back, and side walls defining a chamber (25) which is in fluid communication with the interior of t... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5577538 | Liquid dispensing nozzles having improved view glass/flow indicators A fuel dispensing nozzle is provided with a view glass/fuel flow indicator that are disposed between the main fuel valve and a downstream check valve. The view glass/flow indicator means comprise a pair of horizontally aligned view glasses. A plurality of... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5383338 | In-line sight indicator An in-line sight indicator structure for a fluid system wherein a chamber defining flow-through sight housing includes a sight glass in one wall portion thereof and a support member extending from an opposite wall portion in spaced relation to the sight g... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5359862 | Method and apparatus for detecting an amount of cooling medium charged in a refrigeration circulation system A cooling medium charge amount detector capable of detecting whether or not an actual amount of a cooling medium is a desired amount in comparison with the amount of the cooling medium necessary for a desired degree of supercooling on an inlet side of an ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5343826 | Fluid indicator assemblies for sight flow apparatus A sight flow apparatus includes a body designed to be connected in-line to fluid pipes within a manufacturing plant or other facility. One or more window assemblies are removably mounted on the sides or ends of the body to allow visual inspection of fluid... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5293833 | Splash containment testing device for emegency eye wash units Apparatus and methods for periodically testing emergency wash units which involve the use of a transparent splash containment device which is positioned over an emergency wash unit and optionally attached thereto. The transparent splash containment device... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5249464 | Sight flow apparatus with cartridge A sight flow product includes a body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet and fluid outlet are designed to be connected in-line to fluid pipes within a manufacturing plant or other facility. A cartridge can be located within and confor... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5247813 | Suction accumulator and sight glass structure associated therewith This invention is directed to a sight glass structure positioned in conduit means connecting a suction accumulator and compressor in a refrigeration system. The sight glass structure herein provided may take the form of bushing means rigidly attached to t... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5244017 | Fuel and vapor flow signaling process A vapor recovery process signals to customers the presence of flow of gasoline or other liquid fuel and the return flow of vapors. In the preferred process, a customer's tank is fueled with a vapor recovery nozzle. Vapors emitted during fueling are collec... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5243929 | Tubular sanitary sight indicator A sanitary sight indicator for viewing the contents of a production process is provided. The sanitary sight indicator includes a body, an optical unit, and a sanitary connection between the body and the optical unit. The body includes a process-interfacin... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5207467 | Monitor for detecting the absence of an electronic component on a vacuum pickup A system is provided for determining the presence, or absence of a component on the end of a vacuum pickup device. A monitor having a transparent body portion and plural air flow passageways is provided. An indicator is provided for each vacuum pickup dev... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5189979 | Fluid pressure indicator A simple and compact fluid pressure indicator comprising a housing having a passage communicating with the pressure to be monitored leading to an interior chamber, a flexible diaphragm sealing and dividing the chamber into two parts, a colored indicator a... | 03/02/1993 |
