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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082923 | Intra-oral device A device and method for relieving head, neck, facial, joint and tooth pain. An intra-oral, semi-custom, separating device, worn over the upper anterior teeth, allows at least one lower anterior tooth to contact the rear wall of the device within the user's freeway s... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7658193 | Interocclusal appliance and method An interocclusal appliance is formed from a single polymer material composition as one unitary piece or from multiple polymer material compositions as a two-piece preform. The two-piece preform includes a base material and an impression material that has a softening... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7404403 | Oral appliance A sports guard 1 for placing in a mouth of a user is disclosed. The guard 1 includes generally a base member 2 having a generally U-shaped form corresponding to the outline of a jaw of a user defining an upper channel 10 within which an u... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7353828 | Double quick release mouth guard assembly The present invention is a mouth guard which is worn to protect a person's teeth when the person is engaged in a sports activity such as football. A strap which has a quick release mating member at each end interconnects the mouth guard with a bar on a helmet worn b... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328706 | Therapeutic and protective dental device useful as an intra-oral delivery system A dental device has a U-shaped carrier with at least one channel for embracing an arch of teeth. The carrier has recessed insets in the channel. Discrete inserts carrying a beneficial agent can fit into the insets and release the agent gradually. When the device is ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299804 | Three part composite performance enhancing mouthguard A performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard adapted to fit the upper teeth of the mouth of an athlete wherein the mouthguard is of a composite material. The first internal layer is a nonsoftenable flexible framework which will permit the mouthguard to hol... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7240766 | Sound dampening pad An easy to manufacture and install sound dampening pad for a printing blanket sleeve is provided. The pad effectively attenuates noise emanating from the sleeve during air pressurized mounting and dismounting of the blanket sleeve to an underlying cylinder. The soun... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7182086 | Mouth guard and sheet for mouth guard A mouth guard which is excellent in impact absorbability and durability, is thin and has good fittability, and is able to easily chew thereupon, and does not give vomiting feel; and a sheet for mouth guard which is suitable for producing the mouth guard. The mouth g... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7143767 | Mouthpiece for reducing snoring A mouthpiece and method for reducing snoring comprise a mouthpiece body of a thermoplastic material having a shape generally complementary to the person's dental arch, including a posterior end having two spaced apart members positioned toward the back of the person... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128072 | Mouthguard A mouthguard has a flexible frame, and has bite tabs extending from the rear surface of the frame for engaging the wearer's teeth. The bite tabs include anterior bite tabs for engaging the wearer's front teeth. A narrow split may be provided between the anterior bit... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108506 | One wall boil and bite dental tray A dental tray having a planar portion and a single wall, useful for dental treatments including bleaching, fluoride applications, desensitizing teeth, antibacterial treatments and other dental operations. At least one groove or bead, either continuous or segmented, ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7055525 | Retention of oral appliances for sleep related disorders An oral appliance for the medical treatment of specific sleep related disorders, i.e., snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, which has a number of sections for each jaw component which can be separated for ease of insertion and removal by patients. The separable com... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047978 | Bruxism appliance and method of forming A bruxism appliance and a method of forming a bruxism appliance is described for providing a patient and a dentist with a visual indication of the degree of bruxism by the patient. The invention teaches the application of an abradable composition to the non-retainin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044929 | Hinged therapeutic mouthpiece This invention relates to devices for insertion into the mouth for the application of heat or cold to oral tissue to provide a therapeutic effect. The device 10 includes an upper member 11 substantially conforming to a contour of an upper gum line, a l... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6979195 | Dental device for forming a dental appliance which positions the mandible and the maxilla in centric relation and methods for using same The present invention relates generally to dental devices, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a dental device for forming a dental appliance. The dental appliance is used to position the mandible and the maxilla in centric relation and methods o... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951678 | Mouth guard-preparing sheet To provide a mouth guard-preparing sheet from which a mouth guard to be used for preventing teeth and their surrounding tissues from a trauma occurred mainly in sports and having a uniform thickness between the right and left sides thereof can be prepared, without c... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941952 | Athletic mouthpiece capable of sensing linear and rotational forces and protective headgear for use with the same A mouthpiece assembly for use in detecting impact forces on the neck and head of a user is disclosed. The mouthpiece assembly includes sensors which determine linear and rotational impact forces on the user. The mouthpiece assembly includes a mouth guard having a ch... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935857 | Oral appliance The oral appliance, either a mouthguard or an orthodontic device, includes a base member having a U-shaped form corresponding to a row of teeth of a user. The base member has inner and outer flanges interconnected by a web which collectively define upper and lower c... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932088 | Suction-fitted mouthguard A mouthguard (10) has a U-shaped base (11) having an upper surface (16) and a lower surface (18). An inner wall (19) extends upwardly from an inner margin of the base upper surface. An outer wall (21) extends upwardly from a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932087 | Mouthguards A method to form a mouthguard, said method including the steps of providing a mould (14) to which a mouthguard shell (16) is applied. A sheet member (21) of resilient material is applied to the shell (16) and plastically deformed by apply... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6886567 | Glowing mouth guard A glowing mouth guard has a transparent main body, and a transparent glow element for insertion in the main body; the glow element has an outer part formed with several separate holding rooms, which contain respective easily-breakable sealed tubes as well as respect... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6837246 | Tongue-airway appliance An intra-oral appliance in the form of a tongue-airway functional appliance which restores/encourages training of the tongue, which encourages patients to breathe through the nose, and which can serve as a diagnostic aid or test device to access a patient's problems... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6830051 | Interocclusal appliance An interocclusal appliance includes a maxillary impression preform of a resilient thermoplastic having a low softening temperature, e.g. 36° C., such as an EVA copolymer having approximately thirty percent vinyl acetate. The preform is molded over and unitarily bon... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6820623 | Polyethylene dental appliance and mouthguard with tactifier resin A customizable dental appliance adapted to lie within the mouth of a person consisting of occlusal posterior pads optionally with a connective arch or a u-shaped style base with upstanding labial and/or buccal walls. The appliance is made of low-density polyethylene... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6675807 | Quadruple composite performance enhancing mouthguard A performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard adapted to fit the upper teeth of the mouth of an athlete wherein the mouthguard is quadruple or quintuple composite material of distinct materials. The first internal layer is a non-softenable flexib... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675804 | Snore and teeth grinding prevention and treatment An apparatus adapted for partial insertion within the user's mouth for preventing snoring, teeth grinding, and light forms of sleep apnea is disclosed. The apparatus includes a multi-lobed tongue receiving structure, an undulating connector for connecting... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6637436 | Oral appliance suitable for use as a sports guard A sports guard for fitting over the upper arch and teeth of a user is disclosed. The sports guard comprises broadly a base member of polyethylene and a layer of EVA encasing the polyethylene. The polyethylene and EVA show a surprising and unexpected affin... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626180 | Quadruple composite performance enhancing dental appliance A performance enhancing and force absorbing dental appliance adapted to lie within the mouth of an athlete consists of an occlusal posterior pad made of quadruple composite material comprising four layers of distinct materials, further comprising a first ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619290 | Mouthpiece for reducing snoring A mouthpiece and method for reducing snoring comprise a mouthpiece body of a thermoplastic material having a shape generally complementary to the person's dental arch, including a posterior end having two spaced apart members positioned toward the back of... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6598605 | Non-softenable, impressionable framework for dental appliances A performance enhancing and force absorbing dental appliance adapted to lie within the mouth of an athlete consists of an occlusal posterior pad made of quadruple composite material comprising four layers of distinct materials, further comprising a first ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588430 | Composite performance enhancing mouthguard with embedded wedge A performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard adapted to fit the upper teeth of the mouth of an athlete wherein the mouthguard is quadruple or quintuple composite material of distinct materials. The first internal layer is a non-softenable flexib... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581604 | Low-density polyethylene dental appliance and mouthguard A customizable dental appliance adapted to lie within the mouth of a person consisting of occlusal posterior pads optionally with a connective arch or a u-shaped style base with upstanding labial and/or buccal walls. The appliance is made of low-density p... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581603 | Oral appliance The oral appliance engages over the mandibular incisors and presents a flat raised upper contact surface which is sufficiently wide to contact at least part of one of the two upper center incisors and preferably both of them. This prevents tooth contact b... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6553996 | Dental appliance with antimicrobial additive A dental appliance adapted to lie within the mouth of a person having occlusal posterior pads optionally with a connective arch or a u-shaped style base with upstanding labial and/or buccal walls. An antimicrobial additive is incorporated into the resin c... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6539943 | Encapsulated composite dental appliance A performance enhancing and force absorbing dental appliance adapted to lie within the mouth of an athlete consists of an occlusal posterior pad made of quadruple composite material comprising four layers of distinct materials, further comprising a first ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536424 | Anatomical mouthpiece with retaining wings and method of use A mouthpiece includes a wall having an anterior section and a plurality of posterior sections. Retaining wings are coupled to the anterior section. The retaining wings conform to the anatomy of the user's labial and buccal vestibule that extends between t... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6510853 | Encapsulated quintuple composite mouthguard A performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard adapted to fit the upper teeth of the mouth of an athlete wherein the mouthguard is quadruple or quintuple composite material of distinct materials. The first internal layer is a non-softenable flexib... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6505628 | Quadruple composite performance enhancing mouthguard A performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard adapted to fit the upper teeth of the mouth of an athlete wherein the mouthguard is quadruple or quintuple composite material of distinct materials. The first internal layer is a non-softenable flexib... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505627 | Composite mouthguard with palate arch and anterior palate opening A performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard adapted to fit the upper teeth of the mouth of an athlete wherein the mouthguard is quadruple or quintuple composite material of distinct materials. The first internal layer is a non-softenable flexib... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505626 | Composite mouthguard with nonsoftenable framework and disconnected anterior impact braces A performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard adapted to fit the upper teeth of the mouth of an athlete wherein the mouthguard is quadruple or quintuple composite material of distinct materials. The first internal layer is a non-softenable flexib... | 01/14/2003 |
