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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 |
| 8424150 | Rod scraper An improved apparatus for cleaning linearly translating rods is described. Embodiments of the invention are suitable for use where a rod, such as a cleaning rod, is moved linearly through a stationary support, generally a cylindrical tube, such as a pneumatic cylind... | 04/23/2013 |
| 7810207 | Cleaning assembly for a shaft An assembly of tubular sections each telescopically arranged in a tubular housing, each of the tubular sections having one end provided with a cylinder head, and comprising an inner tubular member telescopically displaceable in an outer tubular member respectively, ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810208 | Combined axially and radially loaded dirt excluder An improved rod wiper for excluding dirt and other environmental materials from a linear actuator is described. The annular wiper element includes an outwardly extended lip that is in constant engagement with the front face of the actuator housing. Not only does the... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7428402 | Carbon nanotube composites for blade cleaning in electrophotographic marking systems A cleaning blade is used to clean a photoreceptor surface in an electrophotographic marking system. The elastomeric blade contains an amount of carbon nanotubes that improves the mechanical, electrical and thermal properties for cleaning the photoreceptor surface. T... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7399382 | Device for cleaning a roll in a paper production plant A device for cleaning a roll in a paper production plant has a doctor blade assigned to the surface of the roll. The doctor blade is mounted such that it can be pivoted with respect to the roll by two bearing journals that are aligned parallel to the axis of the rol... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367443 | Conveyor belt cleaner system and method of manufacturing same A conveyor belt cleaner system and method of manufacturing the same comprising a common component support frame, and key components of: mounting bar, blade support and scraper blade wherein the scraper blade is removably secured within a reusable blade support so as... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341092 | Way cover improvements A way cover section is shaped with a continuous lateral arc by pre-stressing so that its top panel has a radius in its top panel from one side panel of the cover section to the other. A wiper at the leading edge of the cover sections that may also serve as a bumper.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318245 | Vehicle surface preparation apparatus A passive vehicle surface preparation apparatus includes a mounting assembly and a support arm assembly having support arms pivotally connected to the mounting assembly. The vehicle preparation apparatus further includes a first wiper assembly having a stationary pr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311804 | Universal doctor blade with indicia Doctor blades are provided for multiple positions within a paper or board making machine. A single doctor blade of a standard length or a reel of doctor blade material has markings which permit a variety of doctor blade sizes to be readily cut. If a standard length ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309402 | Doctor blade purge system A doctor blade holder comprises upper and lower mutually spaced jaw components defining a slot. A doctor blade is removably retained in the slot, and nozzles in one of the jaw components are arranged to direct fluid under pressure into the slot for application to th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290620 | Disk blade scrapers for tillage apparatus A disk blade scraper is used with a tillage implement having rotating disk blades separated by hub spools. In one form, the disk blade scraper has a wide tapered scraper blade positioned very close to the transition of the hub spool and the disk blade. In another fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291362 | Method and apparatus for controlling coating width A method of applying a material to a moving substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a die comprising a die body having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with an applicator slot. The die is then oriented such that the applic... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287297 | Pressure pad for cleaning fabric A cleaning apparatus includes a pressure pad for a cleaning fabric. The pressure pad comprises a particular portion formed on a base portion. The base portion has a predetermined hardness. The particular portion has a predetermined hardness which is lower than the h... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287765 | Sports bag with integral transportation system The sports bag assembly, which can accommodate the transportation and storage of sports equipment, entails a fully and permanently assembled integral transportation system comprising two or more wheels. The wheels can be deployed and retracted with a single mechanic... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7244340 | Creping blade A blade for creping has been described. The blade according to the invention has a ceramic top layer covering the working edge of the blade, as well as the surface upon which the web impacts during creping. The ceramic top layer is a ceramic composition having a con... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240786 | Feed apparatus and binding device A feed apparatus for isolating and feeding spirals (3) or the like to a binding apparatus has an isolating roll (12) comprising depressions (19), which are distributed over the circumferential surface (11) thereof and are parallel to the ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232028 | Cleaning unit for cleaning travel equipment, travel equipment with a cleaning unit and method for carrying out a cleaning sequence for cleaning travel equipment A cleaning unit for cleaning travel equipment allows the travel equipment to be shifted from an operating mode to a cleaning mode. The cleaning equipment is an escalator or a moving walkway which has tread units connected with an endless conveyor. The cleaning unit ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225916 | Belt cleaner A belt cleaner device is provided in which assembling of a frame and a cleaner head may be performed easily and quickly. A belt cleaner device comprises a frame 3 and one or more cleaner heads 1. The frame 3 includes a support face (3 | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216393 | Optical connector cleaning device The present invention relates to an optical-connector cleaning device, wherein an outer casing has an openable and closable window, through which a cleaning tape for cleaning fiber end surface of the optical connectors is gradually fed. The optical-connector ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207431 | Conveyor belt drip pan assembly A conveyor belt drip pan assembly having a deck frame with a main surface section for receiving falling particles from a traveling conveyor belt. Elongated upright ramp members are secured to the sides of the deck frame. A scraper blade is reciprocally movable by a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191955 | Irrigation unit having a control system that performs a self-test and a cleaner that cleans the unit An irrigation unit (20) for irrigating an area (12) with a fluid (19) from a fluid source (18) includes a housing (200), a nozzle (220), one or more electronic components (221), and a unit control system (240).... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186281 | Dust-removing device for the dust-collecting tank of a dust-collecting machine A dust-removing device for the dust-collecting tank of a dust-collecting machine includes a guide frame installed inside the dust collecting tank and having a central guide rod for a brush base to move up and down thereon. The brush base has its outer circumferentia... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175742 | Doctor blade In a doctor blade, which suppresses abrasion of a mating member and excels in water removal capability and shape retention capacity over a long time, resin is impregnated into a fibrous laminate composed of base materials and batt layers integrated by needle punchin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7114610 | Conveyor belt cleaning system An assembly and method for cleaning a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning assembly is for removing liquids and solids from an endless conveyor belt, the assembly includes a plurality of laterally extending liquid absorbent material sheets disposed adjace... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7056384 | Strip brush bowling lane dressing application mechanism A bowling lane conditioning machine has dressing application mechanism that includes an elongated, non-rotating strip brush which transfers dressing from a dispensing means to another surface, such as a bristle-type, lane-engaging applicator roll, a metal transfer r... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033459 | Arrangement for doctoring a belt or a soft roll surfacing in a paper or board machine An arrangement for doctoring a belt or a soft roll surfacing in a paper or board machine includes a doctor set in connection with a surface with a doctor blade fitted in it for doctoring the surface. The doctor blade is at least partly of a material, the hardness of... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017488 | Washing and cleaning device for cylinders, especially printing form cylinders and offset blanket cylinders in a printing machine comprising a timing mechanism for a continuous cleaning cloth An erasing and cleaning apparatus for cylinders an erasing and cleaning apparatus for cylindrical surfaces in a printing press includes a positioning unit with side walls and a cleaning cloth transport device arranged in said positioning unit and having a clean clot... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6987943 | Cleaning blade, its production method, image forming device, and image forming method The invention provides a cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on the surface of an image bearing member. The cleaning blade includes fine particles attached to the surface of at least a portion of the cleaning blade to come into contact wit... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983510 | Belt cleaning systems and methods Systems and methods for cleaning belts used to move fiber optics are disclosed. In general, the system includes wheels that can be arranged to receive a fiber optic belt. The belt can be arranged between a contact plate and a brush. Movement is provided to both the ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982025 | Adjustable resilient blade support An adjustable resilient blade support for use in the forming section of a papermaking machine. The blade support is adjustable, both to allow the attached blade to be moved from a position where it is out of contact to a position where it is pressed into contact wit... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979387 | Doctor blade for removing water In laminated, resin-impregnated doctor blades for removing water from a grooved belt in the press part of a papermaking machine, fibers of the belt-contacting layer are oriented in the direction of travel of the belt. The doctor blade so constructed exhibits greater... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968588 | Golf cart wheel cleaner A golf cart wheel cleaner comprises a platform; at least one drive member operably attached to a motor, wherein the at least one drive member is adapted to rotatably turn a golf cart wheel when the golf cart wheel is properly positioned on the platform; and a cleani... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969691 | Doctor blade for removing water A doctor blade for removing water from a mating member, such as a grooved elastic belt in the press part of a papermaking machine, comprises a resin-impregnated fibrous laminate, in which at least a part of the warp of a base material in the laminate, which comes in... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6949013 | Peripheral length correction device of metal rings In the peripheral length correction device of metal rings, a metal ring is laid on a driving roller and a driven roller which are displaceable in mutually separating directions. One or both of the rollers are displaced while rotating the rollers, thereby applying te... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918998 | On-machine-seamable industrial fabric comprised of interconnected rings An on-machine-seamable industrial fabric comprising rings connected by pintles. In one principal embodiment, the rings are oriented in the machine direction and the pintles extend at an angle, connecting the rings. Such configuration improves the strength of the fab... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6893720 | Object coated with carbon film and method of manufacturing the same An object such as an automobile part, an image forming apparatus part, a bicycle part, other machine parts, a sport article or its part, a toy or its part, or a rain article or its part has a portion to be in contact with a contact object. The contact portion is mad... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6841264 | Doctor or coater blade and method in connection with its manufacturing The invention relates to a doctor or coater blade (1) of steel, having a nickel coating comprising abrasion resistant particles, said coating being constituted by an electrolytic nickel layer comprising abrasion resistant particles. The coating preferably com... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833069 | Magnetic filter A magnetic filter removes magnetic particles from fluid communicated through the filter. The filter includes elongated, circumferentially spaced magnetic elements which capture magnetic particles entrained in the turbulent passing fluid. The magnetic elements must b... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6776698 | Wheel cleaning device A wheel cleaning device for cleaning and/or polishing a rim or any other exposed part of the wheel during traveling of the vehicle. The device includes a mounting support for securing the device to the wheel axle so as to be in a stationary relationship relative to ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6713413 | Nonwoven buffing or polishing material having increased strength and dimensional stability A buffing or polishing material has a nonwoven fleece layer and a backing layer that adds strength and dimensional stability to the material. The nonwoven fleece layer is a needled blend of natural fibers and synthetic fibers having a uniform density and working sur... | 03/30/2004 |
