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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 |
| 8177991 | Method of applying a pattern of metal, metal oxide and/or semiconductor material on a substrate The present application relates to a method of applying a pattern of metal, metal oxide and/or semiconductor material on a substrate, to a pattern created by such method and to uses of such pattern. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an assembly of layers... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7462292 | Silicon carbide imprint stamp A method of fabricating a silicon carbide imprint stamp is disclosed. A mold layer has a cavity formed therein. A spacer is formed in the cavity to reduce a first feature size of the cavity. A casting process is used to form a feature and a foundation layer connecte... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7449123 | Nanoimprint lithograph for fabricating nanoadhesive A nanoimprint lithography method of fabricating a nanoadhesive includes steps of (a) preparing a substrate and a transfer stamp, said transfer stamp having a transfer face and nanometer-scale features formed on said transfer face, said nanometer-scale features havin... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422651 | Apparatus and method for handling membranes A method for applying a pattern to a target surface includes the steps of applying a coating of membrane material over a selected portion of a substrate. The substrate imparts a pattern to the membrane material corresponding to a pattern to be applied to the target ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419611 | Processes and materials for step and flash imprint lithography A method of forming an image. The method includes: a transfer layer on a substrate; forming on the transfer layer, an etch barrier layer; pressing a template having a relief pattern into the etch barrier layer; exposing the etch barrier layer to actinic radiation fo... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399422 | System and method for forming nanodisks used in imprint lithography and nanodisk and memory disk formed thereby A system and method form a nanodisk that can be used to form isolated data bits on a memory disk. The imprint stamp is formed from first and second overlapping patterns, where the patterns are selectively etched. The selective etching leaves either pits or posts on ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371453 | Decorative sheet, molded article, and motor vehicle provided with the same A decorative sheet includes a base member, made of a resin material and having a first and a second principal surfaces opposite to each other, a decoration layer provided on the first principal surface of the base member and having a pattern area representing a pred... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371331 | Method of creating a patterned monolayer on a surface A method is provided for creating a patterned monolayer on a substrate. First, organic molecules are prepared that have self-assembling properties. These molecules are applied to an aligning substrate. Then, the aligning surface is applied to the substrate, then sep... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357077 | Data carrier, method for the production thereof and gravure printing plate The invention relates to a data carrier having a security element that is at least visually testable and has an embossing in at least a partial area, the embossing being a halftone blind embossing executed by inkless intaglio printing, and to a method for producing ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338613 | System and process for automated microcontact printing An automated process for microcontact printing is provided, comprising the steps of providing a substrate and a stamp; automatically aligning the substrate and stamp so that the stamp is aligned relative to the substrate to impart a pattern to the substrate at a des... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338612 | Door skin, a method of etching a plate for forming a wood grain pattern in the door skin, and an etched plate formed therefrom The present invention is directed to a door skin having an exterior surface with an woodgrain pattern formed therein, and an etched plate for use as an embossing plate or with a molded die sets for forming the woodgrain pattern in the door skin. The exterior surface... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7309446 | Methods of manufacturing diamond capsules Capsules and similar objects are made from materials having diamond (sp3) lattice structures, including diamond materials in synthetic crystalline, polycrystalline (ordered or disordered), nanocrystalline and amorphous forms. The capsules generally includ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309515 | Method for fabricating an imprint mold structure The present invention is related to a method for fabricating an imprint mold which can be used in the field of nano-imprint lithography. Firstly, a diamond film and a photoresist film are successively formed onto a substrate; wherein the photoresist film is more cap... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299547 | Method for manufacturing tape wiring board A method for manufacturing a tape wiring board in accordance with the present invention may employ an imprinting process in forming a wiring pattern, thereby reducing the number of processes for manufacturing a tape wiring board and allowing the manufacturing proces... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291563 | Method of etching a substrate; method of forming a feature on a substrate; and method of depositing a layer comprising silicon, carbon, and fluorine onto a semiconductor substrate The invention includes methods of etching substrates, methods of forming features on substrates, and methods of depositing a layer comprising silicon, carbon and fluorine onto a semiconductor substrate. In one implementation, a method of etching includes forming a m... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291278 | Electrode forming method An electrode forming method with an excellent yield, includes: (a) forming an adhesion preventing member having a predetermined pattern on a base member: (b) forming a conductive layer on the base member and the adhesion preventing member; and (c) forming an electro... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282456 | Self-repair and enhancement of nanostructures by liquification under guiding conditions In accordance with the invention, the structure of a patterned nanoscale or near nanoscale device (“nanostructure”) is repaired and/or enhanced by liquifying the patterned device in the presence of appropriate guiding conditions for a period of time and then per... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281305 | Method of attaching a capacitor to a feedthrough assembly of a medical device A method for attaching a capacitor to the feedthrough assembly of a medical device having a terminal pin comprises threading a first washer over the terminal pin, and placing a body of epoxy in contact with the first washer. The capacitor is positioned over the term... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279113 | Method of forming a compliant template for UV imprinting A method of forming a lithographic template having an elastomer layer positioned between a body and an imprinting layer, the imprinting layer having a pattern formed thereon. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276181 | Method for preparing decorative glass using glass etching composition A method for preparing a decorative glass using a glass etching composition, wherein a frosting of elaborate patterns and designs is applied on the surface of the glass having an arbitrary shape, such a plane, a curved plane or a tube, by utilizing the silk-screen p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273564 | Method and apparatus for fabricating flat panel display A method of fabricating a flat panel display device including: coating an etch-resist on a thin film; forming a soft mold having a groove and a protrusion for patterning the thin film; treating an end surface of the protrusion; applying the soft mold to the etch-res... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252777 | Method of forming an in-situ recessed structure The present invention features a method of patterning a substrate that includes forming from a first material, disposed on the substrate, a first film having an original pattern that includes a plurality of projections. The projections extend from a nadir surface te... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241395 | Reverse tone patterning on surfaces having planarity perturbations The present invention features a method of patterning a substrate that includes forming, on the substrate, a first film having an original pattern that includes a plurality of projections a subset of which extends from a nadir surface terminating in an apex surface ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235464 | Patterning method The invention relates to a method for creating a pattern on a substrate comprising a first alignment structure, using an elastomeric stamp comprising a patterning structure and a second alignment structure. The method comprises a moving step for moving the elastomer... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229847 | Forming electrical contacts to a molecular layer The present invention provides a process for forming electrical contacts to a molecular layer in a nanoscale device, the nanoscale device, and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprise such devices. The process includes coating a surface of a stamp wi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214611 | Imprinting-damascene process for metal interconnection The present invention first obtains a nano-metal line by an e-beam lithography and an electroless plating, and imprints the line into a material with low-K to obtain a damascene metal line with low cost and high throughput, as a future solution for a metallization p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214624 | Resist pattern forming method, magnetic recording medium manufacturing method and magnetic head manufacturing method A mold having a pattern of a concavo-convex surface including protrusion and recess is prepared and the pattern is transferred to a resist layer formed on a substrate by an imprinting method. The side surface of a protrusion of the transferred resist pattern is then... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208401 | Method for forming a thin film Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for forming a thin film are described. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195989 | Electrochemical fabrication methods using transfer plating of masks Three-dimensional structures are electrochemically fabricated by depositing a first material onto previously deposited material through voids in a patterned mask where the patterned mask is at least temporarily adhered to a substrate or previously formed layer of ma... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183042 | Bit end design for pseudo spin valve (PSV) devices In a process of making a magnetoresistive memory device, a mask layout is produced by use of any suitable design tool. The mask layout is laid out in grids having a central grid forming a central section and grids forming bit end sections, and the grids of the bit e... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166186 | Laser decapsulation apparatus and method A decapsulation apparatus 100 has a laser 8 that removes plastic encapsulant from a device 24. Chamber 20 is sealed. Exhaust port 9 removes debris and fumes. The device 24 is positioned and scanned using an X,Y table 2. A hi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166786 | Artificial band gap A method is disclosed for the induction of a suitable band gap and electron emissive properties into a substance, in which the substrate is provided with a surface structure corresponding to the interference of electron waves. Lithographic or similar techniques are ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150844 | Dry passivation process for stamper/imprinter family making for patterned recording media A method of manufacturing a stamper/imprinter for use in patterning of a recording medium comprises sequential steps of: (a) providing a substrate/workpiece comprising a topographically patterned surface including a plurality of pr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144521 | High aspect ratio etch using modulation of RF powers of various frequencies A method for etching a high aspect ratio feature through a mask into a layer to be etched over a substrate is provided. The substrate is placed in a process chamber, which is able to provide RF power at a first frequency, a second frequency different than the first ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7129109 | Method for structuring an oxide layer applied to a substrate material The invention relates to a method for structuring an oxide layer applied to a substrate material. The aim of he invention is to provide an inexpensive method for structuring such an oxide layer. To this end, a squeegee paste that contains an oxide-etching component ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101594 | Methods of forming capacitor constructions The invention includes a method of treating a predominantly inorganic dielectric material on a semiconductor wafer. A laser is utilized to generate activated oxygen species. Such activated oxygen species react with a component of the dielectric material to increase ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097777 | Magnetic switching device A method of forming a magnetic switching device is provided. The method includes depositing a bilayer hardmask, which may comprise a first mask layer of titanium nitride with a second mask layer of tungsten formed thereon. A first lithography process is performed to... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7084894 | Optical disc drive focusing apparatus An optical focusing system is configured to generate a data profile, wherein the data profile is configured to provide signals for operation of an actuator. Application of the signals from the data profile results in focus of optics within a label region of an optic... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060625 | Imprint stamp A method of fabricating an imprint stamp is disclosed. The imprint stamp includes a plurality of layers of material that are deposited in a deposition order. After deposition, each layer is patterned and then etched to form a portion of an application specific impri... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7049228 | Method for introducing structures which have different dimensions into a substrate A process for introducing structures that have different dimensions, particularly with regard to depth, in which just one lithography level is required, is disclosed. This is achieved by use of a layer stack deposited on a substrate, where one layer in particular is... | 05/23/2006 |
