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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 |
| 7186335 | Process and device for biological treatment of a suspension in a bioreactor with integrated hydraulic top scum treatment A process and a device for biological treatment of a suspension in a bioreactor, wherein the suspension is circulated, at least some of the suspension is routed through a vertically aligned guide zone in the bioreactor so that a vertical flow of the suspension is pr... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6922956 | Floating cover A floating cover or roof having a plurality of floating panels or panels is provided. The floating cover disposed in a storage tank includes a frame having a plurality of openings, the floating panels mounted into the respective openings, an inspection port formed o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6865754 | Clarifier cover In the present invention, there is provided a removable cover for retaining off-gases inside a clarifier. The cover comprises trusses extending across the clarifier and a flexible sheet laid across the trusses. Structural angles enclose the clarifier and constitute ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851891 | Organic slurry storage basin cover A cover assembly for an organic waste lagoon basin and a method of making and deploying such a cover assembly. A cover includes connected cover panels or sections. In one form of the invention the panels are comprised of a single layer of geotextile fabric. In anoth... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6659688 | Organic slurry basin storage cover and method of fabricating and deploying cover A cover assembly for an organic waste lagoon basin and a method of making and deploying such a cover assembly. A cover includes connected cover panels or sections. In one form of the invention the panels are comprised of a single layer of geotextile fabri... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6634825 | Apparatus for joining cylindrical sections An apparatus for joining cylindrical sections, including a semi-cylindrical profile section or member adapted to be coupled to a cylindrical section on an outer circumferential portion of the profile section or member and including an outer circumferentia... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6529134 | Remote adjustment device and method The invention provides a device and method for remotely selectively securing a floating tank roof in a desired position.... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6505445 | Floating cover A floating cover or roof having a plurality of floating panels or panels is provided. The floating cover disposed in a storage tank includes a frame having a plurality of openings, the floating panels mounted into the respective openings, an inspection po... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6290083 | Heating system for tanks for assembly for supporting the floating roofs of tanks for storing liquids An assembly for supporting the floating roof of a tank is provided that includes a guide fastened to the floating roof, a support leg slidably received in the guide and a locking pin. The guide supports the floating roof when the assembly is in an operati... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6273287 | Vacuum-relief valve for the floating roofs of tanks for storing liquids The present invention relates to a device which is used in the floating roofs of tanks for storing liquids and is intended to prevent the formation of a vacuum between the stored liquid and the floating roof (5). More particularly, the device of the inven... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6100365 | Soluble polyimide resin, process for preparing the same, and polyimide resin solution composition The present invention provides a novel soluble polyimide resin which is superior in solubility in solvents and transparency, which is useful particularly in electronics and optronics fields, and which has good processability; a process for production of t... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5956905 | Manhole adjusting extension member A molded plastic extension member for use in increasing the height of manholes, or catch basins when surfacing or resurfacing a roadway. The extension member may be formed having a sloping upper planar support surface to thereby adjust the angle of the ca... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5945040 | Apparatus for compound movement of an aeration unit Improvements are made to a system in which force is applied to aeration units from only one side of a basin. Part of such force is vector transferred from one end of a beam of the aeration unit to the other end of the beam to move both ends of the beam. T... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5753648 | Tricyclic benzazepine vasopressin antagonists Tricyclic compound of the general Formula I: ##STR1## as defined herein which exhibit antagonist activity at V1 and/or V2 receptors and exhibit in vivo vasopressin antagonist activity, methods for using such compounds in treatin... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5628421 | Floating roof A floating roof for use in a storage tank for oil or other liquid petrochemical products has a frame comprised of girders. Adjustable legs for supporting the floating roof on the bottom of the storage tank are mounted on the girders, and are coupled to th... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5509562 | Floating roof A floating roof for use in a storage tank for oil or other liquid petrochemical products has a frame comprised of girders having grooved slots in top and opposite side surfaces thereof along substantially the entire lengths of the girders. The slots are c... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5490605 | Floating roof storage tank An improved storage tank of the type having a bottom, side walls and a floating roof in which the improvement comprises support legs and support sleeves for selectively supporting the floating roof at first and second elevations. The support legs engage t... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5453179 | Sludge clarifier roof with central column support A clarifier is disclosed with a cover or roof configured and disposed to minimize headspace between a top level of liquid in a clarifier vessel and a bottom of the roof. In one aspect the roof or cover includes one or more removable panels which permit ac... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5449084 | Gauge pole seal A seal for use in large liquid storage tanks having a floating roof and fixed, slotted gauge pole vertically extending through a well with a sliding cover is disclosed, the seal comprising two half sleeve members joined to form a tubular sleeve surroundin... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5381917 | Plastic safety cap The invention discloses a cap with a safety opening which comprises an inner element (10) with a thread suited to be screwed on the neck of a bottle (40), presenting on its outer cylindrical surface cogs (13) matching the corresponding cogs (31) which are... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5353941 | Adjustable floating roof supports for reduced vapor loss This invention relates to a floating roof support for a liquid storage tank that reduces the loss of vapor from the tank and that supports the roof in a low and a high position.... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5305904 | Fluid storage tank An improved fluid storage tank of the type having a bottom, side walls and a floating roof. A plurality of first support legs extend upwardly from the bottom. A plurality of second support legs extend from the floating roof. A power device attached to the... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5305905 | Vapor tight floating roof support leg for liquid storage tank The disclosure herein describes a vapor tight floating roof support leg for a liquid storage tank characterized by a leg and a seal at the top of the leg so as to prevent the escape of fugitive volatile organic or other gaseous compounds from evaporation ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5230436 | Liquid storage tank with floating roof structure A tank for storing liquids, particularly of the vaporized type. A floating roof on the tank includes a peripheral seal which slideably engages the tank inner wall to maintain a degree of sealing as the roof adjusts in response to variations in the liquid ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5137167 | Sealing means for floating tank roof and method of installation A closure (38) for an annular clearance (36) between a floating tank roof (20) and a generally cylindrical tank (10) including the method of installation is provided. The closure (38) includes a plurality of arcuate shoes (40) mounted about the inner circ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4969617 | Painter's tool A multiple-use painter's tool comprises a semicircular plastic attachment which fits securely over the top rim of an open paint can. The tool has a flat shelf segment with a serrated edge useful for supporting or cleaning excess paint from a brush. A slit... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4957214 | Modification to floating roof tank design The present invention relates to floating roof storage tanks, having a tank shell which is supported on a fixed base, and a floating roof supported by the liquid stored in the tank. Included in the base or roof is a displacement means to substantially dis... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4790447 | Modification to floating roof tank design A floating roof liquid storage tank, having a tank shell which is supported on a fixed base, and a floating roof supported by the liquid stored in the tank. Included in the base or roof is a displacement device to substantially displace the stored liquid ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4537211 | Apparatus for improving oil storage tanks A positive-displacement mass is introduced at the lowermost portion of an oil storage tank in order to reduce the amount of undrawable oil that remains at all times below the top edge of the suction line. It is necessary that the suction line not be occlu... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4427127 | Floating deck support apparatus A cover adapted to float on the surface of liquid in a storage tank employs a deck and first and second generally horizontal elongated pontoons disposed essentially along a common axis of symmetry. The pontoons are adapted to float support the deck on the... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4286726 | Floating deck leg boots To protect the floor of a liquid containing tank from marring by the lower end of hollow supporting legs used with a floating cover for said liquid, there are provided resilient pad means for fixing to the lower end of such legs whereby to provide scratch... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4244487 | Floating cover having pivotally connected flotation pontoons A floating cover for a tank is characterized by a pivotal interconnection between confronting ends of longitudinally adjacent flotation pontoons such that one pontoon is pivotally movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the other pontoon when the... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4036394 | Floating roof for liquid storage tanks A floating roof for a liquid storage tank has a lid structure comprising a plurality of fluid tight interconnected plates of fluid tight material and a plurality of buoys for imparting buoyancy to the lid structure arranged on the surface of the lid which... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4018356 | Floating deck for liquid storage tank The disclosure herein describes a floating deck for use in a liquid storage tank, which comprises a generally circular planar platform formed of a plurality of interconnected modular units made of cellular foam plastic; the modular units are of different ... | 04/19/1977 |
