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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 |
| 7559531 | Low torque ball valve with dynamic sealing A ball valve having reduced torque requirements for rotation is presented. Torque reduction is realized by providing a shaped sealing back member to provide a back force behind essentially the entire sealing surface of the downstream seal. Torque reduction is also r... | 07/14/2009 |
| 6889710 | Rotary sequencing valve with flexible port plate Rotary sequencing valve comprising a rotor having a rotor face rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the rotor face, wherein the rotor face has a plurality of openings, one or more of which are disposed at a selected radial distance from the axis, and wherein the... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6613096 | Prosthetic pressure relief valve system A cylindrical housing has a flange at an exterior end, male threads in an external surface remote from the flange, and a small axial hole, and female threads in an internal surface remote from the flange. A disk shaped fastener has internal threads rotata... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6367504 | Multi-way stop or diverter valve A diverter valve includes a fixed body (11) with a central inlet connection (12) and several outlet ducts (17) circumferentially spaced about the inlet connection. A rotatable valve member (21) has a center inlet duct (25) in fluid connection with a radia... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6290208 | Valve seal, including for duplex head A duplex fluid filter assembly has first and second alternate duty filters. A valve assembly controls fluid flow between respective alternate flow paths. The valve assembly has a stationary valve body having an inner cylindrical wall defining a hollow cyl... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6240946 | Switch valve A switch valve 10 is provided with an upper body 14 having a plurality of outlet ports 20A, 20B, and 20C and a lower body housing 16 with inlet port 18. The switch valve includes a ball member 22 which is rotatable within the switch valve body 12 for sele... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5924677 | Disk-type faucet The present invention relates to an improved disk-type faucet that can be used to replace the ball-type faucet. The faucet includes a switching cylinder that can be rotationally disposed within the housing. The switching cylinder includes a controlling st... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5188149 | Diverter valve A diverter valve has an IN port and first and second OUT ports which are positioned along an arcuate path. A rotor has an external control knob and a stem extending within the cavity of the valve body. Mounted on the stem, at right angles thereto, is a cl... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5022631 | Flow-control and shutofff valve A valve has a housing forming a compartment traversed by an axis and having a radially opening outlet port and an axially open inlet port, a valve plate fixed in the housing and formed relative to the flow direction with a flat upstream face and with an a... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5014744 | Shut-off device In a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the shut-off mechanism has a rotary plug for interrupting the flow of flowable material through the housing. Via the rotary plug the outlet opening is gas-tightly sealed and a flow of material th... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4948095 | Shut-off valve A plastic spring loaded shut-off valve for drains in live wells of boats seals without the presence of fluid pressure. This effect is achieved by a biasing spring urging sealing flaps against the valve ports. The flaps are curved and have ribbed edges to ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4911409 | Ball valve There is disclosed a ball valve which includes a ball closure rotatably mounted within a cavity formed in a main portion of the valve body and spring pressed against a seat ring on one side of the ball closure, and an end portion of the valve body which i... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4889162 | Fluid control valve A water tap has a closure member in the form of a rubber or like cup 34 located in a chamber in carrier 32. The base of the cup extends across the port 28 which is to be closed when the tap is in "off" condition and the base of the cup has a hole 38 regis... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4887794 | Ball valve There is disclosed a ball valve which includes a ball closure rotatably mounted within a cavity formed in a main portion of the valve body and spring pressed against a seat ring on one side of the ball closure, and an end portion of the valve body which i... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4706934 | Gate valve A gate valve includes a body which includes first and second valve seats. First and second gates are mounted for movement adjacent to the valve seats, and each of the gates has an outer face adapted to seal against the respective valve seat and an inner f... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4700736 | Faucet valve A faucet valve comprising a removable cartridge which snaps into place, a taper-shaped insert that keys into a valve body and which fits tightly into a tapered annular ring. The lower portion of the cartridge has an external stop spanning over 90 degrees ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4688756 | Single seat ball valve with bar spring biasing members A single metal-seated ball valve can accommodate differential temperature expansion of the components without jamming yet provide tight shutoff in a closed position, and provides tight shutoff even if solids are present in the fluid being valved. The valv... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4550742 | Variable tensioning system for shear seal valves This disclosure sets forth a variable tensioning system for use in a valve featuring shear seals. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, a spring system provides loading on the valve element to force that element into engagement with a valve seat. A... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4499919 | Valve An improved valve is disclosed. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, the valve utilizes a flat disk within a valve body, the disk supporting a peripheral groove having bearings therein for alignment and to enable rotation, and further includes pre... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4304261 | Valve An improved valve is disclosed. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, the valve utilizes a flat disk within a valve body, the disk supporting a peripheral groove having bearings therein for alignment and to enable rotation, and further includes pre... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4244393 | Shut-off valve The present invention concerns a shut-off valve comprising a valve body with at least two flow ports, two shutters and a turning shaft. Said shutters are placed opposite each other on an annular spring which forms the lower part of the turning shaft and b... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4148460 | Multi-port valve A valve controls the rate of flow of fluid through its outlet pasage by selective alignment with the passage of a jet having an orifice of area less than that of the outlet passage. A plurality of jets in a single valve provides variable flow rate control... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4131128 | Control valve A control valve particularly suitable for service in mechanical refrigeration systems has a spherical valve body permanently engaging an annular seal and is operated by turning the valve body about an axis perpendicular to the direction of fluid flow thro... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4126296 | Eccentric faucet insert A water valve for lavatory, garden and other use having a housing forming a chamber with a fluid inlet in the bottom wall and a fluid outlet port in the side wall has a replaceable seat means on the bottom wall. The valve has a valve means mounted for rot... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4112973 | Control arrangement for a hydrostatic axial or radial piston machine Control arrangement for a reversible hydrostatic axial or radial piston machine comprises a fluid guiding outer annular space surrounding a control body consisting of an eccentric disk connected to the shaft of the machine for rotation therewith and an in... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4103867 | Ball valve A ball valve consisting of a housing having a spherical flow control ball located therein and a pair of tubular sealing members, one on each side of the flow control valve. The tubular sealing members having spherical seats seated in the through flow pass... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4073471 | Shut off valve apparatus The present invention concerns a shut-off valve comprising a valve body provided with at least two passage ports and a shut-off member of the passage ports with its operating shaft rotatably carried in the valve body, said shut-off member being connected ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4066240 | Self compensating seat for a spherical plug valve A ball or spherical plug valve has a pair of annular seal rings with outer peripheral portions thereof mounted in contact with the valve chamber end walls and inner annular edge portions thereof in sealing contact with the ball member and in a spaced rela... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4050472 | Fluid valve A fluid valve particularly suited for controlling the flow of coolant in an automobile heater system and a vacuum responsive servo for actuating the valve. The valve, two embodiments of which are disclosed, has improved sealing means and the servo include... | 09/27/1977 |
