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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 |
| 7670506 | Photoactive compositions for liquid deposition Compositions are provided, comprising a host and a dopant, wherein the weight:weight ratio of host:dopant is about 10:1 to about 40:1, and a solvent, and methods for making the same, as well as devices and sub-assemblies including the same. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7531107 | Aqueous solutions of fluorescent whitening agents Compositions comprising (A) a total of from 2 to 30% by weight, based on the total composition (A)+(B), of one or more amino alcohols of formula (1) herein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently of the others hydrogen, | 05/12/2009 |
| 7497971 | Mixtures of fluorescent whitening agents The present invention relates to a mixture of fluorescent whitening agents comprising 11 to 20% by weight of a compound of formula (1), and 80 to 89% by weight of a compound of formula (2), wherein R1 denotes hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl, C | 03/03/2009 |
| 7358215 | Quaternary ammonium salts as thickening agents for aqueous systems This invention relates to the use of alkyl amido quaternary ammonium salts, and formulations thereof, as thickening agents in aqueous based fluids, especially those used in oil field applications. The quaternary ammonium salts of the present invention exhibit improv... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7294287 | Quinophenanthrine diones fluorescent whitening agents Tetrahydro- and dihydroquinophenanthrine dione fluorescent whitening agents and a process for their preparation are provided. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270772 | Benzopyran colorants, method of manufacture, and method of use A compound of Formula (I) wherein X is hydrogen or a radical of Formula (II), R1 independently at each occurrence is a C1–C20 aliphatic radical, a C3–C10 | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270771 | Triazinylaminostilbene disulphonic acid mixtures The present invention relates to a fluorescent whitening agent comprising a mixture of two symmetrically and one asymmetrically substituted triazinylaminostilbene disulphonic acids, novel asymmetrically substituted derivatives, a process for their preparations and u... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270724 | Scanning plasma reactor A scanning plasma reactor for exciting reactant gases at a substrate surface including a beam forming module, a gas injection module, a reaction chamber with a window and a vacuum chuck, a gas exhaust module. Radiation from the beam forming module and the reactant g... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261928 | Package coating, processes of making, and packaging systems A package coating is processed by applying a plurality of aqueous mixtures over a substrate. The aqueous mixtures each include a combination of pigments and binders. A packaging article is also disclosed that is made from the package coating on a substrate. Addition... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258815 | Use of brighteners for the preparation of coating slips The use of optical brighteners of the formula (II): in which Y denotes a radical of the formula and the other substituents have the m... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247174 | Amphoteric fluorescent whitening agents The present invention provides novel bis-triazinylaminostilbene amphoteric fluorescent whitening agents, comprising both individual components and mixtures thereof, a process for their preparation, intermediates useful for their prepartion and use of the fluorescent... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216709 | Hydraulic fracturing using non-ionic surfactant gelling agent The present invention generally relates to a method for treating a subterranean formation with an aqueous viscoelastic treating fluid that an aqueous base fluid and one or more non-ionic amido amine oxide surfactant gelling agents. The treatment method comprises inj... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198731 | Optical brighteners The present invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) wherein all substituents are as defined in the claims as optical brighteners as well as to new mixtures of optical brighteners. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7041235 | Fluorescent diketopyrrolopyrrole analogues The present invention relates to fluorescent diketopyrrolopyrrole analogues of the general formula (I), wherein A1 and A2 are C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18alkynyl, C | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034069 | High molecular weight hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole uv-absorbers for thin film applications The present invention relates to highly compatible, high molecular weight hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole UV-absorbers and for their use in protecting plants in green houses and the protection of foodstuffs, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7019134 | Amphoteric optical brighteners, their aqueous solutions, their production and their use Water soluble, amphoteric optical brighteners (W) comprising at least one brightener-characteristic radical X which contain at least one anionic substituent and covalently linked over at least one tertiary amino group Z to at least one non-chromophoric, essentially ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964993 | Paper coating slip containing polyvinyl alcohol as a protective colloid A paper coating slip contains a polymer dispersed with polyvinyl alcohol as protective colloid in water (abbreviated to PVA-dispersed polymer). ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958423 | Bromination process This invention relates to a novel process which comprises feeding a mixture formed from diphenylethane and bromine to a stirrable reaction mass comprised of bromine and a bromination catalyst to yield a decabromodiphenylethane wet cake which can be most economically... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6919452 | Diaminostilbene derivatives The following 4,4′-bis(1,3,5-triazinylamino)stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid derivative is well soluble in water: in which each of R11 and R12 is hydrogen, or a specifically substituted or unsubs... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6890454 | Optical brighteners compositions their production and their use The invention relates to an optical brightener mixture (W) comprising optical brighteners (A) of formula (Ia), and (B) of formula (Ib) and optionally (C) of formula (Ic) as defined herein, their concentrated aqueous solutions (S), their production and their use.... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6852157 | Flexographic printing ink for printing control marks A luminescent flexographic printing ink for printing control marks comprises a combination of a light-scattering pigment and an optical brightener and is not opaque. The luminescent flexographic printing ink is used for printing control marks and bar codes and for t... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6828044 | Dopant in an electroluminescent device Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode device containing a light emitting layer (LEL) comprising a host and a blue light emitting dopant wherein the dopant comprises a 2-(3-aminophenyl)-benzofuran or 2-(4-aminophenyl)-benzofuran compound. The dopant provides i... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6800380 | Organometallic luminescent materials and organic electroluminescent device containing same An organometallic luminescent material comprising the compound of formula (I) of the present invention can emit pure blue light and have high thermal stability: wherein, M1 is a monovalent or tetravalen... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6783698 | Mixtures of fluorescent whitening agents The present invention relates to a mixture of fluorescent whitening agents comprising 20 to 70% by weight of a compound of formula (1), 30 to 80% of a compound of formula (2) and 0.1 to 10% of a compound of formula (3), compositions containing the mixture and the us... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6737393 | Liquid bubble solution for producing luminous bubbles A liquid bubble solution comprising by volume: 45%˜70% water, 8%˜25% surface active agent, 2% glycerin, 1%˜2% fluorescent brightening agent, 4%˜6% luminous powder and 15%˜20% polyvinyl alcohol, and adapted to produce bubbles that provide illumination when viewe... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6723846 | Triazinylaminostilbene derivative as fluorescent whitening agents The present invention relates to compounds having formula (1): wherein each R1 represents, independently, a linear C1-C4-alkylene residue which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, C1-C4-alkyl, C | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723256 | Aqueous compositions of a UV-active agents, their production and use Aqueous dispersions (U) containing: (A) a UV-light-absorbing textile treatment agent and (B) a dispersant system containing (BX) a non-ionogenic, polymeric, hydrophilic dispersant or a mixture of such dispersants and (BY | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719922 | Mixtures of fluorescent whitening agents The present invention relates to a mixture of fluorescent whitening agents comprising 20 to 70% by weight of a compound of formula (1), 30 to 80% of a compound of formula (2) and 0.5 to 5% of a compound of formula (3), compositions containing the mixture and the use... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6689494 | Light emissive materials for organic light emitting devices (OLED) and OLED based thereupon Organic light emitting device (OLED) assemblies having light emitting layers made from boron atom rigidized monomethine cyanines are disclosed. OLED assemblies are constructed by conventional vapor deposition technique as well as by solution spin coating ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6620294 | Formulations of fluorescent whitening agents Stable formulations of fluorescent whitening agents are described. These contain a) 2 to 20% by weight of a fluorescent whitening agent of formula (1) in which R1 is hydrogen, C1 -C5 -alkyl, C1 -C5 -a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6608228 | Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials for generation of reactive species Disclosed are highly efficient multiphoton absorbing compounds and methods of their use. The compounds generally include a bridge of pi-conjugated bonds connecting electron donating groups or electron accepting groups. The bridge may be substituted with a... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6558576 | Luminescent electroconductive adhesive An electroconductive adhesive to which a luminescent heterocyclic compound, especially a benzoxazol, is added. The ratio of the heterocyclic compound in the adhesive, which preferably is a silver-charged, epoxy-resin adhesive, is 0.01% to 0.5% by weight. ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555959 | Material for light emitting device, light emitting device using thereof, and amine compound A material for a light emitting device which is a compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar1 and Ar6, which are the same or different, each represents a divalent aryl group or a divalent heterocyclic grou... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6533961 | Durable fluorescent organic pigments and methods of making Daylight fluorescent articles are disclosed that utilize durable fluorescent pigment particles resulting from a fluorescent dye incorporated within a matrix polymer selected from polycarbonate, polyester and mixtures thereof and where the particles are of... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6488867 | Organic fluorescent whitening pigment composition having an excellent hiding power The present invention provides an organic fluorescent whitening pigment composition having an excellent hiding power as well as high whiteness, that inorganic pigment compositions cannot achieve, that is, comprising, as a pigment component, a complex salt... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6387296 | Optically brightened plastics for optically brightening paper-coating compounds and paper-coating compounds optically brightened in this manner Paper coating slips having high whiteness, high greying limit and high lightfastness can be prepared with the aid of whitened finely divided plastics.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6331626 | Triazinylaminostilbene compounds The present invention provides a hydrate of the 4,4'-di-triazinylamino-2,2'-di-sulfostilbene compound having the formula: ##STR1## in which M and M1 independently represent hydrogen, an alkaline-, an alkaline earth metal or ammonium, x is a num... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6309562 | Artificial stone An artificial stone which comprises a molded artificial stone body formed out of inorganic aggregate and a resin as main components, the inorganic aggregate containing at least as a part thereof a luminescent, fluorescent or noctilucent substance and a tr... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6274065 | Process for the preparation of fluorescent compositions, fluorescent compositions and their use Preparation of a solid fluorescent composition comprising (1) mixing a host chromophore and an effective amount of a pigment precursor in a solvent, then generating a pigment as guest chromophore in-situ from the pigment precursor, and, subsequently, isolating... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6187224 | Optical brightening agent An optical brightener comprising one or more spiro compounds of the formula (I), ##STR1## where K1 and K2, which are identical or different, are conjugated systems, and .psi. is C, Si, Ge, Sn or Pb, is notable for high fluoresce... | 02/13/2001 |
