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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 |
| 7569157 | Rotted wood stabilizer composition and methods of making and using same A rotted wood stabilizer composition is provided, the composition comprising: from about 75 to about 90 weight percent of a crosslinking polymer; from about 1.5 to about 0.5 to about 1.5 weight percent of a film forming agent, and from about 8 to about 15 weight per... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7427316 | Tropolone complexes as wood preservatives Complexes of tropolone and copper and/or zinc were solubilized in ammoniacal solution providing preservative solutions that fully penetrate wood. With loss of the ammonia from the wood, the complexes were stably retained in the wood providing a long lasting preserva... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7368493 | Carbodiimide composition with suppressed yellowing, a stabilizer against hydrolysis and a thermoplastic resin composition A carbodiimide composition having an improved heat resistance which meets conventional requirements for a carbodiimide compound to be compounded in an ester-group-containing resin or a biodegradable plastic, and exhibiting no coloring problems due to yellowing, and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326323 | High capacity purification of thermally unstable compounds Separations processes and apparati capable of purifying thermally sensitive materials at high capacity. An apparatus having a rectification section and a stripping section with the stripping section having a stripping tray with 5 to 50% open area, a pressure drop fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309452 | Phenolate-containing formulation with low freezing point The present invention discloses an aqueous phenolates-containing liquid formulation having a solidification point of less than or equal to −10° C. which is characterized by comprising the following components: a) 50-80% by wt. o... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7271210 | Stabilized ester compositions and their use in film-forming compositions This invention relates to a composition comprising, consisting of or alternatively consisting essentially of a stabilized furfural or glycol ester of a vegetable oil fatty acid and an antioxidant such as butylated hydroxy toluene. This invention also relates to late... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255813 | NADH/NADPH-containing compound The invention relates to a compound containing at least one health promoting isolated antioxidant A having a redox potential of less than 180 mV and at least one stabilising antioxidant B which has a standard redox potential which is less than the standard redox pot... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247658 | Reduction of discoloration in white polyurethane foams Surprisingly effective additive formulations for the reduction of highly undesirable yellowing or other discoloration of white, uncolored, polyurethane foam articles are provided. White polyurethane foam exhibits a susceptibility to yellowing and discoloration to a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241391 | Biodegradable scale and corrosion inhibitor composition A biodegradable scale and corrosion inhibiting composition includes between about 50 and about 90% by weight of a protein polymer that is derived from a natural source, and between about 10 and about 20% by weight of the alkali salts of gluconic acid. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238300 | Process for subjecting to actinic radiation and storing an oxygen scavenger, and a stored oxygen scavenger A method comprises subjecting ant oxygen scavenger to actinic radiation; and then optionally storing the oxygen scavenger in a container, the container configured such that the oxygen scavenger exhibits no substantial oxygen scavenging activity while inside the cont... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223432 | Polymeric antioxidants Antioxidant polymers of the present invention comprise repeat units that include one or both of Structural Formulas (I) and (II): wherein: R is —H or a substituted or unsubsti... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7199181 | Stabilising composition II A stabilizer composition is described and comprises a 2-cyano-3,3-diarylacrylate, a sterically hindered monomeric amine, a sterically hindered phenol and, where appropriate, a chromane derivative and/or an organic phosphite and/or phosphonite. The stabilizer composi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196135 | Stabilizing composition I A stabilizer composition is described and comprises a 3-arylacrylate, a polymeric compound with molecular weight at least 2000, bearing, on a polymeric framework, side groups having amine functions, where all of the substituents in the α-position to the amine nitro... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7153541 | Method for inhibiting oxidation of metal sulfide-containing material The present invention provides means for inhibiting the oxidation of a metal sulfide-containing material, such as ore mine waste rock or metal sulfide taiulings, by coating the metal sulfide-containing material with an oxidation-inhibiting two-tail lipid coating ( | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141631 | Non-conjugated cyclic diene, non-conjugated cyclic diene composition and method of producing polymer based on non-conjugated cyclic diene It is an object of the present invention to provide a non-conjugated cyclic diene and a non-conjugated cyclic diene composition which enable the production of a polymer based on non-conjugated cyclic diene which makes it possible to produce a (co)polymer at a high d... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7041840 | Antioxidant triacylglycerols and lipid compositions A lipid composition includes triacylglycerols that include unsaturated fatty acids such as alpha linolenic acid and antioxidant moeities such as pyruvic acid. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6942821 | Process for triggering, storing, and distributing an oxygen scavenger, and a stored oxygen scavenger A method includes triggering an oxygen scavenger; and storing the scavenger in a container configured such that the oxygen scavenger exhibits no substantial oxygen scavenging activity while inside the container. The triggered oxygen scavenger can later be removed fr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6833087 | 2,4,-Hexadienoic acid, its alkali salts and/or derivatives for preventing oxidative corrosion of metals Compositions and methods are disclosed for preventing the oxidative corrosion of metal surfaces by exposing a metal surface to an anti-corrosion agent characterized as 2,4-trans, trans-hexadienoic acid (2,4-HDA), its alkali salt identified as potassium sorbate (KHDA... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6787066 | Stabilization system for improving the melt viscosity of polypropylene during fiber processing The present invention is a stabilizing system for improving the melt viscosity of polyolefin resin during fiber processing. The addition of a liquid phosphite melt processing stabilizer to polypropylene homopolymer powder improves processing stability during spinnin... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6770222 | Polymerization-inhibiting composition, polymerization inhibitor and method for inhibiting polymerization The invention relates to a polymerization inhibitor comprising at least one compound (a) selected from the group consisting of a compound having an NO radical in its molecule and a precursor compound capable of forming an NO radical, and a phosphorus-containing comp... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6669872 | Electrical insulating oil with reduced gassing tendency An electrical oil having reduced gassing tendency includes a major amount of a paraffinic or naphthenic basestock and a blend of certain hindered phenols, especially a blend of 2,6-di-t-butyl phenol and 2,6-di-t-butyl cresol. A further enhanced gassing te... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6537467 | Immobilized free radical captors The present invention relates to free radical captors, especially to radical polymerization inhibitors or retarders which, characteristically, are immobilized on a solid support. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing said immobilized... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6485841 | Bio-oil preservatives The present invention is directed to bio-oil compositions, derived from fast pyrolysis of wood feedstocks, that exhibit properties of a preservative. The bio-oil may be used alone, in formulations with either a waterbased, or an oilbased, or a combination... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6391226 | Coating or sealing composition A coating or sealing composition comprising: (a) at least one agent adapted to form a coat or seal when applied onto a substrate; (b) at least one sensor adapted to reveal the presence of the coat or seal under determined conditions; and (c) a volatile excipie... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6315920 | Electrical insulating oil with reduced gassing tendency An electrical oil having reduced gassing tendency includes a major amount of a paraffinic or naphthenic basestock and a blend of certain hindered phenols, especially a blend of 2,6-di-t-butyl phenol and 2,6-di-t-butyl cresol. A further enhanced gassing te... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6265611 | Hydroxymandelic acid amides of phenolic amines The present invention relates to hydroxymandelic acid amides of phenolic amines which can be used as antioxidants or as free-radical scavengers, particularly in the cosmetic or dermatological field, in foods and in cosmetic and dermatological compositions... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6232469 | 4-acylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivatives and antioxidants containing the same A novel 4-acylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivatives and antioxidants comprising the same. The 4-acylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivatives are represented by formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydr... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6214254 | Oxygen scavenging composition and method of using the same A composition that includes a polymer having mer units derived from at least one vinyl aralkyl compound, a transition metal catalyst, preferably a photoinitiator, and optionally a polymeric diluent is capable of scavenging oxygen and of being processed in... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6127356 | Oxidant scavengers The present invention relates, in general, to a method of modulating physiological and pathological processes and, in particular, to a method of modulating intra- and extracellular levels of oxidants and thereby processes in which such oxidants are a part... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6117365 | Phenolic acid amides of hydroxy-substituted benzylamines The invention relates to specific phenolic acid amides of hydroxy-substituted benzylamines of the formula I ##STR1## to a process for their preparation and to their use as antioxidants or as free-radical scavengers, in particular in the cosmetic or d... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086789 | Medical uses of pyruvates A pyruvate compound suitable for cosmetically or dermatologically administering to the skin and for use in treating diabetic ketosis or other medical treatments. The compound includes a pyruvate selected from the group of pyruvate thioester, dihydroxyacet... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6063347 | Inhibition of pyrophoric iron sulfide activity Methods for inhibiting pyrophoric iron sulfide activity are disclosed. Methods are disclosed for inhibiting the oxidation of iron sulfide to inhibit pyrophoric activity. The methods comprise contacting iron oxides and/or iron sulfide with a liquid, soluti... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056897 | Stabilizer in solid form for organic polymers Solid form of a stabilizer for organic polymers consisting of one or more tocopherols, as such or in formulation, absorbed on porous polypropylene with a high crystallinity, in a quantity ranging from 30% to 85% by weight. The above tocopherols, as such o... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6046263 | Liquid antioxidants as stabilizers Products are described which are obtainable by reacting compounds of formula I with compounds of formula IIa or/and IIb and IIIa or/and IIIb and additionally, where appropriate, IV ##STR1## wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim 1, the c... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5994339 | Oxidant scavengers The present invention relates, in general, to a method of modulating physiological and pathological processes and, in particular, to a method of modulating intra- and extracellular levels of oxidants and thereby processes in which such oxidants are a part... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5976397 | Photofading inhibitor derivatives and their use in fabric treatment compositions A photofading inhibitor compound comprising a singlet oxygen quenching moiety having a quenching rate of 1×106 L mol-1 S-1 or faster and a cationic moiety.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5948926 | Method for inhibiting oxidation of oils and fats or fatty acids A method for inhibiting the oxidation of oils and fats or fatty acids which comprises adding an antioxidant and an oxyacid having an average particle size of 200 μm or less to said oils and fats or fatty acids. According to this method, the oxyacid is ea... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5891905 | Methods of treatment using procyanidin antioxidants Disclosed and claimed are cocoa extracts such as polyphenols or procyanidins, methods for preparing such extracts, as well as uses for them, especially as antineoplastic agents and antioxidants. Disclosed and claimed are antineoplastic compositions contai... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5854246 | Topical ketoconazole emulsions The invention concerns stable emulsions comprising ketoconazole having a pH in the range from 6 to 8, characterized in that the emulsions lack sodium sulfite as an antioxidant; process of preparing said emulsions.... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5840213 | Uses of heptafluoropropane A method of improving the storage life of goods by storing the goods in an environment comprising heptafluoropropane at pressures of between about 0.1 atmospheres and about 2.0 atmospheres. Foods, pharmaceuticals, and other goods adversely affected by oxy... | 11/24/1998 |
