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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 |
| 7765653 | Carpet tile manufacturing process A method of producing a decorative carpet tile may include providing a carpet tile in accordance with the prior art techniques and then treating the carpet tile in one of various manners to provide a separation internal to side edges of the carpet tile. The treatmen... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7305856 | Washing machine with dryer A cupboard-like washing machine includes a conveyer belt for moving the item to be washed in a cycle during a drying process. The dryer can be embodied as an air circulation dryer or an air evacuation dryer. Moving the item to be washed using the conveyer belt reduc... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7285240 | Method of forming three-dimensional woven textile fabrics with contrasting aesthetic presentation A method imaging a woven textile fabric comprises the steps of providing a woven textile fabric having a plurality of interwoven warp and weft yarns comprising aesthetically contrasting fibrous components. A three-dimensional image transfer device is provided with t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7240408 | Selectivity altering a fiber height in a pile fabric and apparatus A region of a pile fabric is impacted with a laser at spaced illuminated areas in a dithered image, wherein the laser energy and duration of impact in the illuminated areas are selected to shorten the fibers within the illuminated area. The spacing of the illuminate... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229680 | Realistically textured printed flocked fabrics and methods for making the fabrics The present invention is directed to unique flocked pile fabrics and methods for producing such fabrics. The fabrics provided according to one embodiment of the invention include an embossed pattern, characterized by a plurality of elongated depressions in the surfa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213313 | Method of manufacturing fleece having different kinds of fibers in front and back faces A method of manufacturing a fleece having different kinds of fibers in the front and back faces includes the steps of: weaving an extra-fine polyester fiber or acrylic fiber in a high gauge to have dense loops to form the front face of loop piles (1), and wea... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7055227 | Process for face finishing fabrics and fabrics having good strength and aesthetic characteristics A process for face finishing fabrics, and in particular fabrics containing filaments, to provide them with good aesthetic characteristics is described. In addition, fabrics made from filaments having aesthetic characteristics and surface effects similar to those of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6946182 | Fringed surface structures obtainable in a compression molding process Disclosed are mono-layer or multi-layer films, sheets, or coatings wherein at least on layer comprises a fringed surface microstructure (1), a process for making these items and uses thereof. Further disclosed are articles of manufacture comprising such film, sheet,... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941623 | Finishing treatment for pile carpets An improved finishing treatment for pile carpets is described. The improvement lies in providing a method and apparatus for producing a controlled manner, uniform and unidirection pile lean, and to stabilize the pile lean with that orientation to restrict reversal o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6770240 | System and method for air embossing fabrics utilizing improved air lances Air embossing systems, air lances and methods of air embossing fabrics produce fine detail, crisp transition between unembossed and embossed regions, and a high degree of uniformity across the width of an embossed fabric. The air embossing systems utilize air lances... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6668435 | Loop pile fabrics and methods for making same A lightweight loop pile fabric having improved particle pick-up is described. In addition, a patterned loop pile fabric is described. The fabric has a plurality of multifilament loops extending from at least one of its surfaces, with at least some of the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634070 | Multi-colored materials and method of making same A material having a unique, multi-colored appearance is described. More specifically, a material having a multi-colored appearance and a three-dimensional surface is described, along with a method of making such a material. The process involves providing ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6598276 | Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-fo... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6592960 | Bulky non-woven fabric and method for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a non-woven fabric which is bulky caused by fiber-raised construction on the surface of a non-woven fabric includes adhering a non-woven web with its surface layer portion containing an easy-to-heat-melt component showing a prope... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6511734 | Method and apparatus for producing a surface-structured, film semi-finished product with the application of pressure A method and apparatus are disclosed for producing a surface-structured, film semi-finished product made of a thermoplastic which is applied onto a prepared surface with numerous fine cavities provided in the form of pocket borings and is correspondingly ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6350504 | Printed flocked pile fabric and method for making same A printed multicolor synthetic pile fabric having a substrate and pile formed of fibers of substantially uniform length and diameter with the fibers arranged in random groups extending uniformly across the entire width and along the entire length of the f... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6247215 | Printed flocked pile fabric and method for making same Methods of forming a printed multicolor synthetic pile fabric having a substrate and pile formed of fibers arranged in random groups extending essentially unifomn-y across the entire width and along the entire length of the fabric are disclosed. The metho... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6055709 | Method of dry heat bulking of tufted pile fabric A method of bulking tufted pile fabrics by means of the controlled application of dry heat thereto. The method of the present invention is particularly well suited to the continuous in-line bulking of carpet.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5609935 | Fur-like piled fabric and method for production thereof This invention is directed to a fur-like pile fabric of two-layer construction formed of guard hair fibers and under-fur fibers and used as artificial fur and a method for the production thereof. This invention produces a pile fabric 1 possessing guard hair fi... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5566433 | Method and apparatus for treatment of pile fabric A method and apparatus for continuous treatment of webs of fabric having upright pile comprised of wetting the fabric to at least 50% saturation, heating the fabric to approximately 225° to 350° Fahrenheit and then brushing the fabric in both the pile a... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5553364 | Heat processing apparatus for pile sheet The invention discloses a heat processing apparatus for processing the surface in undulated form and expressing a pattern in a pile sheet having multiple piles on a base cloth, in particular, a pile sheet having piles composed of synthetic fibers, which c... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5499433 | Apparatus for surface treatment of pile and plush fabrics An apparatus for shearing, tigering, napping or other surface treatment of a finite length of a textile fabric, particularly pile and plush fabrics, is disclosed which is especially adapted for experimental research and development usage in a laboratory s... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5491857 | Method and apparatus for treatment of pile fabric A method and apparatus for continuous treatment of webs of fabric having an upright pile comprising spraying the pile fabric with a sheet of liquid and then optionally heat-setting the fabric. The spraying of pile fibers allows the fibers to return to the... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5381592 | Method to refurbish carpet tiles Method to refurbish cut or loop pile carpet products including carpet tiles by passing the product under a high pressure water or liquid dispensing head projecting a stream of water against the subject product at a pressure in the range of 200-2000 p.s.i.... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5285558 | Pile carpet beveler-trimmer apparatus A heavy, roller-mounted base plate has thereon a conventional pile carpet trimmer having a shearing head disposed to be swung into and out of a pile access opening in the base plate either to trim the pile of a carpet by sliding the plate on top of the pi... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5282298 | Pile-edge detector for pile-fabric treatment machine A pile-detecting apparatus is used in a machine wherein a pile fabric is deflected over a smooth surface of a roll to detect the edge between the pile-free portion of the fabric and the portion with the pile, which edge runs parallel to the displacement d... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5251676 | Cleaning tissue with a rayon cut pile A textile material which consists of interweaving of synthetic filaments as warps and wefts having a fluffy layer of a pile of rayon fixed to the textile material by having its base curved around warps and wefts and wherein the pile is shaved to constitut... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5148583 | Method and apparatus for patterning of substrates Method and apparatus for imparting visual surface effects to a relatively moving, thermally modifiable substrate by application of discrete streams of heated pressurized gas to surface areas of the substrate. The apparatus includes an elongate manifold as... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5133099 | Method of dyeing tufted pile products in a predetermined pattern Method for dyeing a cotton nap fabric or carpet wherein the dyestuffs belong to a group of vat dyestuffs and reactive dyestuffs and are applied to the cotton nap. The product after the application of the dyestuff is treated with a uniform application of a... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5099553 | Method and apparatus for treatment of thermoplastic fabric having upright piles A method and apparatus for continuous treatment of a web of thermoplastic pile fabric comprising heating the fabric to a temperature between the dyeing and heat setting temperature of the fabric, then vibrating the fabric biaxially by means of a rotating ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5035031 | Method and apparatus for heated pressurized fluid stream treatment of substrate material A method and apparatus for treatment of relatively moving substrate materials by preheating the substrate before precise selective application of discrete, high temperature pressurized streams of fluid against the surface of the materials to impart a visu... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4947528 | Method and apparatus to erect pile fibers A method and apparatus to allow the pile of a pile fabric to become substantially erect by heating the pile fabric to a temperature between the heat setting and dyeing temperatures of the fabric and applying a vibratory force thereto. The vibratory force ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4833762 | Device for the production of crumple pleat crease patterns in fabric webs An apparatus for producing permanently set crumple pleat crease patterns in fabric webs, having a heatable crumple tube with an oscillatingly driveable stuffing element with which a fabric web in rope form is batchwise successively inserted into the crump... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4773135 | Method for manufacturing artificial furs An improved method for manufacturing an artificial fur from an intermediate pile cloth such as a double velvet weave fabric, a knitted pile fabric provided with two ground constructions and a connecting pile connecting these two ground constructions, and ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4743483 | Napped sheet having a pattern thereon and method for its production A napped sheet has a pattern thereon formed by the sharp contrast between an area with a nap surface and an area with a reversed nap surface on which nap ends are reversed and extend into the inner part of the sheet. A process for producing the sheet includes ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4707895 | Method of providing nap map or carpet of washable type having increased liquid removal therefrom during washing thereof A floor covering such as a nap mat or carpet of washable type comprises a rubber or plastic back, wherein the nap or tufts is/are fastened in the back material. The floor covering has means for increasing the drain of liquid from the nap when the floor co... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4702949 | Woven textile fabrics, namely velours, and method for its manufacture A woven fabric, namely a velours, consists of a foundation fabric and a pile layer of synthetic fibers, at least the pile fibers having a strong crinkle in the untreated woven state. The fiber sections of the pile fibers projecting out of the foundation f... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4654246 | Self-engaging separable fastener A self-engaging separable fastener is disclosed which comprises a base member of woven separable fastener material having at least two adjacent mating fastener sections. At least one section is defined by a plurality of loops upstanding from the base memb... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4645699 | Pile cleaning material and needling method of making same A cleaning material constituted of a non-woven web of fibers having ends and/or loops protruding from one face thereof, and obtained by needle-punching a web containing a mixture of at least two fibers, one of which has a weight of at least 100 decitex an... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4624023 | Process and apparatus for washing textile material A process for washing textile material wherein a non-foamed washing liquor, combined with a foam-producing chemical, is applied to a continuously fed textile material, the foam is produced on the textile material by effecting alternating compression and p... | 11/25/1986 |
