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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 |
| 7237337 | Heat dissipating apparatus having micro-structure layer and method of fabricating the same The present invention relates to a heat dissipating apparatus having micro-structure layer and method for fabricating the same. The method provides two highly heat conductive members having structure patterns. A highly heat conductive material is coated on the struc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7011145 | Method for enhancing mobility of working fluid in liquid/gas phase heat dissipating device A method for enhancing the mobility of a working fluid in a liquid/gas phase heat dissipating device improves the mobility of the working fluid therein, and further enhancing the heat dissipation capability of the heat dissipating device. The present invention coats... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6478997 | Polymer heat pipe with carbon core A polymer heat pipe with a carbon core and a method of forming such a heat pipe is disclosed. The heat pipe includes a substantially pure carbon fiber core and an outer jacket of substantially pure polymer material. The heat pipe is formed by extruding a ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 5290448 | Polyacrylonitrile membrane An asymmetric semipermeable membrane for dialysis and/or ultrafiltration is composed of a copolymer of acrylonitrile and acrylic ester and an ionic or ionizable monomer in the form of a hollow fiber. The copolymer is composed of 90.50 to 95.00 wt. % acryl... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5242644 | Process for making capillary channel structures and extrusion die for use therein A process and extrusion die for making capillary channel structures having one or more intrastructure capillary channels. The process includes feeding a flowable, molten polymer composition through an extrusion die having an annular base orifice from whic... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5102600 | Polymeric membranes Improved polymeric membranes and their method of manufacture are disclosed. The improved membranes are produced by increasing the draw ratio employed during the manufacture of the membrane. The membranes show at least substantially constant or increased s... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5096585 | Process for preparing protein non-adsorptive microporous polysulfone membranes Microporous polysulfone membranes can be prepared by using a particular combination of casting solution and precipitation solution formulations, and casting conditions. The casting solution comprises polysulfone and a protein non-adsorptive prepolymer and... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4886631 | Cellulose ester hollow fiber membrane for plasma separation A hollow fiber membrane made of a cellulose ester having a membrane thickness of not more than 75 μm, and having void volume (x, % by volume) of the membrane and a rate of ultrafiltration (y, ml/m2.hr.mmHg) satisfying the following formula: 55... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4772392 | Process for preparing POWADIR membranes from tetrahalobisphenol A polycarbonates The invention is a process for the preparation of a POWADIR membrane comprising bisphenol-based polycarbonates wherein at least 25 percent by weight of the bisphenol moieties are tetrahalogenated wherein the halogen is Cl or Br, and the membrane prepared ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4753834 | Nonwoven web with improved softness Nonwoven webs are disclosed which comprise monofilaments or fibers of a thermoplastic material. Basically, the improvement comprises the use of monofilaments or fibers which have a bilobal shaped cross-section. Nonwoven webs made according to this inventi... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4743189 | Spinneret for a co-spun filament within a hollow filament A hollow fiber which contains within the hollow a co-spun hollow or solid filament. The solid filament is formed of polymer that can distribute energy within the hollow fiber while a co-spun hollow inner filament can also act as a vessel for transportatio... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4713205 | Method for reducing melt fracture during extrusion of linear polyethylene homopolymers and copolymers by varying the geometry of the die exit face A die geometry which reduces the incidence or degree of melt fracture in the extrusion of linear polyethylene homopolymers and/or copolymers is described.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4394339 | Process for preparing open structure fibers Use of special pin insert in the counterbore-orifice combination of a conventional spinnerette plate provides open structure fibers.... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4383817 | Spinneret plate A spinneret plate having capillaries of different length, and preferably capillaries of different cross-sectional shape. The spinning plate has a boss through which some of the capillaries pass.... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4362683 | Apparatus and method for producing a continuous nib rod for a writing instrument An apparatus for producing a continuous rod having a capillary or capillaries, adapted for the writing nib of a writing instrument. The apparatus is comprised of a tubular body and a core arranged in the body. The core is provided with a plurality of radi... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4307152 | Hydrophilic polyester fiber and process for making same A new and useful hydrophilic polyester fiber and process of making same are disclosed; the fiber has a stable pore system exhibiting a moisture pickup (regain) of at least about 2 percent by weight at 40° C. and a relative humidity of 92%. Our experiment... | 12/22/1981 |
| 3933965 | Process for the manufacture of rods of thermoplastic material, having internal capillary ducts, for the preparation of pen nibs incorporating capillary ink ducts Pen nibs are made by extruding rods from fused thermoplastic material, with a cavity in the rod of star-shaped cross-sectional configuration. The extruded rod is then cooled and mechanically drawn to reduce its diameter about 50%, which closes the inner e... | 01/20/1976 |
