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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 |
| 7313943 | Adjustable encoder for clutch actuation control system An adjustable position sensor is provided suitable for use with a clutch actuation control system. The position sensor includes: a rotatable shaft adapted to engage a control gear of the clutch actuation control system; and an encoder having a position indicator adj... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7046118 | Signal processing circuit board with variable resistor which is hardly declined in the mechanical strength while its variable resistor is not limited to one particular location for the installation A signal processing circuit board includes a board body, a variable electronic element, and a hole. The variable electronic element is mounted in a mounting side of the board body. The variable electronic element has an operating member to control an output outputte... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6778063 | Angular position sensor An angular position sensor determines the angular orientation of a rotatable shaft. The device includes a rotor rotatable with the shaft. A first housing receives the rotor and a second housing at least partially surrounds the first housing. A flexible member betwee... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6731194 | Rotary sensor in which sensor rotation shaft is prevented from becoming eccentric Disclosed is a highly reliable rotary sensor capable of preventing radial eccentricity of the rotation shaft and performing correct detection. The rotary sensor includes a rotating member having a rotation shaft, a rotation detecting device for detecting the rotatio... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6628193 | Variable resistor A thin-thickness variable resistor is provided, which is capable of stabilizing electrical connection between metallic terminals and a resistor by increasing the holding strength for a second terminal by a substrate while preventing the bending strain dur... | 09/30/2003 |
| 5570076 | Variable resistance device The present invention provides a variable resistance device having at least one pair of channels retaining a conductive ball between them. The channels contain a resistive element and a conductive element and movement of the conductive ball within the cha... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5469125 | Rotary electronic device A rotary electronic device of a neutral position return type having an output that is controlled in a stepless mode. A rotary variable resistor of the rotary electronic device is installed on a tubular holder, and a torsion coil spring is disposed between... | 11/21/1995 |
| 4914417 | Variable resistor A variable resistor whose resistance is adjustable by rotating a rotor on an insulating substrate having an arcuate resistive element. The rotor is formed of an insulating resin and includes an inner skirt and an outer skirt extending from a bottom surfac... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4908598 | Rotary potentiometer The cover of a casing of the potentiometer is formed with an opening which is adapted to be closed by another cover and through which the top surface of a resistor core is accessible. Trimming resistors are located on the top surface and are connected ele... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4821015 | Variable resistor A variable resistor of a type for mounting against the surface of a printed circuit substrate, the variable resistor having: an insulating substrate having one surface for supporting a resistor and an opposite surface for being positioned against the surface o... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4812803 | Rotary potentiometer, especially for use as a rotational position sensor to detect the angular position of a shaft A rotary potentiometer having a casing resistor support held in the casing, a resistor layer on the support, a spring carrier supported for rotation in the casing, and a slider spring fastened at the carrier in sliding contact with the layer. The spring c... | 03/14/1989 |
| 3932832 | Plug-in shaft for electrical control A plug-in shaft is provided for insertion into a noncircular opening provided in a driver and integral hub of a variable resistance control providing a means to alter the rotational torque of the control. Integral with the hub is a dish shaped abuttment s... | 01/13/1976 |
