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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 |
| 8104882 | Duplex printer with intermediate fluid distribution arrangement A duplex printer includes a pair of pagewidth printheads. Each printhead includes a casing assembly defining a channel. At least one elongate support member is received within the channel and defines longitudinally extending fluid passages. The support member furthe... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100518 | Inkjet printer with resilient connection between printhead cartridge and ink cartridge An inkjet printer that has a printer body, a printhead cartridge for installation in the printer body, the printhead cartridge having a pagewidth inkjet printhead structure with an array of nozzles, a plurality of ink cartridges for supplying ink, each of the ink ca... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8070276 | Ink jet recording cartridge A cartridge is constituted by a plurality of absorbing materials for retaining liquid, an interface formed by press-contact between opposing surfaces of the absorbing materials, an introducing portion for supplying the liquid out of the absorbing materials, and a fi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8029118 | Ink jet print cartridge with independent adjacent sealing plugs A Multi-color ink-jet print cartridge includes an integrally shaped one-piece body with a reservoir portion including at least two ink chambers, and a manifold portion including at least two ink conduits, each ink conduit hydraulically connected to a corresponding o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025382 | Ink jet head cartridge, print head, ink container, and method for manufacturing ink jet head cartridge Reliable ink jet print head, ink jet head cartridge, ink container, and the manufacture method thereof are provided. Specifically, an ink supply opening of an ink container includes a beam member crossing the ink supply opening. The beam member is shaped so that fil... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007094 | Ink jet cartridge The present invention provides an ink jet cartridge configured such that an absorber is housed in one space while ink is accommodated in the other space, the ink jet cartridge keeping the ink sealed during distribution. The ink jet cartridge has an ink tank portion ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997708 | Ink-cartridge for printers and ink refilling method An ink cartridge for printers and ink filling method that can expand the space where the ink is filled, and maintain pressure inside the ink cartridge. The ink cartridge includes a body formed in a predetermined shape and having a filling hold on one surface, a fill... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997707 | Liquid ejection device A liquid cartridge is removably mountable to a liquid ejection device of one aspect of the invention. The liquid cartridge includes a sub tank having: a liquid inflow port; a liquid outlet port; a liquid inflow chamber configured to communicate with the outside of a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7980687 | Outer cover for ink cartridges The present invention provides an outer cover to secure a printhead-ink cartridge and can be used in a segregated printhead-ink cartridge which is modified from an all-in-one printhead-ink cartridge. The inner and outer mounting and matching dimensions of the outer ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7959276 | Configuration for exchanging inkjet printing modules A configuration for exchanging inkjet printing modules in a franking and/or addressing machine having a shaft-shaped receptacle with a locking device for the inkjet printing modules. The functional reliability and an extension of the service life of the printing dev... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954937 | Ink jet printing apparatus The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus capable of improving reliability of an electrical connecting portion between a carriage side and head cartridge side. When an ink tank is mounted on a head cartridge, a hook of a set lever is obstructed to... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7926928 | Droplet ejection apparatus and inkjet recording apparatus A droplet ejection apparatus includes: a head unit having at least one sub-tank that stores liquid, and an ejection head that ejects the liquid supplied from the sub-tank in a form of droplets; a head unit mover that moves the head unit; an absorber stored in the su... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922310 | Modular printhead assembly A modular printhead assembly includes an elongate substrate member that defines a plurality of holes. An ink conduit is mounted longitudinally on one side of the substrate member and defines a plurality of ink holes to be in fluid communication with the ink holes de... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918550 | Membrane divided foam for use in an ink jet cartridge Embodiment of the invention provide an ink jet cartridge for an ink jet printing device. In one embodiment, an ink jet cartridge can include a cartridge body operable to store ink jet printer ink for dispensing from the cartridge. The cartridge can further include a... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909444 | Liquid discharge cartridge and liquid discharge apparatus A head cartridge has a print head which discharges ink, and an ink tank which contains ink which is supplied to the print head. A sensor which detects residual ink amount in the ink tank is provided in the ink tank. The print head includes a detection circuit which ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7891791 | Refillable ink cartridge with inbuilt printhead A refillable ink cartridge that has a pagewidth printhead supported on a moulding assembly that defines the ink reservoirs. The printhead has a series of holes etched on a back surface thereof for the supply of ink to a front surface of the printhead for ejection. T... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891790 | Ink cartridge for computer printer The invention provides a disposable ink cartridge to be installed in an existing all-in-one printhead-ink cartridge to form an assembled segregated printhead-ink cartridge for use in a printer. The all-in-one printhead-ink cartridge has a printhead with a printhead ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883194 | Printer cartridge with printing fluid, printhead and blotter A printer cartridge that has a body configured for user insertion in and removal from an inkjet printer. The cartridge has at least one printing fluid reservoir and a printhead attached to the body. Also attached is a blotter for absorbing the fluid when the cartrid... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7854500 | Tamper proof print cartridge for a video game console This invention relates to a tamper proof print cartridge for a printing device. The cartridge includes a casing defining a media storage portion, an ink storage portion and a media exit. The cartridge also includes a media transport mechanism arranged in said casing... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7824026 | Printer incorporating a capped printhead cartridge A printer includes a printhead cartridge. The printhead cartridge has a printhead, an ink supply configured to supply ink to the printhead and a capper arranged to cap the printhead when the printhead is inoperative or not in use. A cradle unit engages with the prin... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7766470 | Ink jet printhead cartridge having an ink fill access port in fluid communication with the filter tower An ink jet printhead cartridge includes a cartridge body including a base and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the base. A filter tower having a tower wall has an interior surface that defines a location of a tower passageway. A printhead chip assem... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748836 | Printer cradle for an ink cartridge A printer cradle for receiving an ink cartridge having a rotor element includes a drive roller. An electrical motor drives the drive roller. A flipper gear assembly is operatively engaged with the drive roller to be driven by the drive roller between an engaged posi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7740347 | Ink usage tracking in a cartridge for a mobile device A replaceable print cartridge for installation in a mobile device, the print cartridge comprising: a printhead; at least one ink reservoir; storage means configured to store information indicative of an amount of printing that can be achieved by the cartridge based ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7726795 | Printhead cartridge with ink supply bags Provided is a printhead cartridge for a pagewidth printer. The cartridge includes a cartridge body having a base and a number of ink supply bags positioned inside the base. A lid encloses the bags in the base. The cartridge also includes a printhead assembly fast wi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7726794 | Inkjet printer An inkjet printer includes a recording head having nozzles to discharge ink and a storage chamber for storing the ink which is supplied to the nozzles from an ink source. The chamber includes an inlet to which the ink flows from the ink source and an outlet from whi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7712883 | Print cartridge body An embodiment provides a print cartridge body with three or more compartments in series, and a partition formed between each successive pair of compartments. Each partition is substantially parallel to a scanning direction of the cartridge body. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7658484 | Method of priming pagewidth inkjet printhead A method of priming an inkjet printhead having ink ejection nozzles. The method includes: providing an ink bag containing ink for distribution to the nozzles via a fluid path between the ink bag and the nozzles; applying inwardly directed force on at least one exter... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7651209 | Flow passage In one embodiment, an ink pen includes an ink chamber, a passage and a printhead operatively connected to the ink chamber through the passage such that ink flowing from the ink chamber to the printhead passes through the passage. The passage includes an upstream par... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7631962 | Single-use droplet ejection module A printhead assembly including one or more nozzles is described that can include a droplet ejection module. In one embodiment, the droplet ejection module includes a liquid supply assembly, a housing and a droplet ejection body. The liquid supply assembly includes a... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7540599 | Bridging wick and method for an inkjet printhead Some embodiments of the present invention provide an inkjet printhead within which a removable ink cartridge can be installed. Upon installation, the ink cartridge can be coupled to one or more wicks in the printhead for establishing fluid communication between one ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530681 | Ink jet print head An ink jet print head is provided which is highly reliable in recovering its performance by removing bubbles accumulated in the ink paths to reliably prevent print quality degradations in bi-directional printing. In the ink ejection member having an odd number of ar... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7467863 | Inkjet printer with disengageable maintenance station drive coupling An inkjet printer comprising: a printhead cartridge with a printhead and a maintenance station for engaging the printhead when not in use; a printer body with a cradle for receiving the cartridge, and a maintenance... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467864 | Recording head, head cartridge and recording apparatus In a connection status output circuit for confirming the connection status with a recording apparatus via connecting terminals corresponding respectively to recording signal DATA, clock signal CLK for transferring the recording signal, and control signals LT and HE ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7458668 | Ink jet cartridge An ink jet cartridge. The ink jet cartridge includes a housing having a chamber, an absorbing member installed in the chamber, and a cover having a first opening therethrough and a protrusion formed on the cover surface toward the absorbing member around the first o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455399 | Inkjet printhead primer for a printing device An inkjet printhead for a printing device includes a fluid reservoir operatively disposed within the printhead and a pressure regulation system in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The inkjet printhead also includes a nozzle plate having at least one noz... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448739 | Constant negative pressure head ink supply arrangement for inkjet printhead An ink supply arrangement for an inkjet printhead, the inkjet printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles, the ink supply arrangement comprising: at least one ink bag containing ink for distribution to the nozzles via a fluid path between the ink bag and th... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448740 | Inkjet cartridge An inkjet cartridge having a plurality of ink reservoirs and a plurality of nozzle rows without variations in lengths of ink flow paths communicating the ink reservoirs with the nozzle rows. An inkjet cartridge includes a tank part having a plurality of ink reservoi... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441882 | Inkjet printer with printhead cartridge levered into operative position An inkjet printer comprising: a printer body and a replaceable printhead cartridge, the printhead cartridge having a casing that supports a pagewidth printhead and a plurality of contacts for receiving print data from corresponding contacts on the printer body; the ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438399 | Printhead cartridge having constant negative pressure head ink supply An inkjet printhead cartridge, comprising: an inkjet printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles; at least one ink bag containing ink for distribution to the nozzles via a fluid path between the ink bag and the nozzles, the ink being primed in the fluid pat... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434921 | Liquid container, ink jet recording apparatus and liquid filling method A liquid container includes a liquid containing portion for containing ink; a liquid introduction portion for introducing the ink into the liquid containing portion; a liquid discharge portion for discharging the ink to an outside from an inside of the liquid contai... | 10/14/2008 |
