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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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Class 360/78.03 - Plural tapes


Subclass of Class 360 - Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Definition: Subject matter wherein the transducer head changes between
No. of patents: 8
Last issue date: 06/20/2006


NumberTitleIssue Date
7064913Enhanced read margining using dither enhanced write marginalization for mass data storage applications
A recording target error rate is selected for one or more of data storage devices, and for each data storage device, a dither value is determined for each read/write head in the data storage device, wherein for each head, using a dither value for writing data, essen...
06/20/2006
6882490System for protection against copying on magnetic tape recorders
An audio or other program signal is modified to provide protection against copying on a magnetic tape recorder. The signal from a source (10) is amplified (16) and then subjected to Fourier analysis (11) to determine the signal amplitude in a pl...
04/19/2005
5920441Method and apparatus for controlling a multiple-stage actuator for a disk drive
A method and apparatus for controlling a multiple-stage actuator for a disk drive which does not require an additional sensor for measuring the relative position between adjacent actuator stages. In a two-stage actuator system, a position-type secondary a...
07/06/1999
5043961Transducer access control system
A transducer access control system for use in a disk recording/reproducing apparatus for moving a transducer a required distance from its present position over a disk in the radial direction thereof, includes a linear motor for driving the transducer, a c...
08/27/1991
4319291Magnetic tape apparatus and method
A continuous play, selectable airliner passenger audio program presentation system employs a plurality of substantially identical Philips cassette playback units, located in a common housing. Each of the units includes an individual drive mechanism, such ...
03/09/1982
4216507Automatic tape player-changer
A magnetic tape player-changer for sequentially playing endless, multi-track magnetic tapes housed in cartridges. The player-changer includes a magazine housing a plurality of cartridges, and a track along which the magazine is moved to sequentially posit...
08/05/1980
4209811Device for automatically recording, reproducing and translating, and corresponding circuit
Apparatus for the recording, reproducing and automatic translation of the type utilizing rectangular magnetic cards with lines of writing on their fronts and magnetic tracks on their backs explored alternatively from left to right and from right to left b...
06/24/1980
4078643Token operated control system for a multitrack tape cartridge player
A token operated control system for use with a multitrack tape cartridge player which enables a priori manual selection of a single track from one or more tape cartridge players for reproduction and which provides automatic termination of track reproducti...
03/14/1978
 
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