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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 |
| 8177472 | Process to invert a structure and the associated tooling to such a process A process to invert a structure, for example a vehicle body after an equipment mounting phase, namely of mobility means, on the underside of said structure, process wherein the structure is made to swivel around an instantaneous axis of rotation which is perpendicul... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7156605 | Substrate transport and marking assembly An apparatus for transporting and marking a substrate, such as a collapsed corrugated cardboard carton. A feeder station is configured to receive a substantially vertically aligned stack of substrates. An advancement assembly of the feeder station successively moves... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7052228 | Device for stacking empty transport pallets or removing same from a stack A device for stacking empty transport pallets and removing empty transport pallets from a stack has a pallet receptacle with a first leg and a second leg positioned at a right angle to the first leg. The pallet receptacle is configured to receive a pallet stack of p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7004717 | Plate cassette loader for platesetter A plate cassette loader for a platesetter comprises a cassette holder for receiving a cassette, containing a stack of plates. A cassette inverter then rotates this cassette to a feed position in which the plates can be fed into the imaging engine of the platesetter.... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6913133 | Transfer and tilt apparatus A transfer device has an undercarriage with two or more carriage portions which are movable along a travel path between a first location and a second location. The carriage portions carrying at least one work piece support. A linkage extending between the carriage p... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6729838 | Automated barrel panel transfer and processing system An automated system for preparing weld land areas of panels to be welded to each other is disclosed. Generally, the system of the present invention includes a system for cleaning contaminants from such weld land areas. In one embodiment, the system for cleaning cont... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6712579 | Substrate transfer apparatus and substrate transfer method A substrate transfer apparatus provided with a first substrate transfer mechanism having a first substrate holding hand which is movable while holding a substrate; and a second substrate transfer mechanism having a second substrate holding hand for receiving and tra... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6634484 | Transfer and tilt apparatus A transfer device has an undercarriage with two or more carriage portions which are movable along a travel path between a first location and a second location. The carriage portions carrying at least one work piece support. A linkage extending between the... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6457932 | Automated barrel panel transfer and processing system An automated system for preparing weld land areas of panels to be welded to each other is disclosed. Generally, the system of the present invention includes a system for cleaning contaminants from such weld land areas. In one embodiment, the system for cl... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6152680 | Wafer cassette rotation mechanism The present invention concerns a device for the rotation of a wafer cassette such as between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation. The wafer cassette rotation device includes a carriage for receiving and supporting a wafer cassette, a recep... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6050771 | Pallet workstation accumulator An accumulator for handling pallets in a pallet workstation provides a continuous through-put of panels through the pallet workstation. The accumulator includes a base, which is positioned between a pallet stack holder and a conveyor, and an articulating ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5775870 | Vehicle side tilting apparatus A vehicle side tilting apparatus having strap-on wheel rockers to attach to wheels at one side of a vehicle and lift structure to elevate the other side of the vehicle and to roll the vehicle on the wheel rockers until the raised side of the vehicle is up... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5755816 | Tilt carriage A tilt carriage assembly including a base frame and a carriage pivotally supported by the base frame. The carriage includes a bottom member adapted to support a container and a back member positioned above the bottom member. A manual locking mechanism is ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5743374 | Stack turner and replenisher and method A stack turner and replenisher 10 is provided for keeping a hopper of a carton prefeeder P filled with carton blanks, traditionally a job that requires a human worker and causes carpal tunnel syndrome due to the inverting motion required. Stack turner 10 ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738483 | Lift and invert mechanism A mechanism for lifting from an operating position, inverting, and returning to the operating position a workpiece. The mechanism includes two drive devices, a linear drive which provides a continuous lifting force to a vertically movable member, and rota... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5630696 | Apparatus for positioning an object Apparatus for positioning an object includes a fixed vertical frame and a carriage to support the object. The carriage includes a first end with rollers to engage the frame and a second end with a bearing to engage a floor or other surface. Also at the se... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5517473 | Translation and rotation mechanism for cartridge loading An apparatus for translating and rotating a cartridge (such as an optical disk cartridge) which utilizes a U-shaped rack engaged with a non-translating (but rotating) pinion; a carrier for the cartridge connected to the rack, and a motor for spinning the ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5487638 | Apparatus and method for loading rolls of web into a chamber An apparatus (10) for loading a roll of web (1) from a stack (3) along a first axis (7) into a chamber (2) along a second axis (8) has a pivotable support member (12) and an engaging means (16) having a head member (18) attached to the support member (12)... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5403146 | Apparatus for manipulating a workpiece in a machining operation An apparatus for rotating a workpiece in a machining operation, the workpiece having internal passageways, includes a stationary support, a carriage mounted for reciprocation with respect to the support and a cylindrical shaft carried by the carriage and ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5395205 | Part loading apparatus having harmonically driven shuttle and pivotal part supporting frame A part loading apparatus is disclosed for transporting a workpiece from a first position generally in a first plane to a second position generally in a second plane for transfer to another work station. The part loading apparatus includes a rail for trans... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5313986 | Method for positioning components on a cylindrical member The method and apparatus are useful in positioning components, for example two half shells of a clamp for a pipeline or other cylindrical member (10). One half-shell (12) is clamped by studs (56) to brackets (52) on a carriage (16) which can then traverse... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5288200 | Bottled water installer An installer comprising a supporting structure and a carriage adapted to carry a water bottle. The carriage is mounted on the supporting structure for movement along a path between a loading position in which the carriage is adapted to receive the water b... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5186594 | Dual cassette load lock A workpiece loading interface is included within a workpiece processing system which processes workpieces, typically wafers, in a vacuum. The workpiece loading interface includes two separate chambers. Each chamber may be separately pumped down. Thus, whi... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5165504 | Apparatus for displacing an article in parallel with the curvature of and in proximity to a surface of variable profile An apparatus for displacing an article or a person in parallel with the curvature of and in proximity to a surface of variable profile possessing convex and/or concave parts, as the case may be, comprising a support for the article to be displaced in the ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5141388 | Apparatus for turning a package An apparatus for turning over a package (9) through 180° out of a first position (I) on a supply conveyor (6) into a second position (II) on a removal conveyor (12), a frame (2) mounted on the floor (1) being provided to support a propulsion unit provide... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5123808 | Apparatus for loading connectors into connector applicators Connector loading apparatus which can be used with a cable-making machine comprises a support surface having a transfer mechanism thereon which comprises a transfer slide assembly that is reciprocable between a magazine containing a stack of connectors an... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5076753 | Lifting and turning device for work objects, especially motor vehicles A lifting and turning device for work objects comprises a stand (14) and a holding frame (10) which is supported thereby and in which the work object is fixable. The holding frame is connected in a vertically adjustable as well as turnable manner with the... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4955463 | Work supplying system to machine tools A work supplying system for conveying work attached to a pallet to a plurality of machine stations disposed around an imaginary center line iin a circumferential direction, and a work conveying and delivering unit for conveying the work to the work convey... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4921387 | Combination transfer/turnover machine A combination transfer/turnover machine has a pair of double-acting transfer arms for quickly retrieving and inserting parts into a pair of metal stamping presses performing sequential operations on a workpiece. A turnover mechanism is provided for invert... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4712361 | Collation assemblies Apparatus for collating and stacking building components, for example tiles, has pairs of conveyors with shelves for supporting edges of tiles. The tiles are fed to the shelves by a conveyor and the pairs of conveyors move upwardly in timed relation to lo... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4636126 | Electrical connector pickup station An electrical connector pickup station for long electrical connectors, comprises an escapement assembly for receiving connectors from a gravity feed magazine and which is mounted above a base plate so as to be inclined in a vertical plane. A connector loc... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4524680 | Device for riddling bottles according to the champagne method A riddling device for processing wine according to the champagne method, with reduced energy expenditure due to a balanced assembly. The device comprises a stand, a cradle capable of pivoting through a right angle relative to the stand, and a platform cap... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4514135 | Apparatus for transporting and articulating an article The present invention provides transport apparatus for transporting and aculating an article into and out of a housing having limited access, and includes a lifting beam having a curved shape to which is attached a lifting assembly. A hoist device is con... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4474525 | Yarn package storage apparatus The present invention relates to the construction of a storage apparatus for temporarily storing a large number of yarn packages (yarn wound on cones or taper cones). The storage apparatus is so arranged that many yarn packages automatically aligned are a... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4252486 | System for transferring and storing elongated elements A system for transferring tubes or bars or like elongated elements between a processing line and associated storage structures or intermediate delivery locations is disclosed. The system includes spacing stations for intermittently spacing groups of tubes... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4220435 | Unloader for ring-shaped pallets A workpiece having an enlarged head and a stem extending therefrom is conveyed in a gravity chute while supported vertically in a ring-shaped pallet with the head supported on the top side of the pallet and the stem extending downwardly through the pallet... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4187095 | Method and apparatus for handling glass sheets during shaping and cooling This invention relates to improvements in handling glass sheets during shaping and cooling. Each glass sheet in turn is heated to its deformation temperature and conveyed into a glass shaping station. The glass is lifted into engagement with an upper vacu... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4056198 | Transfer and turnover mechanism for use with power press or the like A transfer mechanism for transferring a large generally flat workpiece into and out of a power press, or between adjacent power presses, including a pair of spaced stands having respective gear boxes swingably mounted thereon with reversible drive means f... | 11/01/1977 |
