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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 |
| 7931963 | Composite material and method of making the composite material An improved energy absorbing member comprising, an thermoplastic cellular polymer in contact with a structural element such as a metal guard rail or automotive door, wherein the cellular polymer has an average cell size of at least about 0.75 mm and at least one of ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7901764 | Multi-layered polylactic acid resin foamed body and multi-layered polylactic acid resin foamed molded article An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-layered polylactic acid resin foamed body of a crystalline polylactic acid resin which has good appearance and excellent mechanical strength such as bending strength and compressive strength and which is capab... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883769 | Integrally foamed microstructured article The invention is directed in part to an article that includes a polymer foam having a surface with surface microstructures, the surface microstructures have at least one extent or dimension of about 10 microns or more, preferably 50 microns or more. A maximum extent... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7569268 | Chemical mechanical polishing pad The polishing pad is suitable for planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad has an ultimate tensile strength of at least 3,000 psi (20.7 MPa) and polymeric matrix containing closed cell pores. The closed cell pores... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7410525 | Mixed matrix membranes incorporating microporous polymers as fillers The present invention is for a polymer/polymer mixed matrix membrane and the use of such membranes in gas separation applications. More specifically, the invention involves the preparation of polymer/polymer mixed matrix membranes incorporating soluble polymers of i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7371329 | Method for filtering particles from a fluid Methods for filtering particles from a fluid are disclosed, wherein an array of microstructures defining respective microchannels having respective minimum widths are used to separate the fluid from particles to be filtered. The fluid flows through the minimum width... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7312253 | Insulating thermoplastic foams made with methyl formate-based blowing agents A blowing agent blend for making thermoplastic polymer foams comprises methyl formate. The blowing agent blend can further comprise at least one co-blowing agent. The co-blowing agent is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a h... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306019 | Pneumatic tire including toriodally continuous cells and method of producing same A rubber composition is provided with a large friction force even on a body having, for example, an ice face of a low friction coefficient. The composition is constituted by a foamed rubber having a rationalized foaming state. The composition is applied to an upper-... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300612 | Hollow strandfoam and preparation thereof Prepare a foam structure that includes hollow coalesced foam strands and, optionally, solid coalesced foam strands using an extrusion die block equipped with apertures that promote forming the hollow strands and, optionally, the solid foam strands. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285315 | Closure in synthetic material for containers The present invention relates to a closure which is made of synthetic material with characteristics similar to or even better than those of cork and which can therefore be used in all applications in which a cork closure is normally used. In particular, the closure ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7201954 | Method for forming barrier structures on a substrate and the resulting article A method for chemically etching of a foam glass layer to provide at least one cavity pattern in the foam glass layer. The method utilizes a substrate with at least one major surface suitable for receiving a glass layer. At least one layer of a glass paste compositio... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201958 | Polymer foam plank with densified skin, method and apparatus for producing a densified skin on a foam plank A method and apparatus for making a densified skin polymer foam plank comprising providing a polymer foam having a plurality of cells and heating an outer surface of the foam at a heating station. The heating step collapses and melts the cells adjacent the outer sur... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7169338 | Foam-molded article and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a method for manufacturing a foam-molded article by molding between molds a parison with a foam layer formed by extruding an expandable molten resin composition, obtained by melt-kneading a polyethylene resin and a physical foaming agent, to an area of l... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166248 | Reduced VOC emission alkenyl aromatic polymer foams and processes A method for producing an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam structure that comprises melting at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer resin. An effective amount of blowing agent mixture is dissolved in the at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer. The blowing agent mixture co... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144925 | Fire resistance acoustic foam A macrocellular foam is described having improved cell size and Fire-test-response Characteristics, among other features, which is obtained by selecting a particle size less than 1 micron for the flame retardant adjuvant. The inventors found that the amount of fire ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7115864 | Method for purification of as-produced single-wall carbon nanotubes This invention relates generally to a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) purification process and more particularly to a purification process that comprises heating the SWNT-containing felt under oxidizing conditions to remove the amorphous carbon deposits and other... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105112 | Lightweight member for reinforcing, sealing or baffling A lightweight member is provided for reinforcing, sealing or baffling structures of articles of manufacture such as automotive vehicles. The lightweight member preferably includes a carrier member having a cellular structure and an expandable material disposed there... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7081429 | Gas decomposing unit, electrode for a fuel cell, and method of manufacturing the gas decomposing unit Provided are a gas decomposing unit and an electrode for a fuel cell capable of stably supporting a gas decomposing catalyst. A gas decomposing unit and an electrode for a fuel cell each including: a carbon nanotube structure having a mesh structure in which functio... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070848 | Vehicle acoustic barrier An acoustic barrier that achieves excellent noise insulating properties, and is relatively thin and relatively light in weight includes a flexible thermoplastic barrier layer having a plurality of apertures defining a latticed structure which includes apertures for ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7026046 | Component comprising submicron hollow spaces An optical component or an analytical platform includes a substrate, an array of microstructures on the substrate and microchannels formed by side walls of adjacent microstructures, a width of the microchannels varies as a function of distance to the substrate, the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018707 | Porous ceramic laminate and production thereof A porous ceramic laminate has a porous silicon nitride substrate and a porous silicon nitride separation film supported thereon and having minute pores of sizes capable of Knudsen separation or molecular sieve by sintering a porous silicon nitride substrate supporti... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018700 | Acoustic absorption polymer foam having improved thermal insulating performance Polymer foams having a good balance of high sound absorption, low thermal conductivity and generally low water absorption are disclosed which are obtainable by perforating (i.e., hole punching) a polymer foam having a moderately large cell size (1.5 mm to 4 mm) and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6986941 | Multiple layers laminated polyolefin foam The present invention relates to a sheet or board like multiple layers laminated polyolefin foam having a plurality of polyolefin layers laminated on at least one side of a polyolefin foam by a coextrusion method. More specifically, the present invention relates to ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6949588 | Perforated foams Thermoplastic polymer foams having sound deadening properties satisfactory for demanding applications are provided which have mechanical strength, which are economical to manufacture, and which are hydrolytically stable. Methods of preparing these foams are also pro... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936343 | Ceramic substrate An object of the present invention is to provide a ceramic substrate that is superior in temperature rising/dropping characteristics and breakdown voltage at a high temperature, has a small warp amount, and is best as a substrate for semiconductor-producing/examinin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916529 | High temperature, oxidation-resistant abradable coatings containing microballoons and method for applying same An abradable coating composition for use on shrouds in gas turbine engines or other hot gas path metal components exposed to high temperatures containing an initial porous coating phase created by adding an amount of inorganic microspheres, preferably alumina-cerami... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6899945 | Entangled single-wall carbon nanotube solid material and methods for making same Buckyrock is a three-dimensional, solid block material comprising an entangled network of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT), wherein the block comprises greater than 75 wt % SWNT. SWNT buckyrock is mechanically strong, tough and impact resistant. The single-wall c... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6884500 | Component comprising submicron hollow spaces An optical component or an analytical platform includes a substrate, an array of microstructures on the substrate and microchannels formed by side walls of adjacent microstructures, a width of the microchannels varies as a function of distance to the substrate, the ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869671 | Enabling nanostructured materials via multilayer thin film precursor and applications to biosensors A thin film based nanoporous alumina template has been developed which allows the in situ removal of an electrically insulating alumina barrier layer at the pore bases. This barrier free nanoporous system has great utility for electrodeposition of a wide variety of ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866925 | Mesostructured material incorporating particles of nanometric dimensions The invention concerns a heat-stable ordered mesoporous or mesostructured material comprising a mineral phase wherein are dispersed particles of nanometric dimension at least partly crystaline, the global crystallinity index of said mesostructured or ordered mesopor... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866945 | Magnesium containing aluminum alloys and anodizing process An anodized aluminum alloy comprises an aluminum alloy comprising magnesium in an amount greater than 3 weight percent based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy; and a clear porous oxide layer having a thickness greater than about 5 micrometers disposed on and... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6858291 | Elastic belt for papermaking calender To address the conflict between structural strength and flexibility in a conventional elastic belt for a papermaking calender, and to reduce manufacturing time, a belt in which the paper sheet-facing side of a base body side is covered by a high molecular weight ela... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855408 | Composite metal material and method for manufacturing the same, etched metal material and method for manufacturing the same and electrolytic capacitor A composite metallic material 1 according to the invention is used for, e.g., electrolytic capacitors, and includes a metallic material substrate 10 and a high polymer thin layer 11 having a fine pattern 12 formed on at least one surface ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6844055 | Hollow strandfoam and preparation thereof Prepare a foam structure that includes hollow coalesced foam strands and, optionally, solid coalesced foam strands using an extrusion die block equipped with apertures that promote forming the hollow strands and, optionally, the solid foam strands. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6815047 | Foamed thermoplastic resin sheet and manufacturing method of the same A foamed thermoplastic resin sheet has a foaming ratio of not less than 2.5, and cells, existing in an interior part which extends inward from a depth of 20 percent a whole thickness of the sheet from the front and rear surfaces thereof respectively in a thickness d... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6773798 | Polyolefin foam composite structure and method for making the same A composite structure, which generally includes: a. a foam sheet comprising polyolefin; and b. a coating disposed on at least one surface of the polyolefin foam sheet, the coating comprising at least one member selected from ethylene/propylene rubber, ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764756 | Polyolefin foam composite structure and method for making the same A composite structure, which generally includes: a. a foam sheet comprising polyolefin; and b. a coating disposed on at least one surface of the polyolefin foam sheet, the coating comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of eth... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6746774 | Leather and process for its production In order to provide leather with the desired cushioning properties and desirable soft handling properties, especially a grained leather with a grain structure on its upper surface, or a split leather with a surface finish, even if this leather is of minimal thicknes... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733869 | Electromagnetic shielding sheet and method of producing the same A metallic foil and a transparent substrate film are laminated with an adhesive layer. The roughness of the adhesive-layer-side surface (lower surface) of the metallic foil is such that the maximum height Rmax is more than 0 and less than 4 μm. As long as the maxim... | 05/11/2004 |
