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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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| 7457596 | Method and apparatus for determining the receptivity of radio signals A method and apparatus for determining the receptivity of radio signals at any given receiving site in an area covered by at least one transmitter by comparing data stored and continuously updated in a receiver against data transmitted, and identifying and selecting... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7433706 | Multiband transmitting and receiving apparatus and method using a control voltage of phase locked loop A multiband RF transmitting and receiving apparatus and a method therefore is capable of using a control voltage from a phase locked loop (PLL) to control other components, as well as a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), of a multiband RF transceiver. The multiban... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7403753 | Receiving system operating on multiple audio programs A receiver contains a demodulator system that can deliver a stream of digital data comprising at least a first and a second audio program. If a user selects the first audio program, the receiver applies a first bit rate decompression to generate a stream of decompre... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7369824 | Receiver storage system for audio program A receiver contains a demodulator system that can deliver a stream of digital data comprising at least a first and a second set of audio data. In a first time interval, a memory is used to store either the first or the second set of audio data. In a subsequent time ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369825 | Selection of radio station based on preferred program content A method and apparatus for selecting radio stations for reception based on a preferred program content. A list of radio station identifiers is stored in a memory and organized according to program content specifiers. When a presently received signal fades, the memor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7333957 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7263329 | Method and apparatus for navigating, previewing and selecting broadband channels via a receiving user interface A radio receiver and method of controlling the same are provided for use in a digital digital audio radio services system. An improved user interface takes advantage of ancillary data transmitted with a digital broadcast signal to contemporaneously display song titl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7206613 | Method and apparatus for adjusting level of alert sound in portable telephone Disclosed is a method and apparatus for adjusting alert sound which can prevent a user from being surprised or suffering ear damage by abrupt alert sound. According to the invention, alert sound is generated in a low level set lower than a normal level when an incom... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7149472 | Through-the-earth radio A through-the-earth communication system that includes a digital signal input device; a transmitter operating at a predetermined frequency sufficiently low to effectively penetrate useful distances through-the earth; a data compression circuit that is connected to a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7139710 | Audio synthesis of a currently tuned frequency A system 10 is provided which is receptive to selective tuning at particular frequencies. The system 10 includes a display device 15, an audio synthesizer 14, and a controller 20. The controller 20 is in communication with t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7092460 | Digital stereo demultiplexer In a stereo demultiplexer receiving a frequency demodulated stereo-multiplex signal (m(t)) which comprises at least a stereo-difference signal (md(t)), a stereo-sum signal (ms(t)) and a pilot carrier, a PLL-circuit (4) to recover the pil... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7068329 | Method and system for providing a video signal In accordance with the specific embodiment of the present invention, a tuner alternates between receiving a first video signal and a second video signal, such that every other frame of a specific signal is received. This is accomplished by writing to an IF1 a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017178 | Audio program reception terminal for television delivery system The invention relates to apparatus and methods for upgrading a set top terminal for use with a cable television program delivery system. A hardware upgrade or expansion card is connected to a set top terminal to enhance the functionality of the set top terminal and ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6973300 | Intelligent wireless terminal with virtual memory A wireless terminal with virtual memory for use in a wireless communications network and a method of using such a wireless terminal is provided. The wireless terminal comprises a transceiver for receiving and transmitting information over an active wireless link wit... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6904270 | Radio receiver for processing digital and analog audio signals A receiver contains a demodulator system that can derive an analog audio signal and compressed digital data from radio frequency signal. The receiver also contains a decompressor that can decompress the compressed digital data into uncompressed form. A digital to an... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6711414 | Wearable computing device capable of responding intelligently to surroundings Techniques and approaches that enable wireless communication devices, namely, wearable devices, to assist users in new ways by interacting with other devices or surroundings to notify users of things that would be of interest to users. In one aspect of the invention... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6137830 | Measuring bit error rate performance of a receiver by the receiver and conveying measurement acoustically A system (100) for measuring bit error rate performance of a radio device by the radio device and conveying measurement acoustically includes a test controller (102), a pattern generator (104), a radio frequency signal generator (106), an audio receiver (... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6127936 | Apparatus for and method of providing an indication of the magnitude of a quantity An apparatus for and a method of providing a visual and/or audible indication of a numerical quantity. The quantity may be derived from any source such as an analog or digital quantity. The invention has utility in any application wherein it is desirable ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5939982 | Apparatus for monitoring opening of sealed containers Apparatus for monitoring opening of sealed enclosures, especially, but not exclusively, sealed containers containing goods-in-transit, such as goods vehicles, maritime containers or transport containers of the kind carried by tractor-trailers, ships, trai... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5911118 | Scanner with audible identification of tuned channel A scanning receiver channel identification apparatus and method comprising a scanning receiver, means for generating annunciations to be associated with the channels to which the scanning receiver is tuned, means for associating annunciations with the cha... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5794138 | Satellite broadcast system receiver A radio receiver augmentation system for insertion in a cassette player or compact disc player includes a receiver unit and an antenna unit. The receiver unit includes an insertable element having a size and shape suitable for insertion in a tape cassette... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5701588 | Pictorial display apparatus for receivers for implementing the pictorial display In selecting at least one of plural informing mechanisms as a selected informing mechanism, a waveform symbol is displayed on an LCD representing the selected informing mechanism. The waveform symbol expresses the sound pattern for indicating reception of... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5448768 | Aircraft data communication employing existing voice channels A system for communicating data between an aircraft and ground unit over conventional amplitude modulated (AM) voice radio channels employs a data collection unit for collecting data desired to be transmitted, such as global positioning system (GPS) data,... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5404582 | Aural annunciator circuit for a receiver An aural annunciator circuit for a radio receiver and a radio transceiver incorporating such. The annunciator circuit is operative to generate an aural signal when a signal is transmitted to the receiver in a manner analogous to telephonic ringer circuitr... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5220681 | Electronic signal decoder display/enunciator apparatus for electronic signal receivers A decoding and display mechanism that may be integrated with avionics, navigation and communications equipment whose encoded audio output is normally monitored directly through the pilot's headset. The encoded audio signal is coupled through a programmabl... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5212816 | Horn honker interface An audible interface device for each of a plurality of mobile units equipped with a radio dispatch system operated by a computer is provided. The device consists of a mechanism for detecting a voltage drop in the data PTT line of the computer when a trans... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5161251 | Apparatus and methods for providing text information identifying audio program selections Apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing text information which identifies audio program selections, such as musical selections, stored on a compact disk (CD). Digital identification numbers encoded on the disk are provided by a compact disk play... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5134719 | Apparatus and methods for identifying broadcast audio program selections in an FM stereo broadcast system Apparatus and methods are disclosed for transmitting and receiving auxiliary data in addition to regular audio broadcast programs including musical selections and announcements. The auxiliary data includes musical selection identification such as title, a... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5119507 | Receiver apparatus and methods for identifying broadcast audio program selections in a radio broadcast system Apparatus and methods are disclosed for transmitting and receiving auxiliary data in addition to regular audio broadcast programs including musical selections and announcements. The auxiliary data includes musical selection identification such as title, a... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5086511 | Mobile receiver A mobile receiver of the present invention which comprises memory means for storing therein receive frequency data and broadcasting station name data associated therewith with respect to respecitve areas, receivable/non-receivable decision means for deter... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5048118 | Combination dual loop antenna and bezel with detachable lens cap An electronic device includes a printed circuit board for mounting electronic components thereon. An antenna, such as a dual loop antenna, is secured to the printed circuit board and acts as a bezel to mount a display, such as a liquid crystal display, on... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4996717 | Radio receiver noise squelching and operational indicating alarm A clock-driven pulse source is used to apply repetitive short pulses to the squelch control connection point of the squelch circuitry of a radio receiver to deactivate momentarily the squelch circuitry at regular intervals. This provides periodic noise bu... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4887308 | Broadcast data storage and retrieval system An information storage and retrieval system is disclosed herein having a primary information storage for broadcast information that is selected and encoded for constant broadcast transmission. Such information may take the form of musical compositions inc... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4683459 | Alarm system test annunciator Test apparatus for a wireless system is provided in which an audible annunciation is produced which is an accurate indication of the measured received signal strength. A signal is derived from the receiver which is representative of the signal strength an... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4633515 | Emergency broadcast alert detector An emergency broadcast alert detector having a radio receiver scanning among several predetermined frequencies. The audio output of the radio receiver is connected to a noise detector that allows scanning to continue as long as noise indicative of no sign... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4392246 | Broadcast wave receiving system With the operation of character select keys, alphanumeric data stored in a ROM are successively read out and latched in a latch circuit under the control of a CPU. The call sign data of a received channel assembled in the latch circuit are stored together... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4295224 | Tuning indicator apparatus for a frequency synthesizer tuner Tuning indicator apparatus is provided for use with a frequency synthesizer tuner of the type having a phase-locked loop including a reference oscillator, a variable frequency oscillator to produce a local oscillating signal, a programmable frequency divi... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4170782 | Programming and selection monitoring system for television receivers A television receiver programming and selection monitoring system is provided to permit a television viewer to preselect a television viewing schedule of desired television channels to be viewed during subsequent time periods. The system also permits the ... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4103105 | Switching signal generator In a press-to-talk system of radio telephone communication, the operator's particular voice signal actuates a switching signal generator to generate a transmit-receive circuit changing signal which connects the circuit of the radio telephone equipment for... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4087793 | Digital electronic control and switching arrangement A variable control, such as for a gain or frequency control, having a delay period and switching function at each end point, with status or level indication, is comprised of two simple switches and appropriate logic circuitry. While a first switch is clos... | 05/02/1978 |
