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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 |
| 7824288 | Polyurethane power transmission belt A power transmission belt having a main belt body portion of elastomeric material, a tensile reinforcement such as carbon fiber cord, disposed in said body portion, and a sheave contact portion integral with said main body portion. The elastomeric material includes ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7549938 | Treadmill belt An endless treadmill belt includes a bottom-ply fabric that at least partially forms a bottom surface of the belt, and the bottom surface of the belt is for sliding across a treadmill deck. The bottom-ply fabric includes textured synthetic yarns that at least partia... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7367431 | Elevator system A wedge-ribbed belt supports an elevator car by underlooping and engages a drive pulley of a drive mounted at the head of an elevator shaft. The belt has a running surface facing the drive pulley with a plurality of ribs and grooves extending in parallel in a longit... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354366 | Toothed belt A toothed belt for the transmission of force is provided, a polyurethane body forms an outer layer and may be fabric-reinforced. Teeth of polyurethane are formed on the polyurethane body as an inner layer. High-strength tension elements are disposed between the oute... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335122 | Low modulus belt for automotive applications A low modulus drive belt for an automotive accessory drive system is disclosed that allows for relatively high elongation during installation and that maintains a relatively high percentage of its install tension throughout the useful life of the belt. In addition, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7275481 | Printer A printer of the present invention includes a timing belt passed over drive pulleys, each of which is mounted on a particular print drum, via phase adjusting means and deflection pulleys or rotary members. The deflection pulleys are rotatable in contact with the rea... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7254934 | Endless belt with improved load carrying cord A power transmission belt with an embedded load carrier cord having a plurality of yarns and possessing a first twist corresponding to a first twist multiplier and a first twist direction, and possessing a second twist corresponding to a second twist multiplier in t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235028 | Thermoplastic jacket belt A belt having a body, a tensile member and an outer surface. The body comprises an elastomer. An outer surface of the belt having a profile, foe example teeth. A layer of Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene thermoplastic (UHMWPE) is bonded to the profile surfac... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7201688 | Power transmission belt An endless power transmission belt comprising load carrier cord comprising a cord formed from a plurality of strands, wherein the strands comprise fibers of para-aramid and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP); and a method for increasing the flexural fatigue resistance and d... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7137918 | Ribbed V-belt and method of making the same The invention relates to a ribbed V-belt having an elastomeric cover layer (1), a tension-support layer (3) and an elastomeric base body (2). The base body (2) has ribs which have an outer coating containing polymers and fibers and is fix... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7056249 | Power transmission belt and method of manufacturing the power transmission belt A power transmission belt having a body defined by rubber and having an exposed outer surface, a fiber layer on at least a part of the exposed outer surface of the body, and a mixture including a resin adhesive ingredient, a rubber ingredient, and a lubricant that i... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037578 | Power transmission belt An endless power transmission belt including a treated fiber embedded in an elastomeric body, the treated fiber having a first treatment of a polyamide and an epoxy, and optionally, a second treatment including an RFL adhesive. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025699 | Elastomer composition for power transmission belt tooth facing An endless positive drive power transmission belt is described for use with a cooperating pulley member, wherein the endless positive drive transmission belt comprises an elastomeric body portion, a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced apart tensile members,... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011880 | Belt and method of marking A belt and method of marking a belt. A layer of polyethylene material is joined or cured to a belt. The layer is optically distinguishable from a belt body. The layer is etched to expose a portion of the belt body in order to contrast the layer with the belt body. A... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6945891 | Power transmission belt and method A power transmission belt, and more particularly a toothed power transmission belt, comprising a longitudinally extending tensile member composed of one or more carbon fiber cords, wherein the belt exhibits belt growth of not more than 0.1% based on its original len... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942590 | Belt fabric, and power transmission belt and high load power transmission V-belt using such a belt fabric A belt fabric which is provided at a part of a power transmission belt on which frictional forces act is formed by dipping into a rubber solution prepared by dissolving a non cross-linked hydrogenated nitrile rubber composition, mixed with a polyethylene powder havi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918849 | Power transmission belt containing chopped carbon fibers An endless power transmission belt having (1) a tension section; (2) a cushion section; and (3) a load-carrying section disposed between the tension section and cushion section; and the belt contai... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919115 | Thermally conductive drive belt The present invention provides for a power transfer belt that is manufactured of a highly thermally conductive polymer composition, in contrast to the typical rubber material used to fabricate the belts of the prior art. The new and unique belt of the present invent... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913329 | Endless rubber track having guide lugs with guide lug support layer, and vehicle containing such track The invention relates to an endless vehicular rubber track. The invention particularly relates to such track having hard rubber guide lugs with a softer guide support layer. It is to be appreciated that such guide lugs may also be positively driven drive lugs. The i... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6866922 | Power transmission belt A power transmission belt having a body with a length, a width, an inside, and an outside. The body includes a rubber composition. The body further has a plurality of short fibers in the rubber composition. The plurality of short fibers may include a plurality of po... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6695733 | Low growth power transmission belt A power transmission belt, and more particularly a toothed power transmission belt, comprising a longitudinally extending tensile member composed of one or more carbon fiber cords, wherein the belt exhibits belt growth of not more than 0.1% based on its o... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6689005 | Power transmission belt with fabric material on a surface thereof A power transmission belt having a body with a length, an inside, an outside, and laterally oppositely facing side surfaces. The body has a) a cushion rubber layer in which at least one load carrying element is embedded so that the at least one load carry... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685785 | Synchronous drive belt with scaffold stretch fabric A belt (1), and a method of forming a belt (1), with at least one row of teeth (5) formed on at least one surface of the betling (1). To improve the tooth formation of the belting (1), and the abrasion of the belting (1), the outer surface of the teeth (4... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672983 | Power transmission drive system A drive system comprising a driver pulley, a driven pulley (22), and a belt (10). The belt (10) has a pulley engaging surface (16) comprised of a plurality of transversely extending self-tracking teeth (18). The driven pulley (22) has a non-grooved, crown... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669592 | Frictional transmission belt and belt-type transmission unit using the same A frictional transmission belt looped over V-ribbed pulleys for torque transmission. The V-ribbed pulleys are coated with anticorrosive paint prior to shipment of an automobile. A surface-active layer 7 made of a surfactant is formed on surfaces of ribs 1... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6485386 | Transverse reinforced CVT belt The invention comprises a cog type belt having a plurality of transverse teeth on an inner surface. The belt comprises an outer extensible elastomeric layer, an inner compression layer and a tensile member. Each tooth further comprises a non-metallic or p... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6465074 | Base substrates for coated belts A resin-impregnated endless belt for a long nip press or calender of the shoe type, or for other papermaking and paper-processing applications, has a base support structure which includes coated elements, such as yarns, having a coating of a first polymer... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6390942 | Centrifugal air compressor A centrifugal supercharger is disclosed that includes an internal drive mechanism which embodies the present invention. A pair of sprockets are connected to parallel input and output drive shafts and drivingly connected by a taut, high tension, endless co... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6358609 | Processed fiber which is bondable to a rubber composition and a power transmission belt incorporating the processed fiber Processed fiber for bonding to a rubber composition. The processed fiber consists of unprocessed fiber treated with a) a first processing liquid having at least one of an isocyanate compound and an epoxy compound, b) a second processing liquid having RFL ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6303215 | Transfer belt for electrophotographic apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a transfer belt for an electro-photographic apparatus, comprising a seamless reinforcing layer made of a continuous string, and a semi-conductive rubber layer formed on the reinforcing layer.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296588 | High temperature flexible thermoplastic composites for endless belt driving surfaces Endless belts having driving surfaces comprising a high temperature flexible thermoplastic composite. More particularly, an endless toothed belt having a high temperature-, abrasion- and noise resistant cover element, and which comprises from about 60 per... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6276420 | Coated corrugator belt A corrugator belt for a corrugator machine includes a base having two sides. One of the two sides is the face side of the corrugator belt when the belt is in the form of an endless loop on a corrugator machine. A layer of polymeric resin material is coate... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6238314 | Power transmission belt and method of fabricating the same In a power transmission belt the outer periphery or the inner periphery of which is covered with a cover fabric, the cover fabric is cylindrically formed of a plurality of fabric pieces joined one to another, one of joint sections of the cover fabric has ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6228448 | Endless belt for use in digital imaging systems An endless belt for use in digital imaging systems is provided having edge to edge uniform flatness, and precise circumferential and edge to edge thickness. The layers comprising the belt may be tailored as desired for use in either image recording, image... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6132328 | Load carrying cord and power transmission belt incorporating the load carrying cord A load carrying cord for a power transmission belt. The load carrying cord has a plurality of strands made up of fiber filaments of ethylene-2,6-naphthalate. Each strand has a denier of 500 to 1500. The fiber filaments in each strand are first-twisted in ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6086500 | Toothed belt A toothed belt with improved durability and low noise level during operation having a foundation fabric 2 adhesive-bonded along the engaging surface 5 thereof, wherein the yarns of said foundation fabric 2 extending in the longitudinal direction of the to... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6056656 | V-ribbed belt A V-ribbed belt A is made up of a compression rubber 3, an adhesion rubber 1 laminated to the upper surface of the compression rubber 3, and a plurality of tension members 2 fixed by rubber of the adhesion rubber 1 to be held in place in the adhesion rubb... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6030308 | Adjustable endless belt for use in power transmission and apparatus and methods for forming belt An endless belt particularly adapted for use in high speed power transmission, commonly termed a fan belt, which is particularly adapted to be readily formed on site to any desired length and methods and apparatus for forming the belt. The belt is compris... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6004238 | Power transmission belt In a V-ribbed belt including short fibers such as carbon fibers in the surfaces of ribs, that is, a contact surface with a pulley, the surfaces of the ribs are coated with a water repellent agent so that the surfaces of the ribs can attain water repellenc... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5954606 | Power transmission belt with canvas layer A power transmission belt having a body with a length, an inside, an outside, and at least one rib on the inside of the body. A canvas layer is provided on the outside of the body. The canvas layer is a plain weave canvas made up of cotton fiber and synth... | 09/21/1999 |
