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 |
| 8093171 | Noncrystalline composite alkali metal titanate composition and friction material A noncrystalline composite alkali metal titanate composition which is chemically stable, outstanding in resistance to hygroscopicity and suited as base materials for friction materials. The said composition comprises at least 60 wt. % of an alkali metal titanate rep... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093170 | Semiconductor ceramic material A semiconductor ceramic material which contains no Pb and has a high Curie point, low resistivity, and PTC characteristics is represented by the formula ABO3 wherein A includes Ba, Ca, an alkali metal element, Bi, and a rare-earth element, and B includes ... | 01/10/2012 |
| RE42646 | Method for producing aluminum titanate sintered compact The present invention provides a raw material composition for preparing a sintered body of aluminum titanate, the composition comprising (i) 100 parts by weight of a mixture comprising 40 to 50 mol % of TiO2 and 60 to 50 mol % of Al2O3 | 08/23/2011 |
| 7977266 | Aluminum titanate ceramic forming batch mixtures and green bodies with pore former A ceramic forming batch mixture including inorganic batch materials, such as sources of alumina, titania, and silica, a low amount of one or more pore formers including at least one starch; an organic binder; and a solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing a... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7932201 | Ceramic materials for 4-way and NOx adsorber and method for making same Disclosed are ceramic articles comprising a sintered phase ceramic composition containing, as expressed on a weight percent oxide basis: a(Al2TiO5)+b(ZrTiO4)+c(Y2O3)+d(YPO4) wherein “a, b, c, and dâ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7884042 | Antiferroelectric multilayer ceramic capacitor An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867935 | Insulator having excellent arc resistance A highly heat-resistant fluororesin, such as tetrafluoroethylene resin or tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, is filled with 0.5 to 1 weight % of a non-black insulating pigment that has a heat resistance such that discoloration does not occur w... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7816293 | Ceramic material, sintered ceramic and component made therefrom, production method and use of the ceramic A ceramic mixed system is proposed that includes a two-phase mixture of pure components A and B, wherein phase A is based on the cubic to tetragonal modification of Bi3NbO7 and phase B is based on a monoclinic pyrochlore modification of Bi... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7790644 | Zinc-oxide-based target The invention provides a zinc-oxide-based target, having excellent environmental durability. The target contains zinc oxide as a predominant component, and both titanium (Ti) and gallium (Ga) in amounts of 1.1 at. % or more and 4.5 at. % or more, respectively. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7781358 | Antiferroelectric multilayer ceramic capacitor An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7737066 | Niobium monoxide powder, niobium monoxide sintered body and capacitor using the sintered body (1) A niobium monoxide powder for a capacitor represented by formula: NbOx (x=0.8 to 1.2) and optionally containing other elements in an amount of 50 to 200,000 ppm, having a tapping density of 0.5 to 2.5 g/ml, an average particle size of 10 to 1000 μm, ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7713897 | Ceramic materials for 4-way and NOadsorber and method for making same Disclosed are ceramic articles comprising a sintered phase ceramic composition containing, as expressed on a weight percent oxide basis: a(Al2TiO5)+b(ZrTiO4)+c(Y2O3)+d(YPO4) wherein “a, b, c, and dâ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713896 | Method for producing ceramic green compacts for ceramic components A method for preparing ceramic green compacts for ceramic assemblies, especially ceramic multilayer assemblies. First, a dispersing agent solution is prepared by homogenizing a dispersing agent in a solvent mixture. Then, a binder solution is prepared by homogenizin... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7696117 | Method and apparatus which reduce the erosion rate of surfaces exposed to halogen-containing plasmas A ceramic article which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas used in semiconductor processing. The ceramic article includes ceramic which is multi-phased, typically including two phase to three phases. The ceramic is formed from yttrium oxide at a m... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7674737 | Optical medium, an optical lens and a prism An optical medium having a high refractive index without anisotropy and a wide transmission wavelength is obtained. The cubic crystal material is αβO3, where α is at least one of K, Ba, Sr, Ca, and β is at least one of Ta, Ti. Optimally, the cubic cry... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7625831 | Anisotropically shaped ceramic particles and method for producing the same Anisotropically shaped ceramic particles are represented by the general formula {(K1−x−yNaxLiy)4(Nb1−zTaz)6O17+aMeOb} (where Me is at least one element selected ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7601661 | Indium oxide-tin oxide powder and sputtering target using the same The invention provides an indium oxide-tin oxide powder which can be produced at low cost and which can provide a high-density sputtering target having a prolonged target life, and a sputtering target employing the powder. The indium oxide-tin oxide powder containin... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7598196 | Vapor-deposition material for the production of layers of high refractive index The present invention relates to vapor-deposition materials comprising Ta2Ox, where x=4.81 to 4.88, to processes for the preparation of the vapor-deposition materials, and to the use thereof for the production of layers of high refractive index... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7439202 | Glass ceramic composition, glass-ceramic sintered body, and monolithic ceramic electronic component A glass ceramic composition is used for a multilayer ceramic substrate 2 including glass ceramic layers 3 laminated, the multilayer ceramic substrate 2 being used for a multilayer ceramic module 1. The glass ceramic composition includes a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431808 | Sputter target based on titanium dioxide An electrically conductive titanium dioxide sputter target with an electrical resistivity of less than 5 Ω-cm, which contains as an additive at least one doping agent or a mixture of doping agents in an amount of less than 5 mole %. The doping agent or agents are s... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419926 | Sintered bodies based on niobium suboxide Disclosed are sintered bodies that include: (a) 30 to 100 mol % of NbOx, wherein 0.5 | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417001 | Glass ceramic composition, glass-ceramic sintered body, and monolithic ceramic electronic component A glass ceramic composition for glass ceramic layers laminated in multilayer ceramic substrate included in multilayer ceramic module is provided. The glass ceramic composition contains a first ceramic powder mainly composed of forsterite, a second ceramic powder mai... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408292 | Piezoelectric ceramic material multi-layered component and method for the production of a ceramic material The invention relates to a piezoelectric ceramic material having the general composition ABO3 with at least a proportion of the PZT ceramic having a composition of the invention with Cu cations. The proportion of Zr and Ti cations is selected based upon t... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405173 | Alumina-titanium oxide-zirconia fused grain An alumina-titanium oxide-zirconia fused grain presenting, for a total of 100%, the following chemical composition: Al2O3: more than 10% and less than 50%; TiO2: more than 10% and l... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402938 | Piezoelectric single crystal device A piezoelectric single crystal device is provided exhibiting excellent piezoelectric properties, within a specific high-temperature range of Trrt° C. to (Trt−20)° C., where Trt represents a transformation temperature between a ps... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399723 | Dielectric ceramic material There is provided a dielectric ceramic material in which the firing temperature dependency of the relative dielectric constant can be suppressed and the mechanical strength can be improved. Specifically, there is provided a dielectric ceramic material including: mai... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390426 | Piezoelectric ceramic The present invention has an object to provide piezoelectric ceramics containing no lead, having a high Curie point, and further, having excellent piezoelectric properties, particularly large Qmax. The piezoelectric ceramics contain, as a main component, a bismuth l... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387745 | Piezoelectric ceramic materials based on lead zirconate titanate (PZT) having the crystal structure perovskite The invention relates to piezoelectric ceramic materials based on the system Pb(Zr,Ti)O3, i.e. solid solutions of lead zirconate PbTO3, characterized by having very good dielectric and electromechanical properties that can be adopted for differ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374994 | Bismuth titanium silicon oxide, bismuth titanium silicon oxide thin film, and method for forming the thin film A bismuth titanium silicon oxide having a pyrochlore phase, a thin film formed of the bismuth titanium silicon oxide, a method for forming the bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide thin film, a capacitor and a transistor for a semiconductor device including the bismuth-tit... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368097 | Preparation of nanocrystalline lithium titanate spinels Process for preparing nanocrystalline lithium titanate spinels by reacting lithium hydroxide and a titanium alkoxide at elevated temperature in a reaction mixture which forms water of reaction. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368407 | High-frequency porcelain composition, process for producing the same and planar high-frequency circuit A sintering temperature can be lowered to 1,200° C. by adding from 15% by weight or more to 35% by weight or less of rutile-type titanium dioxide into forsterite. By carrying out sintering at such a low temperature, a sintered product can be obtained in which sinte... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368408 | Glass-ceramic composition, glass-ceramic sintered body, and monolithic ceramic electronic component A glass-ceramic composition contains first ceramic particles principally containing forsterite; second ceramic particles principally containing at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium titanate, strontium titanate, and titanium oxide; and borosilic... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365958 | Dielectric ceramics, multilayer ceramic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same Crystal grains mainly composed of barium titanate have a mean grain size of not more than 0.2 μm. The volume per unit cell V that is represented by a product of lattice constant (a, b, c) figured out from the X-ray diffraction pattern of the crystal grains is not m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361242 | Ceramic slurry composition and methods for producing ceramic green sheet and multilayer ceramic electronic device A ceramic slurry composition has a powdered ceramic uniformly dispersed therein without excessive damage thereto. A method for producing a ceramic green sheet using the ceramic slurry composition and a method for producing multilayer ceramic electronic devices are a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354565 | Lead iron tungstate capacitive transducer, relaxor material therefor and method of manufacture of said relaxor material The present invention discloses a relaxor material lead iron tungstate which has been synthesized in doped and undoped conditions by single and two step heat treatment. The relaxor material is seen to exhibit almost negligible hysteresis and a transducer made thereb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351674 | Insulating ceramic composition, insulating ceramic sintered body, and mulitlayer ceramic electronic component An insulating ceramic composition forming insulating ceramic layers (3) stacked in a multilayer ceramic substrate (2) used in a monolithic ceramic electronic component, such as a multilayer ceramic module (1). The insulating ceramic composition ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347983 | Mg2MM'o 6+x, (M=Y, rare earth metal and M'=SN, OR Zr) dielectric ceramics Complex ceramic oxides of the general formula Mg2MM′O6+x where M=Rare metal ion or Yttrium or Lanthanum and M′=Sn, Sb, Zr, Hf, Ta, and Nb; and where −0.5 | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344654 | Piezoelectric ceramic composition and piezoelectric actuator A piezoelectric ceramic composition has the composition formula (Pb(a-b)Meb){(Ni(1-c)/3Znc/3Nb2d/3)zTixZr(1-x-z)}O3, wherein Me represents at least one element selecte... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341705 | Process for producing niobium suboxide A method is described for preparing a niobium suboxide represented by the formula, NbOx, in which 0.7 | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341970 | Low thermal expansion articles Compositions, and articles having low thermal expansion suitable for high temperature applications, such as automotive exhaust treatment and method of manufacturing such articles are disclosed. ... | 03/11/2008 |