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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 |
| 8329629 | Liquid composition to clean nozzle surface and cleaning device having the same A liquid composition to clean an inkjet nozzle, and a inkjet head cleaning unit that contains the same. The liquid composition includes an inkjet ink stabilizer capable of removing impurities from an inkjet nozzle. ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8211843 | Water based composition developed to clean ink-jet cartridge nozzle heads, by unclogging said nozzle head(s) of paper flash, ink-residue, and all other debris, which results in the increase of ink yield, maintained print quality, and the extension of the useful life of said ink-jet cartridge An end user implemented preventative maintenance process, made to clean ink-jet cartridges. The methodology consists of an organic solution injected into a lint free wipe, which, when applied to the print head nozzle surface of an ink-jet cartridge, leaches dried in... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8207103 | Printing press cleaning compositions Disclose herein is a composition comprising a hydrocarbon solvent; an aromatic solvent; a methylated siloxane; and a surfactant. Also disclosed is a method of preparing an emulsion for cleaning purposes comprising mixing a solution at a rate of greater than 500 rpm ... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8129321 | Liquid compostion for cleaning a nozzle surface, method of cleaning a nozzle surface using the liquid composition, and inkjet recording apparatus including the liquid composition Provided are a liquid composition for cleaning a nozzle surface of an inkjet printer, a method of cleaning a nozzle surface using the liquid composition and an inkjet recording apparatus including the liquid composition. The liquid composition includes a polyoxyethy... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8080504 | Pretreatment liquid for water-based ink printing applications A pretreatment liquid for applying to the upper surface of a recording media, prior to printing of printing applications using water-based ink, is provided. The liquid comprises a polyvalent metallic salt and at least one of a polymer swelling and a coalescence reag... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7375065 | Method and composition for cleaning a fluid delivery system A composition for cleaning a fluid delivery system includes an agent which controls the rheology of the fluid so that its apparent viscosity decreases as the fluid is subjected to a shear force. In particular applications, the viscosity of the composition is greater... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7335628 | Cleaning composition for cleaning a printing press Disclosed is a cleaning composition for removing ink from a variety of surfaces, but more particularly from rubber. The composition has a high evaporation rate, is completely biodegradable, environmentally safe, not harmful to rubber, and has a near neutral pH. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7276469 | Composition and material for cleaning printing machines The invention is a cleaning material for cleaning printing machines. The cleaning material is comprised of a fabric that has been impregnated with a cleaning composition having branched chain monobasic and/or dibasic esters that contain 2-ethyl hexanoate. The cleani... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7144847 | Detergent A detergent for removing deposits on a mold for use in molding a thermoplastic resin, comprising limonene and ethanol is disclosed. Provided, is a detergent for removing mold deposits, said detergent being capable of easily removing deposits (the so-called mold depo... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7101832 | Cleaners containing peroxide bleaching agents for cleaning paper making equipment and method A cleaning solution for paper making equipment includes a stabilized source of peroxide in combination with a glycol ether solvent system and an alcohol ethoxylate. The peroxide system can be hydrogen peroxide stabilized with a phosphonate such as HEDP. The glycol s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7037882 | Composition and material for cleaning printing machines The invention is a cleaning material for cleaning printing machines. The cleaning material is comprised of a fabric that has been impregnated with a cleaning composition having branched chain monobasic and/or dibasic esters that contain 2-ethyl hexanoate. The cleani... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018963 | Water-soluble surfactant composition A water-soluble surfactant composition includes an aliphatic diol and a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether. A 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of the surfactant composition has a contact angle of at most 60 degrees and a dynamic surface tension at both 1 Hz and 10 Hz of at most 5... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001458 | Process for growing of optical fluorite single crystals The present invention relates to the technical field of preparing artificial calcium fluoride (optical fluorite) single crystals by growing from a melt by the directed crystallization and by using a seed crystal. The aim of the invention is to obtain oriented single... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998371 | Nail polish remover comprising fatty acid ester and alkyl lactate A nail polish remover is formulated from a combination of solvents derived from naturally occurring materials, which combination consists essentially of a (i) a major proportion by weight (“by wt”) of esters of fatty acids having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms where... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6786975 | Method of cleaning printhead in inkjet printer A method of cleaning a printhead in an inkjet printer by removing organic debris deposits from the printhead, uses anyone of the liquid mixes of NaOCl (sodium hypochlorite) and H2O (water), H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) and H2O... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6746994 | Optimizing an advanced solvent for ink systems (oasis) A cleaning solvent for use with an ink-jet printer, in particular an ink-jet printer having a printhead servicing system, wherein the cleaning solvent comprises glycerin and a polyhydric alcohol, such as 1,3-propanediol. The cleaning solvent is optimized for efficie... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6706676 | Cleaning composition Disclosed is a cleaning composition for removing ink from a variety of surfaces. The composition has a low amount of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and a near neutral pH. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6569260 | Non-solvent very low VOC formulation for removal of ink from printing presses and the like, and methods of using the same A water-based formulation for the removal of ink comprising a detergent builder including sodium carbonate, neutralized polyacrylic acid, and an acrylic acid/maleic anhydride copolymer; a chelating agent including tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6544348 | Method for cleaning printing machines and printing moulds A process is proposed for cleaning printing machines or printing plates by removing the contaminants from the surfaces to be cleaned by washing them with a microemulsion comprising water, a surfactant, and a water-immiscible organic solvent.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6537731 | Developer and process for preparing flexographic printing forms An aqueous developer for photopolymerizable, flexographic printing plates containing an ethylenediamine triacetate-N-alkylacetamide having a long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon radical in the N-alkylamido group and a process for preparing flexographic printi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6525008 | Cleaning composition for printing presses A cleaning medium for use in cleaning printing forms includes either an acid solution having a pH of from 1 to 4 or a basic solution having a pH of from 10 to 14. A dispersible abrasive agent in a concentration of from 1 to 15 grams per 100 grams of the c... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514920 | Liquid composition, method of cleaning ink-jet recording head, ink-jet recording apparatus, cartridge, and method of regenerating ink-jet recording head A liquid composition for cleaning an ink-jet recording head containing at least one kind of oxidizing detergent in an amount effective in cleaning an ink-jet recording head. The liquid composition can improve the life and ink ejecting properties of an ink... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514922 | Gel purge formulations and methods of cleaning extruders by using the same Methods for cleaning screw extruder, especially powder-coating extruders, include filling the extruder barrel with a gel purge formulation comprised of a high-boiling pyrrolidone or piperidone (lactam) solvent (most preferably N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP)),... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6440914 | Liquid de-inking compositions based on polyalkoxylated terpenic compounds and their use for de-inking The invention concerns a liquid de-inking composition comprising at least a surfactant of polyalkoxylated terpenic origin of formula: Z--X--W--[CH--(R5)CH(R6)-O]q --A wherein: Z is a bicycloheptenyl or bicycloheptyl radica... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6346156 | Application of alkyl polyglucosides in printing ink cleaners A process for removing printing inks and/or oil residues located on a surface of a printing apparatus comprising: (a) contacting the printing inks and/or oil residues located on the surface of the printing apparatus with a cleaning composition containing an al... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6342105 | Washing solution for ink jet head, method for producing the same, and method for washing ink jet head using the same There are provided a washing solution for an ink jet head, the washing solution restoring a print head, which has experienced problems such as clogging, to its normal condition, a method for producing the washing solution, and a washing method. The washin... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6284720 | Environmentally friendly ink cleaning preparation A solvent that is biodegradable, provides effective solvency for a broad range of tasks and is generally benign to human health is disclosed. This solvent is a mixture of a lactate ester and an edible oil ester that has a closed cup flash point at or abov... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6265365 | Roller wash composition The present description relates to a roller wash composition for the cleaning of the cylinder, polymer plate and other soiled parts of printing machines when using water-based printing inks.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6261381 | Composition and process for cleaning inks from various substrates including printing plates A composition and process for cleaning inks and organic residues from various substrates utilizing dimethyl piperidone and other safe solvents is revealed. The composition and process are particularly useful in cleaning printing plates and printing appara... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6239089 | Aqueous cleaning solutions containing elevated levels of N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone Aqueous cleaning solution concentrates with elevated levels of N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone solubilized therein, comprising a surfactant formulation incorporating at least one N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone, the alkyl group of which has 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and a C... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6204237 | Glycol-based cleaning solvent A nonflammable glycol-based cleaning solvent which is not classified as, a hazardous material is provided. Isopropyl bromide (IPB) and/or n-propyl bromide (NPB), both of which being nonflammable solvents, is mixed to a main component comprised of propylen... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6191087 | Environmentally friendly solvent A solvent that is biodegradable, provides effective solvency for a broad range of tasks and is generally benign to human health is disclosed. This solvent is a mixture of a lactate ester and an edible oil ester having a closed cup flash point in excess of... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6191084 | Chemical composition and method for cleaning fluid metering print rollers A composition for cleaning a print roller such as an anilox roller includes a soap or cleansing agent having a plurality of grit particles, an organic acid, an emulsifier, and water. A solvent is mixed with the cleansing agent to complete the composition.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6187729 | Cleaning composition comprising solvating agent and rinsing agent A liquid cleaning composition comprising a solvating agent and a rinsing agent, the ratio of the vapor pressure of said rinsing agent to the vapor pressure of said solvating agent being at least about 20 and the use thereof to clean substrates that have s... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6096699 | Environmentally friendly solvent A solvent that is biodegradable, provides effective solvency for a broad range of tasks and is generally benign to human health is disclosed. This solvent is a mixture of a lactate ester and an edible oil ester that has a flash point greater that 93° C.,... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074999 | Cleaning agents for paint piping and process for cleaning paint piping Disclosed is a cleaning agent for cleaning paint piping without disassembling it in reduced number of steps and a process for cleaning the paint piping using the same. A cleaning agent based on N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and containing an amine type solvent s... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6022490 | Bleach activation A bleach and oxidation catalyst is provided comprising a catalytically active metal-complex having a poly-dentate ligand containing at least 6 hetero-atoms. Such metal-complexes can activate hydrogen peroxide, peroxy acids or molecular oxygen and were fou... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5954891 | Detergent composition for removing resinous stains A detergent composition for removing resinous stains including (a) an aromatic compound represented by the general formula (1); and (b) an alkylene oxide compound represented by the general formula (2); and optionally including (c) an alkali metal hydroxi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5948740 | Chemical composition and method for cleaning fluid metering anilox rollers A composition for cleaning an anilox roller includes a small amount of ammonium chlorides, a plurality of silica particles, a sulfonicacid, a nonoxynol, water, and an isopropyl acetate making up the remaining portion of the composition. A method of utiliz... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5916857 | Cleaning composition for removing viscid resinous organic matter A "stickie" remover cleaning composition consists of aliphatic petroleum distillate, d-limonene, and an aliphatic dibasic acid ester mixture containing approximately 59% dimethyl glutarate, 21% dimethyl adipate, and 20% dimethyl succinate for use in paper... | 06/29/1999 |
