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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 |
| 7402624 | Graft copolymers with segmented arms and their preparation and use Graft copolymers with segmented (or block) arms and a process for preparing the same. Such polymers are particularly useful in formulating air-dry clear coat and color coat lacquers used in automotive refinishing. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390849 | Powder coating composition Resins for powder coatings which are thermally and radiation curable containing both olefinically unsaturated groups and at least one other reactive group in the same molecules selected from epoxide groups and acid groups, a method for their preparation, and the use... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390497 | Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties Provided herein is a PEA polymer blend and coatings or implantable devices formed therefrom. The PEA polymer blend is formed of a PEA polymer and a material capable of hydrogen bonding with the PEA. The PEA polymer blend can form a coating on an implantable device, ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378470 | Molding compositions based on a thermoplastic polyester with improved flowability This invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions with improved flowability based on a thermoplastic polyester and on at least one copolymer composed of at least one olefin with at least one methacrylic ester or acrylic ester of an aliphatic alcohol, the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7351773 | Polymerizable composition A polymerizable composition comprising (A) a resin selected from the group consisting of a polyamide resin which is soluble or swells in water or aqueous alkali solutions and a polyester resin which is soluble or swells in water or aqueous alkali solutions, (B) an i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7304114 | Processes for preparing tougheners for thermoset compositions Liquid rubbers that are ordinarily immiscible in liquid thermoset resins can be made miscible by the addition of at least one non-functional aromatic end-group to the polymer chains of such liquid rubber compositions. Such addition may be initiated by high-temperatu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304107 | Toughened poly(ethylene terephthalate) compositions Toughened poly(ethylene terephthalate) compositions which contain functionalized polymeric tougheners, and wherein the poly(ethylene terephthalate) contains little or no antimony, have superior heat stability and retain their toughness for longer periods at higher t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7250470 | Crystallization of polypropylene using a semi-crystalline, branched or coupled nucleating agent A method of nucleating a propylene homo- or copolymer, the method comprising contacting the propylene polymer with a semi-crystalline branched or coupled polymeric nucleating agent under nucleation conditions. In one embodiment, the propylene homopolymer is characte... | 07/31/2007 |
| RE39617 | Butadiene polymers having terminal functional groups Hydrogenated butadiene polymers having terminal functional groups have minimum viscosity at any molecular weight when the 1,2-addition is between 30% and 70% Hydrogenated butadiene polymers having about two terminal hydroxyl groups per molecule have surprisingly low... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205035 | Thermoset composition, method, and article A curable composition includes a functionalized poly(arylene ether), an alkenyl aromatic monomer, an acryloyl monomer, and a polymeric additive selected from polystyrene, poly(styrene-maleic anhydride), poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate), polybutene, poly(ethylene-bu... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199203 | Isotactic propylene copolymer fibers, their preparation and use Fibers comprising a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene and at least one of ethylene and one or more unsaturated comonomers exhibit desirable properties. The homopolymers are characterized as having 13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-err... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7169615 | Method of authenticating polymers, authenticatable polymers, methods of making authenticatable polymers and authenticatable articles, and articles made there from Disclosed is a method of authenticating that a test polymer is an authenticatable polymer, wherein the authenticatable polymer has an authentication signal and comprises a substrate polymer and an optically variable tag, the optically variable tag having a fluoresce... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144605 | Curable coating composition and coating film forming method A curable coating composition comprises (a) a component having an active methylene group and/or an active methane group, (b) a component having a methacrylate group and/or an acrylate group, (c) a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138457 | Polyester compositions of low residual aldehyde content A mixture of a polyester, such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) PET, and a suitable stabilizer selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohol-containing polymers and copolymers derived from 2-propenoic acid ester monomers, when extrusion compounded exhibits... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118699 | Method of making a composite with a barrier layer in a closed mold process A closed mold method of making a composite having a barrier layer. The method includes providing a mold; applying and curing a layer of gel coat on an inside surface of the mold; applying and curing a layer of barrier composition over the gel coat, the barrier compo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105602 | Processing aid for thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic resin composition containing the same The present invention provides a processing aid for thermoplastic resin having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000, which is obtained by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, or an alkyl (meth)acrylate and another vinyl monomer copolymerizable the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094364 | Method of authenticating polymers, authenticatable polymers, methods of making authenticatable polymers and authenticatable articles, and articles made there from In one embodiment, a method for authenticating that a test polymer is an authenticatable polymer is disclosed wherein the authenticatable polymer comprises a substrate polymer and a thermochromic compound, the thermochromic compound having a first signal at a first ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090924 | Thermosetting resin composition for high performance laminates This invention concerns a thermosetting resin system that is useful in the manufacture of high performance prepreg, laminate and composite materials as well as the prepregs, laminates and composites made from the thermosetting resin composition. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060754 | Crystallization of polypropylene using a semi-crystalline, branched or coupled nucleating agent A method of nucleating a propylene homo- or copolymer, the method comprising contacting the propylene polymer with a semi-crystalline branched or coupled polymeric nucleating agent under nucleation conditions. In one embodiment, the propylene homopolymer is characte... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053125 | Controlled dispersion of colloidal suspension by comb polymers Comb polymers are used as dispersants to increase the stability of colloidal suspensions containing multivalent or high concentrations of monovalent ions. Stabilized colloidal suspensions and methods of forming stabilized colloidal suspensions are described, includi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041765 | Films comprising isotactic propylene copolymers Films with excellent machine direction (MD) tear properties comprise at least one layer made from a polymer comprising: (A) at least 50 weight percent (wt%) propylene; and (B) at least 5 wt % ethylene and/or one or more unsaturated comonomers. Represen... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041737 | Coating powder composition, method of use thereof, and articles formed therefrom The present invention provides a low temperature curing coating powder composition comprising a mixture of a high gloss film-forming system and a low gloss film-forming system. Preferably, the high gloss film-forming system comprises a GMA (glycidyl methacrylate) re... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034075 | Low gloss powder coating compositions The invention is directed to a low gloss powder coating composition comprising a first component (a) and a second component (b). The first component (a) comprises a mixture of (i) at least one glycidyl group-containing acrylic resin having epoxide equivalent weight ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7009007 | Recyclable polymer, process for production thereof, and recycling treatment thereof A novel resin is provided, which is renewable with less energy. A process for renewing the resin is also provided. The present invention includes a polymer having the repeating unit represented by Structural Formula (1) [—P1—R—]n (... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995194 | Radiation curable powder coating compositions A radiation curable powder coating composition is disclosed, which comprises a blend of (meth)acryloyl group containing polyphenoxy resin, a (meth)acryloyl group containing resin other than the polyphenoxy resin and other than a (meth)acryloyl group containing amorp... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6960635 | Isotactic propylene copolymers, their preparation and use Unique copolymers comprising propylene, ethylene and/or one or more unsaturated comonomers are characterized as having: at least one, preferably more than one, of the following properties: (i) 13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-error at about 14.6 and... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6946535 | Films comprising isotactic propylene copolymers Films with excellent machine direction (MD) tear properties comprise at least one layer made from a polymer comprising: (A) at least 50 weight percent (wt %) propylene; and (B) at least 5 wt % ethylene and/or one o... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6927258 | Elastic blends comprising crystalline polymer and crystallizable polymers of propylene Improved thermoplastic polymer blend compositions comprising an isotactic polypropylene component and an alpha-olefin and propylene copolymer component, said copolymer comprising crystallizable alpha-olefin sequences. In a preferred embodiment, improved thermoplasti... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6927256 | Crystallization of polypropylene using a semi-crystalline, branched or coupled nucleating agent A method of nucleating a propylene homo- or copolymer, the method comprising contacting the propylene polymer with a semi-crystalline branched or coupled polymeric nucleating agent under nucleation conditions. In one embodiment, the propylene homopolymer is characte... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919407 | Blends and sealant compositions comprising isotactic propylene copolymers Films with excellent machine direction (MD) tear properties comprise at least one layer made from a polymer comprising: (A) at least 50 weight percent (wt %) propylene; and (B) at least 5 wt % ethylene and/or one o... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6906160 | Isotactic propylene copolymer fibers, their preparation and use Fibers comprising a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene and at least one of ethylene and one or more unsaturated comonomers exhibit desirable properties. The homopolymers are characterized as having 13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-err... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6894117 | Non-gelled product of addition and condensation polymers with mutually reactive groups A substantially non-gelled polymeric composition is disclosed and comprises the reaction product of an A polymer which is an addition polymer having 3.5 or more reactive functional groups per polymer chain and a B polymer having about 2 to about 3 functional groups ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6878776 | Thermosetting resin compositions comprising cross-linked reactive microparticles with improved mechanical strength The invention relates to thermosetting compositions, in particular coating or molding compositions, comprising crosslinked polymer microparticles with a size ranging from 10 to 300 nm and carrying at least one reactive functional group which can react with at least ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6849693 | Hydroxyl group-containing polymers, their preparation and use Hydroxyl group-containing polymers which comprise moieties of polyesters and of addition polymers formed from olefinically unsaturated monomers, the polyesters containing units from aliphatic cyclic or polycyclic dihydroxy or polyhydroxy compounds or diepoxy or poly... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6815499 | Compatibilizing agent, radical copolymerizable unsaturated resin composition, molding material, and molded article An object of the present invention is to substantially improve the compatibility between a radical copolymerizable unsaturated resin and an addition polymerized polymer (thermoplastic resin) which is added for the purpose of low profile and improvement of physical p... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6812313 | Non-functional aromatic end group-containing polymer A polymer comprises polymer chains having a glass transition temperature of less than 25° C. and a weight average molecular weight of less than 20,000 wherein the polymer chains contain at least one non-functional aromatic end-group. The polymer is miscible in the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812302 | Polymerizing alkyl acrylate(s) in presence of aromatic initiator to form aromatic group-terminated liquid rubber A process for preparing a liquid rubber composition comprises: (a) Forming a reaction mixture of (i) from 1.0 to 99.999 weight percent of the reaction mixture of at least one C1-C20 | 11/02/2004 |
| 6784246 | Non-gelling high molecular weight polymer compositions and thermosplastic blends thereof Disclosed are compositions and processes for preparing polymeric materials having polymerizable units derived from at least one C8 to C30 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, and at least one chain branching unit. The presence of the chain branching u... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780502 | Insulating resin composition and laminate obtained therefrom This invention relates to an insulating resin composition which exhibits high impact resistance and heat resistance and good adhesiveness to the plating metal, is selectively etchable by a permanganate salt commonly used in a plating operation and suited for an insu... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6720380 | Modular system for coating plastics The invention relates to a modular system for the production of coating compositions for coating plastics comprising the following component modules: A) at least one base module containing at least one binder, extenders and/or pigments, optionally together wi... | 04/13/2004 |
