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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 |
| 7788925 | Vehicle power supply system The vehicle power generation system, which is mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine as a travel drive power source, and a cooling device for cooling the internal combustion engine by use of coolant containing one of alcohol and ether, includes a ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7291932 | Auxiliary power unit for a diesel powered transport vehicle There is disclosed a system for use in transport vehicles, comprising in combination an auxiliary power unit (APU) for a transport vehicle powered by a diesel engine and having a fuel system, an engine exhaust system and a battery powered electrical system; and a lo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7049707 | Auxiliary power unit for a diesel powered transport vehicle There is disclosed an auxiliary power unit (APU) for a transport vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine. An enclosure houses and supports the APU on the transport vehicle. An air-cooled engine within the enclosure directly drives an air-cooled, brushless g... | 05/23/2006 |
| 5823282 | Hybrid vehicle with oil pump selectively driven by the engine, a generator or a motor A hybrid vehicle with control of the amount of discharge from an oil pump in accordance with the amount needed. The hybrid vehicle includes an oil pump (55) driven by a rotation from a secondary side (a carrier CR) of a one-way clutch (F1), an engine (11)... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5553576 | Vehicle motorization unit A motorization unit comprising two internal combustion engines able to run alternately or simultaneously. The two engines (20, 40) each comprise their own cooling circuit (21, respectively 41). These two circuits are each provided with an expansion vessel... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5323610 | Arrangement for bearing lubrication and cooling of a hydrodynamic coupling Arrangement for effective oil supply to a working chamber in a hydrodynamic coupling flushed through with oil, and lubrication of the bearings of the coupling. The working chamber is supplied with oil through a channel in the stationary part of the coupli... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5109672 | Method and apparatus for cooling and replenishing aircraft hydraulic actuators A system for cooling individual integrated actuator packages (IAPs) positioned throughout the aircraft in a power-by-wire actuation system is disclosed. A low-pressure hydraulic fluid circulates throughout the aircraft to control the temperature of the in... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5101632 | Thermal radiation energy conversion Thermal energy radiation is converted into another energy form by setting up a temperature differential between two heat sinks forming part of a conventional converter or heat engine, but the warmer heat sink derives its input energy by collecting optical... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4935689 | Vehicle mounted engine generator system A vehicle mounted engine generator system is disclosed for supplying electricity to external electrical appliances and equipment used inside a camping car or outdoors in the camping site, which comprises a secondary water-cooled internal combustion engine... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4611466 | Vehicle power system comprising an auxiliary engine in combination with the main vehicle engine A vehicle power system including an auxiliary engine in combination with the main vehicle engine with the auxiliary engine providing auxiliary electrical energy for the main vehicle electrical system and a source of thermal energy for heating the vehicle ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4531379 | Auxiliary power system for vehicle air conditioner and heater An auxiliary power system for an air conditioner and heater of a vehicle includes an auxiliary motor which is selectively connected by an electromagnetic clutch of a jack shaft assembly to drive the compressor of the vehicle's air conditioner. The jack sh... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4493190 | Cooling system for an engine having a plurality of engine units In an engine comprising a primary engine unit 1 and an auxiliary engine unit 2, water jackets 44, 47 of the primary engine unit are connected to water jackets 46, 48 of the auxiliary engine unit and to a radiator 43 in series, and bypasses 52, 55 are conn... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4249383 | Method and apparatus for obtaining electrical power from sea water and other liquids An improved method and apparatus for producing electricity utilizing the enthalpy released by a rising foam in a plurality of closed environments to generate power to drive a turbine. The closed environments are interconnected in a manner to permit the ef... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4167857 | Marine diesel engine and ship equipped with the same A marine Diesel engine consists of parallel left and right engines mounted on a common bed plate having integral independent columns on which the cylinders of the engine are supported, the bed plate and columns forming the crank chambers of the engines. T... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4020635 | Power plants A power plant comprising combustion means for generating heat for use in a power plant with at least two hot gas engines, comprising first and second working fluid spaces, reciprocating means for varying the volume of working fluid spaces, heating means a... | 05/03/1977 |
