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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 |
| 8099982 | Method of molding glass parts and molding apparatus A molding apparatus of a glass material according to the present invention is characterized by containing means for holding a glass material and a molding die in contact with each other, means for heating the glass material and the molding die, and means for applyin... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7950253 | Molding device and method for setting up mold A molding device includes an upper mold 10 (first mold), a lower mold 20 (second mold) and a body mold 30 that aligns axes of the upper and lower molds 10, 20 with each other by being fitted to an exterior of the upper mold 10 and ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7926303 | Mold apparatus with multi-molding chamber A mold apparatus includes a first mold die, a second mold die and an interjacent mold die. The first mold die has a first molding surface. The second mold die has a second molding surface. The interjacent mold die is arranged between the first and second mold dies, ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7434420 | Process for glass molding A process for glass molding includes the steps of: gradually increasing a working temperature to a formation temperature T1 while maintaining a normal pressure and an initial mold position; maintaining the formation temperature T1 for about 60 ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428828 | Press die of disk with shaft shaped portion A press die and a molding process can form a disk member having a shaft shaped portion at a center with satisfactory circularity and flatness in a disk portion, dimensional precision in the shaft shaped portion, and concentricity between the disk portion and the sha... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7415842 | Optical glass element and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for an optical glass element, in which molten glass 9 is pressed between a lower mold 1 and an upper mold 8, and the pressing process is carried out while maintaining a space 10 betw... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7383701 | Method of makeing a molding die A molding die for an optical element, comprises a die base body formed by shaping an amorphous alloy having a super-cooled liquid phase, and a die face formed by applying a die face forming process onto a part of the die base body and used to form an optical surface... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7353666 | Method for press molding a glass optical element A molding apparatus for molding a press-molded product by heating and softening a material and press-molding the material into a predetermined shape by the use of a mold, includes a pair of dies which form the mold, each of which comprises a molding surface facing w... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347067 | Mold for an I.S. machine A mold is disclosed which has a vertical front face having a glass object surface defined therein and a stepped vertical rear surface. The upper portion of the rear surface projects outwardly from the lower portion of the rear surface. The lower rear surface include... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340923 | Pressing plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine A pressing plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine has at least one pressing plunger which in normal operation can be moved axially in a reciprocating manner together with a pressing plunger receiver between an inoperative position and a pressing position.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7311979 | Method and coating system for reducing carbonaceous deposits on surfaces exposed to hydrocarbon fuels at elevated temperatures A coating system and method for reducing the tendency for hydrocarbon fluids, such as fuels and oils, to form carbonaceous deposits that adhere to a wall of a containment article. Of particular concern are carbonaceous deposits that form at temperatures below about ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299535 | Methods for making data storage media and the resultant media Methods for forming data storage media and the media formed thereby are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method for forming a data storage media, comprises: injection molding a substrate comprising surface features, wherein said surface features have greater... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290590 | Apparatus and process for producing shaped parts An apparatus for producing a shaped part has a shot sleeve. A melt can be fed into the shot sleeve. The melt can be forced into a die by means of an injection plunger. The apparatus is provided with a drive unit for actuating the plunger rod. Moreover, the apparatus... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255550 | Press-molding mold A press-molding mold includes a first mold (10), a second mold (20), a complementary element (30) arranged between the first mold (10) and the second mold (20), a washer (40) arranged between the second mold (10) and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252495 | Press-molding mold A press-molding mold includes a first mold part (10), a second mold part (20), a bushing (40), a first latching pin (50) and a second latching pin (70). The second mold part (20) defines a longitudinal central axis (21 | 08/07/2007 |
| 7179536 | Optical element having a low surface roughness, an optical pickup device including the optical element, and a die for making the optical element An optical pickup device for recording and/or reproducing information in an optical information recording medium, comprises a light source to emit light flux having a central wavelength not longer than 500 nm; a converging optical system to converge the light flux e... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179551 | Poly(arylene ether) data storage media A storage media comprises: a substrate comprising a plastic resin portion, wherein to plastic resin portion comprises poly(arylene ether) and a styrene material selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, styrenic copolymer(s), and reaction products and combi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165957 | Device for transferring a pattern to an object A device is provided for transferring a pattern to an object. The device may be used for transferring a pattern, such as micro- or nanostructures, from a stamp to an object. In accordance with one embodiment, the device comprises a first contacting means with a rece... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146828 | Glass molding die A molding die for molding glass thousand times is provided in the invention. The molding die includes a substrate, a first intermediate layer of Ni-containing Ir—Re alloy overlying the substrate, a second intermediate layer of metal-containing Ir—Re alloy overly... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147454 | Optical lens molding apparatus and precision molding apparatus An optical lens molding apparatus includes a cylindrical mold, a first mold core, a second mold core and a correctional ring. The first and the second mold core have a columnar shape and are disposed inside the cylindrical mold to form a cavity. Furthermore, the fir... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143609 | Low-temperature fabrication of glass optical components A method is provided for molding from glass certain complex optical components, such as lenses, microlens, arrays of microlenses, and gratings or surface-relief diffusers having fine or hyperfine microstructures suitable for optical or electro-optical applications. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137803 | Fluid pressure imprint lithography An improved method of imprint lithography involves using direct fluid pressure to press the mold into a substrate-supported film. Advantageously the mold and/or substrate are sufficiently flexible to provide wide area contact under the fluid pressure. Fluid pressing... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7087290 | Data storage media utilizing a substrate including a plastic resin layer, and method thereof In one embodiment, a data storage media comprises: a substrate comprising at least one plastic portion, an edge lift height of less than about 8μ, and an axial displacement peak of less than about 500μ under shock or vibration excitation; and at least one data lay... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7065985 | Molding die for optical element with lens-barrel A molding die for an optical element with a lens-barrel in which the lens-barrel is set in the molding die includes a tubular guide die, a upper die and a lower die sliding in the guide die Also an optical raw material is placed in the lens-barrel and the optical el... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065986 | Molding assembly A molding assembly, that includes: a plurality of support pillars fixedly attached to a support structure, wherein each support pillar includes a recessed seat; a mold support member, and; a flexible ring for holding a mold in contact with the mold support member, w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6997019 | Molding process of disk with shaft shaped portion A press die and a molding process can form a disk member having a shaft shaped portion at a center with satisfactory circularity and flatness in a disk portion, dimensional precision in the shaft shaped portion, and concentricity between the disk portion and the sha... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964731 | Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces A glass article which has a water-sheeting coating and a method of applying coatings to opposed sides of a substrate are described. In one embodiment, a glass sheet is provided bearing a sputtered water-sheeting coating comprising silica on an exterior surface and b... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939446 | Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces A glass article which has a water-sheeting coating and a method of applying coatings to opposed sides of a substrate are described. In one embodiment, a water-sheeting coating 20 comprising silica is sputtered directly onto an exterior surface of the glass. T... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6918267 | Press molding apparatus and press molding method A press molding apparatus includes upper and lower mother molds 102 and 104. Each of the mother molds 102 and 104 has four molding surfaces arranged in a single line and satisfies the relationship given by L×α×ΔT/t | 07/19/2005 |
| 6832495 | Molding die A molding die includes a pair of molding die members for forming a molding cavity that molds molded products and a holding member that holds therein the molding die members slidably, wherein a pressure-transfer medium supplied to the clearance between the molding di... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6813906 | Method and apparatus for preparation of molded glass A molded glass article manufacturing device, having a means of forcefully separating a molded glass article attached to the forming surface of an upper mold or a lower mold, and readily and reliably aligning the axes of the upper mold and lower mold, a molded glass ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6757116 | Disk biasing for manufacture of servo patterned media A method of manufacturing a patterned data/information storage and retrieval medium in the form of an annular disk having an outer diameter, a central opening defining an inner diameter, and opposed first and second major surfaces, the method including inserting a s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6729160 | Apparatus and method for forming heated glass sheets Apparatus (26) and a method for forming heated glass sheets in a heated chamber (22) of a housing (20) includes an upper mold support assembly (28) for supporting an upper mold (38) within the heated chamber for cyclical vertical m... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6615711 | Press-forming machine for glass An object of the present invention is to facilitate the release of a formed product from a die. A lower die is formed of a die plate, a plurality of cores, a cavity die and a slide plate. In the cavity die, a plurality of first opening portions are formed... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6560994 | Mold used for molding glass optical elements process for preparation of glass optical elements and method for rebirth of mold Disclosed is a mold including upper and lower molds for obtaining glass optical elements by press molding a glass molding material softened by heat, in which either one of the upper and lower molds is made of a ceramic matrix and the matrix has no surface... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557378 | Method for pressing oxynitride glass, disk of oxynitride glass made by said method, and pressing die for said method A method of producing a disk having a radius of r and a thickness of 2h from an oxynitride glass by pressing, said method being characterized in that the pressing load (F), the pressing temperature (T), and the pressing time (t) are defined by the express... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6546755 | Device for pressing two mold portions together and controlling an internal pressure so as to create a hollow cone A method and device for the manufacture of a hollow cone (37) with a cone tip (31) whereby a parison of viscous material (35) is moulded into the shape of the hollow cone. An escape space (11) becomes accessible to the material in the vicinity of a cone t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6427490 | Method for producing cones of picture tubes and device for carrying out this method Funnels of picture tubes are typically produced by pressing a molten gob of glass in a mold using a pressing die and by using a ring resting on the mold and resiliently secured to the die, for molding a flat funnel upper edge. At the same time, through co... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6363747 | Glass mold material for precision glass molding A method for making working mold tools for use in a compression molding process for molding optical glass elements from high temperature glasses having Tg 's in the range of from about 400° C. to about 850° C. An yttria aluminosilicate glass ... | 04/02/2002 |
