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Patent No. 5970981

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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Examiner: Arnold, Bruce Y.


Primary examiner statistics: 2802 patents; average approval time: 725 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 209 patents; average approval time: 777 days

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5313328 Optical system comprising graded refractive index lens element
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5311335 Method for generating holographic images
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5311350 Optical device and apparatus using the optical device
5311349 Unfolded optics for multiple row spatial light modulators
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5311354 Telescope
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5305144 Mirror apparatus
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Patent No. Patent Title:
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4348115 Chromatographic analyzer detector and method
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4343551 Apparatus for counting and classifying particles
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4337998 Variable transmittance window
4337994 Linear beam scanning apparatus especially suitable for recording ...
4338030 Dispersive instrument for measurement of particle size distributi...
4337992 Hologram movie projection apparatus
4338033 Densitometer
4336978 Method for optically making a diffusion plate
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4335959 Optical element for photographic radiometer
4335935 Arrangement for the induced absorption of electromagnetic radiati...
4334780 Optical surface roughness detection method and apparatus
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4332438 Lens element
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4325637 Phase modulation of grazing incidence interferometer
4325601 Optical scanning device
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4325636 Interferometer with a single-mode waveguide coil

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