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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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| 6123972 | Method of producing uniform sized food products This invention is a tray having a plurality of parallelly disposed open topped, open ended channels. These channels are filled with a mixture to be cooked and a cutting, shaping and dispatching knife is used to remove any excess mixture from the tops and ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6117478 | Method of making a reduced fat agglomerated chocolate A low fat agglomerated chocolate having an average particle size up to 5 mm and containing from 18 to 24% by weight fat based on the total weight of the chocolate and a reduced fat milk chocolate bar comprising a mixture of from 60 to 90% of a reduced fat... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6110514 | Egg decorating kit with egg holding ring A method for positioning an egg in preparation for decorative dying and painting of the egg exterior includes providing annular disk having circular inner and outer peripheries with circular cross-section beads extending circumferentially continuously aro... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6096358 | Method of manufacturing an aseptically sterilized package containing a liquid nutritional product Aseptically sterilized package of a liquid nutritional product manufactured by (a) providing a multi-layered plastic sheet having at least one polymeric structural layer and at least one polymeric barrier layer; (b) passing the sheet through a peroxide ba... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6090420 | Animated chicken candy pop combination An animated body candy pop device comprising a main housing, an expandable sleeve in said main body, a candy stick and candy adapted to be secured to the expandable sleeve. The main housing can be solid or hollow and made with a pliable material to provid... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6083554 | Food article in the form of a taco chip A method of making an edible beef jerky-containing chip is disclosed. The chip is provided in a convenient and ready-to-eat form, and in a manner that is intended at preserving the meat flavor of the chip. The present invention includes a grain product su... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079314 | Beverage brewer chamber assembly Assemblies, systems, and devices are provided for the brewing of a beverage (e.g. coffee, or tea). The invention, in particular, provides a brew chamber assembly for an apparatus for preparing a beverage from an aqueous medium and a particulate beverage m... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6060285 | Process for the production of hetero-bispecific antibodies For the production of hetero-bispecific monoclonal antibodies at least the genes for the light chain and for the variable part of the heavy chain are isolated from a hybridoma cell line which secretes an antibody with a desired specificity and they are in... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056988 | Preparation of a chewy sugar confectionery product A crystalline pumpable confection mass for obtaining a chewy confectionery product is provided by preparing a sugar-containing liquid medium, concentrating the medium, cooling the concentrated medium to a temperature below its sugar saturation point and k... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6054154 | Method for coating a whole meat muscle product with a powdered mixture Disclosed is a method for applying a powder blend to a whole meat muscle product and the product so produced. A cooked, whole meat muscle product is placed on an electrically grounded support in a coating chamber to expose a surface of the whole meat musc... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6045841 | Method of pre-cooking sliced bacon Disclosed is a method for precooking sliced bacon comprising the steps of partially cooking sliced bacon in a microwave oven. A organoleptic enhancing liquid is applied to the surfaces of bacon slices either during or after the cooking and the cooking is ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6045844 | Method for the inhibition of fungal growth in fruits and vegetables A method for increasing aroma and reducing fungal growth in vegetables and fruits is described. The method uses hexanal in a controlled atmosphere to treat the harvested fruit. The method has been found to be particularly effective for Penicillium sp. and... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6045851 | Method of producing puffed pasta products An improved, non-fried expanded snack product is provided which is fabricated by extruding ingredients comprising a pasta flour followed by subjecting the extrudate to a two-step drying process. The extrusion process preferably makes use of a twin screw e... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042850 | Nursing bottle utilizing air pressure to expel air from disposable liners and methods using same for feeding an infant A nursing bottle having a body, a flexible liner, and a feeding nipple. In one embodiment, the body includes a check valve to allow air into a chamber formed between the body and the flexible liner to equalize the pressure in the chamber and prevent air f... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041733 | Plasma processing apparatus protected from discharges in association with secondary potentials A plasma processing apparatus such as a plasma etching apparatus, which is not subject to arcing to the gas distributor plate which is caused by secondary potentials generated by polymers adhering to a gas distribution plate. The gas distribution plate is... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6042871 | Method for preparing cooked meat slices A method for preparing cooked meat slices includes slicing larger portions of fresh meat into pluralities of slices in one pass of each portion through a multi-blade, automatic slicer. Slicing releases cell components which bind the slices together to for... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035763 | Breadmaker with improved temperature and humidity control An improved breadmaker capable of maintaining the freshness of the bread baked for a period of time. A temperature sensor and a humidity level sensor located inside the baking chamber of the breadmaker monitor the ambient conditions inside the baking cham... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033716 | Animal feeds comprising formulated poultry bio-solids and growing house litter Animal feeds and methods of forming animal feeds are provided wherein the feeds are formed by mixing poultry house litter and slaughterhouse wastewater sludges, followed by drying of the resulting mixture in a hot air convection rotary drum dryer. The res... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6033699 | Packing for friable oven products The present invention relates to a packaging for friable oven products substantially comprising a container (2) provided with an opening (3) and a supporting edge (13) extending so as to project from the side surface (8) of the container (2), a lid (5) ha... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6033690 | Process for pre-conditioning brewer's wort with beer fermentation products and production of a beer therefrom A process is disclosed for managing or controlling fermentation product profiles in a parallel pair of beer product streams in which a brewer's wort is fermented to produce a beer having fermentation products therein. The beer is passed along a first side... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6033696 | Coated snack food product A finger-food snack containing from about 8 to 16% of whole milk solids and being in the form of a body, obtainable by cooking-extrusion-expansion of a cereal based mixture, that is coated with a sugar based slurry.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6030459 | Low-pressure processing device A semiconductor manufacturing system performs etching, ashing and CVD to form a thin film, using a gas plasma. An apparatus for treatment under a reduced pressure has two treatment chambers (23), a first load-lock chamber (21) connected to the treatment c... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6030652 | Food bag featuring gusset opening, method of making the food bag, and method of using the food bag A bag for storing and dispensing a food product (e.g., a microwavable popcorn bag, potato chip bag, etc.) includes an improved product access opening. In particular, the bag comprises at least a first gusset on some surface of the bag, the gusset comprisi... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027752 | Plush candy pop holding device A plush candy pop holding device which is made of a soft, squeezable housing that can be made either solid or hollow, as long as the exterior layer is somewhat pliable providing a pleasing touch to the holder. The upper end of the main housing has an aper... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6027753 | Wafer product and process of manufacture A crisp, approximately circular wafer product is provided whereby the two surfaces of the wafer each have a pattern formed by ridges, the first surface having a pattern comprising at least two grid patterns superimposed on each other, one grid being at an... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6025001 | Method for producing bakery products Shaped bodies of dough are expanded under reduced pressure and then subsequently baked under heat, or are baked under heat while being expanded under reduced pressure. There is no substantial final fermentation.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6024992 | Enhanced kimchi mix composition A Kimchi mix composition having a spice mix, vitamin C at an organic acid. The vitamin continue is either ascorbic acid, calcium ascorbic or sodium ascorbic. The organic acid is either malic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, stannic acid, succinic acid or ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6020013 | Method of preventing freezer burn on food in storage bags This invention is a method of preventing freezer burn on frozen foods over an extended period of time. This is accomplished by providing a triple seal to prevent the ingress of ambient air through the seals into the interior of the storage bag which cause... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6019894 | Appliance drain assembly An assembly for connection to the drain of a cooking appliance which diverts low volume flow effluent from the drain is disclosed. The assembly includes a pipe defining a main flow channel. An auxiliary exit port is connected to said pipe in such a way th... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017565 | Method for automated continuous production of chewing gum A system and method are provided for automatically and continuously producing chewing gum and/or chewing gum base. A system controller receives inputs of parameters necessary for production. Ingredients are automatically and continuously fed and mixed to ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6013292 | Low fat food product A baked reduced fat battered and breaded vegetable product is described which is based on a dried or dehydrated vegetable substrate which is coated with a fat and oil free batter as a first inner layer which directly coats the dried or dehydrated vegetabl... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6007864 | Process for providing a frozen fish product A process for obtaining a frozen fish product comprises: treating frozen or non-frozen fish, which comprises molecules of myosin and molecules of actin, each molecule of myosin having a head region (6) and a tail region (8), such that the conformation of ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007863 | Process for preserving fresh pineapple A process for treating and storing freshly cut pineapple greatly enhances flavor and increases shelf life of the cut pineapple, maintaining the enhanced flavor. The freshly cut pineapple is first surface-disinfected. Its Brix and acid, and thus Brix/acid ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007861 | Process for the preparation and the packaging of soya based foodstuff This invention relates to a process for preparing a soya based foodstuff suitable as a taste alike replacement and substitute for meat based produce. The process includes the steps of providing a partially prepared soya based foodstuff, of predetermined m... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004605 | Bone plastic cap device and method of using for meat cuts A bone cap device for use over a meat cut having at least one exposed bone is provided. The meat cut is positionable inside a separate outer bag with the bone cap device cushioning the exposed bone from piercing the separate outer bag. The bone cap device... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6004599 | Bag for packaging bone-in cuts of meat Disclosed is a bag arrangement and packaging method for packaging bone-in cuts of meat using two bags to provide a double wall of film surrounding the cut of meat for bone puncture resistance. Both bags are bottom sealed bags formed of a heat shrink film,... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001402 | Preparation of a multi-colored food product with a process which includes extrusion A moist multi-colored food product is prepared by mixing meat and meat-by-product materials and cereal, fat and water ingredient materials to obtain a base mixture, pumping the base material mixture to an emulsifier device and supplying a coloring solutio... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997925 | Continuous manufacturing process and apparatus for preparing pre-cooked bacon A continuous manufacturing process for preparing cooked bacon includes the step of cooking slices of an uncured and unsmoked pork belly with cure ingredients applied on the slices to produce cooked bacon having the organoleptic properties of cooked conven... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5997919 | Method and apparatus for removing brine from coextruded sausage strands A method and apparatus for coagulating a coextruded collagen gel on a sausage strand by removing residual brine from the strand after coagulation by passing the elongated sausage strand through an aperture of a flexible diaphragm having a diameter equal t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989602 | Infusion packet A double compartment infusion packet has a drawstring (4) running through both compartments. The compartments are doubled over are joined together at opposite ends. The drawstring has an intermediate portion (6) retained at one end between the compartment... | 11/23/1999 |
