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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: Watko, Julie Anne


Primary examiner statistics: 430 patents; average approval time: 431 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 177 patents; average approval time: 885 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8189303 Thin film magnetic head having a pair of magnetic layers whose ma...
8174799 Differential magnetoresistive magnetic head
8139320 Write head having independent side shield and trailing shield thr...
8130468 System and apparatus for patterned media with reduced magnetic tr...
8120874 Perpendicular write head having a modified wrap-around shield to ...
8102625 Magnetic head slider
8094421 Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) read sensor with multiple re...
8091099 Spindle motor having clamping device
8085496 Thin-film magnetic head with through holes reaching medium-oppose...
8065693 Clamping device with weighted stopper for spindle motor
8064161 Perpendicular magnetic recording head and method for manufacturin...
8056095 Storage/retrieval device for optical disks
8040632 Grounding structure of TMR and GMR heads with a flying on-demand ...
8042124 Optical disk drive
8040633 Magnetic head and magnetic recording-reproducing apparatus
8031434 Hybrid, self aligned magnetic write head with a partially plated ...
8031432 Magnetic write head having helical coil with a fin structure for ...
8018683 Head slider and magnetic recording device therewith
8018689 Hard disk drive with thermal deformation prevention plate
8018679 Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with slanted magnetic...
8014100 Planar servo write head
8014101 Near-field light generator plate, thermally assisted magnetic hea...
8000064 Thin-film magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording and ...
8000059 Perpendicular magnetic write head with a thin wrap around magneti...
7996859 Optical disc device protecting the optical pickup unit during eje...
7984459 Recording medium driving device having an improved disc feeding m...
7984460 Disk device with ring-shaped elastomer member between mechanical ...
7969692 Magnetic reading head with first and second element units each in...
7966628 Disk transfer mechanism and disk recording and/or reproduction ap...
7957103 Fixing of components
7952835 Head stack assembly with suspension supporting head slider and ha...
7952836 Varying thickness partial etch rails for disk drive head suspensi...
7929257 Magnetic thin film having spacer layer that contains CuZn
7929245 Damper for use in disk drive data storage applications
7917918 Brushless motor having chucking mechanism, and disk driving devic...
7916435 Magnetic tunnel transistor having a base structure that provides ...
7911735 Perpendicular magnetic recording head utilizing a nonmagnetic und...
7911744 Magneto-resistive effect device and magnetic disk system with ref...
7913268 Motor and manufacturing method of the same
7907365 Apparatus for controlling and sealing airflow around disk drive b...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6847508 Spin valve thin film magnetic element and thin film magnetic head
6760293 Driving device and chassis for a disk tray of an optical disk dri...
6714507 Disc device
6700750 Spin-valve thin film element
6700746 Disk drive suspension having controlled slider attachment
6690548 Ramp for use in information recording disk apparatus, and informa...
6687087 System and method for visually indicating usage of magnetic tape ...
6687091 Suspension load beam for disk drive actuator with notch for reduc...
6683755 Negative pressure type head slider and disk drive employing same
6683826 System for reproducing information recorded on an information rec...
6683763 Method and system for providing a self-aligned electrical contact...
6603728 Liquid-filled damper for a shock-sensitive apparatus, and method ...
6603715 Optical disk changer with side switching capabilities
6603643 Magnetoresistive head containing oxide layer
6600702 Disc cartridge and disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus
6594219 Recording and/or reproducing device with head suspension arm elev...
6590751 Anisotropic magnetoresistive (MR) sensor element with enhanced ...
6587306 Tape cassette of high transparency material
6587318 Spin tunnel magneto-resistance effect type magnetic sensor and pr...
6583958 Magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage system using same
6583963 Apparatus to improve shock capability of disc drives
6583960 Ramp load slider with trailing edge extenders controlling load we...
6580586 Magnetic transducer with recessed magnetic elements
6577474 Integrated voice coil motor assembly for a disc drive
6574077 Microactuator assembly having improved standoff configuration
6574188 Self-adhesive spindle-shaped button disk and the use thereof
6570741 Load/unload mechanism stably holding head slider in recording dis...
6563674 Thin-film magnetic head
6563783 Lower inertial compact disc drive
6563784 Multiple optical-recording apparatus using solid immersion lens
6563675 Magnetic head unit
6560069 Perpendicular recording head defining the trackwidth by material ...
6552876 Air bearing slider with corner steps
6552878 Magnetic disk apparatus
6552989 Disk tray
6549365 Airflow control device for a disc drive
6549502 Voice mail floor mat
6542327 Disk drive unit
6538846 Thin-film magnetic head and method for making the same
6538984 Disk cartridge and disk cartridge loading method
 
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