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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: Johnston, Phillip A


Primary examiner statistics: 126 patents; average approval time: 135 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 228 patents; average approval time: 229 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8188443 Focusing method of charged particle beam and astigmatism adjustin...
8188424 Preparative ion mobility spectrometry
8183801 Interlaced multi-energy radiation sources
8184876 NNLS image reconstruction
8178849 Objective lens
8173980 Gas cluster ion beam system with cleaning apparatus
8168951 Charged particle beam apparatus
8168949 Method for stem sample inspection in a charged particle beam inst...
8164074 Ionizing-radiation-responsive compositions, methods, and systems
8164053 Mass analyzer and mass analyzing method
8164077 Optical element for radiation in the EUV and/or soft X-ray region...
8158932 FAIMS having a displaceable electrode for on/off operation
8158937 Particle beam system
8153967 Method of generating particle beam images using a particle beam a...
8154000 Arrangement for the continuous generation of liquid tin as emitte...
8156568 Hybrid contact mode scanning cantilever system
8150113 Method for lung lesion location identification
8148682 Method and apparatus for pattern position and overlay measurement
8143591 Covering wide areas with ionized gas streams
8143588 Deflector array, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing met...
8144949 Method for segmentation of lesions
8138486 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
8139830 System and method for automated alignment of leg volumes in whole...
8129695 System and method for controlling deflection of a charged particl...
8129701 Areal modulator for intensity modulated radiation therapy
8129702 Radiation system with contamination barrier
8129677 Method and apparatus for surface desorption ionization by charged...
8124948 Ceremonial installation
8124930 Multipole ion transport apparatus and related methods
8124932 Charged particle beam apparatus and method adjusting axis of aper...
8119981 Mass spectrometer
8110799 Confocal secondary electron imaging
8106367 Method and ionizer for bipolar ion generation
8101932 Radiation attenuation corridor
8101911 Method and device for improved alignment of a high brightness cha...
8097848 Scanning electron microscope
8098911 Method and system for registration of contrast-enhanced images wi...
8093553 Mass spectrometer
8093572 Integrated variable-aperture collimator and fixed-aperture collim...
8093563 Ion beam stabilization

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7463799 Temperature compensation of Bragg reflection gratings
7456396 Isolating ions in quadrupole ion traps for mass spectrometry
7453062 Energy-filtering cathode lens microscopy instrument
7449691 Detecting apparatus and device manufacturing method
7449682 System and method for depth profiling and characterization of thi...
7446324 Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products the...
7442927 Scanning ion probe systems and methods of use thereof
7439529 High current density ion source
7440664 Microstructured optical waveguide for providing periodic and reso...
7439526 Beam neutralization in low-energy high-current ribbon-beam implan...
7439503 Charged particle beam irradiation method, method of manufacturing...
7432519 Radiation protection material based on silicone
7425710 Anode layer particle beam device
7423267 Electron beam apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor...
7417239 Method and device for electron beam irradiation
7411182 Reverse-taylor cone ionization systems and methods of use thereof
7402818 Tactical integrated illumination countermeasure system
7391042 Radiation protection system and method for using the same
7391033 Skew-oriented multiple electron beam apparatus and method
7378670 Shielding assembly for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus an...
7375351 Micro-column electron beam apparatus
7372026 System for repositioning a microfabricated cantilever
7365309 Mass spectrometer
7361905 Substrate processing apparatus and maintenance method therefor
7348555 Apparatus and method for irradiating electron beam
7346238 Grating into a high index contrast strip or channel waveguide
7339181 High flux, high energy photon source
7329879 Apparatus for manipulation of ions and methods of making apparatu...
7329863 Mass spectrometry apparatus and method
7329881 Charged-particle beam system
7326944 Collapsible irradiation device
7307262 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
7304300 Infrared tag and track technique
7297941 Methods for improved data dependent acquisition
7297939 Mass spectrometer
7294831 MALDI sample plate
7291846 Apparatus for and method of treating a fluid
7285774 FAIMS apparatus and method for separating ions in the gas phase
7282711 Multiple electron beam device
7282725 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor manuf...
 
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