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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 |
| 7318239 | Waterfowl hunter's dual-function top garments A top garment for waterfowl hunters and other outdoorsmen that has the attributes of breathable layering garments beneath the sternum (where waders are generally worn) and the attributes of a coat above the sternum (where waders do not extend). The top portion of th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318240 | One piece undergarment bodysuit A one piece undergarment for wear on a torso and legs of a body, having at least two elastic straps extending substantially parallel to one another. A plurality of moveable panels extending along the two straps and configured as a plurality of tube portions one abov... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318241 | Padded sports glove having improved flexibility and breathability A protective sports glove for the game of lacrosse having a cuff portion, a hand portion, a plurality of finger portions, and a thumb portion. The hand portion has a palm portion and a back portion. The back portion has a plurality of protective padded portions disp... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318242 | Toilet/bidet device A bidet toilet attachment is connected to the main water line in the bathroom at a valve. The valve is connected on one side to a water flow handle and on the other side to a bidet hoop conduit. The hoop conduit carries water from the main water line when the valve ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318243 | Lid support and forming system for pool cover box A system is provided herein for supporting a lid for a pool cover box that includes (a) an elongated mounting element extending along substantially at least one wall of the pool cover box, and (b) a plurality of bracket assemblies, each adapted for connecting to the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318244 | Fluid-inflatable pillow A pillow for supporting at least one user's head and neck, the pillow having fluid-inflatable first and second chambers disposed about corresponding portions of the perimeter of the pillow. The first chamber has a maximum cross-sectional dimension when inflated that... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318245 | Vehicle surface preparation apparatus A passive vehicle surface preparation apparatus includes a mounting assembly and a support arm assembly having support arms pivotally connected to the mounting assembly. The vehicle preparation apparatus further includes a first wiper assembly having a stationary pr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318246 | End clip of vehicle wiper blade The present invention includes clips elements that are advantageously employed with vehicle wiper blades. Particularly preferred clip elements may comprise a clip body inserted into a tip of a wiper blade, and a latching cover rotatably installed at the clip body. I... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318247 | Bucket combination A bucket combination has a bucket and a removable inner bucket and wringer that fit within it. The inner bucket fits on one side of the larger bucket, and has three loops with tabs that extend over an upper rim on the bucket and engage a lower edge section on the ri... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318248 | Cleaner having structures for jumping obstacles A cleaner having structures for jumping obstacles is provided. A lower portion of a main body of the cleaner is disposed with a movable chassis, and the center of the chassis is formed with a hollow post that is to be inserted in a sleeve of the main body of the cle... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318249 | Vacuum collector having sweeping device A vacuum collector includes a filter housing, a filter member disposed in the filter housing, and a sweeping device disposed in the filter member for sweeping the filter member, to sweep of dirt from the filter member, and to allow the dirt to be removed from the fi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318250 | Bare floor shifter for vacuum cleaner A bare floor switch assembly for a power head or an upright vacuum cleaner includes a mounting bracket, an idler and idler arm pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, a biaser for biasing the idler and idler arm to an agitator drive interrupting position and a sw... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318251 | Safety buckle of curtain A safety buckle of a curtain comprises a curtain body and an upper beam; an auto slide-stop installed within the upper beam for controlling the curtain body to a predetermined position; and a control rope set having a first end and a second end which are at opposite... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318252 | Spring hinge for glasses A spring hinge for eyeglasses: the glasses including a central part and side pieces, a hinge element comprising at least one hinge eyelet, a spring device interacting with the hinge element, a housing containing a cavity which at least partially accommodates the spr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318253 | Card top assembly for a carding machine In an arrangement at a carding machine for cotton, synthetic fibres and the like, at least one card top bar has a carrier and card top clothing. The card top clothing is fastened to the card top bar carrier and is positioned opposite to the clothing of a roller, e.g... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318254 | Fiber conveying and discarding device to be connected to a carder In a sliver conveying and depositing device, the sliver is guided from the carder through a draw frame to a can coiler. A first deflection device mounted on the free end of a pivotable arm is arranged between the last driven roller pair of the draw frame and the can... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318255 | Cross lapper In a camel back cross lapper, a fiber web to be layered to form a fleece is guided from an infeed zone until its discharge in a layering zone in sandwiched manner between two transport belts extending over the arms of the cross lapper. The transport belts are extend... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318256 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318257 | Reclosable fasteners for plastics bags and other containers A zipper (10) for application to a film or web using cross-web techniques comprises two interengageable elements (12, 14), each having engageable hooks (20, 22), and each having an upstanding post (24) at the margin of the fastener which ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318258 | Clips having inflammable member inside thereof The present invention relates to clips holding cables to form a predetermined pattern in a security fence and combusted with heat or impact from outside to cut off or destroy the cables, immediately raising an alarm. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318259 | Buckle A buckle which is an insertion type, wherein looseness between a buckle main body and an insertion body is eliminated and generation of impact sound or vibration sound is prevented, and in a resin buckle including the buckle main body formed of a housing and the ins... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318260 | Quick release locking mechanism and method, especially for a hidden-type convertible shoe A novel quick release locking mechanism is disclosed. The locking mechanism is comprised of a male latch member and a female receptacle. The male latch member is comprised of an arbor with a planar handle at its proximal end and a catch apparatus at its distal end. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318261 | Synthetic biometric article and method for use of same A synthetic biometric article for use in a cremation process is disclosed. The synthetic biometric article comprises a body, which is to be placed with a deceased individual, including a cremation compatible material that is suitable for mechanical pulverization. At... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318262 | Casket and urn display A casket and urn display has a floor, a top, and a perimeter sidewall. A viewable portion in the top or sidewall includes a recess in which a memorial display is mounted. The display includes a mounted butterfly mounted in a container having a viewable display panel... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318263 | Device for compression crimping The invention relates to a device for the compression crimping of a synthetic multifilament yarn, said device comprising a transport nozzle and a compression chamber. Said transport nozzle comprises a yarn channel by which means a yarn is guided to a compression cha... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318264 | Monolithic integrated circuit/pressure sensor on pacing lead A pressure module is provided which comprises a capsule having a cavity formed therein, and a pressure transducer disposed within the cavity of the capsule. A feedthrough pin, fixedly coupled to the capsule, extends into the capsule and is electronically coupled to ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318265 | Recovery method for an electric appliance A mark is displayed to a manually scrapped component capable of being disassembled manually without disassembling or crushing by machine at the time of discard or recovery of an electric appliance after use, and the manually scrapped component is manually scrapped f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318266 | Method of hanging an object A hammer hanger is useful for hanging objects off the ground. The hammer hanger includes a Slide hammer tube that impacts a stake to insert the stake into and remove it from the ground. The slide hammer comprises a slide hammer tube that is slidingly captured on the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318267 | Strip production equipment Arranged are a twin- or single-roll continuous casting machine supplied with molten metal from a tundish arranged above so as to continuously cast a strip with a predetermined width, a trimmer arranged downstream of the continuous casting machine to trim widthwise e... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318268 | Method for making flat antenna A method of making a flat-plate antenna having thinner shape and excellent productivity, reducing labor for installation in an electrical apparatus or on a wall, and exhibiting desired antenna characteristics stably. The method includes forming a conductive flat-pla... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318269 | Method of manufacturing coil component The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a coil component uses as a major part of a common mode choke coil or a transformer, and there is provided a method of manufacturing a compact and low height coil component in which deterioration of impedance charact... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318270 | Method for producing a full wave bridge rectifier suitable for low-voltage, high-current operation A method for producing center-tapped and non-center-tapped full wave bridge rectifiers suitable for low-voltage high-current operation by simultaneously winding a plurality of identical secondary coil sections around a primary coil using on a prearranged secondary f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318271 | Device for assembling connector A process and device for assembling a connector is provided, by which the production efficiency can be improved by preventing the problem of insertion error from occurring in a step of terminal insertion into a connector housing in the manufacturing process of the w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318272 | Universal end connector attachment tool and method of use In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus, including: first and second jaws axially advanceable toward and retractable from each other; when advanced toward each other, the first and second jaws firmly attaching an end connector to a cable, elements of the end connect... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318273 | Method for producing pH probes A method for producing a pH measuring probe includes: providing an electrode wire protruding out of both sides of a recording device, the electrode wire being fixed to the recording device with the first end thereof, placing a glass tube over a second end of the ele... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318274 | Method for fitting waterproof seal members over electric wires A method is provided for fitting waterproof seals onto outer peripheries of end portions of electric wires. The method feeds seals along the axis line of the wire and into a seal cavity. A passage forming member forms a feeding passage to feed the seal into the seal... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318275 | Method of remanufacturing a compressor A compressor has a housing assembly and at least one rotor held by the housing assembly for rotation about a rotor axis. The rotor has a first face and a first housing element has a second face in facing spaced-apart relation to the first face of the rotor. One or m... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318276 | Process and apparatus for producing honeycomb bodies and honeycomb body produced by the process A process and an apparatus for producing a honeycomb body include forming a metallic honeycomb structure having cavities through which a fluid can at least partially flow, and bringing at least one end side of the honeycomb structure into contact with a metallic mel... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318277 | Method of manufacturing a liquid jet head A method of manufacturing a liquid jet head includes the steps of: forming a piezoelectric element on one plane of a passage-forming substrate with a vibration plate interposed therebetween, and removing the vibration plate in an area where a communicating portion i... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318278 | Method of manufacture of a heart valve support frame Methods for forming a support frame for flexible leaflet heart valves from a starting blank include converting a two-dimensional starting blank into the three-dimensional support frame. The material may be superelastic, such as NITINOL, and the method may include be... | 01/15/2008 |
