92 results about "Mouth roof" patented technology

An implant system places magnetic structures in or on tissue that develop a magnetic repelling force between a soft palate a posterior pharyngeal wall. The magnetic repelling force has a magnitude F-mag, where F-mag=f (F-sep, F-nat), and where F-sep is a force required to separate soft palate tissue from pharyngeal wall tissue during sleep, and F-nat is a force exerted by native muscle on the soft palate during swallowing and/or drinking and/or speech. In another embodiment, a palate implant uses attractive magnetic force to keep the airway open.

An airway implant device for maintaining and/or creating an opening in air passageways is disclosed. Methods of using the device are also disclosed. The airway implant device comprises an actuator element to control the opening of an air passageway. Preferably the actuator element is an electroactive polymer element. Energizing of the electroactive polymer element provides support for the walls in order to prevent the collapse of an air passageway. Some embodiments of the invention include a sensor capable of sensing the possible occurrence of an apneic event and activating the actuator element of the airway implant device. Some embodiments include a housing designed to conform to the shape of the palate. Some embodiments include an attachment element to secure the device to tissue. Methods of treating airway disorders such as sleep apnea and snoring with the airway implant device are disclosed herein.

An automatic cup type beverage vending machine capable of mixing small pieces of ice and a liquid material finely and uniformly through the entire beverage. A liquid material (sugar and cream diluted with diluent hot water and a coffee solution) and small pieces of ice are agitated by an agitation mechanism and the cup is shaken by a shaking mechanism. Mixing of the liquid material and small pieces of ice can be performed not only by agitation of the liquid material and small pieces of ice but also by shaking of the cup. Therefore, the liquid material and small pieces of ice can be mixed uniformly and finely with each other in the entire beverage and any parts of them are not left in an insufficiently mixed state. The machine can therefore prepare a beverage which is not inferior in terms of touch to the tongue and palate and appearance to one prepared by mixing a liquid material and crushed ice while crushing ice by a mixer as in a beverage store.

The present invention provides improved devices, systems and methods for producing dental molds, each having portions representing a patient's oral soft tissue and a desired tooth configuration. These molds are designed for use in the fabrication of appliances used in orthodontic treatment, particularly, elastic repositioning appliances. However, they may also be used in the fabrication of traditional appliances, such as retainers and positioners, used, for example in the final or finishing stages of an otherwise conventional treatment. The dental molds are comprised of a mold or relief of the patient's soft tissue, such as a palate, facial gingival tissue and/or lingual gingival tissue, and a separate or separable mold or relief of the patient's dental arch having teeth in a desired tooth configuration. Since, the tooth configuration will change as a patient progresses through orthodontic treatment, the relief of the dental arch will be fabricated separately from the relief of the oral soft tissue. Typically, the dental arch relief will be fabricated using rapid prototyping methods. The soft tissue relief may also be fabricated using rapid prototyping, however it may also be fabricated using traditional mold making methods, i.e., casting with plaster or other mold making materials. In either case, the resulting dental mold with be comprised of a “split-mold” having fixedly or removably joined arch and soft tissue reliefs.

A anti-snoring and anti-obstructive sleep apnea apparatus has a plate or metal frame tongue shelf splint to prevent the flaccid tongue falling back, a palate shelf splint projection to elevate the soft palate and prevents its vibration, incisors teeth receptacles or pockets sockets for jaw displacer to hold the mandible moved forwards, and to prevent it falling back held between the bite block, catheter-tubing to administer oxygen supplementation from the external source which reduces air turbulence and promotes nasal breathing, a submental suprahyoid muscle stimulator placed below the tongue, and above the mucous membrane. An injection port is provided to administer any therapeutic agents and local anesthetics to reduce the sensitivity of the tongue and oral cavity mucus membrane lining to the foreign objects. This device is used to deliver therapeutic agents to prevent and to treat halitosis and various diseases.

Intra-oral tissue conduction microphone apparatus and methods are described for internal, but non-surgically installed microphones located in the oral cavity. An intra-oral tissue conduction microphone may be attached, adhered or integrated with a removable dental appliance which is positioned against the inside surfaces of the cheek, palate or gingiva. The sensor serves as a component in a non-observable hearing, body sound monitoring or communications device that can operate in environments incompatible with most existing devices. Generally, a piezoelectric film serves as the sensor that is well matched to tissue and which directly converts to an electrical signal by the piezoelectric effect signals which are received through the oral mucosa, gingiva or palate.

A system and process for intelligently selecting consumable goods, comprising a consumer palate preference device capable of indicating a consumer's palate preferences, a consumable good having attributes, whereby the consumer's palate preferences are compared against the attributes of the consumable good to determine selection. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of intelligently selecting a consumable good, comprising the steps of using a consumer palate preference device having consumer's palate preferences, comparing the consumer's palate preferences to a consumable good having attributes, and selecting the consumable good based on the consumer's palate preferences. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of labeling consumable goods, comprising the steps of creating attributes for the consumable goods, scoring the attributes for the consumable goods, and associating the scores of the attributes with the consumable goods. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of intelligently pairing consumable goods, comprising the steps of creating attributes for at least two separate consumable goods, scoring the attributes for the separate consumable goods, obtaining a consumer's palate preferences, and pairing the separate consumable goods based on the consumer's palate preferences. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of promoting consumable goods, comprising the steps of obtaining a consumer's palate preferences, scoring the consumer's palate preferences, creating attributes for a consumable good, scoring the attributes of the consumable good, and using the consumer's palate preferences to promote consumable goods suited to the consumer's palate preferences.

A dental oral appliance for use with patients who suffer with sleep disorders, to reduce or eliminate snoring and to open the airway for a sleeping individual who suffers with obstructive sleep apnea. The appliance covers the inside (lingual) of the upper teeth and has an open palate. Retention for the appliance is provided by either clasps placed over the upper right and left molars and a retainer in the anterior area or by an occlusal coverge of the upper teeth. A raised incisor ramp that extends from the incisal tip (biting edge) of the incisors toward the lingual, or posterior raised ramps, separate the posterior teeth to reduce spasm on the temporalis muscle. A transverse, transpalatal ramp, which extends from the inside (lingual) of the upper right molars to the inside of the upper left molars, covers the tongue and holds it down, opening the airway.

A system and method that that interactively provides search previews to users from one or more data sources is provided. In addition, the user interactively combines searches using a drag and drop interface and receive previews of the combined searches. A palate of graphical objects (icons) are displayed to the user. Each of the graphical objects corresponds to a different database search. The user selects one or more of the graphical objects and drags them to a data source representation, such as a data source window. In response to the user's action, a preview request is created and sent to the data source. The user's computer then receives the preview results from the data source and the preview results are displayed to the user.

The invention relates to a powder metallurgy forming mold carrier with two point five or three point five lower palates, which is characterized in that a lower framework comprises a female mold plate, an upper fixing plate, floating plate, a lower fixing plate and a lower mold plate, wherein four corners of the female mold plate are fixedly connected with the lower mold plate by lower guide columns, four corners of the upper fixing plate and four corners of the lower fixing plate are fixedly connected by support columns, the floating plate is driven by a floating cylinder, a female mold step forming structure or product shaping-supporting structure is arranged between the female mold and the upper fixing plate, a pulling rod mechanism is arranged between the female mold plate and the floating plate, and a floating material stamping and adding fine-adjustment mechanism is arranged on the floating plate. The powder metallurgy forming mold carrier has the advantage of being capable of realizing two functions of inner and outer step forming and shaping of multi-stepped products; in addition, the powder metallurgy forming framework can finish pressing of a multi-stepped metal product at one time, the pressing quality is good, the pressing efficiency is high, the adjustment is convenient, the mold carrier accuracy is high, the rigidity is high and the stability is good; and a mold has a simple and reasonable structure, and is convenient to adjust.

A pacifier includes a nipple, a shield and a handle. The nipple comprises a pair of wings extending longitudinally along a bulbous end of the nipple. The wings allow for air to exit and enter the space between the palate and the nipple to prevent a vacuum therebetween. Alternatively, the nipple has a channel system comprising a series of holes on the surface of the nipple, some contacting the palate, to also allow the air to enter and exit the space between the palate and the nipple. The stem of the nipple may also have a transverse hole which receives the baby teeth to prevent an open bite.

The present invention provides an airway implant device having an electroactive polymer element, including: a composite layer having a polymer substrate and a biocompatible conductive material, wherein the composite layer also can be opposing surfaces; and a conductive polymer layer disposed on at least one of the opposing surfaces of the composite layer, wherein the implant device is adapted and configured to modulate an opening of an air passageway. Some embodiments include a housing designed to conform to the shape of the palate. Some embodiments include an attachment element to secure the device to tissue. Methods of treating airway disorders such as sleep apnea and snoring with the airway implant device are disclosed herein.

A linear movement bearing comprises the slide track, slide base and multiple row sliding body. The slide base comprises the rigid, a base, outside edge front and rear end caps providing each row of each row of rolling return channel, seal plate and reinforcement plate. Outside the slide track and inside two rigid feet having four rows of corresponding tracks, with the base providing rolling return information channel inner side, and providing oil storage slot for each row of rolling body required lubricant, with oil block inside the oil storage slot, and the oil block contacting with the notch of the base to pass the lubricant to the rolling body. The oil storage slot has information channel that has oil delivery conditions to make up the lubricant. Two rigid reinforcement plates set outside the end cap, the fastening screw fastening the reinforcement palate on the slide base rigid through two end surfaces of the slide base, with the slide base end closer to the slide track inner side and lower part being able to fixed and reinforced.

The invention relates to a mould, in particular to an undamaged plate bending mould, and belongs to the field of mechanical processing. The mould mainly comprises an upper mould, a lower mould and a pin bolt; the lower mould consists of a bending plate, an axle pin, a lower soleplate, and a positioning hole. The upper mould is convex; the lower mould is concave; and the shapes of the upper mould and the lower mould are boat-shaped. The undamaged plate bending mould does not cause damage or larger damage to a bended plate and can shape the palate once by bending the plate.

A new and improved pacifier including a novel nipple structure is disclosed. The nipple structure includes a short nipple that allows the tongue, during sucking and swallowing, to be naturally positioned adjacent to the hard palate. The nipple structure includes a thin and pliable web which extends beyond the tip of the nipple and, in use, is received between the tongue and the palate. Preferably, the web terminates near the mid-point, front to back, of the hard palate of a user. The web is so thin and pliable that it will deform to conform to the shape of a hard palate when pressed by a tongue thereagainst. Preferably, the web has a featheredge. The web, when received between the tongue and the hard palate, will facilitate the retention of the pacifier in the mouth.

The invention belongs to a non-invasive treating method of congenital cleft palate in the medical field, especially relating to a shape appliance digitalizing method of a cleft palate alveolar bone, which comprises the following steps of: 1) obtaining the jaw arch fault information of a cleft palate alveolar bone by using the microscopic CT (computed tomography) technology, wherein the thickness of a scanning layer is 50 mu m; 2) moving the cleft palate alveolar bone segment of a maxillary arch solid model to approach to a normal maxillary arch form from an abnormal form in a simulation manner in reverse engineering software, and simulating and demonstrating the shape change process step by step; 3) obtaining a digitalized model of the cleft palate alveolar bone jaw arch in each stage in the process of remedying according to the simulation and demonstration; 4) manufacturing an appliance retention column digitalized model used in each stage of shaping the alveolar bone according to the digitalized model of the cleft palate alveolar bone jaw arch; and 5) automatically processing a prototype of an alveolar bone shape appliance by using the rapid forming technology. A digitalized designing and manufacturing method of the shape appliance of a cleft palate alveolar bone independent of the experience and handwork of a doctor is provided.

Denture adhesive compositions having good hold and improved taste containing a salt of a copolymer of alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride. Compositions containing from about 25% to about 45%, by weight of the composition, of a salt of a copolymer of alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride containing a cationic salt function containing: i) from about 60% to about 72% cations selected from calcium, strontium, magnesium, or combinations thereof; ii) from 0% to about 10% sodium cations; iii) less than 1% zinc cations; and iv) from about 25% to about 40% of a free acid component; and further containing from about 15% to about 25%, by weight of the composition of a carboxymethyl cellulose having a molecular weight of from about 200,000 to about 1,000,000 daltons; and a carrier. Methods of improving the adhesion of dentures to the oral cavity by applying such compositions to dentures, the oral cavity, or both, and thereafter securing the denture to the ridge or palate of the oral cavity.

The present invention relates to a denture adhesive composition comprising mixed salts of an alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride copolymer and/or terpolymer with isobutylene wherein the mixed salt contains a cationic salt function comprising at least about 1% strontium cations, from about 1% to about 40% of zinc cations, from 0% to about 2.5% of a cation selected from the group consisting of iron, boron, aluminum, vanadium, chromium, manganese, nickel, copper, yttrium, titanium, and mixtures thereof; from about 36% to about 60% free acid component; and from 0% to about 65% of a cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, and mixtures thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions comprising the above composition and at least one non-adhesive self-supporting layer. The present invention further relates to a method of increasing the adhesion of dentures to the oral cavity by applying the above compositions to dentures, directly to the oral cavity, palate or ridge of the oral cavity, or applying it to both, and thereafter securing the dentures to the ridge or palate of the oral cavity.

The invention discloses a method for welding side wall plates of a train lorry, including the steps: (a) the side wall plates are stretched along the direction of the welding edges of the side wall plates so as to cause the side wall plates to be elastically deformed; and (b) a plurality of elastically deformed side wall plates in the step (a) are respectively paired to be welded, and the drawing force causing the side wall plates to be elastically deformed is maintained during welding. The method has the technical scheme that before the side wall palates are welded, certain. stretching stress is applied to both ends of each side wall plate along the direction of one welding edge so as to elastically deform each side wall plate to a certain degree. When the side wall plates are elastically deformed, pull stress is generated in each side wall plate; in the process of welding, crystal grains are heated to be expanded and are mutually extruded; and the existence of the pull stress counteracts the thermal expansion pressure stress among the crystal grains, thus the plastic deformation of the crystal grains can be eliminated or lessened, thereby preventing a welding seam from being retracted, and effectively reducing the planeness of the side wall plate.

The invention relates to an oral orthesis for reducing snoring and sleep apnea symptoms includes a maxilla palate plate having a front edge at the front teeth, a back edge at the soft palatum and two sides edges at the molar rows and, attached thereon, fixing means to fix the plate in the oral cavity and a tongue positioning device, wherein the tongue positioning device comprises a pellotte attached to a pellotte bar mounted into the plate with a spring wire engaged to press the pellotte against the tongue when positioned in the oral cavity, wherein the pellotte bar is mounted in the maxilla plate near the front edge of the plate between the molar and cuspidate teeth plus or minus 5 mm, wherein the pellotte bar in rest position is at a mounting angle relative to the occlusal plane between 30 and 60 degrees inclined towards the back edge of the plate and wherein the pellotte bar has a bend near the pellotte towards the front edge with a bend angle (b) between 60 and 30 degrees bringing the front surface of the pellotte, when in rest position, at an angle (c) between 70 and 110 degrees (relative to the occlusal plane and back edge).

This invention relates to a means for compensating for a whole or partial loss of speech. The means has a sensor unit in the form of a Logometrix pseudo palate and a palatometer which sense the position of a user's tongue while endeavouring to articulate words or sounds. The sensor unit is connected to a comparator which makes use of suitable artificial intelligence algorithms (such as Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Networks and Hidden Markov Models) together with a library of stored words and sounds as well as tongue positions and signals related to jaw and lip movement as well as inhalation and exhalation to match words or sounds and transmit the matched words or sounds to a loudspeaker. Preferably the output of the loudspeaker will simulate the natural voice of the user.

The invention discloses a top pushing mechanism of a steel box girder of a single longitudinal clapboard on a wide bridge deck and a top pushing method, which is characterized in that the top pushing mechanism comprises a main top pushing mechanism and two auxiliary traction mechanisms, wherein the two auxiliary traction mechanisms are respectively arranged in the lower bevel board ends of steel box girders at two sides; the main top pushing mechanism is provided with a longitudinal main slideway which is supported on a central buttress platform; a top pushing jack is fixedly arranged on the central buttress platform; one end of a main traction rope is connected to the top pushing jack and the other end thereof is connected to the tail end of each sectional steel box girder by an anchor-pulling device; the bottom of the central buttress platform is provided with a top lifting jack and a steel buttress which can be additionally provided with an adjusting cushion block and is used for adjusting the supporting height of the central buttress platform; and the auxiliary traction mechanisms are characterized in that two buttress platforms at the two sides are respectively provided with a lateral limit palate and a bottom auxiliary slideway corresponding to the lower bevel boards of the steel box girders at the two sides, and the end parts of the lower bevel boards at the two sides of the steel box girder are provided with the auxiliary traction ropes. The steel box girder of the invention has definite stress and can ensure top pushing quality of the steel box girder and cable shape of a bridge.

The invention provides a substrate positioning and processing method. The method includes placing at least one non-magnetoconductivity substrate on a jig with a magnetizer; superposing at least one magnetoconductivity partition plates to press the substrates; turning on a magnetic switch on the jig, wherein the jig and the partition palates are attracted mutually to enable the substrates located between the jig and the partition plates to be positioned on the jig; using a tool to process the substrates. The invention further provides a substrate positioning and processing device so as to facilitate one-time processing of multiple substrates superposed and positioned at one time.

The invention discloses a production method for a welded cylinder block of a marine diesel engine. The welded cylinder block comprises a scavenging device and a cylinder block box of a welded structure. The cylinder block box comprises a baseplate, a plurality of first transverse webs, a plurality of second transverse webs, a plurality of middle partitions, a first side palate, a second side plate, a plurality of triangular tube plates and a face plate. The production method includes step 1, scribing lines on a platform; step 2, assembling the cylinder block box; step 3, assembling the triangular tube plates; step 4, assembling the scavenging device. Technological measures such as control of scribing and mounting errors and proper shrinkage allowance are adopted, so that quality of the welded cylinder block is improved.