Abstract: A door edge guard has a transverse cross section in which a corner edge of a laminated strip from which the door edge guard is formed applies retention force against an inside-facing surface of a door edge.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for disinfecting or sanitizing a handle or a handrail. A sanitizer substantially surrounds a portion of a handle or handrail that would come into contact with a user of the handle or handrail, and the sanitizer and handle or handrail are moved with respect to each other so that the sanitizer sanitizes substantially the entire portion of the handle or handrail that would come into contact with a user of the handle or handrail. In one arrangement, an absorbent applicator substantially surrounds a longitudinal portion of the handle or handrail, a disinfectant is in the absorbent applicator, and a gripper holds the absorbent applicator in contact with the handle or handrail. The gripper is capable of sliding longitudinally with respect to the handle or handrail, thereby distributing the disinfectant onto the handle or handrail.

Abstract: A method for making a dental appliance is disclosed, including affixing a first blank piece of material to a second blank piece of material forming a combined blank. The first blank piece of material is substantially softer than the second blank piece of material. The combined blank is then placed over a dental cast with the first blank piece of material faces the dental cast, and a dental appliance is formed by using a thermal form suck-down of the combined blank over the dental cast with the first blank piece of material in contact with the teeth of the dental cast. Finally, the dental appliance is removed from the dental cast. The dental appliance can be trimmed while it is on the dental cast or after it is removed.