Patent ID: 7967604

Claim:
A heated mouthpiece comprising: a mouthpiece section having a front top wall and a back top wall forming an upper trough, the front top wall placed between an upper lip of a user and upper teeth of the user; and a heat retention mass comprising lava rock disposed on a front surface of the mouthpiece section, the heat retention mass in thermal contact with the mouthpiece section, the heat retention mass affixed to a front surface of the mouthpiece section, the entire heat retention mass extending outwardly from the front surface of the mouthpiece section in front of front teeth of the user when the mouthpiece section is disposed within the user's mouth, the heat retention mass is heated outside of the mouth of the user and the heat retention mass conducts stored heat to the mouthpiece section while the mouthpiece section is within the mouth of the user; wherein the heat retention mass is mounted to the mouthpiece section at a location that extends outward of the mouth, the entire heat retention mass positioned forward of the user's front teeth when the mouthpiece section is inserted into the user's mouth.