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Patent No. 5500234

Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product

A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.

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Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.


Location: JP
No. of patents: 83

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NumberTitleIssue Date
7563242Ultrasonic surgery apparatus
An ultrasonic surgery apparatus capable of setting surgical conditions properly in accordance with hardness of a nucleus lentis and performing surgery with efficiency is disclosed. The ultrasonic surgery apparatus includes an ultrasonic vibration inducing unit, havi...
07/21/2009
7524063Ophthalmic apparatus
An ophthalmic apparatus capable of performing smooth examination. The apparatus includes a chin rest on which a chin of an examinee is placed, a chin rest moving unit which puts the chin rest into up/down movement, an examination unit which has an examination optica...
04/28/2009
7438416Optometric apparatus
An optometric apparatus for examining refractive power of an examinee's eye subjectively, capable of performing highly-precise examination. The apparatus has a test window through which a presented optotype is seen, a first spherical-power applying unit which applie...
10/21/2008
7431456Fundus camera
A fundus camera includes a first illumination optical system for illuminating the fundus of the eye with infrared light, a second illumination optical system for illuminating the fundus of the eye with visible light used for photography that shares a part of the opt...
10/07/2008
7399081Ophthalmic apparatus
A multifunction ophthalmic apparatus, capable of efficiently measuring and examining eye characteristics respectively, has an measurement part including a unit blowing fluid to a cornea via a nozzle for measuring intraocular pressure of an examinee's eye, a reflecti...
07/15/2008
7354152Ophthalmic apparatus
An ophthalmic apparatus capable of checking the presence of abnormality such as soil on optical members and checking before examination whether or not the apparatus is in a state of being affected by disturbance light. The apparatus has a photo-receiving optical sys...
04/08/2008
7284861Ophthalmic apparatus and corneal surgery apparatus
An ophthalmic apparatus for obtaining differences between the pupil positions in photopia and scotopia accurately, and a corneal surgery apparatus for ablating a cornea of an eye by laser beam irradiation allowing for the differences. The ophthalmic apparatus has de...
10/23/2007
7278989Method for analysis of an ablated surface, analysis on inconsistency in a laser beam, and calibration of laser beam irradiation data
A method and an apparatus for evaluating ablation conditions easily and for ablating a target object accurately. The method includes irradiating a reference object with a laser beam under laser irradiation conditions determined to form a second curved surface shape ...
10/09/2007
7275824Fundus camera
A fundus camera for photographing a fundus of an eye to be examined has a system having an objective lens and a diaphragm arranged in a position approximately conjugate with a pupil with respect to the lens, for observing and photographing the fundus via the lens an...
10/02/2007
7276080Intraocular lens
An intraocular lens for amblyopia designed in consideration of normalizing vision as well as magnifying vision, is provided with an optical part having predetermined refractive power, which includes front and rear side refractive surfaces, a supporting part for supp...
10/02/2007
7275829Ophthalmic laser irradiation apparatus
An ophthalmic laser irradiation apparatus for irradiating a laser beam onto a patient's eye capable of preventing a deviation of an irradiation position of the laser beam due to a change in a pupil (iris), and performing laser irradiation within high precision. The ...
10/02/2007
7258686Corneal surgery apparatus
A corneal surgery apparatus capable of irradiating a laser beam at a desired position on a cornea more accurately. The apparatus has an optical system for irradiating a laser beam onto a cornea, a unit which moves an irradiation position of the beam relative to an e...
08/21/2007
7255440Keratectomy data determining device and keratectomy data determining program
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a corneal-ablation-data determining apparatus and a corneal-ablation-data determining program capable of controlling corneal ablation amount distribution and expanding ablation applicability. In the present inventio...
08/14/2007
7160288Ophthalmic apparatus
An ophthalmic apparatus capable of guiding the visual axis of an eye to be examined, obtaining information about the visual axis, and performing measurement of optical characteristics of an eye such as wavefront aberration or laser refractive surgery with reference ...
01/09/2007
7128417Refractive power measurement apparatus
A refractive power measurement apparatus capable of measuring a refractive power of an optical system to be measured with a simple constitution at low cost. The refractive power measurement apparatus includes a projection optical system which projects measurement li...
10/31/2006
7125405Method for calculating refractive correction amount in corneal refractive surgery
An apparatus for operation on a cornea by ablating with a laser beam for correcting ametropia; the apparatus comprising an input device utilized for inputting each data necessary for correction, a first correcting device for irradiating a laser beam for correcting m...
10/24/2006
7118561Corneal surgery apparatus
A corneal surgery apparatus capable of accurately obtaining torsion information on an eyeball or positional information on an eye even during laser irradiation or after a cornea is incised into a layer, and of accurately performing corneal surgery with a laser beam....
10/10/2006
7083608Medical apparatus and medical system
A medical system capable of giving different treatments in a row to a patient comprises a first treatment apparatus, a second treatment apparatus, an operation unit, a memory, a communication unit and a selection switch. The first treatment apparatus has a first tre...
08/01/2006
7052134Fundus camera
A fundus camera capable of obtaining a fundus image while keeping a fixed field angle even if an eye is not emmetropia, and advantageously utilizing a photographed image for diagnosis. The camera includes a photographing optical system having a photographing optical...
05/30/2006
7052490Corneal surgery apparatus and correction data determining methods
A corneal surgery apparatus for correcting a refractive error by ablating corneal tissue with a laser beam, being capable of finding a correction pattern optimum for a patient to ensure precise correction, and a method of determining correction data. The apparatus i...
05/30/2006
6994701Corneal-ablation-amount determining apparatus and a corneal surgery apparatus
A corneal surgery apparatus capable of reducing parts where a corneal curvature suddenly varies, and an apparatus for determining a corneal ablation amount. The corneal-ablation-amount determining apparatus includes a data input unit which inputs data on a correctio...
02/07/2006
6968127Fundus camera
A fundus camera being capable of moving a fixation target surely and precisely to a position intended for photographing with an adequate degree of freedom for moving the fixation target. The fundus camera is provided with an observation optical system having an obje...
11/22/2005
6849059Irrigation/aspiration apparatus
An irrigation/aspiration apparatus capable of detecting an aspiration pressure accurately while preventing an aspirated liquid from entering an aspiration pressure detecting system. The apparatus, which supplies an irrigation liquid to a surgical site and aspirates ...
02/01/2005
RE38590Operation apparatus for correcting ametropia with laser beam
An operation apparatus for ablating the cornea by laser beam and correcting ametropia of the eye comprising a diaphragm with variable aperture, which is disposed on the optical path along which the laser beam is irradiated on the cornea, a shading member for shading...
09/14/2004
6712808Laser surgery apparatus
A laser surgery apparatus is provided to minimize a burden on a patient and to obtain a good result of a surgical operation. The laser surgery apparatus for performing surgery on a patient's eye by irradiating a laser beam thereonto comprises an irradiation device p...
03/30/2004
6602192Noncontact type tonometer
A noncontact type tonometer monitors the rate of change X(t) in pressure between a standard curve and a measured curve. If X(t) exceeds a value of 1.3, the application of air pressure is stopped to prevent an abnormal rise in pressure. If X(t) is equal to...
08/05/2003
6575571Fundus camera
A fundus camera in which control parts of its devices are simplified, thereby ensuring improved operability. The fundus camera is provided with a monitor, an observation device, a photographing device, a storage device, a mode selection device, and an inp...
06/10/2003
6325793Laser treatment apparatus
A laser treatment apparatus for treating an affected part to irradiate it with a laser beam. The apparatus includes a laser source which emits a treatment laser beam, a light delivery optical system for delivering the laser beam from the laser source to t...
12/04/2001
6234966Noncontact type tonometer
A noncontact type tonometer monitors the rate of change X(t) in pressure between a standard curve and a measured curve. If X(t) exceeds a value of 1.3, the application of air pressure is stopped to prevent an abnormal rise in pressure. If X(t) is equal to...
05/22/2001
6190011Ophthalmic apparatus and a method for storing opthalmic information therefor
An ophthalmic apparatus comprising a detecting device for detecting information of an eye to be examined, a first memory which is capable of storing a plurality of calibration information which is used for calibrating a result detected by the detecting de...
02/20/2001
6139151Optical member, observation apparatus with the optical member, and examination apparatus with the optical member
Disclosed is an optical member for splitting or combining luminous flux, the optical member including a base body made of a transparent material originally having an internal transmittance of approximately 100%. The base body includes a colored portion wh...
10/31/2000
6136012Apparatus for operation on a cornea
An apparatus for operation on a cornea by ablating with a laser beam for correcting ametropia; the apparatus comprising an input device utilized for inputting each data necessary for correction, a first correcting device for irradiating a laser beam for c...
10/24/2000
6124967Apparatus for observing an object
An apparatus for observing an object comprises an illumination optical system for illuminating an object to be observed with visible light, an observing optical system for observing the object positioned within a visual field illuminated by the illuminati...
09/26/2000
6120149Eye refractive power measurement apparatus
An eye refractive power measurement apparatus including measurement device for objectively measuring a refractive power of an eye to be examined, the apparatus comprising memory device for storing a plurality of measurement results obtained by the measure...
09/19/2000
6117129Laser treatment apparatus
A laser treatment apparatus has a hand-piece unit with a laser scanner which deflects a laser beam emitted from a laser source to scan a treatment portion of a patient's skin. In the laser treatment apparatus, the first control device controls the laser s...
09/12/2000
6110165Apparatus for laser treatment
To achieve highly efficient laser irradiation and well-balanced light coagulation treatment within a same treatable site by using laser beam of different wavelengths, an apparatus is disclosed which comprises a plurality of laser light sources for treatme...
08/29/2000
6045562Cornea surgical operation apparatus
A cornea surgical operation apparatus for incising a cornea of a patient's eye into a layer comprises a fixing device having an opening put into contact with the surface of the cornea and for being fixed to a peripheral part of the cornea with the opening...
04/04/2000
6033075Ophthalmic apparatus
An ophthalmic apparatus for calculating ophthalmic information of an eye to be operated, then determining an amount of corneal ablation for use in surgery for correcting ametropia, based on the calculated ophthalmic information, the apparatus comprising a...
03/07/2000
6030376Corneal surgical apparatus
An ophthalmic operating apparatus comprising an observation optical system for observing an anterior part of patient's eye, a laser beam irradiating optical system for irradiating a laser beam for treatment on the patient's eye, a moving device for moving...
02/29/2000
6030081Eye refractive power measurement apparatus
An eye refractive power measurement apparatus for measuring a refractive power of an eye to be examined, the apparatus comprising a projecting optical system for scanning and projecting a slit light bundle onto a fundus of the eye to be examined, a photo-...
02/29/2000
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