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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942064 | Method and apparatus for measurement of mechanical characteristics of a cement sample A system for non-destructively measuring the strength of a cement slurry sample includes an elongate sample container for receiving a cement slurry sample. The elongate sample container has a mass mounted at its first end. A transducer mounted at a second end of the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7679527 | Method and apparatus for automated parking assistance A method of automated parking assistance. A logic unit reads identification information from a transponder attached to a vehicle and determines the current position of the vehicle by measuring distances between the transponder and multiple stationary sensor devices.... | 03/16/2010 |
| D563140 | Disc storage locker | 03/04/2008 |
| 7304252 | Method and system for a talking weight loss scale A method of encouraging weight loss via a talking electronic scale. The talking electronic scale determines the weight of a particular person in response to a specific user input. The talking electronic scale utilizes a data storage unit to store and conceal an init... | 12/04/2007 |
| D545606 | Disc transport device | 07/03/2007 |
| 7116980 | Method and system for management of radio frequency communication coverage over wide geographic areas A method and system for management of radio frequency coverage over a wide geographic area. A database is created specifying a geographic location for each of a large number of existing communication locations within a wide geographic area. Selected physical paramet... | 10/03/2006 |
| D521079 | Game piece holding tray | 05/16/2006 |
| 6988196 | Computer system and method for generating a digital certificate A computer system and method are disclosed for generating a certificate that can be validated against a trusted hardware subsystem within a computer system. A security subsystem is established within the computer system. A master key pair including a master public k... | 01/17/2006 |
| D512261 | Disk storage locker | 12/06/2005 |
| 6939195 | Toy animal with simulated respiration A toy animal formed of molded plastic provides simulated respiration. An aperture in the upper section of the molded plastic animal is covered with a flexible simulated animal pelt. A battery-powered electric motor within the toy animal provides a rotating output wh... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6880957 | Lighting apparatus with electronic shadow compensation An electronic lighting apparatus with at least one multiple position adjustable lighting pod. Each lighting pod includes at least one variable intensity light source and a proximity sensor for detecting objects interposed between the lighting pod and a work field. E... | 04/19/2005 |
| D493058 | Disk storage device | 07/20/2004 |
| 6648843 | Combination night splint and walking boot A frequent method of treating Plantar Fasciitis, acute ankle sprains, Achilles tendon repairs, foot drop or other conditions is a so-called night splint which may be utilized by a patient while sleeping, or during other period of extended inactivity, to m... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6473655 | Data processing system and method for creating a virtual partition within an existing partition in a hard disk drive A data processing system and method are described for creating a virtual partition within an existing partition within a hard disk drive included within the system. A first master boot record is written which includes a partition. The partition defines a ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6470455 | Data processing system and method for prohibiting access to a SCSI bus A data processing system and method are disclosed for prohibiting access to a SCSI bus prior to a correct entry of an access password. The system includes a plurality of internal SCSI bus devices coupled to the SCSI bus. The system also includes an extern... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463531 | Method and system for monitoring a boot process of a data processing system providing boot data and user prompt A method and system for monitoring the boot process of a data processing system. In accordance with the method and system of the present invention, data detailing each operation performed during a boot process of a data processing system is stored within ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6459797 | Audio mixer An audio mixer system is described for producing coded output in which at least a left audio signal, a right audio signal and a surround audio signal are encoded in two output channels so that the surround signal can be decoded from the difference of the ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6449676 | Hot-pluggable voltage regulator module A power subsystem for a computer system allows a voltage regulator module (VRM) to be removably connected to a system board, while limiting disturbances on the voltage rails of the system board. The electrical disturbances are prevented by charging voltag... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6442648 | Method of and system for the dynamic scheduling of requests to access a storage system A method and system in a data processing system for dynamically scheduling the processing of a plurality of requests to access a disk, in which each of the plurality of requests is associated with a location on the disk, processes the requests in a first ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6421524 | Personalized electronic talking book An electronic talking book and method of operation thereof. The electronic talking book includes a book unit that has a front cover, a back cover and a spline cover. The book unit further includes a number of modular core sheets, where each of the modular... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6415346 | Pre-charging logic cards for hot insertion A circuit card capable of live insertion into an activated electronic system includes a terminal edge from which an edge connector extends a first length. An input decoupling capacitance resides across the edge connector. A backplane within the activated ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6378052 | Data processing system and method for efficiently servicing pending requests to access a storage system A method and system in data processing system are disclosed for efficiently servicing requests to access a disk. Each of the requests are associated with a location on the disk. The requests include real-time requests and non-real time requests. A most ur... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370099 | Miniature disc drive for notebook computer A notebook computer has a base with a pivotable display monitor. The base contains a disc drive for manipulating a disc, such as a CD or DVD. The disc drive has a manually-operated, rotating guard on a side edge of the base. Prior to the insertion of a di... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6351382 | Cooling method and device for notebook personal computer A cooling device has a heat sink for transferring a portion of heat generated by a heat generating component to a position different from the position of the heat generating component by heat conduction, a heat pipe for forcibly transferring at least a po... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6304900 | Data processing system and method for permitting a server computer system to remotely modify operation of a client system's network hardware A data processing system and method are described for permitting a server computer system coupled to a client computer system utilizing a network to remotely modify operation of the client computer system's network hardware. A counter is established withi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6247100 | Method and system for transmitting address commands in a multiprocessor system A method and system for transmitting address commands in a multiprocessor system comprising multiple nodes interconnected by an address bus. A request for arbitration of an address bus is transmitted from a controller within a node of multiple nodes to an... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6212191 | Method and system for providing security to asynchronous transfer mode emulated local-area networks A method for providing a security mechanism to an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) emulated local-area network (LAN) is disclosed. The ATM emulated LAN is served by a LAN Emulation Server (LES), a Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS), and a LAN Emulation Co... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6151216 | Thermally conductive vibration isolators A method and construction for providing thermal management and vibration isolation to a component that requires a controlled temperature during operation. The component (e.g., a hard disk drive) is mounted within an enclosure such that the component is su... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6118428 | Method and system for simultaneous presentation of multiple windows supported by different graphic user interfaces A method and system are disclosed which may be utilized to generate a simultaneous presentation within a data processing system of video data within multiple windows supported by different graphic user interfaces. Each graphic user interface is coupled to... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6075683 | Disk drive with passive multiple fly height slider and cooperative disk pattern A disk drive having a passive slider exhibiting two fly heights, one for recording and reading operations and a second for idling. The disk drive has a magnetic recording surface set for rotation in a direction. A transducer carrier is radially positionab... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6035351 | Storage of user defined type file data in corresponding select physical format Storing data on a data processing system is done upon generation of a data file by displaying a user interface allowing user selection of storage criteria for the data file. Responsive to user selection of storage criteria for a file determining a physica... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6031522 | Ergonomic computer mouse based on hand size and preference A hand-held mouse has a base pointing unit with a movement sensor and a plurality of switches for selecting a visual object indicated by a location of the graphical pointer on the display, and an outer shell surrounding and removably attached to the base ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6014140 | Method and system for locating and displaying the position of a cursor contained within a page of a compound document A method and system for locating and displaying the actual position of a cursor contained within a predetermined selectable segment of a compound document within a graphical user interface environment within a data-processing system wherein only a portion... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5995839 | Private radiotelephone system with enhanced telephone system interface The personal communication system of the present invention includes one or more mobile stations which operate in conjunction with a Private/Residential Base Station and a Mobile Station Emulator to provide seamless rerouting of existing telephone connecti... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5990888 | Method and system for manipulating graphical objects A data processing system for efficiently manipulating a graphic object displayed within a graphic user interface in the data processing system. The graphic object is defined by interrelated variables. Under the present invention, interrelated variables de... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5973683 | Dynamic regulation of television viewing content based on viewer profile and viewing history A user friendly method for regulating the media environment of a television viewer by controlling content displayed on the television. The method controls content in response to a viewer's profile, accumulated viewing time and at least one content classif... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5960206 | Method and apparatus for estimating installation time in a data processing system A method and apparatus for estimating the time needed to install software. Configuration information about the data processing system is obtained, as well as information about data needing conversion that is stored on the system. The stand-alone installat... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5940866 | Information handling system having a local address queue for local storage of command blocks transferred from a host processing side An information handling system transfers command blocks between a host processing side having a host processing unit and a host memory, and a local processing side having a local processing unit and a local memory. The local memory includes a command addr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5928016 | Direct access storage device housing and tray design A direct access storage device (DASD) cage holds a DASD sled which contains an electronic DASD. The sled has a base plate, side walls and a front portion. The cage has side walls and a forward panel. Each side wall of the cage has a groove for receiving a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5907131 | Method and system for cement bond evaluation high acoustic velocity formations An acoustic logging tool having an acoustic transmitter and at least one acoustic receiver longitudinally spaced from the transmitter is lowered into a borehole fluid within a tubular member having a known resonant frequency. A pulse of acoustic energy is... | 05/25/1999 |
