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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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| 7681122 | File conversion system and method A flexible and scalable file format conversion system is capable of supporting a number of contemporaneous conversion requests. For each file, a conversion request entry and one or more related conversion task entries are maintained in FIFO queues under the control ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676744 | Automated markup language layout Methods and computer programs for automatically creating a text layout in a markup language design for a product to be printed. A number of defined text elements are available for user text. The layout is based on the text elements having user text content. Text ele... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7676402 | Customized security tint system and method A customized envelope security tint design is generated based on user-supplied information. When ordering envelopes online, a user is provided with the option of entering characters for use as a custom security tint. A preview image of a custom tint design is displa... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7675528 | Image cropping system and method Electronic document design systems and methods allowing a user engaged in customizing an electronic product to re-crop product images in a manner that is compatible with the product layout. Upon selection of an image area in the product design, the user can choose t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7644355 | Representing reflective areas in a product image Shiny or reflective portions of a product surface, such as areas covered by foil, are represented to a user viewing a product image by a looped animation that simulates the visual effect of light on those reflective portions. The animation comprises a sequence of im... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7619638 | Custom composite image system and method A system and method for automatically generating composite images from component images selected by a system user and incorporating the composite images into an image of a custom product. The user can select component images in any sequence and can delete, add, repl... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607084 | Electronic product design Automated electronic document design systems and method for designing and modifying product templates. When a user initiates a product design session, a product template is presented for user editing and a product description identifier is assigned to the product be... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604227 | System and method for identifying envelope groups Method for producing multiple small custom envelope jobs using a sheet fed envelope machine. Multiple different envelope jobs are provided as stacks of sheets of envelope stock to a high volume envelope machine for processing into folded envelopes. Each envelope job... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7584424 | Automated product layout Methods and computer programs for automatically creating a text layout in an electronic design for a product to be printed. A number of defined text elements are available for user text entries. The product layout is based a user-selected image, if any, and on the t... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7542155 | Preparation of aggregate jobs for production System and method for automated scheduling and creation of gangs of individual jobs for production. Individual jobs and related production parameters and order information are retained electronically in a database of pending jobs awaiting production. Based on produc... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530937 | Envelope processing evaluation guide In a method and system for facilitating evaluation of the production accuracy of an envelope machine for producing folded envelopes from sheets of envelope stock, a guide of the same size as the envelope stock has indicia printed thereon corresponding to the locatio... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7519548 | Related product system and method Computer-implemented systems and methods for automatically creating a second customized product design incorporating information from a first customized product design. Information from a first custom product design is automatically combined with additional automati... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7495796 | Browser-based product design Methods for creating a customized document using downloadable product design tools executing in the user's browser. A template for a partially completed product design is selected byte user and downloaded to the user's computer for editing by the user at the user's ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7490057 | Product marketing system and method Computer-implemented systems and method for generating personalized email communications soliciting orders of custom products. Product reorder candidates are identified from customer records and a personalized email order solicitation is sent to the customer. The em... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7489324 | Automated image processing Automated electronic document design systems and methods for appropriately sizing and positioning uploaded user images into predefined image areas in a product design being created in a Web environment. For an image that is not to be cropped when incorporated into t... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7437321 | Product design system and method Computer-implemented product design creation system and method for quickly developing a product design having desirable component elements. Multiple candidate product designs are simultaneously displayed for review. Controls are provided allowing a reviewer to enter... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7398470 | System and method for remote assistance A number of geographically dispersed automated product design systems and support systems are connected to a network. A user of a design system requesting assistance in using the design system is connected to an operator of one of the support systems. A display and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7340673 | System and method for browser document editing Method, system and computer code for editing text in a document displayed in a World Wide Web browser. User edit requests intended to modify a font parameter of one or more characters within a text box are replaced by a predefined substitute edit request prior to up... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339598 | System and method for automated product design Automated electronic document design systems and methods for combining identified images and layouts into electronic product templates for displaying to a user. A plurality of images and a plurality of layouts are retained. Stored images are identified based on keyw... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7187465 | Quantity-based print job preparation Computer-implemented methods for assembling multiple individual print jobs into an aggregate print job for printing in a print run quantity. Individual print jobs and a print quantity indicating the number of copies of the individual print job to be primed are store... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7145670 | Method of aggregating multiple individual print jobs having common printing parameters Computer-implemented methods for creating an aggregate print job containing multiple individual print jobs. Individual print jobs having a plurality of associated printing parameters are received and stored. Printing parameters associated with an individual print jo... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7133050 | Automated image resizing and cropping Automated electronic document design systems and methods for combining identified images and layouts into electronic product templates for displaying to a user. A plurality of images and a plurality of layouts are retained. Stored images are identified based on keyw... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133149 | Methods of aggregating multiple individual print jobs for simultaneous printing Computer-implemented methods for creating an aggregate print job for simultaneous printing of multiple individual print jobs. Individual print jobs having an associated parameter identifying the size of the product to be printed are received. A number of received in... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7120634 | Computerized prepress Computerized prepress is disclosed. In one embodiment, a computerized prepress system includes three components: a server, a client and a printer. The server has stored thereon an authoring program to create a document, and a translation program to translate the doc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6081875 | Apparatus and method for backup of a disk storage system A backup system and method provides for creation of a reconciled snapshot backup image of a database while the database, residing on a disk array system, is in use by users. A backup computer running a commercial backup utility is connected between the ar... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5745778 | Apparatus and method for improved CPU affinity in a multiprocessor system Closely related processing threads within a process in a multiprocessor system are collected into thread groups which are globally scheduled as a group based on the thread group structure's priority and scheduling parameters. The thread group structure ma... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5535381 | Apparatus and method for copying and restoring disk files A method and apparatus for backing up files from a logical disk are described to a backup tape and restoring all or part of the files to the logical disk. Separate "backup" and "copy" buffers in the host processor's main memory are employed during a backu... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5450592 | Shared resource control using a deferred operations list A method for handling attempts by multiple processing threads to access a shared system resource is disclosed. When a thread attempts to access a locked resource, the thread creates a description of the operation it intended to perform and stores the desc... | 09/12/1995 |
| 4771377 | Microcode control apparatus Apparatus and method is disclosed for controlling the timing of the addressing, fetching and executing of microinstructions in a data processing system such that delayed sequencing microinstructions, stretched delayed sequencing microinstructions and imme... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4740998 | Clock recovery circuit and method A circuit and method for digital recovery of a data clock from an NRZI coded data bit stream. A source clock pulse having a frequency which is an integer multiple of the data bit rate is used to clock a counter. An output of the counter is used as the sou... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4684934 | Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving keyboard LED data An apparatus and method for storing and retrieving information indicative of the state of a plurality of keyboard LED's is disclosed. A RAM is employed to store the current status of all keyboard LED's. Programmed array logic cyclically generates RAM addr... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4616260 | Terminal having user selectable faster scanning Apparatus and method for generating monitor synchronization signals in a terminal capable of operating at either a 31.5 Khz or 15.75 Khz horizontal video scan rate is disclosed. A first set of counters count incremental locations along each horizontal sca... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4591975 | Data processing system having dual processors A data processing system having a host processor and an attached processor is disclosed. Each processor is capable of executing user programs under a different operating system and each processor is capable of accessing system memory but the host processo... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4532435 | Pulse width modulator having nonlinear transfer function A pulse width modulator circuit for use with DC power converters. The circuit contains an oscillator having a nonlinear output, a first comparator for comparing the output of the oscillator with an input voltage, and a second comparator for selecting port... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4477867 | Core saturation control circuit A closed-loop core saturation control circuit for use in pulse width modulated power supplies is disclosed. The circuit uses a single transistor as a unity gain, low impedance track and hold amplifier to sense the current in the primary winding of the tra... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4471244 | Sense amplifier An MOS sense amplifier having a differential amplifier circuit, a hysteresis circuit and a precharging circuit. The differential amplifier circuit has a plurality of amplifier stages and a level shifter to yield digital level outputs. The hysteresis circu... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4459581 | Alphanumeric keyboard having identification capability An alphanumeric keyboard having the capability to identify the language supported by the keyboard and the mode of keyboard operation. A switch component having a plurality of individually settable switch elements is connected to the keyboard control logic... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4446457 | Video terminal character generator A raster scan CRT character generator comprising a memory having dot patterns for a plurality alphanumeric characters stored therein and a multiplexer, controlled by a signal from the memory, for selecting one of a plurality of sets of inputs to be used f... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4435703 | Apparatus and method for simultaneous display of characters of variable size and density Apparatus and method for simultaneous display of alphanumeric characters of variable character density on a raster scan CRT monitor is disclosed. Circuitry is provided to supply multiple sources of timing for terminal operations, to switch among timing so... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4429336 | Disc drive dynamic seal A rigid magnetic disc memory apparatus having an aperture formed in the base such that contaminants from the bearings are removed before they can migrate into the vicinity of the discs. In a preferred embodiment the aperture is located in the region of hi... | 01/31/1984 |
