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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 |
| 7942626 | Compressor A compressor for compressing a gas comprises an impeller wheel mounted within a housing (2) defining an inlet and an outlet. The inlet comprises a map-width enhanced structure with an annular flow passage (11) defined between inner (9) and outer... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939655 | Process for preparing a sterile high molecular weight hyaluronic acid formulation A process for preparing a sterile ready-to-use aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprises a high molecular weight hyaluronic acid salt (HA) at a specified concentration, comprising the steps of: providing an aqueous formulation comprising high molecular weight HA ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938337 | Variable orifice nozzle A spray nozzle assembly includes a pressure dependent variable spray orifice and an internal chamber which is at least partially bound by a flexibly deformable sidewall. At its distal end, the sidewall terminates at a distal face defining the spray orifice extending... | 05/10/2011 |
| D637518 | Buckle | 05/10/2011 |
| D637181 | Headphone | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932404 | 2,2-bipyridine ligand, sensitizing dye and dye sensitized solar cell A dye sensitized solar cell, comprising a-heteroleptic polypyridil complex of Ru, Os or Fe. The donating ligand has an extended conjugated n-system increasing the light absorbance and keeing the LUMO energy level higher than that of the anchoring ligand. A compactin... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930888 | Variable geometry turbine A variable geometry turbine comprises a turbine wheel supported in a housing for rotation about a turbine axis with an annular inlet passageway defined between a radial face of a nozzle ring and a facing wall of the housing. The nozzle ring is movable along the turb... | 04/26/2011 |
| D636175 | Key ring | 04/19/2011 |
| 7912620 | Turbocharged internal combustion engine A control system for controlling the supply of oil to a turbocharger fitted to an internal combustion comprises an oil supply valve (21) controlled by a controller (20) and at least one sensor (23-28) for monitoring a parameter associated... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908929 | Test apparatus One embodiment of a testing device is disclosed having an expansible element that expands radially outwardly upon the application of an axial force. In one form the testing device includes two bellows forming a deflection surface that expands radially outward upon t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905048 | Bedbug detection, monitoring and control techniques One nonlimiting variation of a detection arrangement includes one or more sensors each structured to detect at least one biochemical substance indicative of biochemistry of one or more target insect species and provide a corresponding sensor signal, a controller res... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901585 | Process, method and system for removing mercury from fluids There are provided methods and processes that employ a mercury-adsorbing granular material as a sorbent to remove mercury from fluids. The fluids can be waste fluids that result from manufacturing, processing, or other treatment processes or systems. The fluids can ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900441 | Precat-NOx adsorber exhaust aftertreatment system for internal combustion engines The invention provides a NOx adsorber aftertreatment system for internal combustion engines which utilizes at least one precat operatively coupled to at least one NOx adsorber to aid in the regeneration of the NOx adsorber. Fuel is injected into a precat located ups... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899572 | Method and device for measuring the geometry of a cutting edge to be chamfered The machining of drills (1) includes an operation for chamfering the cutting edges (8) performed in two steps. In the first step the rotating grindstone (15) is directed to various locations of the cutting edge (8) and the point of contac... | 03/01/2011 |
| D633553 | Eyeglasses | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888601 | Bus bar interconnection techniques One system of the present application includes an electronic assembly with a heat dissipating device, printed wiring board with electronic circuitry, bus bar, insulative grommet, and fastener. The board defines a bus with an interconnection pad and a board opening. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886913 | Process, method and system for recovering weakly magnetic particles Methods to separate certain valuable elements and/or minerals that utilize wet screens, hydro-cyclones, low intensity magnetic separators and/or Mag Wheel™ separators, including a specially designed magnetic field amplifying matrix. The methods are applicable to m... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880431 | Multiple interfaces for a rechargeable battery pack A battery pack for powering a portable electronic device is disclosed. The battery pack includes means for connecting the battery pack to the portable electronic device such that a main power terminal of the battery pack engages a main power input port of the portab... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880331 | Management of an electric power generation and storage system In one technique of the present invention, DC electric power from a DC bus is inverted to provide AC electricity to one or more electrical loads, and AC power from a variable speed generator is rectified to provide a first variable amount of electric power to the DC... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847679 | Material wear indication system A material wear indication system is provided that includes a friction plate capable of engaging a moving surface and a wear indicator. The friction plate includes a wearable portion and a non-wearable portion. In one embodiment the wear indicator is embedded in the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845340 | Air-exhaust mixing apparatus One embodiment is an apparatus including an air-exhaust mixing passageway, a first lip extending into the passageway, a second lip extending into the passageway, a valley intermediate the first lip and the second lip, and an exhaust inlet aperture in flow communicat... | 12/07/2010 |
| RE42059 | Oval centerpost and cooperating filter cartridge A fluid filter centerpost assembly in combination with a fluid filter cartridge for creating a “no filter-no run” design according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an oval-shaped design for the centerpost assembly and an oval-shaped design fo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871364 | Centrifuge rotor-detection oil-shutoff device A centrifuge includes a housing that defines a fluid inlet port to supply fluid to the centrifuge and an axle cavity fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet port. A bearing is received in the axle cavity. A check valve is disposed in the axle cavity to minimize tampering... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866159 | Variable geometry hysteresis control for a gas turbine engine One embodiment of the present application is a gas turbine engine with a compressor that includes a variable geometry mechanism to vary working fluid flow area. A desired state of this mechanism is selected different than a current state to change the amount of flow... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7855466 | Electric power generation system with current-controlled power boost An electric power system includes a variable speed generator driven by an engine and an electrical energy storage device. The generator and the storage device are coupled to a variable voltage DC bus. An inverter converts DC electricity from the DC bus to AC electri... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854114 | Increasing exhaust temperature for aftertreatment operation One embodiment of the present invention includes an internal combustion engine system designed to increase exhaust temperature when operating with a low mechanical load—such as idle operation. This increased exhaust temperature is provided to operate aftertreatmen... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7842375 | Fiber retention system for metal matrix composite preform A metal matrix composite preform including an angled curved groove in the surface of the matrix material. A reinforcing fiber is placed within the angled curved groove and the stiffness of the fiber causes it to be pressed against an outer wall member defining the g... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842036 | Pediatric intramedullary nail and method An intramedullary nail (20) and related method for fixing a fracture in a long bone. The nail (20) comprises an elongate member (22) having a longitudinal axis (54), a proximal end section (32), a distal end section (34) and... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841279 | Delayed extraction and a firearm cartridge case A high pressure cartridge case is provided for firearms with blowback operating systems. The cartridge case is provided with a primer support member that supports a primer in a rearward end of a cartridge case. The support member is slideable rearwardly in the cartr... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841181 | Gas turbine engine combustion systems One embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine combustion chamber including primary and secondary burning zones. Other embodiments include unique gas turbine engine apparatuses, systems, methods, and combinations. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836687 | Soot filter regeneration software, methods and systems One embodiment is a method including maintaining a count based upon an engine operating condition, determining a soot level based upon a characteristic of a diesel particulate filter, and requesting deSoot based upon the count meeting or exceeding a threshold, or th... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836681 | Mechanism for a vectoring exhaust nozzle A nozzle device defines a passageway including an outlet to discharge working fluid to produce thrust. This device includes a vectoring mechanism having three or more vanes pivotally mounted across the passageway and a linkage pivotally coupling the vanes together. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834173 | Esters of hyaluronic acid with rhein, process for their preparation and compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to esters of hyaluronic acid with rhein, more particularly to a compound based on hyaluronic acid, wherein alcohol groups of hyaluronic acid are esterified with rhein, to a process for preparing said ester and to a pharmaceutical compos... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824494 | Method and apparatus for production of a cast component A system for producing cast components from molten metal. One form of the present invention includes a system for the precision pouring of molten metal within a casting mold. The precision pouring system is driven by a pressure differential. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823385 | Turbocharger with wastegate This invention relates to an actuator assembly for a turbocharger pressure control valve assembly and a method of assembling a pressure control assembly of a turbocharger. The assembly comprises an actuator coupled to an actuator rod which in use is coupled to the v... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7818970 | Controlling a gas turbine engine with a transient load A technique is provided for operating a gas turbine engine that has a combustor with a primary stage and one or more other stages and a first compressor providing an air flow to the combustor. This technique includes driving a variable load device with the rotating ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818856 | Method and tool for mating a hose and connector A tool adapted for assembling a hose material within a connector opening. In one form the present application relates to a tool for introducing the frayed braided wires at the cut end of a braided hose into a connector/socket. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7810327 | Variable geometry turbine A variable geometry turbine comprises a turbine wheel supported in a housing for rotation about a turbine axis with an annular inlet passageway defined between a radial face of a movable nozzle ring and a facing wall of the housing. The nozzle ring is movable along ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806113 | Compressed gas projectile accelerator having multiple projectile velocity settings A compressed gas projectile accelerator that includes a velocity adjustment mechanism and/or method configured to allow the compressed gas projectile accelerator to expel projectiles between a first velocity setting and a second velocity setting. The velocity adjust... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799451 | Post-reformer treatment of reformate gas A method of modifying reformate gas composition downstream of the reformer so that it remains in a carbon-free region, i.e. above the critical oxygen/carbon ratio even at the desired minimum operating temperature. This is accomplished by using staged partial oxidati... | 09/21/2010 |
