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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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| 8140381 | System and method for forecasting price optimization benefits in retail stores utilizing back-casting and decomposition analysis A system and method for merchandising decomposition analysis (MDA), useful with stores, is provided. Econometric models are generated for product sales and are used to set pricing. Price setting may include optimizing prices. Point of sales data is collected from th... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131498 | Systems and methods for an improved weight distribution sensory device with integrated controls An improved weight distribution sensory device with integrated controls is provided. Such a weight distribution sensory device, often referred to as a balance platform, may include a chassis for supporting a user, pressure sensors and control sensors coupled to the ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8099435 | Information exchange engine providing a critical infrastructure layer and methods of use thereof A virtual record manager and a data exchange engine are provided for dynamically defining data records in a database and for dynamically allocating instances of defined data records. These components are capable of mediating between the database and application and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096967 | Tissue engineered cerebrospinal fluid shunt This invention relates to cerebrospinal fluid shunts, and a method of treating shunt catheters, whereby the interior lumen of a shunt catheter, comprised of a biocompatible matrix, is seeded with cells for placement within cerebrospinal fluid pathways of the central... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8010404 | Systems and methods for price and promotion response analysis A system and method for price and promotion response analysis is provided. Such a system is useful for a business to analyze the forecasted lifts associated with changes in price and promotion activity. The system sets the configuration of the response report, which... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008813 | Systems and methods for an improved linear motor An improved linear motor is provided useful in conjunction with audio equipment for reduced distortion audio output at high voice coil displacements. The improved linear motor may include a yoke, a gap plate which forms an air gap with the yoke, magnets coupled to t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7899691 | Econometric engine A method for creating a sales model for a plurality of products is provided. Generally a plurality demand groups are created, where each demand group is a set of at least one product and wherein at least one of the demand groups is a set of at least two products. A ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7877286 | Subset optimization system A method for computing a preferred set of prices for products in a subset of a plurality of products is provided. Generally, initial prices for a plurality of products are stored. A subset of products of the plurality of products is designated, where the number of p... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7809581 | Rule relaxation and subset optimization system A method for computing a preferred set of prices for products in a subset of a plurality of products is provided. Generally, initial prices for a plurality of products are stored. A subset of products of the plurality of products is designated, where the number of p... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806833 | Systems and methods for analysis and display of heart sounds An auscultation system aids a clinician's diagnosis of the heart sounds by visually displaying at least an S1 heart sound and an S2 heart sound, and ascertaining an onset of at least one of the heart sounds. A corresponding audio representation of the ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7788222 | Information exchange engine providing a critical infrastructure layer and methods of use thereof A virtual record manager and a data exchange engine are provided for dynamically defining data records in a database and for dynamically allocating instances of defined data records. These components are capable of mediating between the database and application and ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775350 | Systems and methods for improved bathroom tissue A bathroom tissue including a tissue roll core substantially cylindrical in shape. The tissue roll core includes a void for receiving a rod of the standard sized bathroom tissue roll dispenser. The tissue roll core may be substantially impermeable to moisture and in... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770236 | Detachable apparel collar A detachable collar is provided. The collar is useful in association with a garment including a permanent collar. The detachable collar includes a collar body which includes a front side, a back side, and an interfacing layer. The collar body may be substantially tr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7672866 | Econometric optimization engine A preferred set of prices for a plurality of products, generally demand coefficients is provided. Cost data including activity-based costs is also received. A preferred set of prices that will provide a local optimum for the preferred set of prices which maximizes p... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7660734 | System for creating optimized promotion event calendar Methods and apparatus for creating a promotional event calendar are provided. A sales model and a cost model are created The value of offers and promotional events using the sales model and cost model is determined. Combinations of offers and promotional events base... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657470 | Financial model engine A method for modeling cost is provided. Sales data is received. Cost data is also received. Cost per unit of product is estimated from the sales data and the cost data. In addition, an apparatus for modeling costs, useful in association with an optimization engine, ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7617119 | Price optimization with rule relaxation A price optimization system computes a preferred set of prices for a plurality of products. The optimization system stores a plurality of rules. The system may also prioritize the plurality of rules, and further relax lower priority rules to allow higher priority ru... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611471 | Heart diagnosis system The invention provides a method and apparatus for analysing a heart signal from a beating heart, the method comprising: collecting the heart signal, performing a cluster analysis of the signal to identify the first heart sound and the second heart sound, determining... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7523047 | Price optimization system A method for determining a preferred set of prices for a plurality of products is provided. Generally, a sales model is created. A cost model is also created. A preferred set of prices for the plurality of products based on the sales model and cost model is then gen... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7460673 | Point source speaker system The system of the present invention includes, briefly, a point source speaker system, comprising a processor which produces a left minus right (L−R) audio signal, a right plus left (R+L) and a right minus left (R−L) audio signal; three speakers each for audibly ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7423381 | Particle accelerator and methods therefor Standing-wave linear accelerators (linac) having a plurality of accelerating cavities and which do not have any auxiliary cavities are provided. Such linacs are useful for industrial applications such as radiography, cargo inspection and food sterilization, and also... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7386519 | Intelligent clustering system A method for forming a plurality of stores into a plurality of clusters is provided. Store specific information is collected. Optimized combinations for each individual store are provided based on the store specific information. Clusters are created based on the clo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7366116 | Network telephone system and methods therefor One embodiment of the present invention includes a telephony interface, a network interface and a local area network (LAN). The telephony interface provides connectivity between one or more netphones and an external telephone network such as a PSTN telephone system.... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360697 | Methods and systems for making pricing decisions in a price management system Pricing decisions and policies in a price management system are made based on a unified database populated with correlated commitment data and transaction data. A historical database is populated with commitment data and transaction data. Each transaction data is th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7308421 | System and method for grouping products in a catalog An apparatus and method for preparing a price quote for a product. The product is selected from among a plurality of products. A determination is made as to whether the product is a member of a particular product collection. This determination includes evaluating a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302410 | Econometric optimization engine A preferred set of prices for a plurality of products, generally demand coefficients is provided. Cost data including activity-based costs is also received. A preferred set of prices that will provided a local optimum for the preferred set of prices which maximizes ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7233928 | Rule-based system for determining price adjustments in a product catalog A method for computing a price quote for a product using a contract. The method includes identifying the set of price rules for a plurality of products associated with the contract. Each price rule in the set of price rules is either a hard price rule or a soft pric... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211104 | Contrast therapy system and method A contrast therapy system. According to one aspect of the invention, the contrast therapy system includes a hot reservoir for holding a relatively hot fluid and a cold reservoir for holding a relatively cold fluid. The system also includes a mixing valve for receivi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191798 | Fluid circuit connector system A fluid circuit connector system includes a quick-release connector for connecting a set of tubes to an object. The quick-release connector includes a release button, a lock arm, a lock tab and a cavity configured to receive the tubes and a set of coupler housings. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7133882 | Method and apparatus for creating and using a master catalog A method for updating a master product attribute catalog database for consumer response modeling is provided. Data is received from at least one source of product data. A data integrity check is preformed on the received data. A reconciliation is performed between t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7092386 | Network telephone system and methods therefor One embodiment of the present invention includes a telephony interface, a network interface and a local area network (LAN). The telephony interface provides connectivity between one or more netphones and an external telephone network such as a PSTN telephone system.... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7062447 | Imputed variable generator Disclosed are methods, media and systems for generating imputing econometric variables from raw econometric data. A method for generating cleansed initial dataset from corrected raw econometric data comprises inputting raw econometric data, formatting and classifyin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058023 | Self-configuring network telephone system and method A self-configuring telephone device interconnected by a network to other network telephone devices. The network telephone device is especially adapted to connect to other similar devices on a network, such as a local area network, without the need for a central cont... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7015912 | System and method for the visual display of data in an interactive zebra chart A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system. The computer program displays all the information that is conventionally displayed in a plurality of pie charts in a single novel chart form. When applicable, this novel chart form can also di... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6851604 | Method and apparatus for providing price updates A computer implemented method and system for providing price updates is provided. Data is received by a system. The received data is filtered by the system to identify triggers in the received data. Actions related to identified triggers are performed by the system.... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6662750 | Method and apparatus for creating a pathway in an animal A method and apparatus for safer and more effective deep trans-cervical intra-uterine artificial insemination (AI) is provided. Such a deep AI catheter causes minimal discomfort and risk of trauma, and does not require the services of a highly trained AI ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6526917 | Method and apparatus for creating a pathway in an animal A method and apparatus for safer and more effective deep trans-cervical intra-uterine artificial insemination (AI) is provided. Such a deep AI catheter causes minimal discomfort and risk of trauma, and does not require the services of a highly trained AI ... | 03/04/2003 |
