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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4987280 | Method for microwave heating of low moisture food products A novel package assembly and method are disclosed whereby a food product having a moisture content of less than 5 weight percent is disposed in a sealed package in which a sealed packet of an aqueous solution is also disposed; so that upon exposure to mic... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4933199 | Process for preparing low oil potato chips A novel process and apparatus is disclosed for producing potato chip products having less than twenty-five weight percent oil based on the total weight of an unseasoned chip. The process requires parfrying potato slices, dealing and partially dehydrating ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4933194 | Low oil corrugated potato chip Low oil potato chips having corrugated cross-sectional configurations wherein the value of amplitude/period ranges from about 0.35 to about 0.50 and wherein ridges on one face of the corrugated chip are in-phase with grooves on the opposing face of the co... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4806377 | Waxy corn masa based products and methods of making Novel products, such as snack foods, are disclosed that comprise waxy corn masa and have unique textures, as well as processing procedures adaptable to waxy corn masa that permit the production of low-oil content products.... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4715957 | Corn-water slurry separator device An apparatus for dewatering a corn-water slurry which is inexpensive to build and operate. The device comprises an inverted conical unit having porous walls which permit the passage of water, debris and broken corn pieces therethrough but retains undamage... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4680611 | Multilayer ohmic contact for p-type semiconductor and method of making same Novel ohmic contacts are provided for p-type semiconductor compounds comprising at least one of the metals of Class IIB of the Periodic Table of Elements and one of the non-metal elements of Class VIA of the Periodic Table of Elements, as well as a method... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4577051 | Bypass diode assembly for photovoltaic modules A bypass diode assembly (10) for a photovoltaic module (11) incorporating a plurality of electrically conductive strips (12), each having a long leg (13) and a short leg (14). The long leg (13) of each conductive strip (12) is in overlapped relation with ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4574160 | Flexible, rollable photovoltaic cell module A photovoltaic array module incorporating a plurality of photovoltaic cell strips (11). Each cell strip (11) incorporates an electrically conductive substrate layer (22), a semiconductor body (23) deposited on the substrate layer (22), and a transparent e... | 03/04/1986 |
