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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 |
| 7571131 | Method of conducting online competitive price quoting events A method of conducting an online competitive price quoting event for at least one commodity includes storing event, commodity data, supplier data, historical data, a default currency, and a preferred currency into the at least one data table. An event token, which g... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7467680 | Motor vehicle hood with pedestrian protection A hood 7 is provided for an engine compartment of a motor vehicle including an outer skin 16 and reinforcing ribs 12 connected with the outer skin and imparting rigidity thereto. The ribs 12 have a channel portion 16 mainly formed ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7441452 | TPMS sensor assembly and method therefore A device for removably attaching a TPMS sensor to a wheel is provided. The device has a structure having a first end section, a second end section and a base. The base separates the first end section from the second end section. A first connector is formed in the fi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430468 | System and method for sensitizing the activation criteria of a rollover control system A method for sensitizing the roll signal for a rollover control system (18) is provided. A sensitizing method for controlling a vehicle includes when the relative roll angle reaches a threshold, initiating a wheel departure angle determination, boosting contr... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7394371 | Method of tracking automotive production A method of tracking automotive production in the manufacture of automotive vehicles (10) is provided. The method includes manufacturing a plurality of automotive vehicles along an assembly line (12). Each of the plurality of automotive vehicles having... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389212 | System and method of interactive design of a product A system and method for interactive design of a product includes the steps of identifying an ideal design solution by identifying an unnecessary design parameter having a predetermined significant influence on a variable design response and fixing a predetermined no... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7373912 | Oil level indicating system for internal combustion engine An oil level indicating system for an internal combustion engine includes an indicator passageway extending through a cylinder block, cylinder head and up through a ported boss extending through an upper engine cover. The ported boss is sealingly engaged with the cy... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369043 | Method and apparatus for automatically identifying the location of pressure sensors in a tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14A-D) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16A-D) that generate a respective plurality of transmitter iden... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363253 | Computer-implemented method and system for retroactive pricing for use in order procurement A computer-implemented method for determining retroactive price adjustments is disclosed. The method can include receiving a first initiation message including a first effective time period and/or a first new price for a part being supplied to a first plant. For the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359832 | Method of time-in-service reliability concern resolution The present invention comprises a method determining a corrective design for a system component exhibiting time-in-service reliability concerns. The method comprises the steps of establishing a plurality of remote customer databases for collecting service data for a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350604 | Gaseous fuel system for automotive vehicle A gaseous fuel system for an automotive vehicle includes a gaseous fuel storage tank and an associated pressure sensor for monitoring pressurized gas contained within the storage tank. A parameter-driven routine monitors the integrity of the tank by tracking filing ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325721 | Computer-implemented method and system for grouping receipts A computer-implemented method for summarizing receipts and grouping the receipts onto one or more invoices. The method includes receiving a number of receipts and a time period including a start date and an end date, summarizing the receipts in the number of receipt... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324103 | System and method of direct mesh manipulation A system and method for computer-aided engineering analysis using direct mesh manipulation of a mesh model is provided. The system includes a computer system having a memory, a processor, a user input device and a display device. The method includes the steps of sel... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7295205 | Method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh Computer-implemented method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh. Computing devices are configured to calculate a quality score for at least one original element in a finite element mesh based upon two or more quality attributes simultaneously. A quality ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275023 | System and method of interactively generating a family of mesh models A system and method for interactively generating a family of mesh models is provided for use in engineering analysis. The system includes a user computer system having a memory, a processor, a user input device and a display device. The system also includes a remote... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7240644 | Internal combustion engine with cylinder head having directed cooling An internal combustion engine cylinder head unit includes a number of gas flow ports extending upwardly from a fire deck. A common coolant passage extends between adjacent ones of the gas flow ports. A first coolant flow director includes a flow splitter extending d... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7224269 | Method and system for resetting tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) includes a vehicle speed sensor (38, 98) that is used to generate a vehicle speed signal. A receiver (28) operates using a first protocol when the vehicle speed signal is below a f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7158923 | Method of integrating product information management with vehicle design A method of integrating product information management with vehicle design includes the steps of selecting a vehicle program requirement from a library stored in a memory of a computer system, wherein the library is accessed through an information portal on the comp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155435 | Method for resolving issues within a team environment A system and method is adapted to utilize the Internet as a medium for providing information and data management and sharing between diverse project team members. The project team members may be part of diverse functional organizations within one or more larger orga... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7026922 | Method and apparatus for automatically identifying the location of pressure sensors in a tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a–d) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16a–d) that generate a respective plurality o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027602 | Personal audio recorder in a vehicular entertainment sound system using recommended audio signals A method of recording a recommended plurality of audio signals (40) in an entertainment sound system (42) associated with an automotive vehicle (12)includes a central server (14) for processing a plurality of data (16) associated w... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010409 | Reference signal generator for an integrated sensing system A vehicle control system includes a sensor cluster within a housing generating a plurality of signals including a roll rate signal, a pitch rate signal, a yaw rate signal, a longitudinal acceleration signal, a lateral acceleration signal, and a vertical acceleration... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6987249 | Apparatus and regulating method for electrically heating a motor vehicle The invention relates to an electric heating system for a motor vehicle in which a PTC heating element (4) is controlled by a regulator (1) by means of an infinitely variable electronic power system (2). The regulator (1) receives a statu... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982636 | Method and system for mitigating false alarms in a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle A pressure monitoring system (12) for a tire (14a) of an automotive vehicle includes a first pressure sensor (94) coupled to the wheel, a pressure transmitter (90) coupled to the pressure sensor (94) whereby the transmitter ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971349 | Integrated solenoid board and cam ladder An internal combustion engine cylinder head camshaft bearing ladder 210, is provided which includes a first body with an aperture to facilitate threaded connection 202 of the body to a cylinder head 2 with a cut out 212 for receiving a ca... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6963797 | System and method for determining an amount of control for operating a rollover control system A system 18 for controlling a safety system of an automotive vehicle has a first controller 76 generating a first control signal, a second controller 78 generating a second control signal and an arbitration module 80 coupled to the first ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961648 | System and method for desensitizing the activation criteria of a rollover control system A method of densensitizing includes determining a relative roll angle, determining when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, and when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, setting a roll signal for control to the relative roll angle, reducing control effo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952160 | Method and apparatus, for identifying the location of pressure sensors in a tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a-d) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16a-d) that generate a respective plurality of tr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945087 | Method and system for calibrating a tire pressure sensing system for an automotive vehicle A system (10) and method is provided for calibrating a tire pressure monitoring system using an EM transmitter (14). The present invention includes a first pressure sensor coupled to a wheel of an automotive vehicle (12). The EM pressure transmi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938737 | Method and an assembly for braking a selectively moveable assembly having a controllably varying amount of self energization A brake assembly including a brake pad; a selectively movable rotor, a backing plate which is coupled to the brake pad, at least a first roller which is coupled to the backing plate, a caliper, at least a second roller which is coupled to the caliper, a wedge member... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6941205 | System and method for deteching roll rate sensor fault A control system for an automotive vehicle having a vehicle body includes a sensor cluster having a housing oriented within the vehicle body. A roll rate sensor is positioned within the housing and generates a roll rate sensor signal corresponding to a roll angular ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932366 | Automotive camber adjust mechanism An automotive suspension assembly 10 is provided, including an upper control arm 20, a lower control arm 22 and a knuckle 24. The lower control arm 22 is rotatably affixed to the knuckle 24 by way of a lower mount joint 2... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932198 | Brake assembly and a method for braking a vehicle or another selectively movable assembly 25A brake assembly (10) which provides a controllably varying amount of self-energization by the dynamic adjustment of the position of a wedge member (22) which is based upon a measured amount of friction which exists between a pad assembly (14)... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918613 | Air bag inflator gas venting system An air bag module for venting inflation gas if an out-of-position vehicle occupant is too close to the module for proper air bag deployment. The module has an air bag canister having a gas channel port, an inflator, an air bag cushion, a deployment door, a structura... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915193 | Method for determining a longitudinal vehicle velocity by compensating individual wheel speeds using pitch attitude A control system (24) for controlling a safety system (40) of an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of wheel speed sensors (30) generating a plurality of wheel velocity signals, a steering angle sensor (39) generating a steering actu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6883627 | Engine hood for motor vehicles for the protection of pedestrians An engine hood for motor vehicles possesses a deformable head impact zone for the protection of pedestrians in the event of a collision with the motor vehicle. The engine hood is composed of two or more load-bearing shells and has a flexural strength profile which i... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6882913 | Electrical control system for automotive vehicle having electrically assisted power steering An electrical system for increasing the amount of voltage available to an electric power steering motor under high demand conditions includes a vehicle speed sensor that ascertains the speed of the vehicle, a steering wheel sensor that ascertains the rotational spee... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6860244 | Engine control with operating mode detection A system and method for detecting an operating mode of an engine or engine component modulate a first engine parameter and analyze a change in a second engine parameter in response to modulating the first engine parameter to detect a current operating mode based on ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851688 | Steering linkage ball joint assembly A steering linkage assembly for a motor vehicle has a tie rod and a drag link connected to a steering knuckle in an over/under arrangement, with first and second ball joints for the drag link and the tie rod respectively on opposite sides of the steering knuckle and... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6850155 | Method and system of notifying of overuse of a mini-spare tire in a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a mini-spare tire 14e having a spare tire transmitter (16e) generating a mini-spare transmitter identification signal, a distance sensor generating a distance sig... | 02/01/2005 |
