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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 |
| 5726718 | Error diffusion filter for DMD display A DMD display system includes an inverse gamma look-up-table (50) for converting raster scanned, gamma corrected video data of 8 bits to 12 bits inverse gamma data with 8 most significant bits (msb) and 4 least significant bits (lsb). The 8 msb are couple... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5671298 | Image scaling using cubic filters An improved image scaling filter for a video display where a coefficient value for the closest input lines to a given output line that are less than two line lengths from the given output line are determined by cubic interpolation using the line distances... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5666296 | Method and means for translating a data-dependent program to a data flow graph with conditional expression The method comprises the steps of converting the algorithm into a control flow graph having a plurality of nodes, each node representing at least one of the plurality of statements. The control flow graph further includes a conditional branching node for ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5650948 | Method and system for translating a software implementation with data-dependent conditions to a data flow graph with conditional expressions A method for symbolic evaluation of an algorithm is provided. The algorithm has at least one conditional branching statement dependent on the value of at least one input datum. The method comprises the steps of converting the algorithm into a control flow... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5647015 | Method of inferring sensor attitude through multi-feature tracking A method for inferring precise sensor attitude information in a tracking sensor system begins with storing at a first time a reference image in a memory associated with tracking sensor. Next, the method includes sensing at a second time a second image. Th... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5642296 | Method of diagnosing malfunctions in semiconductor manufacturing equipment Manufacturing modern day integrated circuits requires that each of a long sequence of steps perform to a tight set of specifications. Since equipment malfunctions are inevitable, profitable manufacturing of integrated circuits requires that such malfuncti... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641927 | Autokeying for musical accompaniment playing apparatus A Karaoke (10) apparatus with autokeying is provided by measuring the average pitch (28) of the singer or user over a predetermined time period, comparing (29) the pitch of the singer or user voice to that of a reference pitch to provide a signal represen... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5623281 | Error diffusion filter for DMD display An improved error diffusion filter for a DMD display (10) includes both an inverse gamma LUT (Look-up Table) (51) and an Error LUT (Look-up Table) (82), both responsive to the raster scan red, green, or blue video data for when the video data calls for an... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5586039 | Computer-aided manufacturing support method and system for specifying relationships and dependencies between process type components The present invention provides a method and system, for use with a computer integrated management system, to classify and serve as the data and information repository for a process or product specification and to classify groups of process resources. The ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5542047 | Distributed network monitoring system for monitoring node and link status A distributed network monitor system distributes the network monitoring function among each of the nodes of a multiple network system, such that monitor software resident in each node is responsible for providing status information about that node and its... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5526410 | Method and system for determination of signal/noise ratio of telephone transmission line used for facsimile transmission The signal to noise ratio of a telephone transmission line used for facsimile is determined in one preferred embodiment by notch filtering the received CED signal at the calling unit. The total CED signal received representing signal plus noise (S+N) is p... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5517580 | Method for estimating the shape of an object from IR image shading A method for estimating the shape of a body that emits electromagnetic energy using a sensor (10) having an image plane (15) and the ability to measure the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation (12) received at a point on image plane (15) comprises t... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515453 | Apparatus and method for image processing in symbolic space A method and apparatus (62) for processing images in symbolic space are disclosed. The method may include the steps of capturing a visual image (40), converting the visual image to a digital image (42), decomposing the digital image into image primitives ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5487087 | Signal quantizer with reduced output fluctuation A new signal quantization scheme is proposed which reduces fluctuation of the output signal by a signal quantizer (10) providing a quantized output signal and multiplying(18) said input signal X by a factor (1-w1)and finding a difference signal... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5293614 | System and method for hard real-time garbage collection requiring a write barrier but no read barrier Generally, in one form of the invention, a computer system for executing application programs in hard real-time, comprises a central processing unit (CPU) for executing the application programs and system programs and a computer memory partitioned into a ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5293452 | Voice log-in using spoken name input A voice log-in system is based on a person's spoken name input only, using speaker-dependent acoustic name recognition models in a performing speaker-independent name recognition. In an enrollment phase, a dual pass endpointing procedure defines both the ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5280425 | Apparatus and method for production planning Apparatus and method for production planning in a manufacturing facility is provided. The apparatus and method generates a plurality of theoretical plans and a constraint-based model for receiving one of the theoretical production plans, and applying at l... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5276775 | System and method for building knowledge-based applications A method and system (10) associates a deductive reasoning system having a forward deductive reasoning portion (13), a backward deductive reasoning portion (15), and a frame template portion (18) with a constraint satisfaction system (12) within a unified ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5271742 | Belt tensioning system and improved belt tensioner An improved belt tensioning system 30 includes an improved tensioner 34 mounted on a fixed post 36. The improved tensioner 34 includes the body 37 having a bore 40 extending therethrough. Located in the bore 40 is an elastomeric material 42 having a Shore... | 12/21/1993 |
