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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 |
| 6593787 | Phase-locked loop circuit A phase-locked loop ciruit having two requency dividing circuits which are reset in response to reset signals. The reset signals are produced by second and third frequency divided signal generated by combining the divided frequency of a reference clock si... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6456764 | Optical directional coupler An optical directional coupler includes a first waveguide, a second waveguide and a plurality of bridge waveguides connecting the first waveguide and the second waveguide.... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6452968 | Circuitry and apparatus for converting a decoded image with a macroblock/raster scan conversion capability Decoded image converting circuitry includes a display image compression circuit to which image data are input in the form of consecutive macroblocks. The compression circuit compresses each macroblock, a sequence of sixteen horizontal image data at a time... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6442312 | Optical filter fabrication method and apparatus, optical filter, fiber holder with spiral groove, and phase mask An optical filter is manufactured by placing a photosensitive optical fiber in a spiral arrangement on a fiber holder, preferably having a spiral groove for holding the fiber, and exposing the fiber to ultraviolet light through a phase mask having a spira... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6427037 | Two-stage optical switch circuit network An optical switch circuit network includes r input optical switches 102a each having n input ports, m 1×r optical switches 125a, and an n×m optical switch for switching a path connecting the input ports and the 1×r optical switches, and r output optica... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6424239 | Differential surface acoustic wave filter In a differential surface acoustic wave resonator, when an unbalanced electric signal is inputted between an input terminal 301 and an output terminal connected to a ground potential, this electric signal is inputted to two-terminal-pair surface acoustic ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6400719 | Telephone communication method capable of relating a telephone terminal and a speech channel IP address at the time of call connection A telephone communication method capable of promoting the efficient use of the limited number of IP (Internet Protocol) addresses is disclosed. When a call is originated on a first telephone terminal, a first gateway accommodating the terminal accesses a ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6400718 | Cell switching device capable of effecting hit-less switching between an active system and a standby system A hit-less cell switching device capable of switching ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) cells between a system ZERO and a system ONE is disclosed. The system ZERO includes a first cell switch, a first input cell gate, a first output cell gate, and a first ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6380827 | Surface acoustic wave filter and branching filter utilizing it Disclosed is a surface acoustic wave filter having a first serial-arm SAW resonator coupled to an input terminal and a first dual-mode SAW resonator coupled between the first serial-arm SAW resonator and an output terminal, wherein the first dual-mode SAW... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6377140 | Saw resonator filter with bridged-T configuration A surface-acoustic-wave filter has a pair of series-arm surface-acoustic-wave resonators and a shunt-arm surface-acoustic-wave resonator coupled in a T configuration. An additional bridging surface-acoustic-wave resonator is coupled between the input and ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6376881 | Protective element formed in an SOI substrate for preventing a breakdown in an oxide film located below a diffused resistor A semiconductor device according to the invention of the present application comprises a first semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer formed over the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer formed over the insulating layer, a protec... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6377614 | Spreading code synchronization circuit and method A spreading code synchronization circuit in a RAKE receiver in a spread-spectrum mobile communication system reassigns receiver fingers that are tracking substantially the same synchronization positions as other fingers, as well as reassigning fingers tha... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6373350 | Branching filter with saw-resonator transmitting and receiving filters in separate packages and receiving-branch lines in both packages A branching filter includes a transmitting filter and a receiving filter, both of the SAW-resonator type. The transmitting filter and receiving filter are housed in separate packages. The packages also include coupling circuitry and other necessary circui... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6351826 | Method and apparatus for automatically verifying communication software An automatic verification apparatus and method for communication software can automatically verify the result of a regression test without manually operating a terminal for the regression test, which results in the improved efficiency of the test operatio... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6327415 | Optical waveguide made of polymer material and a method of fabricating the same An optical waveguide having a clad and a core, the core being made of polymer material containing a repetitive unit having formula (1), (2) or (3): ##STR1## Each of these polymer materials has a higher glass transition temperature and lower water abs... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6311080 | Method for detecting full charge state of battery A method for detecting a full charge state has the steps of obtaining a first data series including first to N-th data items, the first to N-th data items of the first data series corresponding to battery voltages measured at first sampling intervals duri... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6308057 | Radio receiver having compensation for direct current offset A radio receiver providing compensation for a direct current offset which includes a first frequency converter for converting a signal received by the receiver to first and second intermediate frequency signals, each signal having an angular frequency ω | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307617 | Initial alignment system for use in manufacturing an optical filter An alignment system finds the coordinates of a first point on a photosensitive optical fiber by scanning an ultraviolet beam across the fiber several times at successively decreasing speeds and detecting light returned from the fiber. The coordinates of a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307594 | Method and device for synchronizing coded signals A coded signal synchronizing device includes a first and a second signal synchronizing circuit. The first and second signal synchronizing circuits respectively feed a first and a second coded signal to a coded signal processor while synchronizing them to ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6275265 | Video signal synchronizing apparatus An apparatus for performing a generator locking for a video signal including a first video processing circuit for processing an input video signal, an expansion module having a second video processing circuit and a delay circuit having a delay time introd... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6266671 | Data storage apparatus, method, and medium with variable data storage structure A data storage apparatus has a data processing unit and a data store with a variable data storage structure. The data processing unit preferably divides received data into parts of at least two different sizes, stores the parts in the data store, generate... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257971 | Apparatus for polishing end surface of optical fibers An apparatus for simultaneously or selectively grinding ends of a plurality of optical fibers held by optical fiber end devices such as connectors including ferrules. The apparatus has a holder plate having a plurality of types of supporting structures fo... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6236725 | Echo canceler employing multiple step gains According to a first aspect of the invention, in an echo canceler having an adaptive filter, the tap coefficients of the adaptive filter are partitioned into at least two segments, and different step gains are assigned to different segments. The step gain... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6219396 | Jitter resistant clock regenerator A jitter resistant clock regenerator for receiving program data transmitted on a transmission channel in synchronism with a transmission clock signal and cancelling jitter, having occurred on the channel, to restore from the transmitted program data a hig... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6215817 | Serial interface device A serial interface circuit is compatible with a three-wire interface, but uses only one or two wires. One wire is a data signal line. The other wire, if present, is a scan signal line or clock signal line. If only one wire is used, the serial interface ci... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6211537 | LED array A 1200 dpi LED may be manufactured without highly accurate mask alignment and provide good light radiation efficiency. A first interlayer dielectric is formed on a semiconductor substrate and has a plurality of first windows formed therein and aligned in ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207499 | Semiconductor device, method of fabricating the same, and sputtering apparatus A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: (a) forming a mask layer over an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate such that the mask layer has an aperture penetrating the mask layer and having an inclined lateral wall so a... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202052 | Fully-automated system for tax reporting, payment and refund An electronic intermediary electronically connects with a tax data provider and collects electronically tax data from the tax data provider. The electronic intermediary processes the tax data collected electronically, and prepares an electronic tax return... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6201866 | Echo canceler employing segment-based reinitialization An echo canceler has an adaptive filter with coefficients grouped into segments, and a candidate value memory that stores candidate values for each segment. Signal levels in the echo canceler are monitored to determine when reinitialization is necessary. ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6187471 | Bimodal battery A battery has an outer casing, an electrolyte located within the outer casing, an additive located within the outer casing and separated from the electrolyte, and a power mode increasing device located within the outer casing. The battery operates in a lo... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183918 | Alignment method and system for use in manufacturing an optical filter A photosensitive optical fiber being scanned by an ultraviolet beam to form an optical filter is aligned with the beam by detecting fluorescence produced in the fiber. The relative position of the fiber and beam is made to oscillate in a direction cutting... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6181753 | Echo/noise canceler with delay compensation An echo/noise canceler has an adaptive filter with coefficients that are applied to recent samples of a received signal to generate an echo replica. The echo replica is subtracted from a local input signal to create a first residual signal, and local back... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6169774 | Phase comparator for determining in which direction the phase of a signal changes on the basis of a rotary vector A phase comparator compares the phase of a subject signal with that of a reference signal to produce a result therefrom. The subject signal is shifted in phase by π/4 and -π/4, separately. The two phase-shifted signals are respectively compared in phase... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6166572 | Voltage-controlled delay line, direct phase controlled voltage-controlled oscillator, clock/data recovery circuit, and clock/data recovery apparatus A clock/data recovery device employs a phase-locked loop that supplies a single clock signal and a control voltage signal to at least one clock/data recovery circuit. The clock/data recovery circuit has a voltage-controlled delay line or direct phase cont... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6154710 | Method and apparatus for searching electromagnetic disturbing source and non-contact voltage probe apparatus therefor Voltages and currents of electromagnetic interference developed in cables or the like electrically connected to pieces of electronic equipment are respectively measured by non-contact voltage probes and non-contact current probes both of which have double... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6140851 | PLL synthesizer having a voltage controlled oscillator with tuning offset and output tuning controlled A PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) synthesizer includes a VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) having an oscillating section and an outputting section. The oscillating section selectively oscillates with a frequency of f2 or f3 in accordance with a control voltage ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6131038 | Method of and apparatus for selecting a channel in a base station by determining the field intensity of radiowaves received In a base station of a wireless telecommunications system for communicating with mobile terminals, a radiowave is received on a transmission channel and compared in field intensity with a threshold value. The threshold value is considered to be received w... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6104627 | Semiconductor memory device The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory device having a memory cell array of a split-operation mode. The semiconductor memory device comprises a semiconductor chip having first through fourth sides, a first interconnection disposed along the fi... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6097063 | Semiconductor device having a plurality of parallel drift regions A semiconductor device has a drift region in which a drift current flows if it is in the ON mode and which is depleted if it is in the OFF mode. The drift region is formed as a structure having a plurality of first conductive type divided drift regions an... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6097517 | Wavelength router A wavelength router has first ports each receiving or providing a first multiwavelength optical signal having wavelengths, and second ports each providing or receiving second multiwavelength optical signals having multiplexed wavelengths. The number of mu... | 08/01/2000 |
