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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 |
| 4871012 | Variable conductance thermal insulation blanket A variable conductance thermal insulation blanket regulates the temperature of a component (20) on the surface (32) of a spacecraft. The blanket comprises a sealed container (2) and a pressurized gas tank (10). When gas is introduced from the tank (10) in... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4867290 | High excursion torsional vibration damper for controlled energy absorption A long travel damper having variable friction lag comprising a torque input cover plate and a torque output driven plate, a plurality of springs arranged on a circular spring guide for cushioning torque delivery between the cover plate and the driven plat... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867036 | Electromagnetic gun bore rider An electromagnetic gun assembly includes a gun barrel, a projectile structure disposed within the gun barrel, and a plurality of bore rider members disposed between the projectile structure and the gun barrel. The bore rider members are dimensioned and ar... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867536 | Color selectable liquid crystal display system A system in which several colors of the spectrum are selectable to be displayed having common polarity and with high contrast against a black background, utilizing liquid crystal cells along with linear and color polarizers disposed along an optical axis ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867011 | Four speed planetary gear transmission having three driving modes A multiple ratio transmission having planetary gearing with clutches and brakes for establishing selectively each gear ratio, a hydrokinetic torque converter connecting a torque input shaft to a torque input shaft for the gearing and a hydrokinetic torque... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4858072 | Interconnection system for integrated circuit chips A novel packaging system for VLSI circuits allows low-cost construction and maintenance of complex high density high-performance devices with low power requirements. The devices can be individually created by software means from a small selection of stand... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857979 | Platinum silicide imager The fill factor in a Pt:Si imager is greatly improved by (1) biasing the reflector plate as a field plate to eliminate the need for an N- guard ring along the edges of the imaging diodes; (2) reconfiguring the meander channel to use a single me... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852063 | Programmable voltage offset circuit A programmable voltage offset circuit (PVOC) (1) comprises a temporary latch memory (7); a latch disable circuit (5) which selects that PVOC (1) among several such circuits which may be simultaneously present on the same semiconductor chip; a resistor arr... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4850813 | Self unloading pump circuit for an automatic transmission having multiple pressure supply pumps A pump and regulator valve assembly having multiple pump and multiple regulator valve means that establish pressures of two or more operating pressure levels in a control system wherein the valve means has multiple valves that selectively respond to varyi... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4850041 | Laser radar with adjustable local oscillator The relative intensity of the transmit beam and the local oscillator beam in a ladar diplexer can be continuously adjusted during operation by using a rotatable retardation plate with a slightly inclined "C" axis to turn a polarized laser beam into a comp... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4848706 | Spacecraft attitude control using coupled thrusters An attitude control system for a three-axis controlled spacecraft (1) in which the location of thrusters causes significant cross-coupling torques. A thruster command conditioning electronics module (TCCEM) (3) is positioned between the conventional roll,... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846926 | HcCdTe epitaxially grown on crystalline support A layer of HgCdTe (15) epitaxially grown on a crystalline support (10). A single crystal CdTe substrate (5) is first epitaxially grown to a thickness of between 1 micron and 5 microns onto the support (10). Then a HgTe source (3) is spaced from the CdTe s... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4847625 | Wideband, aperture-coupled microstrip antenna A wideband, aperture-coupled microstrip antenna comprising a multilayer structure and including a feed layer, a ground plane including an aperture therethrough, a plurality of tuning layers formed of dielectric material, at least one of the tuning layers ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4845610 | Target recognition using string-to-string matching A method for determining whether a perceived target is acceptably close to a model target. The perceived target is first segmented using a relaxation based procedure. Structural features from the perceived target are extracted by producing a compact one-d... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4843400 | Aperture coupled circular polarization antenna A generally planar antenna for generating circularly polarized electromagnetic signals, particularly useful at microwave frequencies. Each antenna element comprises a single excitation aperture (7) cut in a planar conductive ground plane (9). Spaced apart... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4843294 | Solar array stepping to minimize array excitation Mechanical oscillations of a mechanism containing a stepper motor, such as a solar-array powered spacecraft, are reduced and minimized by the execution of step movements in pairs of steps, the period between steps being equal to one-half of the period of ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4837739 | Telemetry data processor A telemetry data processor for processing extremely high bandwidth data such as that associated with telemetry from spacecraft. A demultiplexer (1) distributes the data onto several channels (CHl through CHn), each comprising a (preferably split-cycle syn... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4837788 | Repeater for extending local area networks A repeater for local area networks of the MIL-STD-1553B type allows extension of the LAN to remote terminals. The repeater terminates the dual LAN buses and interfaces them with a single remote bus. Normally, the repeater is transparent to all traffic in ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4833898 | Multi-detector dewar Consolidation of active and passive detectors (26, 28, 34) on a single coldfinger (20) in a dewar (10) is made possible by interposing between the detectors (26, 28, 34) an electromagnetic interference shield (64, 68) which acts as a waveguide filter bloc... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4833946 | Variable force solenoid pressure control for an automatic transmission A control valve circuit for an automatic transmission having a variable force solenoid valve that is supplied with feed pressure by a variable force solenoid pressure relief valve to produce a signal that acts on a main regulator valve thereby avoiding hi... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4829459 | Programmable voltage offset circuit A programmable voltage offset circuit (PVOC) (1) comprises a temporary latch memory (7); a latch disable circuit (5) which selects that PVOC (1) among several such circuits which may be simultaneously present on the same semiconductor chip; a resistor arr... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4828022 | Heat conducting sleeve The disclosed invention is a device and method for optimizing the weight and/or the heat transfer (conduction) capability of a heat transfer cylindrical sleeve. The sleeve is designed to fit around a cylindrical heat source. One particular application for... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4828067 | Electronic power assist control steering system A variable assist power steering gear mechanism for vehicles having primary and secondary steering valve portions, the primary portion controlling pressure in a power steering fluid motor, a steering pressure valve that controls the magnitude of the steer... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4829301 | Digital first order hold circuit There is provided a digitally controlled first order hold circuit and waveform synthesizer for digitally controlling the representation of a function over an approximation interval. In accordance with the operation of the invention, the first order hold c... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4825725 | Planetary transmission with Simpson-type gearing A compound planetary gear system for an automotive vehicle comprising a pair of planetary gear units with a common sun gear and a driven shaft disposed concentrically within the sun gear whereby an annular lubrication oil flow passage is formed in the sun... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4820133 | Axial piston compressor with discharge valving system in cast housing head A valve assembly for a swashplate air conditioning compressor comprising a valve plate, discharge valve reeds on one side of the plate and inlet valve reed on the other side of the valve plate, a seal plate located adjacent the outlet valve reeds for seal... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817473 | Hydraulic control valve system for an automatic multiple-speed transmission with a lockup torque converter and electronically operated lockup control An electronic control valve system for an automatic, multiple-speed motor vehicle transmission having a torque converter with a lockup clutch and change-speed gearing adapted for four forward ratios and one reverse ratio, a converter lockup clutch control... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4814719 | Unsymmetrical QPSK demodulator The present invention is a demodulator for demodulating an unsymmetrical QPSK signal (1), i.e., one in which the amplitudes of the I and Q channels are different, and the I and Q channels have been modulated by signals having differnt bit rates. Analog ve... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4810888 | Electrostatic shield for cryostat dewar Coolant gas pumped into the inner flask (3) of a cryostat dewar (2) causes an unwanted electrostatic charge on the inner surface (34) of the inner flask (3). This electrostatic charge can put an unwanted noise into the electrical output from an electromag... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4809834 | Multiple plate clutch release proportioning device A multiple friction plate clutch assembly having at least one intermediate plate and a pressure plate arranged adjacent a flywheel for an internal combustion engine, a diaphragm spring actuator or lever for adjusting the pressure plate into and out of a c... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4807529 | Hot gas control system A hot gas control system includes a pressure vessel defining a chamber in which is disposed a body of solid propellant material that has a leading portion and a trailing portion. A first layer of the body of solid propellant material extends between the l... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4806859 | Resonant vibrating structures with driving sensing means for noncontacting position and pick up sensing A vibration type sensor can make a noncontacting measurement of position or pick up the passage of an object past a point. The sensor has a coil of wire placed on a vibrating structure. As an object with an attached magnet approaches the coil, an emf is i... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4806292 | System for stabilizing dimensional properties of cured composite structures Method and apparatus are disclosed for inducing dimensional stability in cured composite structures using acoustic emission analysis to identify the appropriate level and extent of coincident thermal conditioning. Temperature of the composite structure is... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4790177 | Shifting control for automated manual transmission shifter Transmission shifting method with clutch pedal and accelerator pedal control for the automatic operation of manual shifting mechanisms in an automotive vehicle include gear shifting, open loop accelerator pedal control during shifting, acceleration from i... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790727 | Swashplate compressor for air conditioning systems A swashplate air conditioning compressor comprising a two-part compressor housing with a generally cylindrical region and integral end plates, a pair of cylinder blocks disposed in said cylindrical region and defining axially disposed cylinder openings, a... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790277 | Self-adjusting fuel injection system A self-adjusting fuel injection system includes a solenoid controlled fuel injection pump. A memory stores fuel injection information relating to the particular fuel delivery characteristics of the pump. A controller coupled to the memory and pump actuate... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4780691 | Dielectric resonator frequency discriminator for stabilizing oscillator frequency A frequency discriminator (1) stabilizes a voltage controlled oscillator (5), particularly one operating at microwave frequencies. A single dielectric resonator (2), typically positioned within a housing (8), is excited by an r.f. input (30). The dielectr... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4776237 | Thrust washer arrangement A thrust washer assembly for a planetary gear mechanism including a pair of thrust washers on each side of each planet gear of the mechanism, the planet gear being mounted on planet pinion shafts in a carrier by means of uncaged needle bearings, the washe... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776238 | Automatic transmission brake assembly including an overrunning roller brake and a friction brake An overrunning roller brake, in particular for automatic transmissions for motor vehicles having a brake race fixed to the gearbox casing, a rotating brake race connected to one element of a planetary gear unit and overrunning brake rollers arranged betwe... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773972 | Method of making silicon capacitive pressure sensor with glass layer between silicon wafers A method of bonding two silicon wafers each having a capacitive plate. Two highly-doped electrically semiconductive feedthrough paths are formed through one wafer, each path contacting one of the capacitive plates. A glass layer is formed on one of the si... | 09/27/1988 |
