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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048242 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-FUEL ENGINE Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine fuel system including fuels of different fuel types. A first fuel type is delivered for port injection upon circulation through a high pressure pump when direct injection of a fuel is not requested to cool and/or ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048243 | PRESSURE PUMP DEVICE FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE A pressure pump device for a hybrid vehicle, which is drivable by a combustion engine having a fuel pressure accumulator and by an electric drive. The pressure pump device includes a pressure pump, which is mechanically connectable to the electric drive for supplying fu... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120000445 | Method and Control Apparatus for Controlling a High-Pressure Fuel Supply Pump The present invention relates to a control apparatus 700 for controlling a high-pressure fuel supply pump 100, a computer program product comprising computer program code means configured to adapt a control apparatus 700 for controlling a high-press... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110239993 | DIESEL FEEDSIDE BOOST PUMP A fuel system of a vehicle that delivers fuel to an engine includes a fuel tank, a main fuel pump that pumps fuel to the engine, and a fuel supply line through which fuel flows from the fuel tank to the main fuel pump. Moreover, the fuel system includes a boost pump ass... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238282 | FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to a fuel supply control apparatus and a fuel supply control method for controlling an electric fuel pump, in an internal combustion engine provided with the electric fuel pump for pumping fuel to a fuel injection valve and a pressure regul... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232270 | FUEL SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC PUMP A pump for a fuel system is provided. The pump may have a pumping mechanism and an electric motor connected to drive the pumping mechanism. The pump may also have a low-pressure inlet passage in fluid communication with the pumping mechanism, a pressurized inlet passage... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110192381 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS A receiving portion of a heat releasing member made of metal holds a controller, which is installed to the receiving portion through an opening of the receiving portion. An embeddable portion of the heat releasing member is formed at least along a peripheral edge of the... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110146627 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE A fuel supply device includes a relief valve, a pressure regulator, and a controller. The controller controls a first pump to send fuel into an engine through a first passage, and controls a second pump to send fuel into a second passage to communicate with the first pa... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110132328 | PASSIVE AND SEMI-ACTIVE DIESEL AND GASOLINE FUEL MODULE A vehicle fuel system may employ a fuel pump module with a reservoir within a fuel tank. The system may also employ a fuel injection common rail, a fuel supply line leading from the fuel pump module reservoir to the fuel injection common rail, and a fuel return line lea... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110120424 | Method for Operating A Fuel Pump In A Motor Vehicle and Fuel Pump A method for operating a fuel pump in a motor vehicle and a fuel pump. A brushless direct current motor arranged in a housing of the fuel pump has a stator and a rotor on a shaft. When the rotor rotates at least one pump stage arranged in the housing is driven via the s... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110011373 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE An inexpensive fuel supply device having a high output is achieved using low-output fuel pumps. First and second pumps, which are two inexpensive pumps having a low output, are disposed on a common mounting seat an inlet of each of the fuel... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100229835 | NOVELTY IN ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Present invention relates to an electric fuel pump for an internal combustion engine in which a single-phase brushless dc motor is rotatably coupled with a roller vane or other pump mechanism so that any type of fuel or combination of fuels can be transferred from the i... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100218747 | Fuel Pump for Delivering Fuel from a Reservoir to an Internal Combusion Engine A fuel pump for delivering fuel from a reservoir to an internal combustion engine. The pump includes a casing, at least one impeller arranged in the casing. The impeller including at least one ring of interspaced vanes. The pump further includes an electric motor that d... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100154752 | Fuel delivery system having electric pump A fuel delivery system is provided for a combustion engine having an exhaust treatment device. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel supply, an injector configured to pressurize fuel and inject the pressurized fuel into the combustion engine, and a transfer pump conf... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154751 | Fuel Delivery Device In a fuel delivery device (1) for supplying an internal combustion engine (3) of a motor vehicle with fuel from a fuel tank (2), a pressure sensor (14) is arranged within the fuel tank (2) and is connected to a section, which is guided... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100126468 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION OF HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID LPG FUEL SUPPLY AND DUAL OR MIXED FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS A high vapor pressure liquid fuel (e.g. LPG) injection system is provided that keeps the fuel liquid at all expected operating temperatures by use of a high pressures pump capable of at least 2.5 MPa pressures. The fuel can be injected directly into the cylinder or into... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100095935 | FUEL PRESSURE AMPLIFIER The present invention relates to systems and methods for pressurization of a fuel line of an engine. In one embodiment, a fuel charging system for an engine is provided. The fuel charging system includes a first fuel pump in fluid communication with a fuel tank to gener... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100031930 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING FUEL TO AN ENGINE AND A REGENERATION SYSTEM A fuel system for providing fuel to an engine and to a regeneration system associated with the engine, including a fuel source, and a pump associated with the fuel source, the pump operable in a first state to pump fuel from the fuel source to the engine, and the pump o... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100012096 | FUEL INJECTION DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE The fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine comprises a feed pump which has an electric drive, by which feed pump fuel is fed from a fuel storage tank into a low-pressure region to the suction side of at least one high-pressure pump. The high-pressure pu... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100006071 | Pump Unit A pump unit for pumping fuel from a fuel reservoir to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, including a fuel pump disposed in a swirl pot and has a housing made of metal, and a fuel filter, which is disposed downstream of the fuel pump. The housing of the fu... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090283074 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS An ECU reduces a fuel flow rate discharged from an electric pump to the filter when a fuel temperature and a fuel pressure in the filter detected by a sensor portion drop. Since a mechanical pump continues to be driven without respect to the fuel quantity discharged fro... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090211558 | HYBRID ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM A turbine engine fuel supply system includes a priority flow line, a plurality of secondary fuel loads, an electric fuel metering pump, and a mechanically-driven fuel pump. The priority flow line is used to supply fuel to one or more gas turbine engine fuel manifolds. T... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090199823 | DIRECT METERING FUEL CONTROL WITH INTEGRAL ELECTRICAL METERING PUMP AND ACTUATOR SERVO PUMP A fuel supply system includes a fuel metering pump and a servo-flow pump that are used to supply fuel to one or more fuel manifolds and one or more fluid-operated actuators, respectively. The fuel metering pump and the servo-flow pump are driven by the same electric mot... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090188472 | LIFT PUMP SYSTEM FOR A DIRECT INJECTION FUEL SYSTEM An economical method for controlling a lift pump operating as part of a direct injection fuel system is described. According to the method, the lift pump is operated at efficient operating conditions and then stopped until additional fuel is requested.... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090187326 | ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR FUEL PUMP WITH IMPROVED SHUTDOWN FEATURES An electric motor for a fuel pump is provided with a shutdown switch positioned intermediate an inverter, and its control coil. In this location, the shutdown function can be achieved without heavy components. In another feature, when the fuel pump is shut down, a signa... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090183715 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE The present invention provides a fuel supply device that can suppress the excessive heating of a fuel supplied from a fuel pump into an internal combustion engine even if a control module is cooled. The fuel supply device (1) comprises a set plate (10) att... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090151702 | Fluid Transfer Device A device for transferring fluid for use with diesel engines includes a manifold system having at least one inlet valve, at least one outlet valve, a plurality of conduits formed therein, and an electric pump. At least one check valve is disposed between an inlet valve a... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090111338 | WATER JET PROPULSION BOAT A water jet propulsion boat includes a fuel pump driven by an electric control unit and arranged to deliver fuel from a fuel tank to an engine via a fuel pipe, and a fuel pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure of the fuel delivered to the engine by the fuel pump.... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090107470 | Electronic fuel pump A fuel pump for deployment in a fuel system for an internal combustion engine comprises a 3-phase brushless direct current motor, a sling vane impeller with blade-shaped sling vanes, sensorless electronic motor drive and an electronic controller. The controller is adapt... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090107442 | HIGH PRESSURE PISTON PUMP ACTUATING SYSTEM USING AUTOMOTIVE STARTER SYSTEM An apparatus for providing pressurized fuel for an engine includes an electric motor operative to crank said engine, a fuel pump, and a gear reduction device. This gear reduction device includes a worm and worm wheel and operates to receive a high speed input from said ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090101116 | FUEL PUMP A fuel pump has a pump stage (2) driven by an electric motor (1). Brushes (17) for contacting a commutator (16) are radially arranged next to a rotor (6). To this end, a stator (4) encircling the rotor (6) has pockets for... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090095259 | Fuel System for Improved Engine Starting A method for operating fuel system that supplies fuel to a plurality of injectors in an internal combustion engine via a first pump and a second pump with a bypass circuit coupled between the first and second pump for returning fuel to a fuel tank, the pumps connected i... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090090331 | Volumetric Efficiency Based Lift Pump Control As one example, a method of operating a fuel delivery system of a directly injected internal combustion engine including a plurality of in-cylinder direct fuel injectors, a higher pressure fuel pump and a lower pressure fuel pump is provided. The method comprises operat... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090038872 | Fuel safety control apparatus for vehicle A fuel safety control device includes a fuel pump disposed in a fuel tank and coupled to a vehicle engine with a fuel piping system, a fuel system safety controller coupled to the fuel pump for controlling the driving direction of the fuel pump, and an impact detector c... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080309261 | ELECTRIC DRIVE FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD An electric drive fuel control system and method for controlling a total drive torque supplied to a fuel metering pump includes a first main drive motor, a second main drive motor, and a backup drive motor, all coupled to the fuel metering pump. The operability of a mai... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080295808 | Fuel supply apparatus A fuel pump unit includes a fuel pump which is driven by a motor, a secondary filter case placed to surround the fuel pump and contains a filter, a reserve cup which houses the fuel pump and the secondary filter case, and a pump controller which drivingly controls the f... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080276909 | Conveying Device Comprising a Fuel Pump A conveying device (1) has a fuel pump (5) for supplying an internal combustion engine (2) of a motor vehicle with fuel. The conveying device further has a monitoring apparatus (10) for determining the wear condition or the degree of soiling ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080276910 | FUEL PRESSURE BOOST METHOD AND APPARATUS An apparatus for providing pressurized fuel for an engine includes an engine starting apparatus including an electric motor operative to crank the engine and a fuel pump operatively coupled to the electric motor.... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080271714 | ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP An electric fuel pump includes a pump unit, motor unit, fuel discharge unit, stator holder, magnet wire, connection terminal, first mold resin, driver board assembly, and second mold resin. The motor unit drives the pump unit. The fuel discharge unit includes a discharg... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080257307 | Converting an electronic fuel injection engine to a carbureted engine An apparatus and method for converting the fuel management system of a conventional OEM internal combustion engine from electronic fuel injection to a carbureted fuel delivery system whereby to increase performance of the engine over a narrow range of power output needs... | 10/23/2008 |
