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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 |
| 7954474 | Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. Feedback control is used to dynamically determine the worki... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7934485 | Internal combustion engine control device A control device for an internal combustion engine which transmits output to a drive-train via a dual mass flywheel, the control device including: an engine rotational state detecting unit that detects a rotational state of the internal combustion engine; a rotation... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7886715 | Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. Feedback control is used to dynamically determine the worki... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7849835 | Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency A variety of methods and arrangements for improving the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. Feedback control is used to dynamically determine the worki... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7571711 | Engine controller and controlling method When a throttle is fully open, a maximum torque set value is corrected based on the ratio between the maximum air volume set value under fully-open throttle conditions and the actual maximum air volume detected by an intake air volume meter such as an air flow senso... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7520263 | Engine torque control apparatus and engine torque control method Disclosed are an engine torque control apparatus and an engine torque control method that can stably control engine torque when a variation of a TPS signal converts from an idle state to a part load state or from the part load state to the idle state in an engine, i... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7437218 | Method and device for controlling the functional unit of a motor vehicle A method and a device for controlling a functional unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In the method, a function sequence is implemented in a functional program. The functional program is verified here by a safety program, which is in turn monitored by a monitorin... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433774 | Control system for cylinder cut-off internal combustion engine In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and mounted on a vehicle, in which the engine operation is switched based on the throttle opening between a full-cylinder operation in which all of the cylinders are operative and ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7395147 | Torque control of turbocharged engine An engine system includes an engine having an intake manifold and a turbocharger that supplies compressed air to the intake manifold. An engine control module calculates a desired pre-throttle pressure of air before the throttle and calculates a desired manifold air... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7357120 | Marine vessel running controlling apparatus, and marine vessel including the same A marine vessel running controlling apparatus is applicable to a marine vessel which includes a propulsive force generating unit having an engine with an electric throttle. The apparatus includes a target characteristic storage unit which stores a target characteris... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353105 | Engine control device for construction machinery There is provided construction machinery for switchably controlling rotational speed between a normal and an energy saving mode. Change in workload is detected by means except for change in pressure of a main circuit. It is more convenient to use the machinery in th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350602 | System and method for engine start detection for hybrid vehicles A method for operating a hybrid vehicle having a primary power generating system and a secondary power generating system coupled via a power transmission assembly for delivery of tractive force for the vehicle. The method includes determining acceleration of input s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352072 | Method for the closed-loop speed control of an internal combustion engine-generator unit A method for the closed-loop speed control of an internal combustion engine-generator unit with a coupling, in which method, when the engagement of the coupling is detected, a change is made from a first set of parameters to a second set of parameters. In the second... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343897 | Engine control system with user-commanded engine speed adjustments in varying increments An engine control system includes an engine with an output shaft. A power take-off device interfaces with the output shaft and provides rotational power to an auxiliary device. A user input device includes a first engine speed control that commands an increase in en... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346445 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine having torque monitoring A method for operating an internal combustion engine, including the following steps: forming a value for a maximum admissible torque, forming a dimension figure for the actual torque and comparing the dimension figure to the value and triggering an error response if... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343899 | Watercraft propulsion system and control method of the system A propulsion system for a watercraft includes an engine. An air intake device delivers air to a combustion chamber. A throttle valve regulates an amount of the air. A control device sets the throttle valve to a desired position. A remote controller provides the cont... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340330 | Hybrid type vehicle driving controller, hybrid type vehicle driving control method and its program The invention has an engine maximum torque calculating processor for calculating plural engine maximum torques showing a maximum value of engine torque, and an engine limit torque calculating processor for calculating a minimum value of the respective engine maximum... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325532 | Method for the torque-oriented control of an internal combustion engine A method for the torque-oriented control of an internal combustion engine, in which a sum torque (MSUM) is calculated from a set torque value (MSW) and a friction torque (MF). A set injection quantity (mSL) for driving the internal combustion engine is calculated fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325533 | Leisure vehicle with an electronic throttle control system A leisure vehicle comprising an electronic control throttle system of an engine in which an actuator drives a throttle valve in response to an operation signal according to an operation amount of a throttle operation device, the electronic control throttle system in... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324889 | Intake-air quantity control system of engine In an intake-air quantity control system of an engine employing a variable valve operating device capable of controlling a cylinder intake-air quantity by variable control of an operating characteristic of an intake valve, in a normal intake-valve operating mode a t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320306 | Engine revolution controller of working machine In an engine of a working machine having no governor mechanism, the engine revolution speed is controlled such that the revolution speed can stably be maintained irrespective of the variation in load without adjusting the throttle opening to exploit the full potenti... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317983 | Fuel injection controlling apparatus for internal combustion engine A sensor signal from a speed sensor is inputted into an ECU. The ECU calculates a rotation speed of a crankshaft in a predetermined period based on the sensor signal. The rotation speed is filtered by a frequency which is defined based on a combustion frequency of t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316283 | Automatic transmission controller for hybrid vehicle An automatic transmission controller for a hybrid vehicle of the present invention is used for the hybrid vehicle being a four-wheel drive vehicle and including an engine and a generator motor on a front wheel side of the hybrid vehicle and a traction motor on a rea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305298 | Charge motion control valve fuzzy logic diagnostic A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a charge motion control valve coupled to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes: commanding the valve to at least one of close and open; determining a pressure range using fuzzy lo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305301 | Engine pre-throttle pressure estimation An engine control system for regulating operation of an engine having a throttle includes a first module that determines an intermediate parameter based on engine operating parameters and a second module that determines a pressure upstream of the throttle based on t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290525 | Methods and apparatus for an engine speed controller using generator torque load An engine control system for use in connection with vehicles and the like allows the engine speed to be modified using the torque load from the electrical generator. The engine is subject to a torque load from a generator coupled to the engine. The controller compar... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292932 | System and method for controlling speed of an engine A system and method for controlling the speed of an engine includes determining a desired engine power output and engine speed, and determining whether the desired engine speed is within one of a number of predetermined engine speed ranges. It is then determined whe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282003 | Powertrain including input disconnect and accessory drive system for an electrically variable transmission A vehicle powertrain includes an engine connected to an input torque device including a torque isolator. A plurality of intermeshed accessory drive gears are connected to the torque device for driving accessories. A hybrid electromechanical transmission is connected... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280910 | Engine protection method and apparatus, and engine power control method and apparatus for cargo handling vehicle A method and an apparatus for protecting an engine are disclosed which are capable of preventing damage to the engine or associated parts thereof. The engine is provided with an electronic control fuel injection system. A quasi-abnormality of at least one of variabl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280907 | Method of enhancing accelerator pedal safety interlock feature A method for an accelerator pedal safety in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine having an Electronic Control Unit, (ECU), said method comprising: starting the engine; determining whether the engine is running; determining whether there is a request for addi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269904 | Portable handheld work apparatus A portable handheld work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw (1) includes a housing (2) wherein an internal combustion engine (10) and a carburetor (11) are mounted. A throttle lever (6) is provided which is pivotally journa... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267117 | Method and device for controlling the exhaust gas recirculation in an internal-combustion engine based on the measurement of the oxygen concentration in the gaseous mixture taken in by the engine A method and a device for controlling the exhaust gas recirculation in an internal-combustion engine are described herein. The engine is provided with an air-intake system, a gas-exhaust system, and an exhaust-gas-recirculation system. A linear oxygen sensor is arra... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263426 | System for controlling fuel delivery at altitude A control system for an engine having a combustion chamber is disclosed. The control system has a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor. The first sensor generates a signal indicative of ambient air pressure. The second sensor generates a signal indicati... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7235033 | Combustion engine for a motor vehicle A combustion engine (1) for a motor vehicle, having electronic members (20, 23) with memory function for controlling the output torque of the engine at least in dependence on signals representing an injected quantity of fuel. Reference values of engine... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231284 | Controller for hybrid vehicle In a controller unit for a hybrid vehicle, a generation controller controls the quantity of electric power generated by a motor generator, and a fuel cut controller stops fuel supply to the engine if a predetermined fuel cut condition is satisfied. The generation co... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222614 | Internal combustion engine and working cycle The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustio... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216479 | Exhaust emission control system for vehicle internal combustion engine Normally, at the time of cold-start of an internal combustion engine or the like, the flow of exhaust in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine is suppressed or two-stage combustion is carried out so as to promote exhaust purification in an exhaust sys... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204230 | Vehicle and method for controlling an engine A vehicle and method for controlling an engine in a vehicle are provided. A temperature of a lubricating fluid in the engine is determined, as are first and second engine speed limits. Operation of the engine at the first engine speed limit is limited to a predeterm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204229 | Method and device for determining an output torque In a method for determining an output torque in order to prevent pedal play in a gas pedal assigned to a combustion engine, a correction torque Muffset is calculated in this respect, which is dependent on the activation speed Nact of the idling... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198029 | Extension of DOD operation in torque control system An engine control system for regulating a torque output of a variable displacement engine includes a first module that calculates a torque modification term based on an engine operating parameter and a second module that determines a desired engine torque and an est... | 04/03/2007 |
