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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 |
| 7369933 | Simple engine fuel controller An electronic engine fuel controller that is simple, low cost, easily installed, and configurable for any internal combustion engine. The system is intended for upgrading older carbureted vehicles or vehicles that have been modified beyond the limits of the OEM cont... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367321 | Erroneous connection detecting method of ignition devices and apparatus of the same A method and an apparatus detect an erroneous connection between a plurality of ignition devices and a fuel injection control device. A first time interval is measured from an input of an ignition signal for a certain cylinder to an input of the next ignition signal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347195 | Method and device for controlling the current in a spark plug The present invention relates to a method of controlling the spark current in a spark plug (8), comprising a voltage source (1; 14), an ignition system (2) connected to the voltage source, and a spark plug (8) connected to the ignition sy... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341052 | Power switching control device for electric systems A power switching control device for electric systems such as an ignition device for internal combustion engines has a control circuit IC and a switching IC. A temperature sensor is provided in the switching IC. The control circuit IC is joined to a grounding termin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328100 | Coil failure detection system for general-purpose engine In a failure detection system of coils that produce outputs in response to rotation of a crankshaft of a general-purpose engine (including a power coil that produces an output indicative of the engine speed), the outputs produced by the coils are inputted to determi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293554 | Ignition coil driver device with slew-rate limited dwell turn-on A device to control the charging rate of an ignition coil for an internal combustion spark ignition engine. The device controls the turn-on rate of the primary coil by slew-rate limiting using switching devices and a Miller-effect capacitor in order to reduce second... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290442 | Method and system of estimating MBT timing using in-cylinder ionization signal A robust multi-criteria minimum timing for the best torque (MBT) timing estimation method and apparatus utilizes different ionization signal waveforms that are generated under different engine operating conditions. The MBT timing criteria is calculated based upon bo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7152594 | Air/fuel imbalance detection system and method A method for detecting emissions from an internal combustion engine generally including determining a reference air/fuel mixture signal based on an engine speed and an airflow into the engine. The method includes determining an actual air/fuel mixture signal from an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144452 | Ink jet black ink, ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and ink jet recording apparatus The present invention aims to provide an ink jet black ink which can improve weatherability, optical density and sticking recovery property of nozzles of a recording head. According to the present invention, an ink jet black ink is provided which comprises at least ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140359 | Spark plug capable of removing remaining electric charges A spark plug capable of removing the remaining electric charges is proposed. The spark plug can be installed in a vehicle and has an insulating body, a center electrode, a conductive housing and a conductive wire. The center electrode is passed through the insulatin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137385 | Device to provide a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by using the ignition coli fly back energy and two-stage regulation This feature of the present invention comprises a method and apparatus that provides a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by harvesting the excess ignition coil leakage and magnetizing energy immediately following the turn off of the ignitio... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131436 | Engine ignition system having noise protection circuit An ignition system for an internal combustion engine is connected to an ignition coil and to a circuit for providing an ignition signal. The ignition system includes a switch circuit connected to the ignition coil that switches on or off current supplied to the igni... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131437 | Ignition device for internal combustion engine An ignition device for an internal combustion engine includes a power transistor connected to a primary coil of an ignition coil, a current sensing resistor connected in series with the power transistor, a constant current circuit and an abnormal oscillation control... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7095182 | Ignition control apparatus for internal combustion engine An ignition control apparatus for an internal combustion engine of the present invention has a switching circuit and a control circuit. The switching circuit includes a first switch controlling a main current constituting the most portion of the coil current, a seco... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063079 | Device for reducing the part count and package size of an in-cylinder ionization detection system by integrating the ionization detection circuit and ignition coil driver into a single package Two embodiments of an integrated ionization detection circuit and ignition coil driver, an ASIC and a single electronic package, are disclosed. The apparatuses reduce the cost and complexity of an in-cylinder ionization detection system by combining like functionali... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061245 | Coil-on plug capacitive sensors and passive coil-on plug diagnostic system incorporating same A capacitive sensor for a coil-on plug ignition testing apparatus includes a first portion of the capacitive sensor and a second portion of the capacitive sensor, at least one of which has a substantially planar base, and each of which has one or more engagement mem... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7062373 | Misfire detection apparatus of internal combustion engine A misfire detection apparatus of an internal combustion engine. The misfire detection apparatus includes an angle sensor for detecting rotation angle of the internal combustion engine, an ECU for performing fuel injection and ignition control based on rotation infor... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028676 | Inductive ignition system for internal combustion engines The ignition system for internal combustion engines includes a rotor and an armature having an ignition coil in which voltage signals, each having pulses of opposite polarities are cyclically induced during each rotor revolution; a control unit for the ignition curr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013882 | Over-dwell protection circuit for an automotive ignition control system An ignition control circuit (12) is responsive to a control signal (ESTC) to apply a drive signal (GD) to a power switching device (22) to conduct ignition coil current (IC) therethrough. A resistor (RS) included within the circui... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005855 | Device to provide a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by using the ignition coil fly back energy and two-stage regulation The present invention is directed to a dual charge rate power supply circuit and method for ionization detection. The circuit includes a first diode, first and second capacitors, and first and second current paths. The first diode includes an anode operably connecte... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6993960 | Method and apparatus for detecting combustion instability in continuous combustion systems An apparatus and method to sense the onset of combustion stability is presented. An electrode is positioned in a turbine combustion chamber such that the electrode is exposed to gases in the combustion chamber. The electrode may be integrated with an igniter. A cont... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972569 | Waste-power KV simulator for hybrid/DIS ignition A testing apparatus for testing a waste-power ignition coil is provided and includes an igniter simulator having a first switching device electrically connected to an output of the primary side of a waste-power ignition coil under test and a triggering means for cha... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6956410 | Automotive ignition system with battery dependent over-dwell protection A technique for reducing input currents associated with a comparator circuit during certain events includes minimizing bias currents associated with the comparator circuit when a magnitude of an input signal at a signal input of the comparator circuit is a predeterm... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955164 | Automotive ignition system with sparkless thermal overload protection An interface for providing thermal overload protection includes a switching device, a temperature indicating device, a drive circuit and a thermal monitoring circuit. The thermal monitoring circuit is coupled across the temperature indicating device and provides a s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954074 | Circuit for measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine A circuit for measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine including an ignition coil, having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and an ignition plug. The ignition plug ignites an air/fuel mixture in the combustion ch... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951201 | Method for reducing pin count of an integrated coil with driver and ionization detection circuit by multiplexing ionization and coil charge current feedback signals In a first preferred embodiment, the present feature of the invention multiplexes both the ionization and driver current feedback signals into one signal, thus reducing cost and making coil packaging easier. The multiplexed signal first outputs the ionization detect... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6943554 | Ionic current detection apparatus for internal combustion engine An ionic current detection apparatus for an internal combustion engine does not generate a false ionic current, and hence it does not generate a false knock component signal either, thereby avoiding an incorrect combustion determination or an incorrect knock determi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935310 | Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal combustion conditions in reciprocating engines having high exhaust gas recirculation An apparatus and method to detect abnormal combustion conditions for use as a feedback control of an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) controlled reciprocating engine using ionization signals is presented. The system receives a succession of ionization signals for suc... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6877495 | Vehicle ignition system using ignition module with reduced heat generation An ignition system includes an ignition coil, electronic control module that generates a signal, a distributor having a reluctor assembly, and an ignition module for receiving a signal from the electronic control module (ECM) and reluctor assembly. The ignition modu... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854455 | Rotation angle detector, injection system and corresponding operating method A rotation angle detector for detecting the angular position of a shaft, i.e. a camshaft or a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, includes a rotatable detector wheel coupled to the shaft. Markings of a first type are distributed along a periphery of the detec... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6814066 | Internal combustion engine ignition device and igniter for same An internal combustion engine ignition device able to suppress misfires etc. at abnormal times and achieving smaller size and lower cost, provided with an IGBT (switching device SW), a current limiting circuit for limiting a primary current running through the IGBT ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6786212 | Method for preventing a reverse rotation of an engine The present invention includes a method for preventing a reverse rotation of an engine. In connection with starting an engine, when an operation of a starter motor stops while a predetermined monitoring condition for a reverse rotation is satisfied, it is determined... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6779517 | Ignition device for internal combustion engine An ignition device for an internal combustion engine comprising: an ignition coil comprising a primary winding and a secondary winding, the ignition coil generating an igniting high voltage in the secondary winding by turning off a primary current flowing in the pri... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6736113 | Ignition system and ignition control method An ignition system for an internal combustion engine, which has at least two cylinders, having a detection device for detecting the misfirings occurring at each cylinder, and having a calculation device which, for each cylinder, has at least one associated misfiring... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722353 | Safety remote control and emergency safety switch power shutoff device of a motorized beach vehicle A motorized beach vehicle with a safety remote control and emergency safety switch power shutoff device includes a CDI unit having an engine operation stopping line that is connected to a relay, a remote control unit, and a safety switch. The safety switch includes ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6684867 | Ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine and one-chip semiconductor for internal combustion engine igniting An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine has an arrangement comprising a power part and a control part which are accumulated in a one-chip in an IGBT monolithic silicon substrate. The control circuit part has current limiting function of pr... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655367 | Plug-hole-installed ignition coil unit for internal combustion engines An ignition coil unit to be installed in a hole opened through a cylinder head of an engine having a case, an ignition coil installed in the case and comprising a primary coil connected to a power source and a secondary coil connected to a spark plug whic... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651637 | Vehicle ignition system using ignition module with reduced heat generation An ignition system for a vehicle includes a distributor having with a Hall Effect stator assembly and ignition module formed preferably as a thick film integrated (TFI) module, which receives a spark output (SPOUT) signal from an electronic control assemb... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6595179 | Electrical control for engine An electrical control system for an engine includes a power supply system that supplies electric power to an engine control unit. The system has a power source connected to the engine control unit via a locking relay. The relay includes an exciting coil t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6574545 | Control system for an internal combustion engine with electromechanically activated charge cycle valves An internal combustion engine has an electromechanical valve train, in which the valve control device houses not only the output stage for the ignition system and the output stage for the fuel injection system. The valve control device can rapidly prevent... | 06/03/2003 |
