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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 |
| 7322119 | Beaded jewelry mandrel and method of jewelry assembly A method for making beaded jewelry is provided. The method utilizes a megaphone shaped device having a small diameter first end and a larger diameter second end. The circumference of the first end is that of one part of the human body, such as a child's wrist. The c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7192146 | Solar concentrator array with grouped adjustable elements A ground-based tracking heliostat array comprises a first plurality of elongate row mounts. The elongate row mounts are positioned at least partially between, and are supported by, a first side bracket and a second side bracket. The row mounts are rotatable in a fir... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181858 | Beaded jewelry mandrel and method of jewelry assembly A method for making beaded jewelry is provided. The method utilizes a megaphone shaped device having a small diameter first end and a larger diameter second end. The circumference of the first end is that of one part of the human body, such as a child's wrist. The c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7028623 | Treatment of carbonaceous material A process for the treatment of organic matter, comprises the steps of preliminary microwave irradiation in an oxygen-depleted atmosphere to give a black ash-like residue, followed by combustion of the residue to give a white ash. Hence the emissions of carcinogens s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6951213 | Portable barbecue grill A portable gas cooking grill apparatus comprising a grill having a hood and a firebox. It is preferable that the hood can be received by and seated upon the firebox, thereby enclosing the grill. A burner assembly, capable of heating the interior portion of the grill... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6911110 | Thermally controlled solar reflector facet with heat recovery A high concentration central receiver system and method provides improved reflectors and a unique heat removal system. The central receiver has a plurality of interconnected reflectors coupled to a tower structure at a predetermined height above ground for reflectin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6863065 | Portable concave reflector assembly A portable concave reflector assembly having a hub member, a plurality of blade members radiating from the hub member, hub interlocking means for holding each of the blade members in selectively locked and secured relation with respect to the hub member, and blade i... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6196217 | Bat warmer A solar powered bat warmer having a container which has openings for receiving at least one baseball bat. The container has an open side which is covered with plexiglass to accumulate solar rays and the back of the container has a support to angle the ple... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6035850 | Concentrator for focusing solar radiation A concentrator for focusing solar radiation onto an elongate absorber, comprising a plurality of transverse supports arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, stabilizing the concentrator in the transverse direction and defining the sha... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5950618 | Solar energy baking apparatus A solar energy baking apparatus comprises one or more baking containers for receiving material to be baked or dried; reflectors with respect to the baking containers for reflecting solar energy and collecting and focusing the light on the baking container... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5924415 | Solar grill A solar cooker which has at least one biconvex lens which can concentrate solar rays onto an item to be cooked. In addition, the solar cooker utilizes a series of pulleys to rotate the lens from an angle of 45° on each side of the sun's zenith in order t... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5915376 | Evacuated solar collector A solar heat collecting apparatus includes a first, inner glass dome, and a second, larger outer glass dome disposed outwardly from the inner dome. Both of the inner and outer domes have respective inner and outer surfaces and an open end, and an infrared... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5860415 | Portable golf ball warming device A portable, solar powered golf ball warming device includes a hollow black tube as a warming chamber for golf balls. The black tube has separate elastomer loading and dispensing apertures disposed at opposite ends thereof. The black tube is disposed withi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5850831 | Loose-tight-loose twist, twisted-tape insert solar central receiver This invention reduces a molten salt, solar central receiver's size, pressure loss and cost by using a loose-tight-loose twist, twisted-tape insert inside the receiver's tubes to enhance the tube's heat transfer coefficient. This twist staging is designed... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5706798 | Solar lens, stove and solar panel combination The invention comprises a solar assembly for heating a stove with solar energy. The assembly includes a foundation pipe having an opening. A substantially vertical pipe is positioned in the opening and the vertical pipe is capable of rotation relative to ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5676128 | Solar device for cooking or sterilizing and method or use thereof A solar energy collector for cooking food or sterilizing liquids or articles is described, which may be fixed in place or portable. The device includes a heating (cooking or sterilization) chamber with a double-walled solar radiation concentrator with an ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5617843 | Solar oven with orienting apparatus An apparatus for supporting and adjusting a solar oven with respect to the sun, the apparatus having a horizontally disposed main frame and a pair of vertical, spaced apart supports mounted to the main frame, the solar oven being pivotally mounted to the ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5584127 | Solar fruit dryer A system for drying fruits, spices, vegetables and the like comprises a heating compartment having an inlet for introducing a flow of drying gas and heating arrangement for elevating the temperature of the drying gas. A drying compartment is connected to ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5529054 | Solar energy concentrator and collector system and associated method A power generating system comprises a solar concentrator defining an effectively concave reflective surface on a surface of the earth for concentrating incoming solar energy. A solar collector is disposed in an underground chamber provided with an access ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5421322 | Central solar receiver A central solar receiver comprising a housing with a frusto-conical window for the admission of incident concentrated solar radiation, a volumetric solar absorber within the housing surrounding the window, means for the injection of working fluid into con... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5323764 | Central solar receiver A central solar receiver comprising a housing with a window for the admission of incident concentrated solar radiation, a volumetric solar absorber within the housing comprising a base body holding an array of absorber members spaced from each other and p... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5322053 | Solar cooking panel apparatus A cooking panel member formed of a plurality of individual panel reflector plates includes first and second inner rows of individual panel plates hingedly mounted together, with first and second outer rows of panel plates interconnected to the inner rows ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5113845 | Portable solar heating device and heating process utilizing solar energy A concave parabolic reflector receiving solar rays directly and by reflection from an angularly adjustable auxiliary collecting plate and from a stationary side plate reflects such solar rays to a line focus at which material to be heated is located, whic... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5058675 | Method and apparatus for the destructive distillation of kerogen in situ A method and apparatus for the destructive distillation of kerogen and extraction of oil and gas from oil shale. The method and apparatus includes generating super heated steam or air, injecting super heated steam or air into oil shale, heating the keroge... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5054467 | Solar hot dog cooker The present invention relates to solar hot dog cookers. A dark M-W cross sectioned cylindrical hot dog holder holds at least two hot dogs. The hot dogs are placed on the holder and covered by a dark, solar energy absorbing flat plate. The combination is p... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5001846 | Solar electric drying apparatus A solar electric drying apparatus for drying and dehydration of articles positioned therein and collecting of clean distillate produced during the drying operation which includes a housing with side walls defining closable openings therein and defining an... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4979494 | Method and apparatus for generating thermal energy A solar cooking apparatus, and method for its use, wherein the apparatus comprises an offset focus reflecting parabolic dish and a food receptacle located at or outside of a cylinder defined by the periphery of the dish. The dish is rotatably affixed to a... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4913129 | Solar receiver having wind loss protection A central solar receiving tower includes an air permeable heating surface which is exposed directly to the ambient. The heating surface receives solar radiation from a heliostat field and a warm airstream is circulated to the forward exposed face of the h... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4913130 | Solar cooker assembly This invention relates to a solar cooker assembly comprising a circular and convex Fresnel lens having its convex side facing either upward or downward, a protective frame unit rigidly fitted to the periphery of said Fresnel lens, a support unit for swing... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4850339 | Solar oven A solar oven. A rectangular cooking pan has a bottom and four side walls and is open at the upper end. It is in an exterior casing having a bottom and four side walls, and having an outer coating to lower the heat absorption. A body of insulation lies bet... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4846257 | Exhaustible cooler and solar powered warmer Apparatus for keeping food hot and/or cold includes a body of heavily insulated material in which there are separate recesses for hot food and cold food. The cold food is kept cold by means of an ice compartment located in the bottom of one recess and an ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4781174 | Cremation apparatus and method Heat rays of the sun are concentrated and focussed by means of a reflective and/or lenticular device at a focal point for the purpose of the cremation of corpses, and their reduction to ashes thereby, either as a system per se or in combination with vario... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4706651 | Solar solids reactor A solar powered kiln is provided, that is of relatively simple design and which efficiently uses solar energy. The kiln or solids reactor includes a stationary chamber with a rearward end which receives solid material to be reacted and a forward end throu... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4696285 | Solar cooker A solar cooker that includes an insulated oven, a main reflector joined to the oven which reflects solar radiation to a secondary reflector that in turn reflects the radiation into the oven; a gimbal, arcuate track and subframe arrangement mounting the ov... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4662354 | Heating and/or cooking device using solar energy A device to be used for space heating and/or cooking comprises a solar collector connected via an inclined heat pipe to a heat store. A thermal load, in the form of a heat-emitting plate, either is in direct contact with the solar collector or the heat st... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4655196 | Through the wall solar cooker A solar oven or cooker for permanent installation as a kitchen appliance with provision made for collection of solar radiation throughout the daylight hours. Reflective panels are provided for coping with changes in the position of the sun, and with the d... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4610240 | Solar lighter A solar furnace comprises a hollow tube, a concentrating lens at one end of the tube and a wooden base at the other end with a hole vertically through the base, whereby a cigarette, cigar or fishing line can be inserted in the hole and ignited by concentr... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4561425 | Solar cooker A solar cooking device made of a flat array of concentric mirrors tilted to focus at a small area, the array being movable mounted on a stand to be movable around a ball joint and with a carrier for a cooking vessel held by a double crank to be at the foc... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4479488 | Rotatable solar-heated water container A container for holding and heating water within the positionable outer casing of a portable solar heating device. The container, which has an open spout to prevent the buildup of steam pressure, can be rotated from its upright position without spilling i... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4442828 | Portable type solar heat cooker assembly A portable type solar heat cooker assembly including a cooking glass tube comprising an outer bottomed glass tube and an inner bottomed glass tube coated with a selective absorption film showing a high absorptivity in the solar radiation spectrum zone and... | 04/17/1984 |
