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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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Class 175/375 - Welded


Subclass of Class 175 - Boring or penetrating the earth
Definition: Apparatus in which portions of the bit are connected together
No. of patents: 57
Last issue date: 06/09/2009


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7543661Roller cone bits with wear and fracture resistant surface
Roller cone bits of this invention include a steel bit body having at least one leg extending therefrom. A steel cone is rotatably disposed on the leg. The steel cone includes a plurality of steel cutting elements that each project outwardly a distance therefrom. At...
06/09/2009
7392865Randomly-oriented composite constructions
Composite constructions comprise a plurality of granules that are arranged together in a randomly-oriented manner. The granules each comprise an ordered arrangement of a first material phase and a second material phase, wherein the first and second material phases a...
07/01/2008
7373997Layered hardfacing, durable hardfacing for drill bits
A drill bit having a bit body having at least one blade thereon, at least one cutter pocket disposed on the at least one blade, at least one cutter disposed in the at least one cutter pocket, hardfacing applied to at least a selected portion of the drill bit is show...
05/20/2008
7360612Roller cone drill bits with optimized bearing structures
A roller cone drill bit may include optimally designed bearing structures and cutting structures. The roller cone drill bit may include three cone assemblies rotatably mounted on respective spindles via respective bearing structures. Each cone assembly may have a re...
04/22/2008
7343990Rotary rock bit with hardfacing to reduce cone erosion
An earth-boring bit has a body with three bit legs. A cone is rotatably mounted to each of the bit legs. Each of the cones has an outer row and an inner row of teeth machined on it. Each of the teeth has a rectangular root with inner, outer and lateral boundaries. A...
03/18/2008
7334652Roller cone drill bits with enhanced cutting elements and cutting structures
Roller cone drill bits are provided with cutting elements and cutting structures optimized for efficient drilling of soft and medium formations interspersed with hard stringers. The cutting elements and cutting structures may be satisfactorily used to drill downhole...
02/26/2008
7316281Two-cone drill bit with enhanced stability
A two-cone drill bit that exhibits improved stability. In one embodiment, the two-cone drill bit has a first and a second roller cone arranged to have a cone separation angle between about 145 degrees and about 166 degrees. In some embodiments, the two-cone drill bi...
01/08/2008
7258177Fracture and wear resistant compounds and rock bits
An insert for a rock bit that includes tungsten carbide particles, and a cobalt binder disposed around the particles, wherein a grain size of the tungsten carbide particles and a content of the cobalt binder are selected to provide a fracture toughness of at least a...
08/21/2007
7243744Randomly-oriented composite constructions
Composite constructions comprise a plurality of granules that are arranged together in a randomly-oriented manner. The granules each comprise an ordered arrangement of a first material phase and a second material phase, wherein the first and second material phases a...
07/17/2007
7235211Rotary cone bit with functionally-engineered composite inserts
A rotary cone bit, having a functionally-engineered surface of this invention, comprises a bit body having at least one leg extending therefrom, and a cone that is rotatably disposed on the leg. The cone typically comprises a plurality of cutting elements that proje...
06/26/2007
7216727Drilling bit for drilling while running casing
A drill bit for drilling casing in a well bore. The drill bit is constructed from a combination of relatively soft and relatively hard materials. The proportions of the materials are selected such that the drill bit provides suitable cutting and boring of the well b...
05/15/2007
7182162Shirttails for reducing damaging effects of cuttings
An earth-boring bit has a bit body that includes head sections, each having depending bit legs with a circumferentially extending outer surface, a leading side, and a trailing side. A bearing shaft depends inwardly from each of the bit legs for mounting a cutter. Th...
02/27/2007
7100712Method for hardfacing roller cone drill bit legs
A roller cone drill bit includes a bit body adapted to be coupled to a drill string, at ne leg depending from the bit body, and a bearing journal on the at least one leg, wherein least one leg defines a shirttail portion at an end thereof. A method of manufacturing ...
09/05/2006
7096981Alternating inclinations of compacts for drill bit
Compacts are oriented in certain places on roller cones of an earth boring bit to increase the number of compacts in certain rows. The compacts that are pressed into holes in rows on the cones. The compacts are of tungsten carbide and have a cutting end axis and a b...
08/29/2006
7048080Roller cone bits with wear and fracture resistant surface
Roller cone bits include a steel bit body having a leg extending therefrom. A steel cone is disposed on the leg and includes steel cutting elements projecting outwardly therefrom. One of the cutting elements comprises a steel base integral with the cone and that pro...
05/23/2006
7032693Preformed tooth for tooth bit
A method of forming a tooth rock bit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes attaching the at least one cutting element to a surface of a cone, and depositing a hard facing layer on at least one cutting element prior to the attaching. ...
04/25/2006
6926099Drill out bi-center bit and method for using same
A drill out bi-center bit and a method for using the same are provided that offer the ability to drill out cement and casing shoes, and increased stability. The bi-center bit includes a bit body having a first end operable to be coupled with a drill string, a second...
08/09/2005
6782958Hardfacing for milled tooth drill bits
In one embodiment, a hardfacing composition for a drill bit, including a carbide phase including from about 50% to about 80% by weight of the hardfacing composition of a combination of 80 to 200 mesh macro-crystalline tungsten carbide and 80 to 200 mesh crushed cast...
08/31/2004
6568490Method and apparatus for fabricating rotary cone drill bits
A method for manufacturing drill bits in segments, using a single key which is nowhere concave in its axial profile to position all three segments together for welding; and drill bits so made....
05/27/2003
6510906Impregnated bit with PDC cutters in cone area
A drill bit employing a plurality of discrete, post-like diamond grit impregnated cutting structures extending upwardly from abrasive particulate-impregnated blades defining a plurality of fluid passages therebetween on the bit face. PDC cutters with face...
01/28/2003
6470558Method for facing a substrate
A method of facing a substrate comprises the steps of first welding a body of a hard facing material to the substrate and then filling a space around the body with a molten metal. The method can be used in the hard facing of metal components with, for exa...
10/29/2002
6392190Automated hardfacing system
An automated hardfacing system useful for hardfacing roller cones is disclosed. The automated system includes a robot with an arm, a positioner, and a controller which co-ordinates the alignment of the robot and the positioner. The robot holds a hardfacin...
05/21/2002
6253862Earth-boring bit with cutter spear point hardfacing
An earth-boring bit has rolling cutters, each attached to a bit leg depending from a bit body. Each of the cutters has hardfaced, milled teeth. A spear point is located on one of the cutters. The spear point has a neck that protrudes toward the axis of th...
07/03/2001
6109375Method and apparatus for fabricating rotary cone drill bits
A method and apparatus are provided for use in fabricating rotary cone drill bits from multiple drill bit segments. Each drill bit segment (40) preferably includes a first portion (50) with mating surfaces (61, 62) designed to be aligned with mating surfa...
08/29/2000
5839525Directional drill bit
A roller cone or drag-type drill bit for use in drilling subsurface formations, especially useful for directional drilling, has a bit body with a shank portion for connection to a drill string, and a crown portion. Breaker slots are formed in the bit body...
11/24/1998
5791423Earth-boring bit having an improved hard-faced tooth structure
An earth-boring bit has a bit body and at least one cutter rotatably secured to the bit body. The cutter includes a plurality of teeth formed integrally with the cutter and arranged in circumferential rows. Each tooth has inner and outer ends, leading and...
08/11/1998
5755299Hardfacing with coated diamond particles
Hardfacing to protect wear surfaces of drill bits and other downhole tools having coated diamond particles dispersed within and bonded to a metallic matrix deposit. The coating on the diamond particles may be formed from materials and alloys such as parti...
05/26/1998
5641029Rotary cone drill bit modular arm
A drill bit (20) for a modular arm (70) is provided. The modular arm (70) includes an inside surface (76) having first (144) and second (146) angled surfaces whose lower portions form an inwardly projecting wedge (125). A curved throat relief area (87) co...
06/24/1997
5624002Rotary drill bit
A rotary cone drill bit having a one-piece bit body with a lower portion having a convex exterior surface and an upper portion adapted for connection to a drill string. The drill bit will generally rotate around a central axis of the bit body to form a bo...
04/29/1997
5579856Gage surface and method for milled tooth cutting structure
A milled tooth (22) is provided having a back face (38), including an upper back face surface (58) and a lower back face surface (60). A tip or top surface (36) is provided below the upper back face surface (58). The upper back face surface (58) is in a r...
12/03/1996
5553681Rotary cone drill bit with angled ramps
A rotary cone drill bit for forming a borehole having a bit body with an upper end portion adapted for connection to a drill string. A number of support arms extend from the bit body. Each support arm has an exterior surface. A number of cutter cone assem...
09/10/1996
5524510Method and apparatus for manufacturing a rock bit leg
A method of manufacturing a rock bit leg from a rough bit leg forging is disclosed whereby multiple machining operations are performed by a six-axis CNC machining center. Three dimensional datum surfaces are initially formed on a rough leg forging. The ro...
06/11/1996
5348770Method of forming an uninterrupted refractory coating on a downhole drill bit cone
Drill bits having projecting inserts are completely coated with refractory material including on the edge margins about the inserts by thermally spraying with refractory particles whose particulate constituent under the spraying conditions is able to pene...
09/20/1994
5305840Rock bit with cobalt alloy cemented tungsten carbide inserts
A rock bit employs cemented tungsten carbide inserts for engaging a rock formation for drilling oil wells or the like. The cemented tungsten carbide inserts have as a binder phase a cobalt base alloy including from 10 to 35% by weight nickel, from 3 to 10...
04/26/1994
5040623Controlled true geometry rock bit with one piece body
A rotary cone rock bit featuring a reproducible geometry and a one piece body is disclosed. Individual journal members, supporting rotary cutting cones, have upwardly extending structural shanks which are radially oriented and installed into downwardly di...
08/20/1991
4941711Cemented carbide tip
A cemented carbide tip for a cutter bit is rotationally symmetric about its longitudinal axis and has a socket in its rear end for brazing to a steel protrusion on a steel tool shank. The tip socket and an outer rearmost facing surface on the tip rear end...
07/17/1990
4814234Surface protection method and article formed thereby
The disclosed invention describes a method for cladding surfaces of an earth boring apparatus, or the like, with a hardfacing material having an entrained, or encapsulated, heavy metal refractory carbide. The method includes heating the surface to the inc...
03/21/1989
4726432Differentially hardfaced rock bit
A method for manufacturing an earth boring drill bit and bit produced thereby are shown. The bit has rotatable cutters with a plurality of milled teeth, each of the teeth having opposing flanks. A first tube hardfacing is applied to a selected one of the ...
02/23/1988
4711143Rock bit assembly method
In a method of assembling a roller cone type rock bit, on a body having a tool joint adjacent one end and at least one leg portion adjacent the other end, the leg portion is provided with a longitudinally outer surface which is inclined longitudinally inw...
12/08/1987
4699227Method of forming cutting structures for rotary drill bits
A method of forming a cutting structure for a rotary drill bit comprises brazing a thermally stable polycrystalline diamond cutting element to a carrier, the carrier being formed of a material such that, at the brazing temperature, the difference in coeff...
10/13/1987
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