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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 |
| 7819388 | Tendon gripping device An apparatus for gripping smooth and/or deformed cylindrical or multiple stranded tendons (rods) commonly used in the Art of Construction, the apparatus comprising a housing (barrel), a plurality of jaws (wedges) within the housing, a tightening device to align the ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7673849 | Unibody hydraulic nut A unibody hydraulic nut for tensioning multiple threaded fasteners includes an unibody containing two or more pistons to generate a clamping load, castellated locking collars with angled vertical castellations to engage a socket with matching castellations to enable... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7552912 | Fluid pressure device A fluid pressure nut 16 has a first load supporting member 17 disposed in a flange 13a and a second load supporting member 18 axially movably attached to the first load supporting member 17, wherein the second load supportin... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7360342 | Anchor wedge for post tension anchor system and anchor system made therewith A wedge for an anchor system is disclosed. One embodiment of the wedge includes at least two circumferential wedge segments. Each segment defines an exterior tapered surface and an interior surface. The interior surface has gripping elements thereon. The gripping el... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7302740 | High tension line clamp with quick release mechanism A line clamp or stopping apparatus includes a housing one part of which serves to clamp or wedge a line subjected to high tension upwards of ten tons. The other part of the housing controls the first part. An eccentric wheel rotates freely within the first part in r... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287358 | Device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements for erecting buildings A device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements in order to erect buildings, particularly multistory buildings, by means of prefabricated concrete components, the device comprising first means for connecting two end regions of the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275462 | Tensioning device for prestressing a rod, and related tensioning method The invention relates to a device for tensioning a threaded rod (1). The inventive device comprises: an actuator (5) which can exert an axial force; and a tie rod (6) which transmits the axial force from the actuator (5) towards a threade... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7207760 | Washer and fastener provided with a washer A washer has a body having an axis and provided with a first face surface located at one axial side and adapted to cooperate with a nut, a second face surface located at an opposite axial side and adapted to cooperate with an object to be assembled or disassembled, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7174685 | Pocket former for post-tension anchor An apparatus and method for reducing corrosion in post-tension construction is described. An anchor is engagable with a post-tension tendon and comprises an anchor base and sheath engaged with the anchor base, and a cap for sealing the portion of the tendon within t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147210 | Cable tensioning system and method of operation A concrete reinforcement cable tensioning system is variably adjustable to apply different crimping for different sized cables. The system includes a concrete reinforcement cable tensioner having a first actuator for tensioning a cable extending through a concrete s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121780 | Multiple load path fastener systems Dual load path fastener systems, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a dual load path fastener system includes first and second fasteners. The first fastener has a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first en... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100694 | Marine riser tower The invention relates to a marine riser tower having a plurality of rigid metallic conduits bundled together with a metallic tubular core. The conduits may include production lines for hydrocarbons, water injection lines, and/or gas lift lines. A production line or ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7056053 | Bolting arrangement including a two-piece washer for minimizing bolt bending A two-piece washer to allow tilting movement of the washer elements. One annular washer element includes a convex annular surface that engages with a concave annular surface of a second annular washer element. When the convex and concave surfaces of the respective w... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032932 | Tube couplings A tube coupling comprising a coupling body having a throughway open at one end to receive an end portion of the tube and having an internal cam surface tapering towards the open end in which a collet is located for locking the tube in the coupling body by engagement... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6964408 | Cable adjustment tool A cable adjustment tool includes an upper bar and a lower bar each having a top side, a bottom side, a first end and a second end. The first end of the upper bar has a slot extending therein for receiving a first of a pair of lug nuts. The first end of the lower bar... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6877688 | Preparing strand cable for concrete mold A method and apparatus is disclosed to prepare strand segments of predetermined length for use in a molded concrete product at an assembly facility. The strand segments are loaded into a strand reel (10) having multiple slots. The strand reel is then transpor... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6871839 | Strand feeder device An apparatus is disclosed to feed strand (30) through apertures (214) in bearing plates (60) and bulkheads (202) in a mold (62). A collar (210) can be attached to a rod (208) for limited motion relative thereto, inclu... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6842960 | Method of feeding strand into a mold A method is disclosed to feed strand (30) through apertures (214) in bearing plates (60) and bulkheads (202) in a mold (62). A collar (210) can be attached to a rod (208) for limited motion relative thereto, including... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6254323 | Bolt for connecting two parts with one another, and fastening device provided with the bolt A bolt for connecting two parts with one another has a bolt member having an axis, a threaded portion provided with a thread, and another portion having a polygonal circumference, a friction washer non-rotatably connected to the polygonal circumference of... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6224036 | Concrete reinforcement cable tensioner A concrete reinforcement cable tensioner (10) has a cable gripper (60) with its base end (87) mounted to a flange (18) which is secured to the tensioning cylinders (12, 14) by abutting a shoulder on the outside of the cylinders (12, 14). An auxiliary retr... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6105471 | Bolt attaching and detaching device Provided is bolt attaching and detaching device for fastening and loosening bolt by heating the bolt by bolt heater inserted into central hole of the bolt by which fastening and loosening of the bolt can be done automatically without need of operator to w... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6073914 | Release apparatus for a holddown device A release element for a holddown device, on a solar generator, for example, with a retaining bolt which is under pretension in the direction of its lengthwise axis, releases the retaining bolt from its pretensioned position. Pretensioning force is exerted... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065737 | Tensioning device An hydraulic, bolt tensioning device comprising a reaction component which in use bears against the member from which the bolt shank protrudes, the reaction component having a shank receiving bore extending therethrough, an annular, axially moveable compo... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6058810 | Power tool for and a method of moving an element relative to an object For moving an element in an axial direction relative to an object, a plurality of screw members are screwable in the element and are arranged around an axis so as to be spaced from one another, each of the screw members has a first end adapted to interact... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5897102 | Pocketformer apparatus for a post-tension anchor system A pocketformer apparatus for a post-tension anchor system including a tubular member with an outwardly flanged end, a securement member affixed to the tubular member, and a cup member having an interior opening such that the tubular member extends through... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5871205 | Size adaptable bolt tensioner An adaptor for a bolt tensioner, including a sleeve having a threaded external surface for engaging a threaded surface on the bolt tensioner, and internal threads on an internal surface of the sleeve for engaging a threaded bolt. The external threads and ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5842263 | Method and manufacture of an axial tensioned bolt An axial tensioned bolt and nut for bolting together a turbine or similar piece of equipment. The bolt has parallel threads and the nut has a coil insert. The bolt is stretched and tensioned by a hydraulic tensioner. In one embodiment of the invention, th... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5803436 | Hydraulic tensioning device for threaded bolt A hydraulic tensioning device for a threaded bolt has a cylinder resting on a machine part to be clamped with a threaded bolt and a nut. It further has a threaded bushing threaded onto a free end of the threaded bolt. A piston is guided sealingly in the c... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5742991 | Method for pre-stressing bolts for connections, and a device for executing it In presses for processing plastic materials, pre-stressing of pins (23) stressed by tension is preferably achieved by the use of the hydraulic press device via an auxiliary block instead by means of tightening stop nuts (20). After stressing a pressure pl... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5730421 | Apparatus for servicing a reactor such as tensioning reactor vessel head studs A stud tensioner for tensioning the upright studs which secure the head to a reactor pressure vessel is suspended by a motor operated hoist from a motor operated trolley mounted on a circular rail supported above the studs. A single operator operates the ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5713558 | Hydraulic tensioner A hydraulic tensioner for tensioning a threaded connector has a substantially tubular housing having an axis, one axial end to abut against an object, and another opposite axial end, a substantially tubular engaging element arranged radially inside the ho... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5699703 | Screwing device for measuring arrangement A screwing device provides an ultrasound-controlled tensioning of a screw connection. A measurement of the pre-tensioning force of the screw connection can be performed without complete fitting of a screwing tool on the screw connection. The screwing tool... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5570871 | Device for selectively tensioning and clamping studs mounted on a pressure vessel to permit nuts to be tightened or loosened Apparatus for tightening and releasing nuts on screw-threaded studs to fit or release a cover on a pressure vessel employs several devices each for subjecting a respective one of the studs to tension to clamp the stud whilst the nut is rotated thereon. Ea... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5535982 | Tool for guiding rods through concrete tie loops A tool for guiding a rod through a tie loop that is extending through a slot in a concrete form. The tool includes a rod guiding member defining an elongated channel extending longitudinally between front and back ends of the rod guiding member. The front... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5527015 | Hydraulic tensioning device A hydraulic nut 16 (FIG. 2) or (bolt 70 FIG. 5) has a body 17 including an annular recess 20 to define, with an annular piston body 28, a chamber 29. The piston terminates in annular metal webs 30, 31 which define seals capable of withstanding high temper... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5499558 | Fluid operated tool for elongating and relaxing a threaded connector A fluid operated tool for elongating and relaxing a threaded connector has a fluid operated drive having an axis, a non-rotatable driving part driven by the fluid operated drive, and a reaction part, wherein the reaction part includes a non-rotatable tool... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5452629 | Device for selectively tensioning and clamping studs mounted on a pressure vessel to permit nuts to be tightened or loosened Apparatus for tightening and releasing nuts on screw-threaded studs to fit or release a cover on a pressure vessel employs several devices for subjecting each of the studs to tension to clamp the stud whilst the nut is rotated thereon. Each device has a p... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5390569 | Apparatus for prestressing casing bolts for steam and gas turbines A method for prestressing bolts arranged in places where lateral accessibility is reduced, particularly casing bolts for turbines, comprises the mounting of a bridge element (41) on the end faces of the threaded ends of support bolts (21, 23) positioned a... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5342568 | Method for prestressing concrete A method for introducing a prestress into a concrete member includes the steps of passing a steel rod (2) through a hollow steel rod (1), applying a tensile force to the hollow steel rod (1), while using the steel rod (2) as a reaction support member, pla... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5339512 | Method for prestressing casingbolts A method for prestressing bolts arranged in places where lateral accessibility is reduced, particularly casing bolts for turbines, comprises the mounting of a bridge element (41) on the end faces of the threaded ends of support bolts (21, 23) positioned a... | 08/23/1994 |
