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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 |
| 7340293 | Methods and apparatus for a remote, noninvasive technique to detect core body temperature in a subject via thermal imaging An approach to noninvasively, remotely and accurately detect core body temperature in a warm-blooded subject, human or animal, via thermal imaging. Preferred features such as the use of in-frame temperature references, specific anatomical target regions and a physio... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329044 | Infrared clinical thermometer and temperature state estimation method, information notification method, and measurement operation method thereof Temperature states of a clinical thermometer body and an environment are estimated by temperatures measured by a first temperature sensor integrally formed together with an infrared sensor arranged to the distal end of a probe and a second temperature sensor arrange... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325971 | Method and apparatus for locating hydrocarbon deposits A method and apparatus for locating hydrocarbon deposits includes temperature 16 sensor for measuring earth surface temperature at each of a plurality of locations, and a solar absorption sensor 14 for measuring the absorption coefficient of the earth'... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316505 | Method of defining the emission coefficient of a surface to be heated A method of defining the emission coefficient of a surface to be heated by measuring the temperature of a heating surface and the flow of heat from the heating surface to a surface to be heated to derive a pair of values representative thereof and of selecting a pre... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314309 | Ambient and perfusion normalized temperature detector A body temperature detector is particularly suited to axillary temperature measurements of adults. The radiation sensor views a target surface area of the body and electronics compute an internal temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperature and sense... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313501 | Method and system for determining the location of a potential defect in a device based on a temperature profile According to one embodiment of the invention a method for determining the location of a potential defect in a device includes scanning a surface of the device with a temperature sensor while operating the device. The method also includes measuring a temperature of t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304272 | Systems and methods for adjusting parameters of a temperature sensor for settling time reduction A system for adjusting parameters of a temperature sensor for settling time reduction is disclosed. The system includes an input for receiving a signal for triggering an adjustment of one or more parameters associated with one or more portions of the temperature sen... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279692 | Micromechanical infrared source A device for generating infrared radiation includes at least one heating element and at least one radiating element for irradiating the infrared radiation. The heating element is a micromechanical, two-dimensional heater structure. The heating element may be applied... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275867 | Probe assembly of infrared thermometer A probe assembly of an infrared thermometer is capable of detecting the surface temperature of a thermal radiation source and is suitable for holding over human skin or inserting into a patient's ear canal for accurately taking human body temperature. The probe asse... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249884 | Radiation thermometer In the head portion, the thermopile is arranged substantially in the center of the head portion. The preamplifier board is arranged near the thermopile. The heat diffusion member made of a high heat conductive material is arranged so as to surround the thermopile an... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7192186 | Multimeter with non-contact temperature measurement A multimeter with non-contact temperature measurement capability. The multimeter is contained in a housing, and has outputs relating to measured electrical parameters. There is also an output display contained in the housing, for displaying results to a user. A non-... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186978 | Compact emissivity and temperature measuring infrared detector A hand-held, fleet deployable infrared camera with integrated hardware and software providing real time processing of infrared images. The camera senses variable temperature images over a selected object of interest and senses variable emissivities over the object. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186947 | Process monitor for laser and plasma materials processing of materials A method for monitoring the processing of a workpiece includes directing an incident laser beam onto the workpiece and measuring a signal emitted from the workpiece. At least two signals are generated by a detector based upon the emitted signal. A workpiece processi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7147338 | Circuit on a curved, or otherwise irregularly shaped, surface, such as on a helmet to be worn on the head, including a fiber optic conductive path A curved surface, such as a helmet, including a light source and light conductive paths. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) provide the light source and fiber optic conductors provide the light conductive paths. The fiber optic conductors have polished ends to create lens... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7112763 | Method and apparatus for low temperature pyrometry useful for thermally processing silicon wafers A rapid thermal processing (RTP) system including a transmission pyrometer monitoring the temperature dependent absorption of the silicon wafer for radiation from the RTP lamps at a reduced power level. A look-up table is created relating unnormalized values of phot... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108419 | Thermal tympanic thermometer tip The present disclosure provides a tympanic thermometer including a heat sensing probe defining a longitudinal axis and an outer surface extending from a distal end of the tympanic thermometer. The heat sensing probe includes a sensor housing extending to a distal en... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090751 | Apparatus and methods for electrochemical processing of microelectronic workpieces A processing chamber comprising a reaction vessel having an electro-reaction cell including a virtual electrode unit, an electrode assembly disposed relative to the electro-reaction cell to be in fluid communication with the virtual electrode unit, and an electrode ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7075629 | High temperature pyrometer A pyrometer having at least two detectors and at least two band-pass filters near each to limit the detectable wavelength band emitted by an object, and a device to exchange their filters to eliminate detector output ratio errors. The detector output ratio is then u... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7056012 | Multimeter with non-contact temperature measurement A multimeter with non-contact temperature measurement capability. The multimeter is contained in a housing, and has outputs relating to measured electrical parameters. There is also an output display contained in the housing, for displaying results to a user. A non-... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052176 | Remote temperature measuring system for hostile industrial environments using microwave radiometry A system and method for remotely measuring the temperature of an object using microwave radiometry that may be used in hostile environments. A single pole-single throw reflective PIN diode switch is operable in a PASS mode and a BLOCK mode. In the PASS mode, the swi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041931 | Stepped reflector plate In a system for thermal processing of a semiconductor substrate, a reflector plate has a stepped surface facing the substrate during heating and cooling of the substrate. The raised surface of the reflector plate has reduced reflectivity, providing advantages during... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037733 | Method for measuring temperature, annealing method and method for fabricating semiconductor device When the emissivity ε on the reverse face of a substrate 10 is measured during annealing processing for the substrate 10, films made from a material that varies the emissivity ε, such as a first DPS film 15 used for forming a plug 15A, ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026929 | Food information monitoring system Systems and methods for gathering data, representative of food condition information, from a plurality of remote locations and providing the information to a user together with information about the locations from which the information was gathered. The sensors may ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019638 | Food information monitoring system Two-stage systems and methods are provided for gathering food information and communicating the food information to a data collection apparatus. A system includes a remote unit, having a sensor device and a wireless transmitter; a translator or intermediate unit, ha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003425 | Component temperature measuring method A method of measuring temperature of a component capable of emitting thermal radiation and reflecting background radiation having the steps of: providing a pyrometer for measuring the radiation from the component, characterised by coating a part of the component wit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966235 | Remote monitoring of critical parameters for calibration of manufacturing equipment and facilities Monitoring of parameters using remote sensors, which are attached directly to the product material, allows for non-intrusive entry into the manufacturing area, via the same robotic handling or automated systems used to transport the standard product material. Data i... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953281 | Method for determining temperatures on semiconductor components A method and a device for determining temperatures on semiconductor components are provided. In order to determine a temperature on a semiconductor component, a scanning light wave is irradiated onto a measuring point on the semiconductor component. Next, a response... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6947802 | Centralized control architecture for a laser materials processing system Apparatus, systems, and methods for monitoring the processing of a workpiece that includes directing an incident laser beam onto the workpiece and using an optical detector for measuring a signal emitted from the workpiece as a result of the incident laser beam. The... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939038 | Electronic ear thermometer with multiple measurement and memory function A multiple measurement memory-type electronic thermometer includes an ear temperature measuring unit, a microprocessor, a keypad unit, a display unit, and a memory unit. The ear temperature measuring unit, the display unit, and the memory unit are controlled by the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6871999 | Method for the correction of the output signal of an infra red radiation multiple element sensor A method for the correction of the output signal of an infra red radiation multiple element sensor comprises the steps of determining and storing a parameter of a sensor element of the sensor and of generating a corrected signal of the sensor element in accordance w... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6839507 | Black reflector plate In a system for thermal processing of a semiconductor substrate, an RTP system employs a reflector plate which is highly reflective of radiation in a target wavelength range, and less reflective of radiation outside that target wavelength range. In one embodiment, t... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6839651 | Probe tip thermal isolation and fast prediction algorithm A prediction type electronic thermometer having an actively controlled heater element thermally isolating the probe tip from the probe shaft. Rapid and accurate temperature measurements are made using predictive algorithms. Control circuitry reads input from the tem... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6821016 | Infrared clinical thermometer and temperature state estimation method, information notification method, and measurement operation method thereof Temperature states of a clinical thermometer body and an environment are estimated by temperatures measured by a first temperature sensor integrally formed together with an infrared sensor arranged to the distal end of a probe and a second temperature sensor arrange... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815235 | Methods of controlling formation of metal silicide regions, and system for performing same The present invention is generally directed to various methods of controlling the formation of metal silicide regions, and a system for performing same. In one illustrative embodiment, the method comprises forming a layer of refractory metal above a feature, perform... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6756591 | Method and device for photothermal imaging tiny particles immersed in a given medium A method and device for photothermal imaging tiny metal particles which are immersed in a given medium like a living cell deposited onto a transparent glass slide. The given medium and immersed tiny metal particles are illuminated through separate phase reference la... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6682216 | Single-fiber multi-color pyrometry This invention is a fiber-based multi-color pyrometry set-up for real-time non-contact temperature and emissivity measurement. The system includes a single optical fiber to collect radiation emitted by a target, a reflective rotating chopper to split the ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6538238 | Long term calibration of sensor assembly for glass-ceramic cooktop appliance A sensor assembly for glass-ceramic cooktop appliances includes an optical detector having an reference component and an active component. The active component is arranged to receive radiation from the glass-ceramic plate, and the reference component is i... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6402371 | Axillary infrared thermometer and method of use A radiation detector for axillary temperature measurement comprises a wand having an axially directed radiation sensor at one end and an offset handle at the opposite end. The radiation sensor is mounted within a heat sink and retained by an elastomer in ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398406 | Temperature determination using pyrometry A method for determining the temperature of a surface upon which a coating is grown using optical pyrometry by correcting Kirchhoff's law for errors in the emissivity or reflectance measurements associated with the growth of the coating and subsequent cha... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6379038 | Temperature determining device and process The present invention relates to a device useful for the measurement of the temperature of a radiating body. More particularly, the present invention relates to a radiation pyrometer that detects and compensates for emissivity that changes with wavelength... | 04/30/2002 |
