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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 |
| 7086303 | Lead screw for linear actuator, and method of manufacturing the same A lead screw for a linear actuator, which has a metal pipe having a helical projection resin-molded on its outer surface, and a ball for a pivot bearing welded to a distal end of the metal pipe, is disclosed together with a method of manufacturing the same. With the... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6942388 | Bearing structure A bearing structure includes a cylindrical first member (10), and a second member (20) received in the first member. The first member is made of ceramic sintered material. The first member defines a first axle hole (11), and the first axle hole ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6869221 | Washer having oil-bearing holes A washer in accordance with the present invention mainly comprises an axial hole and a plurality of oil-bearing holes. The oil-bearing holes are connected an outer surface of the washer to an inner surface, and surround the axial hole. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6746216 | Scroll compressor with vented oil pump An oil pump for a scroll compressor has a bearing hub with a vent disposed between at least one fluid inlet in the bearing hub and a thrust washer. The vent provides an additional fluid flow path to equalize fluid pressure underneath the thrust washer. By minimizing... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6674200 | Spindle motor Spindle motor that has high rotational precision and is manufacturable at low cost, and that can be applied even in miniature, low-profile recording-disk drives. The spindle motor includes a shaft having a cone portion, a conic-shaped cavity into which th... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6583952 | In-hub spindle motor with separate fluid dynamic bearings A hydrodynamic bearing system where the bearing includes a shaft and two independent bearings, including a top cone or bi-sphere and a bottom cone or bi-sphere separated by a segment of the shaft. The bearing includes a hub supported bearing element rotat... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6398417 | Rolling member A rolling member is utilized for such as a rolling bearing and the rolling members are disposed to be rollable between members which are relatively movable with respect to each other. The rolling member is provided with a rolling portion contacting the mo... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5927861 | Motor assembly having ion implantation on sliding surfaces A motor bearing device includes a bearing member, and a rotary shaft made of steel into which ions of metal element and carbon ions are implanted via a surface of the rotary shaft. The rotary shaft is slidable relative to the bearing member. The metal ele... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5865678 | Two-piece thrust washer for universal joint An annular two-piece thrust washer for use between the end wall of a bearing cup and the axially outer ends of the bearings and trunnion of a universal joint assembly includes a first piece and a second piece. The first piece is sized to be disposed betwe... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5725431 | Thrust washer for universal joint having preloading thrust surfaces A thrust washer for use in a universal joint having a preloading thrust surface includes a center aperture, an outer surface and an inner surface. A portion of the inner surface defines a thrust surface which contacts the outer end of the trunnion in only... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5068885 | Rotary-anode X-ray tube comprising a helical-groove sleeve bearing and lubricant reservoir with connecting duct system The invention relates to a rotary-anode X-ray tube comprising a sleeve bearing, notably a helical-groove bearing, for journalling the rotary anode in the axial direction, which bearing comprises at least two pairs of bearing surfaces for taking up axial f... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4903533 | Turbine flowmeter A turbine flowmeter comprises an impeller which has a rotary shaft rotatable together with the impeller and is provided within a flow passage through which a fluid to be measured flows, a pair of bearing members for axially supporting the rotary shaft, an... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4859088 | Thrust bearing A thrust bearing assembly including a tubular mount conformed to receive an axially loaded shaft, the shaft being formed as a cylindrical shank terminating in a circular cap receivable in the interior of the mount. A selected number of rings is then stack... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4695755 | Collar for the commutator of an automotive starter The armature of an automotive starter motor has a protective collar for its commutator. The collar has an annular disc body that is bonded to the rear wall of the commutator, and it has a projecting rim which overlays the marginal free ends of the bars of... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4643593 | Assembly for lubricating thrust bearings of machines The rotor of a thrust bearing for the horizontal shaft of a centrifugal pump is installed in a housing which is mounted in an oil-containing vessel and has an inlet below and an outlet above the oil level. The peripheral surface of the rotor has a groove ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4569601 | Wound wire bearing In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a thrust bearing member is positioned between the rolling cutter or cone and the bearing pin of a rock bit and comprises wound wire such as a closed spiral coil spring that provides s... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4385845 | Flywheel apparatus for storing electrical energy A highly reliable device for stopping the operation of a flywheel apparatus for storing electrical energy in the event of interruption of power supply includes a thrust plate 11 connected to the rotatory part of the apparatus, and having a lower surface d... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4371220 | Self-lubricating plain bearing A self-lubricating plain bearing for a shaft has a bore in which a bearing sleeve is disposed for rotatably supporting the shaft. Disposed in the bore in a portion thereof which is further inward than the sleeve is a lubricant-impregnated porous member. T... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4220379 | Spiral grooved spherical bearing This invention relates to an improvement in a spiral grooved bearing for a shaft adapted to travel in the direction of rotation, composed of a stationary bearing part with a hemispherically cup-shaped first sliding surface and a bearing part of the shaft ... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4174031 | Lubricating system and method A series of conveyor idler roll shafts in end-to-end relation supported by bearings provides a pressurized chamber for the flow of grease or oil to the bearings from a reservoir, which is capable of pumping the lubricant into the axial bore of each shaft.... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4162812 | Rotary bearing assembly A rotary bearing assembly which comprises a cup-like cylindrical cell member A, a shaft member G having an end adapted to engage with the bottom of the cylindrical cell member to support thrust loads applied from the outside and a groove for receiving a r... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4116501 | Cooling installation for the reduction of the oil temperature of oil-lubricated damping bearings A cooling installation for reducing the oil temperature of oil-lubricated damping bearings, in which a cooling element is employed with one portion thereof in heat-conductive connection with a bearing housing portion, and another portion thereof immersed ... | 09/26/1978 |
