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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 |
| 7320558 | Apparatus for screeding uncured concrete surfaces A screeding apparatus and method for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a vibrating member and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating member. The screeding apparatus may include a wheeled support which at least partiall... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318688 | Screeding apparatus Screeding apparatus includes an elongated support and a strike board extending from a carriage on the elongated support, the support moved by drive structure along spaced side forms. The carriage and strike board are moved relative to the elongated support to engage... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7252456 | Portable form and method for using same for concrete strike-off A form for concrete strike-off includes a pan adapted to float on a plastic concrete surface, a rigid straightedge, and a support. The straightedge is coupled on one end to the pan and the support is coupled to the opposing end of the straightedge with the straighte... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7198429 | Segmented concrete screed A segmented concrete screed for screeding concrete on a concrete casting bed includes a plurality of individual screed units each of which may be raised and lowered independently of the others such that screeding operations may selectively bypass obstructions in the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175365 | Portable vibratory concrete screed A portable vibratory concrete screed is described. The screed includes a screed blade including a flat bottom surface extending between a front edge of the screed blade and a rear edge of the screed blade. The screed also includes a vibrator cartridge assembly, with... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168886 | Method and apparatus for laying a traffic calming surface The present application relates to methods for laying a traffic calming surface, in which molten material is deposited on the surface of a road or path and is then moulded so as to form a continuous, substantially sinusoidal profile which extends along the intended ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144191 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional contouring A contouring machine control system, contouring/smoothing method, and kit for enabling a contouring machine to automatically contour three-dimensional surfaces includes a contouring member, such as a screed or dirt grading blade, a target either attached to the cont... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121762 | Apparatus for screeding uncured concrete surfaces A screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a vibrating member and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating member. The screeding apparatus may include a wheeled support which at least partially supports ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108449 | Method and apparatus for acoustically matched slip form concrete application Methods and apparatus for power finishing freshly placed concrete in which the acoustic impedance of the treating equipment is made substantially equal to the acoustic impedance of the concrete slab being treated. Preferably, a powered, twin rotor riding trowel is p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7007978 | Skate activities rail support A portable lightweight grind rail assembly formed of a tube supported on a multiplicity of spaced apart tube supports, each tube support having a base, a tube receiving surface and tube receiving mechanism which retains a portion of the tube on the tube receiving su... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6984089 | Adjustable-batter side plate for slip-form paver A side plate system for a slip-form paver apparatus includes a side plate in contact with a finishing pan, a vertically extendable and retractable tube assembly between the side plate and the frame of the paver apparatus, a set screw device for setting a batter angl... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6953304 | Lightweight apparatus for screeding and vibrating uncured concrete surfaces A lightweight screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a concrete surface working member, such as vibrating beam or member, and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating beam. The screeding apparatus may ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6929420 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional contouring A device and method for contouring three-dimensionally curved surfaces includes an elongated contouring assembly that is supported at opposite ends by height adjustment mechanisms. The height adjustment mechanisms raise and lower the ends of the contouring assembly ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6866445 | Screed ski and support system and method A screed ski system includes a plurality of circlip saddles supported by corresponding stakes and a plurality of sections of screed ski tubing is snap-fit into the circlip saddles. After screeding of a first layer of aggregate or plastic material, the screed ski tub... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6739799 | Rotary spreader for elongated screed A screed with a trussed beam having a cross-section in the geometrical shape of an equilateral triangle used to support tools for working plastic concrete. The beam is supported between spaced apart, wheeled carriages riding forms bounding the plastic concrete. The ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6719486 | Apparatus for screeding A screed where the installation is laid out with hollow ended pointed rods. The rods have markings on them to indicate the proper excavation depth for application s such as patio/walkway or d driveway. A grade pin or a jackhammer pin is inserted into the hollow ends... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6685390 | Inverted truss screed with outrigger support A screed with a trussed beam having a cross-section in the geometrical shape of an equilateral triangle used to support tools for working plastic concrete. The beam is supported between spaced apart, wheeled carriages riding forms bounding the plastic con... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6350083 | Powered roller screed A powered rotary screed provides a powered strike tube that rotates to provide a finish to wet concrete during screeding and a drive tube that provides motive power to the screed to assist with the difficult task of removing excess concrete from a poured ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6302619 | Powered inertia propelled screed apparatus A powered inertia propelled screed for leveling, smoothing and spreading concrete having a power source, motor pulley, motor belt, power reduction pulley, power reduction belt, transfer axle, second power reduction pulley, continuous belt, irregular shape... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6223495 | Vibrating screed with rollers A vibrating screed with rollers for use in leveling a concrete pour. The screed comprises an elongate screed member defining opposed first and second ends and extensible between a pair of screed rails. A first and second roller are rotatably mounted to th... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6203243 | Two-stage paving screed extension An extension screed assembly (18) for use with a paving machine (14) having a main screed (12) includes a first sliding back board (20), a first linear actuator (22) coupled to the main screed and the first sliding back board, a first extension screed (30... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6056475 | Ski assembly for a screed A power screed sled apparatus is provided including a power screed including an elongated frame with a pair of ends. Also included is a pair of skis each coupled to an associated end of the frame of the power screed for transporting the same.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5779390 | Device for levelling a layer of sand A device for levelling a sand layer (1) at the landing place of various jumping events, which device includes rails (2) on either side of the sand layer and a trolley (3) travelling back and forwards on them, which in turn includes at least a rake member ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5664908 | Powered rotary screed A powered rotary screed has a plurality of interchangeable modules of different lengths so that the power screed can accommodate various sizes of screed jobs. Additionally, the rotary screed comprises a centrally located expansion member that can be adjus... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5609437 | Concrete screed A concrete screed which includes an elongated rail and a detachable shoe with a screeding surface. The shoe reversibly snap fits or slides onto the rail, and may be replaced when the screeding surface becomes worn. The rail includes hand grips for hand op... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5584598 | Concrete-floor finisher A concrete-floor finisher includes a plurality of rotary shafts (28) supported on a supporting plate (2) of a machine proper (1) so as to be tiltable in x and y directions and rotatable opposite to each other, and a plurality of blades (12a to 12d) radial... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5468095 | Adjustable concrete rod In a preferred embodiment, an adjustable concrete rod for leveling the surface of uncured concrete disposed within a concrete form, the adjustable concrete rod including: an elongate member having a lower edge for the engagement and leveling of the uncure... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5423628 | Winch construction for a vibratory concrete screed A winch assembly is connected to each end of a vibratory concrete screed to move the screed across a concrete slab to be finished. Each winch assembly includes a rotatable drum with a cable wound on the drum. The free end of each cable is connected to a f... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5388927 | Raiseable pan drag apparatus A pan drag device is disclosed for attachment to a concrete finishing machine movable longitudinally along an elongated body of poured concrete, with the finishing machine having a finishing unit engageable with the surface of the poured concrete and mova... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5354148 | Apparatus for spreading a bonding emulsion, or similar fluids, and road-building machine Apparatus for spreading a bonding emulsion for road asphalt, a bituminous fluid substance or a similar fluid substance onto the surface of a road, comprising on a moving machine spreading booms associated with ejection nozzles as well as feed circuits for... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5224793 | Screeding apparatus A self-propelled screeding apparatus for uncured concrete or the like includes a frame, propulsion means for the frame, a telescoping boom including at least one longitudinally slidable member and hydraulic means to move the latter with respect to the fra... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5190396 | Concrete leveling apparatus A concrete leveler comprises rails that are laid on both sides of a poured concrete surface, a traveling beam that spans the rails and freely travels along them, a traveling unit that is mounted so as to be freely movable along the beam in a direction per... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5156487 | Adjustable screed and adjustment means therefor The invention is drawn to a self-propelled power screed for smoothing freshly poured concrete. The screed is fully supported upon two or more vertically adjustable ski-shaped bases that manipulate the height of the screed relative to the surface. Each of ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5101360 | Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the crown height for a slip forming paver An apparatus for automatically slip forming concrete having a movable frame for moving in a first direction over concrete to be formed into a desired shape. The movable frame has a longitudinal centerline generally aligned with or parallel to the first di... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5061115 | Adjustable automatic floating trowel apparatus for slip forming machines An attachment for a slip forming paver for automatically finishing concrete surfaces which includes an elongated concrete smoothing trowel member. A mechanism is provided for oscillating the trowel member back and forth along its longitudinal axis and inc... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5016319 | Handle assembly A handle assembly for attachment to a screed includes a clamp sized to receive either a wooden screed or a metal screed, a power handle extending upwardly from and fixed to the clamp for controlling the attitude of the screed and applying power to pull th... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4995760 | Scraping device for making a subgrade Scraping device for removing excess subgrade material from the surface of a subgrade to level the subgrade, which includes a lower wall, side walls, a rear wall and an optional top wall defining a container for collecting removed excess subgrade material,... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4950101 | Shaft coupling construction for a vibratory screed A shaft coupling construction for a vibratory screed. The screed includes at least two vibratory shafts which are disposed in end-to-end relation and an end of each shaft is secured within a bore in a sleeve or connecting member. Each shaft is mounted for... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4931008 | Quick disassembly screed construction A vibrating portable screed of the type made up of sections having screed blade means at the base and a ridge portion at the top employs a turnbuckle assembly in the ridge portion held together by a removable pin and other removable pin connected means in... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4913582 | Adjustable pipe screed support A screed chair having a base member and at least one threaded vertical member mounted therein supports a screed pipe on a yoke offset from the vertical member such that the yoke and pipe are isolated from rotation during rotation of the vertical member to... | 04/03/1990 |
