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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 |
| 7270470 | Feed extender for explosive manufacture A feed device extends the run time for manufacturing explosive materials. The feed device includes a feed hopper for retaining processing materials where the feed hopper includes an access at the top of the feed hopper for inputting processing materials and an exten... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7207602 | Clamp assembly A clamp assembly for connecting the end of a first pipe to the end of an axially aligned second pipe. The clamp assembly comprises a first semi-circular clamp arm, a second semi-circular clamp arm, a lever and a latch. The first clamp arm has a first end portion and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6634832 | Apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level A method of and apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level are disclosed, the method comprising: establishing a flow loop comprising a closeable chamber for receiving batches of the particulate materials, a first ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6582160 | Hopper tee and integral discharge valve The hopper tee provides increased material flow rates and includes a first hollow pipe section having an upper end and an opposite lower end, the upper end including an inlet opening for connecting to a discharge opening of a hopper for receiving material... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6428245 | Method of and apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level A method of and apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level are disclosed, the method comprising: establishing a flow loop comprising a closeable chamber for receiving batches of the particulate materials, a first flow... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6296425 | Method for controlling the flow rate of an air seeder An apparatus for dispensing particles includes a storage tank for containing particles to be dispensed a metering mechanism for transferring particles from the storage tank and an air distribution system for receiving particles from the metering mechanism... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6139226 | Injection method for feeding particulate to a process vessel An injection method for feeding a particulate material to a process vessel, including a valve with at least one cavity adapted for receipt of a predetermined volume of particulate and a sweep stream source for providing a sweep stream having flow in a dir... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5810475 | Single discharge door for continuous or batching operation of twin-shaft twin-trough mixers A gate for twin shaft mixer having a partial cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis, first and second outer wall portions, and first and second end walls. The first outer wall portion extends between the first and second end walls parallel to the lon... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5209608 | Air grain conveyor system An air grain conveyor comprising a means for generating high velocity air, a grain ejection section, a connection between said means and said ejector section whereby the high velocity air is ejected into the ejection section, and a grain hopper attached t... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5186110 | Railroad hopper car discharge gate valve A discharge gate for a railroad hopper car has slope sheets terminating in longitudinally extending spaced lips. A through is secured to the slope sheets beneath the lips and a rotatable valve shaft controls the flow of material from the interior of the g... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4964575 | Boom flow control mechanism for pneumatic spreaders An improved system for pneumatic spreader systems for selective distribution of particulate material onto agricultural fields from selected ones of a plurality of elongated delivery tubes or booms. The improved feature of the present invention comprises a... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4953135 | Dry blending with fibers Disclosed is a method and apparatus for avoiding the clumping of dry fibers having diameters and lengths in certain ranges during blending of such fibers into a dry or wet particulate material. The process comprises distributing fibers in a vaporous mediu... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4934877 | Pneumatic gate for railway hopper cars A gate for attachment to the hopper of a railway car or other vehicle which carries particulate material. The gate has a pair of sloping walls with facing surfaces, and the lower ends of the walls are spaced apart to permit the particulate material to be ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4875811 | Apparatus and method for transporting and unloading containers An apparatus and method for transporting and unloading a container (10, 10A) carrying particulate lading which is removably mounted on a tiltable support frame (76, 76A) pivotally mounted on a highway trailer (54, 54A). At the unloading site, a portable t... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4867615 | Hopper car discharge gate This invention relates to a discharge trough for use in combination with a discharge gate of a railroad hopper car. The discharge gate has slanted side walls terminating in spaced, longitudinally extending lips which define a longitudinal discharge openin... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4756647 | Metering slide for fine-grained solids A metering slide for fine-grained solids for gastight closing and cross-section-variable opening of vessels and piping in pneumatic conveying systems. A sliding plate provided with a metering opening is moved between two slide rings by a drive in a compre... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4677917 | High volume covered hopper car with loading from below and automatic unloading A high volume covered railway hopper car is disclosed which has vertical end walls so as to fully utilize the space over the trucks of the car for lading volume. An automatic pneumatic unloading system is provided so as to unload a pulverant lading from t... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4674922 | Apparatus and process for controlling a charging operation for a feed of particles of bulk material An apparatus having a charging lock chamber which can be alternately closed off with respect to a supply container by a movable closure head and an annular sealing edge in opposite relationship thereto as a seat therefor, on the one hand, and from a pneum... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4605342 | Device for introducing dosed quantities of pulverized solid materials into a carrier gas stream A device for introducing dosed quantities of pulverized solid materials into a carrier gas stream is presented. The device is particularly suitable for injecting solid fuels into a shaft furnace during metal refining. The device comprises a housing having... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4580927 | Pneumatic material transportation apparatus A pneumatic material transportation apparatus utilizes a continuous supply of particulate material which is fed to an open hopper, and flows by gravity through a pneumatic sealing feed valve into a pulse drive chamber containing a series of internal gravi... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4500230 | Pneumatic gate for railway hopper cars A pneumatic gate for railway hopper cars which includes a non-tubular valve member deployed above a gate discharge tunnel, with said valve member being actuated by rotation about a bearing shaft which is disposed along an axis parallel with the axis of th... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4437798 | Valve for discharge outlet and actuating means therefore Valve means are provided in a discharge opening movable between a closed position blocking communication between a hopper compartment and a discharge conduit. The valve means comprises a segment of an arc which in a closed position spans the distance betw... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4411560 | Pneumatic hopper discharge outlet A pneumatic hopper discharge outlet is fastened to the bottom of railway hopper cars for controlling the discharge of lading. The outlet includes a pair of side walls, a pair of sloping side walls, and a valve shaft which is rotatably mounted in the end w... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4397591 | Pneumatic outlet control valve In accordance with the present invention, in a pneumatic outlet a discharge tube is attached to sloped outlet walls having lips at their lower inner edges. A rotatable control valve is located within the discharge tube. The control valve is provided with ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4382725 | Pneumatic outlet valve A pneumatic outlet is provided including a rotatable control valve having a body portion and a moment portion extending therefrom. The moment portion and the body portion each include edge portions which in closed position engage adjacent valve seats. The... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4200412 | Control for pneumatic conveying system A dense phase pneumatic conveying system with pressurized air applied at the source to deliver granular material through a conveying line to a receiver with a shut-off valve having an air leakage path located in the conveying line operated by a sensing el... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4200208 | Pneumatic hopper gate An outlet gate arrangement for a hopper having sloping side walls converging toward each other and defining between their lower edges a discharge opening communicating with a pneumatic discharge tube comprises a gate having an upper surface abuttingly eng... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4165133 | Material handling system for wide range of materials and flow rates Continuous flow at various material flow rates through a pneumatic transport system of a wide variety of granular and hygroscopic materials over a wide range of moistures, sizes and weights is achieved by gravity feed through a dispensing hopper having a ... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4151935 | Sampling assembly for pneumatic outlet A pair of longitudinally spaced valve elements are provided in a pneumatic outlet. Each valve element includes a body portion, preferably a segment of a circle, including a body portion edge which seats on a body portion valve seat located adjacent the bo... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4118075 | Bulk material delivery apparatus Apparatus for discharging bulk material into a pneumatic conveyor conduit has two chambers, one disposed above the other, the upper chamber having an inlet orifice controllable by a pivotal closure flap and the lower chamber communicating with an outlet o... | 10/03/1978 |
