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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 |
| 8117890 | Automatic optimized calibration for a marine propulsion system with multiple drive units A method for calibrating the steering configuration for a marine propulsion system provides a procedure by which the steering alignment is changed by a known and symmetrical amount in order to identify and characterize the effect that such a change has on the operat... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8061181 | Inertial sensor misalignment and compensation An apparatus for providing information pertaining to the orientation of a vehicle to which the apparatus is coupled includes a chassis having a first interior surface and an inertial-sensor assembly disposed within the chassis and having a first exterior surface. A ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047047 | Inertial sensor misalignment and compensation An apparatus for providing information pertaining to the orientation of a vehicle to which the apparatus is coupled includes a chassis having a first interior surface and an inertial-sensor assembly disposed within the chassis and having a first exterior surface. A ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7552615 | Failure detection device for rotation angle detection sensor A failure detection device for detecting a failure of a rotation angle detection sensor, which sensor detects a rotational angle through which a rotary member has rotated, the failure detection device including a first detection element which has an output which inc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7472576 | Nanometrology device standards for scanning probe microscopes and processes for their fabrication and use Nanometrology device standards and methods for fabricating and using such devices in conjunction with scanning probe microscopes are described. The fabrication methods comprise: (1) epitaxial growth that produces nanometer sized islands of known morphology, structur... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7400991 | Contact type displacement meter First, it is confirmed that the contactor 1a is not damaged. Next, an initial preset signal PR is supplied at the state in which the contactor 1a is contacted to the master work MW. For this reason, CPU stores the reference value in EEPRO... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7385214 | System and method for correcting systematic error of, and calibrating for, tilt angle of surface topology sensor head having plurality of distance sensors The invention relates to a measuring arrangement comprising a sensor head (13) that can be displaced over a surface (11) at a distance therefrom in a scanning direction (R), a plurality of distance sensors which are suitable for distance measurement an... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370508 | Rotor position detection in an electrical machine An electrical machine has a rotor position transducer which provides output signals to a control system. The output signals contain errors due to component shortcomings and manufacturing imperfections. An apparatus is disclosed which is able to determine the errors ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370517 | Method of operating an internal combustion engine by determining angular positions of a crankshaft and camshaft A method of operating an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle has the steps of determining angular positions of a crankshaft and a camshaft from signals of two detecting devices, monitoring a relative angular position of one of the shafts relative to the ot... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359817 | Method of and device for re-calibrating three-dimensional visual sensor in robot system A re-calibration method and device for a three-dimensional visual sensor of a robot system, whereby the work load required for re-calibration is mitigated. While the visual sensor is normal, the visual sensor and a measurement target are arranged in one or more rela... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359776 | Apparatus for correcting and diagnosing angular rate sensors installed in an automotive vehicle An offset diagnosing and correcting section obtains an offset correction value from an angular rate value obtained from detection signals produced from a plurality of angular rate sensors and a detection signal produced from an angular rate sensor when an automotive... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335167 | Posture realignment system A software system and apparatus for the collection of various measurements of the human body representing deviations from an ideal posture in several planes of motion relative to the body. A specially designed apparatus enables the correct measurements, while the so... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320305 | Regulating device for regulating the air intake of a vehicle internal combustion engine A regulating device for regulating the air intake of an internal combustion engine, and comprising at least one throttled body having at least one air feed conduit connectable to the engine, and a first and second throttle housed in said at least one feed conduit to... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321215 | Wireless 3D auto-offset system for robot arms A wireless 3D auto-offset system for robot arms is provided. The wireless 3D auto-offset monitor sensor of the system includes an electronic leveling sensor, a Z-axis optical scale, and an XY-axes CCD monitor sensor for monitor and judgment of level states, offsets,... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318283 | Inclination sensor An inclination sensor includes: a case having a turning shaft section projected in a lateral direction on a front surface thereof; magnetism detecting means fixed on an upper side of the turning shaft section; a pair of magnets fixed in parallel to a rear surface of... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313959 | Magnetically attracted apparatus, system, and method for remote bondline thickness measurement Apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a structure are provided which use magnetically coupled probes disposed proximate opposite surfaces of a structure to locate, move, position, and hold a pulse echo ultrasonic transducer of one of the probes for non-dest... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310577 | Integrated capacitive bridge and integrated flexure functions inertial measurement unit An inertia control system includes an integrated inertial measurement unit coupled to an inertial platform. The integrated inertial measurement unit includes three accelerometer gimbals/axes (first, second, and third) respectively, each including a pair of flexure p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299556 | Method for checking or calibrating the angle-dependent alignment of a high-precision test-piece The invention related to a method for checking or calibrating the angle-dependent alignment of a reference structure on a high-precision test-piece. After arrangement of the test-piece on a retainer piece, a pre-alignment of an optical unit and/or the reference stru... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7248983 | Electronic compass and method of controlling an electronic compass using independent calibration and compass heading modules A method for controlling an electronic compass includes receiving raw magnetic field data into a calibration module and determining a calibration output based upon the raw magnetic field data. The raw magnetic field data is also received into a compass heading modul... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244929 | Encoder with absolute signal processing and incremental signal output and method of using such an encoder An encoder device for the determination of absolute angle or linear segments is described, with which the distance from the actual to the reference position is determined upon prompting and output via incremental signals. This encoder offers new functions for the in... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241103 | Method and system for adjusting a position of an object According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for adjusting a position of an object to compensate for tilt includes providing a rotatable base supporting an object and directing the object relative to the base such that the position of the object is... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223063 | Method and system for adjusting a position of an object According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for adjusting a position of an object to compensate for tilt includes providing a rotatable base supporting an object and directing the object relative to the base such that the position of the object is... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219529 | Method and apparatus for measuring scalefactor variation in a vibrating structure gyroscope Apparatus for measuring variation in scalefactor from a predetermined value for a vibrating structure gyroscope has a vibrating structure (R), fixed primary and fixed secondary drives (1, 13) for putting and maintaining the vibrating structure (R) in vibratin... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209225 | Inclination angle detection device and inclination angle detection method Each of a horizontal chart generating unit and a vertical chart generating unit generate eight charts #0 to #7, the bright/dark sections being placed sequentially in equal distances. Each pattern of each charts #0 to #7, is shifted little... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200469 | Apparatus and method for processing sensor output signals A method and apparatus are provided for generating a vehicle control signal that controls a function of a vehicle device associated with a sensed event. The apparatus comprises a first sensor that is configured to provide a first sensor output signal having a first ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190097 | Cross plane wide-gap motor system for gimbal An apparatus for the control and alignment of a sensor on a moving vehicle is provided that includes a gimbal ball supported by an outer axis structure and adapted to pivot about an outer elevation axis and about an outer azimuth axis. The outer axis structure is mo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178377 | Inclination sensor An inclination sensor is provided with a main body fixed to a vehicle, a pendulum supported by the main body so as to swing in response to an inclination of the vehicle, and a magnetic sensor that senses the inclination of the pendulum in order to detect as to wheth... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168507 | Recalibration of downhole sensors In downhole drilling tools, a first set of inexpensive and/or relatively small sensors that typically have lower accuracy and higher drift than conventional downhole sensors are located in the drill string adjacent to the bit. A second set of highly accurate sensors... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168290 | Aligning components of a measuring system A measuring system for calibrating a machine in which a base (10) is attachable to a surface of the machine and a housing (20) is mountable on the base, wherein at least one surface of the base and at least one surface of the housing are each provided ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167793 | Engine position correction A method for improving engine position sensing of an internal combustion engine is described. According to one aspect of the description, the determination of engine position may be improved by correcting rotational position of the internal combustion engine at a nu... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7142963 | Driver control input device for drive-by-wire system A driver control input device includes a support post and a steering ring rotatably supported with respect to the support post. A steering transducer is operatively connected between the steering ring and support post to convert mechanical rotation of the steering r... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7117082 | Controller for internal combustion engine An ECU converts a cylinder pressure P and a cylinder volume V corresponding to a crank angle θ at least from a compression stroke to a combustion and expansion stroke to a logarithmic value log P and a logarithmic value log V, respectively, to find a logarithmic co... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111407 | Vertical shaft alignment tool An apparatus and a method for aligning a vertical shaft or multiple axially coupled vertical shafts in a hydroelectric turbine generator or a similar vertical-shaft system, and for providing precise plumb inclination alignment of a vertical rotating shaft. Precision... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096726 | Fuel injector system diagnostic system An internal combustion engine diagnostic sensor system comprises a fuel rail for the engine wherein the fuel rail has a high pressure inlet end, a plurality of injector ports, and a terminating end and wherein a piezoelectric sensor is mounted on the terminating end... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093485 | Fuel level sensor A fuel level sensor for sensing and monitoring the level of remaining fluid in a container such as a fuel tank for a motorized vehicle is disclosed. The fuel level sensor incorporates an improved float and pivot arm member attached to a hub that rotates about a pivo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089776 | Calibration certification for wheel alignment equipment A disclosed jig, for use in certifying accuracy of a vehicle wheel aligner, includes two axles of equal length having stub shafts at the ends of the axles and two adjustable side spacers for releasable connection to the stub shafts. Plates for mounting heads of the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066016 | Camshaft position sensor testing system A camshaft testing system has a test sleeve, a controller, and main voltage supply. The camshaft position sensor is placed into the test sleeve. The controller activates the camshaft position sensor. The test sleeve has a test bar, which moves across the camshaft po... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055367 | Calibration of a probe A method of calibrating an analogue probe (10) having a stylus (12) with a workpiece-contacting tip (14) or a non-contact probe (26). A calibration artefact such as a calibration sphere (16) is mounted on a coordinate measuring mac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050908 | Lane marker projection method for a motor vehicle vision system Lane marker coordinate data obtained from a previous frame of a vehicle vision system is projected into the current video frame based on measured translation and rotation of the host vehicle. The projected lane marker coordinate data is consolidated with lane marker... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043961 | Tool calibrator and tracker system A standard medical or surgical tool's axis is located by attaching to the tool a plurality of a location indicating elements or markers having a known geometric or spatial relationship, and placing the tool in a tool calibrator that supports the tool in a manner tha... | 05/16/2006 |
