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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 |
| 8176809 | Planar torsion spring A torsion spring comprises an inner mounting segment. An outer mounting segment is located concentrically around the inner mounting segment. A plurality of splines extends from the inner mounting segment to the outer mounting segment. At least a portion of each spli... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176808 | Robot arm assembly A robot arm assembly a base unit with a shoulder assembly rotatably disposed on the base unit. A lower robot arm is pivotably attached to the shoulder assembly. An upper robot arm is pivotably attached to the lower robot arm. The base unit includes a first motor whi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8091448 | Manipulator with distributed actuation mechanism The present invention relates to a manipulator having distributed mechanism for maximizing the performance of the manipulator. The manipulator is comprised of a first link; a second link; a joint for rotatably joining the first link and the second link each other; a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079284 | Device for swiveling objects The invention relates to a device for swiveling an object around a stationary axis (16) which lies outside the space occupied by the device. The inventive device is characterized by unusually great rigidity. A supporting coupler (5) and a guiding coupl... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8047094 | Hydraulic involute cam actuator Mechanical joints are provided in which the angle between a first coupled member and a second coupled member may be varied by mechanical actuators. In some embodiments the angle may be varied around a pivot axis in one plane and in some embodiments the angle may be ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8001868 | SCARA-type robot structure and corresponding robot A robot structure that has a base, at least a first arm that moves with respect to the base both in translation and in rotation, a movement mechanism for moving the first arm with respect to the base, a member for accepting a tool, and a power supply assembly. The m... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7971505 | Link actuating device In a bearing detachment prevention structure provided in a rotation pair portion of a link mechanism, play filling-up and pre-load adjustment for the bearing are realized with ease. As a means for therefor, there is provided a link actuating device having three or m... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7841256 | Articulated manipulator A miniaturized articulated manipulator 20 has a first arm member 31A internally provided with two driving motors 33 and 34, and a second arm member 30B not provided with any devices corresponding to the driving motors 33 and... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7823477 | Setting device joint with a rotating wobbler A joint (17) for connecting to a parallel-kinematic machine (1) a setting device (5) mounted in said machine, wherein the setting device (5) is intended to move a machine-connected positioning head (16) in space, and wherein the se... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7798036 | Joint driving device A first elastic body actuator and a second elastic body actuator are used for driving a first configuration member and a second configuration member to swing them with respect to each other. One end portion of the first elastic body actuator is secured to the first ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7765892 | Multi-degree-of-freedom motion mechanism A multi-degree-of-freedom motion mechanism comprises a first linkage unit, a second linkage unit, a driven unit, a connection block and a third linkage unit; the first linkage unit and the second linkage unit are respectively disposed with a first curved projecting ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765891 | Robotic compliance mechanism A mechanism provides compliance between a tool and a robotic arm and includes a base with a first face. The mechanism includes a post assembly with a thrust washer and a mounting post attached to the thrust washer. The thrust washer engages the first face to form a ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7677129 | Multiaxis counterbalance and positioning system using a spatial linkage A spatial linkage including an inboard gimbal plate that provides a ground for the spatial linkage, an outboard gimbal plate, and three links that couple the outboard gimbal plate to the inboard gimbal plate. Each link has a longitudinal axis and two pivotal couplin... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7581465 | Joint structure of robot In a robot of an elbow joint of a humanoid robot, a first main link and a second main link are connected through a first movable link and a second movable link, and the two movable links are arranged to cross. Specifically, in a quadrangle whose apices are formed by... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7555969 | Joint driving device A first elastic body actuator and a second elastic body actuator are used for driving a first configuration member and a second configuration member to swing them with respect to each other. One end portion of the first elastic body actuator is secured to the first ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7543518 | Link assembly for a snake like robot arm The present invention relates to a link assembly for a robot arm which comprises first and second link members each adapted for limited movement one with respect to the other and resilient elastomeric material disposed between said first and second members and bonde... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540215 | Synchronized ring linkages A ring linkage is hereby disclosed that is comprised of at least six links, each link having at least two pivots located proximate to their ends, said links being arranged in a loop whereby each link is pivotally attached via its end pivots to two neighboring links.... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7536931 | Articulated arm An articulated arm having a first arm member and a second arm member flexibly coupled mutually by a ball joint. From a plurality of through-holes provided in the first arm member 2 to a plurality of holding holes provided in the second arm member, compression... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7509886 | Mechanical structure providing six degrees of freedom The invention relates to a mechanical structure which provides motion in six degrees of freedom, which comprises: (a) a main plate; (b) a base; (c) at least three supporting structures, each comprising a lower, bridge-like section supported by the base, and an upper... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7475613 | Multi-axis spindle head A powered mechanism able to articulate about two orthogonal tilt axes, the powered mechanism having a sphere pivotally mounted in a ring or band and driven by a first pivotally mounted motor to articulate the sphere about the first axis, and a second pivotally mount... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7464623 | Distribution equipment for robot A robot provided with a robot mechanism including a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member being movable relative to each other; and a laying structure for laying an umbilical member in the robot mechanism. The robot includes the um... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7454995 | Joint mechanism for robot hand and the like A joint mechanism that can be used in an articulated finger unit of a robot hand has first and second actuators that are disposed facing each other from the front and back on either side of a perpendicular joint axle, and first and second drive bevel gears that are ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441341 | Automated robotic measuring system An automated coordinate measuring system comprising a measuring arm used for acquisition of geometry data that incorporates an exoskeletal structure resilient to physical perturbations including thermal changes and vibrations which may affect coordinate data acquisi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434491 | Flexible tooling interface for headstock/tailstock positioner A workpiece positioner assembly comprises a headstock apparatus that is configured to rotate a workpiece A headstock interface assembly is configured to secure the workpiece to the headstock apparatus and comprises a bearing configured to enable pitch, yaw and roll ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7367245 | Joint structure and robot arm A joint structure includes a rotating guide pulley, a fixed guide, and a rotating guide pulley. The rotating guide pulley is coaxial with a rotating shaft of a revolute joint, and is arranged so as to be rotatable about the rotating shaft. The fixed guide is arrange... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337691 | Parallel kinematics mechanism with a concentric spherical joint A parallel kinematics mechanism is provided for uses such as robotics or machining. The mechanism has various limbs designed as elbow-linkages, at least some of which are actuatable, for moving an end component with multiple degrees of freedom. The mechanism advanta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331750 | Parallel robot A parallel robot or parallel kinematics mechanism is provided for uses such as robotics or machining. The mechanism comprises a fixed base, a main arm, and a first and second support arm to position and orient an object in a cylindrical space with at least three deg... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322258 | Industrial robot There is provided an industrial robot having no interference of a cable for an end effector or the like with a peripheral apparatus. An end effector 5 is fixed to a wrist flange 4 through an intermediate member 6. The intermediate member ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316681 | Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity An articulated surgical instrument for enhancing the performance of minimally invasive surgical procedures. The instrument has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia and good force reflection. A unique cable and pulley drive system operates to reduce ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7296962 | Split assembly robotic arm A robotic arm assembly (101) is provided which comprises a hub (103), a first arm segment (105) which is attached to the hub, and a second arm segment (107) which is attached to the first arm segment such that said second arm segment can ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7273488 | High-rigidity forceps tip assembly for active forceps and active forceps equipped with the same Provided is a forceps tip assembly capable of supporting a forceps tip with high rigidity in order to realize a laparoscopic surgery requiring a significant power with the forceps tip, such as an organ removal surgery which has been heretofore difficult to be perfor... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7259535 | Apparatus and method for situating a tool with respect to a work site on a workpiece An apparatus coupled with a mechanism and cooperating with the mechanism to locate an end-effector within a predetermined distance of a work site for situating the end-effector with respect to the work site includes: (a) a positioning unit coupled with the end-effec... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244091 | Robot arm mechanism Herein disclosed is a robot arm mechanism comprising a first arm link mechanism and a second arm link mechanism, a robot arm driving mechanism for driving the first arm link mechanism and the second arm link mechanism, and a link retaining mechanism for pivotably re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204168 | Hand controller and wrist device A compact four degrees of freedom parallel mechanism suitable for use as a hand control or wrist is provided that has backdrivability, is singularity free and has a large workspace and a large force reflecting capability. The structure is light but rigid, and the el... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188544 | Industrial robot An industrial delta robot with an arm system rotatable in space and including a base section, a moveable plate, several multi-jointed pull rods and a telescopic axle arranged between the base section and the moveable plate, opposite ends of the pull rods and of the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178421 | Dual spherical ball clamp A dual spherical ball clamp is employed to allow for pivotal adjustment of a robotic arm to support an object in a desired position. The clamp is formed by a pair of clamp halves bolted together to form a pair of sockets. Each socket receives a spherical ball of an ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175381 | Robotic arm for use with pharmaceutical unit of use transport and storage system A robotic arm (10) for use with a pharmaceutical unit of use transport and storage system (200) comprises a base plate (14) with a first cam track segment (16) and a second cam track segment (18). A first arm segment (20) is... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152456 | Automated robotic measuring system An automated coordinate measuring system comprising a measuring arm used for acquisition of geometry data that incorporates an exoskeletal structure resilient to physical perturbations including thermal changes and vibrations which may affect coordinate data acquisi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127962 | Four-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator for producing Schönflies motions The present invention relates to a manipulating device (A) for producing Schönflies motions comprising a parallel array of at least two legs (B), each leg (B) including an actuator unit (C) having first and second ends and producing a pan-tilt motion, each leg (B) ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124660 | Hex-axis horizontal movement dynamic simulator A hex-axis horizontal movement dynamic simulator is aimed at Modular Design without hydraulic or pneumatic system but which were conventionally used in the so called Stewart Platform; this dynamic simulator comprises three sets of movement control unit with symmetri... | 10/24/2006 |
