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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 |
| 7910815 | Precision axial flow valve The present invention relates to the field of brass wind musical instruments, and more specifically to an improved axial flow valve which resists wear and optimizes air flow. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7705228 | Shoulder marching tuba A shoulder marching tuba having a compact slide arrangement for instrument spot tuning. The shoulder marching tuba includes an air inlet mouthpiece, an air outlet bell, and a series of airflow tubing and valves in fluid communication therebetween. The series of airf... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7501566 | Brass-wind instrument valve and method A brass wind instrument and method comprising: a single piece body further comprising a plurality of valve cylinders for receiving valves and a plurality of ports and interfaces in fluid communication with said valve cylinder, wherein said ports and interfaces are s... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7247778 | Addressable pneumatic valve system An addressable valve system is described wherein a plurality of valves are embedded into a single, compact valve block. Each valve comprises a piston moving in a bore in the block. A magnet embedded in the piston is positioned within a coil. When energized, the coil... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6838603 | Valve A valve particularly intended to act as a water key for a musical wind instrument comprises a ball 17 captively mounted inside a housing 15 and a spring 18 which biases the ball 17 into an inlet aperture 12 of the valve. An annular... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6297436 | Valve assembly for musical instruments A valve assembly including at least one valve body designed to be mounted on a musical instrument, such as but not limited to a trombone or like "brass" instrument and adapted to regulate air flow through the instrument, between at least a first path of a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6255571 | Trombone stable in tone color and pitch and compact valve used therein A trombone has a rotary valve unit inserted between two parts of a main tube and further connected to a bypass tube, and a player manipulates the rotary valve unit for changing the length of vibrating air column, wherein the rotary valve unit has a cylind... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6018114 | Rotary valve of brass instrument A rotary valve is provided for a brass instrument to produce brass sounds of different pitches by changing over a tube length of a resonance tube. Herein, a rotor is inserted in a valve casing. The valve casing has a cylindrical shape whose both ends are ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6008444 | Adjustable weight valve cap A valve cap apparatus is provided for use with a musical instrument having a valve case configured to receive a valve. The apparatus includes a main end cap having a first attachment portion configured to be removably coupled to an end of the valve case, ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5892167 | Key mechanism of bassoon A bassoon equipped with a key mechanism is constructed by a tube which consists of a tenor joint, a double joint, a long joint and a bell joint. Herein, three sound holes corresponding to sounds of E, B.music-flat. and F.music-sharp. are located in the do... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5435222 | Single trigger minor third attachment short reach slide trombone A slide trombone is provided which has an activatable attachment which lengthens the basic windpath of the instrument. The attachment is activated to lower the basic pitch of the instrument by a minor third. The instrument further has a reach (i.e., the d... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5241890 | Speaker vent In a woodwind instrument, the improvement comprising a speaker vent extending from inside to outside of the instrument, said speaker vent being characterized by an internal volume in the range of 200 mm3 to 285 mm3.... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5052261 | Compensating valve system for brass instruments Improved apparatus for providing a chromatic scale with accurate intonation for valved brass instruments is disclosed. Two embodimeents of the invention that compensate for the deficiencies of the valve systems of the prior art are described for both four... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4718318 | Flow path selector valve for use in wind instruments made of metal This invention relates to a flow path selector valve for use in wind instruments made of metal, such as a trumpet or a French horn. The valve comprises at least one pair of valve members, which consist each of a solid of revolution and are rotatably mount... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4559859 | Musical instrument A musical wind instrument of the type in which the pitch of the note to be produced is initially created by a person blowing the instrument, the instrument being provided with at least one elongated tubular section forming a sound path with two ends. This... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4247283 | Musical instrument adapted to emit a controlled flame A flaming trumpet or a musical instrument which emits a flame under the control of the musician playing the instrument. The intensity and duration of the flame are controlled by the musician activating a control valve which controls the amount of gas eman... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4233876 | Method for preventing freeze-up of musical instrument valves and other movable elements A method and composition of preventing the valves and slides of musical instruments from sticking or becoming sluggish at low temperatures. The method involves the application of a solution comprising a polyhydric alcohol, a monohydric alcohol, and water ... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4178830 | Compact B-flat horn and case therefor A Bb brass horn is provided with a bell which is threaded on to the remainder of the instrument. This provides a thickening of the metal at the position of attachment and hence a relatively rigid ring circumferentially about the bell, enhancing the tonali... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4127050 | Brass wind musical instrument A brass wind musical instrument comprises two main tubes along which a plurality of bypasses are arranged, the bypasses being inserted in series into the corresponding main tubes by the action of valve assemblies; an intermediate tube; a first changeover ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4127052 | Flexible tube valve A musical instrument valve having two flexible, movable sound tubes in a casing is disclosed. By actuating a finger button, a musician can reposition the tubes to include a slide loop in the instrument's sound path.... | 11/28/1978 |
| 3933079 | Musical wind instrument The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is directed to a wind instrument made of tubular metal and having an initial straight portion beginning at a mouthpiece receiving end and terminating in a sound-emanating bell portion. The wind instrument i... | 01/20/1976 |
