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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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| 7207561 | Sheet feeder In the sheet feeder, a first intermediate gear support shaft is inserted into a bearing of a first intermediate gear, and contains a bearing engaging part including a sectional shape having a substantial D-shaped cut having a flat part and a circular part. The beari... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7073446 | Ensuring the repeat length to remain the same in a semi-rotary die cutter or printing press A semi-rotary unit for continuously cutting or printing articles from sheets or from a continuous web, includes a rotary cylinder for supporting about its circumference a removable plate and defining a cutting or printing station, a conveyor for sequentially conveyi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6926456 | Guiding device for a marking arrangement A device for guiding a continuous strip past a marking unit, which is arranged to non-mechanically provide markings on at least one strip surface, includes a longitudinal channel for receiving the strip. The channel is at least partly defined by guiding elements tha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6840168 | Paper sheet stamp apparatus A stamp apparatus having a conveying belt pair for conveying a mail matter in an arrow T direction, sensor for detecting the conveyed mail matter, a stamp hub which roll-contacts a postage stamp portion of the mail matter, rotates, and stamps the portion with a post... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6715945 | Printing apparatus for performing quality control of printed paper sheet A printing apparatus includes an image reader for reading an image on a printed paper sheet to obtain image data, and a controller for controlling the image reader to obtain image data about a color chart including solid patches once for every predetermined number o... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6099180 | Method for feeding paper in image forming apparatus A process and image formation apparatus with an enhanced loading of printable media onto a path of conveyance through the apparatus during the practice of the process by feeding paper for an image forming apparatus by setting a predetermined pickup time o... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5577718 | Collator apparatus with rotary printer A collator apparatus is disclosed for assembling a plurality of continuous forms into a sequence of multi-layer forms. The apparatus includes a numbering device which is disposed adjacent to the sequence of forms for applying a number to a first form of t... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5471928 | Control device and method for "on the fly" printing machines A control device for on the fly printing machines, especially machines for franking envelopes, comprises a printing device comprising a rotary print head actuated by a first motor and carrying on a portion of its surface a printing active part. A conveyor... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5465662 | Envelope positioning assembly An envelope positioning assembly for a postage meter. A typical postage meter includes a registration wall, a deck and a printing apparatus for printing a postage indicia on an envelope. The envelope positing assembly includes: (1) a pin fixably mounted t... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5355798 | Intermittent motion rotary printing press An intermittent motion rotary printing press in which the inking cylinder and pressure cylinder are mounted in spaced apart relation on a single common bracket assembly which pivots between an inking step position and a print step position. The range of b... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5337665 | Mailing machine including postage meter having rotary postage printing drum provided with an envelope deflector A mailing machine, comprising a base including a deck, a postage meter removably mounted on the base, the postage meter including a rotary postage printing drum overhanging the deck, the base including means for feeding an envelope in a downstream path of... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5203263 | Device for triggering a postage meter machine The apparatus comprises two levers (80, 81), which are rotatable around rigid axles (86, 87). Added to this is a third rigid axle (85), which carries the one lower infeed roller (21.2). The upper infeed roller (21.1) is supported at a lever (80) and is sp... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5046419 | Rotary ink stamp for a copier/printer apparatus A rotary stamp mechanism includes a drive wheel with a curved stamp holding housing held thereon by a sheet metal band to enable replacement and adjustment of the stamp housing. A stamping sequence is selected by a machine operator and the leading edge of... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5018443 | Position sensor systems for a print head A position sensor system for controlling accurately the movement of a print head so that printing occurs on a series of products at the same location independent of product speed, changes in speed and mechanical delays includes a product or product mark s... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4905600 | Single revolution drive system including a rotary timing cam In a machine including structure for sensing a sheet fed to the machine, an improvement comprising: a rotary timing cam, an actuating member movable into and out of locking engagement with the cam; apparatus for controlling the actuating member, the contr... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4903591 | Mailing machine including improved trip means In a mailing machine including a postage meter, wherein the postage meter includes rotary structure for printing indicia on a sheet fed to the machine, wherein the machine includes structure for driving the printing structure, wherein the machine includes... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4884503 | Mailing machine including improved sheet feeding means In a mailing machine including a postage meter and a housing for supporting the postage meter, wherein the mailing machine includes means for individually feeding sheets in a path of travel through the machine, wherein the postage meter includes rotary me... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4882989 | Mailing machine including improved sheet aligning means In a mailing machine including a postage meter, wherein the postge meter includes rotary structure for printing indicia on a sheet fed to the machine, wherein the machine includes apparatus for driving the printing structure, wherein the machine includes ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4881461 | Mailing machine including improved driving means circuit In a mailing machine including a postage meter and means for feeding a sheet through and from the machine, wherein the postage meter includes rotary printing structure for printing indicia on a sheet fed through the machine, and the machine includes appar... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4763575 | Envelope pressure plate for mailing machine A mailing machine for conveying envelopes seriatim along a feed path toward a postage meter operatively connected to said mailing machine. The mailing machine includes a housing frame, a deck secured to the frame for supporting the envelopes, the deck hav... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4729311 | Printing apparatus including a single revolution clutch A printing apparatus which includes a single revolution clutch. The clutch includes first and second cam sections which comprise the output member of the clutch. When the clutch is released, a spring accelerates the output member to bring a control surfac... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4695171 | Horizontally or vertically orientable compact ticket processor The processor has a "U"-shaped transport path with input and output slots in closely situated parallel planes. An overrunning clutch forms part of the transport drive between the reader and the printer to shorten the transport path by permitting the leadi... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4627342 | Heated sleeve printing roll couple with clutch-brake unit control A printer which comprises a printing roll mounted upon a main shaft for rotation, an ink roll presented in axial parallel relationship to said printing roll and having heat-soluble ink, a clutch brake unit operatively connected to said printing roll and i... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4596185 | Printing apparatus An endorsement printer for document processing systems is driven in a printing operation cycle by two separate motors. One motor, which may be of the stepping type, drives the endorsement printer in acceleration and deceleration modes before and after the... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4579054 | Stand-alone electronic mailing machine This invention relates to a stand-alone electronic mailing machine that includes a postage metering device. The invention has particular utility when utilized in a mailing machine of the reciprocating platen type. The entire drive mechanism, setting mecha... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4523523 | Mailing machine with envelope insertion sensing apparatus An electronically controlled mailing machine is provided which includes a housing having a slot into which an envelope may be inserted, a platen movably connected to said housing, a print head overhanging said platen, and structure for moving the platen i... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4493252 | Postage printing apparatus having a movable print head in a print drum A postage meter system having a rotary printing drum for printing fixed data is disclosed. Disposed entirely within the drum is an internal print head for printing variable data. The rotary drum contains an opening therein through which the internally loc... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4399750 | Camming platen endorser An endorser for document processing machines is provided with means for controlling the application of an endorsement in a manner which reduces the deleterious effects of impaction previously encountered when printing endorsements and at the same time aff... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4334471 | Reference printing on moving surface A printing system is disclosed which permits the printing of indicia on a continuously moving web at a fixed position offset from previously printed, evenly spaced web marks. The fixed position of the printed indicia relative to the web marks is independe... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4278023 | Drive system for endorser A method and apparatus for a drive system having an intermittently rotating output shaft. In operation, the output shaft is caused to accelerate to a constant rotational velocity, held at that velocity for a predetermined portion of its rotation, then dec... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4220084 | Document endorser apparatus As documents are moved serially past a servo motor-driven endorser, it endorses a stamp upon each. A transport signal dependent on document speed, and an endorser signal generated by an optical tachometer mounted to the servo motor, provide input to a fre... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4197797 | Modular high speed printing system A modular high speed printing system for printing alphabetic and numerical information upon individual items or documents fed individually or in series through the modules. A feeder module performs accounting functions as to the number of documents proces... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4133262 | Inking apparatus An endorser for use in document processing apparatus is provided with a matrix wire printer for printing variable information on documents as they are transported at a controlled speed along a transport path forming part of an endorsing station, and with ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4128154 | Positive engagement clutch with soft engagement motion To place a driven shaft in accurate angular alignment with respect to a continuously rotating driving shaft or, selectively, with respect to a fixed reference, the fixed reference is formed as a housing, the driving shaft has a disk with a cam track attac... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4111624 | Dough piece imprinter and controls therefore Imprinters or stampers for imprinting or stamping numerals, letters or symbols into the top of pieces of dough prior to baking, which includes means for individually sensing each piece of dough to insure that the imprinting device is properly timed for im... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4101018 | Paper edge sensor Paper is carried on an apertured platen and is rotated past a slowly moving printing head so as to scan in a raster fashion from top to bottom and from left to right over the surface of the paper. The paper is held to the platen drum by a vacuum that is a... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4093056 | Single revolution mechanism A single revolution mechanism is disclosed in which a feed roll is mounted on a print lever which is attached rotatably to a pivot. By rotating the lever, the feed roll can be brought into contact with an external driving shaft. The feed roll is coupled t... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4079669 | Article controlled bag printing machine A printing machine for use in printing on an end portion of a bag or an article and the like comprises a printing roller, a back-up wheel segment, an arm journalling the wheel segment for adjustable movement toward and away from the printing roller, an el... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4077318 | Apparatus for printing upon moving sheets, paper or the like with automatic typesetting A printing apparatus including a plurality of movable flexible endless belts incorporated in a plate drum which are aligned side by side, each of the endless belts being provided with spaced printing type on its outer peripheral surface and arranged side ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4069754 | Transfer-printing apparatus A transfer-printing process and apparatus for transfer-printing from a master card onto a work piece. The process starts by manual insertion of the master card into a gap provided between press rollers. By the insertion of the master card, the work piece ... | 01/24/1978 |
