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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 |
| 7856931 | Center sill for railroad freight car A center sill for inclusion in a center sill assembly of a railroad freight car. The center sill includes a first main structural member of metal plate bent to a three-sided shape including a bottom cover and a pair of side web portions, and a top cover plate fasten... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7478599 | Railroad car having cold formed center sill A railroad car having a center sill formed by cold rolling a flat sheet of steel into a rectangular configuration. One of the embodiments includes strengthening flanges and another includes ribs. The cold formed center sill may be formed of a single cold formed sect... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7337727 | Dropped deck center beam rail road car A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented web work structure for carrying vertical shear loads between the top truss and the center sill and d... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7069864 | Railway freight car end sill transition member A transition member for use in a railway freight car is provided. The transition member provides connection between the dissimilar cross sections of the underbody and draft sill of the railway freight car and the center sill of the railway freight car. The transitio... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040069 | Long-span transition beam An elongate, long-span transition beam employable between columns in a building frame structure. This transition beam includes (a) an elongate central portion having one, principal cross-sectional vertical depth, and (b) joined to the opposite ends of the central po... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007611 | Self steering, three-axle bogie A self-steering, three-axle bogie, in particular for a rail vehicle, comprising wheel sets and wheel set bearing housings allocated to the sets. The outer wheel sets are counter-coupled and can be displaced in a longitudinal direction and the central wheel set can b... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6962114 | Dropped deck center beam rail road car A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented web work structure for carrying vertical shear loads between the top truss and the center sill and d... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6769366 | One piece center sill for a railroad car A one-piece center sill for a railroad freight car formed by cold rolling a flat sheet of steel into a rectangular configuration. One of the embodiments includes strengthening flanges and another includes ribs. ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6739268 | Multiple trough coil car A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep si... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722288 | Railway box car with lower center of gravity A railway car having a lowered center of gravity is provided. The underframe of the railway car is preferably formed by extending a series of cross bearers between a pair of side sills and spacing them laterally between a pair of end sills. A center sill is then pre... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6431085 | Center beam car with depressed cargo-carrying area A center partition or center beam railroad freight car with a bulkhead at each end and a depressed cargo-carrying floor located on each side of the center beam in an intermediate portion of the car located between respective end portions of the car having... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6360166 | Apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site An apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site. The apparatus and method includes a primary mobile machine having means attached to a rearward portion thereof for holding a first end of a first log cluster. The apparatus and method also in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6205932 | Autorack railcar structure A railcar has a substructure, a superstructure and intermediate webwork sides joining the substructure and the superstructure to form a truss-like structure for carrying automobiles. The resultant truss-like structure does not have a straight through cent... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6138581 | Railway gondola car A railway gondola car having trucks for movably supporting the car on railway tracks includes a center sill and a gondola body supported by the trucks. The gondola body includes first and second ends, a first side, a second side, and a bottom assembly. Th... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6119345 | Method of cold forming center sill for a railcar A center sill for a railroad car formed by cold rolling a flat sheet of steel into a rectangular configuration. One of the embodiments includes strengthening flanges and another includes ribs. The center sill may be formed of a single cold formed section ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6000342 | Railway car underframe for an insulated composite boxcar A railway car underframe is provided for mounting a composite box structure thereon to form an insulated railway boxcar. The composite box structure includes side walls, end walls and a floor molded as an integral unit with fiber reinforced plastic interi... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5860366 | Center sill construction for a hopper rail car A hopper car having smooth side walls being reinforced by a horizontal beam along a horizontal seam. The roof of the car has a plurality of extruded beams, including a pair of coaming extrusions extending the length of a hatch opening. The coaming extrusi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5855174 | Railway car underframe for an insulated railway boxcar An insulated composite railway boxcar having a composite box structure mounted on a railway car underframe is provided. The composite box structure includes side walls, end walls and a floor molded as an integral unit with fiber reinforced plastic interio... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5762003 | Railroad hopper car underframe transition casting A railroad hopper car for carrying loads of commodities comprises spaced trucks and a car body supported on the spaced trucks. The car body includes an underframe having a center sill, with discharge openings, the center sill in the area of the discharge ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758584 | Railroad car with lightweight center beam structure A railroad freight car of the center beam type, in which the upright center beam has a top chord interconnected with a bulkhead at each end of the body of the car, and spaced-apart upright columns and diagonal structural members interconnect the top chord... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5715757 | Impact-absorber devices, impact-absorption method, and framework and vehicle including such impact-absorber devices The invention concerns impact-absorber devices, an impact-absorption method, and a framework and a vehicle including such impact-absorber devices. According to the invention, the impact-absorber device comprises at least one longitudinal member absorbing ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5660116 | Impact-absorber devices, impact-absorption method, and framework and vehicle including such impact-aborber devices The invention concerns impact-absorber devices, an impact-absorption method, and a framework and a vehicle including such impact-absorber devices. According to the invention, the impact-absorber device comprises at least one longitudinal member absorbing ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5626083 | Railroad car with lightweight center beam structure A railroad freight car of the center beam type, in which the upright center beam has a top chord interconnected with a bulkhead at each end of the body of the car, and spaced-apart upright columns and diagonal structural members interconnect the top chord... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5579699 | Impact-absorber devices, impact-absorption method, and framework and vehicle including such impact-absorber devices The invention concerns impact-absorber devices, an impact-absorption method, and a framework and a vehicle including such impact-absorber devices. According to the invention, the impact-absorber device comprises at least one longitudinal member absorbing ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5462144 | Impact-absorber device The invention concerns an impact-absorber device comprising at least one mechanical member absorbing by deformation the energy generated by an impact in a given direction, wherein said member is made from thin plate, having a cross-section in a plane perp... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5458067 | Two piece center sill shroud for railway cars A metal shroud for protecting the center sill of a rail car from contamination from bulk material being carried having a pair of pieces longitudinally split and arranged to be affixed in overlapping relationship to the center sill. The pair of pieces of t... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5407309 | All purpose railway spine car An improved articulated railway spine car unit for carrying highway truck trailers and/or containers has a center sill which extends substantially the entire length of the car unit. The center sill has end portions with upper surfaces depressed with respe... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5367958 | Two piece center sill shroud for railway cars A metal shroud for protecting the center sill of a rail car from contamination from bulk material being carried having a pair of pieces longitudinally split and arranged to be affixed in overlapping relationship to the center sill. The pair of pieces of t... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5329859 | Increased strength railway tank for underframe construction and method with center sill pocket and weld support for pooling welding material An underbody structure (10) supporting an end of a railway car body (B, B') cradled in a cradle pad (12, 12'). A center sill assembly (16) has first and second spaced apart side plates (18, 20) spaced to either side of the longitudinal centerline of the c... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5246321 | Railway spine car An improved articulated railway spine car unit for carrying highway truck trailers and/or containers has a center sill which extends substantially the entire length of the car unit. The center sill has end portions with upper surfaces depressed with respe... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5216958 | Brake arrangement for a railroad gondola car with tie rod running inside center sill A brake arrangement for a railroad car having a semi-closed box beam center sill and including a first aperture communicating with the interior of the center sill, a second aperture communicating with the interior of the center sill, a tie rod extending b... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5161469 | All purpose spine car container floor restraint A container floor restraint for a freight rail car is provided. The car has a longitudinally extending center sill and a plurality of cross beams extending transversely thereof. The car further has a load supporting assembly at one end and a load supporti... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5159882 | Railway car underbody structure and method An improved railway car underbody support structure and method for economically constructing same. The structure includes a center sill assembly having a pair of vertically disposed side plates spaced equidistant from the longitudinal center line of the c... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4951575 | Depressed center beam flat car A railway flat car having a depressed load carrying portion to reduce the center of gravity of the car. The flat car includes a side sill assembly having upper end section having floor portions and a lower intermediate section for supporting the depressed... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4930427 | Railroad gondola or hopper car, particularly a coal car A railroad gondola car having improved side sills, internal horizontal tension braces and diagonal braces with cast metal connectors at the ends of the braces and doubler plates on the side wall post flanges for reinforcement purposes where posts are conn... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4917019 | Railway freight car A railway car comprises a center sill with a crossbearer, webs and end bolsters extending across thereof. A light side stiffener interconnects the projecting ends of said webs and spans between the bolster and the crossbearer. A shear plate covers a trape... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4893568 | Railway car conversion to gondola car A hopper car is converted to a gondola-type car by replacing the hoppers and their dump doors with a light metal sheet floor. The floor sheets form a series of box-like compartments. The compartments are formed by crossbearer partitions extending between ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4864938 | Railway freight car A railway car comprises a center sill with a crossbearer, webs and end bolsters extending across thereof. A light side stiffener interconnects the projecting ends of said webs and spans between the bolster and the crossbearer. A shear plate covers a trape... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4817537 | Container carrying convertible rail-highway vehicle A container carrying rail-highway vehicle in the form of a semitrailer chassis including an elongated center sill box extending longitudinally of the vehicle, a front box-type transverse sill attached to a forward portion of the center sill and a rear box... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4802420 | Centre beam railroad car This invention relates to centre beam freight cars. The purpose of these freight cars is to carry large, bulky freight which does not require much protection from the elements. Thus, any freight car must have wide utility and sufficient rigidity but a tar... | 02/07/1989 |
