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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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Class 111/109 - Drilling machine (i.e., furrow opener)


Subclass of Class 111 - Planting
Definition: Apparatus including a device adapted to be drawn through
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 11/04/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7444948Mechanized planter
A planter for the mechanized planting of sea oats in beach or other difficult planting areas. The planter includes a calibrator that automates the release of sea oat plants through various release tubes as the planter moves over a chosen planting area. The calibrato...
11/04/2008
7263936Device for assisting transplanting of seedlings, machine incorporating the device, and method using the device
Seedlings are typically grown in trays of soil plugs. Once the seedlings have attained a predetermined size, they may be transplanted to the ground for continued seedling growth and development. Several machines are known in the art, which allow automated seedling t...
09/04/2007
7036440Adjustable tray size automatic seedling planting apparatus
A farm apparatus for automatically planting seedlings that have been sown in growing trays configured with multiple rows of seedling growing cells. Trays may be of various dimensions and seedling configurations. The apparatus may be adjusted in the field to accommod...
05/02/2006
6997120Planting apparatus and method
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a vehicle, such as a tractor, and a planting apparatus that is movable across the ground by the vehicle. The vehicle desirably has a guiding system for automatically guiding the vehicle to follow a predetermined planting pat...
02/14/2006
6941880Planting machine and method
Expandable stinger planting is described in which stinger probes on a boom end mounted frame are positioned for ground penetration on a boom type vehicle. Bottom ends of the probes are shifted between a closed plant receiving, ground penetrating positions; and open ...
09/13/2005
6907833Furrow closing wheel for agricultural seeders and mounting system therefor
A furrow closing wheel for an agricultural seeder has a center body portion and spokes extending radially outwardly from the body portion. The spokes each have a base attached to the body portion and a blunt tip located radially outwardly thereof. The blunt tip of e...
06/21/2005
6712013Methods of planting sugarcane seed to achieve a high plant density
Methods for planting sugarcane seed are provided to achieve high sugarcane plant densities per unit area. The methods include providing sugarcane seed pieces in an appropriate length, preparing the soil for planting the sugarcane seed by creating rows of wide furrow...
03/30/2004
6543373Methods of planting sugarcane seed to achieve a high plant density
Methods for planting sugarcane seed are provided to achieve high sugarcane plant densities per unit area. The methods include providing sugarcane seed pieces in an appropriate length, preparing the soil for planting the sugarcane seed by creating rows of ...
04/08/2003
6539883Handling and planting plants
The present specification discloses plant or seedling planting apparatus for planting a plant or seedling in a prepared ground position, the planting apparatus including a plant delivery chute leading to a position adjacent to the planting position, a con...
04/01/2003
5823126Mechanical seedling transplanter
A mechanical transplanter device for transplanting seedlings along a path includes a frame, a furrow opening shoe mounted on the frame and engaging the ground for opening a furrow in the ground, and seedling delivery means including a reciprocating stabil...
10/20/1998
5577453Adjustable compacting skid for mechanical transplanter
An adjustable compacting skid for mechanical seedling transplanters that compacts soil around transplanted seedlings to ensure proper moisture and nutrient delivery to the transplanted seedling. The compacting skid includes adjustable soil deflecting tabs...
11/26/1996
5159887Plant transplanter
A transplanter is disclosed which provides uniform planting without damaging plants. The transplanter includes a rotating cup assembly having two-piece clam shell cups, one of which opens by lateral movement by the cup halves of the cup. The transplanter ...
11/03/1992
4934290Mobile planter
A planter for placement of plants in spaced parallel rows in the soil has a plant dispenser fed manually or automatically from a plant supply and delivering to a furrow-opening coulter assembly and press wheels. The plant dispenser comprises a drum having...
06/19/1990
4750439Planting finger assembly
A planting finger assembly having paired planting fingers is disclosed for use with a planter of the type wherein plants are removed from a nursery tray, preferably by the stem, and transported to a secondary growing location preferably in a field for har...
06/14/1988
4597343Continuous paper-tube potted-seedlings separation transplanting planting machine
A transplanting machine having rotary transplanting rods which clasp the forwardmost one of a row of continuous potted seedlings of a continuous paper tube pot assembly of potted seedlings so as to draw out the row of continuous potted seedlings. Further,...
07/01/1986
4438710Seedling planter
A twin row seedling planter is provided with a new mechanical system for ejecting seedlings into a cut in the ground made by a dibble after the dibble has cut to a selected depth. The planter also features an improved modular lay-out of planting beams, pa...
03/27/1984
4404917Method and device for planting plants
Method and device for planting pot plants with a planting machine travelling on the ground so that a planting furrow is formed by means of a plough-share. The plants are fed into a planting device of the machine. The planting device grasps a plant, lowers...
09/20/1983
4373833Machine for use in implanting plant supporting stakes
A machine to be pulled by a mobile power unit, such as a farm tractor or the like. The machine comprises a plow member with a forward protruding and downwardly angled digging member for forming a trench, a hollow vertical guide member with upwardly angled...
02/15/1983
4364316Apparatus for planting seedlings
The present invention provides a planting apparatus including a mobile frame suitable for forward travel over the ground. A planting arm is movably mounted to the frame and extends from a mounting location. The planting arm includes a dibble remote from t...
12/21/1982
4355588Transplanting machine
A machine for transplanting soil plugs with great uniformity and a minimum of manual labor comprising a conveyor having a plurality of soil plug gripping mechanisms mounted thereto, a furrow opening device, and a furrow closing device. The furrow closing ...
10/26/1982
4344374Heavy duty seedling planter
A heavy duty machine for planting tree seedlings or similar plants. The planter comprises an elongated, rigid frame to which a rotatable coulter wheel is centrally secured for initially cutting a furrow. A rigid plow downwardly depending from the frame is...
08/17/1982
4132337Continuous paper cylinder assembly and method of separating the same and transplanting apparatus for the same
The present invention relates to a method wherein seedlings, raised in a paper cylinder assembly connected together by means of connecting portions having a separating line forming the separation course in each are continuously pulled out while separating...
01/02/1979
4112857Spot planter
The spot planter includes a frame movable forwardly over the ground behind a towing vehicle. A reciprocating dibble is pivotally mounted on the frame and reciprocates toward and away from the ground to cut a series of planting pockets in the ground, and a...
09/12/1978
4104975Transplanting apparatus
Apparatus for introducing into a prepared field surface a plurality of seedling bodies each of which includes a small plant that is growing in a root supporting medium. A conveyor onto which the seedling bodies are placed and a mechanism for receiving the...
08/08/1978
3943862Sugar cane planting apparatus
A sugar cane planting apparatus has a conveyor which is preferably continuous and has spaced horizontal trough elements for taking up sugar cane billets from a supply bin and arranged to discharge the billets one at a time to a planting head with the bill...
03/16/1976
3939786Self-planter
A self-planter having a frame capable of being moved along the ground. A projector is mounted on the frame for forcing plants into ground being traversed by the frame. Plants are fed into a barrel of the projector by a carrying chain that passes through a...
02/24/1976
3931774Seedling planter apparatus
This invention provides a planting apparatus which includes a mobile frame mounted on wheels or the like and adapted to be towed over the ground. An arm is swingably mounted to the frame and extends rearwardly from the mounting location. The arm carries a...
01/13/1976
 
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