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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 |
| 7319965 | Method and apparatus to control the operating speed of a manufacturing facility A method and apparatus for controlling the operating speed of a manufacturing facility is disclosed. It includes determining a desired operating speed that is dependent on at least one economic variable. The variables vary with the operating speed. Also, the operati... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7264028 | Cutting tool and system for coring a bowl using a lathe A cutting tool piece is provided including a rear portion and a lead portion, the lead portion including a front section having an upper side angled downwardly and forwardly and a lower side angled upwardly and forwardly to form a transverse lead cutting edge. The r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243692 | Chisel quickly adjusting and positioning device for a chiselling machine A chisel quickly adjusting and positioning device for a chiseling machine includes a plurality of separating members for adjusting a gap between a sleeve and the bottom of a machine body, and a chisel unit composed of a chisel and a drill fitting lengthwise in the c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7147023 | Method for peeling veneer from logs The invention concerns a method for peeling veneer from a log, wherein the centering device is calibrated during the peeling process without interrupting the production. In the method in accordance with the invention, the around-contour of the log is defined by mean... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141137 | Method of making laminated wood beams with varying lamination thickness throughout the thickness of the beam A method of forming a laminated beam includes assembling a plurality of individual wood laminations in a juxtaposed relationship, and joining the assembled laminations together to form a laminated beam. The assembled laminations define a tension zone of individual w... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137420 | Mortiser tool A mortiser tool comprises a drill bit, a cutting element mounted around the drill bit and a motor means. In use a motor rotates the drill bit independently of the cutting element, and in use a motor moves the drill bit in a first reciprocating action, in which the c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6978814 | Method for manufacturing floor boards Method for manufacturing wooden floor boards having an antique and used look, the boards of planed new wood being subjected to a mechanical treatment for making damages in its circumferential surface, and after that to a chemical treatment of at least the entire top... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955508 | Apparatus and method for separately boring precisely aligned opposing screw holes in individual frame members to be joined at a miter joint An apparatus and method for separately boring precisely aligned opposing screw holes in individual frame members to be matingly joined at a miter joint. The apparatus comprises a first boring means for boring a first screw hole in the first frame member, a second bo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6877536 | Joinery member and fastener and process and apparatus for placement of the fastener A device (41) for positioning a joinery fastener (74) in a joinery member (33) for later use in forming a joinery assembly. The fastener positioning device (41) includes a feed magazine (82) formed for feeding joinery fasteners ( | 04/12/2005 |
| 6772809 | Knife assembly for a veneer lathe The invention relates to a knife assembly for a veneer lathe, the knife assembly comprising heads having mounted therebetween a knife beam and a nose bar beam, the beams respectively supporting a peeling knife and a solid nose bar. The knife assembly is turnable abo... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6732774 | Multi-purpose farm apparatus A multi-purpose farm apparatus capable of being easily transported and which can be used to perform a variety of tasks. The multi-purpose farm apparatus comprises a trailer, a combination baler and wood splitter and a hydraulic system mounted thereon. The combinatio... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6701983 | Peripherally driven veneer lathe A peripherally driven veneer lathe employs a knife with an improved shape which increases the deflection resistance of the cutting edge and improves its cutting ability. A cutting edge (7c) is positioned on the flank side a predetermined distance (H) away... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6666245 | Tree trimming apparatus A tree trimming apparatus is provided for preparing a tree, such as a Christmas tree, for attachment to a tree stand. The tree trimming apparatus includes a raised platform supported by a plurality of legs. The platform also includes an opening for receiv... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6648036 | Veneer lathe A veneer lathe that can provide a veneer produced by cutting out a log, which is substantially free from surface scratches, and thus can be used as a surface sheet for plywood. A roller bar drives a log while pushing its peripheral surface on the upstream... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6640855 | Log home fabrication process and associate log cutting machine A log processing machine and associate method employs one or more log guides to make joinery cuts in a processed log which has at opposed edges of the processed log the raw log's natural external contour. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each l... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6629549 | Lathe attachment for a portable bandsaw mill The present invention consists of a lathe attachment for installation on a portable bandsaw mill, for turning round shafts from wood blocks on the portable bandsaw mill. The lathe attachment has an elongated chassis, a tailstock and a headstock mounted on... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6561238 | Menu-driven, configurable door processing station A door preparation station includes a data processing control system that drives a display for presenting sequential series of menu selections that illicit operator information that is used as control data to configure the station for preparing a door for... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6539992 | Radial overarm router A radial overarm router is disclosed. The radial overarm router includes a machine base with a work surface, a vertical column, a bearing housing, a slide assembly, and a carriage subassembly. The bearing housing is mounted to, and may rotate about, the v... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6484768 | Knife assembly for veneer lathe The invention relates to a veneer lathe knife assembly comprising supported by a frame assembly a knife mounting beam (4) and a nose bar beam (5), both of which having a front portion (4'; 5') for holding a cutting knife (6) and a nose bar (7), respective... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6412529 | Method for determining the point to start rounding in the turning of veneer The present invention relates to a method for determining the starting point of rounding turning in the turning of veneer. For turning a log, the knife carriage of the lathe is withdrawn into a home position before starting the turning of a new log and, d... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401772 | System and method for forming dovetail joints An apparatus for cutting dovetail joints comprises one or more trapezoidal mortising chisels mountable on a drill press, each trapezoidal mortising chisel having a trapezoidal cross sectional shape with a particular slope or "pitch" on its non-parallel si... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6390159 | Drill press and saw table An apparatus for automatically cutting a drawer slide groove and drilling a drawer-securing pin hole in a drawer with a bottom with a number of edges extending downwardly from the bottom, and a rear wall. The apparatus includes a support, the drawer resti... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357496 | Veneer lathe A veneer lathe comprising a piercing roller and a guiding member for producing a veneer which is free from piercing scars. A third rotational shaft (25) is raised from the position where the piercing projections (27a) of the piercing rolls (27) are pierce... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6305448 | Lathe charger To make coincide cutting centers of two end surfaces of raw wood with the axis of spindles of a veneer lathe, at least two axial corrections which are performed in a state in which the raw wood is held by centering spindles are required. Conventional appa... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305446 | Cutting machine A cutting machine comprises first (10) and second (12) work piece support means, said means including opposed surfaces operable to grip a work piece and move it in a controlled manner in a first dimension, and first (14) and second (16) cutting tools disp... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6293320 | Multi-purpose machining apparatus A precision multi-purpose machining apparatus for facilitating lathing, milling, drilling, sawing or routing operations typically using a rotary-type cutting tool. In a preferred embodiment the multi-purpose machining apparatus of this invention is charac... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6206061 | Veneer cutting machine and nose bar device therefor A nose bar device for a veneer lathe which is equipped with a knife carriage movable toward and away from a log from which a veneer sheet is cut, and a knife mounted on the knife carriage and having at the tip end thereof a cutting edge extending horizont... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6176282 | Apparatus and method for centering and feeding log A pair of centering spindles are disposed away from cutting spindles and movably in the direction of Z or parallel with the axial center line of cutting spindles. A plurality of log center detecting means are disposed along the Z direction in relative to ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6142196 | Machine for forming bottom rail and valance of window blind unit A machine for forming a bottom rail and a valance for a window blind unit. The machine has a support member upon which a length of wood ultimately destined to be a bottom rail or a valance can reside while cutting occurs, and includes at least one lateral... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6102089 | Assembly for converting a drill press into a wood lathe The present invention relates to a new and improved modification for converting a drill press into a wood lathe. Further, the present invention relates to an adaption kit for the modification of a conventional drill press into a general-purpose wood lathe... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6092446 | Tailstock assembly mountable on a machine A tailstock assembly mountable on a machine tool and cooperable with a headstock assembly for retaining a workpiece inbetween.... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6015247 | Article assembly and alignment machine and method An article assembly an alignment machine includes a table comprising a base frame and a work surface mounted thereon. A jig system includes X-axis and Y-axis jig subsystems each including clamps slidable on the work surface. The jig subsystems are actuate... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5992485 | Sawing machine and sawing processing method for a plate member A workpiece processing apparatus for processing a predetermined plate member and a sawing process method therefor. A workpiece processing apparatus which includes a workpiece mounting assembly for receiving a workpiece; a tool assembly having a tool mount... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5971045 | Veneer lathe A veneer lathe comprising a knife (2) for peeling a log (1), which is secured rotatably to a knife stock, and a roller bar (3) disposed to press a circumferential surface of the log (1) at an upstream side, in relative to said knife (2), of a rotational d... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967208 | Method and apparatus for rotary cutting of wood veneer An improved apparatus and method for use in the rotary cutting of wood veneer is disclosed. The improved apparatus and method are preferably employed in connection with a conventional lathe having a pressure bar. Such a lathe is of the type that is used t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5941291 | Workpiece retaining means for carving machine A machine for carving workpieces having substantially similar configurations generally including a base member, means disposed on the base member for retaining at least one workpiece thereon, means for rotationally indexing the workpiece disposed on the r... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5927360 | Rotary veneer lathe A centerless rotary veneer lathe comprises a slidable backup device which is disposed on the opposite side of a peeler log from a knife carriage of the lathe. The backup device has a pair rotatable rolls located one above the other with the axes thereof e... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5890521 | Multi-use craftsman table A multi-use craftsman table (10) for connection of at least one of a plurality of tools (14) for performing a variety of operations on wood work pieces is disclosed by the present invention. The multi-use craftsman table (10) includes a tool table top (16... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5819828 | Method and apparatus for preparing a flitch for cutting The present invention includes an apparatus for preparing a flitch for slicing where the flitch includes a veneer-producing zone and a staylog-engaging zone. The apparatus comprises a drill mechanism for drilling a plurality of holes in the flitch and a m... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806269 | Method of installing cathedral ceiling fixture mounting system A method for providing a fixture mount can be used to provide a flush surface adjacent the ridge of a cathedral ceiling at the position where a ceiling fan or light fixture is to be supported. The method can be used to fit any common cathedral ceiling pit... | 09/15/1998 |
