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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 |
| 8051534 | Pneumatic door closer A pneumatic door closer for effecting the closing of an associated door having a controlled rate of a closing motion that is generally uniform, smooth and safe in moving from an opened to closed position of an associated door. The door closer includes an elongated c... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7730579 | Door closure apparatus A door holder and a door closer and, in particular, and improvements in door holders and closers for use in screen doors, storm doors or any type of door which has the need for a device for maintaining the door in a particular orientation and/or for self-closing of ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7367086 | String type air damper A string type air damper includes a cylinder formed in a tubular shape, defining a guide hole at one end portion thereof, a piston, which moves in the cylinder, a helical spring for biasing the piston toward the other end portion of the cylinder, and a string member... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7281704 | Damping apparatus for moving furniture parts The present invention relates to a damping apparatus for moving furniture parts, for example doors, flaps or drawers. Such a damping apparatus of a compact construction which avoids a possible springing back movement of the furniture parts is provided in accordance ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264284 | Door catch A door catch includes a back plate having two laterally symmetric sleeves formed on a front face thereof. An elastic check member is mounted in a rear end of each sleeve to replace a conventional screw to confine a steel ball and a spring in the sleeve, so that the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7222862 | Tool holder A tool holder for a power tool, in particular a drilling and/or hammering tool comprising a manually actuable sleeve (40) wherein components of the tool holder are held within the sleeve by a snap ring (100) which snap ring is fitted within the sleeve.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219391 | Door assembly with concealed door closer A door assembly and a door closer arranged and constructed so as to be wholly concealed within the associated door, yet is rendered readily accessible to effect the adjustment thereof to regulate or control the closing speed of the associated door. The door closer i... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216400 | Door hold and release mechanism A door hold and release mechanism is provided including a housing mounted onto the pneumatic cylinder of a door check or closer having a piston rod extending from one end of the cylinder. The piston rod passes through an oversized hole in a drop stop which restricts... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213299 | Method and apparatus for securing a door piston to a door jamb A door piston to door jamb interface (30) includes an elongated plate (32) having a number of threaded holes (34) therein and a bracket (50) including a base (52) and a transverse support member (54) affixed to the base (... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7134168 | Door closer with pre-set stops A door closer comprises a cylinder with an extensible and retractable rod. The cylinder has a first end adapted to be secured to a door frame, while the rod has an outer end adapted to be connected to the door. The rod has a series of grooves along the length. A paw... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118472 | Control system for pneumatically-powered door installation A mine door installation has a frame installed in a mine passageway. At least one door leaf is mounted on the frame for swinging movement between open and closed positions. Movement of the door leaf is powered by a pneumatic actuator. A pneumatically-powered control... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114290 | Vehicle actuated gate opening/closing system A gate opening system which includes a barrier and a barrier mounting adapted to mount the barrier in an open or closed condition, a retention device to secure the barrier in an open or closed condition, a drive element, and an energy transmission system, whereby en... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111359 | Rod gripper A bar or rod gripper for arresting the linear axial movement of a rod, e.g. the piston rod of a door closure between a door open or closed position, that includes a compressible bushing slidably disposed about the rod or bar, and a canter washer disposed about the c... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7076834 | Cabinet door buffer bar A cabinet door buffer bar includes a hollow tube, a shaft, an elastic element and a sliding member. The sliding member and the inner wall of the hollow tube form different intervals there between so that a resilient member mounted thereon receives varying constraint... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066455 | Self-centering mechanical strut A self-centering mechanical strut has first and second housing members. The second housing member telescopically receives the first housing member. Spring assemblies are mounted within each of the housing members. The spring assembly in the first tube is compressed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7033039 | Trash storage apparatus A trash storage apparatus includes a can, an illuminating element and a driver. The can is used for receiving garbage. The illuminating element is mounted on the can. The driver is used for driving the illuminating element to shine in the dark. The trash storage app... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025343 | Adjusting method and adjusting mechanism for remedying the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation of adjustable helical spring In an adjusting method for remedying the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation of an adjustable helical spring, an adjusting mechanism is mounted at one end of the casing for the adjustable helical spring for changing the precompression or the pretension of t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7016862 | Method for enhancing security and providing assistance in the operation of a self-service checkout terminal A method of providing security during operation of a self-service checkout terminal includes the step of creating a transaction table which includes a plurality of records corresponding respectively to a plurality of items entered into the checkout terminal during a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981295 | Door closer hold-open apparatus The present invention relates to a hold-open apparatus for controlling the position of a door, preferably a screen door or storm door. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a piston assembly and can maintain a door in a predetermined open position, such as about... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976289 | Door closer with door arresting mechanism A door closer having a door arresting mechanism to arrest a door in an opened position that includes a cylinder and piston assembly wherein the arresting mechanism includes a cam member having an arresting dwell cam profile and an indexing profile, and an associated... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976288 | Rod gripper A bar or rod gripper for arresting the linear axial movement of a rod, e.g. the piston rod of a door closure between a door open or closed position, that includes a compressible bushing slidably disposed about the rod or bar, and a canter washer disposed about the c... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964411 | Column unit A column unit includes a fixed upright tube with a bottom upright-tube end and a top upright-tube end and a telescopic tube axially displaceably guided in the upright tube. A cylinder of a pneumatic spring is axially displaceably guided in the telescopic tube. A pis... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957807 | Damping device The invention concerns a damping device for damping the kinetic energy of movable cabinet components, which has a first damping element with a first cylinder that has a first piston, which slides lengthwise in it, and at least one more (second) damping element with ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938372 | Pneumatically-powered mine door installation with hydraulic checking system A mine door assembly has a frame. At least one door leaf is mounted on the frame for swinging movement between open and closed positions. Movement of the door leaf is powered by a pneumatic actuator. The door installation also has a hydraulic checking system for con... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938302 | Door closing mechanism A door closing mechanism, involving a shaft rod that moves in relation to, and is installed inside a tube unit. On the shaft rod is an open/close unit. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6934996 | System for actuating a gas damper A gas-filled cylinder, with two concentric cylindrical bodies or tubes that determine an intermediate gas passage chamber and are separated by a shaft cap and a valve cap that allow the passage of gas towards the interior, in which a piston moves and forms two inter... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931693 | Damper mechanism A damper mechanism installed on an opening and closing device that has an arcuate plunger with the same radius of curvature of the cylinder it slidably mates with. A torsion coil spring causes the sliding action of the plunger into the cylinder in one direction.... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928698 | Lift-up hinge device of multifunction peripheral A lift-up hinge for pivotally connecting a first portion and a second portion of an appliance includes a fixture member, a first movable member and a second movable member. The fixture member is secured on the first portion of the appliance. The first movable member... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920994 | Garbage storage device A garbage storage device includes a base, a bin, a pedal, a lid, a linkage, a buffer and a guide. The bin is installed on the base. The pedal is mounted on the bin. The lid is mounted on the bin. The linkage includes a crankshaft and a rod. The crankshaft includes a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904643 | Door closer hold-open apparatus The present invention relates to a hold-open apparatus for controlling the position of a door, preferably a screen door or storm door. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a piston assembly and can maintain a door in a predetermined open position, such as about... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6871381 | Door closure with adjusting mechanism for controlling door closing speed A readily adjustable door closure for varying the rate of speed at which an associated door may close which is effected by rotating the piston rod relative to the piston and associated cylinder assembly so as to vary the rate of flow of an actuating fluid flowing fr... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6748624 | Hood support piston stopper A hood support piston stopper that is positionable in connection with the hood support piston assembly of a vehicle in a manner to prevent the piston rod of the hood support piston assembly from sliding back into the cylinder allowing the hood to move from the raise... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6658695 | Door securing device A door securing device for securing screen door in an open position once it has been opened. The door securing device includes a housing comprising a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall defines an interior space of the housing. The housing is designed for ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6640387 | Damper assembly that opts to open doors for usage with reciprocating door closer devices An assembly (50) adapted to a reciprocative door closer device (10) and contingent door (62), the device (10) comprising a rod (16) and a body (12) having a biasing means (11) normally operating to comprise decreasing actuation and causing the rod (16) an... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634057 | Door holder assembly A control assembly for holding a pivoted door in an open position and releasable to enable the door to swing to a closed position. A rotor is connected to the door in a manner such that when the door is opened the rotor is rotated in one direction to a lo... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634058 | Door closer with a reliable arresting effect A door closer comprises a cylinder and a piston rod mounted in the cylinder and having an exposed section outside the cylinder. A retainer plate, an elastic element, and an end cap are mounted around the exposed section of the piston rod. The retainer pla... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634059 | Reinforcement hardware for a doorjamb bracket A reinforcement plate for use in attaching a doorjamb bracket to a doorjamb, the plate member having an aperture through which the arm of a conventional doorjamb bracket may be inserted. A plurality of holes in the plate member are available for receiving... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6615449 | Releasable locking assembly for a door control cylinder A releasable locking assembly for a door control cylinder is disclosed. The assembly fits over the rod of the door control cylinder and includes a locking flange member maintained in a confined space within a pair of concentric closed end cup members. The... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6578832 | Air damper used in glove box of automobile An air damper comprises a cylinder having first and second openings at both ends, a piston that moves in the cylinder, a piston rod coupled to the piston and moving in and out at the first opening of the cylinder; and a cap positioned at the second openin... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6497004 | Delayed action door holder An apparatus for holding open a door or similar member for a predetermined time period includes a suction mechanism coupled to the door and the door frame. The suction mechanism includes an adjustable valve to provide a controlled flow of air to release t... | 12/24/2002 |
