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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 |
| 7578344 | Unsintered mesh sand control screen A particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well. The particle control screen assembly includes a screen with a first end and a second end. The screen includes a first and a second unsintered woven mesh layer, each layer having a first longitu... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7301066 | Method of making and using nanoscale metal Methods of treating ground water and methods for reducing contaminants (e.g., chlorinated compounds in contaminated ground water) to harmless compounds in the presence of an elemental metal treatment composition. Said methods comprise injecting a treatment solution ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7255133 | Fluid pressure system including free floating bladder A fluid pressure system (S) includes a flexible diaphragm bladder (172) located inside a pressure tank (164) installed within a fluid system such as well (168). In preferred aspects, the bladder (172) can be inflated by the introduction o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243715 | Mesh screen apparatus and method of manufacture The present invention provides for a design and method of manufacture for a mesh-type screen to be used in subsurface well completions to prevent the production of sand. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7156180 | Expandable tubing and method An apparatus suitable for use in a wellbore comprises an expandable bistable device. An exemplary device has a plurality of bistable cells formed into a tubular shape. Each bistable cell comprises at least two elongated members that are connected to each other at th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7093653 | Downhole filter A downhole filter comprises a tubular member having a wall defining a plurality of openings. The openings have an outer width less than an inner width. The parts of the opening defining the smaller width are defined by radially outer parts of the openings, such that... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093651 | Water pressure system with pressure tank installed within well casing of well A water pressure system includes a pressure tank installed underground within the well casing of a well. The water pressure system includes a submersible pump connected to the inlet of the pressure tank by a drop pipe. The outlet of the pressure tank is connected to... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082998 | Systems and methods for placing a braided, tubular sleeve in a well bore Systems and methods for placing a tubular, braided sleeve in a well bore. The sleeve is positioned within an interior of a carrier configured to hold the sleeve in an undeployed position, followed by lowering the carrier into the well bore. The sleeve may be used in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063791 | Pump inlet screen A pump inlet screen for a submersible pump adapted to be inserted into a well bore. The screen includes an inner support sleeve having openings therethrough and an outer mesh screen member that overlies the out surface of the inner support sleeve. A polymer coated r... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059481 | Filter element A filter element (10) having a supporting body (11) around which a filter medium (12) is wound. The filter medium (12) is a weldable material and is sealingly affixed to the supporting body (11) two radial weld seams (18) an... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032663 | Permeable cement and sand control methods utilizing permeable cement in subterranean well bores This invention relates to improved methods for completing wells in unconsolidated subterranean zones. More specifically, the present invention relates to cement compositions useful in subterranean applications, and more particularly, to permeable cement compositions... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7013924 | Fluid pressure system including free floating bladder A fluid pressure system (S) includes a flexible diaphragm bladder (172) located inside a pressure tank (164) installed within a fluid system such as well (168). In preferred aspects, the bladder (172) can be inflated by the introduction o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991030 | Wellscreen having helical support surface A method and apparatus for assembling a wellscreen onto a perforated base pipe are provided. The wellscreen defines a tubular body which is suitable for subterranean use in oil, gas, and water wells. In accordance with the present invention, the wellscreen first def... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6941652 | Methods of fabricating a thin-wall expandable well screen assembly An expandable well screen has a desirable thin-wall construction together with a simplified fabrication method. In fabricating the screen, a flexible sheet of metal mesh filter media is diffusion bonded to an inner side of a perforated metal sheet which is then defo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6896052 | Expanding tubing A method of expanding tubing downhole comprises providing a section of expandable tubing of a first diameter, and axially compressing the tubing to induce buckling, such that the buckled portion describes a larger second diameter. The resulting diametric expansion m... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6799686 | Tubular filtration apparatus An expandable well screen has a desirable thin-wall construction together with a simplified fabrication method. In fabricating the screen, a flexible sheet of metal mesh filter media is diffusion bonded to an inner side of a perforated metal sheet which is then defo... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6799637 | Expandable tubing and method An apparatus suitable for use in a wellbore comprises an expandable bistable device. An exemplary device has a plurality of bistable cells formed into a tubular shape. Each bistable cell comprises at least two elongated members that are connected to each other at th... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6742586 | Apparatus for preventing erosion of wellbore components and method of fabricating same An apparatus for preventing erosion of wellbore components comprises a wellscreen and a coating disposed on the wellscreen. The coating includes a metal-based coating and preferably nickel and phosphorous. The coating may also be organic-based such as phenolic resin... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6715544 | Well screen A well screen (10) comprising a wire (14) spirally wrapped around a perforated base pipe (12) and spacing the perforated base pipe from a woven wire mesh filtering medium (16). ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698518 | Apparatus and methods for use of a wellscreen in a wellbore An apparatus and method for providing a more uniform gravel pack in the well bore. An alternative pathway is provided within the apparatus to by-pass a sand bridge formed in the wellbore. The reentry point of the slurry into the wellbore can be predetermi... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695067 | Wellbore isolation technique A wellbore isolation device having an expandable component. The expandable component comprises a layer of bistable cells that can be expanded from a contracted stable state towards an expanded stable state. A seal material may be placed along the expandab... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668920 | Wellscreen having helical support surface A method and apparatus for assembling a wellscreen onto a perforated base pipe are provided. The wellscreen defines a tubular body which is suitable for subterranean use in oil, gas, and water wells. In accordance with the present invention, the wellscree... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6659179 | Method of controlling proppant flowback in a well A method of treating a subterranean hydrocarbon bearing formation penetrated by a perforated section of a cased wellbore. A treating mixture containing particulate material is pumped from the casing through the perforations and into the formation. After i... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6619401 | Methods of completing a subterranean well An expandable well screen has a desirable thin-wall construction together with a simplified fabrication method. In fabricating the screen, a flexible sheet of metal mesh filter media is diffusion bonded to an inner side of a perforated metal sheet which i... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6588508 | Method and apparatus to reduce trapped pressure in a downhole tool A tool string for use in a well includes a filter sub (or trapped pressure regulator sub) that is used with other components to reduce trapped pressure. The filter sub filters out debris that may occur from various types of downhole operations, such as pe... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6457518 | Expandable well screen An expandable well screen provides increased collapse, torsional and tensile strength. In a described embodiment, an expandable well screen includes a generally tubular base pipe and an external filtering media. The well screen is configured to have suffi... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6412565 | Expandable screen jacket and methods of using same Disclosed are apparatus and methods for sand-control in a subterranean well. A radially expandable sand-control screen jacket apparatus and related methods are disclosed. The apparatus has a screen jacket assembly surrounding a base pipe and having at lea... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6390192 | Integral well filter and screen and method for making and using same An integral well filter and screen and a method for making and using it are described. A first embodiment includes a perforated cylindrical well screen with a filter assembly in its interior. The filter assembly includes a pliable filter material bonded t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6315040 | Expandable well screen An expandable well screen for preventing migration of sand or other solid particles into a hydrocarbon fluid production well comprises a number of filter sheets with circumferential slots, which sheets are secured in an iris-shaped configuration and co-ax... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6305468 | Downhole screen and method of manufacture A method and apparatus for manufacturing any given length of a completion filter assembly is described. An outer perforated jacket is assembled over the filter media, which is itself placed over a coarse support screen or drainage layer. In the preferred ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6263972 | Coiled tubing screen and method of well completion The present invention allows a well to be produced through a screen without the need for a gravel pack. This is accomplished by the placement of an expandable screen that can move radially outwardly when placed at the desired location against the wellbore... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263966 | Expandable well screen An improved expandable well screen and associated methods of servicing a subterranean well provide enhanced functionality, while increasing the convenience of manufacture and deployment of the screen, and reducing the screen's cost. In one described embod... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6250385 | Method and apparatus for completing a well for producing hydrocarbons or the like The invention relates to an expandable liner for completing a hole in an underground formation, the liner being constituted by a spiral-wound strip with the longitudinal edges of the strip having complementary touching profiles so that after it has been e... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6158507 | Well screen A well screen is disclosed for positioning in a well bore to screen solid particles from the fluid produced by the well comprising a base pipe having a perforated wall and threaded connections for connecting the base pipe into a pipe string, a wire screen... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6109349 | Particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system, and methods of making the same A particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system, and methods of making same are provided. The screen assembly includes a woven mesh filter media disposed about an inner surface of the perforated pipe, and a pr... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5937944 | Particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system, and methods of making the same A particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system, and methods of making same are provided. The screen assembly includes a woven mesh filter media disposed about an inner surface of the perforated pipe, and a pr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5901789 | Deformable well screen A deformable well screen for preventing migration of solid particles into a hydrocarbon production well is disclosed, the screen including at least one substantially tubular filter layer of which the sieve opening size remains fairly constant during or af... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899271 | Particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system, and methods of making the same A particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system, and methods of making same are provided. The screen assembly includes a woven mesh filter media disposed about the perforated pipe, and a protective wrapper dis... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5823260 | Well screen A well screen is disclosed for positioning in a well bore to screen solid particles from the fluid produced by the well comprising a base pipe, a portion of the wall of which is perforated, and having threaded connections for connecting the base pipe into... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5782299 | Particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system and methods of making the same A particle control screen assembly for a perforated pipe used in a well, a sand filter system, and methods of making same are provided. The screen assembly includes a woven mesh filter media disposed about the perforated pipe, and a protective wrapper dis... | 07/21/1998 |
