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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 |
| 7431321 | Trailer hitch assembly A trailer hitch assembly includes a receiver portion including a cylindrically-shaped cavity, a bushing member received within the cavity of the receiver portion, and a hitch member that includes a shaft pivotally received within the bushing member. At least a selec... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7354075 | Adapter-intermediate ring for a screw-in part of a fluid plug system An adapter assembly having an intermediate ring and a screw-in part for a fluid plug-in system. The adapter assembly includes an externally threaded portion for threading into a threaded bore and an actuating shoulder. A receiving groove is formed in the transition ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331612 | Low profile tension style flexible joint A low profile tension style flexible joint for pneumatic ducting may be useful as, for example, a joint for aircraft engine pneumatic ducting. The joint of the present invention may be used at both ends of a duct that passes high temperature (up to about 1200° F.) ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7204525 | Flowline clamp connector A flowline connection assembly connects first and second tubular members to each other. Each tubular member has an external flange on its end. A conical recess is formed in the bore at the end of each of the tubular members. A metal ring has a pair of legs extending... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7118139 | Flanged coupling device with a static ball-and-socket joint The invention relates to couplings for fluid flowlines and more particularly to couplings that can be dismantled comprising flanges and a static ball-and-socket joint for use with flowlines having a diameter lying in the range 40 mm to 200 mm and transporting fluids... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118140 | Compliant sealing connection for fuel components A fuel communicating assembly including a base having a wall disposed about a longitudinal axis. The wall having a surface exposed to the longitudinal axis. The surface defining a chamber. The wall having an end that defines an aperture to the chamber. The assembly ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7021677 | Seal retainer with metal seal members for undersea hydraulic coupling An improved seal retainer for an undersea hydraulic coupling member, which utilizes metal seals to maintain fluid integrity, is disclosed. The metal seals of the present invention are designed to either create an absolute barrier to fluid flow, or utilize a press or... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6957834 | Threaded joint for pipes A threaded joint which economically imparts effective sealing properties to a metal-to-metal seal portion and which can prevent seizing at the time of make-up comprises a steel pipe 1 having at its tip a male thread 1b and an unthreaded sealing ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6916048 | Device for fluid-tight connection of a fitting to an internal combustion engine fuel injector The fitting has a high-pressure fuel supply conduit, and the injector has a hollow body having a threaded seat engaged by a threaded portion of the fitting. The fitting has a shoulder located between the threaded portion and another portion of the fitting, and the h... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6874824 | Connection structure having pierced elastomeric gasket A connection structure providing a sealed joint between first and second fluid conducting parts has a first seal surface on a first part, a second seal surface on a second part, and an annular elastomeric gasket positioned between the first and second seal surfaces.... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869080 | Metal-to-metal sealing system A metal-to-metal sealing element for a wellhead assembly which includes at least first and second adjacent components and first and second generally annular sealing surfaces that are each formed on a corresponding one of the components. The sealing element comprises... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6698800 | Remote connector including support structure An articulating connector system including an active connector coupled to a first line and a hub assembly coupled to a second line. The active connector includes a swivel coupling element intermediate a grip and a ball nose to allow rotational and articul... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685237 | Torque resistant retrofit for compression metal face seals A retrofit fitting for an externally threaded male nut that carries a face seal. The fitting is an adaptor with an internal thread to be threaded onto the male nut and an external thread to receive a female nut. The fitting carries a plurality of blades t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6637782 | End-sided closure of a pipe An end-sided closure of a pipe having the following features: a flanged-socket metallic member one end of which is welded to the pipe to be closed and the other end of which is designed for being orbitally welded to a pipe joining it and the outer surface ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6623046 | Tube with a corrugated inner surface and an insertable component A hose for transporting preferably gaseous media at high temperatures and under high pressure has a corrugated interior surface with depressions and elevations, and at least one insertion element that can be inserted in one end. The hose is characterized ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6623047 | Tube coupling Couplings and coupling components which prevent relative rotation between tubular members when break away torque forces are applied to the tubular members. In one embodiment, the invention is a locking ring for preventing relative axial rotation between t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6581981 | Pipe-fitting with flexible sleeve and cinching nut A female fitting for pipes or tubes, particularly indicated for use in cramped quarters and under highly restrictive environmental conditions, has a split front section threaded with tapered translation-type threads. A hex-nut with commensurate and simila... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575430 | Hydraulic coupling with dovetail seal having multiple radial sealing surfaces An undersea hydraulic coupling member having a ring-shaped seal with multiple scaling surfaces extending radially inwardly therefrom is disclosed. The multiple sealing surfaces help guide the probe of the male coupling member into the female member withou... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6561521 | Metal-to-metal seal with soft metal insert An annular metal-to-metal sealing system, for use in wellhead systems and having many other uses, has a metal member defining an annular internal or external sealing surface for which sealing is intended. An annular seal body composed of high strength met... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6516831 | Undersea hydraulic coupling with radial seals on probe An undersea hydraulic coupling is disclosed having a male member with at least two radial seals around the outer circumference of the probe. The seals on the probe engage the receiving chamber and seal retainer of the female coupling member. When the seal... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6471478 | Axial seal system for a gas turbine steam-cooled rotor An axial seal assembly is provided at the interface between adjacent wheels and spacers of a gas turbine rotor and disposed about tubes passing through openings in the rotor adjacent the rotor rim and carrying a thermal medium. Each seal assembly includes... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6416087 | Connection piece with sealing bead The invention relates to a connecting branch (10) comprising a replaceable insert part (20) which is placed in a chamber (22) in a sealed manner. Said chamber is open in the front and is located inside the connecting branch (10). A ring-shaped sealing sur... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6402205 | Fuel-line coupling A coupling has a plastic socket part having a connection nipple fitted into an end of one of two tubes to be joined and having an outer surface engaging the lining of the one tube, a socket having an inner surface, and a conductive metallic lining layer o... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6390512 | Gasket retainer clip A retainer clip for holding a gasket between the ends of two coupling components includes a first resilient annular member extending circumferentially about two-thirds of a circle, a second resilient annular member having circumferential ends and a discon... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6318766 | Face seal gland with raised peripheral ring having circumferentially spaced recesses A coupling assembly includes first and second coupling members or glands having end faces that sealingly engage opposite faces of an annular gasket. An end face of the coupling member includes a circumferentially continuous seal bead disposed adjacent the... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6290237 | Flat ring packing A flat ring packing to be placed between two flanges comprises two packing layers of packing material and an intermediate ring of metal, which is disposed between the two packing layers and has a common central longitudinal axis therewith. Each packing la... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6273477 | Gasket and pipe joint A pipe joint comprises a pair of tubular joint members, an annular gasket interposed between opposed end faces of the two joint members, and threaded means for joining the two joint members. Each of the joint members is prepared from a stainless steel hav... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6202691 | Undersea hydraulic coupling with bleed port An undersea hydraulic coupling has a bleed port for seawater external to the coupling to enter the bore of the female coupling member when the male member is partially withdrawn from the female member. A ring-shaped radial seal positioned between the coup... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6179002 | Hydraulic coupling with pressure-energized dovetail seal An undersea hydraulic coupling having a radial pressure-energized seal with a dovetail interfit is disclosed. The seal has a pair of flexible sealing surfaces for sealing with the male and female coupling members, and a cavity therebetween that is exposed... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6170890 | Pipe joint Each of seal projections 7, 8 is positioned radially outward of an inner periphery 1a, 2a of abutting end face of each of joint members 7, 8 and has in section a contour which comprises a circular-arc portion 7b, 8b extending radially outward from the abu... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6164705 | Combination of pipes and gasket for connection thereof Pipes are securely connected by an annular gasket. The gasket includes an inner portion, an outer portion situated radially outwardly of the inner portion, and a resilient connecting portion for connecting the inner and outer portions at one side of the g... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145888 | Pipe joint with inspection window A pipe joint comprises a pair of tubular joint members made of a metal and each having an abutting end face, an annular gasket made of a metal and interposed between the abutting end faces of the respective joint members, a nut joining the joint members t... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6145846 | Metal-to-metal seal in high pressure applications with low contact stress A method of forming a metal-to-metal seal in high pressure applications with low contact stress. Firstly, providing a first elongate pressure containment member having a surface of revolution. Secondly, providing a second elongate pressure containment mem... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6123104 | Undersea hydraulic coupling with Y-seal An undersea hydraulic coupling having a metal seal with a Y-shaped cross section that provides a face type seal between the male and female coupling members is disclosed. The inner circumference of the Y-shaped seal remains engaged with the face of the ma... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6082402 | Metal seal hydraulic coupling A hydraulic coupling having a lower tubular member and an upper tubular member for sealing engagement one with the other. The lower and upper members are maintained in axial engagement by an axial load. The lower member and the upper member each have an a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6070912 | Dual seal and connection A dual seal is provided for establishing fluid tight engagement between conduits subjected to both internal and external pressure. The dual seal comprises four seal portions disposed between an inner and an outer cylindrical surface.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070883 | Sealing unit for a fuel pressure sensor The invention relates to a sealing unit for a fuel pressure sensor for sealing an at least virtually flat sealing joint between the sensor and a component that carries it via a screw connection, wherein a round sealing washer with a central bore is dispos... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6065756 | Flex seal for gas turbine expansion joints An expansion joint seal between a gas turbine exhaust duct and an axially adjacent exhaust ductwork comprising plural layers of axially adjacent layers of flexible seal plates, each layer comprising a plurality of arcuate segments which together form a 36... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6056327 | High pressure hydraulic line connector A high pressure connector for engagement with a hydraulic conduit for use in high pressure conditions such as downhole in a wellbore. A housing for receiving a conduit end is attachable to a primary retainer. A primary seal and a second seal are positione... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5997268 | Positive displacement hydraulic machine having a recess receiving a spigot for sealing A pressure fluid apparatus includes first and second parts which are adapted to be secured together. A first sealing surface of the first part forms a seal with a corresponding second sealing surface of the second part. The first sealing surface includes ... | 12/07/1999 |
