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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 |
| 7178442 | Detachable hanger The invention is a detachable hanger assembly for attaching a flying object to a launch rail on a launch platform. The detachable hanger assembly is attached to the flying object by one or more bolts and is adapted to slide in a slot in the launch rail when the flyi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127994 | Low shock separation joint Methods and apparatus are provided for a low shock separation joint. A first member couples to a first structure and includes surfaces to prevent separation under compressive and tensile force placed on the separation joint. A second member couples to a second struc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7083148 | Assembly for carrying and ejecting stores A carriage and ejection assembly for retaining different types of stores to an aircraft and selectively ejecting a carried one of the stores away from the aircraft is disclosed. The assembly can include a sway brace having at least one contact location for each type... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6939073 | Releasable locking mechanisms In the aerospace field spacecraft components are held together by separation systems until a specific time when they must be separated or deployed. Customarily a threaded joining bolt engages one of the components to be joined, and a threaded nut is placed on that b... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925939 | Low shock separation bolt The invention is a low shock detachment device that includes an expandable latch with a plurality of fingers. The anterior surface of each finger has a stud-mating mechanism. A mechanism for repositioning each finger from a closed position to an open position is pro... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916055 | Lens press tool Embodiments provide for an optical component mounting apparatus and method. One embodiment provides a body defining a lens applicator tip at one end, wherein the lens applicator tip defines a lens contact surface. A lens retaining member includes a lens carrying tip... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902323 | Locking device and its related assemblage A locking device and its assemblage are provided for confining an object such as a shaft of a motor. The locking device is used to confine the shaft having an end with a recess portion having a defining surface to prevent the shaft from being displaced in an axial d... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6811123 | Store ejection system with integral isolation valve and associated ejection method There is provided a store ejection system and method for mounting and ejecting a jettisonable store. The system uses a pressurized non-pyrotechnic fluid from a fluid source as the source of energy and the transfer mechanism. An actuation system includes an accumulat... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6584880 | Electronically controlled arming unit An electronically controlled arming unit including a logic circuit that is driven by the pre-existing weapons system signals to control a lanyard locking unit, thus removing the need for an external force to operate the arming unit. The electronically con... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6460445 | Playload dispensing system A payload dispensing system for an aircraft is disclosed that includes a housing mounted to the aircraft. A hollow shaft is mounted to the housing having an open first end and a closed off second end with a hole therethrough. The payload includes an apert... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6311930 | Anti-friction release device A pin puller combines an actuator with an anti-friction release mechanism, according to a bilaterally symmetric geometry. The anti-friction tension release mechanism ensures that only negligible friction forces need to be overcome to operate the tension r... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6126115 | Apparatus for retaining and releasing a payload An apparatus for latching an object, such as a payload for a space vehicle, includes an expandible latch which is shifted between a relaxed open condition and a flexed closed condition by actuation of a pair of temperature-responsive members, such as shap... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119982 | Pre-loaded stores ejection ram system and method The stores ejection system and method of the present invention provide automatic pre-load device, such as a pneumatically-operated pre-load piston, to pre-load a store ejection ram into contact with a bomb or other store prior to store ejection. Mechanica... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5932829 | Suspension and release rack apparatus capable of carrying both bombs and missiles Suspension and Release Equipment (S&RE) capable of carrying and releasing various types of weapons including bombs and missiles without the need for reconfiguration. The rack assembly of the present invention includes a plurality of separate, yet linked h... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927649 | Suspendible carrier for carrying multiple cargo loads by helicopter A suspendible carrier is provided for receiving and carrying cargo from an aircraft. A detachable ground assembly releasably engages cargo to the carrier, and has a coupling means consisting of an elongate vertically-oriented shank having a coupling, such... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5904323 | Constrained store release system A store release system which includes a support member, such as a swaybrace, a store-nesting facility secured to the support member and articulated to facilitate orientation of the store-nesting facility to different positions in order to enable stores of... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5887924 | Cargo hook A cargo hook for releasably carrying a load includes a support frame, a load support carried by the frame, and a latch. The load support has a closed condition for securing the load and an open condition for permitting release of the load. The latch is fo... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5836548 | Cargo management systems A cargo management system comprising an airframe suspended from an aircraft by a cable assembly. The airframe includes a loading frame which comprises a plurality of horizontal struts and vertical struts which are interconnected at corner assemblies. A pa... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5718531 | Low shock release device A release device is actuated to release a workpiece by operation of either of two elongated shape memory metal alloy (SMMA) members. Each SMMA member has on one end a feature that engages a fitting on the workpiece, while its other end is mounted to a hou... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5593113 | Methods and apparatus for selectively attaching and releasing multiple payloads suspended from an aircraft A multiple payload system comprising a sling assembly and a frame assembly for suspension from an aircraft. The sling assembly includes an elongated load bearing cable having a first end and a second end. A stress sensor used in measuring the weight of th... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5395149 | Device for holding an object onto a support and subsequently separating it therefrom in a controlled sequence A device for retaining an object to a support and then separating it therefrom in a controlled sequence embodying a receptacle to be fixed to the support, a chimney fixed to the receptacle and a retaining sleeve adapted to couple a bearing surface of the ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5273333 | Load hook assembly for multiple loads and method of load transport A load hook assembly includes an upright support structure adapted for cable attachment to a lifting instrumentality such as a helicopter. A jaw assembly, carried by the support structure, has multiple, movable jaws which open and close relative a central... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5172873 | Anti-roll system for a missile launcher An anti-roll system for a missile launcher mechanism is disclosed wherein an ejector foot, operatively associated with the launcher to eject the missile from the launcher, has a pair of tabs which contact missile latching lugs on the missile to prevent ro... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5098236 | Arrangement for bracing a load An arrangement for bracing a load in which a wedge is moved into frictional engagement between a mounting surface and a surface of the load. A spring biased rod is coupled to the wedge and moves it into and out of engagement with the mounting and load sur... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5088664 | Ordnance ejector system for an aircraft A ordnance ejector apparatus (10) for ejecting an ordnance from an aircraft includes a mechanical linkage comprising a forward bell crank (36) and a forward connecting link (46) and a rearward bell crank (50) and a rearward connecting link (60). A rail (2... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5065961 | Ordnance ejector system for an aircraft A ordnance ejector apparatus (10) for ejecting an ordnance from an aircraft includes a mechanical linkage comprising a forward bell crank (36) and a forward connecting link (46) and a rearward bell crank (50) and a rearward connecting link (60). A rail (2... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5052639 | Device for maintaining a load attached to an aircraft including a load contacting means and a separate load prestressing means Device for maintaining a load attached to an aircraft immobilized in relation to the said aircraft, comprising bearing members carried by the aircraft and movable relative to the aircraft, means provided for moving the bearing members into contact with th... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5040747 | Gripping and locking arrangement for aircraft flap doors or undercarriages A gripping and locking arrangement for an aircraft movable component such as a flap door or undercarriage comprises a piston and a piston rod operative as a means for sensing a closing movement of the flap door or undercarriage, and also operative automat... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4998763 | Cargo hook A cargo hook for releasably carrying a load includes a support frame, a load beam and latching mechanism for releasably engaging the beam in a load secured position. The latching mechanism includes a contact roller carried by the beam and an interference ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4987820 | Arming unit An arming unit is used on an aircraft to control the arming of a store (20) containing explosive on its release from the aircraft so that the store is not armed until after its release and after it has travelled a predetermined distance away from the airc... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4911313 | Linkage lifting apparatus A linkage lifting apparatus is disclosed in which a linkage means is mounted on a lifting beam and includes link pivotal connections which may be connected and disconnected from load hooks comprising part of an object to be lifted. The linkage lifting app... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4864910 | Double swivel toggle release A pyrothechnic actuated structural release device which is mechanically two fault tolerant for release. The device comprises a fastener plate 11 and fastener body 12 each attachable to one of a pair of structures to be joined. The fastener plate 11 and th... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4850553 | Ejector arrangement for aircraft store racks An ejector arrangement for aircraft store racks that are carried by military type aircraft and the like for releasably attaching to the aircraft stores such as conventional or nuclear weapons, in which the ejector arrangement is duplicated in mirror image... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4836081 | Toggle release A pyrotechnic actuated structural release device 10 which is mechanically two fault tolerant for release. The device 10 comprises a fastener plate 11 and fastener body 12, each attachable to a different one of a pair of structures to be joined. The fasten... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4703967 | Self-locking double retention redundant pull pin release A double-retention redundant pull pin release system is disclosed. The system responds to a single pull during an intentional release operation. A spiral-threaded main pin is seated in a mating bore in a housing, which main pin has a flange fastened there... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4682530 | Airborne stores arming trigger unit and method of preventing undesired arming An arming trigger unit having a retractable member for selectively retaining or releasing an arming wire of a store which retractable member is, after having been released, retained in its release position by a safety member. Further, such safety member e... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4682804 | Releasable coupling assembly A releasable coupling assembly is provided for secure retention and controlled reliable release of a releasable structure with respect to a base structure, such as a releasable spacecraft with respect to a mother spacecraft or launch vehicle. The releasab... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4632338 | Under aircraft load carrying and release device with triple roller escapement The invention provides an under aircraft load carrying and release device with possibility of orientation of the load with respect to the aircraft by using an eccentric and of fixing on fixed supports by raising the hooks. The device comprises a mechanism... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4620680 | Device for carrying and ejecting under aircraft loads, comprising support arms positioned with respect to the diameter of the loads The invention provides a device for carrying under an aircraft and ejecting loads which are suspended from hooks which may be raised so as to be set under support arms hinged about longitudinal pins, lowering of the arms against a load which is hooked on ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4606517 | Store adapter A store adapter attachable to an aircraft with minimum modifications for retaining and supporting the store proximate the bomb rack of the aircraft, and for releasing the store by actuation of the bomb rack mechanism which causes release of the store clea... | 08/19/1986 |
