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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 |
| 8068278 | Photostructured imaging display panels Photostructurable glass and ceramic materials in slabs are processed into pixelized screens having opaque baffles therein for defining therebetween light pipes in the material through which pixel light is passed and directed with limited fields of view and for stere... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7425070 | Three-dimensional (3D) image projection Three dimensional (3D) image projection is described. In one aspect, each projector of multiple projectors generate a respective composite of an image. With respect to any particular projector, the projector's corresponding composite image encapsulates multiple vert... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414783 | Apparatus for the optical manipulation of a pair of landscape stereoscopic images Apparatus (2) for the optical manipulation of a pair of landscape stereoscopic images, which apparatus (2) comprises a housing (4), and optical re-orientation means (6) positioned in the housing (4) and for re-orienting the pair of... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7357510 | Projection-type 3-D image display device using single projector A projection-type 3-D image display device includes a single display element, a polarization conversion switch, a first image shifter, a second image shifter, a projection lens unit, a mirrored light tunnel, and a screen unit. The screen unit includes an image separ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349006 | Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program An image processing apparatus for generating image data for displaying a stereoscopic image on the basis of an image for a left eye and an image for a right eye, the image processing apparatus includes first detecting means for detecting image pairs each taken in a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7301510 | Methods and apparatus for reducing frame violations in a stereoscopic display Methods and apparatus are provided for reducing frame violations in a stereoscopic display. A stereoscopic display system for presenting a stereoscopic image to a user suitably includes one or more cameras, each providing a video image, and a video processor. A ster... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7226167 | Autostereoscopic display apparatus An autostereoscopic optical apparatus (10) for viewing a stereoscopic image comprising a left image to be viewed by an observer (12) at a left viewing pupil (14l) and a right image to be viewed by the observer at a right viewing pupil ( | 06/05/2007 |
| 7181136 | Apparatus for stereoscopic photography An apparatus for providing left and right eye images along the axis of a single camera lens (7), the apparatus comprising optical means arranged to provide said left and right eye images (22, 20) as a pair of head-to-head or toe-to-toe images, i.e. wit... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177080 | Method and a device for bi-monocular image transfer A viewing arrangement includes an image generator having a single, two-sided display screen having a front and a back side which display a front image and a back image, respectively, of a translucent or transparent image generated by the image generator; two eyepiec... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144113 | Virtual image display apparatus A virtual image display apparatus comprises a pair of optical projection systems, each having a display device, a light source and a projection lens. The images formed on the display device are projected to an image location optical system, which comprises a light c... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7113334 | Autostereoscopic vision system It comprises a first prism (10, 10a, 10b), with triangular base, on which is arranged at least one second transparent prism (2, 11) the combination defining a prismatic body which is arranged on the stereoscopic pair so that, when ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113331 | Binocular telescope with photographing function A binocular telescope with a photographing function comprises a pair of telescopic optical systems, a photographing optical system, and a pair of reticle elements, on which reticles are formed. The reticle elements are provided in the telescopic optical systems for ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7048388 | Projection optical system, magnification projection optical system, magnification projection apparatus, and image projection apparatus A projection optical system guiding and projecting a light beam from a projected object surface onto a projection surface in an upstream-downstream direction through a transmission dioptric system and a reflection dioptric system. An intermediate image surface of th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046440 | 3-D vision system for swimming pools A decorative treatment for swimming pools provides underwater anaglyphs for adhesion to the pool sides and filtering stereoscopic underwater goggles for use by swimmers in viewing the anaglyphs. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7031579 | High resolution display component, system and method An optical system provides a higher resolution image, especially for use with a projection system, using a combiner formed of fiber optics each having an input end and an output end, with the fiber optics grouped together so that the combiner has one or more image i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023466 | Three-dimensional display systems Three-dimensional display apparatus and methods are disclosed. The apparatus and methods generate three-dimensional images for an observer by providing components of the image in a series of frames to an image space. Providing the image components can include: scann... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6975453 | Multilayer electrically conductive anti-reflective coating The present invention comprises a multilayer inorganic anti-reflective coating with predetermined optical properties, for application on a flexible substrate. The coating comprises a stack consisting of five material layers, whereby the third layer is a dummy layer ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6940653 | Radiation conditioning system A holographic imaging system and method includes a radiation source for generating radiation. A data base has a set of elements, each element is indicative of a trajectory of a light ray exiting a point in a recorded scene. A spatial light modulator is receptive of ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929369 | Autostereoscopic display An autostereoscopic display comprises an SLM which is controlled to provide an image display and a signal display. A parallax optic has a first portion which cooperates with the image display to form a plurality of viewing windows. A second portion of the parallax o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920269 | Lens The invention is a lens. The light transmitting portion of the lens comprises a plurality of fiber optic strands arranged parallel to each other in a side-by-side manner, forming a planar layer. The fiber optic strands are also inclined at an angle to a surface of t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6798573 | Device for generating a 3-D image from two 2-D pictures A device for generating a 3-D image includes a tubular body with liquid filled therein and two protrusion portions extrude from one side of the body. Two stereoscopically related two-dimensional pictures are located on another side opposite to the side having the tw... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6545803 | Virtual screen display device A virtual screen display apparatus includes a display arranged to generate display information and having an effective diagonal length DLC and an optical projecting element arranged to receive the display information from the display and to project and fo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6525847 | Three dimensional projection systems based on switchable holographic optics Switchable holographic optical elements (HOEs) can used in systems and methods for projecting three-dimensional images, or for projecting two-dimensional tiled images with increased size and/or resolution. One of the methods may include sequentially displ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6511182 | Autostereoscopic optical apparatus using a scanned linear image source A monocentric arrangement of optical components providing stereoscopic display of a virtual image, electronically generated, line by line, from a linear image source (36) and projected, as a real intermediate image, near the focal surface (22) of a curved... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6259565 | Display apparatus A semi-spherical system holding mechanism 8 such as to cover the head portion of the user is provided in the upper portion of a user holding mechanism 9 such as chair, sofa, or the like. A display apparatus 7 is fixed in the system holding mechanism 8. In... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6243207 | Display apparatus A semi-spherical system holding mechanism 8 such as to cover the head portion of the user is provided in the upper portion of a user holding mechanisms 9 such as chair, sofa, or the like. A display apparatus 7 is fixed in the system holding mechanism 8. I... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6219184 | Stereoscopic image display apparatus with radial display means including a plurality of transparent columns arranged radially A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes an image display apparatus main body and a multi-angle image information generating unit for generating image information for a plurality of viewing angles from which a three-dimensional object is viewed. Th... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6188518 | Method and apparatus for use in producing three-dimensional imagery A method of producing three-dimensional imagery including displaying on a screen surface, imagery containing two or more spaced apart angles of view about a common centre of a subject of the imagery; and which angles of view have been segmented and separa... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6187211 | Method for fabrication of multi-step structures using embedded etch stop layers A method of fabrication is provided for multi-step microlithographic structures including Fresnel lenses whereby the process includes the formation of intermediate etch stop layers that are embedded with the structure material. This is accomplished in one... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6108130 | Stereoscopic image sensor A stereoscopic image sensor may be formed of a single image sensor having a pair of fields formed therein. The fields may be closer to one another than are a pair of left and right image collectors. The close spacing may be achieved by using an image redi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101008 | Autostereoscopic display based on electrically switchable holograms An autostereoscopic display system and a method of displaying a scene in a stereoscopic form on a screen of the system include two or more reconfigurable holographic optical element (HOE) stacks in the screen. The reconfigurable HOEs may be configured to ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6046850 | Stereoscope apparatus Disclosed is a stereoscope apparatus comprising a left and right reflective sheets converging, in upright position at a predetermined angle in the range of 40 to 50 degrees, towards the line of sight of the viewer so that the left eye sees only the left r... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5943165 | Adjustable head mountable stereoscopic viewer An adjustable, head mountable stereoscopic viewer having a head band to mount the viewer to the user. A tilt bracket is pivotally joined on one end to the head band and at a pivot point on an opposite end to an optical assembly for adjustment of the assem... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5917655 | Method and apparatus for generating a stereoscopic image To generate a stereoscopic image of an object (41), two light beams (151, 161) unparallel to each other are used to back light a portion (43) of the object (41). The two light beams (151, 161) are deflected to form two deflected light beams (153, 163) sub... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5896226 | Optical device for the visualization of a three dimensional virtual image in superposition with a real object, especially for surgical applications Optical device for viewing a virtual three dimensional image superimposed on a real object and characterized in that it includes means for forming a three dimensional virtual image and two semi-transparent mirrors arranged between the observer and the rea... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5894364 | Stereoscopic image display apparatus A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes an image display apparatus main body and a multi-angle image information generating unit for generating image information for a plurality of viewing angles from which a three-dimensional object is viewed. Th... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5886817 | Method and arrangement for creating a three-dimensional effect A method and an arrangement for creating a three-dimensional effect, in which method the three-dimensional effect is created by viewing an object, for instance two disparate images, by way of an optical aid. To provide a simple implementation, the first i... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5856888 | Split beam optical character reader An optical system for an optical character reader in which a camera, such as a TV camera, reads an image field in a document, includes at least one pair of mirrors which shift half of the image both laterally and vertically to convert a relatively long im... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5815314 | Image display apparatus and image display method A stereographic image display apparatus for permitting the observation of a high resolution and sharp color stereographic image of a wide view field without requiring specially designed spectacles, comprises a display device for displaying an image by emi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5734513 | Electronic apparatus with a foldable display A foldable screen display for displaying screen images is disclosed which comprises: (a) at least two sub-displays; (b) a hinging member for pivotally connecting the sub-displays together on a side-by-side manner; (c) a magnifying optical element provided... | 03/31/1998 |
