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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 |
| 7589905 | Optical system and optical apparatus including the same An optical system includes a first negative lens element disposed nearest a front side and a first positive lens element whose front surface resides within a distance 0.4 L from the surface nearest the front side toward a rear side of the optical system having a tot... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7365815 | Phase retardation film and liquid crystal display device including the same Disclosed is a phase retardation film including two outer layers facing each other, and an inner layer interposed between the outer layers, each of the outer layers are formed of a non-styrene polymeric material and the inner layer being formed of a polymeric materi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7321349 | Display element, display device, and microlens array A display element having a plurality of pixel portions arranged two-dimensionally with a predetermined pixel pitch and a microlens array including a plurality of microlenses arranged two-dimensionally corresponding to the plurality of pixel portions on an incident s... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7289273 | Zoom lens and electronic imaging apparatus having the same A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, the first lens unit consisting of one negative lens component in which a plurality of lens components are cemented to one another and the second lens unit including one negative lens component and having positive ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252390 | Projecting optical system A projecting optical system for decreasing a height of an optical system is provided. The system includes a lamp for irradiating light, a color divider for dividing colors of light irradiated from the lamp, an illumination mixer for irradiating the light with equal ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245432 | Dual diffraction-grating device A diffraction grating device (100) has both reflecting (108) and transmitting (106) gratings inter leaved to allow both transmission diffraction patterns and reflection diffraction patterns to be formed by means of the same device (102). ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231097 | Lens defect correction Methods and systems related to: (a) capturing a primary image of a subject with a lens at a primary position, the lens having at least one deviation that exceeds a first tolerance for a target optical property; (b) capturing another image of the subject with the len... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227697 | Zoom optical system, and electronics incorporating the same The invention relates to a zoom optical system that can offer an effective tradeoff between low cost and size reductions, and electronic equipment that incorporates the same. The zoom optical system comprises, in order from an object side thereof, a first lens group... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227701 | Zoom lens and optical apparatus having the same A zoom lens, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: (a) a first lens unit of negative optical power; (b) a second lens unit of positive optical power; and (c) a third lens unit of positive optical power, wherein a separation between the first len... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7209296 | Zoom lens, and electronic imaging system incorporating the same The invention relates to a zoom lens wherein the total of lens components is reduced as much as possible and image-formation capability is enhanced far more stably over the entire zoom range, so that a lot more thickness reductions are achievable upon received at a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209295 | Optical system, and optical apparatus The invention relates to an optical system that has reduced power consumptions, ensures noiseless operations and fast responses, contributes to cost reductions due to simplified mechanical structure, and, albeit having a small outside diameter and small size, is cap... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7113347 | Zoom lens and optical apparatus having the same A zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side (a) a first lens unit of negative optical power, (b) a second lens unit of positive optical power, and (c) a third lens unit of positive optical power, wherein a separation between the first lens ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113348 | Zoom lens and optical apparatus having the same A zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side (a) a first lens unit of negative optical power, (b) a second lens unit of positive optical power, and (c) a third lens unit of positive optical power, wherein a separation between the first lens ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113346 | Variable magnification optical system A variable magnification optical system for forming an optical image of an object on the light-receiving surface of an image sensor with variable magnification includes: from an object side, a first lens unit having a positive optical power, a second lens unit havin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106521 | Zoom lens and camera with the zoom lens A zoom lens includes a first lens unit which does not move for zooming and has positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, these lens... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7061561 | System for creating a patterned polarization compensator A system for creating a patterned polarization compensator (550) has a retardance characterization system (560) for optically scanning the spatially variant retardance of a spatial light modulator (210). A compensator patterning system (565 | 06/13/2006 |
| 7038857 | Projection zoom lens A projection zoom lens includes, from an image side to an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, consisting of a number of lens elements and being movable along the optical axis of the projection zoom lens; a second lens group having a p... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7023512 | Spatially patterned polarization compensator A modulation optical system (40) provides modulation of an incident light beam. A wire grid polarization beamsplitter (240) receives the beam of light (130) and transmits a beam of light having a first polarization, and reflects a beam of light ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023625 | Zoom lens and optical apparatus having the same A zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side (a) a first lens unit of negative optical power, (b) a second lens unit of positive optical power, and (c) a third lens unit of positive optical power, wherein a separation between the first lens ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6999242 | Zoom lens and optical apparatus having the same A zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side (a) a first lens unit of negative optical power, the first lens unit consisting of, in order from the object side to the image side, a negative lens and a positive lens, (b) a second lens unit of ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997564 | Digital projection display A digital projection display includes a light source producing a light beam, and an integrator, an illumination lens, an illumination fold mirror, a light director, and a digital light modulator which sequentially process the light beam. The digital projection displ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6977777 | Active optical zoom system An active optical zoom system changes the magnification (or effective focal length) of an optical imaging system by utilizing two or more active optics in a conventional optical system. The system can create relatively large changes in system magnification with very... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6958866 | Zoom lens system A zoom lens system includes a positive first lens group, a positive second lens group, a diaphragm, and a negative third lens group. The first through third lens groups move in an optical axis direction for zooming. The positive first lens group includes a negative ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6954245 | Display apparatus with two polarization compensators A projection display apparatus (10) uses a modulation optical system (200) that includes a liquid crystal device (210) in combination with a wire grid polarization beamsplitter (240), a wire grid polarization analyzer (270) and a p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943959 | Objective optical system In a nearer order from its object, a first lens group which has a negative refractive power, a brightness diaphragm, and a second lens group which has a positive refractive power, and a moving lens group which moves on an optical axis, conditions such as 2≦DL... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940663 | Zoom lens system A compact zoom lens system allowing excellent image quality regardless of an object distance, is disclosed. The disclosed zoom lens system comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first, a second, and a third lens units having a positive, a positi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6927920 | Zoom optical system and imaging apparatus using the same A zoom optical system includes only one optical-element group moved in a magnification change and at least one deformable mirror having a compensating function for compensating for a shift of an image surface caused by the magnification change and a focusing functio... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6909473 | Display apparatus and method A projection display apparatus (10) uses a modulation optical system (200) that includes a liquid crystal device (210) in combination with a wire grid polarization beamsplitter (240), a wire grid polarization analyzer (270) and a p... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6894845 | System and methods for providing a zoom lens device The invention provides a zoom lens device that can include lens groups. A third lens group (compensator lens group) can be disposed between two lens groups (a second and a fourth lens groups) forming a variator lens group. The two lens groups (the second and fourth ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6496310 | Optical system and optical apparatus provided with the same An optical system includes a diffractive optical element in which a phase given to incident light from an optical axis toward the peripheral part in the radial direction is not reversed in an effective area and an absolute value of optical power on the op... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6462885 | Zoom lens and photographing apparatus having the same A zoom lens includes a first lens unit with a positive refractive power, a second lens unit with a negative refractive power, a third lens unit with a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit with a positive refractive power, which are arranged i... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6373639 | Zoom lens having an image stabilizing function A zoom lens is disclosed comprising, from front to rear, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit of negative refractive power, a fi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6335833 | Afocal zoom lens system for streroscopic microscopes An afocal zoom lens system comprising a first positive lens unit, a second negative lens unit, a third positive lens unit and a fourth negative lens unit, wherein the first lens unit and the fourth lens unit are kept stationary, the second lens unit is mo... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6278558 | Transverse zoom lens set A zoom lens set with a fixed distance between lenses comprises at least one gradually changed curvature lens. The surface with a gradually changed curvature surfaces is locally limited by a suitable size pupil along an optical axis. In assembling, gradual... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6137637 | Prism-type objective lens for the pickup head of an optical disc drive capable of driving two types of optical discs A prism-type objective lens is provided for use in the pickup head of an optical disc drive capable of driving two types of optical discs such as a CD and a DVD. The prism-type objective lens allows the pickup head to be made more compact in size with red... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6067196 | Zoom lens system A zoom lens system has the first and second lens units. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the lens units are moved to decrease a distance therebetween. The first lens unit has a positive refractive power. The second lens unit has a ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6057964 | Process for imaging image points of a video picture and associated apparatus In a process for imaging image points of a video picture by means of a light bundle which is controlled in intensity with respect to the brightness of the image points and which is deflected and then projected onto a screen by a lens or a lens system, a v... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6046861 | Zoom lens system having imaging and non-imaging ranges A projection zoom lens system is used in imaging and non-imaging modes for entertanment and architectural illumination, providing 8:1 zoom ratio in an imaging mode and 20:1 zoom ratio in a non-imaging mode. When coupled with a variable aperture iris, beam... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6008951 | Offset projection zoom lens with fixed rear group for reflective spatial light modulators An offset reverse telephoto projection zoom lens 300 comprising a moving zoom group 302, a moving compensation group 304, and a fixed rear lens group 306. According to one embodiment of the projection lens, the zoom group 302 has four lenses, the compensa... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6002526 | Zoom lens system A zoom lens system that is free from parallax, is compact, and offers excellent optical performance has, from the object side, a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, a positive third lens unit, and a negative fourth lens unit. The zoom l... | 12/14/1999 |
