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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 |
| 7269839 | Data distribution apparatus and method, and data distribution system A special playback controller receives a special playback request from a user. A data storage unit stores data. In response to the special playback request received by the special playback controller, a data converter converts the data stored in the data storage uni... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7114172 | Synchronized personal video recorders A method, apparatus and system for synchronizing the video output of personal video recorders in two or more locations. A broadcast program is received and recorded on a personal video recorder on a first personal video recorder. Thus, at least one program will be s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6952237 | Apparatus and method for transmitting audio over a dedicated video line Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmission of audio signals over a dedicated video transmission line in which the analog audio signal is inserted into and becomes a part of the video signal. Samples of the audio signal are inserted into the active video li... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6865336 | User-specific time values for time-based navigation functions of video recorder systems There is provided a method for managing time-values of time-based navigation functions in a video recording system. A user input is received that specifies a re-programmed time-value for a time-based navigation function. The re-programmed time-value is stored for fu... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6839501 | Video cassette recorder There is provided a video cassette recorder comprising a delay element (1), a switching unit (2) for switching an output of the delay element (1), a logic unit (3) for controlling the switching unit (2), and a skew detection unit (... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6798971 | Systems and methods for providing continuous recording of repeating programming Systems and methods for continuously and selectively recording a repeating program to provide a viewer instant access to a recent version of the repeating program without having to wait until the next start time, and to allow the viewer to only view the specific seg... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6263148 | Variable-mode information signal reproduction apparatus with tracking control A reproduction apparatus reproduces information signals recorded in a plurality of recording modes having different information sizes of an information signal to be recorded per unit time, discriminates the recording mode of the reproduced information sig... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6137951 | Image processing apparatus having plural modes dependent upon signal quality An image reproducing apparatus evaluating image signal quality includes a reproducing unit for reproducing an image signal, an evaluation unit for evaluating a quality value of the reproduced image signal, and a control unit for controlling the reproducin... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5973873 | Motor speed control circuit for a videocassette recorder In a motor control circuit for a VCR, a microcomputer calculates a center frequency to be targeted by a drum motor based on frequency pulses from the capstan motor, and generates a speed control signal for the drum motor based on a frequency deviation of ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5907365 | Television device Identification codes of broadcasting stations which transmit the correct time information are recorded in broadcasting station tables, if a broadcasting station identification code in the broadcasting station tables is found in VPS or Teletext in the rece... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5878188 | Apparatus for recording and reproducing temporally compressed digital information signal A digital information recording-reproducing apparatus is disclosed, in which a signal temporally compressed to 1/n and transmitted is encoded for recording by a recording encoder. The rotation speed of a rotary drum is set at R1, and the runnin... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5675694 | Video disk, recording apparatus of video disk, and its reproducing apparatus A disk medium is a video disk, being an optical recording medium possessing concentric or spiral tracks, in which one track is divided into P sectors, and group mark signals are recorded in every Q sectors.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5521714 | Rotary head type reproducing apparatus In a rotary head type reproducing apparatus, such as a digital audio tape recorder (DAT), a display changeover operation, a key scanning operation or a sensor scanning operation is inhibited during the periods TPB-A, TPB-B when a rot... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5293248 | System and apparatus for recording and reproducing and extended definition video signal in/from a track on a magnetic carrier A system for recording and reproducing an extended definition (ED) video signal in/from a track on a magnetic record carrier wherein an ED video signal, such as a PAL-PLUS video signal, includes first lines having a first luminance signal (Y1) ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5265081 | Disc recording/reproducing apparatus having two constant linear velocities with controlled step switching between the two A disc reproducing apparatus comprises a reference frequency generating circuit that generates a reference frequency signal. The frequency of the reference frequency signal from the reference frequency generating circuit is varied whereby a disc is reprod... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5253118 | Disk speed controller using field memory read/write cycle with adaptive lock An information record medium playback apparatus including a memory for writing in a demodulated video signal characterized in that it generates a field discrimination signal indicative of the positions on the time base of the odd and even fields of the de... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5247401 | Replay equalization circuit in digital image recorder A replay equalization circuit for reproducing digital image information recorded on a recording medium includes a transducer for reading the digital image information, an equalization circuit connected to the transducer for equalizing an output of the tra... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5206740 | Video disk player capable of providing normal image reproduction of an external video signal as well as a video signal stored on a disk A video disk player generates an error control signal according to the difference between write and read addresses, and causes a read clock to be synchronized in phase with a write clock, on the basis of the error control signal upon reception of an exter... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5159488 | Optical video disc player A video disc recorded according to a constant linear velocity (CLV) format at high speed is scan reproduced using three kinds of track jumps, of varying numbers of tracks, by the photo pickup head so that the synchronization defects inherent in the prior ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5159464 | Synchronization holding circuit in scanning of laser disk player A synchronization holding circuit in scanning of a laser disk comprising a signal detection circuit, a signal processing circuit, an error detection circuit, a speed control circuit, a locking detection circuit, a microcomputer, and a switching circuit, w... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5065385 | Time base control system with coarse and fine correction for a spindle servo An apparatus for reading information performing a coarse adjustment of the time base by means of a phase difference between a reproduced sync signal obtained from a read signal read from a recording medium and a reference sync signal and performing a fine... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4853914 | Time base correction system with coarse and fine correction Method and apparatus of controlling time base for use in an information reading system in which information recorded on a recording medium is read by a pickup, write a read signal obtained by the pickup into a memory device and read-out the signal stored ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4819221 | Apparatus for reading record carriers having substantially concentric or spiral tracks A read apparatus for reading a record carrier (1) having a concentric track pattern comprises a scanning device (2, 3) for reading the information, and a separator circuit (4) for extracting a periodic synchronizing signal (Ps) from the information read. ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4811317 | Clock resynchronization after a track jump In an information-bearing disk having, along concentric record tracks, pre-written equally spaced tracking pads which may or may not be aligned radially from one track to another, circuitry serves for improving the response time of a disk drive mechanism ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4763205 | Method of time axis control in an information recording system for compensation of tracking error caused by track jumping A method for time axis control for performing both coarse and fine time axis adjustment in accordance with relative speeds of a recording disk and a playback unit while the playback unit is recording or reproducing signals on or from the disk, wherein a c... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4727530 | Disc rotation control device for a disc player A disc rotation control device for a compact disc player comprises a stable rotation detection circuit for detecting whether rotation of a compact disc is in a stable state or in an unstable state, a phase control loop for phase-controlling the disc rotat... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4672595 | System for controlling rotary drive of recorded disk player A system for controlling the rotary drive of a disk player employing only inexpensive and simple circuits. A position pulse signal is generated of a frequency proportional to the radial distance of the pickup from a reference position, and a rotation puls... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4603412 | Disc rotation servo control apparatus in a disc player The rotation speed of a disc rotation motor is controlled such that a synchronizing signal derived from an output signal reproduced from a disc coincides with a reference oscillation frequency. The amount of data accumulated in a memory provided for absor... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4594616 | Recording of timing signals synchronous with a rotary recorder member A portable video recorder transduces video signals onto an elongated medium. The transducer-to-medium velocity is controlled by a rotary member such as a capstan, turntable or headwheel. In portable applications, motion of the recorder causes acceleration... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4481615 | Motor controlling circuit of reproducing apparatus and method of controlling A reproducing apparatus comprises a motor (9) for driving a digital audio disk (1), in which digital data and a synchronizing signal are recorded. The digital data is modulated in accordance with a predetermined digital modulating system such as an EFM mo... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4439849 | Rotational speed controlling apparatus for recording disc An apparatus for controlling the rotational speed of a recording disc to a constant linear velocity. The apparatus has frequency and phase control circuits which detect the variations of the frequency and phase of the digital information signal reproduced... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4388713 | Rotation control system in a rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus A rotation control system is used in an apparatus for reproducing information signals from a rotary recording medium by use of a reproducing stylus, wherein the rotary recording medium having the information signals recorded thereon so that the relative v... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4375094 | Apparatus for advancing a video disc pickup transducer beyond a disc record defect Video disc player apparatus for aiding the signal recovery stylus to overcome locked grooves insurmountable by normal stylus deflection transducers. The player comprises a signal pickup stylus secured to a first end of a stylus arm, the second end thereof... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4371899 | Time base error correction system for player A video disc player is described for use with a video disc having frequency modulated video information recorded thereon in the form of a plurality of concentric circles or a single spiral. The information track comprises successively positioned light ref... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4270150 | Video frame storage recording and reproducing apparatus Apparatus is disclosed for recording video information signals on magnetic media by sampling the information signal and converting the samples to a plurality of component digital data streams which are simultaneously recorded on separate surfaces of a dis... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4213148 | Recording/playback apparatus using a single pilot tone for active tracking and control of a video disc pickup device In a video disc playback apparatus, an active tracking control system is provided using a single pilot signal. The pilot signal is recorded on an information track of a video disc record such that each convolution of the track contains a non-integral numb... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4162511 | Velocity correction system for video disc player A pickup cartridge for use in a velocity correction system includes a polymer bimorph element mechanically interposed between a cartridge housing and a pickup arm carrying a groove-riding stylus. Signals representative of cyclical deviations in the stylus... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4118736 | Method of and apparatus for controlling the optical reading of recorded information Information which is recorded on a record medium is read therefrom by a main beam of radiant energy, such as a main light beam, which impinges and scans the record medium so as to be modulated with the recorded information. An additional beam of radiant e... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4025958 | Jitter prevention system for video signal processing Video signals are transferred from a phonograph record or low speed magnetic tape and stored on a magnetic sheet disc rotating at low speed. The magnetic sheet disc is then rotated at high speed to output the video signals to a television display or the l... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3983318 | Velocity correction system with damping means One type of video disc reproducing system senses the capacitance between a stylus and a disc record to reconstruct the video information. The stylus includes a thin conductive element or electrode and rides in a groove of the record, which is rotated at h... | 09/28/1976 |
