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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 |
| 8167524 | Handling system for inspecting and sorting electronic components A semiconductor package handling system is provided comprising a package holder for receiving and holding singulated semiconductor packages, and a first inspection device which is arranged and configured to inspect a first surface of the packages while they are bein... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7325418 | Press forming system for glass The present invention is directed to reduce the total footprint of a press forming system for glass having a plurality of press units, and also to increase an actual availability of each press unit. A plurality of press units are arranged in two parallel rows and a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314777 | Chip packaging systems and methods An automated process for performing MEMS packaging including automatically attaching a die to a chip carrier, resulting in a chip carrier assembly, automatically moving the chip carrier assembly into a vacuum chamber, wherein the vacuum chamber includes one or more ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7234744 | Rotatable, squeeze-spread end effector for industrial robot An end effector (10) for an industrial robot has the ability to pick up plural objects, selectively rotate same and adjusts the spacing between the plural objects as the products are being carried by the robot to a desired deposit location. This functionality... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7189049 | Robot unit The present invention relates to a method for rapid transfer of a work object in both the horizontal and vertical directions using a robot unit (10) having a gripping mechanism (12) preferably from one workstation (3) to another (4), the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175579 | Machine tool with gripper and/or tool magazine system A tool magazine system and a gripper for a machining spindle. The gripper is fed to the tool laterally with respect to the rotational or longitudinal axes of the tool, particularly substantially at right angles to the axis, and should grasp the tool. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155813 | Programmer systems A micro device using assembly system for feeding, programming, and placing micro devices on circuit boards includes a robotic handling system capable of picking up and placing the micro devices on the circuit boards on a conveyor system. A control system controls th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7096770 | Optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of accurately transferring a disk-shaped apparatus during a manufacturing process, and at the same time occupies a small installation area. A control section causes a cut-forming m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077641 | Preform conveying device An object of this invention is to provide a preform conveying device of high production efficiency under the technical theme of aligning the plurality of preforms in single rows at high speed, while eliminating contact of individual preforms with other preforms and ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052564 | Component feeder having a high density cover tape reservoir A method and apparatus for the handling and containment of a cover tape peeled from a pocket tape in a component feeder are disclosed. A single folding pulley comprising inclined sides and an undercut at the hub folds the adhesive contaminated edges back onto themse... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040033 | Six degrees of freedom precision measuring system The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for calibrating relative motions of moveable parts using plurality of balls, rods, and liner encoders which form configurations to measure multiple translational, angular and squareness errors simultaneously. | 05/09/2006 |
| 6955516 | Single wafer dryer and drying methods In a first aspect, a module is provided that is adapted to process a wafer. The module includes a processing portion having one or more features such as (1) a rotatable wafer support for rotating an input wafer from a first orientation wherein the wafer is in line w... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6877220 | Method for feeding a component An occurrence component lack at a component arrangement position, designated by a mounting program, of a component feed part, which feeds components to be mounted, is determined. Whether a spare component for the lacking component to be mounted is present in a spare... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6837662 | Device and method for handling molded articles Non-symmetrical molded articles, such as large preforms, are handled by a handling system into which an array of molded articles are transferred from a mold having a pitch separation The handling system has an arranging station configured to receive and align a firs... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6818108 | Chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere, a chamber combination and a method for transporting a workpiece A vacuum chamber for transporting at least one workpiece has two or more openings defining respective opening areas for treating or handling the at least one workpiece. A transport device is arranged relative to the openings and includes a drive shaft rotatable arou... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6741912 | Flexible tool for handling small objects A flexible tool for handling small objects, as well as a method for handling small objects using the flexible tool. The flexible tool comprises one or more mini robots, such as a free arm robot and one or more hexapod(s) working in an internal workspace when perform... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6662082 | System for operating a robot with easy programming A robot wherein the condition for a work and a sequence of movements to be performed may be set in connection with positions. In addition to setting a position at which a work is performed, the robot sets the conditions for performance of a work at a set ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6652215 | Rotary deblistering apparatus A rotary deblistering apparatus is described. It comprises a rotatable drum having plurality of circumferential pack holding means each adapted to hold and retain a blister pack. The drum can rotate to locate the pack holding means at a plurality of perip... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6614201 | Substrate transfer system A substrate transfer system comprises plural end-effectors that are placed so as to touch a periphery of a cone having a vertical angle at a 2θ angle with respect to a central axis at an arbitrary θ angle to a horizontal plane, wherein substrates are in... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6578257 | Semi-automated media rework tool A media rework tool for discs and/or a spindle motor carrying a disc pack is disclosed that has a slider plate mounted on a base for lateral movement between a retracted position and an extended position. The slider plate holds a spindle motor with a disc... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575688 | Placement head and placement system for a placement apparatus for placing components Placement head and placement system for a placement apparatus for placing components in a placement plane, at least one placement head being provided with at least one gripper for picking up and/or putting down the components. The gripper is fitted in an ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6536131 | Wafer handling system A semiconductor wafer processing system has a carrier including wafer slots. A process robot engages the carrier and installs the carrier into a rotor within a process chamber. The rotor has a tapered or stepped inside surface matching a tapered or steppe... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6520319 | Assembly for adjusting the height of a gripping mechanism on a machine for molding glass articles An assembly for adjusting the height of a gripping mechanism on a machine for molding glass articles has an upright supporting a gripping head for gripping the glass articles, and an actuating assembly for activating the gripping head and, in use, moving ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6515736 | Reticle capturing and handling system A reticle capturing system includes a reticle that defines a first recess extending into the reticle from a first edge of the reticle and a second recess extending into the reticle from a second edge of the reticle. The reticle capturing system also inclu... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6450755 | Dual arm substrate handling robot with a batch loader A substrate handling robot includes an arm drive mechanism. A first arm is connected to the arm drive mechanism. A multiple substrate batch loader is connected to the first arm. A second arm is also connected to the arm drive mechanism. A single plane end... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6430468 | Method and apparatus for accurate placement of semiconductor wafers onto respective platforms within a single reaction chamber Method and apparatus are provided for accurately placing first and second semiconductor wafers onto a first and a second platforms, respectively, in a single processing chamber despite changes in the exact positions of the platforms caused by variations i... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6366830 | Self-teaching robot arm position method to compensate for support structure component alignment offset A self-teaching robot arm positioning method that compensates for support structure component alignment offset entails the use of a component emulating fixture preferably having mounting features that are matable to support structure mounting elements. Ro... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6213708 | System for sorting multiple semiconductor wafers A wafer sorting system is provided. The wafer sorter system is used to simultaneously sort multiple semiconductor wafers of a cassette. The wafer sorter system includes multiple arms which extend from a tower. These arms are at different vertical location... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210093 | Transfer apparatus for a plurality of objects An apparatus for displacing a plurality of objects from a pickup station to a deposition station offset horizontally from the pickup station has a support movable in a horizontal transport direction between a position directly above the pickup station and... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6176667 | Multideck wafer processing system A multideck wafer processing system is described for the treatment of semiconductor wafers. The system includes at least two process chambers stacked one above the other to provide for higher wafer throughput per unit area of cleanroom space. The stacked ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6176669 | Apparatus for removing and transporting articles from molds This invention relates to a device for removing and transporting articles, such as ophthalmic lens mold sections, or packaging elements from a mold. The invention, in one embodiment includes first, second, and third assemblies; the first of which removes ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6155773 | Substrate clamping apparatus The present invention generally provides a robot that can transfer two workpieces, such as silicon wafers, simultaneously and at increased speeds and accelerations and decelerations. More particularly, the present invention provides a robot wrist associat... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6148721 | Apparatus for decorating articles using suction conveyor An apparatus for decorating articles has at least one article carrier which is movable along a transport path through treatment stations and which is connected to a vacuum source at least over a portion of the transport path for holding an article in the ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142722 | Automated opening and closing of ultra clean storage containers A substrate handling system is provided with a robot having the dual function of a removing and replacing substrate-containing pod doors and load lock chamber doors, and of transporting the substrates between the pods and various processing stations. The ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6135696 | Machine tool center A machine tool center (10) displays at least one machine tool (11, 12, 13) which has a working area (17) accessible through an operator door (16) to process workpieces (21). Furthermore, a loading/unloading station (14) for the workpieces (21) and a loadi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6137303 | Integrated testing method and apparatus for semiconductor test operations processing A semiconductor wafer testing and inspecting apparatus and method are provided in which a plurality of tests are performed on each of a plurality of wafers from a wafer cassette and before the wafers are returned to a packaging cassette or further process... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6024526 | Integrated prober, handler and tester for semiconductor components An integral unit for use in testing semiconductor components. The unit is designed to manipulate either packaged semiconductor components or semiconductor wafers and present them to a test head. It provides significant space savings because it replaces th... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5988960 | Holder for plurality of workpieces A CNC machine tool has a plurality of collet chucks in a fixture that requires loading workpieces in these collets by hand. The workpieces are first assembled on a loading bar or holder so they can be collectively loaded in the ganged collet chuck for mac... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5980184 | Apparatus for removing and transporting articles from molds This invention relates to a device for removing and transporting articles, such as ophthalmic lens mold sections, or packaging elements from a mold. The invention, in one embodiment includes first, second, and third assemblies; the first of which removes ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967288 | Method for loading and unloading dynamo-electric machine components An improved conveying system in a parallel processing production line for dynamo-electric machine components having a magnetic core, the conveying system having a main conveyor extending along all of the processing machines of the production line and a lo... | 10/19/1999 |
