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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 |
| 7363693 | Wire-processing device A wire-processing device has a belt-drive that feeds a wire to a swivel-arm with a gripper. Drives operate the swivel-arm in a swiveling motion and/or in a linear motion. The swivel-arm has a neutral position on a longitudinal axis of the wire and on the axis is a p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7290978 | Photomask flipper and single direction inspection device for dual side photomask inspection A flipper for rotating and positioning a photomask in two flip orientations includes a flip unit rotatably held in a base. The flip unit includes a flip frame in which clamps are preferably spring loaded guided such that the clamps are oppositely and laterally displ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270303 | Pincer apparatus for nanosat transport across a satellite A pincer system is comprised of an array of pincers. Each pincer includes an inner disk having legs that are pushed downwards onto a pliable material to cause protuberances, while an outer disk is rotated to simultaneously squeeze the extruded material between its l... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234913 | Fast swapping station for wafer transport An apparatus for accepting and transferring at least one disk-like member is provided. The apparatus includes a pick- and place-mechanism including gripping means. In effect, the mechanism is adapted to provide pick- and/or place-cycles, which during operation provi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195441 | Manipulator having arm mechanism for hand According to this invention, there is provided a manipulator which can be suitably used as a compact manipulator apparatus which manipulates a minute target object. A manipulator of this invention includes, for example, a plurality of arm members whose attitudes can... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188879 | Slide gripper assembly A slide gripper assembly is provided having a slide assembly coupled to a gripper assembly. The slide assembly extends and retracts the gripper assembly. A bracket assembly is coupled to the slide and gripper assemblies to move the gripper assembly relative to the s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7134833 | Servo adjustable gripper device A servo adjustable gripper device for gripping and transporting at least two objects such as boxes includes a frame and at least two gripper assemblies connected with carriages slidably connected with the frame. The gripper device further includes a robotic arm whic... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7002772 | Gripper mechanism for tape cartridges A gripper mechanism for manipulating tape cartridges in a tape library system, the tape library system having a plurality of storage cells for removably storing a tape cartridge therein, each tape cartridge formed with engageable side slots located at side portions ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988879 | Apparatus and method for reducing substrate warpage The invention provides an apparatus and method for reducing warpage of a substrate undergoing a molding process, comprising a conveying device for transporting the substrate during molding and pressure means adapted to act on the substrate whereby to maintain the fl... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6952978 | Device for a work element having two degrees of mobility A working element with two degrees of mobility, which, with the assistance of two motors manages to move two movable links, one of them acting on the working element, this is a method which is distinguished in the simultaneous action on a working element with the as... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6874834 | Linear slide gripper A linear slide gripper assembly is provided having a linear slide assembly coupled to a gripper assembly. The linear slide assembly has extension and retraction ports in fluid communication with a fluid source to move the gripper assembly between extended and retrac... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6737826 | Substrate transport apparatus with multiple independent end effectors A substrate processing apparatus comprising a frame, a drive section, an articulated arm, and at least one pair of end effectors. The drive section is connected to the frame. The articulated arm is connected to the drive section. The articulated arm has a shoulder a... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6579053 | Robotic containerization and palletizing system A robotic containerization and palletizing system having a multiple-fingered end effector. The system includes a frame that defines one or more cells. Each cell has one gantry-type robot, which is mounted in a set of tracks on top of the frame. The robot ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6381517 | Method and apparatus to analyze accessor performance An automated data storage system which comprises one or more robotic accessors movably disposed therein, each such accessor including a revolving memory buffer and a velocity control program, wherein the velocity control program stores operational data re... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371544 | Workpiece transfer device for a forging machine A workpiece transfer device includes an elongated hollow housing, a plurality of push mechanisms, a plurality of coupling devices, a plurality of lever mechanisms, and an elongated swing member. The push mechanisms have a plurality of spindles disposed in... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6247578 | Device for the automatic conveyance of workpieces on a multistage metal-forming machine tool In an apparatus for automatically transporting workpieces in a multi-stage forming machine, a tong casing (1) is fitted on a transverse transporting tube (2). The tong casing (1) comprises a tong-casing basic body (10) on which there are arranged exchange... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6170641 | Apparatus for transporting thin boards, in particular printed circuit boards In an apparatus for transporting thin boards, in particular coated printed circuit boards, comprising rows of spaced-apart grippers (2) which lie opposite one another and are arranged on a rod (3), in order to prevent the thin boards from sagging when tra... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170640 | Carrying system and carrying method A carrying system for carrying a lead frame of a semiconductor device includes first and second carriers located on the same side of a carrier line, one carrier located above the other carrier. The first and second carriers are movable from along the carr... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152441 | Method and apparatus for moving sheet material gripper bars in a sheet-processing machine In a method and apparatus for moving gripper bars for the advance of sheet material in a sheet-processing machine with processing stations having upper portions and lower portions, the gripper bars are cyclically advanced in an advance plane which extends... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142725 | Rotatable shuttle transfer unit A rotatable shuttle transfer unit for transferring a workpiece from a first work station to a second work station along a predetermined path of travel wherein a pair of spaced carriages carry the workpiece along the predetermined path of travel and rotate... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6139253 | Lifting device for transporting disk stacks The present application utilizes a lifting apparatus for lifting disk stacks, the lifting apparatus includes a structural member having a central guide bore and at least three connecting members operatively positioned about the outer periphery thereof; a ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5941680 | Transverse conveying means and continuous furnace equipped therewith A transverse conveying apparatus for a continuous furnace comprises a gripper, which is arranged such that it can be displaced along a transporting rail and is mounted such that it can pivot around an axis of rotation parallel to the transporting rail, th... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5934865 | Disk gripper A disk gripper featuring a spindle fitting through the central hole of a disk, with the spindle harboring a movable latch which is a pin carried by a movable arm. An actuator shifts the latch out of the spindle once the spindle has entered a disk hole wit... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5848872 | Apparatus for handling cartridges in a storage library system An apparatus for handling a cartridge having a cartridge notch formed therein in a storage library system includes a hand frame adapted for receiving cartridges and a reach carriage assembly movable along the hand frame assembly. A latch arm assembly is p... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5813817 | Carrying device and carrying method There are provided carrying device and method capable of high-speed pick-up and travelling operation of a carrier. The carrier is provided with a holder bracket movable back and forth, in which claw members for grasping a material are held, and a driver m... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5791452 | Transfer mechanism for glass articles A transfer mechanism for glass articles including a frame and at least two transfer units. Each of the transfer units includes a transfer device reciprocally mounted on the frame. A first hydraulic actuator device is in communication with each transfer de... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5667351 | Positioning and clamping device of a board A device for positioning and clamping a board includes a plurality of clamping devices for clamping an edge portion of the board. Each clamping device includes positioning members for positioning the board with respect thereto, and a dragging device dispo... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5649804 | Pick and place machine This invention discloses a pick and place machine operable to pick up a part at a loading station and to thereafter place and release the part in a delivery station spaced at least horizontally from the loading station. The pick and place machine comprise... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5588796 | Apparatus and method for handling information storage media A media cartridge handling apparatus and method are disclosed which includes a frictional cartridge gripping feature and an optional cartridge flipping feature.... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5531556 | Rearrangement apparatus for manufacturing system A plurality of main and sub-chucks are used in a manner wherein the main chucks are used to pick up objects from a first tray, to move the objects to a second tray, and to place them in the second tray in exactly the desired positions. A floating mechanis... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5503514 | Card embossing machine and method An embossing machine and method is provided in which the mass of the carriage assembly carrying the card to and from various operations in the machine is significantly reduced by the utilization of a card carrying carriage mounted for movement in one dire... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5487579 | Picker mechanism for data cartridges A picker mechanism (80) selectively grips and transports a data storage cartridge (62) in an automated library (30). The picker mechanism (80) has a picker frame (400) comprised of two half shell members (402, 404). Substantially all active elements of th... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5435687 | Automatic tray loading, unloading and storage system An automatic loading and unloading system is provided for loading articles supplied from a first location at a rate commensurate with the rate at which articles are supplied from the first location into trays and for unloading the articles from the trays ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5421697 | Telescopic pick-and-place robotic mechanism A telescopic pick-and-place robotic mechanism used to retrieve and deposit magnetic tape cartridges from a remote position, configured to be mounted to a typical robotic assembly located in proximity of a storage area for computer data or other storage me... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5413453 | Nut shaker A shaking head is slidably mounted on a carriage which extends perpendicular to a boom connected to a tractor. The shaking head is reciprocally mounted on the carriage so as to move towards and away from trees located along the side of the tractor. The ca... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5399060 | Feeding system for strip material, particularly in treatment plants for metal strip A feeding system for strip material for transporting a strip over a conveying distance of limited length, particularly in treatment plants for metal strip. The feeding system includes a transfer carriage which is guided on a rail guide. The transfer carri... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5372473 | Automatic tray loading, unloading and compensating system An article handling method is provided for receiving articles such as can ends or the like, or similarly shaped disk-like articles supplied in elongate stacks from a first location, for loading the stacks of articles into trays for selectively storing the... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5226779 | Finger gripper mechanism for robotic magnetic tape cartridge handling system The finger gripper mechanism includes two fingers hingeably attached to a support and operable by means of a spring to grasp an object with a predetermined amount of force and a solenoid to open the fingers and release the object. Also attached to the fin... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5219263 | Transporter, especially for transporting a workpiece between presses A transporter or transport robot especially for transporting workpieces between presses has a cantilever arm swingable about a vertical first axis on a stationary base and a horizontal second axis in a common plane. A linear positioner is swingable at a f... | 06/15/1993 |
