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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 |
| 7329094 | Production of machine parts provided with a mineral casting The invention relates to a method for the production of machine parts which are at least partially provided with a mineral casting. The mineral casting is carried out in a liquid state in at least one part of a housing element (1, 2) of the machine part actin... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7275911 | Heat-dissipating fan and its housing A heat-dissipating fan with an upward air-guiding member is provided. The heat-dissipating fan includes a housing, an impeller having a hub and a plurality of blades disposed around the hub, a base disposed inside the housing for supporting the impeller thereon, and... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7168922 | Plastic fans having improved fan ring weld line strength A method to influence material flow during the injection molding of thermoplastic, polymeric ring type fans such that a major portion of the materials flowing in opposite directions preferably flow past one another, or collide at an angle relative to one another, ra... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7118360 | Reduced stress rotational coupling and a method of using same A rotational coupling couples a rotor, or driven member, to a rotating shaft. The rotational coupling reduces stress by distributing a driving force from a coupling over a planar contact area on the rotor. The rotor is coupled to a rotating shaft via a coupling that... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6979174 | Stage pump having composite components A system and method is provided for pumping fluid. A pump incorporates composite components that provide a high degree of formability while maintaining wear resistance for use in potentially abrasive environments. The composite components may comprise one or more im... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945046 | Turbine casing for an exhaust turbocharger made by casting The invention concerns a casing aggregate for the turbine of an exhaust turbocharger. The invention is identified by the following characteristics: a spiral casing adapted for surround the running wheel of the turbine; ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923620 | Turbine blade/vane and casting system for manufacturing a turbine blade/vane A turbine blade/vane includes a profiled blade/vane aerofoil, which extends along a blade/vane center line. A platform is formed on an end region of the blade/vane aerofoil, extending transverse to the blade/vane center line. This is to be designed for a particularl... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6896486 | Water pump A water pump includes an engage mechanism 25 which is disposed between a pump body 21 and the end portion of a pump shaft 23 opposite to the side where an impeller 22 is attached, while engaging the pump shaft to the pump body against the... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6866478 | Miniature gas turbine engine with unitary rotor shaft for power generation The present invention provides a miniature gas turbine engine for power generation. The engine has a highly integrated unitary rotor shaft where turbine, compressor and shaft are made in one piece in one fabrication process. The turbine and compressor are positioned... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6805531 | Set of split bodies for forming blower fan through hollow-article injection molding process A set of split bodies for forming a synthetic-resin blower fan through a hollow-article injection molding process, wherein the blower fan integrally includes a circular base, a cover portion having an air inlet opening at the center thereof, and a plurality of blade... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6764278 | Water pump A water, pump includes a driven portion, a shaft connected to the driven portion, an impeller connected to the shaft, and a body supporting the driven portion for relative rotation therewith. The water pump is characterized in that the driven portion and the shaft a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6602051 | Blowing apparatus A blowing apparatus with improved energy efficiency, comprising: a circular wall formed at a distance from a blade end of a fan; a first region where an inner diameter is enlarged so that a clearance with the blade end becomes substantially wide, and a se... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6517310 | Feed pump A feed pump designed as a side-channel or peripheral pump has two rings of guide vanes arranged in an impeller and concentrically enclosing one another. The sides of the guide vanes facing the intended direction of rotation of the impeller are inclined at... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508625 | Cooling-water pump and method for its production The object is, by simple measures, to ensure a particularly smooth inner surface and maintain particularly high dimensional accuracy of a pump housing of a cooling-water pump for a power plant. For this purpose, the cast-concrete pump housing of the cooli... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503053 | Blade with optimized vibration behavior A blade with optimized vibration behavior for turbomachinery components in an axial-type construction having a solid, thin and elongated blade body, the blade, at a distance from both a radially inner blade body end and a radially outer blade body end, ha... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6488467 | Integrally cast volute style scroll and gearbox A casting technique is disclosed which improves efficiency and reduces fabrication and assembly cost for a centrifugal compressor. The volute is cast integrally with the impeller housing to allow closer radial tolerances to be used to improve efficiency. ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6450767 | Radial blower The invention relates to a radial blower for a work apparatus and especially for a suction/blower apparatus. The radial blower has a blower wheel (2) and a blower housing (1) which at least partially surrounds the blower wheel (2). The blower housing (1) ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6302644 | Steam turbine Steam turbines with or without a control stage are constructed with the same number of control valves. There are preferably two control valves in each case. The valve subassembly, the turbine outer casing and parts of the turbine inner casing are of ident... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6257828 | Turbine blade and method of producing a turbine blade A turbine blade, in particular a gas-turbine blade, which extends along a main axis from a root region over a blade body region to a tip region. The turbine blade has a cavity in the blade body region, at least regions of the cavity being surrounded by a ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250882 | Portable working machine provided with a centrifugal air blower A portable working machine provided with a centrifugal air blower, which is featured in that a prime mover (50) for driving the air blower (20) is mounted via a supporting coupling member (30) on a volute case (22) of the air blower (20) which is mounted ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231309 | Shaped and finished metallic torque converter reactor Transmission torque converter reactor thrust washer segments (12) comprising a surface hardenable aluminum alloy are subjected to electrical discharge machining (EDM) using an electrode (26) and under conditions effective to impart a hydrodynamic bearing ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220234 | Coated compressor diffuser A coating for a portion of the flowpath of a diffuser of a centrifugal compressor. The coating covers a portion of the diffuser against which flows high velocity air from the compressor blades. The coating is a smooth, tenacious, heat-resistant powder pai... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6200090 | Pump casing for sheet metal pump An pump casing for a sheet metal pump includes a pump body made by pressing or roll forming a sheet metal, a reinforced member which includes a water guide unit and a flange unit separately made by casting or CNC machining and a seal ring engaged with the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6193468 | Hollow-cast component In a hollow-cast component, a core opening (13) created during manufacturing is closed with a closure piece (14). This closure piece is located inside a recess (15) in the component, whereby the recess is arranged so that it is imbedded completely in the ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6102657 | Self-draining centrifugal pump having an improved inlet A centrifugal pump for use in whirlpool bath systems has an offset inlet chamber configured to provide a smooth transition from inlet to impeller which is suitable for one-step injection molding using two opposed molding cores that may be removed from the... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6079942 | Pump seal flushing ring A pump seal flushing ring (12) for a vehicle fluid pump (10) includes a top portion (22) and a bottom portion (20) and a tapered wall (36) extending therebetween. The bottom portion (20) has an opening (28) formed therein for communicating with a pump sea... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6030176 | Structural member for an exhaust-gas connection of a turbomachine, in particular a steam turbine, and set of at least two structural members A structural member is provided for an exhaust-gas connection of a turbomachine, in particular a steam turbine, and a turbomachine bearing disposed in the exhaust-gas connection. The structural member is cast in one piece and has a connection part and/or ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5947682 | Pump housing and a manufacturing method therefor A pump housing and manufacturing method therefor includes a primary molding for injecting halves of the pump housing and a secondary molding for assembling the primary molds to each other to be installed to the interior of a secondary metal mold and secon... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5823753 | Metal reinforced pump cover of an electrically driven air pump An electrically driven air pump has a housing incorporating an electric motor in one section of the housing and a pump mechanism coupled to the motor in another section of the housing. The housing has a pump cover enclosing the pump mechanism, made of pla... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5655875 | Plastic torque converter stator with insert-molded one-way clutch outer race A torque converter stator made by injection molding of plastic material includes a metallic one-way clutch outer race which is insert molded within the stator hub. A plurality of recesses forming lubricant passages extend through the wall of a radial flan... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5290143 | Bicast vane and shroud rings A bicast vane and shroud rings is provided in which thermal stresses are minimized. The vane has a flange portion along its inner and outer edge. These flange portions extend from the mid-chord of the vane part way towards the leading and trailing edges a... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5158433 | Marine propeller having an outwardly flared hub A marine propeller including an inner hub to receive a driving connection to the engine and an outer hub is spaced outwardly from the inner hub to provide a passage therebetween for the discharge of exhaust gas from the engine. A plurality of blades exten... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5141396 | Regenerating pump with graphite and plastic casing and impeller A feed unit, in particular for the feed of fuel, has an electric drive motor with a pump unit coupled with it, the pump unit being built of two housing parts and a pump wheel arranged between them. The two housing parts and the pump wheel are each develop... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5122032 | Disposable pump assembly A disposable pump assembly adapted to be driven by a motor through an elongated shaft. The disposable pump assembly includes a pump body having a volute portion and an elongated riser portion extending upwardly from the volute portion. The riser portion i... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4762465 | Water pump impeller The water pump impeller comprises a boss with a disk part shaped thereon and a circular or paraboloid transition region is provided between the boss and the disk part. A metal reinforcing disk is embedded round on either side by injection moulding in the ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4599041 | Variable camber tandem blade bow for turbomachines Multiple flat-plate blade rows of pitch adjustable blades are offset mounted in a manner such that when flat-plate blades in adjacent rows are aligned at a specific pitch setting, respective flat-plate blades of the adjacent rows nearly mate. The offset b... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4547941 | Method for repairing housings of pumps and the like The cast iron housing of a pump for conveying gravel or the like can be repaired by inserting into a recess in its internal surface a casting which at least substantially fills the recess. The recess develops as a result of washout, cavitation and/or othe... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4531888 | Water turbine In a water turbine two or more turbine stages are arranged one immediately behind the other in the axial direction. Each stage is constructed alike and includes a tubular housing portion with guide vanes laterally enclosing a tubular runner portion with r... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4462751 | Centrifugal pump improvement A centrifugal pump assembly comprising one or more bowl castings each housing an impeller and also two or more individual fluid passageways for the flow of fluid discharged by an impeller to the next impeller, the passageways having some exterior walls de... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4281964 | Turbine housing and method for making the same A turbine housing is formed which comprises a plurality of housing members. The distance between mating portions of opposite side walls of one housing member is a first distance and the distance between mating portions of opposite side walls at one end of... | 08/04/1981 |
