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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 |
| 8162633 | Volumetric fluidics pump with translating shaft path A pump for moving a fluid through a fluidics system includes a surface and channel disposed along at least a portion of the surface. The pump also includes a driving mechanism having a rotatable shaft and a plurality of haptics operably coupled to the shaft. A close... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8043075 | Progressive cavity propagation pump A pump is provided that includes a body made at least partially of an elastomeric material and an inlet port and an outlet port, with each port being coupled to the body. The pump further includes a flow passage formed in the body and extending between the inlet por... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043076 | Method and device for operating an electric peristaltic hose pump The invention relates to a method and to a device for operating an electric peristaltic hose pump, in particular a hose pump for transporting fluids in medical-technical devices, in particular extracorporeal blood treatment devices. In order to monitor the regular o... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7726956 | Combination assembly for managing a hose or like elastic pump tube in a positive displacement pump A combination assembly is disclosed for managing a hose or like elastic pump tube or pump channel such that particularly is used in a peristaltic pump. The invention is characterized by having the pump equipped with an assembly for the adjustment of the pump pressur... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7367358 | Medical fluid delivery system and method relating to the same A medical fluid delivery system for the use in the delivery of medical fluids. The medical fluid delivery system may include a pumping system, a disposable medical fluid line set and a valve operating system. The disposable tubing line set may include valves adapted... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328626 | Apparatus for generating and conducting a fluid flow, and method of monitoring said apparatus The apparatus comprises a displacement pump with at least one flow vessel, with a pump drive, and with a support means for holding the flow vessel. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a measuring arrangement responsive to the displacement motions performed by the f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7261008 | Air sampler An air sampler having a fan; an air inlet tube; a main body having a cyclonic cup, a stripping column and a demister; and fluidic circuitry for inputting fluids to the main body and the air inlet tube, and for outputting fluids from the main body. Air flow through t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241119 | Tube pump and liquid injection apparatus A flexible tube has a first portion and a second portion located close to each other in the vicinity of an opening of an accommodating case. A pressing member moves from the first portion to the second portion along the tube while pressing a portion of the tube. An ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7191957 | Peristaltic machine for depositing viscous materials A peristaltic depositing machine includes a hopper to store viscous material. A flexibly deformable tubing section is connected to the hopper for receiving the viscous material. A pair of rollers cooperate to compress tubing section and thereafter move forwardly alo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168930 | Peristaltic pump with air venting via the movement of a pump head or a backing plate during surgery A peristaltic pump 10 for use in ophthalmic surgery includes a housing 12, a pump head 14 having plurality of rollers 16, a backing plate 18 attached to the housing 12, and a length of surgical tubing 50. The rollers ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150607 | Uniform flow displacement pump A displacement pump comprising a pump assembly and a cassette assembly. The pump assembly includes upper and lower housing portions that define a cavity, an arm disposed in the cavity, a roller attached to the distal end of the arm, and a motor attached to the proxi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150738 | Substance delivery apparatus and a method of delivering a therapeutic substance to an anatomical passageway A catheter assembly is provided having a balloon disposed at the distal end thereof. The balloon is capable of being inflated to selectively dilate from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A syringe assembly is in fluid communication with a deliv... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7104769 | Peristaltic pump and method with parking position A peristaltic pump device and method includes at least one roller of a rotor rotatable with respect to an occlusion with a substantially constant radius. A depression is formed in the occlusion and extends beyond the substantially constant radius of the occlusion. | 09/12/2006 |
| 7036751 | Pump operated spraying device A water gun and a watering container using an electrically operated peristaltic pump for pumping water through a nozzle located at the end of a tube connecting a reservoir with an outlet opening. The pump is electrically controlled by a trigger mechanism in a handle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018182 | Self-loading peristaltic pump for extracorporeal blood circuit A peristaltic pump is disclosed having pump motor with a rotating motor shaft and a shaft axis; a peristaltic pump head rotatably mounted on the motor shaft; a raceway having a semi-circular track arranged around the pump head and coaxial with the shaft axis, wherei... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011387 | Tube pump, discharge recovering apparatus and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus includes a tube pump for generating negative pressure in a tube, the tube pump being provided with a tube disposed along an arcuate guide portion, a pressing roller for squeezing the tube, a rotary member to which the pressing roller i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6968815 | Actuating device for securing a camshaft of an engine of a motor vehicle in a start position An actuating device for hydraulically securing a camshaft of an engine of a motor vehicle in a start position has a solenoid valve controlling the flow of a pressure medium to a camshaft adjuster with a rotary slide valve that is fixedly connected to the camshaft an... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964352 | Valve for a refrigerator water dispenser A water dispenser valve assembly with a tube connected to a water supply providing a passageway for the fluid. The water dispenser assembly has a spring assembly including a pivot member operably connected to a leaf spring. A pinch member is connected to the leaf sp... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6881043 | Injection apparatus incorporating clamping and squeezing members for pumping liquid through flexible tubing A piston pump propels liquid through a lumen of a flexible tube segment. The pump includes a first tube clamping member, a first set of tube squeezing members, a second tube clamping member, a second set of tube squeezing members and a synchronizing arrangement for ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6863502 | Variable speed hydraulic pump The invention provides a variable speed hydraulic pump designed to operate at a maximum horsepower throughout its pressure range by adjusting motor speed according to motor load parameters. In particular, the variable speed hydraulic pump includes a hydraulic pump u... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6811386 | Peristaltic pump with preformed tube A peristaltic pump mechanism comprises a base plate (11) having a generally planar surface for supporting a pump tube (12) to extend at least partially around a circular path defined on said surface, an operating section (10) connectable to the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6810713 | Method for handling and delivering fluid on a lab-on-a-chip Various kinds of fluid can be handled and delivered accurately in infinitesimal amounts through microchannels formed in an elastic polymeric substrate by periodically squeezing selective portions of the microchannel using a rotor to apply an external force on the el... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6685450 | Flexible tube positive displacement pump The pressure rollers of a peristaltic tube positive displacement pump are incorporated as an element of a reduction system connecting a drive shaft to the rollers.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6557704 | Arrangement for portable pumping unit An enclosure for a medical pumping device generally comprises a front shell, a back shell and a polymeric substrate interposed therewith. The polymeric substrate comprises at least one gasket seat corresponding to the perimetric edge of each shell. In use... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6506035 | Roller for peristaltic pumps having a plurality of projections to minimize current draw An improved roller for peristaltic pumps includes a central portion and a plurality of projections extending radially outwardly from the central portion. The projections enable use of a roller having a larger diameter, while ensuring that the tube carryin... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6413059 | Linearized peristaltic pump A linearized peristaltic pump has a substantially circular elastomeric tube (30) clamped within a pump housing (1) and a plurality of tube-engaging rollers (40) adapted to compress the tube (30) to pump fluid from an inlet end (33) to an outlet end (34). ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6203295 | Ink-jet recording device and pump used therein A pump 15 disposed in an ink-jet recording device has flexible tube 103 and guide member 106 whereon a prescribed part of the tube is mounted. Roller 105, of which there is at least one and which pressurizes and deforms tube 103, is supported by lever 107... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6099272 | Peristaltic pump with flow control A rotary peristaltic pump that can supply fluids accurately at desired flow rates and with the desired control over pulsations normally experienced when using peristaltic pumps. The control is provided, in one aspect, by varying the radius of the shell ag... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6082977 | Ink-jet recording device and pump used therein A pump 15 disposed in an ink-jet recording device has flexible tube 103 and guide member 106 whereon a prescribed part of the tube is mounted. Roller 105, of which there is at least one and which pressurizes and deforms tube 103, is supported by lever 107... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6024545 | Tube-pump A tube-pump of the invention comprising; an elastic-tube disposed in a ring-shaped form along the inner surface of a cylindrical chamber, a ring-shaped pressure member driven by an eccentric cam device disposed within said ring-shaped elastic tube which i... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5971726 | Tube connector restriction means for a tube-type roller pump In a tube type roller pump having a stator, an elastic tube to which two tube connectors are fixed at a predetermined interval, and a drawing roller, movement of the tube connectors is regulated by a regulating portion disposed on a main body that constit... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5938414 | Liquid feeding apparatus having a cassette accommodating an elastic tube A liquid feeding apparatus quantitatively feeds a liquid by pressing and clogging an elastic tube between a press roller and an arc-shaped guide portion through rotational motion of the press roller. The liquid feeding apparatus includes a main unit in wh... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927951 | Safety devices for peristaltic pumps The present invention is a disposable combination of tubing components for use with the roller pump that limits the negative pressure said pump generates (e.g. during left ventricular venting). The device consists of pump tubing and a shunt with resistanc... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5718568 | Drive shaft for a peristaltic pump A drive shaft for at least a rotating roller wherein the external portion of said drive shaft has surfaces treated by projection of particles to impart to it a controlled roughness designed to enable slip-free non-gear-like tooth drive of the roller by th... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5711654 | Peristaltic pump with rotor position sensing employing a reflective object sensor The position of a rotating pump element is sensed by a reflective object sensor 406 in association with a view disk 412 coupled to the operative element for rotation in synchrony with the operative element. The view disk 412 has first 422 and second 420 s... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5568912 | Sliding flow controller having channel with variable size groove A sliding flow controller for controlling flow through a pumping segment used in a fluid delivery system. The flow controller includes a slider that travels along a channel defined by an elastomeric membrane and a variable size groove formed in a rigid co... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5431307 | Dispensing plural components A pumping apparatus 10 for dispensing multiple component fluid material. The apparatus 10 includes at least first and second flexible tubes. The tubes each have an inlet and an outlet, and each of the inlets is supplied with a different component of the f... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5429486 | Single roller blood pump and oxygenator system A pump and pump/oxygenator system including a generally cylindrical pump housing, a tube arranged in a helical turn within the pump housing, and a rotor assembly rotatably mountable in the housing for pumping fluid through the tube by peristaltic action. ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5427274 | Product delivery system for delivering sterile liquid product A product delivery system for delivering sterile liquid product having a positive shut-off valve. The product delivery system comprises a compressible reservoir, a flexible delivery element extending from the reservoir, and a shut-off valve movable from a... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5413252 | Fruit juice dispenser A fruit juice dispenser or the like has a receiving device (1) for a concentrate container (3), and is equipped with a spigot hose (5), having a hose pump (7) which is driven by an electric motor. A squeezing device extends into a hose-receiving chamber (... | 05/09/1995 |
