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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 |
| 7431899 | Apparatus for the continuous production of silicon oxide powder A silicon oxide powder can be continuously prepared by feeding a raw material powder mixture containing silicon dioxide powder into a reaction chamber (2) at a temperature of 1,100-1,600° C., to produce a silicon oxide gas, transferring the silicon oxide gas... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7380671 | Process for size classifying ammonium sulfate crystals which are present in a suspension The invention relates to a process for size classifying ammonium sulfate crystals using a screen, said process comprising feeding a feed suspension to the screen, said feed suspension comprising said ammonium sulfate crystals in an ammonium sulfate solution, size cl... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347613 | Apparatus for continuous blending The present invention provides a continuous blender having a drive unit assembly with a shell assembly mounting assembly and a shell assembly structured to be removably coupled to the shell assembly mounting assembly by one or more clamps. The drive unit assembly ma... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7066171 | Process and apparatus for producing inhalable medicaments A method for crystallizing a substance, especially an inhalable medicament, comprising the following steps: (a) dissolving said substance in a solvent, to produce a solution of said substance, (b) producing a segme... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7011708 | Heat transfer device A device includes an agitation tank, a liquid circulation means for circulating a liquid along a tank wall of the agitation tank, and at least one auxiliary heat transfer means provided inside the agitation tank, wherein the auxiliary heat transfer means is constant... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008599 | High throughput crystal form screening workstation and method of use A filtration assembly operable in connection with a crystal form screening workstation that provides for automated crystal form screening is disclosed. The assembly includes first and second valves, with each valve having an internal passage and first, second and th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6719954 | Multi-stage counter-current crystallization apparatus A multi-stage counter-current crystallization apparatus for crystallizing and subsequently separating a component in pure form from a solution comprises a first concentration stage for forming crystals in the solution and a first crystallization vessel for further g... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6521195 | Multi-phase extraction apparatus Multi-phase extraction apparatus comprising two chambers forming a partition stage. Said chambers are connected by connection channels in their upper and lower portions. The upper portion of the first chamber is connected to the lower portion of the secon... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6458332 | Crystallization apparatus and crystallization method The invention provides a crystallization apparatus that includes an agitation tank, a liquid circulation means for circulating a liquid or a slurry along a wall of the agitation tank, and one or more temperature difference creation means capable of creati... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6413480 | Method of separation of hydrocarbon oils from a waxy feedstock and separation system for implementation of said method Apparatus for separating wax from a feedstock mixture comprising solvent and a wax component is described. The apparatus includes a crystallization column and a plurality of compartments for forming the crystallized wax. Scraping means are employed to res... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6355218 | Crystallizer with cooling element and sweeping element with sweeping parts, and sweeping element and sweeping part for such a crystallizer A crystallizer comprising an elongate housing with a drivable shaft extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing, at least one cooling element being placed astride on the shaft, which cooling element to that end has a slotted recess, the cooling... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6241954 | Crystallization method and installation The present invention relates to a method and installation for the crystallisation of a liquid from a solution, a suspension or a mixture of liquids using a crystalliser 2 which, for example, is provided on its wall with a heat exchanger 4 and comprises a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6080374 | Centrifugal crystallization refining apparatus An apparatus for performing centrifugal crystallization of organics, which unifies all the individual steps for the removal of impurities into a single operation. The apparatus consists of two coaxial rotors and stationary parts. A crystallizable feed sto... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5830418 | Method of using ultrasound to promote crystallization of solid substances contained in a flowable material A flowable material, such as a supercooled melt or supersaturated solution, is dispensed onto a take-up member such as a belt or drum. Either prior to, or after being dispensed onto the take-up member, the material is exposed to ultrasound to promote the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5725608 | Process and apparatus for material separation by crystallization from the melt Crystallization of a melt is induced by causing the melt to flow downwardly in a gap which is defined by upwardly moving cooled walls so that crystallate adheres to the walls and is carried upwardly for recovery. The walls are formed by endless belts whic... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5514350 | Apparatus for making nanostructured ceramic powders and whiskers An apparatus of forming non-agglomerated nanostructured ceramic (n-ceramic) powders from metalorganic precursors combines rapid thermal decomposition of a precursor/carrier gas stream in a hot tubular reactor with rapid condensation of the product particl... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5505924 | Multistage countercurrent recrystallization process and apparatus for performing same A multistage process for the separation and purification of a desired crystalline material by repeated dissolution and recrystallization, wherein crystals and solvent move countercurrent to one another through the stages. A fluid temperature gradient is m... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5472622 | Salt basket for crystallizer and method of use in zero liquid discharge industrial facilities An improved salt basket for dewatering solids, particularly salts resulting from evaporation of industrial wastewaters. The salt basket system includes a pressurizable vessel having a screen floor situated above a bottom liquid collection head, an inlet f... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5445108 | Process and apparatus for the crystallization of a melt A melt is crystallized by introducing the melt into a gap formed between two belts. The gap-forming flights of the belts travel in opposite directions. An upper one of the flights is cooled so that an upper surface of the melt crystallizes thereon and is ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5366552 | Apparatus for liquid-phase epitaxial growth A method and an apparatus capable of efficiently producing an epitaxial layer grown at one time on a multiplicity of substrates with uniform thickness and quality are disclosed, in which a sealable growth chamber filled in a solution used to achieve liqui... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5362455 | Draft tube, direct contact cryogenic crystallizer A direct contact cryogenic crystallizer having a vertically oriented draft tube into which cryogenic fluid is injected at a high velocity along with warm gas and through which a crystal slurry is drawn for subsequent cooling and agitation for the producti... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5344618 | Crystal refining apparatus A crystal refining apparatus having a refining column containing a plurality of vertical shafts having screw blades provided therearound. Each blade rotates in a opposite direction, thereby carrying refined solid crystals upward. The reflux ratio of this ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5326541 | Device for substance separation from a liquid mixture by crystallization, and method An endless steel band or belt (12) moves upwardly (see arrow 65). The upper length or run (17) of the band or belt (12) is cooled or heated by a fluid flowing from nozzles (43, 59). A feeding station (21) supplies a liquid mixture which mixture runs downw... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5269817 | Process and apparatus for the crystallization of a melt A melt is crystallized by introducing the melt into a gap formed between two belts. The gap-forming flights of the belts travel in opposite directions. An upper one of the flights is cooled so that an upper surface of the melt crystallizes thereon and is ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5264190 | Liquid phase epitaxial film growth apparatus An apparatus for liquid phase epitaxial film growth includes a mother boat for supporting a substrate, a melt boat slidable on the mother boat for containing a melt and selectively bringing the substrate and the melt into contact, and a lid for opening an... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5240467 | Multistage countercurrent recrystallization process and apparatus for performing same A multistage process for the separation and purification of a desired crystalline material by repeated dissolution and recrystallization, wherein crystals and solvent move countercurrent to one another through the stages. A fluid temperature gradient is m... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5130105 | Protein crystal growth tray assembly A protein crystal growth tray assembly includes a tray that has a plurality of individual crystal growth chambers. Each chamber has a movable pedestal which carries a protein crystal growth compartment at an upper end. The several pedestals for each tray ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5128111 | Appartus for making inorganic webs and structures formed thereof A large thin web having a coherent crystal morphology throughout its extent is made on a continuous basis by drawing a meniscus of the web material from a hot melt thereof onto a heated support surface which moves relative to the melt so that the liquid i... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5114528 | Edge-defined contact heater apparatus and method for floating zone crystal growth An apparatus for growing a monocrystalline body (30) from a polycrystalline feed rod (22) includes a heater (20) that is positioned to heat a short section of the polycrystalline rod (22) to create a molten zone (34). The heater (20) is formed to include ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4978509 | Lamella settler crystallizer A crystallizer which incorporates a lamella settler and which is particularly applicable for use in batteries and power cells for electric vehicles or stationary applications. The lamella settler can be utilized for coarse particle separation or for agglo... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4925636 | Apparatus for directional solidification of a crystal material A furnace for growing a semiconductor crystal includes an elongated tubular chamber encased within a cylindrical jacket. The furnace is divided into a plurality of zones with each zone having a corresponding insulation block for preventing heat loss from ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4900525 | Chemical vapor deposition reactor for producing metal carbide or nitride whiskers A reactor for producing single crystal metal carbide, nitride, or carbonitride whiskers, where the metal is one or more of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta or W. The reactor walls and inner fixtures provide the substrate surfaces, greatly increasing the surface area av... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4891190 | Incrustation resistive crystallizer employing multifrequency vibrations An incrustation resistive crystallizer apparatus is disclosed. The crystallizer housing has conduit means for ingress of solution to be crystallized, separate conduit means for ingress and egress of cooling fluid, means for recovery of mother liquor and p... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4891191 | High efficiency column crystallizer An improved countercurrent solid-liquid contacting apparatus, and more particularly an improved counter-current crystallizer column is disclosed. The present invention embraces the discover that column efficiency and product purity can be substantially en... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4847053 | Growth of glass-clad single crystal fibers Fine single crystals of low-melting point materials are prepared by slowly withdrawing a glass crystal growth capillary tube containing the material from a heating apparatus which precisely maintains the molten material at a temperature just above its mel... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4806318 | Apparatus for purifying crystals An apparatus for purifying crystals comprises a crystal purifying tower having a transverse cross-section of two partially overlapping circles, stirrers each comprising a rotational shaft passing through the center of each of the circles and having blade ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4797174 | Process and apparatus for the continuous checking of the supermelting of the solidification front of a monocrystal during formation and application to the checking of the growth of a crystal The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for checking the supercooling of a monocrystal during its formation. There is a continuous measurement of the potential difference between one point of the forming crystal and one point of a solid par... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4727218 | Procedure and means for separating or purifying organic substances Method and apparatus for separating and/or purifying a substance from a molten mixture by crystallization, in which the molten mixture is conducted into an annular space defined by two substantially curvilinearly-shaped surfaces, one of the surfaces being... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4711697 | Method for investigating the formation of crystals in a transparent material A method of observing crystal formation in a transparent specimen (58 of FIG. 5) comprising the steps of melting a portion of the specimen in a heating zone (22 of FIG. 2) freezing the melted portion of the specimen 58 by a cooling zone (20 of FIG. 2) spa... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4666681 | Apparatus for producing a monocrystal According to the invention, an apparatus for producing a monocrystal comprises at least one thermally conductive crucible for receiving the material, a thermally conductive holder having a part able to receive each crucible and extended by a projection, a... | 05/19/1987 |
