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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 |
| 7311650 | Thickness adjustment and stabilizer bar system for a case erector A case forming machine for erecting cases from knock down case form to an open form and move an opened case downward to a bottom forming station using a fixed and a moveable jaw system is improved by providing a plurality of stabilizer bars having their bottom edges... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7131941 | Thickness adjustment and stabilizer bar system for a case erector A case forming machine for erecting cases from knock down case form to an open form and move an opened case downward to a bottom forming station using a fixed and a moveable jaw system is improved by providing a plurality of radially spaced, concentric stabilizer ba... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7074171 | Method for two-piece box construction The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a two-piece box construction which is a continuous, in-line process in which a pair of panels or blanks are fed simultaneously from one end of the apparatus and move along a substantially linear path throug... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6755773 | Double box glue and tape machine with separable conveyors, semi-automatic alignment and feed system, and glue flushing system A double box glue and tape machine that includes upper and lower seam conveyors with separately positionable gluing conveyors and idler rollers, which allows the idler rollers to be moved out of the way so that the upper and lower seam gluing conveyors may be positi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6689034 | Transfer glue system and method for a right angle gluing machine Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for applying adhesive to packaging in a variety of configurations. The adhesive may be applied by a nozzle in a first direction, a second direction and a stationary spot, wherein the first direction and the secon... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6656100 | Apparatus and methods for finishing graphic containers An integrated apparatus for forming folded containers comprising a film attaching unit, a fold/glue unit, and a common transport system coupling the film attaching unit to the fold/glue unit. The film attaching unit can have a pattern glue applicator for ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6626353 | Sift proof container and method of folding and sealing a sift proof container A sift proof container comprising an open end having a plurality of flaps including first and second minor flaps and first and second major flaps. The minor flaps have opposed edges when folded inwardly to respective closed positions over the open end. Th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622461 | Method and system for closure of the flaps of the end sides of a package in the form of a sleeve A sleeve-type half package is closed by applying two beads of glue on each of two flaps on each end of the sleeve, folding those flaps inwardly by engagement with a nonglued strip between the beads and then folding the other two flaps at each end inwardly... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6409646 | Hinge-lid box for cigarettes and process and apparatus for gluing packaging material In the production of hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes, outer side tabs (19) and lid side tabs (25) are folded last of all in order to form side walls of the hinge-lid box (10). The side tabs (19) and lid side tabs (25), extending in a horizontal plane, are ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6267715 | Folding machine and process for automatic folding of a folding box The present invention relates to a folding machine and a method of automatically folding a folding box made of a pre-grooved carton blank. The folding machine according to the invention is provided with at least one alignment means (5) for aligning said c... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6162157 | Roller or belt correction device for lateral alignment, during converting, of partly folded sheet-like or plate-like workpieces in a folder-gluer A roller or belt correction device for lateral alignment, during converting, of partly folded workpieces in a folder-gluer, consists of a lower structure above which is mounted an upper structure pivoting in the horizontal plane. This upper structure comp... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6155962 | Method of constructing beverage basket carrier The beverage basket carrier of the invention is constructed of two separate blanks, a primary blank including the printed surfaces of the carrier and a secondary blank including the internal divider walls forming the bottle receiving cells. The blanks are... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6110087 | Knockdown transfer apparatus and method An apparatus and method for printing onto and erecting a box. A feeder holds knockdowns, which are transported to a printer in a substantially vertical position and printed upon. An upper knockdown kickout guide and a lower knockdown kickout move the knoc... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6080095 | Carton-shaping machine A carton-shaping machine includes a material conveying mechanism, an opening mechanism, a shaping mechanism, and a band sticking mechanism combined on a worktable. A vertical and a horizontal cylinder of the opening mechanism control fixing members to for... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6029884 | Method for constructing a sturdy, light-tight package and a package thereof A method box for making a sturdy and light-tight box and a box thereof in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes providing a sheet of material with a first pair of opposing edges and a second pair of opposing edges. The sheet of ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6007658 | Carton sealing method utilizing radiation curable pressure-sensitive adhesives This invention relates sealing of paperboard cartons in order to form an integral structural. Such structures of this type, generally, employ the use of radiation curable, pressure-sensitive adhesives and "spot curing" of the adhesives in order to seal an... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5980442 | Apparatus and method of producing a food server with pre-fold of glue panels A novel food server and method of producing a food server is disclosed. The novel method includes moving a web of paper at a constant rate of speed, rotary perforating a plurality of lines on the moving web, using rotary timing belts to score at least two... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980440 | Carton forming Cartons are formed from die cut carton blanks two at a time from two feed magazines each holding a stack of carton blanks, two adhesive application means having optical sensors for sensing adhesive application to the carton blanks, a centrally mounted rot... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971906 | Tray forming apparatus and method A tray forming apparatus and method are provided which advantageously increase the quality and production speed of tray type containers. The apparatus takes a precut paperboard blank through loading, forming, glueing, and compressing phases of operation t... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5916079 | Horizontal container forming machine An improved horizontally-oriented machine capable of forming a trays or other similar fiberboard containers from single blanks. The improved machine includes three distinct sections: (1) a loading bay which includes a vertical lift, a sheet feeders and a ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5876502 | Glue gun type gluing apparatus A glue gun type gluing apparatus has glue guns 8a and 8b for applying glue to a gluing area in a joint flap 2 of a corrugated board sheet 1 for manufacturing a box, which runs on a box manufacturing line, a sheet end detection sensor 3 for detecting the f... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5863380 | Folding and glueing device for folding and applying glue to the closure flaps of blanks in continuously moving "wrap around" sleeve packaging machines A folding and glueing device (30) for folding and applying glue to the closure flaps (5) of blanks in continuously moving "wrap-around" sleeve packaging machines comprises a pair of coaxial and interconnected rotary members (14, 18), at least one driven r... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5782732 | Tray forming apparatus and method of forming same A tray forming apparatus and method are provided which advantageously increase the efficiency and production speed of tray-type containers formed thereby. The apparatus preferably includes a loader for loading one of a plurality of blanks to be transporte... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5772569 | Method and apparatus for the continuous production of package blanks The invention relates to a method and apparatus the continuous production of package blanks. The package blank is intended for delivering books by mail and it is fabricated by drawing from a roll, a web of cardboard (1w), having a surface which is coated ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5688218 | Method of making sift proof carton A method of folding and sealing the major and minor end flaps of a carton to provide a sift proof container wherein the method includes providing a carton having first and second inside and outside major flaps and a pair of minor flaps, and folding the mi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5613932 | Apparatus for transporting hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes During the transportation of, if appropriate, partly finished hinge-lid boxes (10) on a pack conveyor (11), an inexact positioning of a lid (14) of the hinge-lid box (10) is frequently undesirable. For this purpose, provision is made for restraining holde... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5484102 | Folding carton blank with feed gate engaging notch A blank for forming a carton is provided. The blank comprises top, rear, bottom, front and cover panels hingedly connected in the order named. End wall-forming flaps are hingedly connected to left and right ends of the main panels. A feed gate engaging no... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5024709 | Contact-free method of forming sift-proof seals A method of forming a sift-proof seal for closure of a box having a plurality of folded flaps, the seal being formed by an adhesive strip pattern. The flaps are moved linearly toward a plurality of nozzles which extrude adhesive in a pattern of closely sp... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5016812 | Sift-proof carton and method and adhesive dispensing means for producing same The invention relates to a high-integrity closure, sift-proof carton [10], a method and an adhesive dispensing apparatus for producing same. Foamed hot melt adhesive is dispensed in parallel strips from dispensing guns onto the flaps [20], [22], [30], [32... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4976672 | Squaring folded container blanks A machine or machine section for squaring folded container blanks has a conveyor for conveying slotted and partially folded container blanks. A folding device completes folding of each container blank while being conveyed by the conveyor. A gauge plate is... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4950218 | Multiple pot for raising and transplanting seedlings and method of fabricating the same The invention relates to a multiple pot comprising individual pots interconnected by connector portions so as to be capable of being pulled out. The multiple pot is used to raise and transplant seedlings of plants. The invention also relates to a method o... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4946430 | Apparatus and method for forming at least one fold line in a substantially rigid plastic material An apparatus and associated method for embossing at least one fold line in a substantially rigid plastic material for use in collapsible folding box with angle windows is disclosed, and the apparatus has a roll of plastic material, a heating zone for heat... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4894104 | Method and apparatus for sealing cartons A method and apparatus for sealing cartons by sticking together facing surfaces of a hinged flap and a wall of each carton by means of a solvent-based, preferably water-based, adhesive, in which the cartons are continuously moved along a line past an adhe... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4816014 | Carton handle applicator A machine for receiving a handle strip from a dispenser, rotating the strip to align it with a predetermined location on a moving carton blank, and applying the strip to the blank. A vacuum head for gripping the strips is carried by an arm mounted for rot... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4798571 | Container forming apparatus and method Apparatus and method for forming a three-piece paperboard, bulk shipping container from a flat collapsed tubular body member and a pair of flat end members, which apparatus and method includes means for erecting the body member from the flat collapsed to ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4785610 | Automatic machine for packaging products of different kinds in boxes The machine consists of a first flow line which conveys box blanks from feed station to a box-filling station, a second flow line for products, leading to a third station where the products are collated to form groups which are then transferred to the box... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4741728 | Folding method and apparatus for basket-style article carriers A method of forming a basket-style carrier in which a securing strip (16d) provided at a free end portion of a base panel (16) of the carrier is inserted into a space (42) created between a side wall (14a) and partition panels (14d) associated therewith s... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4624653 | Corner laminating apparatus and method for cartons An apparatus and method for erecting a carton having laminated corner structures. A multi-sectioned corner flap is folded progressively between an outer guide in the form of a longitudinal row of rollers and a spiraling row of conical rollers that accurat... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4596543 | Apparatus and method for setting up a basket-type carrier Apparatus and method are provided for setting up a basket-type carrier from a collapsed state. The carrier includes pair of foldable end panels connected to opposite ends of a slotted base panel, side panels foldably connected to opposite sides of base pa... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4578054 | Carton erection and sealing apparatus Apparatus for opening flattened cartons having a pair of minor flaps and a pair of major flaps. A constant speed conveyor carries a horizontally disposed flattened carton across an actuator having a cam surface. The cam surface moves upward to fold one pa... | 03/25/1986 |
