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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 |
| 8180489 | Communication system for a water softener system A communication system for a water softener system that includes a controller configured for communicating with the water softener assembly and a remote display configured for sending and receiving at least one signal to and from the controller to a remote location.... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175751 | Computer-implemented systems and methods for screening and predicting the performance of enhanced oil recovery and improved oil recovery methods Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for screening among various EOR process for application to a reservoir. Also provided are computer-implemented systems and methods for screening the feasibility of a waterflood process for application in a reserv... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8155791 | Systems and methods for isobutyl alcohol (IBA) recovery Methods and systems for creating dynamic performance measures (DPMs) for an IBA manufacturing process. Included is a method for monitoring an Isobutyl Alcohol (IBA) recovery system that includes computing at least one of an amount of IBA recovered from the IBA recov... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8108073 | Adaptive control system for reagent distribution control in SCR reactors A method for controlling dosage of a reagent in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes the step of providing the system with a plurality of reagent injection nozzles, each nozzle being configured and adapted to be independently calibrated during an SC... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095240 | Methods for starting and operating a thermal abatement system A flame sensor apparatus for use with a flame heated thermal abatement reactor is provided, including a flame sensor adapted to sense a flame within the thermal abatement reactor; and a shutter adapted to selectively block the transmission of radiation from the flam... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078322 | Method and arrangement for the online regulation of a batch process in a bioreactor The invention relates to the online regulation of a batch process in a bioreactor. According to the invention, spectra of the actual charge in the bioreactor are recorded at successive points during the running batch process. A measuring vector is produced, for each... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065038 | Optimizing a chemical reaction in a plate-type open reactor A method of optimizing a chemical reaction in a plate-type open reactor, the method consisting in: establishing a dynamic model of the reactor for a given reaction on the basis of a model of the reactor and its heat exchanges;... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060258 | Multivariable process controller and methodology for controlling catalyzed chemical reaction to form phthalic anhydride and other functionalized aromatics A multivariable method and process controller is for controlling a catalyzed chemical reaction to form phthalic anhydride (PA), produced by a production unit including a chemical reactor having a plurality of pipes connected in parallel having inner surfaces affixed... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8010236 | Adaptive control system for reagent distribution control in SCR reactors A method for controlling dosage of a reagent in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes the step of providing the system with a plurality of reagent injection nozzles, each nozzle being configured and adapted to be independently calibrated during an SC... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7987022 | Methods and systems for control of microfluidic devices The present invention provides control methods, control systems, and control software for microfluidic devices that operate by moving discrete micro-droplets through a sequence of determined configurations. Such microfluidic devices are preferably constructed in a h... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7966096 | Systems and methods for isobutyl alcohol (IBA) recovery Methods and systems for creating dynamic performance measures (DPMs) for an IBA manufacturing process. Included is a method for monitoring an Isobutyl Alcohol (IBA) recovery system that includes computing at least one of an amount of IBA recovered from the IBA recov... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7949432 | Method of monitoring surface associated microbiological activity in process streams An apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling microbiological activity in a process stream by measuring dissolved oxygen is disclosed. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7904208 | Computer instructions for centralized management of a hydrogen generation network Computer instructions in communication with at least one processor having data storage. The processor is in communication with a hydrogen generation network. The computer instructions instruct the processor to form a dynamic information database in the data storage,... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890214 | Method and apparatus for controlling soot blowing using statistical process control A statistical process control system employs a consistent soot blowing operation for a heat exchange section of, for example, a fuel burning boiler, collects heat absorption data for the heat exchange section and analyzes the distribution of the heat absorption data... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7668622 | Efficient blending based on blending component availablity for a partial blend duration An aspect of the present invention takes advantage of the information of expected time of availability of an unavailable component to meet a desired criteria (e.g., minimize the aggregate cost of components). An intermediate product properties combination, which can... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7623946 | System and method that will synchronize data acquisition and modulation in a comprehensive two (multi) dimensional chromatography (separation) system to enable quantitative data analysis The present invention is a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatograph system and method including a modulator wherein the pulsing of the modulator is synchronized with data acquisition so that the results are reproducible. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7620479 | Method and apparatus for controlling the strategy of compounding pharmaceutical admixtures A method and apparatus for controlling the compounding of pharmaceutical parenteral admixtures is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a computer that contains a memory for storing instructions for operating the apparatus and for controlling compounders tha... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7593788 | Automated control strategy for fuel processor reactor shift catalyst regeneration A method and apparatus for use in regenerating a reactor shift bed catalyst are disclosed. The method comprises monitoring the saturation level of a reactor shift bed catalyst in a reformer; automatically detecting that the reactor shift bed catalyst has entered a s... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7565224 | Energy distribution network A hydrogen fuel supply system includes a hydrogen generator for generating hydrogen from an energy source at an outlet pressure. An outlet conduit feeds the hydrogen to a user. A controller controls the hydrogen generator to produce hydrogen at the outlet pressure. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7519453 | Energy distribution network A hydrogen energy system for a facility that is disposed off-board a vehicle. The system includes a hydrogen generator disposed at the facility for generating hydrogen by water electrolysis, a hydrogen storage apparatus for storing at least some of the hydrogen gene... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7502667 | Method of operating a production plant and production plant Production plants for treating gas mixtures and methods of their operation. The plant's treatment unit is operated in periods when the cost of electricity is either above a first level or below a second level. At some point when the cost is below the second level, p... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7435581 | Integrated bio-reactor monitor and control system Systems and methods for automatically controlling conditions of a process are disclosed. In one example, a controller is programmed with a sequence of steps and parameters required to carry out a bioreactor process. The controller receives information related to a c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433757 | Chemical substance total management system, storage medium storing chemical substance management program and chemical substance total management method A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425254 | Fractionation of macro-molecules using asymmetric pulsed field electrophoresis A method and apparatus for fractionation of charged macro-molecules such as DNA is provided. DNA solution is loaded into a matrix including an array of obstacles. An alternating electric field having two different fields at different orientations is applied. The alt... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422904 | Method of operating a fixed bed reactor under predetermined hydraulic conditions The invention provides a system for designing, operating, monitoring and/or diagnosing a chemical reaction, particularly a hydrotreating process, using a fixed bed catalytic reactor. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415360 | Multiparameter method of screening for atherosclerosis-related coronary heart disease or stroke The present invention is a multiparameter method of screening for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of atherosclerosis-related coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke. This method is used for predicting a total risk of the disease and a disease risk level, deter... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413714 | Sequential reaction system An automated sequential reaction system that can be used to either sequentially produce a plurality of different products each requiring a single reaction, or to produce a desired product that requires a series of sequential reactions. A system controller controls a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399446 | Apparatus and process for locating and for measuring variations in temperature and/or in degree of fouling over the internal surface of equipment The present invention relates to an apparatus and a process for locating and for measuring variations in temperature and/or in degree of fouling over the internal suface of equipment. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399325 | Method and apparatus for a hydrogen fuel cassette distribution and recovery system A cassette-based hydrogen fuel distribution and recovery method and system is disclosed. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400940 | Method and apparatus for generating a volatilized liquid A programmable aerosol generator forms a volatilized liquid by supplying a material in liquid form to a flow passage and heating the flow passage, such that the material volatilizes and expands out of an outlet of the channel. The volatilized material, if desired, m... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7386354 | Apparatus and method for controlling a plant A control for a modeled plant is provided. The modeled plant is represented by a model expression that is based on an input into the plant, an output from the plant, model parameters, and an estimated value for disturbance that is applied to the plant. The model exp... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379784 | Manufacturing execution system for validation, quality and risk assessment and monitoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes Manufacturing execution systems relating to methods, systems, and software program for validation of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and quality assurance process are described and disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validat... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379783 | Manufacturing execution system for validation, quality and risk assessment and monitoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes Manufacturing execution systems relating to methods, systems, and software program for validation of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and quality assurance process are described and disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validat... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376489 | Method of identifying fluid purification equipment which is optimized for individual fluid purification systems An interactive method and apparatus are disclosed through which a fluid purification system operator inputs the system's parameters and the method then identifies one or more fluid purification equipment packages which will be optimized at the component level to the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375035 | Host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing A host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing is described. The host tool manages a process, except for the generation of a product used in the process. To generate the product, the host tool provides an indication to an ancillary tool t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372942 | Medical imaging system with dosimetry for estimating circuit board life A dosimeter is provided on or adjacent to a circuit board deployed in a radiation environment. The dosimeter may be read or output a value or values indicating radiation dosage over a period of time. The radiation dosage associated with the circuit board may be used... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369913 | Recipe editor and controller Apparatus and methods for automating a sequence of basic chemistry operations through a recipe. Software running on a workstation communicating with a controller allows an operator to operate the process controller, view the process, log the process, and maintain th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366582 | Method for defining status index in copper electrolysis The invention is a method for controlling an electrolytic process and plant, utilizing history data collected in the process as well as mathematical and heuristic models created on the basis of empirical knowledge, and by means of said models, there are defined inde... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364907 | Systems and methods for sorting samples Methods and systems for sorting compounds and compound holders into batches for subsequent processing are provided. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359803 | Apparatus and method for measuring parameters of a mixture having solid particles suspended in a fluid flowing in a pipe An apparatus 10,70 and method is provided that includes a spatial array of unsteady pressure sensors 15-18 placed at predetermined axial locations X1-XN disposed axially along a pipe 14 for measuring at least one par... | 04/15/2008 |
