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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 |
| 8175754 | Configuration of a multivariable process fluid flow device A method of providing configuration information for a process fluid flow device is provided. The method includes receiving a process fluid selection and providing at least one selectable fluid property relative to the selected process fluid and receiving at least on... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8145358 | Method and system for detecting abnormal operation of a level regulatory control loop A system facilitates detecting an abnormal operation associated with a level regulatory control loop in a process plant. A model for modeling at least a portion of the level regulatory control loop may be utilized with respect to first and second signals associated ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8099196 | Control method and controller for a mechanohydraulic system The invention relates to a control method for a mechanical-hydraulic system having a degree of freedom per hydraulic actuator which is embodied as a control path, and a measuring sensor which is used to measure the pressure ph of a hydraulic cylinder and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090478 | Control for pressurized bladder in a patient support apparatus An apparatus for supporting a patient, such as a hospital bed, is provided. The apparatus includes a patient support surface and at least one fluid containing bladder. A pressure control assembly is operably coupled with the bladder. When the fluid pressure within t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8032256 | Liquid level control systems A system that control levels of liquids in reservoirs may include a control component that causes a compressor to pump gas through a tube extending in a liquid in a reservoir to an air bell for a predetermined amount of time responsive to a pump pumping portions of ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032255 | Monitoring of bin level for an agricultural product A level sensor, associated with a bin, detects a particular reference level of an agricultural product in the bin and generates a calibration indicator. An input sensor determines an input rate of the agricultural product into the bin. A conveyer is capable of trans... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7933688 | Electrically controlled pressure relief valve and system and method for controlling same A system and method for controlling an electrically controlled pressure relief valve may use a soft position control loop to control the position of the valve. A pressure relief valve may also include a modified orifice shape to improve stability, to uniformly distr... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7818092 | In situ emission measurement for process control equipment A system and method for accurately measuring supply gas consumed by a particular process control component within a process control system is disclosed. Enhanced measurement accuracy is derived from measuring the consumption of the process control component in a nor... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7610117 | System and method for flow monitoring and control One embodiment of the present invention can include a flow control device comprising an inlet, an outlet, a pressure loss element between the inlet and outlet, a pressure sensor located upstream from the constriction configured to measure a first pressure of a fluid... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7440864 | Controller system for pool and/or spa A method of programming a microcomputer based controller system for a bathing installation. The microcomputer is configured to receive input command and sensor information from a plurality of input devices including a control panel and a bathing installation sensor,... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7392112 | Systems and methods for real-time fuel inventory control Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for real-time control of inventory and environmental impacting events. The invention implements statistical analysis of the inventory and environment data at a remote site, typically the site at which the inventory is loca... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382250 | Lock system with remote control security device A lock includes two independently operating locking mechanism, one locking mechanism operating electronically and one locking mechanism operating mechanically. The lock may include a device for receiving and decoding an electronic unlock signal and a memory source f... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369920 | Pressure control system with optimized performance A pressure control system for controlling pressure of a fluid in a chamber includes a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of the fluid in the chamber, and a valve configured to control the pressure of the fluid in the chamber by regulating flow of the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363924 | Fluid product dispensing device A fluid dispenser device having a reservoir (1), a metering valve (2) having a valve member (3), and an automatic trigger system for actuating the valve. The trigger system has a resilient element (10) moved manually into a cocked positio... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361509 | Dynamic metered fluid volume determination method and related apparatus A method for dynamically determining the volume of a liquid dispensed by a metering system, the metering system including a metering pump, a pump motor, a sensor, and a conduit interconnecting the pump and a metering probe. The method includes the steps of aspiratin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356382 | System and method for verifying connection of correct fluid supply to an infusion pump A system and method for verifying that a particular fluid supply is connected to an infusion pump or pump channel. An upstream pressure sensor coupled to a fluid conduit associated with the fluid supply is used to provide pressure signals in response to pressure sen... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356427 | Methods and systems for estimating a nominal height or quantity of a fluid in a mixing tank while reducing noise Systems and methods are provided for estimating the height of a fluid contained in a mixing tank. A dynamic control device which operates as an external observer is used for controlling and monitoring the estimation. This estimate of the height is then compared to t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349833 | 2D central difference level set projection method for ink-jet simulations A coupled level set projection method is incorporated into a finite-difference-based ink-jet simulation method to make the simulation easier and faster to run and to decrease the memory requirements. The coupled level set projection method is based on a central diff... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7299112 | Electrically controlled pressure relief valve and system and method for controlling same A system and method for controlling an electrically controlled pressure relief valve may use a soft position control loop to control the position of the valve. A pressure relief valve may also include a modified orifice shape to improve stability, to uniformly distr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7277771 | Three-dimensional foam analysis method, product design aiding method using the analysis method, and recording medium recording these methods To regulate the passage structure of a foaming die and the injected amount of foaming material, the flow behavior of the foaming material is analyzed by obtaining a flow velocity and a pressure by inputting the density as a function, including the elapsed time from ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7228199 | Bulk inventory network system A system and method for remote monitoring of material storage levels for dry bulk goods, wherein an independent entity, such as a transportation carrier, can continuously monitor raw material supply levels at a remote manufacturing plant, and, based on projected usa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225056 | Method for checking valves in a program-controlled water-carrying household appliance In household appliances with a safety hose, the stop valve and the control valve are hydraulically connected in series. It is thus impossible, or very difficult, for the user to detect when one of the valves is operating erroneously and not closing completely. The f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207318 | Method for operation of a device for energy conversion using a main fuel and at least one auxiliary fuel A method for operating a converter for the energy conversion of fuel from at least one main fuel supply, and from at least one auxiliary fuel supply for operating the converter directly and/or by operating an auxiliary unit, comprises: detecting the amount of fuel i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7177725 | System for the monitor and control of rest rooms The present invention is directed to a rest room control system including one or more sensors configured to monitor or control a function associated with the rest room. The system also includes a controller operably coupled to the one or more sensors, and configured... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174240 | Control system for rotational angioplasty device A method for controlling fluid flow in a rotational atherectomy device. A source of fluid is provided through a pump to the rotational atherectomy device, wherein the pump maintains the fluid flow at a minimal rate during a time period when a drive shaft of the devi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7155319 | Closed loop control on liquid delivery system ECP slim cell A method for controlling liquid delivery in a processing chamber. The method includes generating an analog input (AI) signal proportional to a process variable and calculating an analog output (AO) signal based on a setpoint and a deadband. The setpoint is a target ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7133734 | Method for creating a sculpture A method for sculpting art including preparing an artistic line drawing of interconnected lines having varying widths. The artistic line drawing is converted to a format suitable for computer numeric controls for guiding cutting means. The sculpture is cut out of a ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127380 | System for performing coupled finite analysis A graphical user interface, together with a comparable scripting interface, couples a plurality of finite element, finite volume, or finite difference analytical programs and permits iterative convergence of multiple programs through one set of predefined commands. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104124 | Method for indicating duration of gas supply remaining and providing result to user thereof A system for identifying the time remaining for a bottled gas supply to lapse. Such bottled gas supplies include those used for gas grilles, scuba, nitrogen for electron microscopes, and any other environment in which a bottled gas is used. The system reads the pres... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096092 | Methods and apparatus for remote real time oil field management A method of managing oil fields include installing oil field sensors, coupling them to a local CPU having memory, programming the CPU for data collection and data analysis, and coupling local oil field CPUs to a web server. Human experts are granted access to oil fi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092796 | System and method for verifying connection of correct fluid supply to an infusion pump A system and method for verifying that a particular fluid supply is connected to an infusion pump or pump channel. An upstream pressure sensor coupled to a fluid conduit associated with the fluid supply is used to provide pressure signals in response to pressure sen... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7072725 | Implantable therapeutic substance infusion device configuration system The present invention provides for a software-based computing environment that uses data communication systems or networks, including the Internet and World Wide Web technologies, to implement a dosage calculator, which assists the clinician in managing patients rec... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065414 | Methods and apparatus for operating production facilities A method and apparatus for operating a production system that includes a plurality of production facilities is provided. The method includes receiving, in real-time, for each facility, cost data for a first resource used by each respective facility to produce an out... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7050886 | Chemical dispensing system for a portable concrete plant A computer controlled pumping and measuring system is used to dispense chemicals into a concrete mix. The redundant use of positive displacement pumps and flow meters ensure that any problems with the chemical dispensing are immediately caught. The computerized cont... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029922 | Method for resupplying reagents in an automatic clinical analyzer A method for resupplying reagents inventoried on-board an automatic clinical analyzer by: comparing an averaged assay demand pattern on the analyzer for assays over a sequence of specifically defined time periods with the reagents inventoried on-board the analyzer t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031850 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing leakage in a fluid power system A method and apparatus of diagnosing leakage in a fluid power system including a fluid supply line operatively connected to a plurality of valves which are connected to a plurality of actuators. Flow signals generated by a flow sensor disposed in the supply line are... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024342 | Thermal flow simulation for casting/molding processes A numerical procedure for simulating the behavior of incompressible, viscous fluid in a casting/molding process. The method is based on classical fluid dynamic equations and uses control volume-finite element and numerical techniques to solve the momentum and energy... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6999853 | Methods and apparatus for operating and performing diagnostics in a control loop of a control valve A control loop of a control valve is operated using outlet pressure from a pneumatic amplifier as the control parameter. The control loop may be operated continuously in pressure control mode, or may be switched from another mode, such as travel control mode, to pre... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973374 | Method and device for administering medication and/or placebo A control device and a drug delivery system containing such a control device are disclosed for delivery to a patient of a drug or a placebo (or ineffective dose of the drug) according to a partial reinforcement schedule, whereby the placebo (or ineffective dose of t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6973375 | System and method for flow monitoring and control One embodiment of the present invention can include a flow control device comprising an inlet, an outlet, a pressure loss element between the inlet and outlet, a pressure sensor located upstream from the constriction configured to measure a first pressure of a fluid... | 12/06/2005 |
