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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 |
| 8244380 | System and method for storing data from an industrial controller A system for storing data from an industrial control system having an industrial controller including a communication module and first memory containing data for controlling an industrial process is provided. The system comprises a computer separate from the industr... | 08/14/2012 |
| 7912558 | PLC for distributed control and distributed control system A PLC for distributed control includes a storage unit that stores common-data specifying information for specifying common data shared by a corresponding PLC and another PLC, a receiving unit that receives the common-data specifying information from another PLC, and... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899557 | Input signal analyzing system and control apparatus using same For example, by providing MMF software 10, 11 transferring data using a memory-mapped file respectively in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 1 and in an input signal analyzing system 8, data transfer load placed on control software 4 | 03/01/2011 |
| 7412602 | Method and system for storing document images in a network file system The present invention relates to a system and method for saving an image file to a network folder. The present invention enables users to specify access information for an image file, gives users greater flexibility in choosing a network folder as a destination for ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398135 | Method for simulating conveyance of medium A method for simulating the behavior of a flexible medium which is conveyed along a conveying path constructed of a pair of conveyor rollers includes the steps of dividing the surfaces of the conveyor rollers into a contact region and a non-contact region and settin... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7373546 | Cluster network with redundant communication paths A cluster network is provided in which the storage enclosures of the network are grouped into storage sets or columns of storage enclosures. Each server node of the cluster network is coupled to an interface of the storage enclosure of each of the storage sets. The ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373245 | System and method for networking a plurality of nodes A system and method for networking a plurality of nodes is disclosed. A network of data devices having data representations of connectivity, network node position, and/or position topologies is also disclosed, wherein the network may be self-configuring and the netw... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366580 | Production line control using shift registers for contact lens manufacture A method for controlling a production line for the manufacture and/or packaging of contact lenses which production line simultaneous by processes at least two lots, the method comprising dividing at least a portion of the production line into a series of cells throu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360205 | Minimizing interaction costs among components of computer programs A system and method for minimizing total cost of interaction among components of a computer program which are each characterized by at least one implementation property. A implementation property may, for example, be a choice of string representation (e.g. ASCII, UN... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340717 | Method for providing enhanced dynamic system simulation capability outside the original modeling environment A method for generating a software model of a dynamic system takes as input a preliminary software model of the system. Normally, the preliminary software model is based on a system model that is generated by a system designer within a modeling environment. Generall... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337374 | Program, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and storage apparatus The present invention controls storage apparatuses, and saves setting information of the storage apparatuses, transmits the saved setting information to the storage apparatuses, receives from the storage apparatuses results of processing for the setting information,... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324401 | Memory device and method having programmable address configurations A memory device includes a configurable address register having a first set of input buffers coupled to a first set on address bus terminals and a second set of input buffers coupled to a second set of address bus terminals. In a first addressing configuration, addr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313643 | PCI-express to PCI/PCI X translator An apparatus for converting a PCI/PCI X device into a PCI-Express device. The apparatus may include a first circuit configured to receive first data, wherein the first circuit is configured to translate the first data into PCI formatted data. The apparatus may also ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302306 | Determining processing times at stations in an assembly system An assembly system may assemble articles of manufacture at a plurality of assembly regions and may log a time at which each article of manufacture enters or exits an assembly region. Assembly regions may include sequential assembly stations that process the articles... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296151 | Apparatus, system, and method for sharing a cached security profile in a database environment An apparatus, system, and method are provided for sharing a cached security profile in a database environment. The apparatus, system, and method include a cache module for caching a security profile accessible to primary tasks and secondary tasks. An identification ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291808 | Method for setting parameters in welding devices The invention relates to a method for setting a parameter for external control units (30) of a welding device (1), whereby the welding parameters can be selected and set using different control elements (27) and indicating elements (28) o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290075 | Performing arbitration in a data processing apparatus An apparatus for arbitration within a data processing apparatus between a plurality of transfers to be routed over a corresponding plurality of paths provided by an interconnect circuit. The plurality of paths include a shared connection, the data processing apparat... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284244 | Resource manager architecture with dynamic resource allocation among multiple configurations Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system co... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281168 | Failover architecture for local devices that access remote storage A network storage system includes a virtual file system (“VFS”) that manages the files of the network storage system, and a storage center that stores the files. The VFS and the storage center are separated, such that a client accesses the VFS to conduct file sy... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7281055 | Routing mechanisms in systems having multiple multi-processor clusters A multi-processor computer system is described in which address mapping, routing, and transaction identification mechanisms are provided which enable the interconnection of a plurality of multi-processor clusters, wherein the number of processors interconnected exce... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278023 | System and method for distributed network acess and control enabling high availability, security and survivability A system, method and computer program that administers access and security on a network having more than one computer system connected thereto. This system, method and computer program has a local password file (1500) which is one-way encrypted and contains u... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275181 | Autonomic embedded computing “dynamic storage subsystem morphing” A Dynamic Storage Subsystem Morphing (DSSM) mechanism (40) is connected to a plurality of storage subsystem resources, which reserve some storage area each non-donor ECU (12), ready for a “slot-down/up” access by a respective non-donor ECU having a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269180 | System and method for prioritizing and queuing traffic A system is provided for prioritizing and queuing traffic from a plurality of data streams. The system includes a queuing structure, processing circuitry, and a search engine. The queuing structure has a plurality of queues. The search engine is implemented on the p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269528 | Method evaluating threshold level of a data cell in a memory device A method evaluating threshold of a data cell in a memory device including a programming locus coupled with the data cell for receiving a programming signal setting a stored signal level in the data cell and responding to a read signal to indicate the stored signal a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263476 | High speed information processing and mass storage system and method, particularly for information and application servers A high speed, microcomputer based, Fibre Channel compatible and fault tolerant information processing and mass storage system especially suited for information servers and application servers. A unique and extremely versatile system architecture, including a dual lo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260599 | Supporting the exchange of data by distributed applications A facility for managing distributed application requests is described. The facility receives from a client for a distinguished distributed application executing in a computing system a communication to be delivered to a server for the distinguished distributed appli... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246135 | Sharing classes between programs Two applications running on the same or different processor-based systems may share a class. In some embodiments, the shared class may be shared out of shared memory. In addition, the object defined member data that is process specific may be duplicated in the addre... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240211 | Method of providing an access request to a same server based on a unique identifier A method in which a data access request by a user to access data of a destination server, such as the data that needs to be updated when a login and/or password is changed, is provided consistently. The destination servers are redundant, and instead of directing the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219179 | Apparatus for arbitrating between a plurality of transfers to be routed over a corresponding plurality of paths provided by an interconnect circuit of a data processing apparatus An apparatus for arbitration within a data processing apparatus between a plurality of transfers to be routed over a corresponding plurality of paths provided by an interconnect circuit. The plurality of paths include a shared connection, the data processing apparat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210013 | Data protection for computer system For a hard disk drive divided into a user area that is an area operating in a user environment, and a host protected area that is an area protected from a user, provided are: a basic input/output system which supports a boot from the host protected area as well as s... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209794 | Controller with interface attachment A controller with attachments for controlling specific electronic circuits is disclosed. Each attachment has a connector connectable to the electronic circuit to be controlled, and a memory accessible by the controller that contains configuration data for accessing ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197606 | Information storing method for computer system including a plurality of computers and storage system A computer 10a stores boot information OA1 and application information AP1 stored on a local disk 16a, the information being respectively stored as an OS1 shared file group in a shared LU1 and as a AP1 s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194731 | Method and apparatus for speculative tracing A method of a speculative tracing, including defining the speculative tracing using a plurality of probes, firing at least one of the plurality of probes defined by the speculative tracing, allocating at least one instance of a first speculative buffer arranged to t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194659 | Method and system for detection and correction of entrance into an improper MBR state in a computer system Aspects for detection and correction of entrance into an improper master boot record (MBR) state in a computer system are described. The aspects include providing a proxy MBR at a predetermined location on a storage device of a computer system to provide a proxy MBR... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185341 | System and method for sharing PCI bus devices A plurality of processors share a device using a common PCI bus. Each processor includes a PCI addressable memory area where data sent to or received from the device is stored. Each processor includes a unique identifier and also includes a PCI controller for access... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7170437 | Two-bit offset cancelling A/D converter with improved common mode rejection and threshold sensitivity A two-bit offset canceling A/D converter with improved common mode rejection and threshold sensitivity for use in GPS receivers. A device in accordance with the present invention comprises a level shifter, the level shifter receiving a positive signal and a negative... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171465 | Method for determining a server computer which carried out a process most recently, and high availability computer system A cluster management unit provided in each of two servers carries out a state-transition in accordance with a state transition diagram both in cases where a fault occurs in at least one of the two servers and where the server is restored from the fault. A state writ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167761 | Methods and systems for modifying the operation of a compressor via a portable memory device A method and system for modifying the operation a device. The method can include obtaining a first reconfiguration kit. The first reconfiguration kit can include a portable memory device. The method can also include connecting the portable memory device to the devic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7151709 | Memory device and method having programmable address configurations A memory device includes a configurable address register having a first set of input buffers coupled to a first set on address bus terminals and a second set of input buffers coupled to a second set of address bus terminals. In a first addressing configuration, addr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7152232 | Hardware message buffer for supporting inter-processor communication One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates inter-processor communication and synchronization through a hardware message buffer, which includes a plurality of physical channels that are structured as queues for communicating between pr... | 12/19/2006 |
