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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 |
| 7302823 | Gauge for pipe bending machine A pipe bending system employing a sensing and indicating system that provides feedback to an operator regarding the position of components of the pipe bending system, such as the pin-up shoe and the stiffback. Apparatus for retrofitting a sensing and indicating syst... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7043954 | Apparatus for straightening a propeller drive shaft An apparatus and method for straightening propeller drive shafts without the need for removing the shaft from the lower unit/drive assembly is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, a mechanical linkage is provided that is configured to securely grip ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7024905 | Portable electrical conduit pipe bending system A pipe bending system for bending a length of pipe, using a pair of bending assemblies, each bending assembly having a hub having a central shaft having an outer circumference and a central shaft, and a roller assembly mounted for orbital movement around the outer c... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997030 | Rebar bending tool A bending tool is disclosed for bending rebar, rod, pipe, tubing and/or any other suitable material, comprising: at least one base, and; at least one lever-handle further comprising a user-end and a pivot-end and; a pivotal means for connecting the base and the pivo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980880 | Conduit bending system A bend determining system automatically determines the position of a second bend of an offset based upon input offset and angle specifications. The system automatically repeats the angle of a first bend of the offset at the second bend without requiring an installer... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6575683 | Container seaming driving cam with load cells A driving cam for seaming a container includes a cam base, an annulus, a bar, and first and second load cells. The annulus is defined by an internal profile and an external profile and is formed with an active sector. The active sector has a first end and... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6354123 | Pipeline mandrel positioning control system A method and apparatus is provided for automated control and positioning of a mandrel within a pipe during bending operations. Position detection is accomplished by means of a low frequency electromagnetic signal transmission from a coil placed in close p... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6092407 | Ring bending machine The invention relates to a ring bending machine for pipes and metal profile rods comprising two supporting shafts supported in spaced relation to one another in a carrier plate and rotatably driven, and a pressing shaft arranged centrically with respect t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5927141 | Conduit bender head A manually operated conduit bender head for bending electrical conduit, tubing, and the like has a sighting point defined on a lateral side of the handle socket which projects from the handle socket in a plane perpendicular to the handle and bead projecti... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5868021 | Method and apparatus for pressing a press-fit element onto a cord and measuring the longitudinal extension of the press-fit element In a method for binding rope- or cable-type cords with press-fit elements (13), the press-fit element (13) is placed over the cord, and the cord and press-fit element (13) are compressed radially and plastically via a pressing device (1, 11, 31, 41, 51) t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5669258 | Tube bender angle indicator A tube bender angle indicator is attached to the handle of a manual tube bender and has a frame to which angle indicia are applied which define an apex through which a pointer is pivotally connected to the frame. A bubble level vial is secured to the poin... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5628218 | Flaw treatment method and apparatus for a wire-shaped metal This flaw-treatment apparatus is able to prevent an increase in the number of flaw cuts by detecting false flaw-detection, and prevent the occurrence of die marks. For attaining these effects, this apparatus is comprised of: detection of the surface flaws... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5428979 | Apparatus for straightening coupling shafts A method and apparatus are provided for straightening a coupling shaft comprising a tubular member having a midship tube shaft affixed at one end thereof, with the midship tube shaft mounted in a center shaft support bearing assembly. The coupling shaft i... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5175498 | Method and apparatus for making spatially correlated eddy current measurements Apparatus for measuring flaws in an object, such as a tube, having both an erratic motion, e.g. a back and forth oscillation, and a net axial motion has an idler wheel engaging the tube, and a digital rotary shaft encoder attached to the wheel. A POP circ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4848120 | Pipe bending machine for producing a marking on a pipe A method of producing a marking on a pipe for identifying a location of an object to be mounted on the pipe includes forming the marking by a pipe bending machine in which the pipe is bent. For this purpose the pipe bending machine is provided with a mark... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4808926 | Eddy current apparatus and method for controlling a rod mill on the basis of faults detected per unit time Method and apparatus for monitoring a rod mill and flexible wire drawn and annealed from a stiff coil of rod in the rod mill are disclosed. The fault signals provided by an eddy-current tester are counted on a per unit time basis in order to permit the de... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4779436 | Pipe bending machine for producing a marking on a pipe A method of producing a marking on a pipe for identifying a location of an object to be mounted on the pipe includes forming the marking by a pipe bending machine in which the pipe is bent. For this purpose the pipe bending machine is provided with a mark... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4600347 | Double seam tightness monitor This relates to a double seam tightness monitor wherein the second operation track of a cam of a double seaming apparatus or can closing machine is modified so as to permit the high dwell portion of the lobe thereof to deflect under loading from the assoc... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4545227 | Apparatus for dry type continuous wire drawing Herein disclosed are dry type continuous wire drawing process and machine which can enhance the productivity by conducting in-line a wire drawing operation including the steps of flaw detection and wire repair. The wire to be drawn is mechanically descale... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4530231 | Method and apparatus for expanding tubular members The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for expanding circular cylindrical metal tubing, pipe or tubular members wherein an expanding construction embodies expandable fingers or members and cone-shaped means cooperating with the fingers or membe... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4499769 | Acoustic emission monitoring Acoustic emission monitoring is a non-destructive testing technique that ects ultra-high frequency sound that stressed metal emits. In straightening a gun tube the workpiece is at first under no stress, is elastically deformed (with total springback when... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4389872 | Tube bender construction A tube bender construction for manual operation in bending a tube. The tube bender includes a mandrel defining a bending groove into which the tube is urged by a forming member mounted to the mandrel to swing about a bending axis of the bending groove. Th... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4331019 | Device for crimping tubular elements A crimping device is disclosed having a plurality of dies driven by a camming action toward a central axis so that an article between the dies can be crimped. A hydraulic actuator is provided for causing the camming action for moving the dies. An adjustin... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4205617 | Double seam tightness control A tightness control or discriminator for a double seam between an end unit and a container body. The tightness of the double seam is proportional to the force required to form the same in the second forming operation, and this force is reflected in the pr... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4080814 | Set-up guide for bending machine Positioning of a pipe longitudinally and rotationally for each of a number of bends is facilitated by means of a fitting attached to the pipe end and connected with longitudinal and rotational displacement encoders that generate electrical signals. The si... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4063444 | Offset pipe bending device An improvement in a pipe bending device to predetermine the offset distance without removing the pipe from the bender. An adhesive tape with incremental markings thereon is applied on the handle of the pipe bender in a manner so that a sight line intersec... | 12/20/1977 |
