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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 |
| 5175865 | Partitioning the processors of a massively parallel single array processor into sub-arrays selectively controlled by host computers A parallel computer comprised of a plurality of identical processors, each processor having control and data inputs and outputs for communication with the host computers and separate interprocessor inputs and outputs for communication between the processo... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5165023 | Parallel processing system with processor array and network communications system for transmitting messages of variable length A highly-parallel processing system in which a number of processing elements are interconnected by a network, and are also connected to a system bus and are controlled by a central processing unit. Each processing element includes a memory, and all of the... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5162988 | Multiplexing character processor The multiplexing character processor of the present invention multiplexes data characters to and from a plurality of communication lines to a Central Processing Unit by bit slicing. Input data present on the plurality of communication lines is sampled at ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161256 | Method and system for allocating file area in memory area of IC card A data memory in an IC card is constituted by a common data file used commonly in all applications and a plurality of application data file independently used for each application. Each data file includes a plurality of areas. Identification data is provi... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5161224 | List type data storing and retrieving system A list type data storing and retrieving system includes an analyzing circuit for analyzing a structure of list type data and outputting symbols constituting the data and appearance position data of each symbol in each list type data, a storage circuit for... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5146595 | Grouping device for forming input signals into groups A grouping device comprises a register table and a grouping unit the register table having m registers corresponding to m groups, each register including an n-bits data storing portion corresponding to the n input signals, for registering relationships be... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5146439 | Records management system having dictation/transcription capability An integrated records management system having the capability to record and transcribe dictation. The system is particularly useful for the prompt and efficient management of patient's medical records. The system includes a digital dictation sub-system wi... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5146597 | Apparatus and method for servicing interrupts utilizing a pended bus Apparatus and method for servicing interrupt requests on a pended bus. An interrupt servicing node provides interrupt acknowledge messages including destination data specifying a particular interrupting node at times when the interrupt servicing node is r... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5146594 | Method of producing object program based on interprocedural dataflow analysis of a source program A method of producing an object program from an inputted source program with a compiler using a computer, includes the steps of: performing an interprocedural dataflow analysis of a variable associated with a procedure such as a subroutine, function, and ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5142637 | Dynamic video RAM incorporating single clock random port control An architecture for a single chip dynamic video random access memory using a single clock to operate the random port to perform refresh, memory address, and to control the internal circuitry for inputting data and addresses and for outputting data as well... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5142628 | Microcomputer system for communication A microcomputer system comprising a central processor unit, communication apparatus having a first memory to store receipt data, data transfer controller to transfer the receipt data stored in the first memory, a second memory, and counting apparatus, whe... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5142672 | Data transfer controller incorporating direct memory access channels and address mapped input/output windows Methods and apparatus are disclosed for transferring data to and from a first bus, to which a first set of high performance devices, including at least one central processing unit ("CPU") is attached, and a second bus, to which a second set of relatively ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5140688 | GaAs integrated circuit programmable delay line element A semiconductor chip for processing or storing information and a system comprising a plurality of semiconductor chips for processing or storing information. In one form of the invention each chip includes clock input and output circuitry for receiving and... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5136712 | Temporary object handling system and method in an object based computer operating system An object based operating system for a multitasking computer system provides objects which represent the architecture or interrelationships of the system's resources. Access to certain objects is required in order to use corresponding resources in the sys... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5136709 | Method for generating an operating system by a static link-editor In an operating system generation method of a computer, a symbolic name is converted into an identification code, which is further converted into an address. This enables an inter-reference operation to be achieved between a kernel and input/output device... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5134696 | Virtual lookaside facility A virtual lookaside faclity is provided for maintaining named data objects in class-related data spaces in virtual storage, readily retrievable by user programs. A search order is associated with each user, specifying an ordered list of "major names" whic... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5133072 | Method for improved code generation in reduced instruction set computers A method for efficient generation of complied code is presented. In order to gain significant performance advantage with a minimum of code expansion, out-of-line code sequences are used. An out-of-line code sequence is a series of instructions that are in... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5127094 | Virtual storage type computer system A computer system includes a processing unit and an external storage holding a virtual data set including an address translation table in addition to data and program. The processing unit includes a real storage for holding an address translation table tr... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5125088 | Computer system speed control at continuous processor speed A personal computer is disclosed having a high speed microprocessor which executes in a variety of selectable speed modes to provide greater compatibility with application programs written for slower speed microprocessors. A logic means is included respon... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123096 | Data processor with addressing mode decoding function A data processor which is so constructed that an operation code decoder decodes an operation code in an instruction to be processed comprising an operation code and an operand descriptor, and an addressing mode decoder decodes the operand descriptor, so t... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5121494 | Joining two database relations on a common field in a parallel relational database field A technique for performing joins in parallel on a multiple processor database system effectively deals with data skew. The join operation is performed in three stages with an optional fourth stage. The first stage is a preparatory stage, the detail of whi... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5121495 | Methods and apparatus for information storage and retrieval utilizing hashing techniques A method and apparatus for performing storage and retrieval in an information storage system is disclosed which uses the hashing technique. In order to prevent contamination of the storage medium by automatically expiring records, a garbage collection tec... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5119496 | Method and apparatus for interrupt processing in a computer system having peripheral units connected in a daisy chain An interrupt processing method and an interrupt processing apparatus provides an end indicative information storing unit for storing an end indicative information of a daisy chain for at least one of a plurality peripheral units, the peripheral unit recei... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5115505 | Controlled dynamic load balancing for a multiprocessor system A method for allowing a system administrator, application programmer, and/or program user to adjust the processor assignment function in a multiprocessor system. The system administrator controls the assignment function by defining certain system variable... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5103394 | Software performance analyzer A software performance analyzer nonintrusively measures six different aspects of software execution. These include histograms or a table indicating the degree of memory activity within a collection of specified address ranges, or indicating the amount of ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5093783 | Microcomputer register bank accessing The microcomputer has a plurality of register banks, each having a plurality of registers for containing data therein, a bank address register for holding the address of one of the register banks to be accessed and an access control circuit responsive to ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5093913 | Multiprocessor memory management system with the flexible features of a tightly-coupled system in a non-shared memory system In a multiprocessor system (FIG. 1) wherein each adjunct processor has its own, non-shared, memory (22) the non-shared memory of each adjunct processor (11-12) comprises global memory (42) and local memory (41). All global memory of all adjunct processors... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5093910 | Serial data transmission between redundant channels Data is communicated between redundant channels formatted in blocks having an initial command word followed by a destination code, starting address and a variable number of data words including a word count. The blocks are transmitted between each channel... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5089953 | Control and arbitration unit A control and arbitration unit for use in a remote terminal coupled to a system bus over which data encoded in military standard 1553B format is transmitted manages the flow of data between a local processor, a remote terminal interface coupled to the sys... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5089954 | Method for handling conversational transactions in a distributed processing environment In a distributed processing system having a least an originating node and a responding node connected through a communication path, the responding node comprising a plurality of processors and a memory device and where each of these processors is capable ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5084814 | Data processor with development support features A data processor with development support features includes an alternate mode of operation in which instructions are received by means of an externally-controlled path. The connections used by the externally-controlled path are not shared by any system re... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5081574 | Branch control in a three phase pipelined signal processor The architecture and instructions of the processor utilized in the present invention permit efficient accomplishment of signal processing tasks. A three phase pipelined operation for instructions exists consisting of fetch, decode, and execute operations.... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5072368 | Immediate duplication of I/O requests on a record by record basis by a computer operating system A method for ensuring data integrity in a computer system having a primary logical device and one or more alternate logical devices. These logical devices have substantially identical data stored in them and have the capability of responding to requests. ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5070470 | Methods for handling calendar information in a data processing system The present invention relates to methods of automatically generating a data stream in which a calendar owner can request the status of a plurality of calenders maintained by an electronic calendaring system. A first data structure is generated by the syst... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5068820 | Data transfer system having transfer discrimination circuit A data transfer system having a transfer discrimination circuit for discriminating the type of data transfer between an input/output channel device and I/O devices for a computer includes a transfer discrimination circuit. This circuit includes a edge det... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5062072 | Input management circuit particularly for a programmable automation An input or input-output management circuit for a process control system such as a programmable automation is provided, including a serializing means with parallel inputs connected to input channels by filtering and threshold means, a series output of the... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5062076 | Cascadable, high-bandwidth, multi-channel image transfer controller A controller for transferring data between a plurality of data storage and retrieval devices and a plurality of computer workstations, and which is especially applicable to transferring bit-mapped image data. The controller responds to requests from a plu... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5060185 | File backup system A file backup system for POS data includes a master terminal and a backup terminal along with a master file and a backup file, all of which are coupled to a plurality of satellite terminals. A file controller is provided for each of the files. When one of... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5053952 | Stack-memory-based writable instruction set computer having a single data bus A computer is provided as an add-on processor for attachment to a host computer. Included are a single data bus, a 32-bit arithmetic logic unit, a data stack, a return stack, a main program memory, data registers, program memory addressing logic, micro-pr... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5042006 | Method of and circuit arrangement for guiding a user of a communication or data terminal Visual and/or audible user prompts are adaptively provided to different users of a public video phone terminal (or other data or communication terminal) on the basis of user data which is determined during a predetermined sequence of user actions and comp... | 08/20/1991 |
