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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 |
| 6654362 | Use of location in handoff in wireless communication systems A method and apparatus that uses the location of a mobile terminal to direct the mobile terminal to a candidate receiver for participation in a handoff of the mobile terminal. The location of the mobile terminal in communication with a first receiver is d... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6292662 | Method and system for processing telephone calls involving two digital wireless subscriber units that avoid double vocoding A method and system for processing telephone calls within a digital wireless telephone system is described. During the initiation of a telephone call from a wireless subscriber unit, it is determined whether the receiving subscriber unit is also part of a... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6172762 | Printer system with power-up controller A printer system has a computer, a printer disposed separately of the computer for forming an image on a recording paper in compliance with image data received from the computer, and recognizing apparatus for recognizing a start of operation of the comput... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6169881 | Method and apparatus for predicting impending service outages for ground-to-satellite terminal in a satellite communication system A method (1300) and apparatus (300) combines a terminal blockage profile for a ground-to-satellite terminal with satellite location and motion data for one or more satellites (12) in a satellite communication system (10) to predict an impending service ou... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6154635 | Antenna driving device for transponder An antenna coil (21) for generating a magnetic field (25) to supply power to a transponder (26) is energized through switching devices (23 and 24) connected between Vcc and GND of a D.C. power supply (20) and having contacts S1 and S2 that are actuated in... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151510 | Module for providing wireless call communication services through wire-connected telephone equipment A multiple mode, personal, wireless communications system exists within a radiotelephone network serving general customers and provides additional services to a select group of customers. The system uses handsets (32) which automatically switch between a ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148205 | Method and apparatus for secure registration within an in-home wireless network A method for secure registration of a access device (400) having a receiver (418) and a transmitter (420) transmitting at an operational RF power level with a base station (200) having a receiver (218) and a transmitter (216) in which the base station red... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138026 | Method and apparatus for locating a wireless communication device A method for locating a mobile communication device includes the steps of sensing geocoordinates that represent the telephone's approximate location, comparing the sensed geocoordinates to predefined geocoordinates that represent a home location municipal... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6138009 | System and method for customizing wireless communication units A system and a method respectively for customizing wireless communication units for use in wireless communication systems. The wireless communication units are generic and include a device for enabling establishment of contact with a switching arrangement... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134422 | Adjustable height ground level serviceable cellsite The present invention is a base station that may be adjusted to varying altitudes along a vertical support but will not temporarily suspend wireless communications services to all mobile telephones within its associated cell when being serviced. In one em... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132306 | Cellular communication system with dedicated repeater channels A cellular communication system in which dedicated repeater controller transceivers are included in base stations and wireless base stations. The repeater controller transceivers are configured to operate on a different channel as compared to communicatio... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6125282 | Portable information terminal usable in a mobile communications system With a conventional portable information terminal, to obtain specific information, a user must select a table which stores desired specific information from a plurality of tables each storing specific information. A portable information terminal comprises... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122499 | System and/or method for call intercept capability in a global mobile satellite communications system An apparatus for providing a call interception capability includes a master call intercept database storing records of subscribers of a global mobile satellite communications system targeted for call interception by law enforcement agencies. The apparatus... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119004 | Base station equipment for mobile communication In a base station apparatus in a mobile communication comprising a transmitting/receiving section for each sector, a baseband processing section for each sector and a sector switch to select a connection with the transmitting/receiving section and the bas... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6115605 | Communication system and device using dynamic receiver addressing Method and a system for establishing a communication channel between a first communication device, or alternatively, a communication network operator, and one or more second communication devices. The identity of the one or more second communication devic... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6112064 | RDS radio with multi-function RDS button A multi-function RDS button and a menu driven interface for accessing RDS features facilitates easy access to RDS functions with minimal demands upon the attention of the user. Large numbers of push buttons with cryptic labels and unintuitive push-button ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6112071 | Quadrature-free RF receiver for directly receiving angle modulated signal The present invention, generally speaking, provides a quadrature-free RF receiver for directly receiving RF signals such as angle modulated signals. Various embodiments of the receiver use a digital phase detector together with well-known RF components: a... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6112061 | Radio communication device Known is a radio communication device such as a GSM handset with receive-transmit antenna switching means such as a duplexer or a transmit receive switch. In GSM handsets it is highly desirable to save battery power as much as possible. To this end in the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6108567 | Radio communication apparatus having a hands-free communication mode A communication apparatus of the present invention has a hands-free communication capability and is applicable to, but not limited to, a motor vehicle. Only if the apparatus is connected to, e.g., an on-board cigar-lighter, hands-free communication can be... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6108533 | Geographical database for radio system A geographical database connected to a mobile radio network contains information about consumer services within the network and about a plurality of geographic areas into which the service area of the network is divided. When a mobile station seeks to obt... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6108531 | Terminal equipment providing payment data in a cellular radio system A cellular radio system includes a unit for controlling payment traffic and a terminal equipment which can be used as a pay telephone in the cellular radio system. The terminal equipment includes a control unit connected directly to the cellular transceiv... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6108550 | Reuse of a physical control channel in a distributed cellular radio communication system The present invention relates to the reuse of a control channel in a distributed cellular radio communication system. At least one physical channel, the so called physical control channel, in the radio communication system is used for transferring logical... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101398 | System supporting data/fax connection with a dual mode mobile telephone An interface between a dual mode mobile station and a piece of data terminal equipment supports both a logical digital interface and a logical analog interface, with the analog interface passing through a modem. At set-up of either a mobile originated or ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6097938 | Authentication and tracking system for a cellular telephone A system and method that uses an advanced positioning system in combination with a cellular communication network to improve the performance of the network is disclosed. The system is capable of receiving an identification number for a mobile unit as well... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6088573 | Transmission power control method and apparatus for mobile radio satellite communication system The invention provides a transmission power control apparatus for a mobile radio satellite communication system which allows frame synchronization maintenance and synchronization acquisition of a receiving station and optimum transmission power control wi... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6081691 | Receiver for determining a position on the basis of satellite networks A receiver for determining position based on GPS satellites and GLONASS satellites. The receiver architecture includes a radio reception chain with an antenna, frequency conversion circuits, an analogue/digital converter operating at very high rate for th... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6078801 | Method and apparatus for optimized post detection filtering for simulcast receivers A selective call receiver unit (100) having a post detection filtering system optimized for both simulcast delay spread and receiver sensitivity includes a receiver (20), a detector (30) for detecting a message and providing a detected signal, a first pos... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6078822 | Cordless telephone system and its independent base station and mobile station A cordless telephone system including a independent base station and a dual purpose mobile station which enables the mobile station to respond to an incoming call from a public base station while a first phone call is being conducted by the mobile station... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6075995 | Amplifier module with two power amplifiers for dual band cellular phones Disclosed is an amplifier module suitable for automated mounting and connecting to a motherboard of a cellular phone. The amplifier module comprises a substrate which has at least two layers of electrically conducting material. On the substrate, a first a... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6073035 | System unavailablity power reduction method with early failure and no rotation The present invention includes a method and an apparatus for reducing power consumption in a wireless telephone. The wireless telephone is programmed to enter a reduced power mode for a sleep interval of time upon failing to access a base station. Additio... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6072993 | Portable radio transceiver with diplexer-switch circuit for dual frequency band operation A portable radio transceiver selectively transmits and/or receives RF signals in two frequency bands and in two modes of operation. The radio transceiver selectively switches between two antennas for operating in either of the two modes, such as a handhel... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6067460 | Mobile station having enhanced standby mode When a mobile station (10) is in a DCCH camping state it monitors its assigned page frame. After making RSSI and possibly also Bit Error Rate/Word Error Rate (BER/WER) measurements the mobile station monitors the rate of change of the RSSI. If the rate of... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6064862 | Method and apparatus for external band selection of a digital microwave radio The system and method of the present invention facilitates the selection of a portion of an operating bandwidth and frequency of a digital microwave radio. The components include a transceiver mounted to a mounting plate having waveguide ports. The input ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058304 | Data entry system A data entry system includes a hand held data entry unit having a reading sensor for sensing commands and/or data, rewritable storage for storing information relating to selectable items, a controller (a microprocessor or other processing circuitry) and a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6044281 | Cordless telephone set having charging terminal configured for holding handset A cordless telephone set with a handset to be placed on a charger for a secondary battery to be charged wherein the handset has a concave section on its junction surface with the charger and also has a terminal provided on a side wall of the concave secti... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6044264 | Method for activating intelligent network services in a mobile communication system, and a mobile communication system The invention relates to a mobile communication network and a method for activating intelligent network services in the mobile communication network. In the invention, the mobile services switching center (MSC) operates as the service switching point of t... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6032058 | Cellular mobile telephone apparatus and an alarm device therefor A cellular mobile telephone apparatus including a main body, and an alarm device which is provided separately from the main body, the main body including: receiving/transmitting unit for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals between a base st... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6032044 | Cellular communications system with screening of unauthorized services In a cellular communications system comprising a plurality of zones, details of authorized services for each mobile terminal are stored at a central register. The central register is accessed on entry of a visiting mobile terminal into that zone whereby t... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6032023 | Communication system and method using two-way paging to provide call control A system and method of using two-way paging to establish communications with a mobile party having a Personal Telephone Number. The mobile party is equipped with a two-way pager which the party may use to provide call control. The pager is periodically qu... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6028916 | Method and apparatus for maintaining availability of lifeline telephony service on a hybrid fiber-coax network An apparatus and method of powering a cable telephony service platform (CTSP) in a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network are provided which utilizes a combination of power from a local AC driven power source having a back-up battery for powering the CTSP within... | 02/22/2000 |
