Abstract: An edible item, which may be a food or nutritional supplement, that is palatable to the taste with a palatably pleasant aftertaste and is a mixture of pre-processed components in a granular or heterogeneous mixture. When added with a liquid such as water or milk, the heterogeneous mixture forms a batter that may be cooked into a shape indicative of a pancake. At least one of the pre-processed components segregates from the remainder of the cooked batter. It does not dissolve as a result of the addition of the liquid.

Abstract: An Internet-based directory information system for providing toll free telephone numbers and other company information based on product or service advertising. First and second web sites are configured with separate first and second graphic user interfaces for the entering of company information and search request information, respectively. A database correlates entered company information (including toll free telephone number) to advertising information, compares the company-provided advertising information to a search request-provided advertising information, and formulates a search result based on matches between the search request and the company-provided advertising information.

Abstract: An Internet-based directory information system for providing toll free telephone numbers and other company information based on product or service advertising. First and second web sites are configured with separate first and second graphic user interfaces for the entering of company information and search request information, respectively. A database correlates entered company information (including toll free telephone number) to advertising information, compares the company-provided advertising information to a search request-provided advertising information, and formulates a search result based on matches between the search request and the company-provided advertising information.

Abstract: An Internet-based directory information system for providing toll free telephone numbers and other company information based on product or service advertising. The system includes a database of company information, including toll free telephone numbers, and advertising information; a first Internet web site via which companies are able to enter the information relating to their advertising and products or services, as well as other information relating to their company; a first data network for transmitting the company information and the advertising information to the database; a second Internet web site via which search requests for company information (including toll free telephone numbers) can be framed based on advertising information; and a second data network for transmitting the search request to the database and subsequently transmitting search results to the second web site.

Abstract: A combination food holder and planter includes a main frame having an opening; a food support frame removably connected to the main frame within the opening for holding at least one food item within the opening; and a planter connected to the main frame for supporting a plant within the opening when the food support frame is removed from the main frame.

Abstract: A method of reproducing in chocolate a selected image, comprising the steps of optically scanning the image, laser etching the selected image in a surface of a plate in response to the optical scanning such that peaks and valleys are created in the surface of the plate corresponding to the selected image, controlling the laser etching by a scanning laser or a displayed frame of the image, casting a deformable transfer blanket against the surface of the etched plate surface to record in a surface of the transfer blanket peaks and valleys corresponding to the selected image, casting a chocolate material against the surface of the transfer blanket to record the selected image by peaks and valleys in a surface of the chocolate, and removing the cast chocolate material from the transfer blanket.

Abstract: A method of forming a multi-color chocolate product, includes the steps of applying a first color chocolate into a chocolate mold having a planar upper surface and recesses formed therein which form a sharp angle at the junction of the recesses with the planar upper surface; squeegeeing the first color chocolate across the planar upper surface such that the first color chocolate fills the recesses and is scraped from the planar upper surface; permitting the first color chocolate to at least partially harden; applying a second color chocolate into the chocolate mold on the planar upper surface thereof; permitting the second color chocolate to harden to form the multi-color chocolate product; and removing the multi-color chocolate product from the chocolate mold.

Abstract: A method of forming an image with photographic likeness on a chocolate material is disclosed. The image is "developed" on the chocolate material by means of an edible developer.

Abstract: A siphon includes an inverted U-shaped tube providing a passage between a main and an auxiliary container of water. A longer leg of the tube is connected to the upper end of a first section of an enclosed chamber which extends deeply into the main container. The chamber is partitioned into two adjacent longitudinal sections by a common wall having an opening at the lower end. The bottom of the second section is spaced above the base of the first section. The second section includes a flat plunger having a long movable vertical rod which extends out of the top. Water enters through inlets in the bottom of the first section and top of the second section until the chamber is full. A pivotable flapper valve controls the opening in the wall between the two sections. The rod and plunger are raised to the upper position and rapidly moved down to the edge of the bottom opening. This causes the valve to pivot away from the opening while blocking the inlet holes in the first section.

Abstract: A bracket assembly for supporting a device such as an air pump along the side wall of an aquarium includes an upper support angle member having a platform extending outwardly from the upper end of the wall, a vertical member having a lower portion extending along the side of the wall and an upper end extending through the support angle platform, and a slidable locking member which engages the support angle platform and vertical member upper end to secure the members together. The support angle platform includes a pair of outwardly extending end posts which are received in holes in the base plate of an air pump to support the air pump in a vertical hanging position. The bracket is compact and readily assembled by hand, reduces vibration and creeping caused by the air pump, and positions the air pump above the water level in the aquarium to reduce back flow siphoning of the water. The bracket also includes holes to receive and position air line tubing connected from the air pump into the water.