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Patent No. 5678617

Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter

A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.

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Assignee: Chevron U.S.A., Inc.


Location: San Ramon, CA
No. of patents: 14

NumberTitleIssue Date
8123934System and method for pretreatment of solid carbonaceous material
This invention encompasses systems and methods for pretreating a carbonaceous material, comprising heating to a suitable temperature and for a suitable reaction time, a mixture comprising the carbonaceous material, one or more catalysts or catalyst precursors, and a...
02/28/2012
7932217Gear oil compositions, methods of making and using thereof
A gear oil composition is provided. The composition comprises a synergistic amount of an isomerized base oil having consecutive numbers of carbon atoms and less than 10 wt % naphthenic carbon by n-d-M for the gear oil composition to have a traction coefficient at 15...
04/26/2011
7879773Lubricating composition having improved storage stability
A lubricating oil composition having superior storage stability and load-carrying effect is disclosed. The composition comprises four components: (1) an alkali metal borate; (2) an oil-soluble sulfur compound; (3) a trialkyl hydrogen phosphite; and (4) a mixture of ...
02/01/2011
7867457Plasma reactor for the production of hydrogen-rich gas
A plasma reactor (10) is provided. The plasma reactor (10) includes a reaction chamber (12) formed by a wall (13). Proximate to the first end of the reaction chamber, the plasma reactor includes a feed gas inlet (14) for creating a...
01/11/2011
7862893Paraffinic wax particle coated with a powder coating
A granular solid wax particle, comprising a) a highly paraffinic wax having a T10 boiling point less than 427° C. and comprising at least 40 weight percent n-paraffins, and b) an inorganic powder coating on the wax particle. Also, a process for making a fuel or a b...
01/04/2011
7862743Method of using heat transfer oil with high auto ignition temperature
A method to use a heat transfer oil, comprising: a. selecting a heat transfer oil having an auto ignition temperature greater than 329° C. (625° F.) and a viscosity index greater than 28×Ln(Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C., in cS...
01/04/2011
7824658Method of making ultrasmall crystal MTT molecular sieves
A method for preparing a crystalline molecular sieve having MTT framework topology and crystallite sizes of about 150 to about 600 Angstroms, comprising: a. preparing a reaction mixture comprising, in terms of mole ratios, the foll...
11/02/2010
7569507Preparing small crystal SSZ-32 and its use in a hydrocarbon conversion process
The invention is directed to a method of making a small crystal SSZ-32 zeolite, known as SSZ-32X. The catalyst is suitable for use in a process whereby a feed including straight chain and slightly branched paraffins having 10 or more carbon atoms is dewaxed to produ...
08/04/2009
7550073Hydrocarbon conversion using molecular sieve SSZ-70
The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-70 prepared using a N,N′-diisopropyl imidazolium cation as a structure-directing agent, methods for synthesizing SSZ-70 and processes employing SSZ-70 in a catalyst. ...
06/23/2009
7538256Reduction of organic halides in alkylate gasoline
An alkylation process comprising contacting a first hydrocarbon feed comprising at least one olefin having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms and a second hydrocarbon feed comprising at least one isoparaffin having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms with a halide-based acidic ionic liq...
05/26/2009
7501019Granular solid wax particles
A granular solid wax particle comprising a highly paraffinic wax having a low T10 boiling point less than 427° C. and an inorganic powder coating; optionally with a layer of higher boiling wax over the highly paraffinic wax having a low T10 boiling point, and an in...
03/10/2009
7485766Oxygenate conversion using molecular sieve SSZ-74
The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-74 prepared using a hexamethylene-1,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-pyrrolidinium) dication as a structure directing agent, and its use in catalysts for converting oxygenates, e.g., methanol, to olefins. ...
02/03/2009
7473346Method for using medium-speed diesel engine oil
A method for operating a railroad engine, comprising: using a lubricating oil in the railroad engine, wherein the lurbricating oil has: a) less than 100 ppm zinc; b) a cold cranking simulator viscosity at −15° C. less than 7000 cP; c) a GE HTHS (final) of at leas...
01/06/2009
7468126Preparing small crystal SSZ-32 and its use in a hydrocarbon conversion process
The invention is directed to a method of making a small crystal SSZ-32 zeolite, known as SSZ-32X. The catalyst is suitable for use in a process whereby a feed including straight chain and slightly branched paraffins having 10 or more carbon atoms is dewaxed to produ...
12/23/2008
 
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