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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: Expro North Sea Limited


Location: Berkshire, GB
No. of patents: 6

NumberTitleIssue Date
8164475Downhole communication
A downhole signal receiving system where a pair of setting devices (51) are used to electrically connect with downhole structure and are connected to one another by a bulk conductor (52). Signals are extracted by using a detecting means (53) tha...
04/24/2012
7806180Signalling systems and methods for communicating with a downhole location in a well installation
Methods and systems are described for communicating with downhole locations and transmitting power to downhole locations. Use is made of a cable passing someway down into the well. This cable may be connected to a downhole sensor and may be used primarily for commun...
10/05/2010
7554458Downhole communication
Methods of and apparatus for a downhole communication in a well. The well has a metallic structure which includes an insulated metallic, fluid carrying, control line. The method comprises the steps of applying signals to the control line at a first location and extr...
06/30/2009
7460438Downhole data communication
A data communication technique for use in producing wells. Signals are transmitted through the product (p) by varying and monitoring flow rate at respective ends of the communication channel. At low data rates robust communication can be provided. ...
12/02/2008
7315256Magnetic signalling in pipelines
Method systems and apparatus for signalling within pipelines. The systems methods and apparatus make use of a unit locatable within a tubular piece of metallic structure for the transmission and/or reception of signals. The unit includes a magnetic material core (
01/01/2008
6835291Anode monitoring and subsea pipeline power transmission
An anode monitoring system for monitoring the integrity of anodes 2 provided on a metallic structure such as a pipeline system 1. A signal circuit Sn including the pipeline 1 and one of the anodes 2 is set up and appropriate si...
12/28/2004
 
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