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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5365802 | Operating device for accelerator An operation device for an accelerator composed of an output pulley, having an engaging latch and two engaging projections, for winding an output cable; a first pulley having a "C" shaped first engaging hole, for winding a first cable; a second pulley hav... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5238508 | Ferritic-austenitic duplex stainless steel Ferritic-austenitic duplex stainless steel comprising the following components in the following proportions in % by weight: 0 | 08/24/1993 |
| 5216935 | Bidirectional control arrangement for vehicle A bidirectional control arrangement for a vehicle comprising a seesaw type pedal including a forward drive depress pad and a backward drive depress pad for controlling a hydrostatic stepless transmission. A down-toe motion of an operator's foot applied to... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5149308 | Transmission A transmission comprising a change speed mechanism and a differential housed in a transmission case. The change speed mechanism includes drive gears mounted on a transmission shaft, and driven gears meshed with drive gears. The differential includes a dif... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5136846 | Hydraulic circuit with a switchover valve for switching between a high and a low-pressure relief A hydraulic circuit, for use with i.e. a backhoe implement of a work vehicle. The circuit includes an engine, first through third pumps driven by the engine and a plurality of actuators. The invention is characterized by a relief pressure switchover devic... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5128613 | Method of inspecting magnetic carburization in a non-permeable material and probe therefore A probe comprises a magnet and a Hall element which are provided in a magnetically impermeable case. The Hall element is disposed at the midportion between the two poles of the magnet in parallel with the lines of magnetic force. The presence of a carburi... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5114083 | Method and appatatus for pulverizing material The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for pulverizing a material to produce a fine powdery material such as silica powder as a material for a filler for sealing semiconductors. It has a shell and a screw shaft mounted in the shell. A dis... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5108253 | Hydraulic piping structure for a backhoe A hydraulic piping structure for controlling a boom assembly supported through a swing bracket by a swivel deck of a backhoe. The piping structure includes a plurality of hydraulic hoses for supplying oil from a pressure source mounted on the swivel deck ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5097628 | Valve operating structure A valve operating structure for a working vehicle having different control valves with slide spools extending parallel to each other. A control lever is operatively connected to an interlocking member for selectively operating the control valves. The valv... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5088968 | Power transmission for driving vehicle A power transmission for driving a vehicle wherein a high-low speed changer is disposed between an engine and a primary speed change mechanism. The speed changer comprises a planetary gear mechanism provided between an input shaft and an output shaft, a s... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5088020 | Pivotal movement control device for boom-equipped working machine Disclosed is a pivotal movement control device for a boom-equipped working machine provided with a pivotal movement control responsive to the inclined angle of a control lever and a position detector for detecting the moved position of a boom in a lateral... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5080489 | Fiber optic gyroscope for detecting angular velocity of rotation using equivalent time sampling A phase-modulated fiber optic gyroscope comprises a signal generating a signal generating section, a photoelectric converter section and a signal processing section. The signal generating section includes a light source, an optical path for propagating li... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5074254 | Forced-circulation type water-cooling system for horizontal internal-combustion engine In a forced-circulation type water-cooling system for a horizontal internal-combustion engine, a radiator is located roughly at the same height as an engine body in a surrounding space outside a cylinder head and is positioned at a lateral side of the eng... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5046312 | Swivel speed control circuit for working vehicle A hydraulic circuit for controlling the deck swiveling speed of a working vehicle comprises a hydraulic actuator for driving the swivel deck, a flow control valve for controlling a rate of oil flow to the hydraulic actuator, and a direction control valve ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5042729 | Pulverizing apparatus This invention relates to an apparatus for pulverizing quick lime into a slurry form. It has a vertical shell and a rotary shaft mounted in the shell. An agitating layer and a pulverizing layer are formed in the shell at its upper and lower portions, resp... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5042604 | Working vehicle A working vehicle comprising an engine mounted on a vehicle frame, a control box mounted on the vehicle frame, and a radiator erected on the vehicle frame between the engine and the control box structure. A dust-proof space is defined by the control box, ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5038885 | Four-wheel drive work vehicle In a four-wheel drive work vehicle selectively drivable in a standard four-wheel drive mode, an accelerated four-wheel drive mode and in a two-wheel drive mode, the invention provides an improved drive-mode switching operability through a linearly operabl... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5036931 | Cooling system for engine mounted on vehicle A cooling system for an engine mounted in a front portion of a vehicle having a radiator disposed between the engine and a driver's seat, a fan mounted in proximity to the radiator for directing cooling air from the driver's seat to the engine through the... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5029668 | Muffler system A muffler system for a working vehicle, particularly a lawn mower, comprising a main muffler body connected to an exhaust manifold of the engine, and a curved muffler cover covering the main muffler body from below. An exhaust pipe extends from the main m... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5024306 | Propelling drive control apparatus for working vehicle A propelling drive control apparatus for a working vehicle comprising hydraulically operable friction clutches, a first clutch control valve for selecting between the friction clutches, and a second clutch control valve connected in series to the first cl... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5018344 | Lawn mower with blower unit A lawn mower comprising a blade housing supported above the ground by wheels, and a blower case removably connected to one lateral side of the blade housing for blowing grass clippings toward a grass catcher disposed rearwardly of a vehicle body. The blad... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5016722 | Cab structure for riding type working vehicle A cab structure for a working vehicle comprising a driver's seat, and a steering wheel attached to a free end of a curved steering column. The steering column extends forwardly from a front fender located laterally of the driver's seat and then inwardly t... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5013616 | Magnetic recording medium of thin metal film type A magnetic recording medium having a low noise level and comprising a magnetic film made of a Co-Ni-Cr-P alloy. The Co-Ni-Cr-P alloy has a composition represented by the formula (Co100-a Nia)100-b-c Crb Pc... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5012909 | Change-speed control construction A vehicle change-speed control construction for selectively engaging and disengaging a hydraulic clutch of a propelling transmission system according to a change-speed operation. Through maximum simplification and rationalization, the construction has a h... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5009125 | Speed control structure A speed control structure for a working vehicle comprises a hydraulic clutch, a main change speed device and an auxiliary change speed device mounted in a transmission case. A hydraulic control system includes hydraulic actuators for operating the change ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5002332 | Cabin construction of wheel loader A cabin construction of a wheel loader having a vehicle body with a driver's section at a rear position, a backhoe detachably attached to a rear end of the vehicle body and a cabin for covering the driver's section. The improvement includes a detachable r... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5000269 | Device for attaching working machine to vehicle A device for attaching a working machine to a vehicle in which a heavy weight working machine can be detachably and fixedly attached to the vehicle and a three point link type working machine can also be attached through a three points linking mechanism w... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4986181 | Rollers for a lithographic ink supplying system A roller for use in lithography which comprises a surface layer of finely and uniformly mixed ultra-hard material and lipophilic material. The ultra-hard material is preferably tungsten carbide-cobalt and the lipophilic material is preferably aluminum bro... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4986075 | Hydraulic circuit for backhoe In a hydraulic circuit for a backhoe vehicle including a plurality of hydraulic pumps and operating valves for a pair of right and left vehicle-propelling devices and other work implements, two hydraulic circuits connected to the vehicle-propelling device... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4986386 | Apparatus for adjusting the tread of steerable wheels of a vehicle A movable case for making a steerable wheel steerable is slidably held in an axle case, a tie rod for a steering operation is made telescopically movable, and the movable case and the tie rod are arranged to be locked at an extended or retracted position.... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4984420 | Dumping apparatus for grass catcher A dumping apparatus for a grass catcher for rearwardly inclining the grass catcher containing grass clipping to discharge the grass clippings. The apparatus includes a guide member and a movable member mounted in the guide member, a restraining member for... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4984419 | Apparatus for mounting grass box of mower There is disclosed an apparatus for mounting a grass box of a mower having a machine body, a covered grass box, a mowing unit and a duct through which the grasses mowed by the mowing unit are inputted into the grass box. The apparatus includes a pair of g... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4984957 | Work-implement adapter for front loader An adapter for operatively connecting a work implement such as a bucket or fork to a loader vehicle body. The adapter may be commonly used for connection of various types or sizes of implements. Though easy to use and manufacture, the adapter provides str... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4982799 | Tractor equipped with working implements A two-axle four-wheel tractor is equipped at its front and rear ends with working implements, individually, which are of the same type, opposite in working direction and shiftable between a working position and a nonworking position. The tractor has a ste... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4979599 | Work vehicle In a work vehicle including a hydraulic clutch for a transmission system, the invention discloses an art of quickly yet shocklessly controlling the engagement of the clutch by properly judging a preliminary oil pressure condition and a half-clutched condi... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4977760 | Speed control system for a working vehicle A speed control system for a working vehicle comprises a hydrostatic transmission for propelling the vehicle, a hydraulic cylinder and a control valve. The hydraulic cylinder includes a cylinder case operatively connected to a control shaft for varying a ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977733 | Four wheel steering tractor having a mid-mount mower A four wheel steering tractor comprising a grass cutting system vertically movably mounted in a lower space of the tractor between front and rear wheels. The grass cutting system carries gauge wheels disposed at opposite lateral sides in rear regions ther... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4974403 | Grass cutting system having a grass catcher A grass cutting system for use on a walking operator type or a riding type lawn mower as mounted between front and rear wheels. This grass cutting system comprises a cutting blade rotatable on a vertical axis, a grass catcher disposed above the cutting bl... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4972726 | Torque measuring device A device for measuring torque in a shaft without contacting the latter. A torque transmitting shaft is formed with at least one detecting magnetically anisotropic region inclined to form an angle with respect to the axis of rotation of this shaft. A detec... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4972727 | Torque measure device A device for measuring torque in a shaft without contacting the latter. A torque transmitting shaft is formed with at least one detecting magnetically anisotropic region inclined to form an angle with respect to the axis of rotation of this shaft. A detec... | 11/27/1990 |
