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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 |
| 7678863 | Proton exchange membrane materials based on sulfonated poly (phthalazinones) A novel class of proton exchange membrane materials, sulfonated poly(phthalazinones), were prepared by modification of poly(phthalazinone). Sulfonation reactions were conducted at room temperature using mixtures of 95-98% concentrated sulfuric acid and 27-33% fuming... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7371935 | Transgenic plants and methods for production thereof Genetic constructs, transformation vectors and methods are taught for production of transgenic plants which can be selectively removed from a growing site by application of a chemical agent or physiological stress. The invention links a target gene for the trait of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7279619 | Methods and compositions for modifying levels of secondary metabolic compounds in plants In a method for altering a nutritional profile of a plant, a nucleic acid sequence is selected for its ability to encode a protein capable of modifying the utilization of a substrate in the sugar alcohol secondary metabolic pathway of a plant. The protein is non-nat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6989097 | Feed spacers for filtration membrane modules The invention disclosed relates to feed spacers used in various filtration membrane modules, such as in spiral wound membranes, used in cross-flow filtration. Such spacers have an influence in promoting the mixing between the bulk of the fluid and the fluid element ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6753459 | Transgenic plants and methods for production thereof Genetic constructs, transformation vectors and methods are taught for production of transgenic plants which can be selectively removed from a growing site by application of a chemical agent or physiological stress. The invention links a target gene for the trait of ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6596283 | Meningococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccines The invention relates to chemically-modified group B polysaccharides of Neisseria meningitidis. The invention also provides vaccines in which the respective modified polysaccharides are conjugated to a protein carrier, and the like. More specifically, the... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6369256 | Self-reducible copper(II) source reagents for chemical vapor deposition of copper metal Volatile low melting solid Cu(II) metal complexes are provided which are capable of depositing a copper film on various substrates under CVD conditions in the absence of reducing carrier gas H2. These CU(II) metal complexes are represented by t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6284671 | Selective electrochemical process for creating semiconductor nano-and micro-patterns A porous semiconductor is created by electrochemical etching. Selected regions of a semiconductor are first treated to reduce the threshold potential at which pore formation occurs, and then an electrochemical etch is carried out on the semiconductor at a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 5976456 | Method for producing aluminum alloy powder compacts This invention relates to a method for producing sintered parts of aluminum or aluminum alloy with improved mechanical properties using batch degassing, die compaction and liquid phase sintering. The batch degassing consists of holding a prealloyed alumin... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5955425 | Parathyroid hormone analogues for the treatment of osteoporosis This invention describes analogs of human parathyroid hormone which have increased activities in bone restoration, and increased bioavailabilities. The peptides described are derivatives of hPTH-(1-31) which have lactams formed for example, between either... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5689053 | Brassica Sp. polygalacturonase gene promoter A Brassica sp. genomic clone containing a polygalacturonase gene promoter was isolated. This promoter directs high levels of transcription in the pollen. When the promoter was fused with the GUS gene and introduced into B. napus by Agrobacterium mediated ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5316479 | Firearm training system and method A firearm training system is disclosed, which allows the measurement and display as a function of time of the hand grip force pattern applied to the grip of a firearm by a weapon hand of a shooter. This permits the detection of variations in the individua... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5138130 | Laser rough and finish machining of hard materials A method of laser machining hard material workpieces comprises the steps of applying a high energy, short duration laser pulse to a succession of spots on the surface of a workpiece, the duration, wavelength, and energy and of each laser pulse being such ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5045161 | Method and apparatus for electrolytically assisting the mechanical shaping of a workpiece A method and apparatus for electrolytically assisting the mechanical shaping of a workpiece is provided which is particularly useful for precision machining. A tool is used comprising an electrically conductive (copper alloy) tool shank, a cutting tool of... | 09/03/1991 |
