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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 |
| 6833922 | Optical path structure for open path emissions sensing with opposed sources An optical system for a gas component analysis includes an emitter for emitting first light beam having a first spectrum, a second emitter for emitting a second light beam at a second spectrum, a first receiver for receiving the first light beam, and a second receiv... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6626557 | Multi-colored industrial signal device An industrial signaling device having a single module with the capability of emitting different colored lights to indicate the operating condition of a machine. The emitted light can be steady or flashing, and controlled by an external PLC or an onboard m... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622109 | Photo tachometer for a digital multimeter A apparatus for determining the rotational speed of an object or an assembly. The apparatus includes a device that emits a light as well as detect the light reflected from the measured object. A reflective surface is attached to the object to enable it to... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6617857 | DIS ignition signal processing for automotive engine analyzer An engine analyzer senses and displays secondary ignition signals from a DIS engine using a two sets of test leads. The engine analyzer receives the secondary signals from both sets of leads and produces positive and negative peak values for each set of l... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6612460 | Plug for covering an opening of an electronic device A plug for covering an opening of an electronic device includes an elongated member and either one protruding member containing two tabs or two protruding members, each containing one tab. The elongated member and protruding members are sized and position... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604292 | Vehicle positioning Apparatuses and methods for determining the position of a part on a vehicle are provided. The methods comprise measuring the respective distances from first and second measuring locations to each of a plurality of measuring points associated with the part... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6568097 | Spray nozzle adjustment tool and method A tool and method for adjusting the direction of a spray nozzle is provided. The tool and method provide a way to angular the direction of a spray nozzle, and also to record and rest angular direction of a spray nozzle when the angle is changed in use. Th... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6538472 | Interface circuitry Interface circuitry for linking an automobile diagnostic scanner to the electronic control unit of an automobile. The disclosed circuitry provides a lower cost, reduced board space solution for an universal scan tool interface circuitry.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6396406 | Self-cleaning oven having smoke detector for controlling cleaning cycle time An improved self-cleaning oven (10) is provided having an assembly (12) to control the cleaning cycle time of the oven (10) depending upon the degree of oven contamination and soil present therein. The assembly (12) includes a measuring chamber (16) as we... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386753 | Support assembly and method for supporting a steady bearing An adjustable steady bearing support assembly and method provides support for a bearing in rotational contact with a shaft in a vessel such as a mixing vessel. The assembly and method allows axial movement of the bearing along the shaft in response to cha... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371621 | Servo-controlled concealed emergency light fixture An improved flush-mount emergency light fixture (10) is provided having a housing (12) adapted for placement in a wall or ceiling aperture (20), an internal illumination assembly (16) and a selectively movable cover (14), in order to provide illumination ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6361194 | Handheld ultraviolet inspection lamp A handheld ultraviolet inspection lamp that has a housing with a grippable handle portion with a first finger indentation with an on/off trigger switch received within a recess therein, a bulb chamber portion with a filter lens, and a bulb assembly with a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357097 | Hub puller for front wheel drive vehicles A hub puller device to simplify the removal of the hub from the wheel bearing on front wheel drive cars when maintenance is required. In the preferred embodiment, the device includes a U-shaped frame, a forcing screw, traveling nut and a pushing piece. A ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6358314 | Czochralski crystal growth system with an independently supported pull head A pull head of a Czochralski crystal puller is mounted on a receiving chamber via a mounting apparatus that provides for pull head alignment. The mounting apparatus has a top plate for secured to the receiving chamber, a bottom plate for supporting the pu... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6334320 | Electronic manifold for a refrigerant servicing unit A manifold having an electrical pressure transducer which is coupled to a diagnostic instrument. In a preferred embodiment, a pressure transducer is incorporated in the manifold which has one end which threads directly onto the refrigeration unit. The man... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332620 | Brake drum dolly A dolly is provided for facilitating removal and installation of brake drums on vehicles. The dolly includes a frame having a cradle portion for supporting a brake drum. Wheels are rotatably mounted on the frame for moving the frame over a support surface... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6324853 | De-icing for low temperature refrigeration devices A de-icing system operable to facilitate the removal of ice from the door (18) and closure surface (22) of a low temperature refrigeration or ultra-low freezer device (10) and to thereby ensure proper operation of the device (10) and protect its contents.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6324856 | Multiple stage cascade refrigeration system having temperature responsive flow control and method A refrigeration system having a flow control mechanism to selectively increase or decrease refrigerant flow in response to system temperature. In the preferred embodiment, a cascade refrigeration system having a high temperature first stage with a compres... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6307482 | Silenceable speaker with pre-announce tone detection An alarm signaling device (5) operable to produce an alarm signal and, possibly, communicate emergency announcements when triggered by a signal from a central alarm control panel. The alarm includes a speaker or other sound producing device and a silencin... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6297047 | Ultraviolet sterilization of CO2 cell-culture incubator internal environments A cell culture incubator (10, 72) is provided which includes one or more UV lamps (40, 116) allowing continuous or semi-continuous on-demand incubator sterilization. The incubator (10, 72) includes a thermally insulated cabinet (12, 74) having an internal... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6287519 | Hand-held vehicle exhaust analyzer A hand-held vehicle exhaust analyzer for testing gas content in exhaust emitted from a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle exhaust analyzer is of a size and weight to be held in a user's hands. The system includes a housing with an inlet receiving exhaust e... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282914 | Under counter refrigeration unit An under the counter refrigeration unit (20), having a support frame (24), refrigerator cabinet (26), automatically opening lid (28), slide mechanism (32), and anti-racking assembly (86), is utilized to provide controlled temperature storage without occup... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6285290 | Self-cleaning oven having smoke detector for controlling cleaning cycle time An improved self-cleaning oven (10) is provided having an assembly (12) to control the cleaning cycle time of the oven (10) depending upon the degree of oven contamination and soil present therein. The assembly (12) includes a measuring chamber (16) as we... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6273665 | Divergent inlet for bulk material feeder A bulk material feeder is disclosed for improving material flow as the material makes the generally ninety degree (90°) transition from the downcomer to the generally horizontal conveyor. The downcomer presents an innermost divergent surface that extends... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273125 | Compression key lockout device for a gate valve A lockout device (12) operable to lock a valve (8) into a particular operating position and to prevent further actuation of the valve (8) until removed. The preferred lockout device (12) comprises two lock couplings (16,18), two lock plates (20,22), and t... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257273 | Adjustable lockout device for knife gate valves A lockout device is designed for use with a valve having a pair of spaced apart, generally opposed abutment surfaces, with at least one of the abutment surfaces being shiftable relative to the other in such manner that the spacing between the surfaces dec... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244296 | Position detection for rotary control valves A rotary control valve includes a flow control element having a lower valve shaft rotatably received in a non-magnetic body portion. A magnet is coupled with a lower valve shaft and rotatable therewith to produce an external magnetic field that varies in ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241227 | Cutting edge handler for plows and graders A cart is configured to handle replaceable plates used on the blade of a plow or grader. The cart includes a wheeled frame and a plate holder configured to support the plate lengthwise in a generally upright orientation. The plate holder is supported on t... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6236917 | Open architecture diagnostic tool A diagnostic tool, for communicating with a plurality of motor vehicle control units, includes a processor, a main memory and a non-volatile storage device. The processor executes an operating system and a plurality of diagnostic applications. The non-vol... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216479 | Programmable electronic start-up delay for refrigeration units A programmable electronic start-up delay for delaying the start-up of refrigeration units (10, 12, 14) for a user-programmable variable delay period. The delay permits a group of refrigeration units all powered by the same source (16) to be restarted at d... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6202433 | Protection system for refrigerant identification detector A flow control system allows sampling of refrigerant from a refrigerant recovery inlet of the system or, alternatively, the refrigerant recovery tank. Refrigerant selected from either source is metered and oil is filtered therefrom to provide a clean vapo... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6193833 | Method of laser welding transmission filter housing components A preferred transmission filter (10) includes a first flange (18) transparent to a laser beam (58) and includes a second flange (20) opaque to the laser beam (58) and meltable upon exposure thereto. The flanges (18,20) are in registered, abutting relation... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6177271 | Ambient temperature stabilization control system for laboratory incubator A laboratory incubator (10) having an improved temperature control assembly (14) that more effectively maintains the temperature within the incubator in a desired range and more accurately controls the rate of heat loss from the laboratory incubators as a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6162024 | Constant horsepower continuously variable volume pump A preferred constant horsepower, variable volume hydraulic pump (10) includes a wobble plate (22) coupled with interior end of the pump drive shaft (18) configured for sequentially stroking a plurality of pistons (28,30) received in respective cylinders (... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6144289 | Alarm signaling device having a touch-to-silence feature An alarm signaling device (10) that is operable to produce an alarm signal in a room when triggered by a fire alarm control panel. The signaling device includes a silencing circuit (24) that can be activated by a person in the room to temporarily extingui... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138462 | Refrigerant recovery and recharging system with automatic oil drain A conduit is coupled to an oil accumulator with an orifice coupled in series with the conduit for limiting the flow of oil therethrough. A pressure sensor is coupled to the conduit for measuring the pressure in the conduit. An oil drain control solenoid v... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139737 | Transmission fluid filter having a ferrite-filled nylon magnetic body A transmission filter (10) includes a ring-shaped magnetic body (18) positioned therein in surrounding relationship with the filter media (14) to attract and retain magnetically susceptible particles in transmission fluid flowing through the filter (10). ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134899 | Refrigerant recovery and recharging system with automatic air purging Conduits are coupled to a supply tank of refrigerant to allow the sensing of the amount of air present in the refrigerant tank and, upon the detection of air, the purging of air from the tank with a minimal loss of refrigerant. Preferably, the conduits in... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134896 | Background tank fill A refrigerant servicing system includes a main supply tank of refrigerant and an auxiliary tank which is coupled to the main tank by a valve which is selectively controlled by a circuit also coupled to weight and pressure sensors to assure the main tank h... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129339 | Strut spring compression A strut spring compressor (20) having a support frame (22), a plurality of pivot arms (24, 26, 28, 30), a plurality of spring clamps (32, 34, 36, 38), and an actuating mechanism (40) is utilized to compress and expand a spring (42) of a strut assembly (44... | 10/10/2000 |
