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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 |
| 8146207 | Hinge and an electronic device with the same A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a first actuating unit, a pivoting limit and a second actuating unit. The first actuating unit has two tops. The pivoting limit is mounted pivotally between the stops. The second actuating... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7975970 | Flat panel display support A flat panel display (FPD) support has a panel bracket attached to an FPD and a supporting assembly attached to and supporting the panel bracket and the FPD. The supporting assembly comprises a pivoting leg, an adjustment bracket, a stationary bracket and a lock. Th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7530144 | Positioning structure for a rotatable hinge A rotatable hinge includes a fixed frame provided to be adapted for engagement with a laptop computer base and a rotatable portion rotatable relative to the fixed frame and provided to be adapted for engagement with a laptop computer screen. The fixed frame is compo... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7222396 | Robust hinge A robust hinge has a redundant positioning capability, is mounted between a cover and a base and has a keyed pivot pin, a rotating leaf, a stationary leaf and a spacer assembly. The rotating leaf is attached to the keyed pivot pin and connects to the cover. The stat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7055218 | Hinge A hinge used for a mobile device includes a base mounted on a body of the mobile device. A bracket is rotatably mounted on the base by an upright pintle. A positioning washer is provided between the bracket and the base. A seat is mounted on the bracket, and a later... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017235 | Dual-directional hinge A dual-directional hinge for a portable device with a body and a monitor such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer or a PDA is disclosed. The hinge is composed of a first supporting member, a second supporting member, a seat, a vertical pin and a horizontal pintle... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013532 | Hinge A hinge includes a pintle in turn extending through a first sheet, a rotating ring, a second sheet, a positioning ring, an elastic ring, and a washer, and fastened by a collar at a distal end of the pintle. The hinge can be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise and... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6985580 | Auto-released hinge for a mobile phone An auto-released hinge for a mobile phone has a barrel with two open ends. The barrel has a first flange formed inside the barrel. A first spiral slot is defined in the first flange. Two stop slots are defined in the barrel and two second spiral slots are defined be... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983514 | Pivot hinge with positioning function A pivot hinge for a portable electronic device is disclosed. A base plate with a pivot tube is fixed on the main unit of the portable electronic device, and a locating bracket is fixed on the movable display panel. A shaft is inserted through the pivot tube, exposin... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6889404 | Height-adjustable hinge for a liquid crystal display A hinge includes a bracket, two fixing seats pivotally connected to the bracket, at least one base, at least one first arm pivotally connected between the at least one base and the at least one fixing seat and at least one second arm pivotally connected between the ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6862779 | Hinge with an anti-bump feature The hinge for a piece of portable electronic equipment with a cover and a base has a keyed pivot pin, a stationary leaf, a washer, a rotating positioning element, a stationary positioning element, a biasing member, and a fastener. The washer, rotating positioning el... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6845546 | Hinge assembly with a rotation seat available to rotate in both latitudinal and longitudinal directions with respect to a fixing seat A hinge assembly includes a fixing seat and a rotation seat rotatable in relation to the fixing seat. The fixing seat has a fixing plate for connection to a mainframe of an electronic device, a rotation shaft securely connected to the fixing plate and having a limit... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6813812 | Hinge for a notebook computer A hinge for a notebook computer has an L-shaped first seat with a first opening and a second opening. A barrel is mounted on the first seat, and has a rib received in the first opening, and an ear received in the second opening. A pintle rotatably extends in the bar... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6729980 | Jam free device for a table tennis serving machine A jam free device for a table tennis serving machine includes a body provided with a through hole adapted to be defined to correspond to and coincide with the entrance of the table tennis serving machine, and a stirring extension movably extending into the through h... | 05/04/2004 |
