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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 |
| 6573861 | Target classification method A target classification method for radar systems wherein, in particular, jet aircraft, are classified in that the blade repetition rate and, in a further step, the number of blades, of an engine rotor wheel are determined and thus the type of engine is id... | 06/03/2003 |
| 5644099 | Proximity detonator A proximity fuse, hereinafter called detonator for flying bodies, particularly missiles, to combat flying targets using speed information regarding the speed between detonator and target, wherein the firing of the detonator is initiated when the speed of ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5320685 | Thin solar cell A method and apparatus for forming a thin solar cell having a substantially planar body comprising a first layer which includes at least one photoactive semiconductor layer. This first layer has a frontal light entrance face, a rear face, and side edge fa... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5289395 | Signal processing method employing a digital filter A method is disclosed for processing a signal having a monochromatic signal component with the aid of a digital filter. The method includes determining the real amplitude, phase and frequency of the monochromatic signal component of the signal. The signal... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5289192 | Signal processing method for a radar system The present invention relates to a signal processing method for a radar system. The transmitted signal here includes a polyphase code that is optimized to the desired range/Doppler range and that is repeated periodically over time.... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5231882 | Testing device for performing four-point fatigue strength tests under alternating bending stresses A testing device is provided for performing four-point fatigue strength tests of a sample by applying alternating bending stresses to the sample. The device includes four rotary joints. Each rotary joint includes a pair of individual, spaced-apart rollers... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231402 | Method for detecting and classifying helicopters To detect and classify a helicopter as a target by means of a radar system equipped with a Doppler filter bank, an initial determination is made as to whether the threshold value has been exceeded in a substantial number of the individual filters of the D... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5196688 | Apparatus for recognizing and following a target A system for recognizing and tracking a target with the use of an observation device which is directed toward the target and which follows the target with the aid of a setting drive connected in series with a computer. The observation device furnishes a s... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5131933 | Solar cell A solar cell includes a silicon body with a first anti-reflection layer on its front side. The first anti-reflection layer has elongated window openings which extend parallel to one another. Parallel contact fingers made of metal extend over the first ant... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5080797 | Method of disposing of fecal matter from toilet systems in fast moving vehicles A method and apparatus for disposing of fecal matter from a toilet system in a fast moving vehicle during travel of the vehicle. The liquid components of the fecal matter are dehydrated to recover water. The water is disposed of by either discharging the ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5072232 | End-fed rod antenna The present invention pertains to an end-fed rod antenna which is tuned, e.g., to the VHF range and has additional transmitting and/or receiving antennas for the mm-wave range.... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5066959 | Mode coupler for monopulse applications having H01 mode extracting means A mode coupler for monopulse applications in an antenna feed system which is used for obtaining angle deviations in azimuth and elevation, and which has a main wave guide in which a plurality of electromagnetic wave modes can be propagated. The mode coupl... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5057799 | Damping device A damping device for HF signals with an analog-energizable attenuator, for drift-free generation of the analog control signal, in which any damping characteristics and corrections that may be necessary can be taken into account in a simple manner and indi... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4985705 | Method and apparatus for compiling and evaluating local traffic data A method for compiling and evaluating local traffic data based on a real time evaluation of Doppler echoes on a digital basis, wherein initially the frequency spectrum of the Doppler echo is formed, then the frequency of the maximum amplitude in this spec... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4966430 | Semiconductor circuit An integrated semiconductor circuit arrangement composed of a substrate with an electrical portion, configured, for example, of an integrated circuit in planar CMOS or bipolar technology, an optical connecting layer disposed thereabove which includes at l... | 10/30/1990 |
