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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 |
| 8143020 | Enhanced metabolite generation The present invention relates to the enhanced production of metabolites by a process whereby a carbon source is oxidized with a fermentative microbe in a compartment having a portal. An electron acceptor is added to the compartment to assist the microbe in the remov... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137700 | Main chain acid-degradable polymers for the delivery of bioactive materials Novel main chain acid degradable polymer backbones and drug delivery systems comprised of materials capable of delivering bioactive materials to cells for use as vaccines or other therapeutic agents are described. The polymers are synthesized using monomers that con... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124559 | Destabilized and catalyzed borohydride for reversible hydrogen storage A process of forming a hydrogen storage material, including the steps of: providing a borohydride material of the formula: M(BH4)x where M is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal and 1≦x≦2; providing an alanate material of the formula... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8110111 | Membrane contactor assisted extraction/reaction process employing ionic liquids The present invention relates to a functionalized membrane contactor extraction/reaction system and method for extracting target species from multi-phase solutions utilizing ionic liquids. One preferred embodiment of the invented method and system relates to an extr... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7922792 | Method for sequestering COand SOutilizing a plurality of waste streams A neutralization/sequestration process is provided for concomitantly addressing capture and sequestration of both CO2 and SO2 from industrial gas byproduct streams. The invented process concomitantly treats and minimizes bauxite residues from a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7841226 | Proboscis extension reflex platform for volatiles and semi-volatiles detection The present invention provides an apparatus for the detection of volatile and semi-volatile chemicals using the olfactory abilities of honey bees that are trained to respond to the presence of a specific chemical in a sample of gas with the proboscis extension refle... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7758843 | Inclusion free cadmium zinc tellurium and cadmium tellurium crystals and associated growth method The present disclosure provides systems and methods for crystal growth of cadmium zinc tellurium (CZT) and cadmium tellurium (CdTe) crystals with an inverted growth reactor chamber. The inverted growth reactor chamber enables growth of single, large, high purity CZT... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7585995 | Continuous wasteless ecologically safe technology of propylenecarbonate production in presence of phthalocyanine catalysts A continuous method of producing propylenecarbonate includes carboxylation of propylene oxide with carbon dioxide in presence of phthalocyanine catalyst on an inert carrier, using as the phthalocyanine catalyst at least one catalyst selected from the group consistin... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7314582 | Lanthanide-halide based humidity indicators The present invention discloses a lanthanide-halide based humidity indicator and method of producing such indicator. The color of the present invention indicates the humidity of an atmosphere to which it is exposed. For example, impregnating an adsorbent support suc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311013 | Complex pendulum biomass sensor A complex pendulum system biomass sensor having a plurality of pendulums. The plurality of pendulums allow the system to detect a biomass height and density. Each pendulum has an angular deflection sensor and a deflector at a unique height. The pendulums are passed ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309878 | 3-D readout-electronics packaging for high-bandwidth massively paralleled imager Dense, massively parallel signal processing electronics are co-packaged behind associated sensor pixels. Microchips containing a linear or bilinear arrangement of photo-sensors, together with associated complex electronics, are integrated into a simple 3-D structure... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7271592 | Toroid cavity/coil NMR multi-detector An analytical device for rapid, non-invasive nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of multiple samples using a single spectrometer is provided. A modified toroid cavity/coil detector (TCD), and methods for conducting the simultaneous acquisition of NMR data ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267754 | Porous membrane electrochemical cell for uranium and transuranic recovery from molten salt electrolyte An improved process and device for the recovery of the minor actinides and the transuranic elements (TRU's) from a molten salt electrolyte. The process involves placing the device, an electrically non-conducting barrier between an anode salt and a cathode salt. The ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247383 | Integrated self-cleaning window assembly for optical transmission in combustion environments An integrated window design for optical transmission in combustion environments is described. The invention consists of an integrated optical window design that prevents and removes the accumulation of carbon-based particulate matter and gaseous hydrocarbons through... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241878 | Modified cellulose synthase gene from confers herbicide resistance to plants Cellulose synthase (“CS”), a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of cellulose in plants is inhibited by herbicides comprising thiazolidinones such as 5-tert-butyl-carbamoyloxy-3-(3-trifluromethyl)phenyl-4-thiazolidinone (TZ), isoxaben and 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (DC... | 07/10/2007 |
