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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 |
| 7216400 | Door hold and release mechanism A door hold and release mechanism is provided including a housing mounted onto the pneumatic cylinder of a door check or closer having a piston rod extending from one end of the cylinder. The piston rod passes through an oversized hole in a drop stop which restricts... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7159535 | Apparatus for heating and curing powder coatings on porous wood products An improved apparatus is provided for curing powdered coatings on the face of porous wood products, such as medium density fiberboard (MDF), wherein a pair of inclined infrared catalytic heaters are used to apply heat directly onto the side edges of the board. In ad... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6932593 | Method of preheating catalytic heater The invention provides a method of preheating a catalyst in a catalytic heater comprising the steps of preparing a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen in a volume ratio of between about 95% hydrogen to about 5% nitrogen and about 5% hydrogen to about 95% nitrog... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6893071 | Roll-up truck cover assembly An improved roll-up truck cover assembly is provided for use on trucks having a rectangular open truck body carrying gravel, loose dirt and the like. The roll-up truck cover assembly comprises a rectangular flexible top cover attached at one end to the front wall of... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6852446 | Non-aqueous electrolytes for lithium electrochemical cells A non-aqueous electric current producing electrochemical cell is provided comprising an anode and a cathode, an ionically permeable separator interposed between the anode and the cathode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the electrolyte comprising an ionically conduct... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6808849 | Negative electrode material for nonaqueous electrochemical cells A negative electrode material is provided for a rechargeable lithium-ion electrochemical cell comprising an intimate mixture of finely-divided elemental nickel and tin particles characterized in that the total oxygen content of said material is less than about 6 per... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6651295 | Door stop A door stop is provided comprising a first vertical plate for mounting to a wall and second horizontal pivot plate affixed to and extending outwardly from the wall-mounting plate. A third elongated member is pivotally mounted at its inner end to the pivot... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6599664 | Inorganic gel-polymer electrolyte An anhydrous inorganic gel-polymer electrolyte is prepared using a non-aqueous sol-gel process. The inorganic gel-polymer is prepared by reacting a metal halide (SiCl4) and an alcohol (tert-butyl alcohol) in a diluent solution containing a lith... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6584642 | Multi-function door stop and door restraint A multi-function door stop is provided comprising a first vertical plate for mounting to a wall and a second horizontal plate affixed to and extending outwardly from the first plate. A hollow elongated tube extends outwardly in a direction away from the s... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6558850 | Method of fabricating an electrolytic cell employing a solid polymer electrolyte A solid polymer electrolyte for an electrolytic cell is prepared by a sol-gel process in which an active metal ion conducting liquid electrolyte, e.g. a lithium-ion electrolyte, containing a salt which is stable in the presence of water, e.g. lithium ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6203949 | Solid electrolyte for an electrochemical cell composed of an inorganic metal oxide network encapsulating a liquid electrolyte A solid polymer electrolyte for an electrochemical cell is prepared by a sol-gel process in which an active metal ion conducting liquid electrolyte, e.g. a lithium-ion electrolyte, containing a salt which is stable in the presence of water, e.g. lithium ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6160895 | Hearing aid system with acoustical horn A hearing aid system including an electronic hearing aid containing a microphone and having an orifice in one part thereof for transferring sound to the microphone and an acoustically amplifying horn formed with an outwardly flared end defining an inlet o... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6045355 | Gas catalytic heaters with improved temperature distribution A gas catalytic heater having an improved temperature distribution is disclosed which includes a body having an open end in which is disposed a porous catalytically active layer containing a catalyst such as platinum metal. A sealed plenum chamber is disp... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6026550 | Tool for servicing subterranean gate valves The invention is directed to a tool for removing and replacing the operating nut on a subterranean gate at the bottom of a valve tile. The tool comprises an elongated threaded rod moveably mounted inside of an elongated outer tube and having a threaded nu... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5773176 | Rechargeable alkaline silver-zinc cell with improved negative electrode Substantial improvements to the cycle life of silverzinc cells were obtained by the addition of small amounts of bismuth oxide (Bi2 O3) to the negative zinc electrode, in conjunction with cadmium oxide (CdO) and lead oxide (PbO). The... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5755048 | Pavement cutter A pavement cutter is provided for attachment to the boom assembly of a conventional backhoe or excavator including an elongated cutting blade having a scoring edge disposed in substantially parallel relation to the surface of the pavement and a cutting ed... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5678435 | Bicycle locking mechanism A bicycle locking mechanism is provided including a tubular member which may form part of a bicycle frame, such as the tubular seat post, for example, and an elongated, collapsible, securing element for securing the bicycle frame to an object such as a po... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5638590 | Tool for servicing subterranean gate valves The invention is directed to a tool for removing and replacing the operating nut on a subterranean gate at the bottom of a valve tile. The tool comprises an elongated shaft having a handle at its upper end and a bifurcated member affixed to its lower end.... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5626362 | Simulator for teaching vehicle speed control and skid recovery techniques An apparatus with a tire that is capable of castering 360 degrees replaces the rear wheels of a front wheel powered automotive vehicle to give drivers an educational experience that simulates the effects excessive speed has upon entry into curves and turn... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5595839 | Bipolar lithium-ion rechargeable battery A novel and improved rechargeable, lithium-ion battery system is composed of a plurality of individual electrochemical cells having positive and negative electrodes disposed in opposite face-to-face arrangement with a porous separator containing electroly... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5423669 | Apparatus for thermoforming shaped articles A gas fed catalytic heater is employed as a heat source in the thermoforming of shaped articles from a sheet of thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic sheet is fed from a continuous supply roll past an array of gas catalytic heaters in a heating sectio... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5414933 | Cutting device The present invention is directed to a letter opening device comprising an elongated tubular handle, a removable tubular cap and a generally L-shaped cutting guide including a cutting blade and a blade holder. The cutting guide is affixed to the forward e... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5411657 | Molded plastic electrophoresis cassettes An electrophoresis cassette is provided including a thin, flat, rectangular, molded plastic front plate which overlies a thin, flat, rectangular, molded plastic back plate in opposing spaced apart relationship, the front and back plates being separated fr... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5409211 | Basketball return device A basketball return device for enhancing individual shooting practice time is provided which is safe and easy to install and which effectively returns all successful basketball shots to the shooter at any preselected location on the basketball court. This... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5304292 | Electrophoresis gels An electrophoresis device comprising a pair of electrically-insulating, liquid impermeable sheets disposed in spaced apart relationship to one another and a gel membrane disposed between the sheets acting as an electrophoresis medium, the gel membrane hav... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5251504 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission is provided for driving a rotating wheel having an axle mounted onto a support frame and especially a bicycle frame. The transmission comprises a power input means such as a dual crank-pedal mechanism attached to the frame for re... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5248272 | Forwards facing rowing apparatus with feathering of the oar blades A forwards facing rowing apparatus wherein the usual pair of sweep hinges is replaced by a single, common axis, sweep hinge system mounted to and rockable with the oarlock mainframe and wherein a blade feathering mechanism including a coupling device such... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5213543 | Aircap A cover assembly for ceiling registers connected to the air ducts or the trunk line of a central air conditioning system. The cover assembly is designed to prevent heat and moisture from entering the trunk line through the register or any wall sleeves, ga... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5186388 | Production of composite structures using lightweight low cost matrix extender materials A process and apparatus are provided for injecting dry lightweight particulate material into a stream of catalyzed resin. The dry lightweight particulate material is stored in a fluidizing tank. The fluidized dry particles are conveyed from the tank under... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5158406 | Boring guide fixture The invention is directed to a fixture for accurately boring a hole in a workpiece which comprises a base member and a clamping means for mounting the fixture on top of the workpiece. A guide block is mounted in the base member for movement along a path e... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5115607 | Casket enclosure and method of storing same in a burial crypt A method of storing an enclosed entombment casket in the chamber of an above-ground burial crypt is provided wherein a compact, lightweight casket enclosure made from a thermoplastic resinous material which is impervious to gases and liquids and which is ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5074071 | Decoy holder assembly A decoy holder assembly comprising a plurality of decoys, a center block, and a plurality of connecting rods pivotally joined to the center block for holding the decoys. A locking element is rotatably mounted onto the center block and includes a plurality... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5074226 | Flue gas conditioning system A gas conditioning system for reducing the electrical resistance of finely-divided fly ash particles entrained within a flue gas stream resulting from the burning of low sulfur coal and for enhancing the removal of the fly ash particles by electrostatic p... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5050595 | Therapeutic garment A women's therapeutic support garment comprising a pair of breast supporting cups each of which is formed with an inner and an outer panel defining therebetween one of two cupped shaped pockets. A cupped shaped, thermal gel pack is placed in each pocket a... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5045069 | Portable infusion monitor A portable, self contained, infusion monitor is disclosed which can be easily and quickly attached to the drip chamber of an IV set. The monitor detects each drop of liquid falling through the drip chamber and calculates the volumetric flow rate of liquid... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5007294 | Process and device for measuring the tension of racket strings A method and device for measuring the string tension of a strung racket such as a tennis racket wherein a mechanical/electrical transmitter is attached to the membrane made from the racket strings mounted crosswise onto a frame and measures the frequency ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4986395 | Combined suitcase and portable ironing board A combined suitcase and portable ironing board comprising a pair of suitcase sections each including a closed end surrounded by side walls and an open end. The suitcase sections are pivotably connected to one another along a side wall of each section so t... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4943250 | Articulated hydrofoil oar An oar and oarlock arrangement comprising, in combination: a handle loom and a structurally separate blade loom having a hydrofoil blade mounted to its outermost end, the handle loom and blade loom being hinged for sweep action about a rockable oarlock. T... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4879145 | Memorial flag display and storage case A display and storage case is provided for a memorial flag which is folded into the shape of an isosceles triangle according to military custom. The case includes two frame members, a base plate and a pair of transparent panels which hold the folded flag ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4867718 | Hydrofoil oar A rowing apparatus comprising, in combination: a boat having a hull with fore and aft ends and having an outrigger projecting laterally outwards from each side of the hull and at least two oars located one on each side of the hull, each of the oars compri... | 09/19/1989 |
