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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 |
| 6789490 | Ship constructions for achieving stability at high speed through the use of multiple, low wave-making resistance, submerged hullform pods and control fins A ship designed to achieve high speed through the use of multiple, low wave-making resistance, submerged hullform pods is constructed for stable operation during maneuvers with and without a payload. Movable fins on the submerged hullform pods are constructed and ar... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6411205 | Display unit A display for displaying the dial-in selection of information of a racing vehicle for use by a timing tower in racing includes a display unit which displays a numeric amount or alphanumeric data of a dial-in selection of information. The display unit incl... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6382519 | Assembling type unit track member for toy vehicles An assembling type unit track member for toy vehicles is disclosed, which can be assembled into an endless running track for toy vehicles. The assembling type unit track member for toy vehicles consists of a U shaped track member. The U shaped track membe... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6256858 | Shim structure for sound dampening brake squeal noise A silencer shim structure is mounted on a friction pad of a disc brake assembly by retaining pins which extend through the shim structure and into the backing plate for preventing dislodging of the shim structure in service. The force of the rotating acti... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6231422 | Toy automobile A toy automobile is disclosed, in which when the toy automobile runs through a curved path, a roller of a bumper of the automobile is pushed back by the wall of the track, so that the toy automobile can run through the curved path by turning the front whe... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6189505 | Disc type throttle stop A disc type throttle stop selectively regulates the power of an internal combustion engine by controlling the flow between an air metering device and the intake valves and presents substantially no restriction to the flow in the full open position of the ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6159359 | Modular filter apparatus A modular filter apparatus is formed from stacked filter modules. Slurry to be filtered flows into the apparatus through a flowmeter and check valve into a header. The flow of slurry then branches off through feeders to each of the filter modules. Connect... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6121751 | Battery charger for charging a stack of multiple lithium ion battery cells A battery charging apparatus for charging a stack of multiple lithium ion battery cells charges the stack by a combination of switched capacitance cell balancing and cell voltage monitoring to provide a charge cycle that starts with a nominally constant c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5482800 | Exposure mask for fabricating microlenses A microlens of any designed configuration is formed as a replica in a photoresist material, and the photoresist material replica is used to reproduce the replica directly in a substrate material.... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5450241 | Wavefront corrector for scanning microlens arrays Wavefront correction apparatus for correcting a stepped wavefront output produced by certain angles of scan and by certain positions of scan in scanning microlens arrays includes anamorphic transfer optics with diffractive corrections. The transfer optics... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5444572 | Wavefront corrector for scanning microlens arrays Wavefront correction apparatus for correcting a stepped wavefront output produced by certain angles of scan and by certain positions of scan in scanning microlens arrays includes anamorphic transfer optics with diffractive corrections. The transfer optics... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5420720 | Internally cooled large aperture microlens array with monolithically integrated microscanner A large aperture microlens array assembly has at least two arrays of microlenses with individual unit cell trains optically interconnecting individual microlenses in one array with related individual microlenses in another array. In each unit cell train t... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5371447 | Repositioning system Apparatus and methods for positioning a drape covering for a window comprise an electric stepper motor and an automated control for actuating the electric stepper motor to move the drape to any selected position at any selected time and in any selected se... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368461 | Outside corner finishing tool A generally polygonal block-like enclosure of rigid material including a top and bottom wall, a pair of a concave inward front walls which define an inner corner adapted to fit on an outside corner, and a back wall spaced from the front walls by a pair of... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5359520 | Adaptive error correction control system for optimizing mirror positioning in a spatial chopping or scanning telescope An adaptive control includes a digital error correction system (DECS) to reduce control system error to near zero by anticipating a problem and feeding forward in time a correction to deal with the problem before it happens. The adaptive control is used i... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5310623 | Method for fabricating microlenses A microlens of any designed configuration is formed as a replica in a photoresist material, and the photoresist material replica is used to reproduce the replica directly in a substrate material.... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5279518 | Pelt puller apparatus and method A pelt puller apparatus and method utilizing hydraulic power means for stripping a pelt from an animal carcass suspended by both fore and hind legs in an upside down cradle position. The pelt puller apparatus includes a puller assembly and a kick bar asse... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5195551 | Device for preventing folding of a lower joint for a one touch type dome shaped tent A device for preventing folding of a lower joint for a one touch type dome shaped tent is disclosed. If the upper joint is locked or released, the lower joint is also locked or released automatically. A connecting portion of the lower joint is provided wi... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5110243 | Apparatus for attaching objects to a panel A fastening device and method for securely attaching objects, which objects can be relatively large in size, to a front side of a panel having the other side closed or hidden, which panel can be relatively thin in thickness, uses an elongated auxiliary me... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5108821 | Self-extinguishing blanket enclosed with plastic films A self-extinguishing blanket comprises an insulating layer of glass fiber strands which include air spaces within the layer. Each surface of the layer has a bi-directional strand reinforced plastic film which extends continuously along the surface for kee... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5046882 | Tent frame folding device A tent frame folding device is disclosed which is constituted such that a locking cap is provided to the central fastening section in such a manner that the locking cap should be pressed down or lifted up, according as a lever is switched to the vertical ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5044854 | Fastening device in the form of divided washer sections with guide wire A special kind of fastening device is disclosed. The fastening device of the present invention comprises several divided washer sections and a guide wire which are to be used in conjuction with a blind rivet or a bolt. This fastening device is used in ord... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5002083 | Tent cover retaining device A tent cover retaining device is disclosed for tents having an exterior frame supporting a tent fabric. A hook extends integrally from each frame member, adjacent to a folding joint, and a rubber string secured to the tent cover is connected to the hook. ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4991058 | Card housing attachment for a portable computer A card housing attachment for adding industry standard add-on cards to a portable computer includes a card housing which is positioned on the top of the computer behind a tiltable display. A battery compartment slide-in structure slides into and out of a ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4970823 | Plant nursery bottle A container of the kind used for supplying water and/or nutrients directly into the soil adjacent the plant comprises a bottle for holding the supply of water and a cap structure which encloses one end of the bottle. The cap structure is effective to both... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4894792 | Portable computer with removable and replaceable add-on modules A portable computer is constructed to utilize bottom add-on expansion modules, battery tray compartment plug-in modules and mass storage plug-in drawer modules. The modules permit the operating capabilities of the portable computer to be readily altered a... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4864098 | High powered beam dump A high powered beam dump apparatus and method for absorbing the power of a high power laser, while the beam is shuttered off from contact with a workpiece, comprises two principal features. A reflecting cone reflects and spreads the high power laser beam ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4854878 | Textbook with animated illustrations Method and apparatus are disclosed for teaching with the use of an electronic processor and associated display, preferably in conjunction with a conventional textbook, the method comprising the steps of selecting verbal data providing a description of a s... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4849603 | Alignment laser periscope An alignment apparatus for aligning a main, high power laser beam with a workpiece by the use of a low power laser beam while the main, high power laser beam is shuttered off from contact with the workpiece includes a periscope for displacing the low powe... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4825445 | Flowing gas laser discharge tube structure A co-axial laser tube structure of the kind used in a flowing gas laser has an inner axially extending tube for confining the flowing gas in a discharge region, a single pin cathode mounted adjacent the hot end of the inner tube, a single pin anode mounte... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4811337 | Distributed load sharing Methods and apparatus for exchanging frames between bridges distribute load sharing in a communications network. The communications network is of the kind in which bridges, and related stations and local LANS, e.g. Ethernet LANs and 802 LANs, can be linke... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4809265 | Method and apparatus for interfacing to a local area network A controller for a bridge interconnecting local area networks operates in two modes. In a first mode the controller receives and transmits station data frames with previously appended frame check sums. In a second mode the controller responds to requests ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4796651 | Variable gas volume flow measuring and control methods and apparatus A method and apparatus for measuring gas flow volume in a system (of the kind in which the amount of gas flowing in a duct can vary in response to the variation of area of a variable area orifice in a duct and/or in response to changes in the total pressu... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4770590 | Method and apparatus for transferring wafers between cassettes and a boat A wafer transfer mechanism used for transferring wafers between cassettes and a boat uses sensors to detect and to measure any offset of the actual center of each wafer being transferred with respect to the expected or precalibrated center of that wafer. ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4757495 | Speech and data multiplexor optimized for use over impaired and bandwidth restricted analog channels The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for the simultaneous transmission of analog speech and modulated data, such apparatus and method being optimized for use over impaired and bandwidth restricted analog channels, or digital representa... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4714514 | Baseplate construction for an iron used to face seam carpet with hot melt adhesive tape A baseplate for a carpet seaming iron of the kind used for making a face seam with hot melt adhesive tape has the underside of the base plate formed with a forward, flat surface and a rearward, ribbed surface. The underside also has a longitudinally exten... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4706081 | Method and apparatus for bridging local area networks A communications system interconnects local Area Networks (LAN's) across broadcast simplex channels. The LAN's are connected independently and transparently of protocols above the data link layer so that the system appears to the user at a station in one ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4700595 | Balance mechanism for movable jaw chuck of a spin station A wafer processing spin station includes a movable jaw chuck which is adjustable in position at the clamping position to accommodate offset of the center of the wafer with respect to the axis of rotation. A balancing apparatus and method are used with the... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4658317 | Flexible magnetic disk write protect device A device to disable the write enable system of flexible magnetic disk drives. By closing the notch normally provided in the edge of a standard flexible magnetic disk jacket, an engagement pin configured to take advantage of the construction and physical c... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4654008 | Automatic weapons effect signature simulator An automatic weapons effects simulator (AWES) reproduces the visual and acoustic signatures associated with the firing of a weapon used in combat troop engagement simulation. The AWES is directly integrated into the weapon and allows the weapon operator t... | 03/31/1987 |
