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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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| 7921984 | Conveying arrangement for conveying packages or groups of beverage bottles or containers, and a method of operation thereof A conveying arrangement for conveying packages or groups of beverage bottles or containers, and a method of operation thereof. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909463 | Method for determining vision defects and for collecting data for correcting vision defects of the eye by interaction of a patient with an examiner and apparatus therefor Apparatus for determining defects of the retina of the eye by interaction between a patient and an examiner, which apparatus comprises an electronically-controlled, adaptive optical system configured to form an image in the eye of the patient. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892077 | Ridge strip apparatus Ridge strip apparatus. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably followin... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891397 | Labeling machine, a vacuum drum for use in a labeling machine, and a method of using a labeling machine having a vacuum drum A labeling machine, a vacuum drum for use in a labeling machine, and a method of using a labeling machine having a vacuum drum. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstrac... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886893 | Beverage bottling plant with beverage bottle handling machines having beverage bottle transfer stations and a method of operation thereof A method of operating a transfer station in a container filling plant. The transfer station comprises a plurality of spaced apart webs between which containers are to be conveyed. A plurality of vertical directing elements are disposed upstream of and adjacent to th... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882681 | Beverage bottle closing apparatus configured to close beverage bottles in a beverage bottling plant Rotary screwtop container capping arrangement designed to screw screw caps onto screwtop containers having neck rings which support the containers during capping. The capping arrangement has a cam arrangement having a guide roller located in a control groove having ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845379 | Labeling machine for labeling containers, such as bottles or cans, especially sardine cans Labeling machine and method for labeling containers, such as bottles or cans, especially sardine cans. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclo... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879247 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container filling machine, and a filter apparatus for filtering a liquid beverage A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container filling machine, and a filter apparatus for filtering a liquid beverage. The filter apparatus has a plurality of filter chambers and associated... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877967 | Method and device for the manufacture of disposable, one-way, single-use beverage kegs for use in home bars A method and device for the manufacture of packaging units or disposable single-use kegs in which a disposable fitting is retained on a blow-molded body by an inwardly-projecting flange structure which engages with an outwardly-projecting flange structure on the blo... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866123 | Multilevel container filling machine such as a multilevel beverage bottle filling machine A filling machine for containers such as bottles, cans, or similar containers. The filling machine comprises at least one rotor, which is driven in rotation around a vertical machine axis, and filling stations on the rotor. Each filling station is designed to receiv... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857117 | Bottle inverting and bottle draining station configured to drain rinsed bottles from a rinser in a container filling plant A conveyor for transporting bottles from a sterilization machine or rinsing machine to a filling machine, in which the container mount, which is configured to move around and/or all along at least one axis on the transport element, is moved to invert a container to ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7814940 | Beverage filling plant for filling beverage bottles or containers with a liquid beverage filling material having a beverage bottle or container treatment arrangement and a method of operation thereof A beverage filling plant for filling beverage bottles or containers with a liquid beverage filling material having a beverage bottle or container treatment arrangement and a method of operation thereof. The container treatment arrangement has a nozzle structure desi... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814939 | Method of operating a beverage bottling plant with a beverage filling machine for filling beverage bottles, and a method and apparatus for monitoring beverage bottle or container handling machines in the beverage bottling plant Method of operating a beverage bottling plant with a beverage filling machine for filling beverage bottles, and a method and apparatus for monitoring beverage bottle or container handling machines in the beverage bottling plant. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7798137 | Compound archery bow with an adaptor device for carrying a compound archery bow An adaptor device to be mounted on an elongated portion of a compound archery bow, such as a cable guard, to permit carrying of the compound archery bow on a harness around the body of a user. The adaptor device utilizes a locking mechanism to lock the adaptor onto ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779874 | Method of filling kegs with a liquid beverage in a keg filling plant A method of filling kegs with a liquid beverage in a keg filling plant in which kegs are moved from a conveyor belt into a keg-filling machine by a star wheel structure, the star pockets of which or the arms of which can be individually adjusted to accommodate diffe... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767893 | Method of operating one or more individual entertainment display devices supported by spectators at a spectator event and an individual entertainment display device therefor An individual entertainment display device which can produce lights and sounds as part of an entertainment presentation, and can be used individually or as part of a coordinated entertainment presentation with other display devices. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766855 | Adjustable hydrocephalus valve Hydrocephalus valves, the valve pressure of which, when the patient is in the standing position, is determined at least partly by the weight of an additional gravitation part, are provided with an adjustable spring which partly or fully neutralizes the action of the... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7743587 | Method for the manufacture of mixed packages and device for carrying out the method Method for the manufacture of mixed packages and device for carrying out said method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the speci... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7730689 | Window arrangement to aid in the reduction of unwanted air movement in or out of windows A building having windows and a window arrangement to aid in the reduction of unwanted air movement in or out of windows or even doors. The window arrangement is configured to be combined with louvered or jalousie windows to minimize the flow of air from one side of... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721360 | Swimming pool, spa, or combination swimming pool and spa, heated with a heat pump with a heat exchanger A swimming pool, Spa or combination of a swimming pool or spa is heated with a heat pump and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a water input, a water output, a heating agent input, a heating agent output, an inner coil and an outer coil being disposed a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712516 | Molding material, foundry molding material mixture and process of producing a mold or a molding part The molding material or molding part for foundry purposes, comprising 1-10% of binding agent based on alkali silicate, an aggregate containing 1-10 percent by weight of amorphous silicon dioxide, remainder quartz sand with a grain size range of 0.01 to 5 mm, and to ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703262 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a device to treat bottles and a method of treating bottles with said device A beverage bottling or container filling plant for filling bottles or containers with a liquid beverage material having a device which utilizes an ultraviolet source to treat the surfaces of the bottles or containers, and a method of treating the surfaces of bottles... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7685797 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules fo... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673435 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having bottle plate support tables therein A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having bottle plate support tables therein. The bottle plate support tables each have removable and replaceable top plate portions to permit replacement of worn friction linings, or to per... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7658054 | Cartoner machine and a method of operating same Cartoner machine and a method of operating same. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7650916 | Container filling element for open-filling of containers A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a filling element and a filling machine having such filling elements. The filling elements each have a movable probe which may be moved into a bottle or container to be filled in or... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7647950 | Beverage bottling plant with a beverage bottle filling machine for filling beverage bottles, and filling elements for the beverage bottle filling machine A beverage bottling plant with a beverage bottle filling machine for filling beverage bottles, as well as the filling elements for the beverage bottle filling machine. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7600542 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a treatment section A pasteurization station for pasteurizing a product in containers having a tunnel housing that is formed in a modular configuration from any desired number of flexible, exchangeable segments, each of which is interchangeable with at least one other of said segments ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600357 | Beverage can filling plant for filling, closing, and packing beverage cans and a method of operation thereof A method of operating a beverage can packaging station in which the filled closed cans in a group of cans are individually spaced apart from one another at a distance sufficient to permit the lowering of a divider into the spaces between the individual cans substant... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7587867 | Building with a roof having a wind deflection system A building with a roof having a wind deflection system. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a se... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7574845 | Beverage bottling plant for filling beverage bottles having a bottle handling station and a method of operation thereof A beverage bottling plant for filling beverage bottles having a bottle handling station and a method of operation thereof. The bottle handling station has an inspection station for inspecting bottles for observable contaminants that have been rinsed off of the inter... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7574843 | Method of manufacturing and stacking packaging units with increased stability A beverage bottling plant for filling beverage bottles with a liquid beverage material with a packing apparatus for packing filled bottles and a method of operation thereof. Further, a method of manufacturing and stacking packaging units with increased stability is ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7571585 | Beverage bottling or container filling plant having a beverage bottle or container handling machine and a method of operation thereof Beverage bottle or container filling plant having a stretch blow mold machine for the manufacture of bottles or similar containers by stretch blowing using preforms made of thermoplastic plastic, with a preheating station for the preheating of the preforms fed to th... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7543424 | Beverage bottling plant for filling and closing beverage bottles with a packaging device for packaging beverage bottles A beverage bottling plant for filling and closing beverage bottles with a packaging device for packaging beverage bottles. The packaging device comprises a beverage bottle handling machine for maintaining separation and spacing of groups of bottles and for compactin... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7302945 | Compound archery bow with an adaptor device for carrying a compound archery bow A compound archery bow with an adaptor device for carrying the bow. The adaptor device includes a cylindrical body portion, having a rear extension piece having holes to receive a carrier ring, connected to a harness, which is held or worn by an archer. The cylindri... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7234219 | Arrow removal tool and method for removing arrows with an arrow removing tool An arrow extractor particularly useful for removing a broadhead or field head arrow embedded in a tree stump, three-dimensional target or other solid object and further designed to pull directly on the arrow shaft whereby such pulling force can be applied evenly and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6707526 | Flat panel liquid crystal display such as for a laptop computer, having alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass Flat panel liquid-crystal displays, such as for laptop computers. The displays include twisted nematic displays, supertwisted nematic displays, active matrix liquid-crystal displays, thin film transistor displays, and plasma addressed liquid-crystal displays. The di... | 03/16/2004 |
| 7487595 | Measuring arrangement to determine location of corners for a building foundation and a wooden base frame, and the use thereof An arrangement comprising a laser projection device is used in determining the location of corners in constructing a foundation of a building or other structure. The arrangement is also used in positioning wooden beams perpendicular to one another in a floor frame o... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481309 | Method of separating, synchronizing and compacting packed groups of articles A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a separating and compacting device for packing articles of all types with at least one circulating pair of drive elements, with at least one crossbar that is located on eac... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469726 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a filling machine with a rotary construction for filling bottles with a liquid beverage A container filling machine for filling containers, such as bottles, with a liquid, such as a beverage, has at least one filling element for dispensing liquid. The filling element has a gas passage to control the flow of gas there through for filling containers unde... | 12/30/2008 |
