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Patent No. 5678617

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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Attorney: Thallemer; John D., Gwinnell; Harry J.


Number of patents: 11
Last date: September 02, 1997

NumberTitleIssue Date
5662893Clear pump hair spray formulations containing a linear sulfopolyester in a hydroalcoholic liquid vehicle
This invention relates to a pump hair spray formulation containing 0.5 to 15 weight percent of a water-dispersible or water-dissipatible, linear sulfopolyester having a Tg of 40° C. to 50° C. and an inherent viscosity of 0.24 to 0.60 dl/g which contains...
09/02/1997
5660816Clear hair spray formulations containing a linear sulfopolyester
A clear hair spray formulation which exhibits less than 30 NTU's and contains a linear sulfopolyester and a water-soluble polymer wherein the formulation is in water or a water/alcohol mixture. The sulfopolyester has a glass transition temperature of 40°...
08/26/1997
5650527Preparation of amido ester compounds
This invention relates to a process for preparing amido ester compounds. The process involves (I) forming a mixture in a reactor of a phenol derivative and an amido-carboxylic acid at a temperature which ensures at least partial solubility of the phenol d...
07/22/1997
5571620Water-dispersible copolyester-ether compositions
This invention relates to linear, water-dispersible sulfopolyesters that incorporate higher order polyalkylene glycol units. The sulfopolyesters provide improved abrasion and blocking resistances in polyester fiber sizing applications....
11/05/1996
5565590Process for recycling amino-carboxylic acid waste materials into amido-carboxylic acids
This invention relates to a process for recycling waste material selected from amino-carboxylic acid oligomers or polymers and amido-carboxylic acid oligomers or polymers into amido-carboxylic acids. A mixture containing water, an oligomeric or polymeric ...
10/15/1996
5554720Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid polymers containing aryl thioethers and having reduced fluorescene
This invention relates to polymer compositions containing naphthalenedicarboxylic acid residues and having reduced fluorescence due to the presence of aromatic thioether compounds. More specifically, the polymer compositions contain poly(ethylene 2,6-naph...
09/10/1996
5538760Alkyd/acrylic latexes for cleaning and protecting hard surfaces
This invention relates to a method for cleaning and providing a protective shine to a hard surface. The method involves preparing an alkyd resin, dissolving the alkyd resin in one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers to form a mixture, dispersin...
07/23/1996
5534570Plasticized polyesters for shrink film applications
This invention relates to polyester/plasticizer blends which are useful as heat-shrinkable films or sheet in low temperature shrink packaging applications. The plasticizer is injected into the melt of the polyester. The plasticizer lowers the glass transi...
07/09/1996
5488162Process for preparing o-alkylhydroxylamine salts without the isolation of intermediates
This invention relates to a process for preparing aqueous solutions of O-alkylhydroxylamine salts. The process involves converting hydroxylamine salts to their O-alkyl derivatives without the isolation of intermediates. More specifically, the process invo...
01/30/1996
5480920Ozone-friendly correction fluid
The present invention relates to an ozone-friendly correction fluid which dries quickly and bonds to paper surfaces for correcting all types of markings. The ozone-friendly correction fluid does not contain halogenated solvents or hydrocarbon solvents. Mo...
01/02/1996
5391702Process for preparing poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) blends having reduced fluorescence
This invention relates to poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) blends having reduced fluorescence. More specifically, the process involves melt blending poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) with 0.1 to 5 weight percent of a fluorescence qu...
02/21/1995
 
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