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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 |
| 6474495 | Garbage can and method therefor An improved garbage can defining apertures around an open end and a closed end of a receptacle in order to maintain equilibrium of air pressure within the receptacle so as to avoid the suction-cup effect when inserting and removing a garbage bag from the ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6398229 | Three-wheeled roller skate and method therefor A three-wheeled roller skate and method therefore, including a substantially shoe-shaped foot receptacle, two heel end wheels rotatably coupled to an axis, and a toe end wheel smaller in diameter than the two heel end wheels positioned in front of and spa... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6060955 | Voltage compensated oscillator and method therefor A voltage compensated oscillator circuit having a resistor capacitor (RC) circuit for setting a frequency of oscillation for the oscillator circuit. A switching circuit with hysterisis is coupled to the RC circuit for providing upper and lower threshold l... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5970655 | Christmas tree support apparatus and method A Christmas tree support apparatus and method is disclosed wherein a collar member is provided around a base portion of a Christmas tree. A radial extension member is removably connected to the collar and to a rod at one end thereof which connection betwe... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5968144 | System for supporting DMA I/O device using PCI bus and PCI-PCI bridge comprising programmable DMA controller for request arbitration and storing data transfer information The present invention relates to a system and method for supporting DMA I/O devices. A PCI-PCI bridge is provided to support DMA I/O devices on the PCI bus. Through the use of two signal lines and a serial link, DMA transfers may be accomplished over the ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5933041 | Output driver with constant source impedance An improved output driver that minimizes source point reflections when driving a signal on a transmission line by generating a constant source impedance. The improved output driver uses a transistor switching circuit for generating a nearly constant chann... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5922037 | Wireless system for diagnosing examination and programming of vehicular control systems and method therefor A wireless interface for diagnostic examination and programming of vehicular control systems. The wireless interface uses a vehicle processor which is coupled to at least one of a plurality of vehicular control systems. The vehicle processor is used for m... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915672 | Collapsible jack stand and method therefor The present invention relates to a highly portable collapsible jack stand. The jack stand is comprised of a plurality of leg members. Each leg member is detachably coupled to a top guide plate which is used to support and align a telescoping rod. A ram he... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5917413 | Water entry alarm system which protects against false triggering and method therefor A high sensitive water entry alarm system which prevents outside noise from falsely triggering the alarm system. A transmitter generates ultrasonic timed acoustic bursts at a fixed frequency when it is submerged in water. A receiver located in the body of... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915365 | Combined system using a vaporous fuel mixture energy source and an internal combustion engine and method therefor A combined system and method is shown and described which uses a vaporous fuel mixture energy source comprised of air and a vaporous fuel as a source of fuel for an internal combustion engine. This mixture of air and vaporous fuel is injected into each on... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5912593 | IC (current-capacitor) precision oscillator having frequency and duty cycle controls A precision oscillator circuit having a wide adjustable operating frequency range and an adjustable duty cycle. The precision oscillator use a window comparator circuit for monitoring a voltage of a capacitive element. The window comparator circuit has a ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5911419 | Method and apparatus for playing bettor's choice draw poker A method and apparatus for playing card wagering games that enables players to select the playing card game to be played for a particular wagering round from among multiple playing card game options. Where different decks of playing cards are required for... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5909050 | Combination inductive coil and integrated circuit semiconductor chip in a single lead frame package and method therefor A combination inductive coil and integrated circuit semiconductor chip is provided in a single lead frame package. The lead frame is preferably made of a copper alloy and has a flat configuration. The chip is electrically connected to end portions of the ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5908196 | Apparatus for roller skating and roller blading and method thereof A shoe type apparatus is disclosed comprising a roller skate assembly having at least four wheels coupled to a sole portion of the shoe type apparatus for roller skating, and an in-line skate assembly having another set of wheels coupled to the sole porti... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5906617 | Surgical repair with hook-and-loop fastener Surgical repairs of torn or ruptured tendons and ligaments are made by re-fastening the torn or ruptured tendon or ligament with a biocompatible or bioabsorbable hook-and-loop fastener.... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5905880 | Robust multiple word instruction and method therefor An instruction set for a microcontroller which has robust multiple word instructions. The instruction set has a plurality of instructions wherein the plurality of instructions comprises single word instructions and multiple word instructions. At least one... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5905912 | System for implementing peripheral device bus mastering in a computer using a list processor for asserting and receiving control signals external to the DMA controller The present invention relates to a system and method for implementing peripheral device bus mastering via a general purpose list processor. The system is comprised of four main elements: a bus controller, a DMA controller, a list processor, and a device c... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5903773 | System to improve trapping of I/O instructions in a peripheral component interconnect bus computer system and method therefor A system for trapping I/O instructions. The system is comprised of at least one peripheral controller for receiving a plurality of I/O instructions and for initiating trapping of an un-executable I/O instruction by issuing a target abort signal when the p... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5898960 | Portable ledge apparatus and method A portable ledge apparatus and method which may be quickly set up by a single user wherein four support arms fold into position from a central retaining member.... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5900773 | Precision bandgap reference circuit A precision bandgap reference circuit which uses an operational amplifier that has the positive and negative input terminals connected to a diode/resistor combination and a diode respectively. The output of the operational amplifier drives a diode connect... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5899570 | Time-based temperature sensor system and method therefor A time-based digital temperature sensing system has a first oscillator which is temperature sensitive. The first oscillator has a temperature coefficient which allows the first oscillator to generate an output signal which varies linearly as a function of... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5887779 | Solder sleeve having improved heat transfer characteristics and method therefor A high performance soldering sleeve having improved heat transfer characteristics. The soldering sleeve has a continuous winding of solder coils positioned within a heat shrinkable tubular member. The solder coils, having a proper flux to solder ratio whi... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5878116 | Method of locating a lost pet, person or object A method of locating a lost item via a provided telephone service, using an identification number given on both an identification card held by the owner of the item, and on an identification tag worn or attached to the item. A telephone number is given on... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5872937 | System for optimizing bus arbitration latency and method therefor A system for optimizing arbitration latency of a bus. The system places a bus grant idle state insertion logic block in parallel with a bus grant decision logic block. This allows the bus grant idle state insertion logic block to immediately deassert all ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5860465 | Combined garage door screen and garage door and method A combined garage door screen and garage door and method is disclosed wherein the garage door screen can be selectively fixedly attached to the back of the garage door in either a lower (closed screen) position when the bottom portion of the garage door i... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5861223 | Combination spring loaded battery terminal post connector and protective housing and method therefor A battery terminal post connector in one embodiment includes a spring that urges a lower body towards an upper body when a battery terminal post is disposed therebetween. The urging of the spring causes an electrical connection between the connector and t... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5859553 | System and method for a glitchless transition between differing delay paths A system for switching between a signal having delay paths of differing magnitudes without generating any glitches and false edges uses a no delay circuit for outputting a signal having no delay and a delay output circuit for outputting a delayed form of ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5854564 | Direct sensor interface (DSI) module A direct sensor interface (DSI) module which allows a microcontroller to directly interface to sensors having at least one of a resistive, capacitive, and/or current source characteristic. The DSI module is coupled directly to a sensor device, which could... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5854563 | Process control monitoring system and method therefor The present invention relates to a process control monitoring system and method. The system and method uses current comparator circuits for monitoring process changes. Process sensitive current sources are compared with weighted reference current sources ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5854915 | Keyboard controller with integrated real time clock functionality and method therefor A keyboard controller for a computer system with integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) functionality. The keyboard controller has a microprocessor for controlling peripheral device bus traffic such as keyboard and mouse traffic. The microprocessor also acts as... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5850813 | Split intake manifold, structure, installation and method A substantially Y shaped split intake manifold is disclosed and also a method of connecting this manifold having fuel-air outlet conduits to a plurality of internal combustion engine cylinder inlet ports. The method comprises the steps of applying a layer... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5852357 | System and method for controlling an alternating current (AC) signal A system for controlling an Alternating Current (AC) signal to an AC powered device. The system uses a microcontroller to monitor the cycles of the AC signal supplied to the AC powered device. By utilizing cycle counting, the microcontroller can supply va... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5845629 | Hook and loop air gun and method therefor A gun and target system and method is disclosed wherein a hook-and-loop ball is fired through an air or gas gun at a hook-and-loop target.... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5847450 | Microcontroller having an n-bit data bus width with less than n I/O pins An Integrated Circuit (IC) package is disclosed comprising an IC chip with a microcontroller therein having an n-bit data bus, and up to n pins electrically coupled to the microcontroller. The IC package also includes a control register coupled to the mic... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5844441 | High votage latch using CMOS transistors and method therefor A high voltage data latch with complementary outputs that are each set to one of two voltage levels (Vpp and Vb). The high voltage data latch is designed using CMOS technology wherein no PMOS transistors have a voltage level greater ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841406 | Critically coupled bi-periodic driver antenna The present invention is an improved Yagi-Uda style antenna. Primarily, the present invention provides that at least two driven elements are spaced approximately 0.1 λ apart from each other. The driven elements are forced into a critical couple mode by e... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5841850 | Intelligent caller identification apparatus for notifying a selected telephone number of the arrival of special information An intelligent caller identification apparatus for notifying a selected telephone number of the arrival of special electronic information. An information/internet service provider (ISP) calls a subscriber when an electronic communication has arrived. A mi... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837961 | Laser wire stripping apparatus having multiple synchronous mirrors and a method therefor A laser wire stripping apparatus is disclosed comprising, in combination a plurality of mirrors for alternatively directing a laser beam over a first portion of an insulated wire and an opposite portion of the insulated wire to permit removal of an end se... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5837912 | Apparatus and method for recording music from a guitar having a digital recorded and playback unit located within the guitar An apparatus and method is disclosed for recording musical sounds generated by a guitar type musical instrument. A mini-disc recorder unit located in and forming a portion of the envelope or housing of the guitar converts the analog output from the guitar... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5836397 | Head-lock fire sprinkler system A fire sprinkler system and method comprising a plurality of water conduits having mounted thereon a plurality of sprinkler assembly receivers, and, removably coupled to the sprinkler assembly receivers, a plurality of bayonet-type quick release removable... | 11/17/1998 |
