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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 |
| 8109213 | Multipurpose target breaching warhead A single multipurpose ammunition projectile/warhead is provided, which has the capability of clearing a variety of different types of hardened targets. The single projectile of this invention may be used for breaching steel reinforced concrete walls; may be used aga... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7665402 | Method of manufacturing ammunition A method of manufacturing ammunition 10 for firing from the barrel of a weapon comprises forming a mould 32 having an interior surface, placing a core 42 in the mould 32 to produce a casting void 43 and pouring a liquefied solidifi... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7448325 | Projectile A projectile (10) comprises a cylindrical body (12) with a first (leading) end (14) and a second trailing axially opposed end (16). An internal cavity (18) is formed between the ends (14 and 16) and holds a volume of ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7380505 | Muzzleloading firearm projectile A muzzle loading firearm projectile is disclosed that is composed of a multi diameter, hollow base solid copper bullet, the rear cavity filled with a material of low-density, and a gas pressure seal that separates the bullet from the powder charge. The majority of t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7337725 | Non-lethal ammunition projectile The present invention relates to a projectile (1) for non-lethal ammunition of a body that is composed of a first portion (2) and a second portion (4). Said first portion (2) has a larger mass that the second portion (4), so as to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331294 | Rifled slug A rifled slug is provided with a metal head (1) and a plastic rear part (2), which is made as a single piece from a pin-shaped front part (5), with a rod-shaped middle part (6) joined to the rear of the front part, and with a plunger-shap... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7273012 | Projectile fall-back preventer A projectile for a large caliber gun including a fall-back preventer ring disposed within a fall-back preventer recess defined by the projectile. The fall-back preventer ring engaging the barrel of the large caliber gun during a loading cycle and releasing from the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7222573 | Aerodynamic air gun projectile A projectile for an air arm is integrally formed from a single piece of dense malleable material formed as a body of revolution about a longitudinal axis having a head portion dimensioned for free sliding in the bore of an air arm and a skirt-like portion of frusto-... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210411 | 4.6 mm small arms ammunition A round of ammunition for firing from a gun having a rifled barrel, especially a small arms weapon. The projectile (1) forming a part of the round is of steel or other material having a Vickers Hardness value not less than 550, and has a coating (13) o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197985 | High-pressure explosive retention device An apparatus and method for reliably activating explosives includes providing one or more housing sections that define a sealed space. A first explosive element is provided in the sealed space, and a second explosive element has a first portion inside the sealed spa... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7089863 | Non-Lethal cartridges with dense powder ballast A non-lethal cartridge having sufficient discharge energy for use, without modification, in conventional firearms. When used with a firearm with a rifled barrel, the cartridge comprises a non-lethal projectile having a grooved outer surface and a dense powder ballas... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040237 | Munition loading device The invention provides a self-aligning device for aiding the engagement of a munition into a rifled gun barrel on loading of the munition, absent the use of a driving band, as, for example, in the case of a munition which is fitted with aerodynamic tail fins. The de... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6889612 | Long-distance blast banger A long-distance blast banger including a cartridge loaded with a blast banger made up from plastic material. The blast banger encompasses a sound explosives cup and a delay cup. The sound explosives cup is loaded with a sound explosives agent having components inclu... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6880468 | Artillery shell and method of firing thereof The present invention relates to a method and a device for improving—at least in part—the external ballistieds of primarily the type of artillery shells (1) that are fin-stabilised in their trajectory towards the target and thus have a slipping plastic dr... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6796068 | Muzzleloading bullet with expanding pin for gas check A muzzleloading bullet is provided with a pin at its back end for affixing a gas check thereto. Preferably, the pin is generally cylindrical in nature, and has a distal end that is larger compared to its proximal end that is attached to the body of the bullet. The p... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6776102 | Projectile body A projectile body having a groove-shaped recess (2), in which a guide band (3) is disposed. To permit use of a relatively wide guide band (3), while preventing the band from being destroyed as the projectile body (1) passes through the gu... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769364 | Full-caliber projectile A full-caliber projectile having a cylindrical guide region (5) and an ogival projectile tip (7). To improve the stabilization of the projectile (1) inside a gun barrel (2) in a simple manner, and therefore improve the intermediate ballis... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6453821 | High-temperature obturator for a gun-launched projectile An obturator is provided for a projectile launched from a gun barrel. The obturator includes an annular ring that is fabricated from a high-temperature resistant composite material. The annular ring has an inner surface that is in contact with the project... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6439125 | Bullet The invention relates to a bullet having a tapered nose and a cylindrical base. The base is provided with an annular groove having a diameter less than the bore diameter of the barrel of the gun from which it is fired to reduce the force required to move ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431076 | Firearms A method of minimising misfiring or alleviating their consequences is provided by forming at least each trailing projectile (30) in a series of housed projectiles with a sealing portion (34) extending about a tapered anvil portion (31) and moveable therea... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412419 | Spin-stabilized artillery projectile A spin-stabilized projectile includes a projectile body having a longitudinal axis; a metal driving band mounted on the projectile body and having a circumferential groove surrounding the axis; and a plastic sealing ring seated in the groove and affixed t... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401622 | Spin-stabilized artillery projectile having a metal sealing ring A spin-stabilized projectile includes a projectile body having a longitudinal axis, a forward and a rearward direction; a metal driving band mounted on the projectile body for transferring spinning forces to the projectile body; a circumferential groove p... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6237497 | Spin-stabilized artillery projectile having gas pressure equalizing means A spin-stabilized projectile adapted to be fired from a weapon barrel, includes a projectile body having a length dimension, a rear length portion, an ogive-shaped front length portion and an intermediate length portion situated between the rear and front... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6170187 | Weapon tube A rifled weapon tube (1), from which spin-stabilized projectiles (8) with driving bands (9) are fired. In order to reduce manifestations of wear on a driving band (9), it is known to stabilize a spin angle (δ) occurring during the firing or to cut deeper... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6085630 | Firearms The construction and arrangement of the projectile bearing surface interfaces rearward and forward of a recessed surface chamber of the projectile interface conjointly with the interfaces of bore wall areas segmented by recessed bore chambers which in con... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5686693 | Soft steel projectile The projectile is made of a virtually lead free steel alloy containing tellurium. This projectile is more environmentally safe compared to conventional lead bullets. The tellurium in combination with a small amount of lead provides a steel alloy having a ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5682011 | Sealing ring arrangement for a spin-stabilized projectile A spin-stabilized projectile includes a projectile body having a trailing end; a first circumferential groove provided in the projectile body; and a second circumferential groove provided in the projectile body between the first circumferential groove and... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5492064 | Propellant gas sealing device for gun munitions A propellant gas sealing device for gun munitions includes a piston attached to the rear of a projectile by a separable connecting device, and a piston that isolates the projectile from the propellant charge. A low pressure seal carried by the piston is d... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5463960 | Streamlined bullet A bullet for a rifle. The bullet having a nose, a cylindrical body surface, a rotating band section spaced from the cylindrical body surface. A streamlined section disposed between the rotating band section and the cylindrical body surface. The streamline... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5449874 | Method of welding a soft-iron guide band to a steel projectile body A method of welding a soft-iron guide band on a steel projectile body includes the steps of applying a layer of nickel or a nickel alloy to the projectile body and applying a soft-iron wire as the guide band to the layer by electric protective gas welding... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5313889 | Stabilization band/ring assembly for aligning a projectile in a gun tube A double ramped, saboted, kinetic energy assembly automatically aligns a jectile in a gun tube. The assembly has an acceleration activated device consisting of a split centering ring causing alignment during the early phase of the shot motion of the proj... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5081931 | Spin stabilized carrier projectile provided with a metal driving band To provide a complete seal in the region of the rifling, particularly in worn-out gun barrels firing spin stabilized carrier projectiles provided with a metal guide or driving band and a thin-walled projectile connected to a projectile base and having a w... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5078054 | Frangible projectile A frangible projectile made from powdered metals comprising a body of either iron and carbon, or of iron and alumina. The powdered metals are compacted, sintered, and cooled.... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5033388 | Projectile base for carrier projectiles In projectile bases (20) for carrier projectiles which are equipped with a cavity (26) on the side facing away from the projectile tail for, for example, a parachute, it may happen that the base plate (23) is axially bent through during firing. This cause... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5009167 | High-explosive projectile A high-explosive projectile including a projectile body having a forward region and a tail region which transitions to a base, with an explosive charge disposed within the body and detonated by a suitable fuse, and a driving band disposed on the outer cir... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4958570 | Bullet assembly and method of making the same A bullet assembly includes a nose member having an outer cylindrical wall terminating at its forward end with a generally hemispherical nose. The nose member also includes an inner wall defining a concentric cavity inside the nose member having a predeter... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4884508 | Spin stabilized carrier projectile equipped with a driving band The present invention relates to a spin-stabilized carrier projectile having a projectile base which is connected with a projectile body for carrying sub-ammunition projectiles, and a driving band arrangement connected respectively about the projectile ba... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4870905 | Spin stabilized projectile A spin stabilized projectiles (1) having a rotating band (3) arranged on the shell body (2), with such rotating band being provided with grooves (35, 36, 37) to receive rotating band material sheared off toward the rear during passage of the projectile (1... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4833995 | Fin-stabilized projectile A fin-stabilized projectile for weapons selectively possessing either a smooth, and in particular, a rifled weapon barrel, which possesses a discardable thrust ring constituted of segments arranged on the central form-fitted component, and of a through-sl... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4803929 | Projectile having a rotating band disposed on the projectile body A projectile for firing from a gun barrel which comprises a projectile body having a radial and longitudinal directions; a rotating band disposed on the projectile body and having at least one material receiving groove to accommodate rotating band materia... | 02/14/1989 |
