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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 |
| 7351289 | Application device A device for applying a liquid to pasty medium to a moving surface, the moving surface in the case of direct application being the surface of a paper, board or other fibrous web. In the case of indirect application the moving surface being the surface of a transfer ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340461 | Deactivating virtual devices and rolling backup Handling data includes providing a first storage area of a first type that contains sections of data, providing a second storage area of the first type that contains sections of data, providing a third storage area of a second type where the second type has, for eac... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7279042 | Wet coating improvement station The uniformity of a wet coating on a substrate is improved by contacting the coating at a first position with the wetted surfaces of periodic pick-and-place devices, and re-contacting the coating with such wetted surfaces at positions on the substrate that are diffe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7101418 | Method and device for degassing a suspension, specifically a fiber stock suspension The invention relates to a method and a device for degassing of suspension, specifically fiber stock suspension. The method according to the invention is characterized in that separated excess suspension is discharged sideways through an overflow having an overflow ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7037574 | Atomic layer deposition for fabricating thin films An atomic layer deposition (ALD) process deposits thin films for microelectronic structures, such as advanced gap and tunnel junction applications, by plasma annealing at varying film thicknesses to obtain desired intrinsic film stress and breakdown film strength. T... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6827783 | Paste application apparatus and method for applying paste A paste application apparatus capable of evenly applying a paste to each of the front portion and the rear portion of a coating target with a simple operation. The paste application apparatus includes a setting device for setting the velocity difference between the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6493928 | Electronic unit manufacturing apparatus An electronic unit manufacturing apparatus includes: a cream solder printer for printing cream solder on one side of a printed-circuit board; a chip placement machine for placing a plane-mounted part on the printed-circuit board on which the cream solder ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6267818 | Squeegee blade assembly An applicator assembly is provided for depositing various kinds of viscous, spreadable media onto workpieces, such as circuit boards and metal and ceramic substrates, and includes a blade structure having a metal blade portion and a plastic blade portion ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6117235 | Continuous coating and breading apparatus A machine and method for coating food or other product with a coating material may include a product conveyor belt and at least one roller assembly positioned to cooperate with the conveyor and accept product discharged therefrom. The roller assembly may ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5474608 | Applicator for application of coating color on a paper web An applicator for application of coating color on a paper web, including an applicator; a backing roll which wraps the paper web; an entrance gore formed between backing roll and applicator, and an outlet gore. A doctor follows the outlet gore for removin... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5010839 | Coater for selectively coating a running web either on one side or on both sides In a device for alternatively one- or double-sided coating of a running paper web the final evening-out of the coating is made in a smoothing nip including a first roll and a counter member. The device includes means for leading the web from below upwards... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4966490 | Apparatus for use in applying a thin resinous coating to existing surfaces A device for use in applying a thin resinous coating to existing surfaces, such as concrete highways, to resurface and restore the same and improve their physical properties, such as skid resistance comprising two parallel supporting beams, a screed box h... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4889073 | Method and apparatus for coating a web A method and apparatus for two-sided coating of a moving web, e.g. a paper web, and smoothing said coating. The direction of movement of the web (4) is substantially upwards. The web is fed through a coating chamber (3) and the coating is immediately smoo... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4870920 | Process of smoothing a coated-layer and the apparatus for use in such method A bar with two surfaces, a first that unifies, and a second to smooth a layer of liquid coating on a support transported past the bar. Recessed grooves of different types are present on the bar to unify the coating layer.... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4822640 | Coater An appliance for a double-sided coating of a moving web by means of two coating substance applicators and a smoothing nip comprising a back-up roll on one side of the web and a adjustable levelling blade or the like on the other side of the web. The coati... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4813371 | Ski waxing apparatus Apparatus for applying ski wax to the bottom of a ski comprising a pair of ski support tracks adapted to carry a ski thereon and align if for proper entry into a waxing area where heated wax is applied to the bottom of the ski while the ski is transported... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4728539 | Paper coating apparatus and method A trailing blade paper coating apparatus is disclosed which comprises means providing a resilient curved surface for supporting a moving web of cellulosic material, an applicator for a paper coating composition and a trailing blade which in use is biased ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4712506 | Device for two-sided coating of a paper web A system for two-sided coating of a running paper web. The device comprises an application device for spreading the coating material over both sides of the web running through a first nip formed by a rotating counter roll and a levelling member. According... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4664953 | Coating of wire or strip A method and apparatus for cooling metal wire or strip being drawn vertically from a hot dip bath and between a pair of refractory wiping pads. The wire or strip passing between the wiping pads directly into a chamber containing a cooling liquid which is ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4570566 | Apparatus for producing elastomer-coated bias reinforcement fabric An apparatus for manufacturing an elastomer coated bias fabric for reinforcing power transmission belts and the like is disclosed wherein one face of the fabric is provided with an uncured, tacky, carboxylated elastomeric composition. In one embodiment, t... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4559900 | Device for coating strip material A device for applying a lubricant coating to strip material subsequently formed in an operation which necessitates uniform application of the lubricant. Propulsion rolls pull the strip through a lubricant bath and squeeze off excess lubricant to leave a r... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4393805 | Pipeline pig for lining pipe lines A pipeline pig for lining pipe lines with an internal coating of a solidifying plastic composition with which the pipe line is spread by means of the pig, the pipeline pig having at least one spreader body and at least one forward and one rear guide body.... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4373985 | Adhesive binder An adhesive binding machine which is for gluing the covers to the collated pages of the books and which includes a cutter for trimming the edges of the pages, a glue pot for applying glue to the cut edges, a nipper for pressing a cover to the glued edges ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4356212 | Method and apparatus for treating textile cord A method and apparatus for treating textile cord on a continuous basis where the cord is sequentially treated by application of aqueous solution passed through a squeeze roll station, passed through a pull roll station and then to a drying operation. The ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4354810 | Apparatus for distributing a foamed composition on a substrate An apparatus is disclosed for continuous distribution of a latex or urethane foam composition on a movable substrate to produce a foamed sheet material such as a foam backed carpet. The distribution apparatus comprises a generally cylindrically shaped rot... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4281622 | Apparatus for developing electrostatic latent image In an electrostatic apparatus including a developing roller for applying a toner to an electrostatic latent image carrying drum, a squeeze roller is provided in the vicinity of the developing roller. The squeeze roller is applied with a voltage to attract... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4213420 | Apparatus for processing a particulating printing plate An apparatus for processing a particulating printing plate includes an outer casing having an entrance end and an exit end, and a pair of opposed side portions. The exit end of the apparatus is disposed at an upward tilt relative to the entrance end. In a... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4207362 | Method of and apparatus for wiping hot dipped metal coated wire or strip A method of wiping hot dipped metal coated wire or strip, and an apparatus for performing the method, involving drawing the wire or strip upwardly from a bath of molten metal through a wiping bed located at the point of emergence from the bath, with an in... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4111155 | Cathode coating apparatus Apparatus for the construction of cathodes from pasty materials and expended metal substrates. A continuous roll of conductive metallic mesh is fed past a coating device and coated on one side. Simultaneously the coated metallic mesh is supported by an ab... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4068619 | Assembly for applying liquid to elongated material An assembly for applying liquid material, for example, liquid resin, to elongated material, for example glass fiber strands, is disclosed herein. This assembly includes means for maintaining a supply of the liquid resin in a container and transferring som... | 01/17/1978 |
| 3970039 | High speed carbonizing machine Apparatus for carbonizing a tissue paper web has an improved inking section which permits tissue to be coated, with or without uncoated striped areas, at speeds up to about 3,000 feet per minute. A first doctor blade positioned upstream of a second doctor... | 07/20/1976 |
