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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 |
| 7355277 | Apparatus and method integrating an electro-osmotic pump and microchannel assembly into a die package A die package and a method and apparatus for integrating an electro-osmotic pump and a microchannel cooling assembly into a die package. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341792 | Biaxially oriented saturated polyester film, method of making the same, laminate of biaxially oriented saturated polyester film and method of making the same A biaxially oriented saturated polyester film made by a biaxial orientation method, includes a heat-seal side formed in at least one of two sides of the film, the heat-seal side being made by applying a low-temperature plasma treatment to a film surface so that the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7306691 | Method for forming overlapping section A method of forming an overlapping section involves radiating a plasma onto a first overlapping part of a first workpiece, over which oil is spread. Thereafter, silicone rubber, which functions as an adhesive and a sealant material, is applied onto the first overlap... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288019 | Method of changing the surface wettability of polymer materials The present invention belongs to the field of surface modification of solid materials, specifically relates to a method of changing the surface wettability of polymer materials. The method of the present invention comprises of rubbing the surface of the polymer mate... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272916 | Method and device for inspecting and monitoring the seal integrity of sterile packages A system for inspecting seal integrity of a sealed package including a visual inspection system and a medical packaging system having an integral peel testing device. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267779 | Thermally efficient micromachined device A micromachined device for efficient thermal processing at least one fluid stream includes at least one fluid conducting tube having at least a region with wall thickness of less than 50 μm. The device optionally includes one or more thermally conductive structures... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261793 | System and method for low temperature plasma-enhanced bonding A method for bonding a plurality of substrates includes performing a gas plasma treatment on the plurality of substrates, and performing a water plasma treatment on the plurality of substrates. Additionally, a system for performing low temperature plasma enhanced bo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246024 | Sensor malfunction detection system for gas-turbine engine The sensor malfunction detection system for a gas-turbine engine is configured to determine or check once every first predetermined time period whether the outputted value from the sensor is within a permissible range and determines that the sensor is faulty when th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238395 | Method of coating the surface of an inorganic substrates with an organic material and the product obtained The invention relates to method of coating the surface of an inorganic substrate of glass, silicon dioxide, ceramics or carbon, which method comprises a step of cleaning the surface of the substrate by subjecting the surface to a reducing gas plasma, a step of activ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232498 | Tire with raised indicia The present invention provides a pneumatic tire comprising raised indicia on a sidewall of the tire, the raised indicia comprising a plurality of superposed layers of a curable elastomer composition. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211165 | Method of forming multiwell filtration plates A method of forming a multiwell filtration plate comprising of first gluing a filter to a major surface of a multiwell plate so as to close off one entrance to the wells of the plate. The filter is then heat sealed so as to collapse the pores of the filter in the ar... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201962 | Hemocompatible coated polymer and related one-step methods A polymer with a hemocompatible film or coating is manufactured by a one-step method comprising polymerizing monomer droplets comprising at least one crosslinking agent to form a polymer and simultaneously coating the resulting polymer using at least one dispersing ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191508 | Method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders A method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders is disclosed. Initially, an elastic layer, which may be made of poly-dimethyl siloxane (PDMS), is spun on a wafer and is thermally cured. Then, a resist layer is spun on the elastic layer. Both the resist la... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189453 | Functional surface member A functional surface member comprising a support having a surface on which a graft polymer chain having a nonionic polar group in the side chain thereof is bonded and provided thereon a layer comprising adsorbed fine particle capable of polarly bonding to the polar ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7163885 | Method of migrating and fixing particles in a solution to bumps on a chip A method for dispersing and fixing particles on the bumps of a chip using an electrophoresis technology is provided. The particles and chip bumps are processed to carry charges by applying chemical bonding between metal and thiol with electric charges. The chip is p... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162289 | Method and apparatus for enhancing the integrity of an implantable sensor device A method and apparatus for enhancing the integrity of an implantable sensor. Voids formed between an outer tubing and a sensor substrate or spacing element may be back-filled with a curable, implantable material, minimizing the extent to which unwanted fluids diffus... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150806 | Spiral-shaped lamp for UV curing of coatings and bonding for a digital versatile disk (DVD) or compact disk (CD) A spiral-shaped lamp (10) is used for disk manufacturing processes, such as curing of coating or bonding, to provide uniform intensity of UV energy to the circular disk without requiring relative motion between the disk and the lamp during the curing process.... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148942 | Protective film for polarizing plate A protective film for polarizing plate is disclosed in which an contact angle of the surface in contact with a polarizer with respect to pure water is less than 55° and the surface in contact with a polarizer becomes hydrophilic due to a plasma treatment. In... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144739 | Pressure measurement and relief for microwave-assisted chemical reactions A pressure-sealing, pressure-monitoring closure for non-invasively sealing a reaction vessel to a defined release pressure in microwave-assisted chemistry is disclosed. The closure includes a pressure-resistant, microwave-transparent reaction vessel, one portion of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128866 | Rapid prototyping apparatus and method of rapid prototyping The invention relates to a rapid prototyping apparatus for the manufacturing of three dimensional objects by additive treatment of cross sections comprising a wholly or partially light-sensitive material, said apparatus comprising at least one light source for illum... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116391 | Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same having particular pad unit Disclosed are a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method for manufacturing the same, in which connection stability is improved when connecting a COG, a COF, or an FPC to a driving circuit. A substrate of the LCD has a display region and a non-display region at a pe... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101619 | Laminate The present invention provides a laminate used for a printed wiring substrate and a multilayer printed wiring board which have high heat resistance, wiring patterns with narrow pitches, vias with a small diameter, insulating layer having uniform thickness and stable... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101611 | Plastic window, especially for motor vehicles, and process for its manufacture The invention relates to a product which is at least partly transparent and of high optical quality, equivalent to that of a glass window, which can be approved as a motor-vehicle window according to the various standards in force, and having a plastic core coated w... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093978 | Pre-cut plastic bag roll, method and apparatus for making same A polyethylene produce bag roll includes a plurality of plastic film bags joined to one another with a perforation line. The perforation line is slit at least one end for a first predetermined distance to aid in tearing the bag from the roll. The perforation may als... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094451 | Chemical functionalization of material surfaces using optical energy and chemicals A method using irradiation with optical light in the presence of a chemical dissolved in a solvent which chemical reacts with the surface in the presence of the irradiation to modify the surface (12A, 104A, 202A, 304A, 402A, 502... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7078152 | Lithographic printing with printing members having plasma polymer layers A plasma polymer layer facilitates selective removal of the imaging layer of a lithographic printing member, which allows for imaging with low-power lasers. The printing member can be used on press immediately after being imaged without the need for a post-imaging p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074476 | Flexible carrier having regions of higher and lower energy treatment A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of beverage containers includes a plurality of container holders, each having a portion with higher energy treatment and a portion with lower energy treatment. The energy treatment is corona or plasma treatment. The portio... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7056407 | Process to laminate polyolefin sheets to urethane The present invention relates to tufted goods comprising a greige good having fibers tufted into a primary backing, a precoat which is adhered to the back surface of the greige good, and a flexible film which is laminated to the back surface of the precoat. The flex... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7039263 | Electrooptic assembly An electrooptic assembly including a microelectronic package and an optical substrate, wherein the optical substrate includes a coupler and a waveguide. An electrooptic element is disposed to convert an electrical signal from the microelectronic package to an optica... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036287 | Method and device for inspecting and monitoring the seal integrity of sterile packages A system for inspecting seal integrity of a sealed package including a visual inspection system and a medical packaging system having an integral peel testing device. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026031 | Tuft bind of urethane backed artificial turf The present invention relates to an improved process for the production of artificial turf, and the improved artificial turf. In accordance with this process, fibers are treated via corona discharge, tufted into a primary backing to form a greige good, and a precoat... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014731 | Semiconductor device having a thermoset-containing dielectric material and methods for fabricating the same A semiconductor device having a thermoset-containing, dielectric material and methods for fabricating the same is provided. The device may take the form of a printed circuit board, an integrated circuit chip carrier, or the like. The dielectric material is a non-fib... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001662 | Transfer sheet and wiring board using the same, and method of manufacturing the same A transfer sheet of the present invention includes a resin film having a glass transition temperature of not lower than 60° C., a silicone resin layer formed on the resin film, and a metal wiring pattern formed on the silicone resin layer. The metal wiring pattern ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998169 | Plastic glazing, in particular for motor car and method for making same The invention relates to a product which is at least partly transparent and of high optical quality, equivalent to that of a glass window, which can be approved as a motor-vehicle window according to the various standards in force, and having a plastic core coated w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992124 | Polyolefin molding compound for producing calendered films/sheets The present invention relates to a synergistic additives mixture for producing calendered polyolefin articles, comprising A) at least one component from the group of peroxide-destroying phosphorus or sulfur compounds, ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6972068 | Method for the surface treatment of a fluorine resin, method for making a laminate, and a laminate The invention relates to a laminate, which has at least a portion where a fluorine resin and a crosslinking elastic adhesive body such as of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or the like are directly bonded together and which is used as a window material of buildi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955738 | Microfluidic devices with new inner surfaces A microfluidic disc having one or more enclosed microchannel structures, and the microchannel structures are intended to be used for transport of transporting liquids. The device is characterized in that at least a part of the inner walls of each of one or more micr... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949294 | Radiation curing silicone rubber composition and adhesive silicone elastomer film A radiation curing silicone rubber composition is provided. This composition includes as a base polymer either a liquid polysiloxane with a (meth)acryloyl group and a hydrosilyl group, or a combination of a liquid polysiloxane with at least two (meth)acryloyl groups... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6937314 | Liquid crystal display having terminals arranged for securing connection to driving circuit Disclosed are a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method for manufacturing the same, in which connection stability is improved when connecting a COG, a COF, or an FPC to a driving circuit. A substrate of the LCD has a display region and a non-display region at a pe... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913823 | Process for the preparation of water repellent materials made of acrylic fiber A process for the preparation of water repellent acrylic fiber materials which includes (a) a first step in which the material is subjected to plasma treatment in the presence of a reactive gas or a mixture thereof with a noble gas; and (b) a second step in which th... | 07/05/2005 |
