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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 |
| 8171974 | Film laminating apparatus A conveyor conveys glass sheets horizontally, while holding them in an upright orientation. Film feed units are provided on both sides of a conveyance path of the glass sheets. Nip rollers press against both surfaces of the glass sheets via films fed from the film f... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7946329 | Automated system for manufacturing part of fuel cell stack The present invention realizes an automated system which automatically performs all processes including an inputting process, a bonding process, and a punching process using a robot in manufacturing an integrated part of an MEA and GDLs. Accordingly, with the automa... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926536 | Spring tension control system for the tape application rollers of a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly A spring tension control system for the front and rear application roller arms, and for the sealing tape application rollers mounted thereon, of a tape cartridge assembly of a case sealing machine comprises a first spring-biasing mechanism to control the disposition... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7543621 | Method and apparatus for bonding polarizing plate Method and apparatus for bonding a polarizing plate high in operating efficiency and yield. The apparatus includes a cutting unit for cutting at least a polarizing plate of a strip-shaped film, composed of the polarizing plate and a release film bonded to the polari... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7448425 | Tread for a tire A tire tread comprising a rubber composition based on at least: (i) a diene elastomer; (ii) more than 50 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; (iii) between 2 and 15 phr of a coupling agent; ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422045 | Sealing unit for applying a plastic foil to a substrate material A sealing unit (8) for applying a plastic foil (7) to a planar substrate material (1) by means of heat and pressure using a sealing plate (11) with a heated active surface and a back plate (9) which is movable relative thereto. In ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7300535 | Magnetically readable card and a method of making a magnetically readable card The present invention includes a process for making a magnetically readable card. The process includes providing a polymeric extrudable substrate material and one or more magnetic strips. The substrate is extruded in an extruder. The magnetic strips are aligned and ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267150 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing instant photographic film units An instant photographic film unit includes a mask sheet having an image frame and two sheets, one of which has a photosensitive layer, laminated and bonded together, and a developing liquid container disposed in a predetermined position for supplying a developing li... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7239723 | Method for verifying the identity of a passenger A conveyance boarding pass includes a human-cognizable image of a passenger as well as the travel itinerary details. The human-cognizable image is collected using a device capable of generating an electronic image at a time when the identification of the passenger i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235151 | Adhesive transfer device The present application generally relates to adhesive transfer devices. One embodiment of the application discloses a hand-held actuatorless adhesive transfer device. Another embodiment of the application discloses an adhesive transfer device for applying adhesive t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7214287 | Process for continuously making disposable wearing articles In a process for continuously making disposable wearing articles, a first web which will be finally cut into a series of sheet members that are contiguous to one another in a transverse direction, and that define an outer surface of the article, is continuously fed ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204910 | Film tape for forming a cutting edge on dispenser cartons A tape formed of a polymeric material and having a thickness and stiffness suitable as a cutting edge on a dispensing carton for convolutely wound foil, film or paper, the tape includes a coating of adhesive and is applied at a laminating station in the carton manuf... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7147422 | Method and device for making the covers of a book or equivalent A method and a device for making book covers using surface material and cover pieces to be glued onto it. Cover pieces are positioned in the desired location in clamp, that can be rotated around axis, and the pieces are supported by means of stoppers into the desire... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138030 | In-line system and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display An in-line system for fabricating a liquid crystal display-includes a sealer coating unit for coating a sealer onto a first substrate with a plurality of liquid crystal display cell regions, a liquid crystal injection unit for dropping a liquid crystal onto the firs... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132031 | Process for making a disposable diaper In a process for making disposable diapers, a first web is continuously fed in its longitudinal direction. Tape fastener members extending in the longitudinal direction are fed to the first web so as to straddle respective lines corresponding to the side edges of th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7093639 | Method and apparatus for sealing and cutting of foil tubes A procedure and device for longitudinal sealing and cutting of a film web, in particular a foil tube, in which the film web shows at least two layers of film, made of thermoplastic synthetic material, and in which the film web is sealed and cut in a continuous proce... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7044184 | Plastic bag making apparatus An apparatus is arranged to successively make plastic bags each of which has a shape of circumference. The apparatus comprises web feeding means by which a web material is intermittently fed for a length along a longitudinal feeding path. The web material comprises ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036544 | Wire connecting apparatus An apparatus is provided for connecting ends of wires. Ends of wires (a, a′) to be connected are placed linearly on a base plate (11). An adhesive tape (t) is placed on an auxiliary plate (12) near the base plate (11). A movable plate (33 | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036545 | Adhesive transfer device The present application generally relates to adhesive transfer devices. One embodiment of the application discloses a hand-held actuatorless adhesive transfer device. Another embodiment of the application discloses an adhesive transfer device for applying adhesive t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013941 | Edge seal for absorbent article and method for making A disposable diaper comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. The topsheet and backsheet define a periphery and longitudinal edges, portions of the longitudinal edges define leg openings when the diaper is... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6972067 | System and method for automated placement of pre-printed sheets onto a web A system and method for producing flexible magnets includes apparatus for automatically feeding a plurality of individual, pre-printed sheets into continuous webs of a magnet material and a laminate to laminate the individual sheets to the web of magnet material in ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966352 | Device for handling packaging material A welding device has two mutually engaging welding wheels, together with a separating device having a blade with a cutting edge. Two film webs can be welded together in conventional manner using the welding device. The blade is able to separate a projecting length f... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926785 | Low emissivity products and methods for making same The method of this invention adheres a low emissivity radiant barrier material to an underlying lignocellulosic substrate within the primary manufacturing operation of the underlying lignocellulosic substrate. Thus, a radiant barrier covered substrate is formed by i... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6878223 | Refastenable absorbent product with Z-folded side panels and method of making same in the machine direction A prefastened absorbent garment is manufactured with its longitudinal axis in the machine direction. A web of garment chassis material extending in the machine direction is overlaid with a side panel web laying substantially within the garment chassis borders. The s... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6790308 | Method and apparatus for making clutch plate with multi segment friction material A method and apparatus for making a friction clutch plate includes cutting a supply of friction material into a plurality of individual shaped segments. The cut segments are moved in a first horizontal linear direction to a position adjacent a shuttle assembly. At l... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6767425 | Method for producing a strip-shaped object A method for producing a strip-shaped object of any thickness, width and length, made up of stacked, partially glued together foil strips. According to said method, each of the foil strips is provided with adhesive strips applied across the width (u) of the foil str... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6729374 | Label laminating device A device for laminating labels disposed upon a continuous strip of liner. The device includes a plurality of spindle structures for supplying a continuous strip of protective film and the continuous strip of liner to a laminating structure, which adheres the continu... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6698488 | Apparatus for sticking a tape onto a semiconductor wafer and method of sticking the tape The apparatus for sticking a tape onto a semiconductor wafer comprises a winding tape roll for winding a tape wound around a tape roll, a taper roller having a diameter which is tapered or reduced toward both ends thereof, a wafer table mounting thereon a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6689245 | Die bonding sheet sticking apparatus and method of sticking die bonding sheet A die bonding sheet sticking apparatus and a method of sticking a die bonding sheet which, in the production of small electronic components, for example, semiconductor chips, effect sticking to a back surface of wafer a die bonding sheet capable of functi... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6620276 | Apparatus for transporting a continuous web, and for manipulating the web The object of the invention is achieved by an apparatus (10) comprising a plurality of means for forming web loops (101), each means for forming web loops being positioned between adjacent web support plates (20), wherein each of the web support surfaces ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615892 | Method and apparatus for seaming wide panels of EPDM membrane to form a composite EPDM roofing membrane A method and apparatus for continuously seaming cured EPDM membrane to form a composite sheet of predetermined width and indefinite length. The method includes the steps of providing at least two rolls of cured EPDM membrane having longitudinal marginal e... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6585840 | Process and apparatus for assembly of garments A process and apparatus for making a three-dimensional garment. The process is carried out by loading an insert onto an expandable/retractable process loop fixture. A waist elastic member can be bonded to a waist area of the insert. A garment shell can be... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6568448 | Adhesive label, method and apparatus of manufacturing the same An adhesive label manufacturing apparatus including a tack sheet feeder, a unit for forming a releasing region on a tack sheet, a unit for overlaying of laminated sheet on a tack sheet, a unit for punching out the laminated sheet, and a unit for punching ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6413360 | Sheet lamination modeling apparatus An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional object by stacking and gluing sheets together includes a table arranged and constructed to move in a vertical direction and to support a stack of lower sheets, a means for interposing an adhesive between the st... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401786 | Device for making stretch cushion strap assemblies A laminated stretch cushion strap assembly having a stretchable cover, a stretchable cushion filler and a stretchable bottom or bottom fabric. The cover includes a stretchable top fabric, a first adhesive web layer positioned on one side of the top fabric... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401782 | Label laminating device A device for laminating labels disposed upon a continuous strip of liner. The device includes a plurality of spindle structures for supplying a continuous strip of protective film and the continuous strip of liner to a laminating structure which adheres t... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382290 | Machine and process for placing and bonding elastic members in a relaxed state to a moving substrate web A machine and process are disclosed for bonding an elastic member to a moving substrate web while the elastic member is in an un-stretched condition. The machine provides for upwardly folding a moving substrate web along a longitudinal centerline while ma... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6332488 | Apparatus for use in forming carton blanks Apparatus having laminating rolls for laminating continuous strips of different kinds of material together wherein all of the continuous strips enter the nip between the laminating rolls from one side of a plane tangent to each of the laminating rolls at ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6250357 | Method and apparatus for briefs with pad support panel The machine of the present invention fabricates an undergarment assembly having an elasticized pad support panel secured to inner surfaces of the rear panel and the openable front panel. The machine makes the garment assembly from two half width webs, one... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6221192 | Method for and apparatus for use in forming carton blanks Individual carton blanks formed from a lamination of a continuous strip of a relatively rigid material and a relatively flexible fluid impervious material and in some instances from spaced apart continuous strips of a relatively flexible material wherein ... | 04/24/2001 |
