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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 |
| 8141218 | Method for manufacturing a double walled pipeline A method for manufacturing a double walled pipeline comprises providing a pipeline section including an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member, providing a coupling member, and controlling the stress distribution in the inner tubular member and the outer t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7237427 | Pressing tool for the pressing-together of workpieces A pressing tool includes at least two pressing jaws hinged together to enclose a workpiece having an inserted pipe end. The pressing tool also includes an opening area located between the at least two pressing jaws and at least one hinge pin arranged opposite the op... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207204 | Crimper In one embodiment, an apparatus for shaping an article may comprise a plurality of movable dies arranged to form a chamber whose size may be varied by moving the dies. Each of the dies may have a contacting surface for contacting the article to be shaped. The chambe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178224 | Apparatus for making a drainage element An apparatus is provided for making drainage elements in a vertical manner. In one embodiment, a vertically disposed hollow rotatable mandrel with a screw-threaded flight is used for guiding a length of perforated pipe and filling an annular space between the pipe a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7143625 | Stent crimper An apparatus for reducing the size of a medical device, the apparatus including at least one independently operable discrete section which can reduce the diameter of the medical device, the independently operable discrete section including a plurality of coupled mov... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140173 | Method and device for assembling an endless chain, in particular a transmission chain A method as well as a device for assembling a transmission chain made up of sets of two elongated elements which lie with their long sides against each other and are coupled in pairs to each other by link plates with openings of which chain one supports the sets in ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7024757 | Device and method for positioning flexible tubes into a core and articles made therefrom This invention relates to fabrication of tube bank style heat exchangers and similar assemblies. It provides a novel device and a method for presenting and feeding multiple relatively flexible tubes in a predetermined spaced apart manner, and subsequently threading ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010840 | Cylinder liner remover A novel apparatus and method to engage a liner in an cylinder of an engine is provided. A wedge and rod are utilized as part of a liner remover assembly to move at least one collet axially to engage the liner. In a preferred embodiment, a novel eyehook is provided a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003877 | Cylinder liner remover A novel apparatus and method to engage a liner in an cylinder of an engine is provided. A wedge and rod are utilized as part of a liner remover assembly to move at least one collet axially to engage the liner. In a preferred embodiment, a novel eyehook is provided a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6953188 | Flexible jaw universal vise A vise used for holding and stabilizing a wide variety of work object shapes by means of conformable spring action jaw faces. The jaw faces are designed to be interchangeable to accommodate delicate or heavy-duty work. Dual ratchet mechanisms and a cam-driven piston... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6911093 | Lid liner for chemical vapor deposition chamber A lid liner for a chemical vapor deposition chamber includes an annular portion having an inner surface for surrounding a reaction volume within the chemical deposition chamber; a mounting tab formed on an outer surface of the annular portion; and a hole formed in t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893733 | Modified contoured crushable structural members and methods for making the same Modified contoured crushable structural members and methods for making the same are described. The contoured structural members comprise composite or metal materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The structural members are made crushable by incorpo... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6865764 | Fixture for assembling a post-CMP cleaning brush A fixture for assembling a post-CMP cleaning brush. The post-CMP cleaning brush is provided with a brush core and an outer brush, and the outer brush is provided with a hollow portion. The fixture comprises a base, a plurality of posts and a guiding member. The base... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6832422 | Apparatus for assembling a post-CMP cleaning brush An apparatus for assembling a post-CMP cleaning brush. The post-CMP cleaning brush is provided with a brush core and an outer brush, and the outer brush is provided with a hollow portion. The apparatus comprises a base, a fixed member, a sliding member, a plurality ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6821638 | Shaped contoured crushable structural members and methods for making the same Shaped, contoured crushable structural members and methods for making the same are described. The contoured structural members comprise composite or metal materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The structural members are made crushable by incorpor... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6769161 | Radial stent crimper A stent crimper comprising a plurality of crimping members extending between a first support and a second support. The first and optionally the second supports has an opening therethrough sized to allow a stent therethrough. The first and second supports extend from... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6751834 | Automatic jacketing of a cable An apparatus and method for automatically inserting a cable into a protective jacket. A longitudinal cut is made in the protective jacket and the cable is inserted into the longitudinal cut. The cable and jacket are transported through the apparatus along an arcuate... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6745445 | Stent compression method A stent compression method for particular use in pre-surgical securing and conforming of a vascular stent upon an angioplasty balloon. One variation of the stent compression method comprises inflating an agioplasty balloon inside a vascular stent in order to secure ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6694586 | Press tool for connecting workpieces by cold forming The invention relates to press tools for the connection, by cold forming, of tubular workpieces (2, 3) whose connection regions are provided with circular external cross-sectional shapes and are pushed one into the other. The press jaws (10) of the press ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6687991 | Method for removing an outer sheath of an electrical cable A process for cutting and removing a portion of an outer sheath having spaced apart insulation covered wires and a core member containing an uncovered ground wire there-between. The sheath is cut by plier jaw members having cutting edges which define en o... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6586110 | Contoured metal structural members and methods for making the same Contoured metal-containing structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise metal-containing materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by tube rolling (or... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6550137 | Tool and method for sheathing of cables The device is a tool for placing a split sheath around elongated items such as bundles of electronic cables. It comprises a guide bush which makes possible the opening of the sheath, a duct for the cables to be sheathed, lateral grooves for guiding the op... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6393683 | Masking application apparatus and method for application of a mask A masking device that masks the fitting on a tube assembly. The masking device includes a clamping assembly that supports the fitting of the tube assembly once it is inserted into the device. The masking device also includes an extension assembly that mov... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6240612 | Method for the lining of existing pipes A method of lining installed pipework which includes the steps of taking a length of liner pipe made from a memory retaining plastics material of external diameter greater than the internal diameter of the pipework to be lined, drawing the liner pipe thro... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6223408 | Apparatus for placing object in syringe body An object, e.g. a piston or a fluid medicament, is inserted into a tubular syringe body centered on a syringe axis and having a pair of ends by an apparatus having a support movable axially forward toward and axially rearward away from the body and a tube... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6202272 | Hand-held stent crimping device A device for enabling substantially uniform and tight crimping of an intravascular stent onto a balloon catheter assembly. The stent crimping device includes at least one compressible and resiliently expandable loop portion, that is expandable radially ou... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6196535 | Precision clamping device A clamping device and method wherein the device comprises a movable jaw and a fixed jaw wherein the movable jaw is displaced toward the fixed jaw along a plurality of load points. In one embodiment, the displacing action is through a plurality of inclined... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6171435 | Method of installing pipes A steel service pipe is connected to a main by a tee. A flexible assembly is inserted through the open end of the pipe and through the tee into the main. The flexible assembly includes a section of lower stiffness and a ball and socket connection of even ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6044547 | Integrated crimp bias apparatus The reliability of a gas pressure regulator is ensured through the use of the disclosed integrated crimp bias apparatus and method for biasing and crimping components of a diaphragm subassembly for the regulator. Omission of crimping of the components aft... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5966789 | Apparatus for assisting in the insertion of an elongate plastic pipe within an existing pipe A corrugated plastic service pipe 20 is inserted together with a flexible guide assembly 22 through an accessible end 11 of a steel service pipe 14, 10, which extends from the end 11 to a main 18. The flexible guide assembly 22 comprises a flexible guide ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5855062 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing an insulated conductor in metal tubing A method and apparatus for making a length of cable including placing a length of pipe forming a closed chamber into a bore hole, placing a length of metal tubing into the pipe, attaching a piston pig to an electrically conductive wire and inserting the p... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5852861 | Sipper tube insertion and removal apparatus A sipper tube insertion and removal apparatus is provided for easily and consistently inserting a sipper tube into a stopper with a hole and for also easily and consistently removing a sipper tube from a hole in a stopper. For insertion of a sipper tube i... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5794982 | Mechanical pipe joint with liners Methods for installing liners in metal pipes incorporating the embodiments of this invention are disclosed. Liner (30), pulled through the pipe, is cut back to the correct position in socket (22) and pin (36). Socket clamp (32) or pin clamp (42) is placed... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5718032 | Method of jointing a flexible tubular component to the end of a main component, and device for carrying out the method A method for joining a pliable, tubular joining component to one end, which is, for example, conical, of a base component, including inserting the joining component into a workpiece holder, holding the base component by use of a gripping tool so that the ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5657524 | Apparatus for handling web roll shafts and cores A portable, manually operated shaft handling apparatus (10), supported by swiveling wheels (12), (13), and (14) having a carriage (60) capable of counterbalancing the weight of the shaft (18) using air springs (50), and (51). The carriage will receive the... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5630264 | Apparatus for inserting insert members An apparatus for inserting one or more insert members comprises the steps of holding sleeve-like insert members onto insert holders, transferring the insert holders between metal molds which are apart, pivotably moving the insert holders so that the axes ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5606979 | Guide wire A method and apparatus for producing a guide wire including a core wire surrounded by a heat shrunk polymeric plastic sleeve of variable wall thickness. The core wire is inserted into the sleeve, and heat is applied to successive axially spaced annular zo... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5535493 | Method and apparatus for deshafting and reshafting roll cores Method and apparatus for aligning a shaft puller axis with a central axis of a shaft in a filled roll of tissue having a core and a shaft in the core, the shaft puller adjusting its axis to be coincident with the axis of the shaft, and assembling unfilled... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5461777 | Apparatus for manufacturing a silencer The invention is directed to a method for easy and reliable manufacture of a silencer constructed with a multi-perforated inner tube and an outer tube, between which a sound-absorbing material such as glass wool, etc. is filled in, without use of a bindin... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5382018 | Method of installing putting hole liner and collar A simple, brightly colored, plastic collar is disclosed for greatly enhancing the visibility of the golf hole for players, spectator and televised golf events. The collar has a diameter essentially the same as a regulation hole and is installed in the cup... | 01/17/1995 |
