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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 |
| 7437805 | Reclosable storage bag closure with internal valving A reclosable fastener having a one-way valve interposed between first and second sets of interlocking members permits fluid flow in one direction through the fastener and blocks fluid flow in an opposite direction through the fastener. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7357598 | Apparatus and method for deploying geotextile tubes A geotextile container and system for constructing a water barrier or dam is disclosed. A system for maintaining fill material solids in position to form a barrier comprises an elongated sheet of geotextile material capable of coiling upon itself to form a helical s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7311442 | Air valve for a fillable poly bag An air valve for a poly bag that permits the escape of air from the bag as it is filled by a filling tube. The air valve consists of a plurality of slitted openings in one top corner of the bag and a valve flap mounted in the poly bag near the slitted openings that ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7138025 | Method for manufacturing a sealable bag having an integrated tray for use in vacuum packaging A method for manufacturing a bag for use in vacuum packaging comprises forming a first panel including a tray for retaining contents within the bag and a second panel. Optionally, the tray can include a plurality of ridges or protuberances for suspending contents su... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097390 | Fine-grained fill reinforcing apparatus and method A geosynthetic reinforcement comprising a container formed of semipermeable material mutually conformed with a portion of earthen material contained therein. A structural member such as a geogrid may engage (e.g. frictional) the container and extend therefrom to eng... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087130 | Method for manufacturing a sealable bag having an integrated zipper for use in vacuum packaging A method for manufacturing a bag for use in vacuum packaging comprises forming a first panel having a receiving feature and a second panel having an insertion feature, such that the insertion feature can be removably connected with the receiving feature, thereby for... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7014363 | Plastic gusset bag with closure and cut-out handle A tubular sleeve having an open top, a closed bottom wall, a front and back faces and a pair of opposing side walls connecting the front and back faces. The side walls are formed with at least one gusset allowing the front and back faces to extend from each other. | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004632 | Ventable storage bag A storage bag for food products with a venting structure to expel excess air trapped inside the bag after the bag has been closed or sealed. After the excess air is removed, the venting structure is covered and sealed to prevent air from re-entering the bag or other... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997858 | Side gusseted poly bag with a filling valve and its method of manufacture A side gusseted poly bag with a filling valve and its method of manufacture including a tubular body with opposed side gussets defining front and rear panels, and a filling valve formed by folding the front and rear panels with the interconnecting gusset portion at ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6932508 | Positive valve closure for plastic-lined bags and method for making same A plastic valve bag construction is provided having structure enabling positive closure of the outer opening of the valve, once filling of the bag has been completed. Closure is provided by the placement of adhesive on one or more regions adjacent the outer opening ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6814991 | Packaging container, packaged food and packaged feed Packaging container, packaged food and packaged feed, with the packaging container being produced by: preparing a hole-sealing sheet by providing, on a back surface of a base material whose bending strength (S) represented by the following formula (A) is no less tha... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6692147 | Venting reclosable bags A reclosable bag has a bag body and a reclosable, zipper-type closure. The reclosable closure has extruded male and female interlocking profiles extending along opposing sides of an opening of the bag and are constructed to releasably interlock. The closu... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6436564 | Air mover for a battery utilizing a variable volume enclosure The metal-air battery includes an air mover mechanism located in the cathode plenum space of one or more metal-air cells. The air mover is an enclosure isolating the air cathode, with a mechanism for expanding and contracting the volume of the enclosure t... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6132780 | Container for storing fine particles A container is used to store fine particles such as bakery flour in a sealed packaging, wherein air in the container, such as air entrapped during filling, can be expelled through compression without loss of fine particles. The container includes a main b... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6126975 | Container for storing fine particles The present invention is a container for storing fine particles such as bakery flour in a sealed packaging, wherein air in the container such as entrapped during filling can be expelled through compression without loss of the fine particles. The container... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6010244 | Vented reclosable bag A reclosable bag comprises a pair of opposing wall panels, a reclosable seal, and an optional tamper-evident partition. The pair of opposing wall panels are joined along a pair of opposing sides and a bottom bridging the opposing sides to create a recepta... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5988881 | Paper sack Multi-walled paper sacks for powder products, notably plaster, have a porous paper inner wall surrounded by a paper outer wall and a vapour barrier separate from the paper inner wall. The vapour barrier may be a coating on the inside face of the outer pap... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5846446 | Ice making bag A first ice making bag (110) comprises a first envelope (112) which comprises a first envelope top (112T) and a first envelope bottom (112B). The first ice making bag (110) further comprises a first binding (114) which comprises a first peripheral binding... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5829884 | Form fill and seal package with one-way vent A package in the form of a reclosable bag includes a bag body including front and back walls, and a profile strip fastener assembly sealingly mounted on the inside surface of the front wall, and a one-way vent incorporated into the bag sealing arrangement... | 11/03/1998 |
| 4930904 | Cross-bottom or block-bottom valve sack A foldable bag material is formed into a bag having at least one end with a corner and having an end closure formed by the bag material which closes off the one end of the bag. A filter valve tube extends within the end closure at the one corner, the tube... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4865464 | Water tank A water container comprises a bag body formed of a flexible material and a stopper means formed of a synthetic thin resin film. The stopper means is in the tubular form provided with a water inlet opening and a valve opening as well as a belt-like sealing... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4725268 | Vented anti-reflux valve A combination anti-reflux valve and gas venting device for use in a urinary drainage bag is described. In the preferred embodiment, the device is made of a flapper valve having a gas venting portion inside the urinary drainage bag. The flapper valve is co... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4712249 | Valves A valve which is to be used as a component of plastics bags and trays for packaging foodstuffs and other perishable goods. The valve consists essentially of a small spherical chamber having an inlet and an outlet. The chamber is made from two hemi-spheric... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4672684 | Thermoplastic bag A thermoplastic shipping bag having a thermoplastic inner ply comprising a mesh which permits the packaging of finely powdered materials without releasing unacceptable levels of powders to the atmosphere during or after filling and without requiring signi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4524460 | Valved sack A sack is constructed from a thermoplastic film of which the side portions are brought into partial overlapping relationship to define a tube section and top and bottom weld seams are applied transversely. A longitudinal weld seam applied within the confi... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4509642 | Containers of flexible material The invention provides a container preferably made from sheet plastics comprising a bag containing a tubular valve member, the bag being sealed with a seam at each end, the top seal having an opening therein for entry of an access tube into the valve memb... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4470152 | Valve bag with alignment means A valve bag and an interconnected series of valve bags is disclosed which have alignment means on the bag. This is shown as a continuous tunnel along a first edge of the interconnected bags for guidance into an automatic bag filling machine, for example, ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4441209 | Plastic bag comprising venting means A plastic bag provided with a filling valve and a gas permeable dust filtering pocket opposite said valve, allowing gas to escape from the interior of the bag. A disconnectable spot adhesive connection exists between a layer of said pocket and the adjacen... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4132347 | Moisture proof bags provided with blow-in ports and method of manufacturing the same A bag adapted to be packed with cement or the like by blowing it into the bag through a foldable blow-in port comprises an outer layer of synthetic resin which is impervious to air and moisture and an inner layer of paper bonded to the outer layer by a la... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4071187 | Valve bag A bag of the type having a side and a closed end which adjoin at corner portions which are turned inwardly to form a valve opening. The bag is made of a thermoplastic material, and a flap of thermoplastic material is secured around the interior of the val... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4026460 | Valve type shipping bag A force flow valve type shipping bag including a vapor barrier ply, incorporating a valve-like sealable vent communicating between the exterior of the bag and the space between the vapor barrier ply and the inner wall plies of the bag.... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3989182 | Vented bag A vented bag comprising a front wall, a back wall, and opposite end walls forming an enclosed container. Each of the end walls is comprised of first and second side flaps folded towards one another in an overlapping relationship and being adhered to one a... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3957098 | EROSION CONTROL BAG An erosion control bag of dark-colored fabric for underwater use and light-colored for other use is disclosed having a porosity of 10 to 35 cubic feet per minute so that air and water may escape from the bag as water and a filler are pumped into the bag. ... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3937395 | Vented bags In a plastics bag having a vent comprising overlapping panels forming a part of the bag wall, with off-set apertures providing air passages from the bag interior to the space between the panels and thence to the atmosphere, at least one of the panels has ... | 02/10/1976 |
