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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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| 5038144 | Forearm mounted multi-axis remote control unit A remote control device is designed to be worn on one arm and operated by movements of a single hand. The device includes a forearm section and a pivotally connected hand section. The device is capable of providing up to 8 channels of individual controls.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4995610 | Electric boxing game In a boxing game where two opposed doll boxers are movably mounted on a support surface, each boxer having swingable arms and a punch-received indicator, an improved game is provided, wherein electric and/or computer control means operate at least one box... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4924216 | Joystick controller apparatus Joystick controller apparatus in which a pair of joystick controllers may send signal bursts on the same communication channel in the infrared frequency range by means of an electromagnetic transmission without recognizable loss of data. An error checking... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4882942 | Steering wheel attachment for radio control devices An attachment for use in conjunction with radio control transmitters, especially for use with model cars, which has a steering wheel and a fork-shaped lever extending therefrom. The lever is adapted to fit over the directional control stick of the transmi... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4817948 | Reduced-scale racing system A reduced-scale racing apparatus having at least one self-powered, remotely controlled vehicle, and at least one operator's booth containing a control console for operating the vehicle, the vehicle having a wheeled body provided with a first control for c... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4799683 | Interactive video game of chance and player controlled subsystem therefor A remote control system for playing a game upon a color television receiver, such that a broadcast received by the receiver may be viewed interchangeably with the game each without interference to the other, includes a supervisory transmitter to control v... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4772028 | Electronic shootout game The present invention relates to an electronic shootout game and more specifically to such a game intended to be played by two contestants disposed in facing relation on a prescribed shooting field. The game accurately simulates the 19th Century gunfighti... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4754268 | Wireless mouse apparatus In a computer system comprising a computer having a keyboard, and a display device connected to the computer, an improved position indicator means comprising a mouse having means responsive to movement thereof over a support surface for generating electri... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4695953 | TV animation interactively controlled by the viewer The motion picture branching method is superseded by an animation method which enables rapid and repeated switching of multiple tracks of different camera-originated animation of the same character during continuous action in a scene, and enables branchin... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4578674 | Method and apparatus for wireless cursor position control A method and apparatus for wireless cursor position control is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a wireless cursor position device and a separate control base whereby the direction and velocity of motion of the position device is monitored by the ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4531740 | Remote control system for a video computer game A remote control system for a video computer game having a portable controller unit with transmitter circuits responsive to manipulation of a joy stick for generating RF signals indicative of such manipulations. A reset switch and a game select switch is ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4403777 | Electronic game using phototransducer An electronic game utilizing a phototransducer and a plurality of input switches as inputs to a microprocessor for actuating a display and speaker for providing visual and audible clues to a user in accordance with internally generated signals. The proces... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4346893 | Remote controlled sports game A remote controlled sports game having first and second figures operable on a playing surface with each of the figures having receivers tuned to different frequencies for operation by radio transmitters with the control of movement of the figures against ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4334221 | Multi-vehicle multi-controller radio remote control system A radio control system for a multi-controller, multi-vehicle, independently controlled toy vehicle system provides proportional steering and speed control without mutual interference. Each of a plurality of control sets repetitively transmits low-duty-cyc... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4264072 | Electronic game apparatus An electronic game apparatus for use with circuitry which position controls a game object on the screen of a cathode-ray tube, such as is used in standard television receivers. The apparatus translates player's position and movement, and in particular a p... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4111421 | Optical linked remote control video game apparatus Apparatus is provided for playing a video game from a location remote from a television receiver or other CRT display apparatus. Other devices are provided for generating position indicating signals for game markers and transmitting said signals to remote... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4014544 | Electrified amusement device An amusement device for competitive playing of a simulated sport, such as table tennis, in which the successful performance of an act which forms part of the sport, for example the striking of a ball with a paddle, is simulated by the magnetic actuation o... | 03/29/1977 |
