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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 |
| 7503154 | Device for feeding articles, in particular corks, to a pick-up station In a feeding device, a feeding channel receives articles, or corks, supplied, with a selected orientation, by a selector situated upstream of the device. The feeding channel has, downstream of an initial section, a descending track, in which the articles, or corks a... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7360345 | Beverage bottle cap treatment device A treatment device handles and treats bottle or container caps, which treatment device may be used in a capping machine in a beverage bottle or container filling plant. The treatment device transports the caps on carrier rings and transfer chutes inside a housing, w... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353643 | System for feeding caps with rotating-drum accumulation device System for feeding bottle-tops to a bottle closing machine, in particular for feeding caps to an automatic capping machine, comprising an accumulation device, an entrance channel for feeding caps to the accumulation device and an exit channel to discharge the caps f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337919 | Beverage lid dispenser The current invention is a lid dispensing device and method of use comprising a base unit, a lid holder operatively connected to the base unit, a blade operatively mounted to the base which moves between a first position and a second position, the blade supporting a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255772 | High pressure processing chamber for semiconductor substrate A high pressure chamber comprises a chamber housing, a platen, and a mechanical drive mechanism. The chamber housing comprises a first sealing surface. The platen comprises a region for holding the semiconductor substrate and a second sealing surface. The mechanical... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250374 | System and method for processing a substrate using supercritical carbon dioxide processing A method and system for processing a substrate in a film removal system. The method includes providing the substrate in a substrate chamber of a film removal system, where the substrate has a micro-feature containing a dielectric film on a sidewall of the micro-feat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7204151 | Seal load inspection apparatus A metal cap 12 is fitted over a vessel (vial 2), into which a rubber plug 4 is driven, and using a pressure block 10, a load is applied to the cap 12 through the top surface 12b thereof to maintain the rubber plug ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7152756 | Dispensing systems and methods A dispensing system dispensing items includes a dispensing station and a first conveyor for transporting containers to the dispensing station. The dispensing station includes a dispenser for dispensing items to the containers, a mechanism for spacing the containers ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140393 | Non-contact shuttle valve for flow diversion in high pressure systems A valve for redirecting flow in a supercritical fluid or other high pressure processing system is disclosed. In high pressure supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) equipment for semiconductor wafer processing, a major hurtle in providing clean equipment and clean waf... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7010902 | System and method for capping A capping mechanism comprising an active feeder (20) device in which caps (1, 10) are fed actively forward arranged top-to-bottom along a feeding axis (30), and a hollow rotatable and linearly movable chuck device (40) arranged at the fee... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6993884 | Dispensing systems and methods A dispensing system dispensing items includes a dispensing station and a first conveyor for transporting containers to the dispensing station. The dispensing station includes a dispenser for dispensing items to the containers, a mechanism for spacing the containers ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6745541 | Lid feeding apparatus To provide a lid feeding apparatus which permits reduction in apparatus and maintenance costs, and safe feeding of a lid onto an opening end of a vessel with high accuracy. The lid feeding apparatus includes: a transporting device 2 for intermittently transpo... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6658814 | Feed unit for a container closure device A feed unit for a container closure device, with a feed device for container closures and a transfer device which transfers the closures from the feed device to a workstation at which containers are closed. The feed device has a rail that terminates at a ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6418701 | Automated filling machine and method An automatic bulk filling machine is provided having a container input end which includes a fill station for filling a container in accordance with weight or volume requirements followed by a lid dispensing and attachment station wherein the lids of the c... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6341472 | Method and facility for sealing bottles with sterile sealing caps A machine for sealing bottles with sealing caps includes a transporting track for supplying sealing caps, a separating device for making available separated sealing caps and a transfer device for placing the separated sealing caps on the bottles. At least... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6082418 | Aseptic container filling assembly A container filling assembly (10) including a carousel (12) having an in-feed station (20) and an exit station (30) for supplying empty containers (22) and exiting filled containers (22). A number valve stations (34) are supported by the carousel (12) for... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6058683 | Self feeding manual cap crimper indexer and replacement supply cartridge and methods of use A self-feeding manual cap crimper, indexing mechanism and replaceable cap cartridge provide benefits related to quickly sealing crimp top vials or bottles. A conventional manually operated cap crimping mechanism may be utilized in conjunction with a cap i... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6048421 | Automatic lid forming machine An improved vertically oriented machine which is capable of forming and adhering lids to open ended fiberboard containers. The improved machine includes a lower horizontal conveyor for bringing open-ended containers into the machine; a vertical lifting se... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5996308 | Article processing apparatus The invention relates to an article processing apparatus which is preferred for use in a capper which attaches a cap to a vessel. The apparatus includes a processing head, which is provided with four capping mechanisms. Each capping mechanisms on the proc... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5778635 | Machine for applying heat-sealable pilferproof disks to bottles of wine liquor beverages in general and the like The machine comprises rotating elements associated with a rotating shaft and adapted to guide the bottles, keeping them mutually spaced, along a first circular-arc path; a plurality of pneumatic heads which are also associated with the rotating shaft and ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5758469 | Automated pail lidding device A machine for applying toggle strap fitted lids to open container bodies comprising a lid holding station (1), a container body holding station (2), a lid working means (3) adapted for movement between said lid holding station and said container body hold... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5692359 | Lid dispenser A multi-axis motion controller includes a digital signal processor operable in a standalone mode to run a motion control application program for controlling motion along multiple axes is organized in a shared memory architecture and includes a serial I/O ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5687552 | Adapter system for a capping machine for applying at least one predetermined axial load An adapter system is provided for a capping machine. A first adapter is mounted on the capping machine spindle. A second adapter carries the capping head and is axially movable on the first adapter. The second adapter is urged with an axial capping load t... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5657617 | Shipping cassette lid and unlid automation Apparatus for placing covers (5, 8) on a cassette (1) and taking covers (5, 8) off a cassette (1) comprises an upper cover removal structure (100U), a lower cover removal structure (100L), and means for holding the cassette in place (170-176). The upper c... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5533316 | Apparatus for compressing and positioning the sealing components of an open head drum A press plate, actuated by a cylinder, has a press ring affixed to its lower surface. The press ring is dimensioned to fit on the lid of an open head drum. Magnets positioned on the lower surface of the press plate hold a split closing ring in position en... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531057 | Bottle cap delivery system A bottle-cap positioning apparatus (10) positions bottle-caps (12) beneath the orbiting capping heads (14) of a rotary bottle-capping machine (18) for pick-up. A cap feeder (40) places the caps (12) on a semi-circular pick-up path directly under the orbit... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5437361 | Article conveyor unit A filling method is disclosed, which comprises a step of filling a content into a bottle 1 and a step of fitting a cap 2 on the bolt 1 with the content charged thereinto. The bottle 1 is conveyed in a state held by a bottle container 3 on a conveyor, whil... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5369939 | High speed lidder A lidding apparatus has a pair of brake shoes which elevate a box from a conveyor, the box being decelerated by the brake shoes. A lidding assembly includes an opposite pair of grooves with a release configuration for supporting a flat lid blank but allow... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5339597 | Work head changer for rotary vessel processing system A work head changer is disclosed which automatically changes a capping head used in a rotary multicapper or a filling nozzle in a rotary filler. A controller controls the rotation of a rotatable body of the rotary multicapper, for example, thus bringing t... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339600 | Cap conveying unit Cap holder means which holds the inner peripheral surface of a cap has an outer diameter which may be shrunk to a value less than and expanded to another value greater than the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the cap. When the cap holder means... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5309696 | Apparatus for transporting closing caps in vessel closing machines An apparatus for transporting closing caps in vessel closing machines. In order to eliminate the risk of caps getting crushed and to increase the operating reliability and efficiency, the apparatus is characterized in that the end portion of the conveying... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5301488 | Programmable filling and capping machine A filling and capping machine including a computer controlled turret having a plurality of pockets for positioning a plurality of containers to at least a fill position and a capping position along the turret's path. The controller programmably positions ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5280693 | Vessel closure machine A vessel closure apparatus with a stripping magnet for unprocessed crown caps disposed before a cap feeding device relative to the revolving direction of a closure head. The stripping magnet is located below the revolving path of the closure heads and has... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5207048 | Chuck apparatus for assembling a cap having a spout onto a bottle A chuck apparatus for threading a cap having a spout onto a bottle has a chuck with opposing gripping jaws for gripping the cap; a chuck rotating assembly for rotating the chuck to thread the cap on the bottle; a shaft connected with the chuck and an asse... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5191181 | Sealing thermoplastic member devoid of conductive material The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for induction welding a first plastic member to a second plastic member. A contacting portion of the first plastic member is clamped into contact with a contacting portion of the second plastic memb... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5150559 | Fluid container capper apparatus An apparatus for mounting caps onto fluid containers in a predetermined particular orientation relative to the fluid containers. Caps are drawn from a source of caps and placed singly, in succession, on a cap seat which is in a particular known orientatio... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5123229 | Method of and device for transferring lids, covers or the like into a machine for the sterile conditioning of containers A method and device for transferring lids into a machine for the sterile conditioning of containers, the device comprising two elongated parallel nipper-holding members extending with one end into a sterile container-conditioning enclosure, one of these t... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5121587 | Apparatus for applying closures to containers The apparatus for applying closures to containers having a mouth which is inclined with respect to an axis of the containers, comprises a first conveyor and a second conveyor which are suitable for transferring in succession containers, which are arranged... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5115617 | Capping machine An apparatus to cap in succession containers transported in serial order on a conveyor belt. The apparatus comprises a cap dispensing station operating in a timed-relationship with the container feed rate to loosely apply on each container a screw-type ca... | 05/26/1992 |
