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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 |
| 7290682 | Dispensing system for blended frozen food compositions An apparatus for dispensing soft serve frozen food product, such as soft serve ice cream and the like, provides the ability to select the fat content or other characteristic of the ice cream dispensed from the machine. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7228585 | Rail scraper A rail scraper is provided and includes a mounting plate attachable to the front of a dump truck transfer dump body, an extender attached to said plate, and a scraper attached to said extender that can be raised and lowered by said extender. A rail scraper can furth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7131279 | Method and apparatus for producing and dispensing an aerated and/or blended food product A method of dispensing a food product composed of a plurality of ingredients which are mixed to form the food product, includes the steps of providing a rotary surface having a rotary axis and a periphery, mixing together first and second fluid ingredients to form a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111473 | Ice bank of ice-making device for refrigerator An ice bank of an ice-making device for a refrigerator is disclosed, for smooth crush and discharge of ice, which includes a housing for storing ice made in an icemaker, and provided rotatably to apply the power to the stored ice at a rotation direction; an ice disc... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7040962 | Ice blasting apparatus and trimming method for film insert molding An ice blasting apparatus comprises: an ice making device operating a cutting blade to shave off ice freezing on an inner wall of the freezing casing and continuously discharges the shaved ice as flake-shaped ice pellets; an ice mixing tank mixing the ice pellets an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033632 | Casting food products to controlled dimensions A device and process for adjustably controlling the dimensions of an extruded food product cast into a sheet using, for example, a pressure manifold mounted on a casting belt, or a chill roll/gauge roller combination. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6908053 | Ice shaver An ice shaver machine that includes a hopper for receiving ice, a blade and scraper for drawing the received ice across the blade, thereby producing thin, snow-like ice shavings or flakes, which are scraped to a spout, which, in turn, is provided for delivering the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6698228 | Method and apparatus for producing and dispensing an aerated and/or blended food product Apparatus for dispensing a frozen or partially frozen food product has a freezing surface with a central axis and periphery, a motor for rotating the freezing surface about that axis, a turret spaced above the freezing surface for depositing a selected am... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6557355 | Methods and apparatus for creating and using ice pellets An apparatus for creating ice pellets having a rotationally mounted drum, a cryogenic component for cooling the outer surface of the drum, a fluid droplet applicator for transferring droplets to the outer surface of the drum, and a particle removal blade ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6497106 | Method and apparatus for chilling a food product Disclosed are a method and apparatus for chilling food product, employing (A) cooling means comprising (1) a rotatable drum, (2) means in said drum for urging pieces through said drum, (3) cryogen dispensing means, and (4) means for rotating said drum; (B) fee... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6381967 | Cryogenic freezing of liquids The invention relates to method and apparatus for the hyper-rapid freezing of liquid samples. The samples are converted into droplets or vapor and rapidly driven directly onto the surface of a solid or slushed refrigerant.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6279328 | Cooling method and system for a rotating drum A method and system for controlling a temperature of products in a rotating drum employs nozzles to deliver a heat transfer fluid in a more efficient manner. The heat transfer fluid nozzles which are positioned around the interior of the rotating drum del... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6270394 | Apparatus and method for continuous ice blasting The invention provides an apparatus and method for continuously delivering ice particulates at high velocity onto a substrate for treating the surface of the substrate. The apparatus includes a refrigerated curved surface that is brought into contact with... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6261620 | Method and apparatus for molding a food product A method and apparatus for molding and fast chilling food products, preferably confectionery products. The method involves sequentially depositing a solidifiable food substance into one or molds that are part of a plurality of molds radially attached to a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6233953 | Flake ice machine The invention relates to a flake ice machine, comprising an evaporating cylinder (1) and an evaporating pan (2), wherein a sensor is provided to monitor the filling time of the evaporating pan (2), the production of ice and the water level of the water ba... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6145320 | Automatic ice maker using thermoacoustic refrigeration and refrigerator having the same An automatic ice maker for saving an ice making time. The automatic ice maker has a U-shaped resonator filled up with an inertia gas, a pair of ice trays attached to both ends of the U-shaped resonator in a reverse direction to each other, a pair of speak... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5913711 | Method for ice blasting The invention provides an apparatus and method for continuously delivering ice particulates at high velocity onto a substrate for treating the surface of the substrate. The apparatus includes a refrigerated curved surface that is brought into contact with... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5820447 | Ice blasting cleaning system An ice blasting cleaning system including an ice maker that creates ice particles, a hopper into which the ice particles enter, at least one mist nozzle that introduces a mist of water and air into the hopper, and a blasting gun that receives the ice part... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5788370 | Machine for making crushed-ice drinks A machine for making crushed-ice drinks comprising: a crushed-ice drink containment tank, which is provided at the front with a pouring tap adapted to control an outlet for the crushed-ice drink which is located proximate to the bottom of the tank; a holl... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5780295 | Apparatus for cryopreparation, dry stabilization and rehydration of biological suspensions This invention relates to methods, apparatus and solutions for cryopreserving microscopic biological materials for biologically extended periods of time. The method comprises treating a suspension of biological material, in an appropriate buffer, with a c... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5758571 | Method and apparatus for producing and dispensing aerated or blended fluid products Apparatus for producing and dispensing an aerated product comprises a mixer which has a first inlet for receiving a fluid, a second inlet for receiving a gas, and an outlet. A relatively long continuous turbulence passage of relatively small cross section... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5623831 | Fluidized particle production system and process A fluidized particle production system includes a solidifying unit having a forming surface for supporting a solidified layer of a medium, e.g. ice and a treatment apparatus for removing the solidified medium from the solidifying surface and sizing the re... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623830 | Method and apparatus for freezing a food product in a predetermined shape Method and apparatus for changing or maintaining the shape of a food product during freezing using a roller assembly containing at least two rollers forming a sinusoidal pathway in which the food product is submerged in a liquid cryogen as the shape-formi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5433967 | Method for producing and dispensing aerated or blended food products Apparatus for producing and dispensing an aerated product comprises a mixer which has a first inlet for receiving a fluid, a second inlet for receiving a gas, and an outlet. A relatively long continuous turbulence passage of relatively small cross section... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5339651 | Method and apparatus for surface freezing followed by complete freezing of meat products An apparatus and method is provided for initially freezing a first exterior surface of a product such as a food product. The product is then supported on a perforated conveyor belt with the frozen first exterior surface in contact with the conveyor belt. ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5292030 | Method and apparatus for producing and dispensing aerated products Apparatus for producing and dispensing an aerated product comprises a mixer which has a first inlet for receiving a fluid to be atomized, a second inlet for receiving a gas, and an outlet. A relatively long continuous turbulence passage of relatively smal... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5257510 | Scraper apparatus for freezer drums An ice scraping system including a scraper blade driven by a pneumatic cylinder coupled to an electropneumatic controller Distance of the blade from the surface being scraped is continuously monitored by a command controller which specifies different elec... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5199269 | Pelletiser and method for making frozen pellets A pelletizer for making pellets from a liquid or semi-liquid food product has two molding rolls between which the food product is formed into pellets. The rolls have teeth of complementary shape, and the teeth of at least one roll have axially spaced apar... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199279 | Drum contact freezer system and method A drum contact freezer system which reduces or eliminates a stagnant layer of refrigerant on an interior surface of the drum freezers is provided. A boiling refrigerant is sprayed into the interior of the drum freezers to scrub an interior surface thereof... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5187947 | Wheel type freezer and method for rapid, low temperature freezing A freeze wheel is provided with an outer skin on which a food or other type product is placed to be frozen. A chamber is formed adjacent the outer skin and a plurality of nozzles project into the chamber for directing a refrigerant onto the inner surface ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5186019 | Device to freeze free-flowing and pourable substances A device to freeze free-flowing and pourable substances in a bath consists of a bath for a low-boiling liquified gas located inside an insulated housing having openings for the introduction of the substances to be frozen and the gas as well as for the rem... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5036673 | Method and apparatus for freezing products A freezer (1) which comprises a drum (2) is characterized in that a cylinder (12) is disposed in said drum (2), and a fan (14) is provided for circulating cryogen through the space (20) between the outer surface of the cylinder (12) and the inner surface ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4914927 | Method and apparatus for freezing products A freezer (1) which comprises a drum (2) is characterized in that a cylinder (12) is disposed in said drum (2), and a fan (14) is provided for circulating cryogen through the space (20) between the outer surface of the cylinder (12) and the inner surface ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4700551 | Slice-ice producing machine In a slice-ice producing machine of the type in which water is frozen on a rotating drum and scraped off therefrom in the axial direction by means of slightly inclined scraper knives or edges provided on a stationary knife bar, the knives are arranged in ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4669274 | Slush and ice cream maker A machine suitable for placement in a freezer for making slush or ice cream in a cylindrical container. The machine comprises: (a) a platform; (b) at least four rollers, namely (i) first and second rollers rotatably mounted about a common first axis of ro... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4666482 | Process for solidifying solvent refined coal A method and apparatus is provided for efficiently solidifying solvent-refined coal whereby the hot solvent-refined coal in liquid form is contacted in a cooling zone with dry, inert, heat absorbent particulate solids within a rotating structure. The liqu... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4512160 | Machine for making ice flakes from sea water or fresh water A machine for making ice flakes by freezing sea or fresh water, comprises a fixed central core and a plurality of fixed pipes surrounding the core for containing a circulating refrigerant. A hollow rotatable cylindrical drum coaxial with the core surround... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4377936 | Freezing or cooling plant A freezing or cooling plant comprises an apparatus having an evaporator chamber. At the lower end the apparatus is connected with a feed conduit for liquid refrigerant and a suction conduit for suctioning refrigerant vapors. Both conduits communicate with... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4349575 | Method for freezing and forming meat patties An improved method for freezing viscous paste materials such as ground meat by applying it in a selected thickness to the refrigerated surface of a rotating drum, the material being removed from the drum as a flat continuous sheet and cut into patties. Va... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4337627 | Apparatus for refrigerating protein materials In a process for refrigerating protein materials, the material is prepared as a viscous paste at a relatively hot temperature and applied to a refrigerated heat transfer surface on a rotating drum, the temperatures of the protein material and the drum sur... | 07/06/1982 |
