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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 |
| 7748305 | Egg slicing apparatus The present invention is a handheld apparatus which slices the white portion of a boiled egg in a manner allowing the egg to then be processed into and used as a deviled egg. Specifically, the apparatus slices the egg white by mating two cutting edges, each having a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7355680 | Method for adjusting lithographic mask flatness using thermally induced pellicle stress A method for adjusting the flatness of a lithographic mask includes determining an initial mask flatness of the mask, determining an applied stress for bringing the mask to a desired mask flatness, and determining a mounting temperature of a pellicle frame to be mou... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340812 | System for processing a cable using at least two tools The system (1) for processing a cable (5) comprises a first set of tools (30(i)), a second set of tools (35(j)) and a processing device (10) for executing different processing steps for processing a cable (5) u... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341416 | Machine and method to feed filled bags, open the bags, empty the bags, and dispose of the empty bags A filled plastic bag may contain insulation. The bags are stacked in a loader. A pair of reciprocating arms rotate a bottom-most bag causing that bag to fall through an opening of a base. A conveyor receives the bag and moves it through a transverse knife and a long... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335412 | Pile weatherstripping dust plugs Block seals of pile weatherstripping (6), which may be inserted in doorjambs or window sash and are sometimes called dust plugs (15), are provided by hinged segments (16-21) of a continuous length of pile weatherstripping folded against e... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316174 | Cutting machine for plate-shaped material When a plate-shaped material, such as a CSP substrate, that does not require exact precision is divided, a cutting machine is provided with not only first and second chuck tables, but also first and second cutting units. Then, each plate-shaped material, which is pl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284462 | Flexible die and method for its manufacture To obtain a push-cutting blade 2, a flexible base 1 and a projection (trapezoid-section projection 21) protruding from this base are formed by etching. Then, a lateral surface or surfaces of the projection 21 is cut into a vertical projec... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278346 | Tourne cutting method, device and kit A cutting device holds an article to be cut stationary while a blade is traversed along a curved guide to peel or slice away material from the article. The article may be rotated using an indexing mechanism to realign the article with respect to the blade. The cutti... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7266894 | Apparatus for slicing fruit and other items An apparatus for slicing fruit or other items is provided. The apparatus includes a top interlocking blade, a middle interlocking blade, and a bottom interlocking blade, each having an apex and two downward sloping edges of approximate equal length. The blades have ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7200939 | Device for ripping gum of conveyor belt The aim of the present invention is to split a rubber portion of conveyer belt positioned between each steel cords embedded in the rubber portion of conveyer belt so as to separate the steel cords, and completely and efficiently cut the rubber portion off from the s... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188447 | Machine for laying ground cover on seeded areas A machine that quickly lays a cover over a freshly seeded area and at the same time anchors the cover to the ground. The cover helps prevent moisture from escaping from the ground and holds the seeds in place during watering the area, during heavy rains and/or durin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168364 | Method and apparatus for marking workpieces A method and an apparatus are provided for marking a sheet-shaped workpiece using a marking tool. The marking tool is mounted in a punch holder of a punch press and a counter-support is fixed in place on a side opposite of a marking surface of the workpiece to be ma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140288 | Device for shaping a food product A method and cutting device makes incisions in an elongated food product, like a hot dog or sausage, to form a pattern or character after the product is cooked. One form of the cutter includes a hinged housing into which the food product is positioned. The housing i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7129150 | Method of dividing a semiconductor wafer A method of dividing a semiconductor wafer comprising: a bonding film adhering step of adhering a bonding film for die bonding to the back surface of the semiconductor wafer; a protective adhesive tape affixing ste... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7000302 | Process for preparing a radio frequency cable for coupling Radio frequency cables have a inner circular conductor and an outer circular conductor. The inner and outer circular conductors are usually formed from copper and are separated by a heavy insulation layer usually cellular polyethylene. The outer side of the outer co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6977324 | Process for producing adhesive wound dressings A process for producing adhesive wound dressings, from a continuous strip (2) affixing a plurality of pads (3), each pad defining an adhesive wound dressing with a respective strip portion (4), each two adjacent strip portions (4) having ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971740 | Ink cartridge refill system and method of use A system for refilling a printer cartridge is disclosed herein. The system includes an ink refill device having ink-dispensing tubes. The system also includes a guide that mounts to the printer cartridge and functions to guide the ink-dispensing tubes into ink refil... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926309 | Modification of receiver surface to reject stamp cancellation information An official postal product, and a method and apparatus for making the official postal product. The official postal product includes a first image area having an official postal indicia a second image area having a personal image. A protective coating is placed over ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918422 | Automated tinting film remover for vehicle window glass An automated tinting film remover comprises a loading device for moving a vehicle window and locating it at a predetermined position, a securing device with which the properly located vehicle window can be firmly secured, and a removing device for eliminating a tint... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863486 | Method and apparatus for cutting a case containing product An apparatus and method for cutting open a case of product having a top and a bottom is provided. The case is placed on a conveyor and moved to a cutting apparatus. The top is cut open at the cutting apparatus. The case is moved to a lift apparatus. The top of the c... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6839962 | Method of producing micromechanical structures A micromechanical structure is described which is disposed on a base body and requires protection from environmental influences by a covering body. Furthermore, electrical contacts are necessary for establishing contacts for the micromechanical structure. By skillfu... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827636 | Semiconductor device production method and apparatus A semiconductor device production method and a semiconductor device production apparatus are provided. The semiconductor device production method includes the steps of: sticking a wafer to a stretch tape stretchable by a physical process; dicing the wafer into indiv... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6766724 | Shearing-stripping machine for electric cables A shearing-stripping machine (1) for electric cables (C) is disclosed, comprising a casing (2) on which the following elements are mounted: driving means (5) to advance the cable (C) to be shorn and stripped, at least a shearing and stripping un... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6694852 | Method and apparatus for cutting a case containing product An apparatus and method for cutting open a case of product having a top and a bottom is provided. The case is placed on a conveyor and moved to a cutting apparatus. The top is cut open at the cutting apparatus. The case is moved to a lift apparatus. The t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6652171 | Printing medium, manufacturing method of the same, and printing method A sheet-like printing medium with easy-separating means which enables one to easily separate the printing medium into separate portions. When an image is formed on the printing medium having easy-separating means disposed inside and entirely along the per... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649009 | Process for placing one faceted stone inside a larger faceted stone to form a single jewelry stone A decorative jewelry stone and process for developing the stone. The process includes providing a primary stone and defining a cutting plane on the primary stone. The primary stone is then cleaved at the cutting plane to produce first and second portions,... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6565420 | Process and device for cutting glass panes When the glass pane (3) is cut with a water jet which is pointed against the glass pane (3) from a nozzle (7) with high pressure, a water surge is directed at the glass pane (3) on the side opposite the action site of the cutting water jet to a point whic... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6470782 | Scribe device A scribe device comprises a body (10). A holder (20) is supported by the body (10) such that the holder (20) can slightly slide in a direction of a slide axis (Lb) which intersects a surface of a workpiece (100). Retaining portions (15, 21) spaced apart i... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6427512 | Method of and apparatus for blanking elements of belt for continuously variable transmission A metal sheet having a pair of thin portions on respective marginal edges thereof which are joined to a remaining portion of the metal sheet via respective corners is centered by positioning the center between the corners as the center of the metal sheet.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6394499 | Self-adhesive stamp construction A stamp product is described which is self-adhesive and adheres to a release liner. The product is imprinted with stamp graphics and perforated about the periphery of the graphics and through the liner to define each stamp. The liner is cut opposite each ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6395122 | Apertured web for disposable body exudates absorbent garments and method for making same A method for manufacturing an aperture web including bonding a first and second web together with the second web bonded to a lower surface of the first web and feeding the bonded web in a first direction, subjecting the first web to pillar-shaped water je... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6338291 | Cost-effective side-coupling polymer fiber optics for optical interconnections A unidirectional and bidirectional optical fiber couplers using polymer optical fibers having mirrors formed within the polymer optical fibers for reflecting optical signals. The mirrors comprise a notch having at least one surface angled with respect to ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6311600 | Electric power cable sheath cutter An electric power cable sheath cutter for longitudinally slicing an outer metallic sheath of a power cable include a frame arranged to be clamped by clamps to each end of a selected longitudinal section of the power cable. A carriage, slidingly mounted to... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6223641 | Perforating and slitting die sheet A paper product has a first sheet with a pattern of spaced openings permitting separation into sections and a second sheet releasably attached to the first sheet with a pattern of continuous curvilinear openings dividing the sheet into sections and being ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6167790 | Laminated foam structures with enhanced properties The invention relates to foam structures with enhanced physical properties which can be used in the areas of packaging, athletics, water sports, and construction. In general, the structures are laminated polymer foams that include a core of a low density ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6136209 | Perforating and slitting die sheet, methods of constructing the same and paper product produced therefrom A first method of constructing a die sheet includes covering a die surface with a first, spaced pattern of a first photo-resist material and then covering the first pattern with a second, continuous pattern of a second photo-resist material. A chemical re... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6073532 | Cove molding setup device and method A cove molding setup device comprising a platform having a bottom fork adapted to be supported upon a saw table arbor beside a disc blade; a slide bar mounted upon said platform at a plurality of transverse positions with respect to said base fork; a prot... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5983768 | Process for producing a sheet of individually severable and releasable stamps An apparatus and method is provided for simultaneously perforating and cutting a lithe sheet material having multiple layers containing at least an upper and lower layer, comprising a knife die having a cutting edge, wherein the cutting edge is contained ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5984766 | Sample removing tool A sample removing tool comprises two partly spherical blades which are rotatably mounted on a carrier member about parallel axes. The cutting edges of the blades face each other and a portion of the cutting edges are arranged to lie in a nominal circle. T... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979286 | Wire insulation stripping device A device for stripping insulation from wire. The device includes detachable wire guide members and a rectangular metal frame with a horizontal wire-receiving passageway therethrough. A slitting knife mounted on the frame projects downwardly into the passa... | 11/09/1999 |
