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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 |
| 7895956 | Roll-off firebox apparatus A firebox apparatus is adapted for transport on a vehicle having a roll-off hoist mechanism by providing parallel guides on the underside of a supporting skid assembly of the firebox apparatus for engaging siderails of a tiltable roll-off track of the hoist mechanis... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7438003 | Burning container A burning device includes a plurality of interconnected chamber walls defining a burning chamber and a central axis, each chamber wall also defining a plurality of chamber apertures. A plurality of flanges extend radially from the chamber walls and substantially par... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7384610 | Method and means of disposing of hazardous wastes connected with criminal activity A method and apparatus are provided for disposing of hazardous waste associated with criminal activity, the apparatus having a burner assembly and a gas neutralizing assembly secured to a portable frame. The gas neutralizing assembly includes a rupture tank, a reser... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7204182 | Apparatus for heating spent ammunition cases An apparatus for destroying the volatility of propellant and primers associated with small arms ammunition which become inadvertently commingled with a supply of spent casings prior to material deformation and reclamation. The apparatus preferably includes three maj... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7156027 | Method for producing soil, soil-processing unit, method for processing and unit for processing An object to be treated such as soil, burned fly ashes, or the like containing organic halides is introduced to a hermetically sealable thermal decomposition furnace 310 and heated under reduced pressure. Emitted gases of the object to be treated are treated ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7063027 | Air curtain incinerator A self-contained, transportable air curtain incinerator for combustion of low calorific value waste comprises a transportable frame supporting a firebox, a fuel supply tank, a fuel-burning electric power generator in communication with the fuel supply tank, at least... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7004088 | Protective device for incineration apparatus A protective device may be attached to a portable incineration apparatus, or used over an open pit. The protection device may be a screen constructed of a stainless steel mesh. The screen is laid across the open top of the portable incineration apparatus or the top ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945180 | Miniature garbage incinerator and method for incineration A portable miniature incinerator is described allowing easy disposal of household garbage for a single-family house or a small apartment building. The housing of the incinerator is mounted on a wheeled hand-truck assembly and contains an incineration block and a fil... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941878 | Advanced vitrification system 2 A melter for the vitrification of waste, and method of using the melter, in the form of a disposal canister, wherein the melter is capable of filling multiple disposal canisters of waste and subsequently of being filled with vitrified waste and disposed of in like m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932001 | Refuse burning container A container for burning refuse including yard waste, household waste and the like. The container has a cylindrical portion that defines a burning chamber. The cylindrical portion includes a plurality of ventilation apertures and inwardly protruding flanges. The cont... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913213 | Electrostatic powder coating apparatus using a swirling flow pattern An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form a swirling ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6766750 | Trailer-mounted trench burner A trailer-mounted trench burner apparatus comprises a blower source, a carrier pipe supported by roller assemblies on the trailer for movement between a rearward extended position in flow communication with the blower source and a forward retracted position on the t... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6729247 | Mobile crematorium A method, and apparatus, for cremating the remains of a deceased being. The method comprises transporting a mobile crematorium to a location wherein the deceased is to be cremated. The mobile crematorium comprises a first combustion chamber, wheels and a trailer hit... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6536360 | Heat recovery system and method of heat recovery and reuse for a portable incineration apparatus A heat recovery system for an air curtain incinerator includes a transportable box defined by a plurality of walls and has an open top and an open bottom. The walls are lined with a refractory material operatively associated with the open bottom to form a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6474249 | Mobile furnace and method of facilitating removal of material from workpieces The mobile furnace for removing foreign material, such as coatings, from workpieces. The mobile furnace includes burners for heating a combustion chamber of the furnace, and a burner control for operating the burners. The furnace is mounted on a wheeled v... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6464430 | Soil decontamination apparatus and method A soil decontamination apparatus includes a pug mill with twin, side-by-side augers or shafts with paddles moving the soil along a treatment path. A roof over the pug mill includes burners directing flames toward the soil as it is moved through the device... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457424 | Cremation system The present invention concerns a cremation system for corpses located in coffins. The system comprises a combustion chamber in whose wall is disposed at least one burner to which auxiliary energy can be supplied, a line for discharging flue gas from the c... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6425335 | Miniature garbage incinerator A miniature garbage incinerator includes a base, a cover on the base, a pot shaped furnace at the center of the base to define an revolving space therearound, a helical pipe connected to the air revolving space and heat source in the bottom of the base fo... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6394009 | Method and apparatus for the disinfection of soil Method and apparatus for the disinfection of soil. Flames are generated into the soil, at the desired depth and at predetermined distances between them, so as to produce a relatively uniform heating of the soil. The flames are displaced within the soil al... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6352040 | Mobile armored incinerator A mobile armored incinerator apparatus on a trailer which can be driven to a site to burn explosive materials safely to eliminate noxious particulates and liquids. A primary combustion chamber has a rectangular shape with an internal telescoping loading c... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6325000 | Waste incineration machine A waste incineration machine capable of rendering a waste gas occurring during the combustion of waste smokeless and odorless. A heat insulating wall to which a first far infrared ray radiator is fixed is provided so as to surround a combustion furnace an... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6148742 | Apparatus for disposing of hypodermic needles A needle incineration apparatus for disposing of hypodermic needles comprises an insertion aperture (26) through which a needle to be destroyed may be introduced into the apparatus, two electrodes separated by a gap that is aligned with the insertion aper... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6105515 | Portable cyclone burner A device for enabling oil spill waste materials to be incinerated in situ is provided. More specifically, the invention comprises an incinerator for reducing to ashes, used oil spill sorbent pads, oilsocks, and other materials employed in cleaning up oil ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5988947 | Multi-section soil remediation device The present invention relates generally to a soil remediation device, and more particularly to a multi-section soil remediation device having at least one section for applying a variety of soil treatment regimes. The multi-section device can be independen... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5941234 | Combustion cage for wood pellet and other solid fuel combustion A combustion cage for pellet fuel is an inclined container having at least one wall surrounding a bottom and a support structure. The surrounding wall and bottom of the container have a plurality of holes throughout imparting a hole-to-surface ratio of at... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5799591 | Incinerator for medical waste An incinerator for incinerating medical waste in which a self-contained unit including a hopper and a fire chamber are supported on a conveyor mechanism, the fire chamber being provided with an opening and a chute coupling the hopper and the fire chamber ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798496 | Plasma-based waste disposal system Method and apparatus for the disposal of waste including a rotary kiln comprising at least one, and preferably a plurality of plasma guns positioned within a chamber defined by the rotary kiln, and at least one target electrode which is rotatable. One pre... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5727481 | Portable armored incinerator for dangerous substances A mobile incinerator suitable for burning explosive material, has armored walls capable of withstanding internal explosions, a primary combustion chamber within which initial burning of the material to be incinerated takes place, a secondary combustion ch... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5682872 | Camping furnace The apparatus described and illustrated is a camping furnace used for cooking or warming food outdoors. The apparatus surrounds the burning fuel and directs smoke upward. Fuel and heat are used efficiently and the danger of the spread of fire is minimized... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5619935 | Portable incinerator heat recovery device and method of use A heat recovery device for use with a portable incinerator. The heat recovery device comprises first and second legs which support a heat exchanger thereon. An air flow path is formed from the bottom to the top of the first leg, through the heat exchanger... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5415113 | Portable incineration apparatus The present invention is a portable incineration apparatus. The portable incinerator includes a box having four walls with a top and bottom opening. The inside of the walls are lined with a layer of refractory material to form a combustion chamber in comb... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5363777 | Waste heat treatment apparatus A waste heat treatment apparatus includes a waste accommodating chamber for holding and burning waste placed in the chamber which is positioned in an outer housing that also holds a recombustion section for after burning the burning gas. An ash pan collec... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5347935 | Yard trash burner A yard trash burner capable of effectively burning leaves, branches and other yard waste while preventing flying sparks and ashes that can create a fire hazard. The burner includes a wheeled frame with a handle structure to enable it to be easily moved to... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5325795 | Mobile material decontamination apparatus A technique for decontaminating material, including disposing a grid network of perforated pipes on a base, and covering the same with contaminated soil. A barrier layer is laid on the contaminated material and provided with a vent port coupled to a vapor... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5237938 | Mobile type medical refuse incinerating vehicle An incinerator is mounted on a vehicle which is adapted to carry thereon medical refuse, and a main burner in which oil or water is suitably injected is provided in a main furnace of this incinerator. Medical refuse discarded from medical facilities and s... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5199212 | Soil decontamination system A method and apparatus for the removal of contaminants from soil. The soil is pulverized, and then heated to volatilize the contaminants. The volatilized contaminants are then burned as fuel in an internal combustion engine.... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199354 | Mobile soil remediation system An improved heat evaporation soil remediation system has feeder bin, rotary dryer and baghouse elements integrated as a single compact unit onto a readily transportable trailer platform. Contaminated soil is fed by means of an auger and slinger belt into ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5195501 | Refuse burner barrel apparatus A trash barrel arranged for the burning of refuse therewithin is provided to provide a semi-cylindrical first shell mounting a semi-cylindrical second shell functioning as a door relative to the first shell. A powdered brick aggregate is contained within ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5193740 | Disposable fold-up container for used medical materials A fold-up container for holding and incinerating disposable syringes is comprised of a base panel, a top panel, and a plurality of side panels hingeably connected to one another along a plurality of fold lines to define a closed container having an intern... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5170724 | Burning apparatus having burn promoting plate There is disclosed a burning apparatus having a general burning chamber provided with an air-guide inlet for feeding air from above into the burning chamber and air-discharge outlet to which a funnel is connected. In said burning chamber, a burn-promoting... | 12/15/1992 |
