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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 |
| 8141506 | System and method for control of the backing feed for a tufting machine A method of controlling the feeding of the backing material moving through a tufting machine in order to produce tufted articles such as carpets having a woven look or appearance. The backing material is indexed forwardly along its path of travel through the tufting... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7954441 | Method for producing large area sewing products A method for producing multi-layered sewing products from a sewing material such that within the length of sewing material several sewing products are formed with at least one sewing product pattern; the length of sewing material being fed to a processing station fo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7717051 | System and method for control of the backing feed for a tufting machine A method of controlling the feeding of the backing material moving through a tufting machine in order to produce tufted articles such as carpets having a woven look or appearance. The backing material is indexed forwardly along its path of travel through the tufting... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7267135 | Tent corner construction A method of constructing a water-resistant corner for a tent or other fabric structure, and the corner formed therefrom. A protective panel may be laid over a flooring material sheet, and the sheet and the protective panel are folded into a corner. The formed corner... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7212880 | Embroidery data processing device and computer program product The invention presents an embroidery data processing device and a computer program product capable of easily forming images of finished state of applique even if the fabric for applique is a pattern fabric. A selected fabric image of fabric for applique is displayed... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204137 | Thread breakage detection systems and methods A thread breakage detection apparatus comprises a light source operable to generate a light beam, an emitter in communication with the light source, the emitter operable to emit the light beam, and a receiver in communication with and disposed in facing opposition t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7111585 | Paw cleaning device The present invention provides a low cost paw cleaning device, which is capable of effectively washing an animal's paws, to prevent the tracking of dirt and mud through one's home. The device includes a basin, formed of plastic or rubber, for retaining a support lay... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7069871 | Embroidery of patterns A method of embroidering a pattern by means of a processor-controlled sewing machine, the method comprising the following steps: the fabric that is to be embroidered is placed in the required position in relation to a threaded needle on the sewing machine, a number ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000275 | Support pillow for small infants A pillow for holding an infant comprises a pillow body having a padded region and a well region. The padded region comprises an upper section, a lower section and two side sections that surround the well region. The padded region further comprises a cover and a fill... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6901613 | Dual-use playpen A dual-use playpen includes a hollow body, a separating member, and a frame member. The hollow body has first and second open ends opposite to each other. The separating member is mounted in the hollow body between the first and second open ends so as to partition t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6755141 | Method for stitching a work piece using a computer controlled, vision-aided sewing machine A method of stitching one work piece to another or for stitching a decorative stitch line along a work piece. In one embodiment the method includes providing a first work piece having a first edge along which a stitch is to be made and providing a template having an... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6564734 | Method for operating a sewing machine for joining a first part of a sewn article to a second part of a sewn article and integrating excess width at the same time In a method of operating a sewing machine for joining a jacket part (38) to a sleeve part (39), a sewing machine is employed, which has an operating and control unit. The desired stitch length and the length (la1 to ld1) of sections (a1 to d1) of the jack... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6389324 | Embroidery stitch data producing device with two-way transmission function An embroidery stitch data producing device with two-way data transmission function is disclosed, wherein a first embroidery stitch data producing part A comprises a connecting means 6, a control means 7, an image data memory 2, a stitch data producing mea... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6367397 | Method for stitching a work piece using a computer controlled, vision-aided sewing machine A method for stitching one work piece to another or for stitching a decorative stitch line along a work piece. In one embodiment, the method includes first arranging a stencil over at least a portion of a work piece to be stitched where the stencil is cut... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6216619 | Method for stitching a work piece using a computer controlled, vision-aided sewing machine A method for stitching one work piece to another or for stitching a decorative stitch line along a work piece. In one embodiment, the method includes plotting a line on a first work piece, arranging the first work piece so that at least a portion of the f... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6178904 | Process and sewing unit for working in extra width in a fabric layer A sewing unit for working in extra width in a single fabric layer, wherein a necessary gathering value is calculated by a computer of the sewing unit after the entry of the initial length of the fabric layer and the desired length to be obtained after gat... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6135038 | Computer sewing machine and method of controlling the same A high-functional computer sewing machine can be obtained at a low cost. The inventive computer sewing machine comprises a data signal input/output part and a control part. The data signal input/output part transmits/receives a data signal to/from an exte... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5755171 | Control apparatus and method for sewing machine A control apparatus for a sewing machine in which a microcomputer in the control unit of the sewing machine is provided with a sequence control function, and an on-signal for setting and removing a workpiece is incorporated into the sewing data, whereby n... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5692448 | Apparatus and method for creating and modifying stitching data used by a sewing machine A method and apparatus, for use with a sewing machine, for modifying stitching data representing a pattern that the sewing machine is to sew. The stitching data includes non-stitching feed data, in accordance with which the sewing machine feeds a needle w... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5666895 | Adjustable clamp An adjustable clamp for use in a sewing machine is disclosed. The adjustable clamp comprises a template clamp which is slidably and adjustably fastened to a plurality of pins extending from a clamp support. The clamp support and template clamp have a firs... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5657710 | Automatic garment manufacture An apparatus for automatically forming a finished sleeve or pant leg for a sweat suit or the like is disclosed. The invention consists of six sub-assemblies: 1) a garment piece positioner and seamer; 2) a cuff making apparatus; 3) a cuff inserting apparat... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5636583 | Industrial sewing machine comprising an electronic control means and sewing method An industrial sewing machine comprises an electronic control means triggering and controlling, dependent on the currently produced seam length, one of a variety of functions such as label insertion or cutting. Each seam length section is defined by the pr... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5626091 | System for supplying and setting materials in a condition to be sewn by a sewing machine A system for supplying and setting two separate base materials in a neat condition ready to be sewn by a sewing machine, which includes a supplying mechanism and a setting mechanism. A first one of the two base materials is automatically supplied by opera... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5566632 | Control method for automatic sewing machine and apparatus thereof A sewing machine arrangement comprises a sewing machine, a motor for driving a spindle, and a motor for operating a two-axis drive mechanism. When the two-axis drive mechanism is driven at a maximum speed, processing is executed in which a speed (t) slowe... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5537946 | Apparatus and method for preparation of a sewing program A sewing system which includes a workholder arranged to hold a part to be sewn; one or more video cameras, such as C.C.D cameras, mounted above the workholder in such a manner that the area of the workholder is totally covered by the combined fields of vi... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5513590 | Automatic trouser indexing method and apparatus for belt loop attachment with improved tension control and seam detection A method and apparatus for indexing the waistband of trousers into belt loop attachment positions at the stitching station of a sewing machine is disclosed. A stepper motor is drivingly engaged to an indexer clamp, which engages the end portion of the wai... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5513589 | Tie-tipping apparatus with shifting pinch members A tie-tipping apparatus is provided for the sewing and finishing of tie t and the use of same through the use of properly modified and integrated sewing machines. The apparatus includes a base and a cover, each of similar form to the tie tip. The fabrics... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5458075 | Electronically geared sewing machine This invention relates to a method and apparatus for electronically gearing the sewing parts of a sewing machine, and more particularly it relates to electronically gearing the bobbin to the needle to eliminate the necessity of their physical coupling thr... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5430658 | Method for creating self-generating embroidery pattern A method for creating a self-generating embroidery design pattern, which may be provided alone or merged with an existing pattern comprising the steps of defining a predetermined fractal shape having an associated axiom and production rules; parsing the a... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5427040 | Method of and apparatus for controlling an automatic sewing machine In a method of and an apparatus for drivingly controlling an automatic sewing machine, the time for which a work holding unit is drivingly processed every seam lengths, the time from start of the drive processing of the work holding unit to the time at wh... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5400731 | Method and sewing system for the production of a pocket insert A method and sewing apparatus including a twin-needle sewing machine (3) for making a pocket insert having a flap. The workpiece (47) is placed in a preparation station (50) and gripped by clamping plates (41, 42), then transported into a sewing position ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5390615 | Embroidery machine An embroidery machine incorporates a stitch pattern selecting system capable of selecting a possible scale for a selected pattern on which the selected pattern is to be stitched to omit the repetition of pattern selection after determining a scale in orde... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5307749 | Process for determining the coordinate values for sewing patterns A process for determining coordinate values of touchdown sites of a needle for forming sewing patterns with an electronically controlled sewing machine, which is equipped with a feed dog performing only relatively small amounts of displacement and with a ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5279237 | Method of making a floating baby bather A baby bather has an open mesh coated fabric envelope filled to a soft cushion shape with lightweight buoyant foam plastic beads for supporting a baby floating in a tub or over a sink. The center portion of the cushion has a gradual depression having a ce... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5144899 | Combination embroidery/screen printing apparatus and method A combination embroidery/screen printing apparatus and method comprises an inner hoop cooperating with an outer hoop for clamping and planarly confining a selected area of a textile substrate as a reproduction of a selected pattern is formed thereon, a fr... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5131339 | Method and apparatus for automatically guiding a piece of fabric having an undulating edge through a sewing position A mass production system for the manufacture of garments comprises a number of gantry robots which move shaped pieces of fabric over a work table between sewing and manipulating positions. In the sewing of scalloped lace to a garment, the sewing direction... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5123367 | Method and apparatus for forming and stacking a folded sewn ply such as a V-top shirt pocket An automatic apparatus and method for forming a V-top shirt pocket or similar article with a folded region, sewing a stitch to hold the fold, and stacking a plurality of same with distributed hem build-up. An unfolded ply of material is provided to a fold... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5107778 | Automatic embroidering machine and method An automatic embroidering machine comprising a control apparatus which compares a limit line of movement of an embroidering frame to be used prior to starting embrodeiry with a range of a row of selected and stored embroidering letter, nullifies improper ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5095835 | Method and apparatus for pattern duplication through image acquisition utilizing machine vision programs with a sewing apparatus having X-Y axis movement An automatic quilting machine for use in stitching individual selected patterns into a large fabric such as a bedspread or quilt. The bedspread or quilt is stretched on a large metal frame which is mounted on a table which can be moved in the X-direction,... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5042408 | Sewing machine having thread cutting mechanism and method for minimizing length of leading end portion of needle thread A sewing machine provided with a thread cutting mechanism and a needle thread tension release mechanism. Normally, the needle thread is subjected to a proper tension by a thread tension regulating mechanism. However, at an initial start-up period of the s... | 08/27/1991 |
