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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 |
| 8118044 | Single workpiece processing chamber with tilting load/unload upper rim A process chamber for processing semi-conductor wafers. The chamber includes at least one rotor within the process chamber. The rotor is adapted to receive and/or process semi-conductor wafers. The top of the process chamber also includes a tiltable rim. This rim ti... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7878213 | Substrate processing apparatus A reversing unit includes a fixed plate, a first movable plate provided so as to face one surface of the fixed plate, a second movable plate provided so as to face the other surface of the fixed plate and a rotary actuator. The rotary actuator rotates the first mova... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7404410 | Dish-washing machine with versatility of position Described herein is a dish-washing machine, in which there is provided: at least one supporting structure; a washing station, defined by one or more washing arms; a rinsing station, defined by one or more rinsing arms and by at least two attachment assemblies for at... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7350528 | Warewash machine with moveable table and multi-position rack support track A warewash machine includes a housing at least in part defining a washing chamber having an access opening and a door mounted for movement between a closed position for washing and an open position for inlet/outlet of wares through the access opening. At least one n... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338565 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively moveable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is position... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331425 | Lift machine A lift machine comprises a base, a support for supporting a load above the base, a lift actuator operatively connected between the base and the support for raising and lowering the support relative to the base, and a support stabilization mechanism operatively conne... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328712 | Cleaning bench for removing contaminants from semiconductor process equipment Described are cleaning benches and methods for removing contaminant layers from semiconductor process components using small volumes of hazardous liquids and minimizing cross-contamination between components from different deposition chambers. Components to be clean... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7290551 | Washing device and its work conveying method The present invention resides in a washing device constructed by a conveyer of a carrying-in side arranged in a frame, a reservoir lower portion having plural rails for holding the work and an ultrasonic generator arranged in this frame, each reservoir upper portion... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287535 | Work washing apparatus A work washing apparatus including a transfer unit for controlling forward and rearward movements of a work, a table moved by the transfer unit, carrying out the washing of the work from upper and lower surfaces thereof and provided with water/air pipes, an upper su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275551 | Device for cleaning food with ozone water, and method of cleaning food using cleaning device A food washing apparatus of the invention includes an ozonized water generator (10), a cylindrical washing tank (1) in which the food materials are put and which can rotate to wash the food materials, a drainage part (4) formed at a part of the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270134 | System for treating mass-production parts A system for treating, in liquids, a mass-production parts contained in transport baskets, comprising at least one tank which contains liquid for submerging the transport baskets, at least one transport vehicle for the transport baskets by which the transport basket... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264681 | Cleaning apparatus and cleaning method A cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method wherein cleaning and drying can be carried out in the same cleaning apparatus without the risk of reverse contamination of the cleaned object after the drying process. The cleaning apparatus includes a supporting device for... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7143772 | Method of manufacturing a circuit board and its manufacturing apparatus It is possible to obtain a clean high-quality circuit board by removing affected material and foreign matter produced when a hole is formed. A manufacturing method of the circuit board includes (a) preparing a film-coated board material by bonding a film material as... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7080652 | Automated semiconductor processing systems A semiconductor processing system for wafers or other semiconductor articles. The system uses an interface section at an end of the machine accessible from the clean room. A plurality of processing stations are arranged away from the clean room interface. A transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059336 | Cleaning device for a shaving head of a dry shaving apparatus A cleaning device for a shaving head of a dry shaving apparatus includes a reservoir to store a cleaning fluid, a receptacle adapted to receive the shaving head and the cleaning fluid, the receptacle being configured to direct the cleaning fluid toward the shaving h... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047984 | Device and method for cleaning articles used in the production of semiconductor components A cleaning device for use in the production of semiconductor components comprises two feed devices with which a fluid medium is guided across a respective surface of an object to be cleaned so that different faces of the object are simultaneously cleaned. At least t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036981 | Device for monitoring a milk tank and an assembly of such a device with a milking robot and an automatic starting-up unit A device for monitoring a milk tank. The device is provided with a monitoring unit comprising a computer and a memory for at least temporarily storing data, a thermometer for measuring the temperature of a fluid present in the milk tank, and for supplying to the mon... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039495 | Management of multiple types of empty carriers in automated material handling systems Management of multiple types of empty carriers in automated material handling systems. In one embodiment, an automated material handling system (AMHS) includes a plurality of material carriers including a plurality of empty carriers classified into two or more types... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028698 | Pressure processing apparatus with improved heating and closure system Apparatus for pressure processing components is disclosed which includes an improved closure system that minimizes dust-generating parts and allows easy access to the chamber. Ports are provided for introducing and releasing pressurized gases and fluids to and from ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029539 | Angular spin, rinse, and dry module and methods for making and implementing the same A method for processing a wafer in a spin, rinse, and dry (SRD) module is provided. The method includes engaging a wafer in a process plane, spinning the wafer in the process plane, and cleaning a top surface and a bottom surface of the wafer while spinning the wafe... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021322 | Warewash machine with wrap-around hood and multi-position splash guard, and drip flange for warewash machine A warewash machine includes a multi-position splash guard enabling multiple machine configurations in which undesired overspray is reduced or eliminated. A drip flange may also be provided to increase the amount of water that impinges upon wares. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6964276 | Wafer monitoring system A wafer monitoring system including a gripper operative to fixedly hold a wafer, a bottom buffering unit comprising at least one supporting element adapted to support a wafer, a top buffering unit comprising at least two supporting elements adapted to support a wafe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959714 | Device and method for a washing system The present invention relates to a loading system in a washing installation comprising a plurality of dishwashers arranged essentially in parallel. The loading system comprises a dish holder to be loaded with goods to be washed, and a traveller which is adapted to c... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955179 | Straight-through dishwasher with a carriage which is driven in opposite directions A motor drive with devices for translating the rotary movement of an output shaft (44) into a reciprocating linear movement, preferably for driving a reciprocating transporting device (4; 5, 6). The latter comprises catches (9; 9.1, 9.2), which ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941764 | Process for keeping chilled the food on board aircraft and means for implementing Refrigerated trolley for an aircraft. According to the invention: each trolley (1) is equipped with a removable unit (11) that can be inserted in and removed from said trolley (1) as a single piece and t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942738 | Automated semiconductor processing system An automated semiconductor processing system has an indexer bay perpendicularly aligned with a process bay within a clean air enclosure. An indexer in the indexer bay provides stocking or storage for work in progress semiconductor wafers. Process chambers are locate... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932679 | Apparatus and method for loading a wafer in polishing system The present invention includes a polishing pad or belt secured to a mechanism that allows the pad or belt to move in a reciprocating manner, i.e. in both forward and reverse directions, at high speeds. The constant bidirectional movement of the polishing pad or belt... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926015 | Method of washing produce A produce washing method, which permits the washing of produce from both above and below in the field. The produce washing takes produce along a conveyor belt, from a loading section, to a washing section on which is located a washing unit, upward along an ascending... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926016 | System for removing contaminants from semiconductor process equipment Described are cleaning methods and apparatus that minimize the volume of hazardous materials used and created when cleaning components, and further to minimize the possibility of cross-contamination between components from different deposition chambers. Components t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904920 | Method and apparatus for cleaning containers A machine for cleaning containers such as flat media carriers has inside and outside arrays of nozzles arranged to spray a cleaning solution onto containers supported on a spinning rotor in a chamber. The cleaning solution, a mixture of water and a detergent or surf... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6892740 | Method and apparatus for transferring chips A chip handling system for integrated circuit (IC) chips each having circuitry on a first face, has a delivery station for receiving, from a first transfer device, a row and column array of chips with the first face upward, a second transfer device enabled to move c... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6845779 | Edge gripping device for handling a set of semiconductor wafers in an immersion processing system A microelectronic substrate handling device comprising first and second support structures spaced from each other, the first support structure having a series of upper teeth defining a series of upper notches extending along a length of the first support structure a... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6818178 | Method for high vacuum sterilization of closures A heat sterilization process for small, washed, and bagged articles such as vial stoppers includes a conditioning or air removal phase prior to sterilization. During the air removal phase, a substantial majority of the liquid moisture is removed from the bagged arti... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6797073 | Plant for washing plastic material A plant for the continuous washing of plastic material in scales. The plant having a washing apparatus, at least one filtering unit connected to the apparatus for purifying the washing fluid and means for varying the time the scales remain in the washing apparatus a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6742532 | Cleaning container and method for cleaning LP furnace thermocouple sleeves A cleaning container and method for using the same for chemically cleaning elongated members including quartz thermocouple sleeves including a first body member and a second body member said first body member and second body member respectively forming a first conta... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6688318 | Process for cleaning hydrocarbons from soils A combination of parallel processes to provide optimal re-mediation operations for contaminated soil. Soils with high levels of heavy petroleum hydrocarbons are directed to a thermal process for destruction in a combustion process. Carbon dioxide generate... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6666984 | Chemical stripping apparatus and method An apparatus for forming a loop in a filament comprising a first wall having a first guide slot formed therein and a second wall having a second guide slot formed therein coplanar and parallel to the first guide slot. The first wall is opposite the second... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6659115 | Cleaning and sterilizing machine This invention relates to a cleaning and sterilizing machine for small articles such as closure elements for pharmaceutical containers consisting of a treatment tank (1) which is supported by a horizontal shaft (3) in a carrier (2) and is mounted so it ca... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6634507 | Cleaning system for tray The system for cleaning items by using washing baskets (7) comprises a stripping station (A), a tunnel washer (2) and, on the clean side, a station (B) for storing and unpacking items from the washing baskets, as well as a washing basket return equipment ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626192 | Produce washing method A produce washing method, which permits the washing of produce from both above and below in the field. Produce is transported along a conveyor belt, from a loading section, to a washing section on which is located a washing unit, upward along an ascending... | 09/30/2003 |
