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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 |
| 7913743 | Method of forming a pattern A method of forming a pattern includes providing an actual core having dimensions which are different from dimensions of an ideal core. A best fit spatial relationship of the actual core to a spatial envelope for an ideal core is determined. Locating surfaces in a d... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7814959 | Method of making a cast metal product including a three-dimensional image, and a product made by said method A process of making a cast metal product and a product made utilizing this process. A pattern used for casting the metal panel is prepared utilizing computer-aided manufacturing software to which a digital representation of an image is inputted. The software then de... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7520312 | Investment casting An investment casting pattern component has a spine and a number of tines extending from the spine. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7360578 | Method of joining wax patterns for fabricating golf club head In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of joining wax patterns for fabricating a golf club head. In one embodiment, the method has the step of providing a prefabricated first wax pattern and a prefabricated second wax pattern, embedding a joining p... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357629 | Apparatus and method for aligning a removable build chamber within a process chamber The invention is a rapid prototype apparatus having a removable build chamber and a plurality of alignments surfaces that can be used to properly align the build chamber with the process chamber with minimal adjustments by a user. In one embodiment, the apparatus co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7333337 | Electric junction box A heat sink in an electric junction box has thermal diffusion portions having one of convex and concave shapes on the surface. The structure enlarges a surface area of the heat sink compared to a configuration in which a surface has no concavity or convexity, thereb... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325587 | Method for casting cooling holes A method for casting a cooled component includes molding a sacrificial pattern. A plurality of holes are formed through the pattern. A shell is formed over the pattern including filling the holes. The pattern is destructively removed from the shell. A metallic mater... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318468 | Glued lost foam casting pattern assembly Lost foam pattern assemblies formed by gluing together a plurality of EPS foam pattern segments with a polystyrene-like glue comprising an aromatic resin that has a molecular weight less than 10,000 and thermally degrades at temperatures no greater than said EPS. Th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316687 | Blade plate and instruments A blade plate, as well as instruments and methods for securing the blade plate to a bone to reduce a bone fracture. The blade plate includes a plate portion and a blade portion extending at an angle relative to the plate portion. The plate portion includes a plurali... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306026 | Cooled turbine airfoils and methods of manufacture An investment casting pattern is formed by installing a first core to a first element of a molding die to leave a first portion of the first core protruding from the first element. After the installing, the first element is assembled with a feed core and a second el... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306024 | Refractory metal core wall thickness control In accordance with the present invention, a casting system is provided which broadly comprises a core and a wax die spaced from said core, a refractory metal core having a first end seated within a slot in the core and a second end contacting the wax die for positio... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302992 | Fugitive pattern for casting A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302991 | Fugitive pattern for casting A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302990 | Method of forming concavities in the surface of a metal component, and related processes and articles A method of forming at least one concavity of a selected size and shape within a surface of an internal passageway of a metallic component comprises: depositing a ceramic-based material by a direct-write technique onto a ceramic core which is suitable for forming th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296615 | Method and apparatus for determining the location of core-generated features in an investment casting A secondary datum scheme is used for identifying the location of the core-produced internal geometry of hollow investment cast metal parts that are made using a free-floating core design for implementing complex internal structural features. A set of datum pads are ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290584 | System and method for welding wax patterns A wax pattern welding system and method for producing a pool of molten wax on an area of a surface of a wax component is provided. The wax pattern welding system includes a bar of heat conducting material and a heating element. The bar has a raised heating surface, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287571 | Lost foam casting pattern Pattern for the lost foam casting process including a pouring-basin-forming portion, a sprue-forming portion, a runner-forming portion, a gate-forming portion, and an inline-riser-forming portion. The runners formed by the pattern each have an inline riser through w... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281566 | Method for manufacturing mold A method for manufacturing a mold (70), which comprises a step of forming a layer (31) of combustible powdery particles (32) around a wax mold (21), which is a lost pattern, a step of forming a film (51) of a ceramic precursor slur... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278463 | Investment casting cores and methods An investment casting pattern is formed by forming a metallic first core element including at least one recess. The first core element is engaged to at least a mating one of an element of the die and a second core element. The recess serves to retain the first core ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278461 | Manufacturing method of titanium compressor wheel The present invention provides a manufacturing method of high precision titanium compressor wheel in which by removing pads attached on an entire surface entirely as a machining allowance in manufacturing process, dimensional accuracy at the time of manufacturing is... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275585 | Process for the manufacture by lost wax moulding of parts that include at least one cavity A process for the manufacture of a part includes the steps of forming a core in a ceramic material, inserting the core into in a wax mold, placing an element on the core thereby forming a spacer between the core and an internal wall of the wax mold, forming a wax mo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270166 | Fugitive pattern assembly and method A fugitive pattern assembly is made by preforming one or more fugitive patterns of an article to be cast, placing the preformed patterns in an injection die, and injecting fluid gating material into the die to form gating connected to the patterns. The fugitive patt... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264036 | Fugitive pattern for casting A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in ma... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258156 | Investment casting pattern manufacture At least one feed core and at least one wall cooling core are assembled with a number of elements of a die for forming a cooled turbine engine element investment casting pattern. A sacrificial material is molded in the die. The sacrificial material is removed from t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246652 | Ceramic core recovery method A method to recover wax from wax patterns used in investment casting using a lost wax technique without damaging incorporated ceramic cores is disclosed that includes subjecting the wax pattern to specific conditions. These conditions include chilling a casting tool... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226500 | Additive for heating asphalt The invention provides an additive for heated asphalt that can further improve a peeling prevention effect between asphalt and aggregates. The invention relates to an additive which is added to heated asphalt containing a particular gallic acid ester with or combina... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225853 | Thermoforming method and apparatus A thermoforming apparatus having a mold with an internal vacuum chamber and a quench for cooling a thermoplastic sheet while it remains on the mold. Because the quench cools the sheet, conventional cooling lines are eliminated from the mold. A preferred process of u... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216689 | Investment casting Pre-molding of wax or similar sacrificial material over one or more cores facilitates a subsequent molding over a core assembly. Individual cores or groups thereof may be pre-molded in a wax body. One or more such wax bodies may be assembled with other bodies and/or... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207375 | Investment casting A wax or similar material may be molded to a base plate of an investment casting shelling fixture. The molding may provide for enhanced positioning of wax patterns or may provide a precise surface shape for the shell. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204294 | Casting method In order to more effectively utilise seed crystals 35, 55 to achieve a single crystal grain orientation for a component without the problems of utilising a helix constriction previously necessary to avoid epitaxial grain competition and growth. The present in... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198091 | Method for securing gemstones in an effectively invisible setting The invention relates to a method for producing an effectively invisible gemstone setting by casting a wax model of the setting and inserting a flange or post between the stones and into the floor of the setting, or into a depression or aperture on the floor of the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195800 | Metal part, and surface treating method thereof In a metal part in which a rubber is adhered to a portion or the whole of a surface thereof, and a surface treating method of the metal part to improve adhesive property between the metal and the rubber, to make it easy to form a surface roughness in a portion of a ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185695 | Investment casting pattern manufacture At least one feed core and at least one wall cooling core are assembled with a number of elements of a die for forming a cooled turbine engine element investment casting pattern. A sacrificial material is molded in the die. The sacrificial material is removed from t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174945 | Refractory metal core wall thickness control In accordance with the present invention, a casting system is provided which broadly comprises a core and a wax die spaced from said core, a refractory metal core having a first end seated within a slot in the core and a second end contacting the wax die for positio... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172011 | Method for the production of a lost-foam casting model for a light metal cylinder liner A light metal cylinder liner with a surface which facilitates the connection with the surrounding cast material may be produced. The cylinder liner is produced by a lost-foam method with a form for production of the cast foam model having a structured surface with h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172012 | Investment casting An investment casting pattern is formed by installing a first core to a first element of a molding die to leave a first portion of the first core protruding from the first element. After the installing, the first element is assembled with a feed core and a second el... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152656 | Manufacturing method for a wax pattern for making a golf club head A manufacturing method for a hybrid one-piece design of a wax pattern of a golf club head includes the steps of: prefabricating a first wax pattern in a first molding assembly, the first wax pattern having a connecting portion; inserting the first wax pattern into a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147032 | Process and apparatus for assembly of wax trees In a process for the assembly of wax trees, a wax runner is placed in a flat position, and a wax pattern is located adjacent to the wax runner. Both the wax pattern and the wax runner are heated and then placed in contact with one another where heated. Then the wax ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134475 | Investment casting cores and methods An investment casting pattern is formed by forming a metallic first core element including at least one recess. The first core element is engaged to at least a mating one of an element of the die and a second core element. The recess serves to retain the first core ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117923 | Methods and apparatus for forming a golf club hosel A method of fabricating a golf club hosel includes the steps of: (1) providing a mold tool having a cavity corresponding to a hosel having a generally cylindrical boss portion coupled to a horizontal leg portion extending radially from the boss portion, wherein the ... | 10/10/2006 |
