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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 |
| 7434695 | De-inking screen Multiple shafts are aligned along a frame and configured to rotate in a direction causing paper products to move along a separation screen. The shafts are configured with a shape and spacing so that substantially rigid pieces of the paper products move along the scr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7156238 | Apparatus for inspecting sealed packages An apparatus for inspecting sealed packages having volumetric dimensions includes a frame having an inlet and an outlet side, conveyor means for conveying packages along a path of transport from the inlet side through said frame towards said outlet side, and first i... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7073669 | Launcher for compressible materials and associated process A launcher (17, 50, 60) and an associated process for compressible materials (42) includes a frame (22), at least one upper roller (1), at least one lower roller (2) located below the at least one upper roller (1) within the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 5986457 | Methods of measuring currency limpness Measuring the limpness of a note is necessary to separate a worn note out of circulation. Several methods are disclosed which can be used either alone or in combination to test for limpness. One method measures the note's ability to reflect light or trans... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5943631 | Methods of measuring currency limpness Measuring the limpness of a note is necessary to separate a worn note out of circulation. Several methods are disclosed which can be used either alone or in combination to test for limpness. One method measures the note's ability to reflect light or trans... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5894791 | Machine for separating a material mixture A material mixture is separated into components of different flowability using a perforated drum mounted in a housing and supported by a detachable mounted portion. The drum is partially wrapped by a presser belt with is pressed against the drum by an adj... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5725720 | Detector for envelopes made of plastic, and flat article processing equipment including such a detector The apparatus of the invention for discriminating mail in a paper envelope from mail in a plastics envelope makes use of a pneumatic technique. In particular, the apparatus comprises a pneumatic system suitable for deforming the envelope to be inspected b... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5674117 | Compression belt separation apparatus An apparatus for separating mixed material of different flowability comprises a hollow drum driven to rotate and having a perforated outer drum surface, about a portion of which is wrapped an endless compression belt adapted to apply pressure onto the hol... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5385244 | Separating machine The invention relates to a separating apparatus for separating a mixture of materials of different flowability for preparing foodstuffs. The apparatus includes a hollow drum having a perforated circumferential surface around a portion of which is wrapped ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5315879 | Apparatus for performing non-destructive measurments in real time on fragile objects being continuously displaced The field of the invention is that of manufacturing non-destructive measurement equipment suitable for fitting to devices for handling and conveying objects on a continuous basis, e.g. for the purpose of monitoring the ripeness and/or the dimensions of fr... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5186331 | Method and apparatus for separating bottle caps from plastic bottles An apparatus having a pair of rollers disposed below an input hopper so that beverage bottles having caps thereon will be pulled between these rollers as they rotate in opposite directions, thereby compressing the bottles, and at the same time exploding t... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5182722 | Apparatus for assessing the stiffness of a sheet The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for assessing the stiffness of a sheet (4), such as a currency note, by measuring the extent and rate of movement of the trailing edge of the sheet (4) away from a feed path for the sheet. Such movement is part of... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5100005 | Trash bags for recyclable articles and system and method for collecting recyclable waste A trash bag for recyclable waste which will eliminate a second collection of recyclables and having color or another type of code thereon to permit the bag to be identified and separated from trash bags containing ordinary trash, and a system and method f... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5056721 | Method for classifying wheat kernels as hard or soft A sectioning method is described for accurately and objectively classifying individual wheat kernels as hard or soft wheat. A kernel is cut to obtain a section having a thickness in the range of about 1.3 to 4.8 microns; if the section remains intact, the... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4899890 | Separating apparatus with wobbling take-up roller A separating apparatus employs a foraminous drum with a resilient belt forming a nip therebetween. A take-up roller upstream of the nip is rotatably supported about a center of rotation that is parallel to, but offset from a central axis of the take-up ro... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4876658 | Method and apparatus for systematically testing objects including tennis balls A computer-controlled object testing and measuring apparatus having a plurality of stations including a control center for initiating, controlling and terminating each procedure at each station. The control center also controls transport and handling of t... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4872565 | Apparatus and method for clearing debris from cut trees A Christmas tree shaker including a base with a horizontal turntable mounted rotatably thereon on a motor driven shaft. A tree trunk receiving receptacle is mounted on the turntable for limited relative rotation with respect thereto. The receptacle is off... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4865477 | Continuous form carrier card separator An electronic printer using edge-perforated continuous-form paper is adapted to print and sequentially stack cards that are initially carried by a paper carrier sheet corresponding to continuous-form paper. The printer includes paper tractor means above t... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4819811 | Separating apparatus with wobbling take-up roller A separating machine of a type having a foraminous drum with a resilient belt forming a nip therebetween includes a take-up, roller upstream of the nip, having an axis skewed with respect to an axis of the take-up roller. The wobbling motion of the take-u... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4688679 | Impact separator An impact separator has a V-shaped downwardly angled trough vibratorily mounted at its lower end and fixedly resiliently secured at its upper end which is fed at the upper portion with scallop and residual shell and a small amount of water while being vib... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4550658 | Device for sorting and compressing packagings, principally beverage cans, in several stages A device for sorting packagings such as cans having overall dimensions within a pre-determined range as regards length and diameter, comprising a first sorting stage, including a pivoted supporting member for carrying the packagings and a frame with an op... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4542689 | Apparatus for sorting packagings such as cans based on the material thereof Apparatus for sorting packagings such as cans of a certain type of material from packagings of other types of materials comprising a support member transporting the packagings one by one to a compression station at which are disposed first and second pres... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4511046 | Method and apparatus for detecting an irregular product in a product flow Method and apparatus for detecting and intercepting an irregular product in a product flow are disclosed. The product flow is conveyed along a path from a first, product feed station past other product handling stations. Product flow is singulated and ali... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4330064 | Broken package culling system A system for culling broken packages wherein the packages are transported while maintained between support means and restraining means in the form of narrow conveyor belts in such a manner that broken packages will tip under the influence of gravity and b... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4267930 | Raisin separating device A batch of raisins in which moldy raisins are mixed with sound ones is immersed in a hot water bath, causing the moldy raisins to assume a mushy and sticky texture while leaving the texture of the sound raisins substantially unaffected. The batch of raisi... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4176750 | Sorting system and apparatus Method and apparatus for sorting objects exhibiting identifiable dynamic response to vibrational phenomena, such objects including potatoes, onions, tomatoes and other comestibles. The system utilizes an elongate sorting zone incorporating a surface which... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4153206 | Crushing process for recyclable plastic containers A recyclable blow molded, injection blow molded or injection molded plastic container having laminated walls that include a frangible load-bearing lamina and a non-frangible fluid-barrier lamina which can be easily separated from each other in a crushing ... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4148213 | Apparatus for discarding leaky packages from a row of filled sealed packages Apparatus for discarding leaky packages from a row of filled sealed packages on a conveyor belt comprising means for exerting pressure on the packages while on the belt and means for removing packages from the belt which appear to be leaky when subjected ... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4116339 | Sorting system and apparatus Method, apparatus and system for sorting objects exhibiting identifiable dynamic response to vibrational phenomena, such objects including tomatoes and other comestibles. The system utilizes an elongate sorting zone incorporating a surface which oscillate... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4094772 | Method of and apparatus for sorting light refuse fractions A light refuse fraction including flat pieces of different rip resistance, such as relatively rip-resistant synthetic-resin foils and textiles and less rip-resistant paper, is separated by first suspending the material in a gas stream which is passed over... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4089421 | Method and structure for automatically separating unwanted materials from machine harvested tomatoes Method and means for removing foreign matter and damaged fruit from a continuous supply of machine harvested tomatoes as they are moved through the crop discharge section of the harvester. The element is spaced from the exit end of the first conveyor by a... | 05/16/1978 |
