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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 |
| 7857144 | Liquid filter This invention relates to a liquid filter having a housing and a top. The housing includes an inwardly protruding annular shoulder which supports a filter basket. Forming a part of the housing and located above the annular shoulder is a tapered protrusion over which... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7441665 | Water purification cartridge The water purification cartridge treats water with a halogen liberated from halogenated hydantoinyl resins and polymers, resulting in the safe, complete, and economical purification of non-potable water at low flow rates typically found in gravity feed filtration sy... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442296 | Disposable sink drain strainer A disposable drain strainer is removably received within a drain opening having an adjacent drain rim substrate. The strainer has a strainer portion, a ring portion, and a seal release mechanism. Top and bottom surfaces of the ring portion are adapted to sealingly e... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431851 | Fat separator The present invention provides a fat separator device having a container with a spout portion and a cover portion releasably attached to the container. The cover portion including a surface having at least one aperture to allow for passage of a liquid through the co... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422120 | Colander bowl and server The present invention provides a colander serving bowl having an outer shell with an open bottom, a movable sealing plate with upwardly extending support arms that ride on inclined surfaces on the rim of the outer shell, and a perforated inner shell supported on the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419588 | Sump grate for a swimming pool A grate cover in combination with a swimming sump being installed in a recess in the top of the sump. The grate cover having a multiple of interstices or openings there through. The size of the interstices being held to a minimum so that fingers of a human cannot be... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396471 | Sediment control drain and method of construction An erosion control basin is a molded open topped receptacle that has support flanges that will support the basin on the interior of a storm drain grate frame. A filter is formed around an upright perforated drain pipe that is on the interior of the basin and which o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377210 | Grease receiving and holding system A grease receiving and holding system includes a sink that has a peripheral flange having an opening extending therethrough. A housing is mounted below a plane of the peripheral flange. The housing has a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall extending betwee... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7340863 | One piece rain gutter and leaf guard apparatus A one-piece rain gutter and leaf guard apparatus is formed from a single sheet of aluminum. The rain gutter includes a formed trough portion that has a conventional scalloped front aesthetic appearance with a generally vertical back wall and a smooth bottom floor. T... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325361 | Apparatus and method for providing a modular sliding door mechanism A modular drive assembly for a sliding door, comprising: a guide track having a hinge slidably received therein; a pair of pulleys disposed on either end of the guide track; a pair of cables each having an end that is secured to the hinge and the other end is secure... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318374 | Wire cloth coffee filtering systems A beverage filter assembly, including a frame having a plurality of openings passing therethrough; and a wire cloth filter disposed within the frame. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311886 | Container containing at least two solid materials, and use thereof This invention relates to a container having at least one inlet and/or outlet and containing at least two different solids arranged in layers as well as the use of said container for preparing a dialysate. In particular, a flexible bag is described, having three lay... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310912 | Rain gutter debris preclusion device A barrier is provided to preclude debris from passing into a rain gutter. The barrier includes a screen supported upon a channel. The channel includes a tab positionable between a roof and shingles upon the roof, and with a lip opposite the tab resting upon a portio... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309420 | Sanitary, storm and catch basin trap with filter insert A temporary trap having baskets and optionally filters in the baskets used in conjunction with inlets for sewer systems to keep debris, oils or chemicals from being washed into the sewer during construction of roads and sewers. The trap is a box, typically rectangul... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306723 | Method and apparatus for water purification The present disclosure relates to a water purification system for use in a water dispensing apparatus. The water purification system comprises an adapter adapted to mount to a top opening of the dispensing unit of the water dispensing apparatus, the adapter includin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303669 | Grate for closing a drain and similar The invention relates to a grate for closing a drain and similar. The inventive grate comprises an internal elastically deformable grid (2) provided with a locking pin (8) arranged on the free end thereof. Said locking pin is used for connecting the de... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303687 | Gutter lining method and insert apparatus incorporating porous non-woven fiber matting An insert apparatus for placement in a rain gutter includes a porous insert body including a plurality of randomly arranged filaments attached to one another to form a mat. The insert apparatus is shaped to fit within an inside channel of a rain gutter. Optionally, ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300573 | Catch basin filter A catch basin filter having apertures and holding a silt barrier material may be securely attached to a drop inlet grate. The catch basin filter has apertures for preventing debris from entering the drop inlet and clogging sewers. A silt barrier material wrapped aro... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278239 | Gutter protector and guttering incorporating same Gutter protector (10) comprises a profiled sheet (28) that extends over a gutter invert (24A) above a gutter floor (24) for collecting water and debris that would otherwise directly collect in the gutter invert (24A). The gutter pr... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267235 | Greywater recycling apparatus The invention provides a unitary device for converting an open-top container into a greywater recycling apparatus comprising a vessel lid having a submersible float switch-operated pump depending therefrom by extension means sized to enable the positioning of the pu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7235272 | Drip bag A drip bag is devised so that the good taste of coffee made by a conventional paper drip system can be obtained using a simple construction, and so that the drip bag can be set easily and securely on the cup even in cases where the thickness of the walls of the open... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232517 | Passive freestanding portable liquid filtration device A freestanding portable liquid filtration device (18) having an upper housing (24), a lower housing (32) and a base (36) which are secured together with an interference fit, with an enclosed lower portion of the upper housing (24) ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213507 | Infusion beverage brewing system An infusion beverage brewing system includes a container and an infuser. The infuser is positioned in a liquid, such as hot water, and has an infusing chamber for containing infusible materials, such as tea leaves. A plunger includes a piston with a peripheral seal ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211225 | Filter devices for depositing material and density gradients of material from sample suspension The present invention provides a simple, inexpensive apparatus for and method of capturing biological or other material from sample suspensions on a collection surface and for depositing captured material on a receiving surface, such as a microscope slide, for obser... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211165 | Method of forming multiwell filtration plates A method of forming a multiwell filtration plate comprising of first gluing a filter to a major surface of a multiwell plate so as to close off one entrance to the wells of the plate. The filter is then heat sealed so as to collapse the pores of the filter in the ar... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207459 | Platter ensemble The present invention discloses a platter ensemble that has two platters inter nested or stack, so that they appear as one unit. The upper platter has a large recessed area to hold the foodstuff, such as lobster or other shellfish. This recessed area has slots or ho... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208081 | Gutter foam filter The gutter foam filter elements are generally triangular, four-foot lengths of flexible plastic open-cell foam material placed in and extending the full length of a conventional âKâ type or similar roof gutter. The foam filter elements may be inserted within the... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204382 | Drinking tube and cap assembly A hydration system is disclosed for carrying readily dispensable fluids, such as water. A removable cap having an annular valve covers a container. A flexible tube is disposed through the center of the annular valve and extends generally to near the bottom of the co... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200969 | Down spout guard made from non-woven material A non-woven mesh guard which can be inserted into a downspout opening in a rain gutter in order to prevent debris from entering the downspout is provided. The non-woven mesh includes a large free area to allow for the flow of water therethrough while preventing debr... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198714 | Gutter screen assembly with water tension breaker The present invention provides a gutter screen attachment and a ridged filter assembly for minimizing water film runoff and debris collection adjacent a screened gutter. The screen attachment comprises a superior breaker edge, an inferior breaker edge, and a screen-... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191564 | Self cleaning shield An elongated strip of extruded plastic or roll formed metal material includes a rear securing fifth plane that inserts beneath a roofing membrane of a building structure. The rear plane integrally connects to a forward extending perforated fourth plane by means of a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178675 | Drain water filter assembly A drain water filter assembly for filtering debris laden liquids. The filter assembly has an apertured filter holder constructed and arranged to be placed into a basin, tub or sink. A removable and disposable filter is provided for placement within and securement to... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175030 | High capacity depth filter bag A filter element for hydrocarbon emissions in, e.g., marine diesel engine applications, comprises a wound mat received within a filter bag. An annular end cap is bonded to one end of the wound mat, and is sealed around its periphery to a bag ring at the open end of ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156987 | Storm drain filter device A storm drain filter device is provided including a preferably flexible, preferably frameless filter bag designed to be suspended in a drain inlet, and a connector assembly, connected to an open end of the filter bag. The connector assembly may include straps that a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147879 | Tea bag package A tea bag package including a filter container for a product such as tee, comprising an envelope to be opened, said envelope enclosing the filter container, and a pull element which is associated with the filter container and can be pulled through an opening in the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141158 | Debris separating apparatus for use in downspout below an eaves trough A debris separating apparatus for use in downspout below an eaves trough comprises a main housing having a water and debris inlet, a water outlet, and a debris outlet. A debris deflector mounted within the main housing between the water and debris inlet and the wate... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137419 | Used cooking oil processing apparatus An oil filtering and storage apparatus comprising housing containing a cooking oil storage receptacle therein with a hingedly attached door providing access to said storage receptacle with the receptacle serving as containment of oil that has been filtered for reuse... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132045 | Sanitary, storm and catch basin trap with filter insert A temporary trap having baskets and optionally filters in the baskets used in conjunction with curb inlets for sewer systems to keep debris from being washed into the sewer during construction of roads and sewers. The trap is a box, typically rectangular, square or ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128832 | Filter pit A filter pit is disclosed. The pit has an inlet and an outlet adjacent a base of the pit. A primary, a secondary and a tertiary filter are located between the inlet and outlet and the tertiary filter is supported above the base and is able to dry out when the flow o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118559 | Body fluid collection apparatus A surgical fluid collection apparatus includes a housing member defining an internal chamber for collection of body fluids and a holder member releasably couplable to the housing member. The holder member includes an internal penetrating member defining an internal ... | 10/10/2006 |
