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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 |
| 7967298 | Lateral sealing gasket and method An elongated elastomeric gasket (10) seals a pair of opposing flanges (12, 14) against the passage of liquid without compressing the flanges (12, 14) together. A reinforcing spring (32) is embedded within the elastomeric gasket (10... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7857323 | Multi-piece seal A multi-piece seal preferably for a sealed joint of a fuel tank assembly. An outer member has in an uncompressed state a cross-sectional shape defined by substantially semi-circular-shaped portions that define a substantially semi-circular channel and that terminate... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7428912 | Metal valve stem and sealing system A metal valve stem seal and sealing system includes a valve body, a metal valve stem housed within the valve body, a bonnet member housed within the valve body, and a U-shaped metal stem gasket positioned between the metal valve stem and the bonnet member. The gaske... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7240904 | Secondary sealing element A secondary sealing element comprises a base body (12) made of a synthetic material and comprising a base portion (13) and a seal portion (14) which each comprise coaxially aligned, axially adjacent through bores (17, 31) for the passage ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198275 | Sealing and replenishment gasket The annular sealing cup with axis Δ, a so-called replenishment cup, which is intended to be positioned between a hydraulic cylinder and piston and which has a axial section and has application to braking circuits comprises: ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195246 | Sealing material A sealing material for sealing liquid composed of a seal main body of resin, having a U-shaped cross section and a concave groove opening to an axis direction, and an O-ring of rubber fit to the concave groove of the seal main body used for medical appliances and pa... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7128323 | Seal device Primary objective of the present invention is to provide a seal device wherein the seal surfaces of the device are always brought into close contact against the side walls of the mounting slot regardless of fluid conditions. The seal device has two seal portions loc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7021633 | Low friction fluid seal device with additive to rubber compound A fluid seal device for use in sealing an annular space between an internal surface of a cylinder and a member therein having an outer cylindrical surface and being formed at least in part from rubber. An oleamide additive is included in the rubber compound comprisi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021632 | Self-energized gasket and manufacturing method therefor A secondary seal gasket is formed of a graphite material for higher temperature applications. The gasket is formed by multiple wraps of a graphite ribbon and then is shaped in a mold to provide a U-shaped cross-sectional configuration having a self-energizing spring... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6286838 | Process and device for sealing a rotor for laboratory centrifuges A rotor assembly for a laboratory centrifuge includes a rotor body having a loading region encircled by an annular first bearing surface. A lid is configured to be removably secured to the rotor body so as to substantially cover the loading region. The li... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6092456 | Rodless power cylinder A rodless power cylinder includes a tube having an oblong circular cross section bore and a slit extending along the longitudinal axis of the bore and penetrating the wall of the tube. The bore includes a slit-side inner surface on which the slit opens an... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5931647 | Volumetric pump with bi-directional piston seal A volumetric pump for administering intravenous fluids to a patient comprises a housing having an elongate cavity therein with an open and a closed end. A resilient sheet of material having two branched portions which form a centrally-located aperture is ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5799953 | Capped spring-energized seal The present invention involves a seal ring for sealing an annular space between two components. The seal ring includes an annular jacket, a spring, and a cap. The jacket includes an annular cavity defined by two annular lips. The spring is disposed within... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5429374 | Pressure sensitive resilient dynamic seal A dynamic hydraulic seal located in a gland or recess that is selectively pressurized and vented includes outer lips forced by hydraulic pressure into contact with the surfaces of the recess, inner lips forced by hydraulic pressure into sealing contact wi... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5303935 | Fluid seal An annular fluid seal made of an elastomeric material has a body with a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface. The outer surface is contoured to be insertable into the opening in the end of a cylinder. The inner surface has at one side a rad... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4669737 | Annular shaft seal with cam portion on sealing lip An annular shaft seal to be moved over a first, larger diameter portion of a shaft and to seal against a second, smaller, diameter portion of the shaft. The shaft seal comprises a mounting portion, a sealing lip portion and a flexible channel-shaped porti... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4438936 | Secondary sealing element with U-shaped sealing ring for mechanical seals A secondary sealing element for axial seal rings, is resistant to stresses due to temperature, pressure, vibration, corrosion, swelling and shrinking. This sealing element is produced of non-rubber-type elastic and non brittle material and its shape, in c... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4337953 | Sealing device with seal lips forming V-shape A sealing device has a single rubber seal member provided with two oppositely directed seal lips which form a V-shaped cross-section and which are in contact with a spherical surface. Grease is filled in the V-shaped space. A portion of an outer fitting m... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4099731 | Seal A seal is disclosed for use on the neck of a rotatable roll in a rolling mill. The seal includes a flexible circular inner body segment adapted to be mounted in sealing engagement on the roll neck for rotation therewith, and a flexible circular outer body... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3955859 | Bearing with multiple lip seal An annular seal is located in the annular space between a housing and a relatively rotatable shaft mounted in the housing. The annular seal includes a plurality of axially spaced annular lips. An opening is provided through the annular lip facing the annu... | 05/11/1976 |
