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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 |
| 7443058 | Actuator capable of reciprocal linear driving and rolling driving and power toothbrush using the same A reciprocal linear driving unit and a rolling driving unit are adjacently provided on a common single shaft in axial direction thereof, so that the reciprocal linear driving in the axial direction and the rolling driving around the axis are performed by the single ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7342346 | Microfabricated vertical comb actuator using plastic deformation A microfabricated actuator of the vertical comb-drive (AVC) type or staggered vertical comb-drive type for torsional or linear applications includes torsion springs which permit self-aligned deformation of the device (micromirror) structure of the actuator through t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332842 | Fan motor A fan motor includes: a stepping motor for rotating a rotating shaft; an impeller rotated by the rotating shaft; and a connecting member for rotatably connecting the impeller relative to the rotating shaft. The connecting member absorbs an inertia force of the impel... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7285883 | Drive system for linear and rotary movements A drive system includes a rotary drive unit for rotating a shaft and a linear drive unit for moving the shaft in a linear direction. To improve efficiency and shelf life, an energy storage is mechanically connected to the shaft for biasing the shaft to seek a linear... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7233087 | Electromagnetically driven rotary motor Electric energy from a battery is employed to shift the permanent magnetic field located in a generator. A spring housing is located distal from the generator. An outer magnet housing enclosing an inner rotating magnetic housing is positioned between the generator a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7197983 | Mechano-electrical fuse for a hand grenade A mechano-electrical fuse (10) for a hand grenade (76), which has a spring element for the storage of mechanical energy and which has a drive device connected to the spring element for driving an electrical generator (28) through mechanical ener... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7089666 | Microfabricated vertical comb actuator using plastic deformation A microfabricated actuator of the vertical comb-drive (AVC) type or staggered vertical comb-drive type for torsional or linear applications includes torsion springs which permit self-aligned deformation of the device (micromirror) structure of the actuator through t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6924571 | Spring-driven generator A spring-driven permanent magnet generator comprising a bobbin-mounted coil, inner and outer frame members defining diametrically opposite pole pieces and a structure which cages or essentially surrounds the bobbin and coil combination. A rotor comprising the integr... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6707191 | Clockspring generator A clockspring driven permanent magnet generator comprising a bobbin-mounted coil, inner and outer frame members defining diametrically opposite pole pieces and a structure which cages or essentially surrounds the bobbin and coil combination. A rotor comprising the i... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6483276 | Electronic device with variable chopping signal and duty ratio selection for strong braking An electronic device capable of increasing the braking torque applied to an electric power generator without causing a significant reduction in electric power generated by the electric power generator. The electronic device, which may be embodied in an el... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6462444 | Power apparatus with low energy consumption A power apparatus in which a battery is connected to a dynamo to drive it as a motor and deliver energy to a spiral spring to wind-up the spring. When the spring has been wound to a particular degree a sensor disconnects the motor from the spring which no... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6414909 | Electrically controlled mechanical timepiece and control method therefor An electronically controlled mechanical timepiece has first and second switches (121, 122) placed between an input terminal (22a) of a capacitor (22) and output terminals MG1 and MG2 of a generator (20), a third switch (130) placed between the output term... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6291917 | Electrical drive unit An electric drive unit for windshield washers of a motor vehicle, including a drive motor having an armature accommodated in a substantially cup-shaped pole housing, a substantially cup-shaped gearbox, secured by its face end to the pole housing, for rece... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6140723 | Vibration generating device and oral hygiene device using same An oral hygiene device comprises a rotating body 22 mounted to a rotating shaft 21 of an electric motor 14, an output shaft 11 resiliently supported via a resonance pin 25 to be swingable finely, a drive magnetic body 23 provided on the rotating body 22, ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6097675 | Electronically controlled mechanical timepiece A generator of an electronically controlled mechanical timepiece comprises a mechanical energy source, a generator, a train wheel and an electronic circuit. The train wheel connects the mechanical energy source and the generator. The generator includes a ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6091177 | Spring mounting for an electric generator A support system for an electric generator having a spring bar connected between the stator frame and a vertical spring plate mounted on a foundation. The spring bar provides flexibility in the tangential direction to minimize the magnitude of torque load... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6081056 | Motor and method for producing the same The invention relates to a motor which comprises a drive system which has a stator (10) and a rotor (14), and a control system which controls the drive system and has circuit boards (21), (22), both being housed in a casing (2), wherein the casing (2) has... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5923619 | Generator A generator, for miniature power consuming devices in particular, comprises a rotor wheel (4), which is coupled to a driven shaft and which has magnetized poles, a stator (5) having a plurality of windings for providing an electric voltage, a driving mean... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5917259 | Coupling of an electric motor to a load An improved connection coupling for providing rotary motion from an electric motor rotor to a load wherein a mechanical coupling element is attached to an end of the rotor and to the shaft of the load. The free end of the rotor includes a cavity which ext... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5386165 | Electric motor, especially for a windshield wiping system of a motor vehicle In order to be able to completely eliminate the axial play of an armature spindle of an electric motor, especially for a windshield wiping system of a motor vehicle, even though conditions change over time, a prestressing member acted upon by a spring leg... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5205534 | Actuator and zone valve A zone valve for a hydronic system (either heating or cooling) in which a motor-driven actuator rotates a ball valve through approximately 90°, between closed and opened positions. The ball valve provides lower flow resistance than that of conventional h... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4644246 | Electric power supply system for portable miniature size power consuming devices An electric power supply system for portable miniature size power consuming devices, comprising an AC generator, a rechargeable battery and a charging device to be fed from the AC generator and maintaining the battery charging level, the AC generator comp... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4598594 | Pulse generator An impulse generator for a fluid meter register is comprised of a rotatable armature which produces a magnetic field and which is intermittently driven by the register gear train against the bias of a spring. When released from the gear train the armature... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4494024 | One shot spring activated motor A motor shaft is inserted through the center of a first and second coil spring. A first end of each spring is attached to the motor shaft and the second end is wound against its respective spring force and tied to the motor housing by a respective heat se... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4405872 | Method and apparatus for generating electrical energy from the rotation of a wheel Both a method and an apparatus for generating electrical energy from the rotation of a wheel are disclosed. The apparatus is disposed within a pneumatic tire of a non-magnetic wheel and includes a non-magnetic support track circumferentially attached arou... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4020689 | Flow meter A flow meter for measuring the consumption of a fluid such as tap water and indicating it digitally at a remote place from the detecting section, having a pulse generator; means for giving intermittent rotation to the rotor of the generator which comprise... | 05/03/1977 |
