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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 |
| 8067869 | Hollow actuator A hollow actuator includes a motor section, a reduction gear section, a brake section, a rotation position detecting section, and a shaft having a hollow shape and transmitting rotation, wherein the motor section and the brake section are disposed in a same chamber.... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8058757 | Electric motor with passive integral brake An electric motor (102) with passive integral brake (104) includes a stator (204) with one or more magnetic field controllable coils (206) and a rotor (208) with a rotor shaft (210) positioned within an inner diameter (21... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8013485 | Motor with an electromagnetic brake A motor with an electromagnetic brake is provided that is capable of sufficiently reducing influence of leakage magnetic flux on a magnetic sensor. A second ball bearing is configured to be ferromagnetic. An inner circumferential surface of a bearing stopper member ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008817 | Wheel-mounted electrical machine A hybrid-electric vehicle is provided having a respective electrical machine in each wheel thereof. Each electrical machine is of the axial-flux type, having a rotor sandwiched axially between two parts of a stator. Each electrical machine is fitted to the respectiv... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7944102 | Electrical machine with magnetic brake directly on the rotor An electrical machine includes a stator having circumferentially arranged winding heads, with a winding head space being defined radially beneath the winding heads. Interacting with the stator is a rotor which has a rotatable laminated core. A magnetic brake is rece... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7880351 | Drive with an electric motor, a housing and a direction-dependent brake A drive with an electric motor, a housing and a direction-dependent brake, which includes a driver splined to a motor shaft, a drive output coupled freely pivotable around a small angle and shape-mated with the driver, several clamping devices and a clamping ring, i... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7851956 | Electric motor with a low number of revolutions, in particular to drive lifting devices An electric motor (10) with a low number of revolutions comprises a rotor (17) powered by three-phase alternating voltage, a series of magnets (21, 22) and a coil forming a stator (24), in which the rotor (17) and the stator (24... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7781926 | Electric motor and series of electric motors An electric motor and modular system of electric motors includes at least a stator, rotor, and a housing, the modular system including several variants of electric motors, e.g., within one size, the housing having a mechanical interface that is arranged for connecti... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7745966 | Method and device for an actuator motor including an air-actuated brake device A plurality of fan blades are secured to a rotor assembly of a single directional motor. When the motor is powered on, a force generated by the fan blades pushes the rotor assembly in a direction of a low friction thrust interface. When the motor is backdriven in a ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7732959 | Rotational coupling device A rotational coupling device for use as a clutch and/or brake is provided having improved magnetic efficiency and structural integrity. A permanent magnet is coupled to one of a brake plate and an armature and axially aligned with a portion of the other for improved... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7633199 | Direct drive torque motor A direct drive torque motor comprises: a body, a direct drive torque motor, a main shaft, a bearing assembly, a brake assembly, a cooling assembly, and a position-sensing assembly. The bearing assembly is used to position the main shaft in the direct drive torque mo... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7554234 | Motor with rotation suppression mechanism for movable body A motor for driving a movable body includes a cylinder portion that holds a field magnet, a coil holder disposed rotatably to the cylinder portion, a conducting coil wound on the coil holder and generates a rotational force between the same and the cylinder portion ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7538461 | Brake mechanism for electric motor An electrical motor includes a sleeve, a rotational assembly located in the sleeve, and a shaft rotatably mounted about an axis extending longitudinally through the sleeve. The motor also includes an endcap, and a brake mechanism located about the axis of the shaft,... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7538462 | Electrical machine with rotating cable drive and integrated brake An electrical machine may include a rotor, a stator, and at least one electromagnetic brake including at least one brake disk. The rotor may include a monolithic shaft, which may include: at least one pulley-forming portion including at least one annular groove for ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7528512 | Two-outlet electromechanical motor The present invention relates to an electromechanical motor (M) provided with an actuator (A) having an outer casing (30-30′-30″) surrounding a stator (20-20′) possessing a coil (24). The rotor (10) is also disp... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7459814 | Hybrid induction motor The hybrid induction motor includes a housing; a stator installed in the housing and having a stator core portion and a stator coil portion; a rotor coupling body having a rotary shaft rotatably installed in at the housing, a cage rotor portion rotating integrally w... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459815 | Induction motor having reverse-rotation preventing function An induction motor having a reverse-rotation preventing function, comprises: a stator provided with a winding coil generating flux by a current; an induction rotor provided with a cage and rotatably inserted in the stator, wherein a rotary shaft is coupled to its in... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7353896 | Wheel provided with driving means A traction assembly includes a wheel comprising a wheel shaft and traction means which, when in operation, exert torque on the wheel shaft, wherein the traction ratio, being the arm of the torque divided by the size of the radius of the wheel, is larger than 0.57. | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334667 | Selective actuation device Selective actuation device (1) including an actuator (5) operating on an actuation mechanism (2). The mechanism (2) is equipped with at least one shaft (7) connected to a pusher element (8) to actuate a first operating group... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312549 | Transverse flux machine with stator made of e-shaped laminates In order to improve the torque per weight ratio in electrical machines for a lower price it is proposed to use a segmented stator design. The segmented stator design is based on general E shaped cores traditionally used for single-phased transformers and inductors, ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288867 | Drive for an adjuster device in a motor vehicle A drive for an adjuster device in a motor vehicle. The drive includes a drive motor, a drive element mounted to rotate about a drive axis, and a self-locking device for the drive element, which, when the drive motor is not energized, locks the drive element with the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282823 | Self-cooling electric machine An electric machine having a rotor with a ventilation port and a rotor coupling with at least one air disturber. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281562 | Curtain blind power conversion device with reverse brake effect A curtain blind power conversion device with reverse brake effect, wherein the power conversion device particularly provides the brake effect and power conversion during course of manipulating slats of the curtain blind. The power conversion device is structured to ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273133 | Elevator hoisting machine An elevator hoisting machine includes a first rotary part having a sheave, a brake-side end plate, and a brake disk integrally formed together, a second rotary part having a rotor with a permanent magnet and a motor-side end plate integrally formed together, wherein... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273135 | Low cost magnetic brakes and motion control devices manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Magnetic brake components are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host.... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268449 | Linear actuator having mechanism for stopping linear movement of output shaft without touching rotor A stopper member is included in a linear actuator comprising a stator assembly, a rotor assembly, an output shaft, and a stopper pin which is fixedly disposed at a frontward portion of the output shaft, and which is adapted to axially control the mode and amount of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259485 | Magnetic brake for window covering powered by DC motor A braking magnet is attached to the housing of a motor of a motorized component such as a window covering. With this structure the motor is braked from turning under the weight of the window covering when deenergized. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259492 | Rotor axial activation modulation of electric machinery due to reverse torque The invention involves installation of a helical nut structure, or a helical nut and ball or roller bearing structure, between an electric machinery transmission shaft and a driven transmission element. Depending on the torque between the electric machinery rotor, a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248008 | Shaded-pole A.C. motor with dynamic brake Am improved shaded pole A.C. motor with dynamic brake that includes a secondary high resistance winding that is selectively connected to a D.C. source when the A.C. voltage is removed. To stop a motor the A.C. voltage applied to the motor is removed with tandem swit... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245052 | Wheel hub drive A wheel hub drive for a running wheel (10) is described. The drive having a transmission (7), a motor (8) and a brake (11), such that the enveloping circle (9) of the wheel hub drive is determined by the running wheel and the trans... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240576 | Corrosion resistant weldable bosses A corrosion resistant weldable boss includes a body portion having a lower portion formed of a sintered powder, e.g., ferrous powder, which is readily welded to a vehicle structure surface. A capping member is sintered to an upper portion of the body portion and is ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237748 | Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The wheel hub motor/generator can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226018 | Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The invention can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is applied, e.g. pr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7205688 | Actuator and brake device An actuator has an electric motor, a screw shaft connected to a rotational shaft of the electric motor in such a manner as to be capable of transmitting power, a nut member disposed on peripherally of the screw shaft and connected to the rotational shaft of the elec... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7187517 | Magnetic brake for disk drive A magnetic brake to prevent rotation of the spindle motor and disk(s). The magnetic brake includes two magnets, one attached to the spindle, clamp, disk, or motor, and the other magnet is coupled to the drive housing or to a movable member. Before the drive is insta... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173540 | Flash-bang projectile A flash-bang projectile that generates one or more noise pulses and one or more flashes of light. In generating a noise pulse, the flash-bang projectile provides a housing that includes a gas chamber that entraps air. The gas chamber includes a compression device th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165819 | Lift truck In a lift truck of a type that, using a brake controller 20, a traveling motor 3 can be braked by an electromagnetic brake 17, the brake controller 20, when it detects the brake operation of a brake operation device, not only actuates the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163097 | Bi-directional friction clutch assembly for electric motors to prevent backdrive A clutch assembly 100 is provided for a motor having an armature shaft and a worm shaft having a worm constructed and arranged to engage a gear. The clutch assembly includes a clutch housing 112 including a race surface 132; a cam 117 cou... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159677 | Compact drive mechanism for electrically powered vehicle A compact and lightweight drive mechanism for an electrically powered vehicle such as a wheelchair or a scooter. The compact drive mechanism includes a gearmotor combining a motor and a gearbox. High strength rare earth magnets and a large diameter enable the motor ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148582 | Bicycle internal gear shifting hub An internal gear shifting hub includes a motor that assists in gear shifting operations. The internal gear shifting hub is mounted at on rear portion of a bicycle frame and includes a hub shaft, a drive cylinder, a hub shell, a power transmitting mechanism, a shift ... | 12/12/2006 |
