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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 |
| 7421790 | Apparatus of and method of use of a radius table and radial template for forming muntin bar patterns for multi-pane window units with overlapping spokes An apparatus of a radius table with spokes which supports a glass pane. The glass pane centered by a centering system. The spokes having a measuring device which is urged into contact with the glass pane thereby allowing determination of the required length of a fal... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370425 | Apparatus of and method of use of a radius table and radial template for forming muntin bar patterns for multi-pane window units An apparatus of a radius table with spokes which supports a glass pane. The glass pane centered by a centering system. The spokes having a measuring device which is urged into contact with the glass pane thereby allowing determination of the required length of a fal... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7302761 | Automatic tool tilting apparatus for a scribe tool An automatically programmable tilting mechanism for holding a scribe tool at varying angles using an aerostatic bearing. The air bearing secures the scribe tool about its longitudinal shank and generally allows for free axial movement while the tool holding structur... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7263777 | Panel scribing device An apparatus for scribing the coating on a coated panel; comprising a base, at least one linear guide affixed to the base, a moveable table, a pivotable bracket mounted on the base, a cutter element mounted on the bracket; a loading mechanism positioned on top of th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7150104 | Tool and method for scribing longitudinal lines on a cylindrical rod A tool for scribing a longitudinal groove on an elongate cylindrical rod suitable for implanting as a prosthetic in a living being supports the rod in a linear groove on a bed of a frame of the tool. A track is mounted on the frame and runs parallel to the groove. A... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6804889 | Scribe device A holder 20 is rotatably connected to a body 10. A scribe tool 30 is attached to one end of the holder 20. A plate spring 16 is fixed to the body 10, and a receiving plate 26 is fixed to the holder 20. A piezo-... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6442852 | Scribe device A body (10) movably supports a holder (20) for movement in a vertical direction. A piezo actuator (40) is sandwiched between the body (10) and the holder (20). Vertical vibrations of the piezo actuator (40) are transmitted to a cutter (30) attached to a l... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427344 | Drawing compass A drawing compass including a body having a pivot point and a longitudinal slot formed therein, the longitudinal slot defining a first inner surface. The drawing compass further includes a carriage received in and movable along the longitudinal slot. The ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6422793 | Separating means for producing a thin-film solar module Process and separating device for the production of a thin film solar module (10) comprising a plurality of solar cells (11) arranged side-by-side on a common substrate (12), which are produced by employing a plurality of layer deposition steps and layer ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6378580 | Arch cutting jig apparatus A jig apparatus that allows one to cut arches in a work piece quickly and efficiently. It is comprised of a bar that has sliding adjustable clamps that secure a cable which go around pulleys on a router or other cutting device that when the cable is pulle... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6176018 | Positioning device A measuring machine produces an essentially linear movement in a moving part by transforming rotary movement to linear movement through a transmission element having a high modulus of elasticity in a longitudinal direction, and which is flexible in a tran... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5946999 | Clear plastic scoring board This invention is a clear plastic board used specifically for scoring a straight line when place on top of glass or stained glass. The invention allows the artisan to comfortably move the board so as to score by seeing his pattern through the clear plasti... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5915807 | All-in-one drawing apparatus An all-in-one drawing apparatus has a protractor integrated with horizontal and vertical rulers on a drawing board. The vertical ruler has a pen holder adapted to move and scribe within the vertical ruler. The vertical ruler can pivot according to measure... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5768789 | Cable support device A vertically looped ribbon cable having upper and lower lengths connected to one another by a 180° bend for carrying power and control signals is attached at one end to a controller and at its other end to a plotter's tool head. The tool head is mounted ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5507212 | Radial arm saw glass cutting attachment A radial arm saw glass cutting attachment including an arm having an orthogonal and a radially oriented glass cutter. The arm attaches to the radial arm saw blade attachment shaft and the shaft is oriented orthogonally to a glass plate being prepared for ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5459937 | Mat board cutting guide A mat board cutting guide for use in cutting mat board for flamed pictures, for example, is disclosed. The cutting guide includes an elongated straight edge having a top and a bottom surface, a first and a second end, and a first and a second edge. The fi... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5438896 | Knife pen for program-controlled plotters An apparatus for cutting labels or other material in a program-controlled plotter comprising a blade affixed in a shaft which, in turn, is rotably held in a shell which can be mounted in a plotter. Advantageously, the blade is mounted so that the cutting ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5321892 | Automatic paper-cutting device in plotter An object of this invention is to improve the sharpness of cutting and to prolong the longevity of the blade by increasing the cutting speed with a rotation of the round blade cutter that is more than the normal rotation of 1:1. The base 34 is linked with... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5309642 | Mat marking and cutting apparatus An artwork mat marking and cutting apparatus for use in cutting mat and similar material for picture framing and the like is disclosed. The apparatus includes a combined marking and bevel cutting device and a dual scale conversion ruler for ease of measur... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5208988 | Cuff cutter apparatus A template structure defined as a template plate, including a front edge, a rear edge, and intermediate first and second slots arranged in a Parallel relationship are defined by the template plate. The first slot includes a first slot rear edge spaced fro... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5197198 | Angular initialization method for orientating a cutting edge portion in a cutting plotter The present invention relates to an angular initialization method for orientating a direction of a cutting edge portion in a cutting plotter which cuts out a cutting medium into a desired shape sheet, in which a cutter member is continuously shifted to cu... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5042155 | Image forming member drive device of an automatic drawing apparatus An image forming member, e.g. a pen or a cutter (for cutting image patterns), which member requires to be lowered onto and applied with a given pressure to a writing surface, is controlled in two modes. In a position control mode, the image forming member... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4979304 | Sheet material, cutter and guide A T square shaped guide has a cutting device movable along its tongue section which is clamped at a desired distance from the head of the T square. Cutting is accomplished by movement of the T square with its clamped cutter along an edge of the material t... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4943817 | Adaptor for universal X-Y plotter pen Presented is an adaptor for use with a universal plotter pen that enables use of the universal plotter pen in many different X-Y plotter mechanisms. The interior configuration and dimensions of the adaptor, including elongated longitudinal ribs, are such ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4736661 | Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus for cutting material into a desired shape has a first travelling member and a second travelling member which are arranged on a holding stand, on which the material to be cut is placed, and which approach and separate from each other. A... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4709483 | Glass cutting device A glass cutting device which is especially useful for cutting sheet glass having a motor driven glass cutting head mounted on a platform. The glass cutting head may include a marker as well as a cutting wheel for performing the functions of marking and cu... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4690506 | Method of producing varied line-space diffraction gratings In a method of producing diffraction gratings by feeding either one of a blank or a groove-ruling tool by an amount consisting of the amount of constant transference and the amount of variable transference that is added thereto, or subtracted therefrom, w... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4665619 | Method and apparatus for working on sheet material A method and apparatus for working on sheet material utilizes a table having two spaced coplanar lips across which sheet material is stretched to be worked on by a tool supported from a movable carriage spanning the table. Clamping units attached to the t... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4593469 | Large scale X-Y plotting table A large scale X-Y plotting table is provided with electro-pneumatically controlled clamping bars at opposite ends, with roller-formed troughs adjacent thereto for supporting supply and take-up rolls of sail cloth or the like. The clamping bars are coupled... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4577409 | Pen changing apparatus for plotter A pen changing apparatus for a plotter is disclosed. A plurality of pens are mounted on a carriage in alignment with the axial direction of a shaft which is provided on the carriage as the sliding axis thereof. A guide shaft is fixed onto the carriage in ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4547968 | Desktop plotter instrument A plotter instrument for marking on a recording medium utilizes a rotatable pen carousel carrying a plurality of marking pen elements. A carriage drives the pen carousel into engagement with a cam track to produce rotation of the pen carousel and result i... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4519139 | Device for automatic marking out and dividing up of a flat sheet of glass which can be positioned upstream of a sheet cutting line The device consists of a platform for supporting the sheet of glass and a crosspiece which can move relatively with respect to the platform along a first axis and which carries a plurality of carriages movable thereon along a second axis perpendicular to ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4490920 | Guide clamp A guide clamp is disclosed which includes a clamping jaw at one end of a guide bar. An opposing shifting jaw is slidably carried on the guide bar to permit a workpiece to be embraced by the jaws. A pull rod associated with and parallel to the guide bar is... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4481713 | Reciprocating drafting pen A reciprocating drafting pen device is provided for automatically lifting a technical pen and replacing it onto drafting paper while the pen is drawn transversely across the paper, for stippling, or for the drawing of various other interrupted lines. The ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4394800 | Guide clamp A guide clamp is disclosed which includes a clamping jaw at one end of a guide bar. An opposing shifting jaw is slidably carried on the guide bar to permit a workpiece to be embraced by the jaws. A pull rod associated with and parallel to the guide bar is... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4315371 | Preset brake device for line drawing machine, drafting machine or like A preset brake device is disclosed for use with line drawing machines, drafting machines, and the like. A preset input station is disposed on a guide rail of the drafting machine, etc. A movable body on the guide rail holds a line drawing instrument. A pr... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4307643 | Glass cutting machine having multiple cutting heads A machine for cutting glass or other fracture sensitive sheet material includes a support bar for supporting a plurality of cutting heads. The support bar is pivotally connected to a crossbar suspended above the working surface of the machine. The ends of... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4221150 | Glass scribing apparatus Apparatus for scribing a planar work piece includes a vacuum chuck table and a scribe bridge assembly moveable along shaft tracks straddling the table surface. The bridge assembly supports first and second sets of scribe devices which can be alternately r... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4194543 | Grooving indexer for routing apparatus A grooving indexer is provided for use with routing apparatus to improve the capability of the apparatus for rapidly routing straight parallel grooves in cabinet doors and similar panels. The routing apparatus is of the type in which a router is mounted o... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4174573 | Black board line marking device A desired marker such as a felt tip pen or a pencil or a chalk may be carried across a chalk board by mounting the marker on a clamp which is attached to an arm. The arm in turn can be mounted on a trolley which is movable on a frame. The frame can be att... | 11/20/1979 |
