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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 |
| 7215208 | Fully integrated frequency generator Embodiments of the present invention include a frequency generator comprising a feedback loop with a transmission line integrated on a single integrated circuit. In one embodiment, a frequency generator comprises a phase detector and a voltage controlled oscillator ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6946923 | Wide range crystal oscillator A structure and associated method to allow an oscillator circuit to operate with a plurality of different crystals. The oscillator circuit comprises a semiconductor device and a crystal. The semiconductor device comprises a primary inverting amplifier and a crystal ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6759980 | Phased array antennas incorporating voltage-tunable phase shifters This invention provides a phased array antenna comprising an input, a feed network electronically coupled to the input, a plurality of radiating elements, a plurality of continuously voltage tunable phase shifters for receiving signals from the feed network and prov... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6480073 | Method of evaluating quality of crystal unit A method of evaluating quality of a crystal unit, capable of performing quantitative measurement of an actual operation of a crystal unit which is to be oscillated in an actual oscillator to ensure an accurate quality evaluation, is provided. The method i... | 11/12/2002 |
| 5959505 | Crystal oscillator for measuring crystal impedance of a crystal unit A crystal oscillator for measuring crystal impedance (CI) easily and accurately of various crystal units having an oscillating frequency in a wide band and various CI-values in a broad rage. A DC input voltage is measured, representing CI of a crystal uni... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5696469 | Clock oscillator A clock oscillator having a pair of pins adapted for coupling to an external crystal, a first one of such pair of pins being adapted for coupling to an external clock. A switch, formed on the chip, is provided for electrically decoupling the crystal excit... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5646580 | Method and apparatus for switching crystals in a crystal controlled oscillator A multi-crystal controlled oscillator (10) and method includes a first crystal resonator (11), second crystal resonator (14), oscillator circuit (23), and a switch (29). The switch (29) is coupled between the first crystal resonator (11) and the oscillato... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5142251 | Wide band selectable gain and operating frequency CMOS oscillator circuit A CMOS oscillator integrated circuit in a Pierce crystal oscillator circuit configuration operates at oscillating frequencies over a wide band frequency range. A single inverter stage (I1) is coupled between the oscillator input (OSC IN) and the oscillato... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4596697 | Chemical sensor matrix A chemical sensor matrix is provided for sensing the presence of chemical agents by chemo-electronic means. The chemical sensor matrix is comprised of a plurality of resonators embedded in a single monolithic piece of piezoelectric crystal. The resonators... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4574255 | MMC Substrate including capacitors having perovskite structure dielectric and electrical devices including MMC substrate Between insulative layers (31-37, 41-44), a multilayer substrate comprises at least one dielectric layer (26-29). It is possible to form capacitors (58), resistors (46), and wiring conductors (61, 62) in the substrate. The at least one dielectric layer sh... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4547748 | Frequency synthesizer using a matrix of selectable piezoelectric resonators A frequency synthesizer is provided that is capable of supplying a plurality of accurate frequencies. The frequency synthesizer comprises a resonator matrix including a plurality of resonators embedded in a single monolithic piece of piezoelectric crystal... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4510464 | LC-switched transistor oscillator for vibrator excitation A self-oscillating vibrator exciting circuit utilizing a drive transistor that operates in a switching mode. The ON-period of the transistor is determined by base/emitter inductance and capacitance and base/collector capacitance, while the OFF-period of t... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4442415 | Multichannel frequency modulator A single Colpitts-type oscillator has a plurality (here, three) of optional inputs, each having a separate oscillating circuit individually associated therewith. By suitably applying a potential to a selected one of the oscillating circuits, the oscillato... | 04/10/1984 |
