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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 |
| 7367584 | Gas generating system A gas generator (10) includes an igniter (27) and first and second inflation gas generant compositions (52, 52′) positioned to enable fluid communication with the igniter (27) upon activation of the igniter. Flow regulators (54, 54 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7275760 | Multi-chamber gas generating system A multi-chamber gas generating system (10) has a housing (12) with openings (24) formed in a wall thereof. A gas-tight internal divider (42) separates the housing into two chambers (80, 80′). A first gas generating sub-assembly (... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267365 | Inflator An inflator for a vehicle occupant restraint system. The inflator includes a cylindrical outer wall having a longitudinal axis and a first opening formed therealong for enabling fluid communication between an interior of the inflator and an exterior of the inflator.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237801 | Gas generating system A gas generating system (10) includes a tubular outer housing (12) having a longitudinal axis (L) and one or more apertures (12d) formed therealong to enable fluid communication between an interior of the outer housing and an exterior of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7042327 | Alloy type thermal fuse and wire member for a thermal fuse element An alloy type thermal fuse is provided in which a ternary Sn—In—Bi alloy is used, the operating temperature belongs to the range of 130 to 170° C., the overload characteristic and the dielectric breakdown characteristic are excellent, the insulation stability a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6903649 | Fuse with fuse link coating A fuse that includes an arc energy reducing coating to reduce arc energy during a short-circuit and/or a full voltage overload current interrupt is described. The fuse includes end conductor elements, and at least one fuse element secured between and making electric... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6888440 | Fuse with fuse link coating A fuse that includes an arc energy reducing coating to reduce arc energy during a short-circuit and/or a full voltage overload current interrupt is described. The fuse includes end conductor elements, and at least one fuse element secured between and making electric... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6614339 | Exhaust control device for use with circuit interrupter An exhaust control device for use with a circuit interrupter includes a casing having a first expansion chamber and a second expansion chamber that are operationally disposed upstream of a heat sink and a damper, with the second expansion chamber being in... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5986534 | Dropout fuse having electrical energy absorbing device The present invention relates to a fuse arrangement, which is particularly suited to high voltage applications, but also has applications across a broad voltage range. The fuse arrangement comprises a fuse link arranged to be connected in a current carryi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5883562 | Amorphous resin arc suppression fuse There is disclosed an arcless fuse in which adverse effects on an equipment due to an arc discharge, produced when the fuse is melted, are prevented, and also melted metal is prevented from dissipating. An arcless fuse includes a fuse element 25 having op... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5631621 | Cartridge thermal fuse with an adhesive metal excellent in adhesion with the melted fusible alloy The thermal fuse comprises a fuse base having a wire fuse element of a fusible alloy connecting lead wires and a cartridge forming an enclosed space for accommodating the wire fuse element by surrounding the wire fuse element and closing both ends thereof... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5572181 | Overcurrent protection device An overcurrent protection device and a method for the production thereof is provided wherein a fusible link is bonded across a pair of electrodes. A composite layer envelops the fusible link and is formed from a gelatinous composition. The composite layer... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5148140 | Electrical fuses having improved short-circuit interruptions characteristics The disclosed electrical fuse has a fuse link in a filling of sand and a binder that imparts high thermal conductivity to the filler. The binder is a shiny coating on the grains of sand extending from grain to grain. It is an amorphous coating. The exempl... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4963850 | Thermal withstand capability of a filament wound epoxy fuse body in a current-limiting fuse A fuse body encloses a fuse element of a current-limiting fuse wherein the fuse body is formed from an inexpensive material and provided with a shield between the inner surface of the fuse body and the fuse element. Thus, when the fuse element melts and a... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4893106 | Electrical fuses The disclosed full-range fuse provides excellent short-circuit and overload protection using various forms of fuse links, made of copper or copper alloys, or silver, including curtain fuse links, the short-circuit performance being enhanced by solidifying... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4788519 | Exhaust control device for circuit interrupter An exhaust-control device is provided to absorb the energy of exhaust gases released during operation of a circuit-interrupting device such as a power fuse or an expulsion fuse. The exhaust-control device includes a first heat-absorbing medium through whi... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4757296 | Electrical fuselinks An electrical fuselink having improved surge-resistant characteristics comprises a fuse element (1) disposed in an electrically insulating enclosure (4) having all or part of the air-space within the enclosure filled with a microporous or microcellular in... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4458232 | Quenching baffles for an electrical overload fuse An overload fuse with a fusible conductor and quenching baffles is curved preferably forming a partial annulus, and several quenching baffles are disposed perpendicular to the fusible conductor. Due to its flat design, this fuse has only a small volume an... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4417226 | Electrical fuse A miniature fuse has a housing consisting of a plastics base (1), a plastics cap (2), and two conductors which pass through the base and are bridged across inside the cap by a fusible conductor (3). The interior of the fuse housing is fully or partially l... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4313099 | Current limiting fuse having aluminum sulfate arc-quenching filler A current limiting fuse construction including a fuse element extending between electrically conductive terminals carries a body of arc-quenching filler material within a hollow casing of electrical insulating material. The filler material includes a firs... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4283700 | Double tubular time-lag fuse having improved breaking capacity A time-lag fuse with improved breaking capacity is made of double-tubular construction comprising an inner tube made of a material having high thermal conductivity and low thermal impact resistance and an outer tube made of a material with low thermal con... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4263574 | Slit type current limiting fuse A strip-shaped fusible member is disposed in a slit formed in an electrically insulating member to be not greater than 1 mm in width. Further a granulated electrically insulating material may be charged around the electrically insulating member within an ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4189695 | Current limiting fuse device employing cooling and insulating medium The present invention is a current limiting fuse device for protecting a power semiconductor element for use in a large current device such as DC-AC or AC-DC converter from overcurrent. The current limiting fuse device includes an outer casing filled with... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4109228 | Current limiting fuse with resinous arc-quenching filler A current limiting fuse construction including a fuse element extending between electroconductive terminals carries a body of arc-quenching filler material within a hollow casing of electric insulating material. The filler material includes loose granular... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4074220 | Fuse structure having improved granular filler material A fusible device is provided, of the generally-enclosed type, having an improved granular filler material surrounding, or encompassing the one or more fuse links. Preferably, the granular filler material comprises sand and alumina trihydrate (Al2 | 02/14/1978 |
| 4035755 | Non-venting expulsion fuse An expulsion type fuse is taught which has an opening in the bottom thereof from which hot gases may exit during a fusing operation. The hot gases are provided to a condenser which is disposed adjacent the exit of the expulsion fuse. The disposition of th... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4001750 | Corrosion resistant means in exhaust control device for circuit interrupting devices An improvement in an exhaust device to absorb the energy of exhaust gases released during operation of a circuit interrupting device such as a power fuse or an expulsion fuse is disclosed. The exhaust control device includes a hollow housing coated with a... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3965452 | Exhaust control device for circuit interrupting devices An exhaust control device to absorb the energy of exhaust gases released during operation of a circuit interrupting device such as a power fuse or an expulsion fuse is disclosed. The exhaust control device includes a housing mounted to the circuit interru... | 06/22/1976 |
