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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 |
| 7270423 | Projection display To provide a projection display that can easily switch between rear and front projection modes with a transmission screen, a projector, and a mirror exposed to the outside, a projection display has a projector to project projection light applied to a display image, ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7180555 | System and method for producing an image with a screen using erase (off) and image (on) light sources An image system includes a beam generator and a screen having a region with an adjustable brightness. The beam generator directs first and second electromagnetic beams onto the region. The first beam changes the brightness of the region according to a first polarity... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180556 | System and method for capturing, transmitting, and displaying an image An optical image system includes an image projector and an image generator. The image projector has regions with adjustable brightness levels. The image generator generates an image received from a remote location on the image projector by directing first and second... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134757 | Projection type display apparatus, rear projection, and multi-vision system The present invention provides a small projection type display apparatus capable of suppressing an optical path of incident light and an optical path of output light in a reflection type light valve from being overlapped with each other and obtaining a projected ima... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090354 | Projection device and screen A projection unit is provided. The projection unit may include a projector having a wide-angle lens system. The projector may be positioned substantially adjacent a display surface and may be configured to generate an image on the display surface. The projection uni... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083289 | Portable projector system An image projection system is provided that includes a portable projector, where the projector includes a light engine, and a projector housing having a closed configuration and an open configuration, where in the closed configuration the projector housing at least ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7072002 | Rear-project video assembly with a foldable reflector A rear-project video assembly with a foldable reflector includes a housing and a screen mounted in a first side of the housing. A reflector has one side pivotally connected to a second side of the housing for reflecting image to the screen. An overhead projector is ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7050123 | Assembled housing of a rear projection television An assembled housing of rear projection television comprising a foldable main framework and a foldable back cover is disclosed. The main framework is a flat structure as folded, while the main framework forms a ring structure as unfolded. The ring structure includes... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011416 | Projection television A projection television having a CRT assembly projecting image beams and front and rear casings, respectively provided in a front and a back of the CRT assembly, and further having a pair of CRT brackets provided between the front and rear casings, to support the CR... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6967632 | Multi-monitor, auxiliary monitor, and monitor supporter A multi-monitor is provided with a first display device having a display screen and a second display device having a display screen smaller than the display screen of the first display device, and a supporting mechanism which is mountable on an outside portion of th... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966658 | Projection type display apparatus rear projection and multi-vision system A small projection display apparatus which suppresses optical paths of incident and output light in a reflection valve from overlapping; and a rear projector and a multi-vision system using the same. The projection display apparatus includes an illumination optical ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6922216 | Mechanical system for adjusting image centering and rotation in projection television apparatus First (3), second (5) and third (7) eccentric cams, positioned in substantially the same plane, mate with corresponding first (9), second (11) and third (13) slots in a bracket (1). Rotation of the first cam (3... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6833880 | Bracket for CRT An enclosure for a projection television set is provided that includes an upper compartment to house a mirror and a screen, and a lower compartment attached to the upper compartment. The lower compartment preferably includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a plural... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6580471 | Projecting images An "extra-folded" projection display system includes a selectively reflective material (e.g., a linear reflecting polarizer) placed immediately behind the system's imaging screen. The display system includes an image projector that projects an image beam ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6339454 | Projecting images An "extra-folded" projection display system includes a selectively reflective material (e.g., a linear reflecting polarizer) placed immediately behind the system's imaging screen. The display system includes an image projector that projects an image beam ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6181386 | Projecting images An "extra-folded" projection display system includes a selectively reflective material (e.g., a linear reflecting polarizer) placed immediately behind the system's imaging screen. The display system includes an image projector that projects an image beam ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5999232 | Pivoting mount for a rear projection video display projector A video display is provided which includes a display screen mounted to a forward end of the video display, a video projector having a center of gravity, and a reflective assembly for directing light from within the video projector to the display screen. T... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5491585 | Portable rear screen television cabinet A rear screen television cabinet, comprising a cabinet having front portions including a top, two sides and a front face, viewing surface on the front face, a mirror system comprising a plurality of mirrors for reflecting and successively enlarging and re... | 02/13/1996 |
| 4647166 | Screen extension linkage for a video real-screen projection apparatus A video rear-screen projection apparatus includes a housing accommodating a fixedly arranged cathode-ray tube unit which is provided with a projection lens and which is secured to a frame. The apparatus also includes a first mirror pivotally connected to ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4630821 | Video game apparatus integral with airplane passenger seat tray There is disclosed a video game apparatus to be employed by a passenger of an airplane. The apparatus includes a tray which is mounted on the rear of an airplane seat. The tray has an internal hollow with a rectangular aperture on a top surface which surf... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4479144 | Video projecting apparatus A video projecting apparatus comprises a housing-like chassis which encases projecting lenses and cathode-ray tubes and is provided with a front portion having a movable reflecting mirror. With this video projecting apparatus, the reflecting mirror can be... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4417273 | Video projection system A portable video image projection system is disclosed. The system is of the type which processes a video signal representative of a video image so as to provide a processed video signal, and includes at least one optical projection device responsive to th... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4400723 | Optical assembly for projection television receiver A novel optical assembly is disclosed for use in an ultra-compact, jack-in-the-box projection television receiver. The stationary optical assembly is permanently installed in a lower portion of the cabinet for forming a television image, and projecting an... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4394681 | Optical system for projection television A projection optical system is disclosed that is protractible and retractible within a narrow spatial column for emerging from and nesting in a cabinet of an ultra-compact, rear-projection television receiver. The system comprises in combination a station... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4385313 | Unitary optical assembly for projection television receiver Unitary optical assembly means is disclosed for use in an ultra-compact projection television receiver. The unitary optical assembly means is selectively storable in the receiver cabinet and elevatable therefrom by precision elevating means. The receiver ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4281352 | Compact projection television system A compact projection television system is disclosed which includes an enclosure having a movable front portion hingedly attached to a fixed rear portion so as to be movable between an open and a closed position. When the movable portion is in the closed p... | 07/28/1981 |
| 3944734 | Video projecting system A video projecting system having a cabinet with one end being opened, a screen in the cabinet and its upper portion, a movable side board attached to the cabinet at the lower side of its opening, and a projector and a mirror both attached to the movable s... | 03/16/1976 |
