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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 |
| 7390118 | Extruder assembly The present invention provides an improved extruder assembly, that includes a wiper for wiping a screw portion in a low pressure extruder stage, whereby the wiping of the screw portion improves melt conveyance through the low pressure extruder stage. The present inv... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387426 | Extruder screw with mixing section An extruder screw mixing section has a plurality of threads formed on a body of the screw with a pitch defining mixing channels for moving material in a direction from a feed end to a discharge end of the screw. The threads and the mixing channels are interrupted by... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7350959 | Pin extruder with gear pump A conveying apparatus comprising an extruder having a housing, a gear pump connected to the extruder, an extruder cylinder rotatably mounted in the housing, and a plurality of pins extending radially outwardly from the extruder cylinder. The extruder housing is prov... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345116 | Clear polycarbonate polyester blend An optically clear thermoplastic resin composition is disclosed which comprises structural units derived from substituted or unsubstituted polycarbonate and substituted or unsubstituted polyester, wherein said polyester comprises structural units derived from tereph... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316500 | Pin extruder A pin extruder for conveying polymeric material, especially elastomeric material, comprising a stationary extruder housing and an extruder screw rotatably mounted in the housing. A purality of radially outwardly extending pins are disposed on the extruder screw, at ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7270471 | Extruder In an extruder for continuous working and/or processing of flowable substances having at least two parallel, corotating shafts equipped with intermeshing screw elements whose face is limited by circular arcs corresponding to the outside screw diameter, the screw cor... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267474 | Plasticating screw A plasticating screw including a grating mixing section provided to enhance mixing of incompatible materials. The screw includes a mixing section including an inlet groove having a closed distal end, a discharge groove circumferentially spaced from the inlet groove,... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264757 | Controllable microscopic bubble nucleation in fluid polymer material production method and its apparatus A controllable microscopic bubble nucleation in fluid polymer material production method and apparatus utilizing a gas pipe disposed in the conveyance screw shaft of an injection or extraction forming mechanism and a microbubble generating component, such as a micro... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255472 | Mixing device with mixing ring having offset channels with spaced baffles A device comprising a shaft, a front ring connected to this shaft, an end ring connected to the shaft at a distance A from the front ring, and a loose mixing ring, which is freely rotatable and located between the front ring and the end ring. The mixing ring has a f... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244060 | Kneading apparatus A kneading apparatus includes a barrel having a chamber, which is a tubular hollow, a biaxial screw set for extruding a material to be kneaded downstream by rotation of the biaxial screw set inside the chamber, and kneading blade sections, mounted in the screw set, ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7180206 | System for voltage stabilization of power supply lines The invention relates to a voltage stabilization system for power supply lines, comprising a variable inductance, an autotransformer and a system for controlling the variable inductance to automatically compensating for voltage variations of the power supply lines. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172333 | Injection molding screw An injection molding screw for metal injection molding includes a first end, a second end, a longitudinal body with a first stage and a second stage extending axially along a length of the screw between the ends, a pressure retention device, and optionally, a screw ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150615 | Molding machine for injection foaming A process for injection-foaming a thermoplastic resin by using an injection molding machine with a two-stage-compression screw, injecting a physical foaming agent into the cylinder of the machine at a pressure lower than the storage pressure of the physical foaming ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7101165 | Extrusion molding apparatus for ceramic molded product An extrusion molding apparatus comprises a shaping die for producing a ceramic molded product, and a screw extruder having built therein an extruding screw (40) for mixing while leading a ceramic material forward. The extruding screw (40) includes a pr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101166 | Apparatus for extruding ceramic molding The extruding apparatus has the molding die to form the ceramic molding, the screw extruder containing the extrusion screw to knead and guide the ceramic material toward the molding die. The extrusion screw is comprised of the pressure screw part and the diffusion s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7021816 | Plasticating screw A plasticating screw including a grating mixing section provided to enhance mixing of incompatible materials. The screw includes a mixing section including an inlet groove having a closed distal end, a discharge groove circumferentially spaced from the inlet groove,... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014353 | Plasticating screw and apparatus A rotatable screw for moving material in a plasticating process along an axis through a conduit from an inlet to an outlet. The screw having a feed section, barrier melting section, reorientation section and metering section disposed sequentially downstream. The scr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6962431 | Extruder mixer An extruder mixer and method for mixing plastic materials utilizes an elongated screw having an inlet channel connected to a first cross-axial pump that feeds, at an angle to the screw axis, a subsequent channel, wherein the subsequent channel becomes a further inle... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958128 | Dynamic mixer screw tip The present invention includes a screw tip for an extruder screw for effecting mixing in an extruder. The screw tip has a substantially conical outside surface and at least one discontinuous fin. The at least one fin protrudes from the outside surface of the screw t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949208 | Injection molding process and injection molding apparatus for thermoplastic resin molded articles An object of the invention is to provide an injection molding process for preparing thermoplastic resin molded articles and an injection molding apparatus for use in practicing this process, the process and the apparatus being adapted to supply a blowing agent, espe... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929763 | Injection molding method The invention provides an injection molding method comprising supplying a gas into a molten resin in a plasticizing cylinder and injecting the molten resin having the gas dissolved therein, wherein when the resin is being plasticized, a gas space with a predetermine... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6817749 | Ice cream softening appliance A house appliance for making soft serve ice cream comprises a motor driven auger in a housing. The auger, which has spiral land, is contained in a work chamber having longitudinal grooves or longitudinal ribs upon which the lands ride. Recirculation and mixing of in... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808380 | Hardness taper tube and production method and device therefor An apparatus for manufacturing stiffness-taper tubing includes a die having an extrusion hole, a die holder for holding the die, and a mandrel mounted inside the die holder and that fits in the extrusion hole. The apparatus forms stiffness-taper tubing by switching ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6682213 | Twin-screw continuous kneading apparatus and kneading method using the same A twin-screw continuous kneading apparatus is provided which can stably supply an additive without reducing the production capability and greatly increase the throughput of a high-quality compound. The kneading apparatus includes a second supply unit conn... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6672753 | Apparatus for plasticating thermoplastics A plasticating screw having a feed section, barrier melting section, reorientation section and metering section disposed sequentially downstream wherein solid material is moved from a trail side of a main flight to a push side of the main flight in the re... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6609818 | Thermoplastic foam extrusion screw with circulation channels A foam extrusion assembly having a melt region wherein a plurality of material pellets are melted and mixed by a mixing assembly with a blowing agent introduced via an agent addition assembly. The foam extrusion assembly further includes a heat extraction... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6547431 | Mixing section for a feed screw and methods of making the same A mixing section for a feed screw includes a body portion defined along a longitudinal axis. The mixing section further includes a primary flight defining a helical channel, wherein the primary flight is helically wound in a first direction about the long... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6497508 | Plasticating process, apparatus and screw with mixing A cylindrical apparatus or module to be included in a screw of a plasticating device. The screw has a helical flight disposed within and cooperating with the inner-wall of a heated barrel to form an upstream where material is fed into and a downstream whe... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488399 | Apparatus for plasticating thermoplastics A plasticating screw having a main channel defined by a helical flight disposed within and cooperating with an inner-wall of a heated barrel. The screw has a longitudinal portion with a plurality of staggered rows of noncontinuous advancing grooves arrang... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6454454 | Polymer melting and extruding apparatus with linear downstream threads An extruder screw mechanism has a barrel that is heated by heating coils, an internal screw, and a cylindrical melt sleeve having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, axially extending, radial slots there through located between the external barrel an... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6428728 | Fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin structure, process for production of same, and extruder for production of same A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin structure comprising a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers, having a ratio (Lw/Ln) of the number average fiber length (Ln) to the weight average fiber length (Lw) of the uniformly dispersed reinforcing fibers ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6238079 | Kneading degree adjusting device for twin extruder A cylinder 2 is formed with an upper guide bore 10a and a lower guide bore 10b at a position corresponding to a gate part B. Gate rods 7 are rotatably inserted through the guide bores 10a, 10b, respectively. Each of the gate rods 7 is formed with opening ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227692 | Double wave screw A plasticating screw having improved mixing capability for polymer blends comprises a feed zone having a helical flight defining a solid material feed path, a compression zone for converting the solid material into molten material having a helical channel... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6206560 | Throttling means for extruders of the transfermix type An extruder of the Transfermix type comprises a barrel in which a screw rotates for transporting and mixing visco-elastic compounds. The extruder has an inlet, a compression section, a plasticizing section and an exit section. The plasticizing section is ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6132075 | Multichannel wave screw with a slush channel barrier section A multichannel wave screw with a slush channel barrier section adapted to provide a consistent mixture of 50% solids and 50% melt to both channels of the double wave metering section. The screw includes a barrier flight having a relatively large initial c... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6106142 | Pressure variable, multiscrew, continuous mixing machine for plasticizable compounds with variable height backfeed threads The invention relates to a multiscrew, continuous mixing machine for plasticizable compounds with two screws, which rotate in the same direction in a housing and which penetrate the cylindrical part of the housing that envelopes the screws. The screws inc... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6062717 | Chopper mixing screw An apparatus and process for chopping and mixing a polymeric material having an elongated hollow barrel element with a material inlet end and a material outlet end and housing a rotatable extruder screw. The rotatable extruder screw includes at least one ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6062718 | Thermoplastic foam extrusion assembly with an extrusion screw including a circulation channel defined therein A thermoplastic extrusion assembly having a melt region wherein a plurality of material pellets are melted and mixed by a mixing assembly with a foaming agent, in the case of a thermoplastic foam extrusion assembly, introduced via an agent addition assemb... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060010 | Fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin structure, process for production of same, and extruder for production of the same An extruder comprising a screw and cylinder, the screw and/or cylinder having helices formed thereon and distal portions of the helices having substantially continuous irregularities formed in their surfaces which form a control mechanism enabling control... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6022133 | Multiple-screw extruder A multiple-screw extruder in which paired co-rating screws, or segments thereof, contain unequal numbers of flights; and a screw for use in such extruder.... | 02/08/2000 |
