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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 |
| 7435035 | Watertight gate having gate leaf connected to foldable support An improved watertight gate for use in a port or canal is described. The watertight gate generally comprising two gate leaves and associated with each gate leaf is a foldable support structure and a gate position controller. The gate position controller interacts wi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7037039 | Method and apparatus for an improved lock and dam assembly A method of assembling a lock and dam system is disclosed to minimize the rate of structural fatigue associated with closing of the lock and dam system. The lock and dam system includes one or more gates that may include a plurality of girders, plates and associated... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6979149 | Vessel transfer system and associated methods A system for transferring a vessel between a first body of water having a first water level and a second body of water having a second water level includes a barrier separating the first body of water from the second body of water. The system also includes a transfe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962466 | Soil remediation of mercury contamination An in situ soil remediation system may be used to remove or reduce levels of mercury contamination within soil. The soil remediation system may also remove or reduce levels of other contaminants within the soil. Mercury may be vaporized within the soil by a heating ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 5295762 | Marine lock systems and methods A method of operation of marine locks includes the steps of supporting a first column of water within a lock chamber upon a vertically movable first floor, supporting a second column of water within a balance chamber upon a vertically movable second floor... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5232309 | Method and equipment for maintaining ice-free locks The method and equipment for keeping locks free of ice utilizes the natural energy resources of the waterway itself. Gravity is utilized to conduct warm water from the depths of the upper waterway via a pipe (1) into the lock where it is distributed by a ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5013184 | Lock using air chambers A lock using lock chambers and lock gates capable of reducing the water consumption in the operations of raising or lowering the boat passing through the lock from one level to another. The lock includes flexible air chambers capable of being inflated wit... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4877351 | Apparatus for adjusting a water level of a lock An apparatus for the adjustment of the water level in a lock comprises at least one fluid chamber arranged on a bottom or a bottom and a sidewall of a lock room between lock gates. The adjustment of the water level is performed by the supply and discharge... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4830051 | Rotary filling and emptying valve A rotary valve assembly is disclosed for regulating the flow through two ts to control the filling and emptying of a lock. The valve assembly includes a plurality of planar elements, rotatable about a vertical axis within a cylindrical housing, and dispo... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4310769 | Ship lock system with hydroelectric pumped-storage capability A ship lock system having a ship lock interconnecting two bodies of water at different water levels. The system includes one or more underground hydroelectric pumped-storage units connected by one or more penstocks with the ship lock which serves as the u... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4275973 | Installation for accelerating navigation of a water ramp and method relating thereto The installation enables an internal waterway to pass through a changing level by means of a water ramp connecting through a channel two water reaches respectively situated upstream and downstream and including basins for the storage of boats awaiting the... | 06/30/1981 |
