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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 |
| 7100759 | Magnetic support structure for an elevator tube of a vertical rapid thermal processing unit A vertical rapid thermal processing system includes a processing chamber and an elevator structure providing for vertical movement of a workpiece within the processing chamber. The elevator structure includes a workpiece support for supporting the workpiece and an e... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6019008 | Linear motion apparatus under ultra high vacuum A linear motion apparatus for moving an object in a vacuum chamber comprising an antenna or a telescoping shaft such as a fishing rod to effectively utilize space, and to avoid the need of a rear projection thereby achieving stability. The linear motion a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6000297 | Master-slave micromanipulator method A method based on precision X-Y stages that are stacked. Attached to arms projecting from each X-Y stage are a set of two axis gimbals. Attached to the gimbals is a rod, which provides motion along the axis of the rod and rotation around its axis. A dual-... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5943914 | Master-slave micromanipulator apparatus An apparatus based on precision X-Y stages that are stacked. Attached to arms projecting from each X-Y stage are a set of two axis gimbals. Attached to the gimbals is a rod, which provides motion along the axis of the rod and rotation around its axis. A d... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5485910 | Conveyor A conveyor is of a low power consumption type and has a decreased amount of gas generation. The conveyor is provided with a floating member having a conveying rod on which a workpiece is laid; a conveying body magnetically coupled with the floating member... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5139383 | Device for positioning objects within a sealed chamber A device for positioning objects within a sealed vacuum chamber (112) comprises a stationay housing (114), which is sealingly attached to the vacuum chamber (112). Located within the housing (114) is a tubular body (158) capable of rotating and translatin... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5105932 | Linear and rotary positioning device A precision magnetic manipulator for use in positioning targets, and the like, within a vacuum chamber, employs separate mechanisms for linear and rotational motion and makes them substantially independent. Ball or roller style bearings support a square, ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4893980 | Device for moving objects within a sealed chamber A sample transfer device (110) for manipulating a sample in a sealed vacuum chamber comprises a tubular housing (112) made from magnetically permeable material. The housing has one end (114) closed and another attached to the vacuum chamber. Located insid... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4850779 | Manipulator for handling objects within a sealed chamber A manipulator for handling objects within a sealed environment, such as an ultra-high vacuum chamber, is mounted on a port of the chamber so that an active portion of the manipulator terminating in a set of gripping jaws is located within the chamber, whi... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4822238 | Robotic arm A robotic arm positionable within a nuclear vessel by access through a small diameter opening and having a mounting tube supported within the vessel and mounting a plurality of arm sections for movement lengthwise of the mounting tube as well as for movem... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4768911 | Device for moving objects within and between sealed chambers A sample transfer device (10) for manipulating a sample (S) in a pair of sealed vacuum chambers (18, 102) comprises a tubular housing (12) made from a magnetically permeable material. The housing has one closed end (14) and another flanged open end (16) f... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4534389 | Interlocking door latch for dockable interface for integrated circuit processing A particle-free dockable interface with an interlocking latch is disclosed for linking together two spaces each enclosing a clean air environment and preventing the opening of the interface without the presences of two mating system components. The interf... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4532970 | Particle-free dockable interface for integrated circuit processing A particle-free dockable interface is disclosed for linking together two spaces each enclosing a clean air environment. The interface is composed of interlocking doors on each space which fit together to trap particles which have accumulated from the dirt... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4159721 | Sanitary pressure relief device A sanitary pressure relief device which includes a rigid sleeve having an annular resilient collar secured to one end thereof, as by a ring clamp. This resilient collar is adapted to be clampingly and sealingly engaged around the end of a cleanout fitting... | 07/03/1979 |
