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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 |
| 8152524 | Dental handpiece Two nozzles 37 in pair are provided along an inner circumferential surface 21a of a concavity 21, air is blown out in a space from a blowout hole 37a provided at a tip end portion of the nozzle from a side where the nozzle | 04/10/2012 |
| 7993135 | Air polishing prophylaxis system A dental apparatus provides a substantially uniform concentration of abrasive material entrained in a pressurized gas to a desired location substantially irrespective the amount of abrasive material in a pressurized container of the apparatus, and resists clogging b... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7413437 | Dental apparatus using ozone and an aqueous medium Apparatus for the treatment of dental caries includes a source of oxidizing gas and a handpiece for delivering the gas to a tooth. A cup attached to the handpiece is provided for receiving the gas and exposing a selected area of the tooth to the gas. The cup include... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7367333 | Inhalation device Actuator for an inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation. The actuator includes a main body having a tubular member for receiving a canister containing medicament and having a valve stem extending therefrom, and an outlet assembly, as a part formed separately... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351059 | Process for treating a surface A process for treating a surface (2) to clean or otherwise treat the surface (2) comprises a step of contacting the surface (2) with a particulate treating agent such that at least some of the particles (1) roll along at least a portion o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344374 | Dental ozone apparatus with source of reductant solution Apparatus for the treatment of dental caries includes a source of oxidizing gas and a handpiece for delivering the gas to a tooth. A cup attached to the handpiece is provided for receiving the gas and exposing a selected area of the tooth to the gas. The cup include... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326054 | Method and apparatus for drilling teeth with a pressurized water stream An apparatus and method are disclosed for boring into teeth to remove decaying tool matter using a high pressure jet of water. A system according to the invention may include a pressurized water source operably connected to an applicator used to target the water str... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303600 | Unexpanded perlite ore polishing composition and methods An unexpanded perlite ore polishing composition is shown. The composition comprises base material having grains of unexpanded perlite ore of a selected distribution of particle sizes which undergo fracturing of the grains as a function of an abrasive force applied t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273997 | Laser processing nozzle coupling A laser processing nozzle coupling assembly for connecting a laser processing nozzle to a laser processing head includes a hollow sleeve, a laser processing nozzle adapted to be removably coupled to the sleeve, and a collar for coupling the nozzle to the sleeve. The... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255558 | Dental imaging instrument having air stream auxiliary A dental instrument and method for imaging the three-dimensional topography of one or more teeth in the oral cavity of an individual is provided. The instrument includes a probe insertable into the oral cavity to receive the image of these surfaces which can then be... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249856 | Electrostatic bimorph actuator An electrostatic bimorph actuator includes a cantilevered flexible bimorph arm that is secured and insulated at one end to a planar substrate. In an electrostatically activated state the bimorph arm is generally parallel to the planar substrate. In a relaxed state, ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246755 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to cont... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238122 | Ormocer composites for golf ball components A golf ball comprising a core; a cover layer; and a barrier layer disposed between the core and the cover layer, the barrier layer being formed from a composition comprising an organically-modified ceramic material (also referred to as ormocers, ceramers, ormosils, ... | 07/03/2007 |
| RE39714 | Hand-holdable gas/abrasion apparatus A hand-holdable apparatus useful for abrading a surface is provided. The invention is particularly useful for dental applications using a stream of abrasive particles suspended in a gas stream to abrade the surface of a tooth. The apparatus of the invention may be m... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232360 | Uninterrupted abrasive fluid supply A substantially uninterrupted flow of a pressurised abrasive slurry is maintained by successively charging each of a plurality of vessels V1, V2 with an abrasive material while discharging an abrasive slurry from another of the vessels at a common outl... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232262 | Fiber-optic endface cleaning apparatus and method A cleaning apparatus (1100) for cleaning an endface (1104) of an optical fiber (1106), wherein a portion of the optical fiber is contained within an interface device (1103) is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a housing (1114 | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214059 | Bone collecting device A bone piece collecting device, wherein, when bone pieces are mixing agitated with the other substances while preventing the loss of the cut bone pieces collected on a filter and contamination thereof by saliva by a self-bone transplanting method, a filter part is i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198485 | Powder applicator for teeth The present invention provides an orientation independent apparatus for applying a uniform coating of a dental powder as well as a method of operating the orientation independent apparatus. The present invention can be used in the preparation of a replica tooth duri... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172418 | Powder applicator for teeth The present invention provides an orientation independent apparatus for applying a uniform coating of a dental powder as well as a method of operating the orientation independent apparatus. The present invention can be used in the preparation of a replica tooth duri... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7131837 | Vertically and horizontally standing dental scaler system and method The invention provides a dental scaler system and method of use. The dental scaler system has a dental scaler apparatus and a scaler handpiece enclosing a coil. The dental scaler apparatus has a housing and a scaler power control circuit. The coil is connected throu... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131838 | Dental apparatus and fluid reservoir for the same The present invention relates to dental apparatus including a fluid reservoir having a connection part, and a fluid reservoir receptor section having a reception part. The connection part includes a cylindrical member, a shaft member slidably arranged through the cy... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125317 | Multi-port sandblasting manifold and method A method and apparatus is provided to simplify sandblasting processes while increasing applied coverage areas in sandblasting operations. The method and apparatus provide a manifold assembly having a plurality of nozzles and that is rigidly attached to an air supply... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118010 | Apparatus, systems and related methods for dispensing and /or evaluating dry powders Methods, systems, and computer program products flowably dispense meted amounts of dry powders using a flexing piezoelectric layer to transmit a vibratory signal to the dry powder to facilitate fluidic flow through a flow channel. The apparatus for dispensing dry po... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083411 | Tooth cleaning powders and methods of use thereof Fine-grained powders or powder mixtures can be used to provide for spray cleaning of supragingival tooth surfaces. The abrasion of the tooth surface by the spraying of powder does not exceed 0.15 mm3 in relation to a tooth surface of 10 mm2 dur... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080980 | Dental hygiene device A dental hygiene system provided with interchangeable dental heads permits power-enhanced brushing and concurrent fluid irrigation to optimize a user's personal dental hygiene efforts. The system has a handle assembly with an irrigation nozzle in close proximity to ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7053519 | Electrostatic bimorph actuator An electrostatic bimorph actuator includes a cantilevered flexible bimorph arm that is secured and insulated at one end to a planar substrate. In an electrostatically activated state the bimorph arm is generally parallel to the planar substrate. In a relaxed state, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052362 | Blendable blasting media and method of reusing and discharging same An apparatus and method for applying a blasting media, comprised of at least first and second separate types of particles, to a surface to be treated. Each type of particle may comprise a core coated with a desired component, e.g. abrasive, absorptive, polishing, et... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049532 | Electric contacts, electric contact apparatus and method for detecting abrasion of the electric contacts A pair of electric contacts include a pair of first units which are provided on the surfaces of the end sides of the electric contacts, and generate light having first characteristics at the time of opening and closing of the electric contacts, and a pair of second ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044831 | Multi-port sandblasting manifold and method A method and apparatus is provided to simplify sandblasting processes while increasing applied coverage areas in sandblasting operations. The method and apparatus provide a manifold assembly having a plurality of nozzles and that is rigidly attached to an air supply... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037965 | Golf balls comprising glass ionomers, ormocers, or other hybrid organic/inorganic compositions A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein at least one of the core or cover layer comprises a hybrid material that contains fatty acid-modified glass ionomers, an ormocer or other inorganic-organic materials. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021931 | Apparatus for the treatment of dental caries Apparatus for the treatment of dental caries includes a source of oxidizing gas and a handpiece for delivering the gas to a tooth. A cup attached to the handpiece is provided for receiving the gas and exposing a selected area of the tooth to the gas. The cup include... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021930 | Ozone applicator cup A cup for use with the handpiece of an apparatus for applying gas to a portion of a tooth comprising a liner (18) configured and arranged to engage a gas dispensing handpiece, a body (16) defining a gas exposure chamber (28), the body having a h... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018206 | Rubber dam frames with improved retraction, stability, and safety characteristics The present invention relates to a rubber dam frame comprised of two vertical side leg members that are connected by a single uninterrupted lower horizontal member and both a left and right upper horizontal member. The frame has a downwardly curved concave nasal def... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011520 | Two part ultrasonic swivel insert, with one part rotatable relative to the other An ultrasonic insert carries a rotary bearing adjacent to the transducer. The bearing slidably engages an ultrasonic handpiece. When seated in the handpiece, the insert is substantially decoupled, on a rotary axis, from the handpiece. A rotary force need only be app... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011521 | Dental handpiece A dental handpiece for use with a device for treatment of teeth by a jet of an abrasive powder mixed with air and water has a first one-way valve in a first supply line for pressurised air connected to an integrated powder container of a gripping sleeve and at least... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6964569 | Dental care device A pneumatic dental care device for private use which by means of a combination of air, liquid and powder at high pressure cleans the user's teeth and removes plaque and discoloration. The device consists of a base unit (100) and a hand unit (300) which... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935860 | Apparatus for dental abrasive treatment of teeth The invention relates to apparatuses for treating surfaces of teeth by using a mixture of pressurised gas, preferably pressurised air, and abrasive particles such as particles of aluminium oxide. A first apparatus comprises a chamber having at least a primary inlet ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932670 | Signaling system for sandblasting A sandblasting operation includes a nozzle (10) which receives sand from a pot (12). A signaling system (20) for the sandblasting operation includes a first switch (22) to initiate the operation and a second switch (24) located at ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929476 | Dental apparatus A dental equipment for cutting teeth, forming root canals and so on. The dental apparatus includes: an actuator for actuating a cutting tool; a load sensor for sensing a load worked in the cutting tool; and a load indicator for making an operator know the load sense... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925886 | Dental treatment room vacuum flow measurement device A vacuum flow measurement device measures the quantity of air flowing into a high-volume evacuator (HVE) vacuum tip commonly found in dental treatment rooms. The device includes a tubular member constructed to mimic internal structural characteristics of a HVE tip. ... | 08/09/2005 |
