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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 |
| 7059984 | Device and method for regulating the tension of a running web A device serves to regulate the tension of a running belt. The belt is deflected on rollers of which one is designed as a force measuring roller and is connected to a displacement sensing device. This roller is provided with at least one force sensor that determines... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6715602 | Sensor system for conveyor belt A conveyor belt includes a plurality of identification transponder chips embedded into the belt at spaced intervals. At least one conductive loop is embedded adjacent to and in electromagnetic coupled relationship with each transponder chip. The chip induces an iden... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6575857 | Automatic belt positioning assembly A device for adjusting the lateral position of an endless belt comprises a sensor for detecting the lateral position of the endless belt relative to a predetermined position, a roller disposed adjacent to the endless belt, and a controller operatively con... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6569046 | Belt wear detection system and method A system and method for detecting wear and the beginning of the mechanism of belt failure. A sensor (5) detects when a self tracking drive belt (1) tracks off center due to the asymmetrical wear (3) of the belt (1). The sensor (5) may be a simple mechanic... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6264577 | Smart splice A conveyor belt (10) contains at least one integrated circuit transponder (30) which, upon interrogation by an external radio signal, transmits identification information in digitally encoded form. The transponder (30) has a generally planar, circular ant... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5184424 | Self correcting belt tracking apparatus for widebelt abrasive grinding machine An apparatus for controlling the lateral tracking movement of a wide abrasive belt that utilizes a driven contact roller and an idler roller that is mounted in a cradle that allows it to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the rotational axis of the idle... | 02/09/1993 |
| 4626230 | Device for sensing damage to a cogged belt A pulley has evenly spaced grooves. A belt is formed with evenly spaced teeth which mesh with the grooves on the pulley. A device senses deformation of the belt resulting from damage to at least one of the teeth on the belt. The device may sense an openin... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4575367 | Slip speed sensor for a multiple link belt drive system A slip sensing mechanism for a multilink or articulated belt drive includes a flexible arm on which is disposed a roller maintained in abutment with the belt. The flexible arm has formed integrally therewith or otherwise secured thereto a strain gauge whi... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4522353 | Automatic cassette ejecting device An automatic tape ejecting device for a tape rewinding apparatus responsive to an increase of the tension difference between the tight side strand and the slack side strand of the transmission belt which drives the pulley to perform the tape rewinding. Th... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4429985 | Recording system provided with a device for correcting deviation of recording member in endless belt form A recording system including a recording member of the endless belt form in which a series of information is recorded while the recording member is being moved, deviation sensing means operative to sense a deviation of the recording member, deviation corr... | 02/07/1984 |
