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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 |
| 8161775 | Integrated hollow fabric structure In one aspect of the invention, an integrated hollow fabric structure includes a body having an axis and a thickness along a direction perpendicular to the axis, at least first and second groups of yarns, the yarns of each group space-regularly disposed in layers, w... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7344035 | High heat filter fabric and method A fabric is disclosed which is suitable for use in the manufacture of particulate filters for use in high heat environments, together with a method for making the high heat filter fabric. The filter fabric has a sliver knit pile construction, and may be manufactured... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329323 | Methods and systems for selectively connecting and disconnecting conductors in a fabric Methods and systems for selectively connecting and disconnecting conductors in a fabric are disclosed. First and second conductors are integrated into a fabric such that the conductors intersect at a crossover point. The conductors are bonded to each other at the cr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7247359 | Meat product casing having a maximum extensible diameter A tubular casing for use with food products which includes knitted stockinette, longitudinal threads and circumferential spiral threads that are held to stockinette by stitches located along the length of the casing. Each thread comprises an elastic thread formed fr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240522 | Elastic knitting fabric having multilayer structure An elastic knitted fabric having a multilayer structure, made by binding separate front and back two-layer ground knitted fabrics together, wherein the above described two-layer ground knitted fabrics are bound together with only a bare string(s) of polyurethane bas... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235504 | Three dimensional knitted fabric having unevenness A three-dimensional knitted fabric having front and back ground structures and an interconnection yarn uniting the ground structures. At least one of the front and back ground structures of the three-dimensional knitted fabric has an uneven pattern with projections ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231789 | Snapping fabrics A snapping fabrics comprising of: a micro-fibriform loop fabric, fabricated by complex, spun micro-fiber and splinted thereafter to recover smaller fiber, all of the fibers forming the micro-fibriform loops between the inter-weaving or inter-knitting nodes; a fibrif... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207195 | Fiber-made surface fastener A fiber-made surface fastener having on its back a covering of soft fiber yarns excellent in softness and in a function and durability as a surface fastener and including a multiplicity of engaging elements woven or knitted simultaneously with weaving or knitting of... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201024 | Elastic warp-knit fabric A fabric article useful for the cushioning surface of a car seat and like items is formed from thick main elastic yarn which is thicker than main stitch yarn, and main inserted yarn which is more bulky and thicker than the main elastic yarn in apparent thickness, ar... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7186451 | Composite sheet suitable for use as artificial leather The invention is directed to a composite sheet suitable for use as artificial leather or a precursor to artificial leather, where both surfaces have a napped or brushed appearance. The composite sheet comprises a low-density, lightly bonded non-woven web that is sti... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174749 | Edgecomb resistant weft insertion warp knit fabric A fabric construction utilizing a tying yarn knitting arrangement wherein a portion of the tying yarns are threaded to engage needles so as to form two stitches with one on either side of the inlay warp yarn at rows of stitch formation. The neighboring stitches resi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174750 | Warp knit fabric with steric structure It is to provide a three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric in which breathability and cushioning property especially are well suited for a motor vehicle seat in a manner that a feeling of stickiness and steaminess when sweating is eliminated. The three-dimensional war... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7076974 | Warp knitting fabric A contractible two-sided warp knitting fabric structure includes a front base fabric, a rear base fabric, and a connecting yarn coupled with the front and rear base fabrics. The symmetrical front and rear base fabrics include a first warp knitting yarn and a second ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069750 | Method for weaving an edging ornament with plastic rope A method for weaving an edging ornament with a plastic rope. The flat plastic rope is fed continuously into a latitudinal feed unit of a crochet machine to continuously provide a coiled latitudinal course with a fixed width. The crocheting a latitudinal wale in a sh... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7028510 | Knitted wire carrier with locking stitch for weather seal backing This provides a knitted wire carrier that incorporates a locking stitch that passes through the warp threads adjacent to the wire weft. In one embodiment, the locking stitch constructed from a “heat-activated yarn” consisting of an underlying material having exh... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013681 | Edgecomb resistant weft insertion warp knit fabric A fabric construction utilizing a tying yarn knitting arrangement wherein a portion of the tying yarns are threaded to engage needles so as to form two stitches with one on either side of the inlay warp yarn at rows of stitch formation. The neighboring stitches resi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6984596 | Wire-reinforced elastic webbing A wire-reinforced webbing material is disclosed for use in furniture, bedding and the like. The webbing includes a flat knitted fabric comprised of substantially elastic yarns such as polyester. A plurality of reinforcement wires are integrally knitted into the fabr... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6941775 | Tubular knit fabric and system A tubular knit fabric comprising at least one insulative yarn, at least one stretchable yarn, and at least one functional yarn, the insulating yarn, the stretchable yarn, and the functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the functiona... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936327 | Stitch-bonded and gathered composites Disclosed herein is a composite comprising at least one heat shrinkable adhesive layer stitch-bonded with yarns, which shrink less than the adhesive layer or do not shrink, when the adhesive layer is exposed to heat. The stitch-bonded yarns form loops upstanding fro... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908664 | Process for making stitchbonded fabric An improved process for making stitchbonded fabric in which a feed material that has a visible pattern on it is surface is multi-needle stitched with a contractible yarn and then the stitched material is contracted to form an attractive, novel surface pattern that i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6855392 | Patterned stitch bonded pile fabric A patterned pile fabric of stitch-bonded construction. The fabric includes a substrate layer with an arrangement of ground yarns extending in stitched relation through the substrate layer so as to define a ground covering across the substrate layer. An arrangement o... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854296 | Bi-ply fabric construction and apparel formed therefrom A knitted fabric comprising two confronting webs, each web being formed by a series of continuous lengths of yarn extending generally parallel to one another and having loops arranged in walewise and coursewise rows. One web overlies the other and, the two webs bein... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6651296 | Knit-in slide fastener There is provided a knit-in slide fastener in which a continuous fastener element row is knitted simultaneously with the knitting of a warp knitted fastener tape at a fastener element mounting portion on a longitudinal side edge portion of the fastener ta... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6559077 | Heat shrink synthetic mesh structure A mesh structure is formed from a set of a warp strands and a set of intersecting weft strands. The warp strands are formed of a knitted synthetic material which shrinks when exposed to heat, and the weft strands pass through the weave of the warp strands... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6521554 | Stitchbonded upholstery fabric and process for making same A wear resistant stitchbonded fabric is provided. The stitchbonded fabric includes a first yarn loosely stitchbonded into the substrate so as to substantially cover one side of the substrate. The fabric further includes a second yarn that is tightly stitc... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6430969 | Device for securing a two-layered knitted fabric to a support The invention relates to an arrangement for securing a two-layered knitted fabric to a support such as one required to secure seat covers to supports. A first fastening element (14) is placed between the two layers (12, 13) of the knitted fabric while a s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6397638 | Method for integrating fasteners into a knitted seat cover and seat cover with fasteners The invention relates to a method for integrating fasteners into a knitted seat cover for attachment to a seat-cover support by means of a flatbed knitting machine, whereby fastening areas are provided on the side of the seat cover facing the support for ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6295846 | Method for producing a knitted fabric containing a flock-yarned in a flatbed knitting machine The invention relates to a method of producing a flake-yarned knit as required more particularly in achieving velour-type coverings. In this method the flake thread is bound in as a weft and/or warp thread in the knit on a flat knitting machine.... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6281150 | Textile support for reinforcing an item of clothing or pieces of clothing The invention relates to a textile support (1) for reinforcing clothing or pieces of clothing, in the form of a layer of nonwoven textile (2) reinforced by at least one warp knit fabric (3) having floats between the columns (5) of stitches.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6244077 | Multilayer knitted structure and method of producing the same A multilayer knitted structure includes two knitted webs which are interconnected by a third thread system. The two knitted webs are held together by at least one bundle of warp threads, and is suited for use in producing semi-finished structures for fibe... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6155083 | Absorbent body for medical use An absorbent body for medical use made of 100% cotton fibers. This absorbent body is distinguished by an upper and a lower cover layer of the cotton fibers made by intermeshing, defining a space therebetween in which the cotton fibers are oriented approxi... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6151922 | Method of knitting inlaid fabric and inlaid fabric knitted by the method A method of knitting an inlaid fabric including a base knitting fabric portion and an inlay yarn and an inlaid fabric knitted by the method. The method comprises the step that the base knitting fabric portion is knitted; the step that inlay yarn holding l... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6139929 | Socks There is disclosed a composite sock which consists of an inner stretchable fabric envelope, a bag-like barrier component which is liquid water impermeable, and water vapour permeable, and a second or outer stretchable fabric envelope. The inner envelope i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6082145 | Method for manufacturing knitted items with a passage for the insertion of support elements, and item obtained with the method A method for manufacturing knitted items, particularly for manufacturing items of underwear, with a passage for the insertion of support wires or other insertion elements, in circular knitting machines, and an item obtained with the method. The method con... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079235 | Patterned float plated fabrics and methods for manufacturing aforesaid A patterned float plated fabric composed of courses incorporates at least two plating yarns dominating alternating patterned sections of the fabric with the floats of their float plated portions, such that a ground fabric is composed from sections of plai... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6006552 | Knitted slide fastener The present invention provides a warp-knit slide fastener in which a fastener element row can be easily knitted into and attached stably and firmly on a fastener tape, and fastener elements of the fastener element row are not separated from each other due... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5913903 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing knit slide fastener stringer A necessary number of knitting needles are slid at a predetermined timing along a multiplicity of parallel sliding grooves of a single needle bed, and a predetermined number of knitting yarn guides take lapping movements to form desired stitches of the kn... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5857359 | Knit slide fastener In a knit slide fastener in which a continuous fastener element row is knitted in a fastener element attaching marginal portion of each of fastener tapes simultaneously with the knitting of the fastener tape, the fastener element attaching marginal portio... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5809805 | Warp/knit reinforced structural fabric An improved warp/knit stitch reinforced multi-axial non-crimp layered fabric sheet used in structural applications, as for example, in aircraft and water applications, e.g. the skin of an airplane wing or fuselage structure, in water applications, e.g. sk... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5794460 | Knit slide fastener stringer A knit slide fastener stringer comprising: a fastener tape knit in a warp-knit ground structure and having along one longitudinal edge an element-attaching marginal portion, and a continuous fastener element row knitted in and along the element-attaching ... | 08/18/1998 |
