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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 |
| 7757573 | Bed water sampling device A bed water sampling device in which a plurality of horizontally oriented tubular sampling containers are mounted on a member adjustable in its position in response to the direction of water current and in which the tubular sampling containers are provided with valv... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7305895 | Bernoulli mushroom inlet housing for efficient air sampling A collection apparatus is provided for receiving a portion of a medium that flows around the apparatus and directing the portion into a collector. The apparatus includes an axisymmetric streamline receiver and a support member. The streamline receiver includes a cha... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7231840 | Liquid thickness measuring and sampling device A method of and an apparatus for measuring the thickness of one liquid layer overlying another liquid layer. The liquid thickness measuring device consists of a tubular casing, constructed of a transparent material, a resiliently biased valve member and a retaining ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7143634 | Portable fuel storage tank leak detection system A portable fuel storage tank leak detection system for detecting fuel leaks from a fuel storage tank at a leak rate of 0.1 gallons per hour. The leak detection system provides for a probability of detection of at least 95% and a probability of false alarm of no more... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143635 | Portable fuel storage tank leak detection system A portable fuel storage tank leak detection system for detecting fuel leaks from a fuel storage tank at a leak rate of 0.1 gallons per hour. The leak detection system provides for a probability of detection of at least 95% and a probability of false alarm of no more... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7073401 | Liquid measuring device A liquid measuring device is described for carrying out the assay using a gas or vapor permeable but liquid impermeable membrane barrier to control the volume of liquid to be measured or transferred. The membrane may be used in any instance where a fixed volume of l... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7000491 | Aqueous vertical sampler A fluid sampling device is provided that can obtain both point and integrated samples of a body of fluid at various depths. The device includes an easy to use and reliable closure mechanism that does not rely on a traditional messenger mechanism. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955099 | Spill proof liquid sample cup A spill proof liquid sample cup is provided having an outer shell and an inner liner. The inner liner defines a sample chamber. The inner liner is spaced inwardly from the outer shell such that a test chamber is formed between the outer shell and the inner liner tha... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6837120 | No purge sampler A no purge sampler for collecting fluid samples includes a flexible tube having a sealed first end and a second end, the tube defining an interior cavity, a buoyancy-compensating ballast compartment secured to the tube, and a check valve disposed at the second end o... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6481300 | No purge sampler A no purge sampler for collecting fluid samples includes a flexible tube having a sealed first end and a second end, the tube defining an interior cavity, a buoyancy-compensating ballast compartment secured to the tube, and a check valve disposed at the s... | 11/19/2002 |
| 5566576 | Universal sampling device for high and low viscosity substances A universal sampling device for retrieving samples of high and low viscosity substances at various depths and from specific portions of contained bodies of materials without being completely submerged therein, is disclosed. The sampling device is made of ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5485881 | Groundwater sampler For extracting samples of groundwater from a borehole. A down-hole fixture has a check-valve positioned at the foot of the borehole. A sampler is lowered down into the borehole. Pushing down on the sampler causes a stem on the sampler to unseat the check-... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5442969 | Fluid sampling module A fluid sampling module is provided for utilization in on-line real time fluid monitoring systems. The fluid sampling module can be utilized as a urea input module in a hemodialysis treatment. The hemodialysis monitoring system quantitates the rate and am... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5359905 | Fuel checker for use with pet cock or ball and spring drain valves A hand-manipulative apparatus is disclosed for receiving a specimen of the fuel tank contents of a fuel tank. The apparatus comprises an elongated body of substantially circular cross-section. The body is fabricated of transparent molded material and is o... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5349875 | Universal sampling device for high and low viscosity substances A universal sampling device for retrieving samples of high and low viscosity substances at various depths and from specific portions of contained bodies of materials without being completely submerged therein, is disclosed. The sampling device is made of ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 4961351 | Fillable sample taking vessel for handling a liquid sample A fillable sample taking element for handling a liquid sample has a conical end portion which defines an intake and discharge opening, which is adapted to be sealed by a conical valve member, which is provided with an actuating rod, which protrudes outwar... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4888999 | Tank bottom sampling device A device for sampling remotely either liquid or solid from the bottom of a tank or other container is provided. The device comprises an outer cylindrical body of a relatively dense material having a suspending handle and a central opening through which a ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4821587 | Depth gauge-analyzer A telescopically collapsible depth gauge-analyzer which has one mode of operation that results in a sample being collected as the device is lowered through a body of the liquid of interest. In a second mode of operation, liquid is not allowed to flow into... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4790197 | Liquid sampling apparatus Liquid sampling apparatus for sampling liquid at a controlled depth within the tanks of an ocean going oil tanker comprises a sampling chamber having outwardly opening inlet and outlet valves. The inlet valve 114 is arranged to be actuated by a projecting... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4760747 | Liquid sampling and measuring device A liquid sampling and measuring device including a tubular casing, preferably constructed of transparent material, for holding a liquid and a valve. The tubular casing includes, at its lowermost end, a liquid conduction port for permitting liquid to flow ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4569238 | Multi-layer liquid sampler A multi-layer liquid sampler in which one side of the length of a non-sparking plate is fastened to a submersing rod. The other side is fastened to top and bottom of tube holders that contain a transparent glass or plastic tube. That tube is kept in a pre... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4455882 | Device for measuring a whole day urinary output This invention provides a device for measuring a whole day urinary output, which includes an outer cylindrical container and an inner hollow tubular container to be positioned in the outer cylindrical container for sampling the urinary from the outer cont... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4367657 | Sludge sampler The disclosure relates to a sludge sampler comprising an elongated generally cylindrical housing containing a baffle containing an aperture. Connected to the aperture is a flexible tubing having a valve for maintaining and releasing pressure in the lower ... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4326427 | Liquid sampling gauge apparatus A liquid-sampling gauge for obtaining a sample of liquid (e.g. water) from on or near the bottom of a liquid-filled container having one or more layers of liquid therein (e.g. a crude oil or other refined oil-filled cargo tank) and for determining the dep... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4019380 | Underwater sampler A free-fall underwater sampler comprises a pair of jaw members and ballast supporting containers in which the jaw members and containers are operated simultaneously and independently of one another. A safety mechanism is also provided for preventing prema... | 04/26/1977 |
