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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 |
| 7347006 | Processing apparatus and method for removing particles therefrom A processing apparatus includes a first detection unit for detecting a temperature of an inner wall of the vacuum vessel, a second detection unit for detecting a temperature of the processing unit, and a first control unit for controlling a temperature of the gas. T... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7168292 | Apparatus for particulate matter analysis The apparatus described herein is a miniaturized system for particle exposure assessment (MSPEA) for the quantitative measurement and qualitative identification of particulate content in gases. The present invention utilizes a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) or ot... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6666905 | Thermoelectric particle precipitator and method using same for collecting particles from fluid streams A thermoelectric particle precipitator for removing and collecting particles from a fluid stream. The thermoelectric particle precipitator utilizes one or more thermoelectric modules to create a temperature gradient which causes suspended particles in a f... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6527827 | Thermomembrane method and device The invention relates to a method for separating a fluid mixture consisting of at least two components. The inventive method comprises the following steps: contacting the fluid mixture at a first, lower temperature in a first operating zone with a carbon ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6432174 | Induced natural convection thermal cycling device A device for separating gases, especially isotopes, by thermal cycling of a separation column using a pressure vessel mounted vertically and having baffled sources for cold and heat. Coils at the top are cooled with a fluid such as liquid nitrogen. Coils ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6332914 | Method and apparatus for separation of heavy and tritiated water The present invention is a bi-thermal membrane process for separating and recovering hydrogen isotopes from a fluid containing hydrogen isotopes, such as water and hydrogen gas. The process in accordance with the present invention provides counter-current... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6312506 | Method for reducing moisture content within a housing by reducing thermal inertia on a side of the housing The present invention related to a method and a device for reducing the number of water vapour molecules per unit volume in a housing (1) by providing an end (11) of the housing (1) which has a lower thermal inertia than the rest of the housing with perfo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6036746 | Condenser system for independently controlling humidity and temperature of treatable air in a closed environment A condenser system for controlling vapor concentration contained in a flowing airstream is provided. The flowing airstream has an initial temperature upon entering the condenser system and a final temperature upon exiting the condenser system. The condens... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5122163 | Method of isotope separation and a thermal diffusion column used for the practice thereof A method of isotope separation by concentration and separation of an isotope-containing gas in a thermal diffusion column having a hot wall at a higher temperature Th and a cold wall at a lower temperature Tc, wherein Th is set below T1 which i... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4832715 | Fine particle collector arrangement for vacuum pumps The present invention relates to a fine particle collector arrangement for vacuum pumps, in which high temperature walls and low temperature walls are alternately provided in the collecting chamber to form gas flow passage which is extended from the inlet... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4816046 | Fine particle collector trap for vacuum evacuating system A particle collector trap for a vacuum evacuating system wherein there is provided a vessel formed of a double-wall cylinder and having an inlet conduit connected to a vacuum processing chamber and an outlet conduit connected to at least one vacuum pump, ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4572007 | Thermophoretic separation of aerosol particles from a sampled gas stream A method for separating gaseous samples from a contained atmosphere that includes aerosol particles uses the step of repelling particles from a gas permeable surface or membrane by heating the surface to a temperature greater than that of the surrounding ... | 02/25/1986 |
