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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 |
| 7215789 | Disposable extended wear canal hearing device A disposable hearing device is adapted to be positioned entirely within an ear canal for extended wear therein. The device includes a core assembly and a sealing retainer. The core assembly includes a lateral section of generally oval cross-section and generally elo... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7095868 | Phase plug with optimum aperture shapes A phase plug for optimally matching a drive-unit's diaphragm to the throat of a waveguide is disclosed. Specific embodiments of a circular diaphragm matched to an elliptical waveguide and a circular diaphragm to a rectangular waveguide are disclosed. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7079663 | Microphone A microphone comprising a diaphragm which has a front diaphragm surface on which sound waves impinge and a rear diaphragm surface which is at least partially acoustically separated from the front diaphragm surface, and a sound inlet, through which sound waves can go... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7058195 | Speaker assembly An electromagnetic transducer is described including a magnet assembly (50) and a conductive drive coil (52). The magnet assembly provides an emanating magnetic field within which the drive coil is located. The drive coil is a flat ring coil having a w... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7039212 | Weather resistant porting A port for a loudspeaker is disclosed which is sufficiently weather resistant for long term outdoor use and which prevents debris, insects and other vermin from entering the loudspeaker and which is compact and efficient. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6993356 | Frequency generating system for a mobile radio dual-band transceiver In a frequency generating system, a triple/single local-oscillator concept for receiving and transmitting in the lower frequency band, transmitting in the upper frequency band, and receiving in the upper frequency band is used for a dual-band transceiver so that a s... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993147 | Low cost broad range loudspeaker and system A loudspeaker has a diaphragm with a voice coil disposed about its perimeter and extending in a gap into which the flux of an annular rare earth magnet is focused. An opening behind the diaphragm communicates through the speaker frame. The voice coil may have two or... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6983126 | Audio transmitter and remote control receiver and storage apparatus An audio transmitter and remote control unit receiver and storage apparatus for transmitting audio signals from electronic equipment, such as a television set, to individuals remotely located therefrom includes an audio transmitter for disposition adjacent to the el... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6956957 | Loudspeakers A loudspeaker drive unit comprising a resonant acoustic radiator, an exciter on the radiator to apply bending wave energy to the radiator to cause it to resonate, a support for the loudspeaker drive unit, and means resiliently coupling the exciter to the support. | 10/18/2005 |
| 6950531 | Industrial hearing protection and communication assembly An industrial hearing protection and communication assembly including a frame having a front frame member that, includes a substantially transparent shatterproof eye panel disposed to shield a wearer's eyes, and at least one protective ear insert structured to be fi... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944307 | Microphone/earpiece device for a mobile telephone, telephone exchange or the like The invention relates to a device (1) constructed as portable hook-on frame (2, 3, 4,) with folding work tops or panels (5, 6, 7) and is composed of a basic frame (2) with a telescopic suspension frame (3) with suspension hooks ( | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940988 | Semi-permanent canal hearing device A semi-permanent hearing device is disclosed which is adapted to be completely positioned within the ear canal of an individual for long-term use. The device comprises a sealing retainer substantially positioned in the bony region of the ear canal and a core assembl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920230 | Electromagnetic transducer and portable communication device An electromagnetic transducer includes: a first diaphragm; a second diaphragm provided in a central portion of the first diaphragm, the second diaphragm comprising a magnetic material having a first opening in a central portion thereof; a yoke disposed so as to oppo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914995 | Portable multi-function device A portable multi-function device includes a housing and a cover. The housing includes an interior housing and an exterior housing connecting to each other. The interior housing has at least a hub having audio units. Recess parts are located on the upper side of the ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912288 | Piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer and manufacturing method of the same A piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer, including a plurality of piezoelectric layers deposited to define a deposited product, flexurally vibrates the deposited product by polarizing the entire piezoelectric ceramic layers in the same thickness direction and als... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6912287 | Wearable communication device A wearable communication device includes a bone conduction actuator which is applicable for being in contact with a user's wrist, hand, back of the hand, finger or nail in order to transmit voice signals. The user inserts the user's finger into the user's ear canal,... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907130 | Speech processing system and method using pseudospontaneous stimulation A apparatus and method for inner ear implants is provided that generates signal processing stochastic independence activity across the excited neural population. A high rate pulse train can produce random spike patterns in auditory nerve fibers (hereafter “pseudos... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6895099 | Compact speaker for portable phone A speaker for a portable phone capable of being assembled without bonding by adhesives is disclosed. The speaker has a protector having a plurality of sound holes, and having an annular tension extension formed at a periphery thereof and extended upwardly and outwar... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6888946 | High frequency loudspeaker A tweeter with a light, thin sandwich plate which can be excited into multiple reflected bending waves, and a driver which makes a vibrating contact and excites the sandwich plate, where the driver is designed for higher sound frequencies and the sandwich plate for ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6888947 | Piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer A piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer includes a substantially rectangular piezoelectric diaphragm having an internal electrode, a plurality of laminated piezoelectric ceramic layers having the internal electrode interposed between two of the piezoelectric cera... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6885752 | Hearing aid device incorporating signal processing techniques A hearing compensation system for the hearing impaired comprises a plurality of bandpass filters having an input connected to an input transducer and each bandpass filter having an output connected to the input of one of a plurality of multiplicative AGC circuits wh... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6879698 | Cellular telephone, personal digital assistant with voice communication unit The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for hands free communication using a PDA. The method includes sensing a bone conduction signal from the bone conduction sensor disposed within an external auditory cannel of the user, transmitting the sensed bon... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6876751 | Band-limited adaptive feedback canceller for hearing aids An improved method for adaptively cancelling acoustic feedback in hearing aids and other audio amplification devices. Feedback cancellation is limited to a frequency band that encompasses all unstable frequencies. By limiting the bandwidth of the feedback cancellati... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868165 | Loudspeaker A loudspeaker has a magnetic flux assembly that has a pole piece and a plate and magnet structure for co-operating with a voice coil. The plate structure includes a top plate which is mounted adjacent to the diaphragm assembly of the loudspeaker. There is a cavity w... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6862360 | Speaker system A speaker system is provided which includes a sound box and a speaker mounted in the sound box. The sound box is divided into a plurality of air chambers, each of which is formed with at least an air dissipating hole connecting the atmosphere of the box and at least... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6845252 | Programmable echo cancellation filter Programmable echo cancellation filter for echo signal cancellation for a transceiver having a signal input (13) for receiving the transmission signal emitted by the transceiver (1), an input resistor (36) connected to the signal input (13... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6813364 | Electric/acoustic transducer module, in-ear hearing aid and method for manufacturing an in-ear hearing aid A transducer module for integration into a hearing aid device. The transducer module has an encapsulation with an opening and a transducer housing resiliently mounted in the encapsulation. The transducer module also has a first membrane and a second membrane. The fi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6810126 | Planar magnetic transducer A panel transducer includes a diaphragm with areas of multiple electrical conductors, two rows of magnetic bars, two metal plates and a clamping frame. The diaphragm is clamped in the clamping frame and is positioned between the two rows of magnetic bars. Each row o... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6810127 | Clear sound side fill center fill A loud speaker enclosure being made in two parts with each of the side panels cut into angle form to assist in angle adjustment, alone with pivot hinges and friction lid supports used to hold it's angled position. The enclosure can be modified to accommodate any des... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807284 | Speaker and speaker device A speaker has a very small size and is arranged to emit sound waves in a non-directional manner. The speaker includes a case and a speaker unit attached to a plate provided at an opening of the case. The speaker is arranged so that the speaker unit is mounted or att... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804371 | Speaker having a laser vibration diaphragm A speaker includes a housing having a diffusion opening provided with a laser vibration diaphragm. The laser vibration diaphragm has reflective spatial patterns, so that the speaker may present multiple-image variations under different rays of light, thereby enhanci... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6798892 | Rotatable removeable speaker assembly A speaker assembly a speaker assembly that is readily mounted and dismounted from a mounting bar, and which also achieves reliable electrical connection in the same mounting connection. To mount the speaker, one pulls a plunger pin out, inserts a mounting boss into ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6795563 | Speaker for an electronic instrument A speaker has a frame provided with a yoke, a magnet, a vibrating plate and a voice coil, and a pair of leads. An end of each of the leads is connected to an end of the coil and the other end portion of the lead is exposed in a hole formed in the frame and secured t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6792126 | Information processing device and speaker unit applicable thereto An information processing device and a speaker unit applicable to the device. In one aspect of the present invention, the device includes a housing, a pole piece, a voice coil, a magnet, and a frame. The housing has an elastically vibratory vibration region. The pol... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6785395 | Speaker configuration for a portable electronic device A portable device includes a speaker with an active vent fed by a front of a speaker diaphragm and a larger passive vent fed by a rear of the speaker diaphragm. The outputs of the active and passive vents are acoustically coupled to respective active and passive por... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782110 | Method and digital hearing device for detecting and/or removing errors arising in the transmission and storage of data In a method for detecting and/or removing errors in the transmission and storage of data in a digital hearing device and a digital hearing device operating according to the method, an internal check of transmitted and stored data occurs within the hearing device its... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6771787 | Waveguide electroacoustical transducing A waveguide system for radiating sound waves. The system includes a low loss waveguide for transmitting sound waves, having walls are tapered so that said crosssectional area of the exit end is less than the cross-sectional area of the inlet end. In a second aspect ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766030 | Hearing aid receiver with external mechanical shock and vibration damper and hearing aid that uses it Vibration from a hearing aid receiver (and mechanical shock caused by dropping the hearing aid in which it is installed) is damped by a low-durometer elastomeric component that is adhered external to the receiver. The component may be filled with an electrically non... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6766027 | Elliptical flushmount speaker An elliptical speaker system is provided for in-wall/in-ceiling mounting. The speaker system comprises an elliptical speaker frame or bracket defining a speaker front plane having a generally arcuate inner surface. First and second speaker components are mounted wit... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6760460 | Speaker system for display Speaker system for a display including a cover frame integrated type speaker 1 having a cover frame 101 with screw holes 106 for assembly with a rear cover 2 at top and bottom thereof and a speaker 100 for emitting sound integrated... | 07/06/2004 |
