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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 |
| 4466469 | Air weft insertion nozzle control system The actuation of a nozzle utilized for propelling the yarn in an air weft insertion weaving system is controlled by means of a single rotary servo valve having an arrangement of ports adapted to be brought during valve rotation into registration alternate... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4440356 | Machine for separating and slitting thin sheet Machine for separating and longitudinally slitting thin sheet, especially double-rolled aluminum sheet or foil, and for winding it onto two winding shafts in abutting strip coils, each winding station including a displaceable cylinder-biased winding carri... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4398679 | Externally hooked storage spool for rotary winding on an unwinding The invention relates to an externally hooked storage spool for rotary winding on and unwinding elastic materials comprising a cylindrical core and two flanges, the core having wing-like catching members for catching the end of the elastic material while ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4398678 | Variable-width web slitting and winding apparatus A web slitting and winding apparatus having at least a pair of vertical, parallel, plate-like slitter modules slidably movable laterally relative to one another for varying the distance therebetween. Each slitter module further has a pair of flanges exten... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4396164 | Easy loading mechanism for cameras A camera film easy loading takeup spool includes a body member rotatable about a longitudinal axis past a film delivery position and a plurality of peripherally spaced pairs of longitudinal jaw members, one of each of which is swingable about a longitudin... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4394052 | Carpet take-up device and method for using the same A carpet take-up device, for use on carpeting that has been glued down, comprising a spool, a means for rotating the spool, a blade adapted to wedge underneath the carpet and having a knife at each of opposite longitudinal ends, a roller bar, and a rear w... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4391417 | Uncoiler for metallic strip material An uncoiler for metallic strip material may suffer from rotational effects of a coil supported on the mandrel if the coil is eccentrically mounted on the mandrel. The uncoiler has means for detecting these rotational effects and, if the effects are greate... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4391415 | Facilitating the exchange of a finished package with a new core A device for winding a plurality of endless webs of stock material on individual cores on a driven cantilevered support shaft to prepare finished packages of the stock material is provided with a secondary, non-driven cantilevered support shaft located in... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4390138 | Reeling apparatus for a web An apparatus and method are disclosed for reeling a web, for instance a web of paper, on a winding shaft over which core tubes are fitted. A lifting device engages the completed roll only at the periphery thereof and lifts it to an extraction position, wh... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4390118 | Jam prevention means for high-speed web handling device A web handling device, such as a high-speed printing press, is provided with a jam prevention means comprising stripper fingers equipped with a shut down means which prevents damage to the press if a blockage occurs during the stripping operation.... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4387861 | Machine for separating double-rolled aluminum sheet Machine for separating double-rolled thin aluminum sheet and for winding the separated sheets onto winding shafts, the coil-carrying supply shaft being driven by a motor-generator controlled by a speed control circuit for a constant sheet speed, following... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4384687 | Winding arbor with quick release facilities In order to prevent cutting of inner windings of a film (39) wound on a pair of arbor halves (34 and 38) during sequential withdrawal of the arbor halves following a winding operation, the arbor halves are forge formed with rounded protuberant winding sur... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4384665 | Ultrasonic sensing and control apparatus A stock loop controller is disclosed which measures the round trip time of an ultrasonic signal transmitted to the stock loop and its return echo to generate a digital signal proportional to such time. The digital signal is converted to an analog signal a... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4384686 | Centerline web guide apparatus A centerline web guide apparatus for detecting the transverse position of the centerline of a longitudinally moving web of material unwinding from a supply roll and transversely shifting the supply roll to maintain the position of the web centerline along... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4383631 | Tensioning control device A tensioning device to control the dispensing of a large roll of ribbon or tape under a uniform tension as the roll becomes smaller in diameter. The tensioning device comprises a rotatably supported spool that is fixedly positioned and an adjustable rolle... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4377258 | Method and apparatus for agitating and intermixing aerobic thermophilical composting organic waste materials A method and apparatus for more efficiently agitating and intermixing organic waste material in a containing vessel includes a rotary cutting assembly which is vertically advanced downwardly into an accumulated quantity of organic waste material. The rota... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4375337 | Underwater device for ruffling still water A small, battery operated, electric motor contained in an underwater waterproof housing operates a submerged propeller in a stationary location for the purpose of creating ripples on the surface of still water. Such ripples in a decoy-spread simulate moti... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4374576 | Semi-automatic roll winding machine The roll winding machine for alternately forming a web roll on two driven arbors. It has a splicing device for receiving a continuously running web from a web accumulator. The splicing device has a splicing carriage for receiving and holding the distal en... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4373820 | Apparatus for mixing reclaimed and virgin powder for use in spray booths A mixing apparatus for use in conjunction with powder spray paint booths whereby reclaimed powder overspray is automatically mixed with virgin powder in the proper proportions and supplied to the spray gun. Provision is made for quick disconnect and easy ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4373358 | Torque limiting mechanism A torque limiting mechanism provides for a spring loaded coupling of driver and driven friction discs for simultaneous and uniform rotation. A spring retainer system is incorporated which provides restraint against expansion of the spring beyond a predete... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4371123 | Tape reel A plastic tape reel comprising a hub consisting of an outer cylindrical part adapted to permit a tape to be wound into a roll thereon and an inner cylindrical part defining a hollow pocket for engagement with the reel engaging shaft and two flanges attach... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4369905 | Method and apparatus for guiding a corrugated fibreboard web A method and an apparatus for guiding a corrugated fibreboard web in which the edges of a running web are detected and followed by a pair of sensors and a pair of web guides are controlled to move according to the width of the web to positions at an equal... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4368855 | Web-cutting apparatus In a web winding apparatus comprising a pair of spaced support rolls for a core tube to be placed thereon, means for driving at least one of said rolls, means for delivering a web to a core tube supported on said rolls, and means for cutting the web when ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4365768 | Cable reel adapter An apparatus useful for lifting a reel having cable wound thereabout for dispensing the cable includes oppositely positioned bearing housings operative to support spindle assemblies which are receivable into the reel to occasion rotation of the reel about... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4365767 | Apparatus for laminating and coiling insulation blankets A tensioning and compression apparatus is disclosed for systems for laminating facing on insulation mats and for coiling the laminate. The system includes a powered roll around which the blanket is coiled and a tensioning and compression roll which engage... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4364503 | Web feeding method and apparatus for a printer There is disclosed web feeding apparatus and method for feeding a web from a web roll to a utilization device. The paying out of the web from the web roll into a U-shaped buffer loop is assisted by a pair of cooperating feed rolls which engage the web alo... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4364502 | Line sensor arrangement A rotating magnetic sensor which detects a ferrous line on a web of material and compares it with a reference registration line to either speed up or slow down the speed of the section of web material on which the ferrous line is located. The sensor emplo... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4364664 | Dual worm extruder having wear resistant bore walls A dual worm extruder includes a worm housing having a cavity and a wear resistant insert accommodated in the cavity. The insert has two parallel extruder bores defining, when viewed together in cross section, passages of circular areas having an overlap. ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4361405 | Method and apparatus for preparing, more particularly for the cooling and mixing of moulding sand Method and apparatus for the preparation, more particularly for the cooling nd mixing of moulding sand. The method includes the steps of cooling used sand, cleaning the sand where appropriate, and mixing and homogenizing the sand by the addition of water a... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4360170 | Roll winder for large diameter rolls An apparatus and method for the uninterrupted winding of continuously-fed malleable sheet material, such as plastic, paper, and textiles, which includes a roll feed mechanism, a first and second winding station, a sheet directing main frame which may be b... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4360276 | Method and apparatus for creating a path through particulate material Apparatus for creating a path through particulate material such as granular or pulverulent material in a storage container is lowerable into the material in the container and includes an upper part attachable to a lowering device and a lower part. The low... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4360356 | Decurler apparatus Apparatus for removing curl from a continuous moving web. The apparatus includes cylindrical members for supporting and directing the continuous web during its travel and a pair of engagement members between which the web travels. The engagement members a... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4359195 | Unwinding apparatus for rolls of material An unwinding apparatus for rolls of materials pivotably mounts the rolls with a pivot drive at each end of the roll. The torque of each pivot drive is equalized relative to the machine frame in each direction of rotation by providing for each pivot drive,... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4357810 | Universal joint A homokinetic coupling with an inner ring contained within a groove-like ball race within the outer ring, and with a series of flattened balls therebetween for imparting rotation and transmitting forces, the balls being at least partially enclosed by a fl... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4358038 | Punch for pattern card A punch for a pattern card for textile machines, for instance shedding machines or automatic knitting machines, having a step-by-step transport device and a centering device for pin wheels arranged on a shaft, for the transport of the pattern card. In ord... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4358066 | Apparatus for supporting paper reels in winding machines Apparatus for supporting the core of a reel of convoluted paper in a winding machine has two trunnions which extend into the end portions of the core from opposite ends of the reel and are surrounded by ring-shaped stops which are normally closely adjacen... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4357112 | Beater A device for preparing a beaten product and including a beater assembly driven rotatively about a generally vertical axis, with the beater assembly including a rotor body having vertically spaced upper and lower portions containing recesses, and a blade u... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356946 | Constant conveyor web output velocity compensator for variable input web velocities A compensator which permits the input velocity of a web conveyor system to be varied (reduced to zero if desired) while maintaining a constant output velocity and tension in the web. This is accomplished by a power actuated movable carriage having web rol... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356960 | Anti-drag cap for basket centrifuge From the centrifugal basket chamber to which the liquid-solids mixture is fed, the separated liquid discharges through an overflow outlet at the radially inner edge of an annular horizontal wall forming the upper end of said chamber, the discharging liqui... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356983 | Device for braking winding cores A braking device for winding cores for webs of material to be unwound with varying web tension. The device includes a pressure medium actuated cylinder piston unit controlling brake shoes which act on the winding core trunnions. The cylinder-piston unit c... | 11/02/1982 |
