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Patent No. 5678617

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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Examiner: DeBoer, Todd E.


Primary examiner statistics: 600 patents; average approval time: 653 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 187 patents; average approval time: 703 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5841384 Non-linear digital-to-analog converter and related high precision...
5828324 Match and match address signal generation in a content addressabl...
5706159 Circuit interrupter including an electric arc monitoring circuit
5701226 Apparatus and method for distributing electrical power
5686916 Multi-code-book variable length decoder
5684485 Multi-comparison analog-to-digital converters using the interpola...
5682153 Adjust bit determining circuit
5677820 Telephone and communications line overvoltage protection apparatu...
5675331 Decoding device for decoding a variety of code signals
5675340 Charge-redistribution analog-to-digital converter with reduced ...
5675336 Analog memory unit
5673048 Analog voltage address decoder circuit
5668548 High performance variable length decoder with enhanced throughput...
5663724 16B/20B encoder
5663864 Surge absorber
5659313 System and method for reducing noise during analog to digital con...
5654863 Integrated circuit having a gate oxide
5654862 Method and apparatus for coupling multiple independent on-chip V<...
5654703 Parallel data compression and decompression
5650904 Fault tolerant thermoelectric device circuit
5650780 Decoding for tri-state read-only memory
5650905 Variable length decoder with adaptive acceleration in processing ...
5646622 Analog/digital converter
5644305 High-efficiency encoding apparatus and high-efficiency decoding a...
5640158 Reversible method of encoding data
5638071 Efficient architecture for correcting component mismatches and ci...
5633635 Method of processing code for error checking and code processing ...
5631799 Fusion heat sink for integrated circuit
5629702 Analog to digital converter
5627716 Overcurrent protection device
5627535 Quantization apparatus
5623262 Multi-word variable length encoding and decoding
5621602 Surge protector
5621599 Switched MOV device
5617284 Power surge protection apparatus and method
5615074 Electrostatic protection circuit
5612846 Electrical connector interface
5610606 1-bit D/A conversion circuit
5600525 ESD protection circuit for integrated circuit
5600528 Heater cut off circuit and method

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5130881 IC socket having overvoltage protection
5077629 Switch with pre-alarms means
4849847 Power supply switch for wafer scale applications
4827369 Circuit interrupter apparatus with a selectable display means
4823225 Bipolar immersion detection circuit interrupter
4816955 Robot joint with an electric drive motor
4814931 Apparatus and method for timed-de-icing
4814631 Electrical power supply having a variable output
4812941 Capacitor and method of manufacture
4811153 Circuit protector
4811155 Protection circuit for a semiconductor integrated circuit having ...
4809124 High-energy low-voltage surge arrester
4809125 Circuit interrupter apparatus with a style saving rating plug
4809135 Chip carrier and method of fabrication
4809019 Character generator for thermal printers
4807080 Integrated circuit electrostatic discharge input protection
4803586 Voltage control module
4803588 Surge arrester
4802055 Transient voltage surge suppressor
4797773 Spatial array filtering system for electrical devices
4796142 Overload protection apparatus for emulating the response of a the...
4794484 Circuit interrupter apparatus with a style saving override circui...
4792877 Electric motor armature current control circuit
4791520 Fault protection for a medium voltage transformer branch
4789918 Fastened lightning protection repair system and method for its us...
4789917 MOS I/O protection using switched body circuit design
4788618 High voltage protecting circuit
4782419 Inhibitable static switch for an AC electric circuit including an...
4781099 Musical quiz apparatus
4782421 Electrical supply line protection apparatus
4780786 Solid-state trip unit of an electrical circuit breaker with conta...
4777555 Device for protecting an electric power line against high transie...
4775800 Power-supply apparatus
4775912 Protection device against the driving effect of parasitic transis...
4766513 High voltage apparatus
4764835 Safety apparatus
4763219 Overload protection for DC motor-driven linear actuator
4761707 Lightning-conducting insulators
4761702 CMOS latch-up recovery circuit
4760488 Transmission control apparatus for duplex loop type transmission ...
 
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