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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 |
| 5488942 | Atmospheric gas burner having extended turndown An atmospheric gas burner produces improved turndown by separating a small number of the burner ports for simmer service. The burner has an internal baffle which includes a cup section having four outwardly-extending channels. Each one of the channels ali... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488943 | Self-distributing combustion grate for pellet fueled stoves Stoves fueled by biomass pellets are provided with a grate assembly that supports the pellets for combustion and directs combustion gas into the fire. The grate assembly includes a passive grate of equally or unequally spaced rods. The design of the rods ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488944 | Surgical drape support A surgical drape support useable for oxygen supply and carbon dioxide sampling of a surgery patient includes a support member having a first and second end capable of being attached across the mouth of a patient affixing the first and second ends thereof ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488946 | Emergency breathing device for opening cartridges An emergency breathing device has a manifold with two threaded receivers for holding compressed air cartridges and two parallel bores. A first bore holds a primary plunger. A collar on the plunger rests on a nylon seal, which is supported on a ledge betwe... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488947 | Sleep aid device A sleep aid device comprises a mouthpiece assembly with bit elements extending therefrom. An air assembly extends from the mouthpiece assembly and includes a humidification chamber therein. The humidification chamber comprises a plurality of cones therein... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488948 | Fast donning respiratory protection equipment The fast donning breathing apparatus for use by a crew member comprises a mask provided with a regulator for connection to a source of pressurized breathable gas and a harness having. The harness has a stretchable strap having ends connected to the mask a... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488949 | Dual suction device A dual suction device includes an enclosed housing with a hollow interior cavity and an exhaust port formed in a rearward wall of the housing. A suction tube is pivotally mounted to the housing to pivot between a first position communicating with the exha... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488950 | Stabilizer for MRI system An electron spin resonator (ESR) is used to compensate for temporally varying instabilities in the main magnetic field Bo of a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus during the derivation of NMR imaging data from an object being imaged. T... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488951 | Extracorporeal treatment apparatus The extracorporeal treatment apparatus has an electroacoustic transducer for producing focused sound waves and a patient support which can be moved with respect to the transducer for the purpose of positioning a patient. The transducer is arranged pivotab... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488952 | Stereoscopically display three dimensional ultrasound imaging A stereoscopically displayed three dimensional ultrasound imaging system derives image data from an ultrasound imaging apparatus including a two dimensional ultrasound transducer array, reconstructs the image data into a three dimensional model, and displ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488953 | Diffracting doppler-transducer An ultrasonic transducer apparatus of variable frequency including a diffracting structure adapted for emitting and receiving a plurality of diffracted ultrasonic beams of calculable different angles for determining the velocity of a fluid flowing through... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488954 | Ultrasonic transducer and method for using same An improved ultrasonic transducer fabricated on a silicon base has a piezoelectric layer of polyvinylidene fluoride-trfluroethylene copolymer. The piezoelectric layer is sandwiched between two conductive electrodes, all of which are supported on a dielect... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488955 | Magnetostriction transducer and an intraoperative probe for acoustic imaging This invention is a magnetostriction transducer and an intraoperative probe for acoustic imaging. The magnetostriction transducer has a coil and a magnetostriction element deposited on a portion of the acoustic waveguide that is inserted inside the coil. ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488956 | Ultrasonic transducer array with a reduced number of transducer elements An ultrasonic transducer array in which distances between the array's transducer elements (Tij) increase in the direction of the rows (x direction) and in the direction of the columns (y direction) from a center of symmetry (S) outward. The int... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488957 | System and method for promoting adhesion between lens and matching layer of ultrasonic transducer An adhesion system specifically designed to achieve a good-quality adhesive bond between a silicone rubber lens and a plastic matching layer of an ultrasonic transducer. The adhesion system includes a layer of conventional silicone adhesive applied on the... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488958 | Surgical cutting instrument for coring tissue affixed thereto A surgical cutting instrument for coring, debulking, and removing a large, tough tissue mass such as a fibroid tumor through a trocar access sheath during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The instrument includes an outer sheath having a distal cut... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488959 | Medical guidewire and welding process A process is provided which is particularly suitable for manufacturing medical guidewires. The resulting products have a weld that has good pull strength and is of minimum brittleness even when one of the components being welded together is a fine wire of... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488960 | Coronary sinus catheter introducer system A coronary sinus catheter introducer system in which an introducer is installed in the right atrium of the cardiovascular system of a patient for delivery of a coronary sinus catheter into the coronary sinus. A bend near the distal end of the introducer e... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488961 | Hydrophobic ear plugs Ear plugs for swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving and other water related activities form a watertight seal within an individual's outer ear canals. The ear plugs have a lumen extending along the ear canal. A hydrophobic membrane extending across the lumen... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488962 | Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke, formed into three 3 g strips, characterized in that each strip contains not more than 25 wt % of a gum base and not more than 0.4 mg of nicotine dispersed in the gum base. The invention provides a nicot... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488963 | Hair twisting apparatus A hair twisting apparatus includes a housing, a jaw assembly on the housing and a trigger on the housing which is operable for twisting the jaw assembly to twist a group of hair strands received therein. The apparatus includes an elastic band on the jaw a... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488964 | Washing apparatus, and washing method Disclosed herein is a washing apparatus comprising a washing chamber, an opening/closing mechanism, and a nozzle. The chamber has an opening and is designed for washing the objects transported from outside through the opening. The opening/closing mechanis... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488965 | Washing nozzle utilized in dishwashing machine Disclosed is a washing nozzle by which tableware 5 positioned at blind spots in a rack 6 can be effectively washed without disturbing the tableware. In the washing nozzle A, a support part 22 is formed at a central position of the washing nozzle A and arm... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488966 | Umbrella canopy and method of forming same An umbrella canopy includes a single sheet of web material formed in a closed configuration and having a periphery, said single sheet of web material having a bowed configuration, said single sheet of web material having at least one radially oriented tuc... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488967 | Method and apparatus for feeding gas into a chamber A vacuum deposition chamber alternately receives a reactive gas and an inert gas during a process in which a thin film is formed on a wafer in the chamber. The inert gas flows through a first pressure regulator, a first feed line and a first changeover va... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488968 | Fluidizing system and method A fluidizing apparatus, such as a winterizing apparatus, and related method for preventing freezing of water in the water pipes of a dwelling. The apparatus includes a pump, an inlet line, an outlet line, a pressure switch, and an air compressor tank. The... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488969 | Metering valve A method and a metering valve for metering a fluid by incrementally adjusting a position of a flow control element that directly varies a flow area of a flow port opening in a valve housing. The flow control element is adjustably mounted with respect to t... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488970 | L.P.G. (Liquid Propane Gas) tanks, in particular with reference to the positioning of the valve groups This invention concerns improvements to toroidal-shaped L.P.G. tanks (1) which, due to their particular shape, may be easily placed inside the spare wheel compartment (10). In the toroidal-shaped tank described herein, the hollow center of the tank is use... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488971 | Blades for isolators A blade for an isolator, in particular for a diverter or flap isolator, which comprises a plurality of plate arms (21) to be attached to an isolator shaft (31), and a pair of plates (22), preferably comprising an array of panels, attached to the plate arm... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488972 | Ball valve coupling This invention relates to an environmental coupling that reduces spillage to less than 1 mL. The coupling includes a first convex ball valve and a second concave ball valve. One ball valve includes flat surfaces on the ball and a retainer with "flats" tha... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488973 | Structure for control valve A structure for a control valve fluidly disposed between a fluid source and a fluid-pressure operated actuator, comprises a valve housing defining therein an axial bore, a stationary valve member press-fitted into the axial bore and having a portion proje... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488974 | Process for manufacturing composite flexible hose The present invention relates to a composite flexible hose excellent in pliability without any adhesive layer between an innermost layer and an intermediate rubber layer. The hose consists of the innermost layer, the intermediate rubber layer, a fibrous r... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488975 | Multiple layer flexible hose construction incorporating gas barrier A multiple layer hose which incorporates a gas barrier film and an elastomeric fill layer which is interposed between the gas barrier and a fiber mesh reinforcing layer. The fill layer isolates the gas barrier from the reinforcing fibers and fills the gri... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488976 | Coil seam for single layer industrial fabrics having an uneven shed pattern A seam construction for joining the ends of an industrial fabric. The fabric having machine direction and cross machine direction yarns interwoven in an uneven shed pattern that defines a single layer fabric body. The machine direction yarns at each end d... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488977 | Electromagnet-striker bar system for a rotary dobby drive device An electromagnet-striker bar system for the control device of a rotary dobby includes an amagnetic container having an extremely rigid box structure into which the iron cores of the electromagnets are equidistantly inserted and irreversibly locked. Amagne... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488978 | Apparatus and method for controlling the charging of NGV cylinders from natural gas refueling stations An apparatus and method for the fast-filling of cylinders for natural gas powered vehicles, employing a simplified physical arrangement and an improved control method to obtain maximum safe filling of the cylinders, which takes into account the presence o... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488979 | Clean spout funnel and sleeve therefor A funnel and a sleeve for covering all or substantially all of the funnel's pouring spout. The funnel includes a progressively narrowing top portion having a broad intake end and a narrow discharge end with a pouring spout connected thereto. The sleeve is... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488980 | Suspension device for an oil transferring pipe or hose The invention relates to a suspension device for an oil conveying pipe or hose for loading or unloading of a vessel. The device is cardanic, and during unloading the oil is conducted towards the cardan center from one or both sides along a horizontal axis... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488981 | Protective pad device for vehicles There is disclosed an anti-cat protective or deterrent device for vehicles, the device comprising a flexible mat, which may be made of rubber, neoprene, leather, plastic or any other flexible material, having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a nu... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488982 | Lifting door with a slatted armor having articulated slats The lifting door has slatted armor for closing the door aperture, the armor having hinge straps including hinge members connected to one another by pins for articulation of the straps relative to one another. The hinge straps are supported in guide tracks... | 02/06/1996 |
