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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 |
| 5878598 | Air separation Air is separated into oxygen and nitrogen in a double rectification column comprising a higher pressure rectification column and a lower pressure rectification column. Liquid nitrogen reflux for the separation is provided by condensing nitrogen vapor take... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878599 | Thread guide attachment arrangement in a knitting machine carrier An arrangement for a warp knitting or circular knitting machine, includes a carrier having a face with a groove. Also included is an evenly spaced plurality of thread processing elements lying in a single plane and protruding from the face of the carrier.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878600 | Apparatus for generating an upward water jet in a clothes washer A clothes washing machine includes a spin-dry tub and an oscillatory agitator disposed at the bottom of the tub. The agitator includes a centrally located vertical hole in which an axial fan is mounted. A drive mechanism oscillates the axial fan relative ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878601 | Fully-automated washing machine In a fully-automated washing machine, a rotating cylindrical tub in which laundry is cleaned has an agitating rod installed through the center of the tub. A water-supply pipe is axially formed within the agitating rod by penetrating the same and connected... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878602 | Vertical axis washer and a rotating washplate therefor An automatic washer having a wash tub in which a rotatable wash basket is disposed. A wash plate is rotatably mounted in the wash basket and is capable of independently rotating or co-rotating with respect to the wash basket. The wash plate has at least t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878603 | Quiet water fill system A quiet fill water system for a washing machine comprises a washing tub having an outer wall and an entry port disposed within the outer wall and a valve having a water inlet and a water outlet. A water reservoir is coupled to the outer wall, the water re... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878604 | Protection device for bolt seal and hasp A plurality of walls form a housing cavity in which a latch hasp is received. An opening in the housing receives therethrough the latch hasp, the latch enclosing the cavity. The bolt seal has a shank with a head at one end or with a U-shaped bight in a se... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878605 | Lock, in particular mortise lock A lock for a door has a housing with an opening, a latch bolt and a further latch bolt both mounted to the housing for parallel displacement relative to the housing. A latch follower formed as part of a latch is connected to the latch bolt as is a changer... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878606 | Door lock for swinging door A deadbolt lock system is provided for a swinging door which prevents movement of the deadbolts from a locked position to an unlocked position when the door is open. Movement of the deadbolts from an unlocked to a locked position when the door is opened i... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878607 | Surgical cast cutter A cast saw for removing hard orthopaedic bandages, for example formed of plaster is disclosed. The cast saw is a unitary device containing a rechargeable battery pack in a removable filter form collection chamber. A shroud covers at least a portion of the... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878608 | Locking slide latch A locking slide latch comprises components that are easily assembled without the need for separate fasteners or adhesives. A preferred latch comprises a gripable base member having a spring member mounted thereon, a locking member rotatably mounted on the... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878609 | Antitheft locking device for a vehicle The invention is based on the principle that the antitheft device has a body of a hard material which cannot be easily cut through and which covers the points of connection of at least one rib with the steering wheel rim and the steering wheel hub. As a r... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878610 | Motor vehicle door lock system A motor vehicle door lock has a key operated lock cylinder signalling antitheft and locking-and-unlocking positions via Hall effect chips which include electronic circuitry working into evaluation circuitry connected to the chips. The chips themselves can... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878611 | Flat key A flat metal key has a groove-shaped recess in the narrow side of the bow for receiving a transponder as a code transmitter, a ferrite coil and a line connecting the ferrite coil with the code transmitter.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878612 | Electromagnetically actuated lock An electromagnetically actuated lock is disclosed, which includes a lock bolt with a turnpin. An electromagnet is used as a retaining magnet, the electromagnet including a controlling and locking mechanism for locking or releasing the lock bolt. A control... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878613 | Key retaining lock box A key control device comprises an access key and lock, and a stored key and lock. The access lock operably receives the access key and is keyed such that when the access key is inserted into the access lock, it becomes movable between an access key releas... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878614 | Finn pass forming device for forming seam welded steel pipes and roller device available for forming seam welded steel pipes of a plurality of sizes In the fin pass forming apparatus, the fin roller is split in two symmetrically with respect to the center line of the flow direction of a steel pipe to be formed, and a plurality of side rollers are arranged on a section perpendicular to the flow directi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878615 | Apparatus and method for bending/cutting a workpiece A cutter/bender apparatus is provided for selectively cutting and bending a workpiece. The bending member includes a bending pin actuated by a hydraulic cylinder that moves the bending pin into and out of engagement with the workpiece to clamp the workpie... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878616 | Centering plug for pipe press This invention relates to a method of extruding pipes on horizontal presses, and in particular relates to a method of extruding pipes wherein a removable centering plug is provided to prevent displacement of the central guide rod during the initial stages... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878617 | Pneumatic decking crimper A power assisted crimping tool is disclosed particularly suited to crimping and dimpling of structural steel decking and roofing panels together. The invention comprises a frame supporting a pair of jaws which are opened and closed by means of a toggle li... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878618 | Machine for bending sheet and plate metal through dual wedge system A press brake, or other machine for bending sheet metal or plate metal, comprises a frame, a bed mounted to the frame, and a ram movably mounted to the frame. An assembly for moving the ram relative to the bed to bend sheets and plates of metal positioned... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878619 | Laminated punch and die assemblies A laminated punch assembly (20) is adapted for use in a press brake to bend sheet metal (M) interposed between a punch and die when the punch and die are moved relatively toward one another. The improved punch assembly includes a plurality of plate-like m... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878620 | Conductive fabric sensor for vehicle seats A sensor for the seat of a motor vehicle includes a compressible, preferably foam layer disposed between two conductive sheets. In one embodiment, the capacitance between the conductive sheets is measured to determine what and whether an object is dispose... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878621 | Vehicle engine starter having improved means for attaching the draw member of the contractor to the control fork for the starter head In a motor vehicle starter, a pivoted control lever acts on a starter head, the free upper end of the control lever being attached to the free rear end of a draw bar for actuating the lever. The draw bar is part of the starter contractor. The front end of... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878622 | Actuating device for automatically operating manual transmissions of vehicles An actuating device for automatically operating a manual transmission of a vehicle includes at least two gear and shift actuators for moving by rotation and translatory movement a selector shaft of a manual transmission in order to select a gate and a gea... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878623 | Control mechanism for a gearbox A control mechanism is coupled to a gearshift lever which is adapted to control a reversing gearbox having neutral, forward and reverse operational modes. The control mechanism includes a pivot lever which is connected to the gearshift lever and which is ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878624 | Single rail shift operator assembly A transfer case having a two-speed drive assembly includes a directly coupled shift operator with feedback. The shift operator includes an electric, pneumatic or hydraulic motor which directly, rotatably drives a shift rail. The shift rail includes thread... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878625 | Brake actuating device An actuating device comprising a bracket and an operating device is provided. The front end portion of the operating device is provided with an anchoring portion and a first operating portion. The first operating portion defines a first, a second and a th... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878626 | Compensation device for a cable-operated brake system A compensating device (7) for a brake system driven by brake cables (4, 10), in particular a handbrake system for motor vehicles, wherein a drive lever (1) is connected by a first brake cable (4) to a first brake (21) and wherein a tube (5) of the first b... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878627 | Two-piece jack handle A two-piece handle for use in positioning a vehicle lifting jack beneath a vehicle and for rotating a spindle of that jack, which handle comprises a jack handle rod, a jack handle rod extension, and a jack handle coupling for releasably interconnecting th... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878628 | Marine control arm with knurl insert and method for making same A marine control arm formed from an elongated arm member having a hollow shell with first, second, third and fourth internal guides. Each of the internal guides extends from an outer surface of the hollow shell to an inner surface of the hollow shell. The... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878629 | Steering wheel assembly An attaching system for a steering wheel assembly including a ring portion, a plurality of spokes, as well as integrally formed ring and spoke covering layers, and a pad portion. A steering shaft is formed at its distal end with external screw threads, a ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878630 | Gear box control cooling A method and apparatus for cooling of a controller (16) of a transmission of a motor vehicle (6). A motor vehicle (6) has a transmission (2) in which or on which is provided a control mechanism (16, 18) actuated by a control fluid (40). The control electr... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878631 | Wiper device A wiper device has a tubular plate and a wiper drive mounted on the tubular plate and having a drive shaft guided in a bearing support. The wiper drive with the bearing support is inserted in a tubular element arranged on the tubular plate.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878632 | Automatic transmission, in particular for motor vehicles The automatic transmission, which is intended for motor vehicles in particular, has an internal gear pump for supplying a hydrodynamic converter, a lubricating device and control and actuation devices of the automatic transmission, via a main pressure val... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878633 | Machine tool having a turntable A machine tool comprises a turntable that has a table plate, pivotable about a rotation axis with respect to a machine frame, onto the upper side of which lead lines, coming from beneath the table plate, that are connected to stationary supply connections... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878634 | Earth boring drill bit with shell supporting an external drilling surface A method for making an earth boring drill bit which includes an outer shell having an external surface adapted to carry cutting elements and a unitary shank and bit core which is fitted into the outer shell. The shell and bit core are threadably engaged w... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878635 | Reversible ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench having an annular wheel mounted within one box end thereof, the annular wheel having a plurality of longitudinal teeth equiangularly spaced around the inside for grasping and turning nuts, bolts, etc., and two symmetrical pairs of grooves... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878636 | Sixty-degree ratchet wrench An open-end ratcheting-type wrench for use in driving a hexagonal nut has a handle and a wrench head that is joined to the handle. The wrench head has upper and lower jaws that are rigidly joined together by a web. The jaws have several faces that allow t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878637 | Magnetic driving tool having a telescopic pipe A driving tool includes a barrel and a handle secured to one end of the barrel for rotating the barrel. The barrel includes an engaging opening formed in the other end for engaging with a tool bit and a fastener. A telescopic pipe is engaged in the bore o... | 03/09/1999 |
