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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 |
| 6981282 | Systems and methods for transformable suits Methods and systems for transforming a volume of material into pant legs by means of a transforming fastener. The transforming fastener has multiple tracks, each track having a pair of matable rows. A slider coupled to the rows transforms the volume of material into... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981283 | Gardening gloves with cushion insert to protect fingernails A gardening glove or the like designed to prevent fingernails which project beyond the end of a wearer's finger from being damaged during gardening comprises a sponge or foam insert in the distal ends of the finger stalls of the glove and having a horizontal slit fo... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981284 | Hockey helmet comprising a lateral adjustment mechanism A hockey helmet for receiving a head of a wearer, the head having a crown region, left and right side regions, a back region and an occipital region. The helmet comprises a shell comprising left and right side inner surfaces and left and right side inner pads at lea... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981285 | Toilet and method of operation A toilet and toilet system suitable for a boat, recreational vehicle, bus or the like is operated via a microprocessor controller to effect a convenient and efficient operation. The toilet includes a base assembly having an electrically-operated flush valve that ope... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981286 | Hidden mounting of water valve body and headworks assembly A water valve assembly is disclosed for mounting with respect to a mounting surface, the water valve assembly including a water valve body having external threads on the exterior thereof and internal threads to receive a headworks and the headworks; the improvement ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981287 | Inflatable bed unit An inflatable bed unit includes an inflatable primary bed that has a main part, a head part connected to and in fluid communication with the main part and pivotable relative to the main part, a pillow part connected to the head part such that the head part is raised... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981288 | Structure of a pillow A pillow includes a main support part, two secondary support parts, several mats, and a bag for housing the supports and the mats therein; the main support part is used for supporting the neck and the head of a person sleeping on the back; the secondary support part... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981289 | Change aids for external articles An external change aid having engaging means which can engage with a landing member on an absorbent article and having a specific peel force and/or shear force when engaged with such an absorbent article. Also provided are combinations of such external change aids a... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981290 | Wire cutter and bayonet sheath combination The present invention provides a scabbard for a combat knife and cutting tool combination. The scabbard generally comprises a body extending along a longitudinal axis between first and second ends, and includes a channel formed therethrough that extends in spaced, p... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981291 | Motorized cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The cleaning element a flexible mat fixed about the support or about a core mountab... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981292 | Cleaning apparatus for hair brushes and combs Described is an apparatus for removing hair entangled among the teeth of combs or the bristles of brushes, after their use, which acts through the action of rotating whips and of an assembly for sucking and collecting the removed residuals. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981293 | Personal hygiene accessory A device for providing self-assisting hygienic activity to individuals of limited dexterity, the device including an elongated body constructed of first and second telescoping portions and terminating at a first end in an ergonomically configured handle. A hygienic ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981294 | Carpet slide for recreational use A carpet slide for use as a recreational entertainment device includes a first member having a predetermined shape and a predetermined size. The first member is formed from a flexible sheet of material having an upper surface and a bottom surface. An at least one st... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981295 | Door closer hold-open apparatus The present invention relates to a hold-open apparatus for controlling the position of a door, preferably a screen door or storm door. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a piston assembly and can maintain a door in a predetermined open position, such as about... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981296 | Hinge apparatus for mobile phones The object of this invention is to provide a hinge apparatus for mobile phones. In the hinge apparatus, a fixed cam is installed in a rotary hinge part, in place of a fixed hinge part, different from conventional hinge apparatuses. Therefore, the design of elements ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981297 | Controlled placement of a reinforcing web within a fibrous absorbent Apparatus for forming an air formed, reinforced fibrous web has a form member on which fluent fibrous material is deposited in an air formed deposition process. The fibrous web may be used as an absorbent core of an absorbent article. The form member has a forming s... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981298 | Clip structure and clip structure assembling method There is provided a clip structure that can be used with a clip rotated and a clip structure assembling method. The clip structure includes, a clip body that is formed into a substantial U shape to form a holding portion in which a thin object to be clipped is held,... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981299 | Closure device A container (120) includes a closure device (121). The closure device includes interlocking fastening strips (130, 131) and a slider (132) slidably disposed on the fastening strips for facilitating the occlusion and deocclusion of the fas... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981300 | Piezoelectric ink jet print head and fabrication method for a pressure chamber thereof A piezoelectric ink jet print head and a fabrication method for a pressure chamber thereof. A silicon substrate has at least one large-size opening. A photoresist layer is formed in the large-size opening of the silicon substrate and has a plurality of small-size tr... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981301 | Device for installing a pre-hung door A device having a first, a second, a third, and a fourth slidably adjustable element arranged in a rectangular configuration, forming a rectangular pass-through opening approximately the size of a doorway and being slidably adjustable in a height dimension and a wid... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981302 | Use of driveshaft wall thickness variation to balance a driveshaft assembly A method of manufacturing a tube for a vehicle driveshaft assembly forms a flat sheet of material having a greater thickness than other portions over a portion of its width and along its length, rolling the sheet about a longitudinal axis such that its lateral edges... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981303 | Blank feeding method A method of feeding a blank (31) by cutting a billet (11) for plastic working includes the steps of superimposing a plurality of annular members (15 to 18) having a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than that of the billet and an in... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981304 | Cover attachment method A rotor cover attach and release apparatus for use with a centrifuge. The apparatus includes a knob, a cover and housing that are both affixed to the knob. The apparatus also includes an adapter having detents pitched at an angle, that is connected to the housing al... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981305 | Liquefied natural gas storage tank Substantially rectangular-shaped tanks are provided for storing liquefied gas, which tanks are especially adapted for use on land or in combination with bottom-supported offshore structure such as gravity-based structures (GBS). A tank according to this invention is... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981306 | Apparatus and system for mounting, rotating, and holding a personal watercraft A device and method for optimumly holding a personal watercraft while making repairs or improvements without damaging the watercraft. The device in its preferred form allows a personal watercraft to be held with specialized mounting sections and plates and further m... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981307 | Manufacturing method for filter module The measurement and adjustment of characteristics of a filter alone are performed using a connector adapter, in which a pin of the filter becomes a central conductor of the adapter. The filter after the adjustment and a device which is not adjusted are assembled, su... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981308 | Support members inside stator slots of a rotating electric machine and method of mounting these support members A rotating electric machine (1) has a rotor, a stator (2), and stator windings (3, 4). The windings (3, 4) include high voltage cable drawn through slots (5, 6) in the stator (2). Support members (8) are arranged insi... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981309 | Method for producing (Nb, Ti)Sn wire by use of Ti source rods An improvement is disclosed in the method for producing a multifilament (Nb, Ti)3Sn superconducting wire by the steps of preparing a plurality of Nb or Nb alloy rods where Nb or Nb alloy monofilaments are encased in copper or copper alloy sheaths; packing... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981310 | Handgrip installation tool A pneumatic tool for facilitating the installation and removal of a hollow, elastically extensible handgrip on a tubular portion of a device such as, for example, the handlebar of a bicycle or motorcycle. The tool has a handle portion adapted to be comfortable gripp... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981311 | Fastening apparatus and method A system and method for precision fastening of a fastener. The fastening system includes a motor and a sensor that provides a feedback signal from the motor to a controller. The controller compares the feedback signal to a threshold value to determine if an error co... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981312 | System for handling microelectronic dies having a non-piercing die ejector According to one aspect of the invention, a system for handling microelectronic dies is provided. A wafer support, to support a diced semiconductor wafer having microelectronic dies, is mounted to the frame. An ejector head is connected to the frame for movement bel... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981313 | Apparatus for connecting electric terminal to connector blocks An electric terminal connector block is provided with oblong tool openings that communicate with interior channels of the connector block and with openings in the motor wiring electric terminals positioned in each channel of the connector block. The oblong shapes of... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981314 | Method of forming a lead An implantable, substantially isodiametric, low resistance implantable lead having at least one electrode positioned in a stimulation/sensing portion of the lead as well as a method of manufacturing the same. At least the stimulation/sensing portion is unitized thro... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981315 | Method of manufacturing a flexure blank The invention is directed toward a method of manufacturing a flexure blank whereby an opening portion is provided in a in a connecting portion of a flexure blank, an opening end portion of an insulating base layer is coated with a conductive member without exposing ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981316 | Method of manufacturing vehicle electric power distribution system A method of assembling a power distribution apparatus including a plurality of conductive circuit plates, each conductive plate including a plurality of contact pads that are interconnected by removable connecting links. The method includes selectively removing a po... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981317 | Method and device for mounting electronic component on circuit board When mounting an IC chip on a circuit board, bumps are formed on electrodes of the IC chip, and the bumps and the electrodes of the circuit board are aligned in position with each other with interposition of an insulative thermosetting resin having no conductive par... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981318 | Printed circuit board manufacturing method Method for producing a printed circuit board on a substrate comprising five steps: (a) printing a predetermined circuit pattern onto the substrate using a conductive material, (b) applying additional connection traces onto the substrate, (c) depositing a metal onto ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981319 | Method of manufacturing devices to protect election components Devices capable of protecting electronic components during the occurrence of a disturbance event using printed circuit board manufacturing techniques. A three (3) layer structure is formed comprising a polymer-based formulation sandwiched between two electrode layer... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981320 | Circuit board and fabricating process thereof A circuit board and a fabricating process thereof is provided. The present invention employs a core layer as a base layer, wherein the core layer is a core conducting layer, or is a core dielectric layer having two conducting layers. By using this core layer and two... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981321 | Hydrostatic cylinder block and method of making the same A hydrostatic cylinder block having a split cylinder block with a slipper hold-down created by breaking down the cylinder block into its basic geometries through near net shaping technology. The cylinder block is broken down into four separate components: a hub, a w... | 01/03/2006 |
