Abstract: A beverage ingredient dispenser can include a seal assembly configured to form spillproof seals with the inner surface (I.D.) of a beverage container opening. Additionally, a beverage ingredient dispenser can include a beverage ingredient reservoir containing a beverage ingredient to be mixed with another ingredient for creating a mixed beverage. For example, the beverage ingredient dispenser can include a dried powdered, tablet, or liquid ingredient to be mixed with water contained in a water bottle. The dispenser can also include a sealing mechanism configured to generate spillproof seals with a plurality of different sizes of beverage containers. The dispenser can also include an anchoring mechanism configured to enhance an anchoring of the dispenser to a beverage container.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system of components for a compressed-gas-powered gun. The components are made of a transparent polymer, such as polycarbonate. The components are durable, highly attractive, and, because they are clear, permit a user to see through them to determine any gun failure. A method of installing a major component, a breech block, is also disclosed.

Abstract: An anti-theft system for cars and the like. A receiver is mounted in the trunk of the vehicle. A first receiver wire is connected to the electrical system of the car for supplying power to the receiver only when the ignition switch is turned on. A second, normally grounded, receiver wire is extended to the ignition coil for preventing operating of the ignition system. To remove the ground from this second conductor, it is necessary to operate a small transmitter while the ignition switch is turned on. The transmitter and the receiver are sold as a pair, the receiver being tuned to recognize a coded signal from only the paired transmitter. Once the ignition system is turned on, the disabling ground potential is held removed from the second conductor even though the transmitter is no longer operated.