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Assignee: Vita-Mix Corporation


Location: Cleveland, OH
No. of patents: 56

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8147125Turbulence-reducing blender lid and method of operation
The open top of a blender container (11) is closed by a cover (10). The cover (10) is provided with an internal vane (25) which extends downwardly from the top wall (17) of the cover (10) and inwardly from the sidewall (1...
04/03/2012
8087603Sealing enclosure for a blender
An enclosure for a blender including a body portion adapted to be secured to a base, and a cover pivotally attached to the body portion. The body portion includes sidewalls, a back wall, and an abbreviated top wall. The cover includes sidewalls, a front wall, a top ...
01/03/2012
7775705Switch assembly for a food mixing machine
A machine (10) for mixing food in a cup (C) includes a housing having an agitator assembly (15) extending downwardly therefrom and adapted to be rotated by a motor to mix food in the cup (C). A switch assembly (20) is provided to operate the agi...
08/17/2010
D621656Blender container
08/17/2010
7753223Interlocking blender container, cover and cover plug
A system (10) for attaching a cover (12) to a container (11) and for closing an opening (21) in the cover (12) with a plug (13) utilizes a container (11) having an upper lip (16). The cover (12) is made ...
07/13/2010
7740401Food mixing machine and agitator therefor
A food mixer (10) includes a rotatable shaft (18) which is connected to the shaft (21) of an agitator (20). The agitator (20) includes an upper disk (23) attached to the shaft (21) and a lower disk (28). Slat w...
06/22/2010
7674034Food mixing machine and agitator therefor
A food mixing machine (10) has a rotatable shaft (18) which is attached to the shaft (21) of an agitator (20). The shaft (21) carries a ring (24) and a disk (23), and the ring (24) carries a cloverleaf-shaped c...
03/09/2010
7587972Drink making machine
A drink making machine (10) includes an ice shaving and dispensing unit (11) which provides a predetermined amount of ice, by weight, through a chute (21) to the pitcher (17) of a blending unit (12). A nozzle (30) is carried...
09/15/2009
7566186Drive coupler for a blender
A drive coupling assembly (10) for attaching two shafts includes a coupler body (11) and a locking clip (12). The body (11) has a splined opening (23) which is adapted to receive one shaft, and an aperture (24) which is adap...
07/28/2009
7552885Blender blade
In one embodiment of the invention, a blender blade (10) includes a body portion (12) having an upper surface (15) and a lower surface (16). The body portion includes an aperture (13) effectively defining an axis of rotation for th...
06/30/2009
D595087Enclosure for a blender
06/30/2009
D595084Base of a blender
06/30/2009
D592454Cover for a blender container
05/19/2009
D591558Base for a blender
05/05/2009
7520663Enclosure for a food processor
An enclosure (10) includes a base member (13), a body portion (12) and a cover (11) pivotally attached to the base portion (12) by a hinge assembly (25). The body portion (12) is attached to the base member (13...
04/21/2009
D588406Container for a blender
03/17/2009
D587526Container for a blender
03/03/2009
D577545Lid for a container
09/30/2008
7404527Safety shield for an ice shaving machine
A safety shield (10) is adapted to be used in a machine having a blade assembly such as an ice shaving and dispensing machine (11). The machine (11) has an ice bin (13) carried by a pedestal (12). An ice shelf (31) has an op...
07/29/2008
D567584Cover for a container
04/29/2008
D557984Food mixing agitator
12/25/2007
D554369Carrying case
11/06/2007
7278598Blender blade
In one embodiment of the invention, a blender blade (10) includes a body portion (12) having an upper surface (15) and a lower surface (16). The body portion includes an aperture (13) effectively defining an axis of rotation for th...
10/09/2007
7275666Adapter for blender pitcher
A container adapter (10) includes lower sidewalls (42, 43, 44, 45) and upper sidewalls (56, 57, 58, 59) separated by a rim (40). The lower side walls (42, 43, 44, 45) may be received within a pitcher (12), and the rim (40...
10/02/2007
D551020Blender agitator
09/18/2007
7267478Blender container with off center blade assembly
A container (15) for a blender (10) includes a bottom surface (16) having a non-symmetrically shaped perimeter. A side wall (17) extends upwardly from the perimeter of the bottom surface (16). A mixing blade assembly (20) ha...
09/11/2007
7264187Method for controlling the blending of drinks
A method of operating a drink-blending machine to change the operational speed of an ice-shaver motor initiates operation of an ice-shaving process to supply a portion of shaved ice to a pitcher. Accordingly, the ice is moved past a blade to produce shaved ice. Acco...
09/04/2007
D537254Brush
02/27/2007
D529336Safety shield for an ice shaver bin
10/03/2006
D528859Blender blade
09/26/2006
D528364Housing for a blender
09/19/2006
D528363Container for a blender
09/19/2006
7104474Container cleaning device
A device (10) for cleaning the inside of a container includes a base (11) carrying a tube (12). A hose (50) is received within the base (11) and is connected at one end to the bottom of the tube (12) and at the other end to ...
09/12/2006
D527575Plug for a blender lid
09/05/2006
D526845Gasket for a food processing system
08/22/2006
D526839Lid for a pitcher
08/22/2006
D525080Handle for a pitcher
07/18/2006
D523519Nozzle
06/20/2006
7063456Container for a blender
A container (15) for a blender (10) includes a bottom surface (16) having a non-symmetrically shaped perimeter. A side wall (17) extends upwardly from the perimeter of the bottom surface (16). A mixing blade assembly (20) ha...
06/20/2006
D521315Pouring spout for a pitcher
05/23/2006
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