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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120002501 | MIXING SYSTEM FOR MIXING A POWDERED BEVERAGE WITH A LIQUID In a mixing system for mixing together a powdered beverage and a liquid in-situ to form a ready-to-drink beverage, a receptacle has an interior space defining a mixing chamber for receiving powdered beverage and liquid therein to be mixed. An agitator is removably dispo... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110235462 | Shaft-actuated Spindle Mixer The disclosed apparatus, system and method relate to a shaft-actuated spindle mixer where the spindle mixer includes a motor and at least one motor switch enclosed in a mixer housing. A spindle shaft extends from the housing and is mechanically connected to the motor. T... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110222367 | Flexible Touchpad for a Kitchen Appliance A flexible touchpad for a kitchen appliance includes a first surface having at least one button feature integrally molded therein and extending outwardly in a first direction beyond a surrounding portion of the first surface. An opposing second surface has at least one ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20100246319 | DURABILITY MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENT OF A BLENDER A blender for blending foodstuff includes a base enclosing a motor and a jar sensor secured to the base. The base has an upper mounting surface and the motor is mounted beneath the upper mounting surface. The jar sensor is secured to the base proximate the upper mountin... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20090285050 | MIXING MACHINE FOR AGITATING AND MINGLING MATERIALS A mixing machine for agitating and mingling materials is disclosed. The mixing machine comprises a base and a driving device disposed on the base, and the driving device is connected to a rotary bracket and has a fixing portion with a container for receiving a mixture o... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090168593 | BLENDER BASE WITH FOOD PROCESSOR CAPABILITIES A blender base that may be used with a food processor container, a blender container, and a single use beverage container. The blender container includes a novel blade unit having a food processor-style blade and blender type blades. Programs with preprogrammed motor co... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20080279040 | FROZEN DRINK MIXER HAVING A LID WHICH ENGAGES A CUP FOR DRINK MIXING AND CLEANING OF MIXING COMPONENTS A drink mixer includes a frame; a support having a drain; a lid having an annular groove and movable relative to a mounted mixing cup from an elevated position to a mating position where the annular groove engages the cup's rim; a mixer shaft passing through the lid; a ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080273419 | Machine for making ice-cream products A machine for making ice-cream products comprises at least a motor operatively connected to a rod-shaped element so as to drive the rotation of the latter about its own axis of extension, grip means for moving the motor and/or the rod-shaped element at least along the a... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080273420 | Domestic Appliance The present invention relates to a domestic a nutritional item such as e.g. a blender comprising a base uni covered by a lid (2). To allow for enhanced operator conven controlling the motor (22) is located on the lid (2). The lid sending control sig... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080225636 | Programmable blender having record and playback features A programmable blender having record and playback features includes a record mode and a playback mode. When the blender is placed into the record mode, a processor stores a user created blending sequence to a memory unit. Alternatively, when the blender is placed into a... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080198692 | MIXING MACHINE AND ASSOCIATED BOWL GUARD SYSTEM A mixer may include one or more of (i) a readily installable and removable bowl guard member, (ii) a bowl guard sensor arrangement, (iii) a bowl guard support ring assembly including a plastic part and a metal part, (iv) a bowl guard support ring assembly and bowl guard... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080101155 | SPINDLE MIXER WITH INTERLOCK ASSEMBLY The invention relates to an interlock assembly for a spindle mixer where the interlock assembly includes a cup guide, an actuator pin, and an interlock mechanism. Placing a cup within the cup guide actuates the actuator pin that, in turn, engages the interlock mechanism... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080089171 | Mixing Device Configured to Blend Food A mixing device configured to blend food. The mixing device includes a base enclosing a motor. The base includes a recessed area and a projection extends from the recessed area. A jar is removably mounted to the base for containing food. A collar is removably mounted be... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080013402 | System and assembly for dissolving powders and/or diluting concentrated liquids to obtain a solution having desired concentrations of a plurality of solutes A system and assembly for mixing powder and liquid into a solution and maintaining the powder in the solution is disclosed. A mixing device operates an agitator to mix the powder and the liquid at a certain power level. The mixing device operates for a period of time, a... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080008026 | Switch 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 agitato... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070195641 | Mixer With Pivotable Bowl A mixer system including a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed, a mixer body having a rotatable output component, and a hinge. The bowl is pivotable about the hinge relative to the mixer body such that the bowl can be pivoted between a loading/unloading position a... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070041268 | Beverage mixer with spigot and actuator A beverage mixer device with a base including a motor to turn a drive mechanism extending from the base. The beverage mixer includes a container, removably disposable on the base. The container has a mixing assembly rotatably disposed in the container and engagable by t... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060227654 | Mixing machine and associated bowl guard system A mixer may include one or more of (i) a readily installable and removable bowl guard member, (ii) a bowl guard sensor arrangement, (iii) a bowl guard support ring assembly including a plastic part and a metal part, (iv) a bowl guard support ring assembly and bowl guard... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060203610 | Blender control apparatus and method A blender control apparatus and method includes monitoring the operation of a blender motor as a measure of monitoring the quality and results of blending. By connecting a feedback sensor to the motor, it is possible to determine whether a blend process is complete. It ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060198241 | Salad dressing mixing and dispensing apparatus Embodiments of the present invention relate to a salad dressing mixing and dispensing apparatus. Specifically, a salad dressing mixing and dispensing apparatus in accordance with one embodiment may comprise a blending container, a measuring cup lid having fluid measurem... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060087913 | Rotary mixer A rotary mixer (1) has an electric drive motor (2) which drives a rotor (4) via an intermediate drive shaft (3). The motor, preferably an induction motor, is powered from a variable frequency supply by which the speed of the motor can be vari... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060044935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A TEMPERATURE PROFILE IN A FOOD PREPARATION CONTAINER A temperature-controlled container includes a container having a temperature source incorporated into at least a portion of a sidewall of the container or into a retrofit influencer mounted proximate the container; and a power coupler, coupled to the temperature source,... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060028912 | Blender with a safe starting function A blender with a safe starting function includes a motor unit, a blade base and a container. The motor unit has an insert groove and a micro switch. The blade base has a hole, a threaded rod, a spring and an actuating member with a press member and an actuating arm. The... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20060007779 | Blender A blender is disclosed. The blender includes a blender body, an electronic circuit, a container, a blade base, and a cap. The electronic circuit shuts down a motor located in the blender body upon the lapse of a time period. ... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050207271 | Twisted stir-stick for food mixer A stir-stick configured for use with a food mixer has a handle configured to be gripped by a user and an elongated stem. The stem defines a stirring portion and has a longitudinal axis and an oblong cross-sectional shape. The stem extends along the longitudinal axis, an... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050190644 | FRUIT/VEGETABLE BLENDER HAVING MULTI-SPEED CONTROL SWITCH A fruit/vegetable blender having a multi-speed control switch comprises a speed controller mounted on the motor house thereof, for controlling power on/off and motor speed. The speed controller utilizes a variable resistor, a flexible conducting plate, a conducting slid... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050152215 | Blender and sound-dampening enclosure A blender has novel sound-dampening enclosure system that is selectively and conveniently attached to and detached from a blender, or retro-fitted to a blender, utilizing a bottom wall portion for engaging a blender jar base in a fixed manner. Another aspect of the blen... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050122836 | Stand mixer with control panel A stand mixer having a mixer housing with an upper surface and a lower surface is provided with a control panel. The stand mixer also has a motor within the mixer housing operably connected with a drive shaft extending through the lower surface. The stand mixer further ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050068846 | Blender base with food processor capabilities A blender base that may be used with a food processor container, a blender container, and a single use beverage container. The blender container includes a novel blade unit having a food processor-style blade and blender type blades. Programs with preprogrammed motor co... | 03/31/2005 |
