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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157432 | Method of mixing a fluid in a tank with a draft tube mixing system A drinking water distribution reservoir has a new draft tube mixing arrangement. An intermediate opening in the draft tube enables water to flow between the central passage of the draft tube and an intermediate portion of the tank. Directional walls can be provided ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147117 | Water tank deicing mixer A means for mitigating or precluding formation of ice in water stored in large storage tanks generates large mixing bubbles toward the bottom of the tank, causing mixing of thermally stratified layers of water in the tank through turbulence created as the bubbles ri... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8087816 | Aerator device inducing cyclonic flow A pneumatic aerator aids in bulk material unloading, handling and transport using tank trailers, hopper cars, and other containers, as its aerator introduces a cyclonic air flow and vibration into the bulk material. This aerator has a housing, one or three guide tub... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7789550 | Method of combining materials A method for combining materials (such as impregnating materials with functional materials) uses a combination of supercritical fluid technology and polymer melt processing technology. The functional material is soluble in a near supercritical or supercritical fluid... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7674032 | Fluidics coating apparatus and method for surface treating of toner and dry inks An apparatus (10) for surface treating particulate material (M) with surface treatment particles (S) includes a substantially cylindrical body (12) having a top (18), bottom (16) and sidewall (14). A mixing chamber (42) is d... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7621668 | Methods and apparatus for handling or treating particulate material An improved draft tube spout fluid bed (DTSFB) mixing, handling, conveying, and treating apparatus and systems, and methods for operating are provided. The apparatus and systems can accept particulate material and pneumatically or hydraulically conveying the materia... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7431833 | Flowable material vessel A vessel is provided for treating flowable materials and methods of use wherein the vessel has a substantially cardioid cross-sectional configuration with a central cusp defining two upper rounded lobes. A front and rear wall enclose the ends of the sidewall with on... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7364348 | Drinking vessel with mixer A drinking vessel with a thumb operated electric mixer has a top lip and a bottom. The vessel is sized so that it is capable of handling with one hand in the same fashion as a beverage glass or cup. The vessel may include a handle member that extends beneath the bot... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364347 | Fluidising apparatus A fluidizing apparatus includes a supply duct (1) for supplying liquid under pressure to a lower portion of a vessel (11) containing a fluidizable material. The supply duct (1) extends into the vessel. The outlet end of the apparatus includes on... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351576 | Compost tea machine The invention relates to an in home apparatus for simultaneously suspending, aerating, agitating, extracting and entraining a compost water nutrient culture. A beaker contains the compost nutrient water culture. A perforated elastic membrane transversely covers the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329038 | Mixer A mixer capable of uniformly mixing a plurality of fluid materials without providing a mixing tank or an agitating vane. Different fluid raw materials are stored in raw material tanks, respectively. The raw materials are fed at a predetermined rate by variable restr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325967 | Method and apparatus for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303328 | Disposable cartridge for mixing exothermic or endothermic reaction substances, and relative cartridge-support assembly The cartridge has two compartments normally for containing two substances of the mixture, which are separated by a preferential break member; one of the two compartments contains a liquid solvent, and is fitted with a bellows having an intake valve and for producing... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275856 | Apparatus for forming a polishing pad having a reduced striations The present invention provides an apparatus 20 for forming a striation-reduced chemical mechanical polishing pad 4. The polishing pad 4 comprises a first delivery line 66 for delivering a polymeric material 52 into a mixer 68 | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267475 | Blender A mixing apparatus and method wherein the mixing apparatus includes a hopper having a port piston for periodically retracting to open a fluid port to allow a slug of gas to be quickly injected into the bottom of a hopper, which produces a mixing and blending of the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264232 | Device for foaming a liquid A device for foaming a liquid includes a casing with a turbine arranged inside the casing. A shaft connects an agitator with the turbine. An air supply nozzle is coupled to the casing and a tube is coupled to the casing for conducting a steam supply to drive the tur... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238522 | Devices and methods for biomaterial production An apparatus and a method for isolating a biologic product, such as plasmid DNA, from cells. The method involves lysing cells in a controlled manner separate insoluble components from a fluid lysate containing cellular components of interest, followed by membrane ch... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7205023 | Method and apparatus for chemical mixing in a single wafer process A method of and apparatus for mixing chemicals in a single wafer process. According to the present invention a chemical is fed into a valve system having a tube of a known volume. The chemical is fed into the valve system to fill the tube with a chemical to generate... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201884 | Process and apparatus for performing a gas-sparged reaction An improved process, such as a microbiological or enzymatic process, and apparatus, such as an apparatus for producing a cellular product, comprising introducing a gaseous feed stream of at least one gas of low solubility into an aqueous medium containing a microorg... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7163334 | Method and apparatus for mixing fibers A method of mixing including providing a slurry (26, 126) having a first fiber (14, 114) into a container (20, 120), introducing an agitation fluid (31, 138) into the slurry to cause a mixing motion (38, 138) within the slurry, and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150474 | Permanently mounted hose fitting and method for filling tank cars The present invention relates to a permanently mounted hose fitting for filling tank cars that facilitates the insertion of the hose into the top of the tank car to disperse material, pellet-like particles for example, throughout the tank car. The secured hose fitti... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147460 | Device for shaping plastic objects under inert atmosphere The invention relates to a device for producing plastic articles by forming them in an inert atmosphere, the device comprising a hopper, a feed screw and means for forming the polymer melt. The device for injecting inert gas comprises a gas feed pipe, a gas injectio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121535 | Horizontal reaction chamber comprised of nested, concentric tubes for use in water purification The present invention includes a horizontal foam fractionation protein skimmer for removing organic waste material (dissolved organic compounds) from organic loaded water. The protein skimmer includes a horizontal reaction chamber connected to a foam collection cham... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121714 | Fluid mixer utilizing viscous drag A fluid mixer including an inner fluid flow (11) duct having a cylindrical wall (14) provided with the window openings (13) and an outer tubular sleeve (12) disposed outside and extending along the duct (11) to cover the openings (... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118918 | Automated biological reaction method An automated immunostaining apparatus having a reagent application zone and a reagent supply zone. The apparatus has a carousel slide support supporting a plurality of slide supports thereon, and drive engaging the carousel slide support for consecutively positionin... | 10/10/2006 |
| RE39256 | Drum cooker A drum cooker for cooking granular products comprises a vessel mounted to rotate about an axis. At least two nozzle groups are provided opening into said vessel. One of said nozzle groups is arranged in that it opens into a first area of said vessel covered by that ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070068 | Post-mix beverage dispenser for creating frothed beverages A post-mix beverage dispenser includes a jet, in fluid communication with a source of non-carbonated diluent, extending into a mixing chamber of the dispenser. The jet includes an aperture, typically in a sidewall thereof, configured to spray the diluent towards the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069668 | Portable tank and process for drying hygroscopic materials A transportable portable tank for storing, transporting and drying a hygroscopic material and a transportable portable tank assembly. The portable tank comprises an upper, a middle and a lower region. The upper region comprises a materials inlet, a gas inlet and a g... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6971787 | Apparatus and method for mixing and dispensing components of a composition A cartridge assembly used with a conventional caulking gun for mixing and dispensing components of a material. The cartridge assembly includes a component carrying body that has a plurality of separate component reservoirs and a component flow directing housing at a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968776 | Device for heating and emulsifying liquids, in particular drinks A device for heating and emulsifying liquids, in particular drinks, which is unusually capable of generating a dense and creamy foam, comprises a steam-emitting member with which a hollow body can be associated. The steam-emitting member comprises a spout positioned... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955757 | Apparatus for processing fluids A treatment system for a process fluid, comprising a plurality of chambers interconnected with one another in sequence such that a process fluid can pass through them, means for determining the process conditions in at least some of the chambers by varying at least ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6916078 | Inkjet proofing with matched color and screen resolution One general aspect of the invention provides for creating half-tone ink-jet proofs on print-enhanced sheets based on an effective image cell pitch that substantially matches a cell pitch used to create press plates. Print process variables can be adjusted for the in... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907895 | Method for microfluidic flow manipulation Disclosed is an apparatus and method for the mixing of two microfluidic channels wherein several wells are oriented diagonally across the width of a mixing channel. The device effectively mixes the confluent streams with electrokinetic flow, and to a lesser degree, ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905239 | Sprinkling method for preparing powder formulations The invention relates to a new process for producing powdered preparations for inhalation wherein a substance having a smaller particle size distribution is metered continuously through a suitable feed device onto a moving bed of a powdered substance having a larger... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6811690 | Method and apparatus for mixing fluids, separating fluids, and separating solids from fluids An apparatus is provided for separation of suspended solid particles from fluids, for separation and mixing of fluids, and for dissolving gases in aqueous fluids. The apparatus employs a grooved ring to divide the fluid stream and impart a high velocity on each of t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811709 | Method and apparatus for mixing fluids, separating fluids, and separating solids from fluids An apparatus is provided for separation of suspended solid particles from fluids, for separation and mixing of fluids, and for dissolving gases in aqueous fluids. The apparatus employs a grooved ring to divide the fluid stream and impart a high velocity on each of t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6767008 | Method for mixing a solution including dissolved gas into a liquid A diffuser for use in a pressurized feed system. The diffuser introduces a carbonic acid solution into water to be treated. The carbonic acid solution within the diffuser is maintained at an elevated pressure. As the carbonic acid solution passes to the exterior of ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758591 | Mixing of materials in an integrated circuit manufacturing equipment In one embodiment, a mixing device includes a nozzle that is disposed tangent to a wall of a chamber. Gas flowing from the nozzle rotates in the chamber forming a vortex. Another gas may be flown near a middle portion of the chamber, thereby uniformly mixing the two... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749329 | Processing product components Methods and apparatuses for processing product components. The methods include directing a first jet of fluid along a first path and directing a second jet of fluid along a second path to cause interaction between the jets that forms a stream oriented essentially op... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6709507 | Method of producing stabilized organic pigment particles and device therefor A method of producing self dispersible organic pigment particles stabilized by the method. The method includes modifying organic pigment particles and then contacting the surface modified particles with an aqueous vapor entrained in a carrier gas to produce the stab... | 03/23/2004 |
