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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399113 | Arrangement to produce recipe mixtures The invention relates to an assembly to produce recipe mixtures, with a variable-speed agitator drive, a mixing chamber (1) whose capacity is matched to the desired quantity of recipe mixture and that is enclosed by a lid (9), and an agitator tool (... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7114844 | Aeration apparatus and method The present invention provides an improved aeration impeller for use in a mixing assembly having an axis of rotation. The aeration impeller includes a hub and a first and second blades that are connected to the hub. Each blade has a first portion positioned at an an... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6896246 | Aeration apparatus and method The present invention provides an improved surface aeration impeller for use in a mixing assembly. The improved surface aeration impeller includes a hub and a first blade that is connected to the hub. The blade has a substantially straight first portion and a substa... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6536936 | Mix head assembly for a molding material delivery system A mix head assembly for a rapid discharge multiple material delivery molding system includes an output chamber assembly having a plurality of impellers, a main body assembly, and a drive assembly. The main body assembly preferably includes a plurality of ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6334704 | Liquid ejection apparatus and liquid ejection method A liquid ejection apparatus has gutter bodies secured to an agitator shaft at predetermined inclination angles or gutter bodies or tubular bodies attached to these agitator shaft so that the size of the inclination angles are adjustable. The gutter bodies... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6241381 | Liquid ejection apparatus and liquid ejection method A liquid ejection apparatus has gutter bodies secured to an agitator shaft at predetermined inclination angles or gutter bodies or tubular bodies attached to the agitator shaft so that the size of the inclination angles are adjustable. The gutter bodies o... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5664883 | Mixer with alternating sized flow passages A mixer includes an elongate shaft having a U-shaped slot at one end and a mixer blade seated within the U-shaped slot extending to either side of the shaft. The mixer blade includes top and bottom beams extending to either side of the shaft with alternat... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5415474 | Bone cement mixing and loading apparatus An apparatus for mixing bone cement and containing the mixed bone cement preparatory to dispensing. The mixing chamber has an outlet for the mixed cement. A cartridge has an inlet releasably coupled to the outlet of the mixing chamber for receiving mixed ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5368222 | Wavesoldering device and procedure Printed circuit boards are wavesoldered by a method featuring the use of a plurality of elementary jets of molten solder to form a single flat soldering wave. Such a single flat wave is achieved by revolving those jets in an orbital motion such that the o... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5298952 | Toner supplying device for image forming system A toner supplying device for use in an image forming system includes a cleaner portion for removing a residual toner from a photosensitive medium of the image forming system so as to store the residual toner therein, and a toner supplying portion, integra... | 03/29/1994 |
| 4948262 | Rotary mixing and straining apparatus A rotary mixing and straining apparatus (10) for liquids (100) including a shaft member (16) secured on one end to a rotary power tool (15) and equipped on the other end with a mixing head unit (13) including a generally cylindrical open framework member ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4936688 | Food stirring apparatus A food stirring apparatus is set forth wherein a pivotally mounted mixing head has releasably secured thereto a single rotatable axially aligned post having integrally secured thereto a plurality of mixing blades. An upper set of mixing blades comprises t... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4802825 | Method and apparatus for maintaining a mixture of products at a certain temperature When maintaining a flow of a mixture of products consisting of a liquid of low to medium viscosity incorporating solid particles at a certain temperature and for a certain period of time the mixture remains for some time in a vessel of a substantially cyl... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4628803 | Autoclave for processing cocoa liquor An autoclave for processing cocoa liquor, wherein for the effectuation of all the processing steps of a cocoa liquor involved, additionally to inlet (5) and discharge ports for the product, heater means, stirrer means, and level and temperature (7) gages,... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4372002 | Cotton treating process To impregnate loose cotton staple and like fibers with chemicals, a mass of such fibers is fed into and through a series of compartments in a baffled housing assembly and is there acted upon by a series of cooperating rotating paddle assemblies while in c... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4175875 | Hand mixing apparatus A hand mixing apparatus is described comprising a handle having an upper and a lower section. The upper section is provided for manually rotating the apparatus and may comprise a high-friction surface including a slight bulge. Attached to the lower sectio... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4083653 | Stirring device A stirring device employs a shaft-mounted hub with five axially nested, radially extendable fins shaped to not only provide compact nesting of five fins to enter a bung opening of a drum, but also to provide ample surface area when extended for stirring.... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4065107 | Apparatus for mixing liquids An apparatus for mixing liquids by hand is described comprising a handle having an upper and a lower portion. Extending from the lower portion is slotted mixing blade means and terminating the lower portion there is provided a salient surface for preventi... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4015830 | Apparatus for applying glue to chips, fibers and the like An apparatus for applying glue to chips, fibers and the like of wood, bagasse and other cellulose containing substances, which comprises a substantially cylindrical mixing chamber in which a shaft rotates equipped with radially extending mixing and/or glu... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4014525 | Horizontal type continuous pug mill for high viscous material A horizontal type continuous pug mill for a high viscous material in which means for feeding the material to be treated are provided in spaces defined by a mill body and adjacent agitating blades thereby minimizing rotation of the material together with t... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3938784 | Blender A blender for mixing beverages that has a cylindrical upright, substantially closed, frustoconically bottomed blending bowl with an intake port at the top and a discharge port at the outer edge of the bottom of the bowl. A motor driven impeller is mounted... | 02/17/1976 |