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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384180 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing concrete mass Method and apparatus for manufacturing concrete mass, the concrete mass being manufactured in a mixer, and the torque caused by the mixing of the concrete mass to the mixing elements used for mixing of the concrete mass and/or the power consumption of the drive of t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371052 | Embedded fluid mixing device using a homopolar motor A fluid displacement device (100) having a homopolar motor (110). The homopolar motor includes a rotatable disk (115) with at least one fluid displacement structure (120) disposed thereon. The fluid displacement structure can be a blade. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7290724 | Blender A blender includes a container mounted removably on a housing for containing food items and provided with a cutting blade unit that is to be driven rotatably by a motor unit when the container is mounted on the housing. A control unit is operable in accordance with ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287897 | Device and method for mixing a solid and a fluid A device (10) for mixing a pulverulent or granular solid (13) with a liquid (32) comprises at least one solid supply device and at least one liquid supply device (37, 38, 40). In an acceleration chamber (42), a rotary movement is i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273315 | Mixing device with variable speed drive and related control features A mixing machine includes a drive assembly and control system for making speed changes on the fly and for providing controlled acceleration and deceleration. A bowl receiving portion may be movable between a lowered position and a raised position with a power bowl l... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270472 | Resonant shaking A resonant shaker includes a support tray for supporting a target carrier. A sensor generates an electrical signal that is related to an acceleration of the support tray. A linear drive motor includes an armature that is coupled to the support tray. The linear drive... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7220049 | 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.... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207711 | Mixing device with variable speed drive and related control features A mixing machine includes a drive assembly and control system for making speed changes on the fly and for providing controlled acceleration and deceleration. A bowl receiving portion may be movable between a lowered position and a raised position with a power bowl l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7111976 | Mixing device with variable speed drive and related control features A mixing machine includes a drive assembly and control system for making speed changes on the fly and for providing controlled acceleration and deceleration. A bowl receiving portion may be movable between a lowered position and a raised position with a power bowl l... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7063009 | Safety device of a juice extractor A safety device of a juice extractor is disclosed. The juice extractor comprises an extractor body, a motor, a cup seat having a holding rib at one side of the cup seat and the holding rib containing a triggering member, and the bottom end of the cup seat being scre... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7018091 | Safety device for electric household appliances An electric household appliance for processing foods comprises a main body including an electric motor unit and its control elements, at least a working accessory comprising a tool designed to be driven by the motor unit and a safety device including a first member ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997600 | Intermittent agitation of particular matter Example embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for intermittent agitation of particulate matter. In some embodiments, a mechanical agitator is intermittently activated within in a particulate-matter-delivery system. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966690 | 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 ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953278 | Mixing machine with accessible internal control unit A mixing machine includes portions of a control system formed as a unit that is mounted within the machine for movement between an operating position internal of the machine and a service position in which at least part of the unit extends through an opening in the ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6910800 | Blender having a top cover provided with a switch actuating block A blender includes a motor base, a container, and a top cover. The motor base includes a motor unit having a blade driving section, and a contact switch unit connected electrically to the motor unit. The contact switch unit includes a press button that is depressibl... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907819 | Flip ramp mechanical interlock for appliance A locking system for an appliance has lid and feed chute locking components that include a spring-biased, ramp surfaced pivoting arm that is adapted to be activated to extend or retract a rod that activates or de-activates a motor drive of a food processor. The arm ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883955 | Vibrational paint shaker with managed can detection and clamping features An improved method of detecting the height of, and clamping, a paint or other liquid-containing can relies upon a subtractive comparison of a current draw of a clamping motor to a baseline reference current draw in order to detect the can height. Because the baselin... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6827476 | System for controlling mixing processes In a method for controlling the mixing of dough ingredients in a mixer, dough ingredients are mixed. The amount of power supplied to the mixer is measured in specified time intervals. Data relating to the amount of power supplied are stored. Based on the stored data... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6814321 | Food processor comprising memory means for storing operational data The invention relates to a food processor (1) with a motor (M) to drive at least one tool and with input means (13 to 18) to switch on at least one operating process, with a microcomputer (43) to control the operating processes and realiz... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802637 | Hand-held mixer having a switching means configuration for switching to several lower speeds and for switching to a higher speed of mixing tools In a hand mixer (1) having two mains terminals (10, 11) and having interference suppression means (16) for a motor (27) and having a switching means configuration (130) which includes speed switching means (60) for switching... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6776086 | Safety switch for a food processor A safety switch for a food processor which is characterized in that the bottom seat is connected to the cup body and a rim seat is positioned at the connection between the bottom seat and the cup body, the end face of the rim seat is provided with the through hole m... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6758590 | Efficient concrete recycling A concrete plant with robust recycling capabilities and high energy efficiency is disclosed. In one aspect, a concrete recycling machine used at the concrete plant includes at least a slurry vessel that receives slurry provided from concrete being returned, a motor ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755564 | Extruder temperature controller with stable temperature reset The invention is an extruder temperature controller for an extruder barrel. The extruder temperature controller includes means for determining an actual screw speed and has means for storing a plurality of screw speeds. Each member of the plurality of stored screw s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6748853 | Food processing machine A food processor has a main body (10) with a base member (12) extending laterally. A bowl (16) sits on the base member (12) and a one-piece drive shaft (18) extends up through the bowl. A hollow lid (32) fits on the bowl ( | 06/15/2004 |
| 6719450 | Processing tool attachments for a food mixing device The present invention generally discloses processing tools for attachment to a hand-held blender. The processing tools are uniquely designed for realizing a perfect consistency for specialty foodstuffs. Also, the invention sets forth an easy attachment mechanism for... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6655265 | Kitchen appliance A kitchen appliance, in particular, a food processor or juice extractor, includes an attachment coupled to an electromotive drive of the appliance disposed in a container that can be closed by a lid part, and an actuating element for a switch located in t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652135 | Stirring apparatus for large containers An apparatus for safely handling and securely holding a multitude of large and heavy open topped pails, for loading ingredients into these pails, and for stirring the ingredients within these pails into a fully homogenized state. The apparatus is adapted ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6640693 | Food processor A food processor includes a drive subassembly disposed in a housing and coupled, in drive terms, to a gearwheel connected, in its axis center, to a first driveshaft, which driveshaft is further provided with a drive pinion for a planet gear associated wit... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640697 | Food processor A food processor includes a housing, an electric motor drive, various tools placed on the housing and coupled to the drive, at least one of the tools having a switching block, and a switching element actuated in two directions. A tool coupled to the motor... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640692 | Kitchen machine with a stirrer vessel A food processor (1) with a mixing vessel (12) and a drive (21) for an agitator (11) in the mixing vessel (12), the mixing vessel (12) being heatable in its lower region and having on a bottom a dome (24) which has a securing mount for the agitator, where... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640698 | Food processor A food processor includes two coupling points for processing appliances, the points disposed in a three-dimensionally spaced manner on a housing, output shafts respectively driven by a drive motor provided at each coupling point, an actuating element coup... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637925 | Hand held electrical mixing beater Handheld electric beater-mixer includes a drive motor, two rotatable coupling devices associated with the motor and adapted to receive respectively a whisk and a mixer foot, and an electric switch actuated by a finger piece mounted rotatably on a rotation... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6634782 | Fully automatic electronic milkshake mixer A fully automatic electronic milkshake mixer (10, FIG. 1) in which an operator sets scoop dial control (34, FIG. 1), based upon the number of scoops of ice-cream or related products placed in mixer cup. The mixer cup (28, FIG. 2) rotates automatically by ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632010 | Fluid-holding apparatus including a sensor A fluid holding apparatus including a vessel capable of holding a load including a fluid and a sensor coupled to the vessel. The sensor is operable to sense the load held by the vessel and to generate a signal having a relation to the load. The fluid hold... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629492 | Juicer having a safe power connection function A juicer having a safe power connection function includes a motor seat, a fixing ring, a container, an electric wire, a conductive switch, and a top cover. Thus, when the top cover is not mounted on the top of the container rigidly and stably and when the... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6599006 | Structure of a control switch for a food processor An improved structure of a control switch for a food processor having a fully automatic control key and a disc-type rotating switch mounted with a stop button, speed I button, speed II button, and an instantaneous speed button is disclosed. The fully auto... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595113 | Radiating structure for a motor of a food processor A radiating structure of a food processor includes an outer shell and an inner shell disposed in the outer shell with a passage formed in between. The inner shell has vent holes on the top, and has a revolving member disposed above it; the revolving membe... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588322 | Household appliance A household appliance, in particular, a food processor, includes a housing with at least two housing parts joined together, and in which there is an electric operating element, of which an electric circuit has a control member actuated by an actuating ele... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585404 | Fully automatic electronic milkshake mixer A fully automatic electronic milkshake mixer (10, FIG. 1) in which an operator sets scoop dial control (34, FIG. 1), based upon the number of scoops of ice-cream or related products placed in mixer cup. The mixer cup (28, FIG. 2) rotates automatically by ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6572260 | Mixer apparatus for mixing materials such as feed A mixer apparatus for mixing materials such as feed is disclosed. The apparatus includes a container for the reception therein of the materials. The container has a base and a wall extending away from the base, the wall defining an opening disposed remote... | 06/03/2003 |
