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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118478 | Mounting assembly for plastic bulk container A mounting and coupling assembly for a mixer for in a container having an impeller connected to a drive shaft, in an assembly, which extends through an opening into the container. The assembly includes a lip mount to stabilize and support the mixer on the lip of sai... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7645066 | Method of mixing bone cement with two mixing paddles A mixing assembly for mixing bone cement includes a housing, a lid, a handle, and two mixing paddles, a first and a second mixing paddle. The lid is removably attachable to the housing. The handle has a portion that extends through the lid and that is rotatable in a... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7384186 | Mountable reusable paint container with spigot assembly and stirring mechanism A mountable reusable paint container is configured for mounting on a wall and includes one or more separate storage compartments formed in a downward sloping configuration with each compartment having a spigot coupled at the base for dispensing the stored paint prod... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7178979 | Water agitation system for water retention structure A water agitation system configured to be positioned within a water retention structure configured to receive and retain water, includes a housing having a drive shaft extending downwardly therefrom; at least one upright member connected to a cross beam that is conf... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7086776 | Paint container and colorant injector apparatus and method The present invention provides a paint container and colorant injector apparatus that includes a paint container that retains a base paint therein and provides an opening allowing access to the base paint. An injector assembly couples with the paint container and is... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081265 | Ice cream maker A dual bowl ice cream maker and method for selectively driving one or two mixing bowls, each mixing bowl in a separate mixing compartment, without requiring manipulation of either mixing bowl. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073934 | Kneading machine for food doughs, particularly for bakery products The invention relates to a kneading machine which comprises a substantially cylindrical bowl for containing a mass to be kneaded and a pair of kneading tools rotatable within the bowl with the same direction of rotation, around two axes parallel to the axis of the b... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6994465 | Mixing assembly for mixing bone cement A mixing assembly for mixing bone cement includes a housing, a lid, a handle, and two mixing paddles, a first and a second mixing paddle. The lid is removably attachable to the housing. The handle has a portion that extends through the lid and that is rotatable in a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962674 | Dissolution test apparatus A dissolution test apparatus comprises a spindle head assembly interconnected between first and second lateral support members. The lateral support members are translatable along a first axis, and the spindle head assembly is translatable along a second axis, such t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6913097 | Transportation, storage, and installation system for rig utilities A transportation, storage and installation device for rig utilities. The device includes a telescoping bridge having an outer frame assembly with an opening therethrough supporting a plurality of cables. The telescoping bridge also includes an inner beam assembly re... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6855299 | Collider chamber apparatus and method of use of same The disclosed apparatus includes a stator and a rotor disposed for rotation within the stator. An inner wall of the stator defines one or more collider chambers. Rotation of the rotor causes movement of fluid disposed between the rotor and stator and establishes a r... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6402361 | Charging assembly for mixing vessel A charging assembly is provided for introducing a product into a mixing vessel of the type comprising a stirring mechanism having a drive shaft (1) into the vessel through a top port (3). An agitator (7) is connected to the lower end of the drive shaft (1... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6293693 | Method and apparatus for sanitary mixing of viscous materials A sanitary preparation apparatus having a vertically disposed tube, a port coupled to the tube for loading materials, and an end piece coupled to and sealing the bottom end of the tube is disclosed. A slidable platen having substantially the size and shap... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6110432 | Collider chamber apparatus and method of use of same The disclosed apparatus includes a stator and a rotor disposed for rotation within the stator. An inner wall of the stator defines one or more collider chambers. Rotation of the rotor causes movement of fluid disposed between the rotor and stator and esta... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6024481 | Mixer for mixing of liquids or suspensions and method for mixing A mixer for liquid or suspensions comprises two mixing chambers each of which is provided with an outer inlet. The chambers are connected to each other in such a way that the first chamber leads to the second chamber. A number of mixing elements are arran... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5944418 | Tank storage and agitation system A tank system for storage and agitation of fluids. A tank includes cylindrical walls, a spherical bottom and an open top. A combined cover and walkway above the open top is parallel to the diameter of the cylindrical tank. A vent stack extending from the ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5700087 | Device maximizing dispersion of aggregate in liquid diluent For specialized use to secure reliable standardized complete distribution or solution of aggregate mixed into a liquid diluent, a vessel having an interior hemispherical concave bottom having extending upwardly centrally from the concave bottom an arcuate... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5498076 | Stirrer lid for a paint stirring machine The invention relates to a lid for a paint stirring machine. This lid is provided with a conventional sealing gaiter (13) on the stirrer rod (5) bearing on the hub (15) of the lid via its circular upper collar (19). It includes a bearing washer (3) for the sti... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5433925 | Method and apparatus for removing sulfur dioxide from gas streams A process and apparatus for removing SO2 from low-volume gas streams containing high concentrations of SO2 includes a tank scrubber containing an aqueous SO2 absorbent and an impeller. The tank scrubber has an unpartitione... | 07/18/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5368388 | Stirrer lid device for a paint pot The stirrer lid device is provided with a stirring device carried by a driving shaft extending through the lid via a sleeve. The lid has an underneath portion which defines a groove for a flat and annular sealing gasket having a width selected for compens... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5271673 | Spring operated stirring apparatus A stirring apparatus for use in automatic stirring of food components, particularly within a microwave oven, having a bowl formed with a removable lid. The lid includes a spring housing, wherein the spring housing is arranged to effect selective stirring ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5267791 | Suspended cell culture stirring vessel closure and apparatus The present invention relates generally to laboratory apparatus and more particularly to disposable suspended magnetic stirrers. An apparatus having a stirring vessel closure and a stirring vessel is disclosed. The stirring vessel closure includes a suspe... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5161887 | Process for producing an aqueous solution of difficult-to-dissolve, fine particle size particulate material The process comprises first forming a non-homogeneous aqueous mixture of the low solubility particulate material in a closed aqueous solution formation area by combining the low solubility particulate material and water. Next, low shear forces are imparte... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5114375 | Toy apparatus An apparatus wherein a lid is mounted to an underlying container, with a fluid positioned within the container. A crank handle is rotatably mounted relative to the lid to rotate a crank handle gear, in turn rotating a matrix of driven gears, each driven g... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5090815 | Apparatus for mixing charges of flowable material Apparatus for mixing charges of flowable material has an open-top vessel movable up and down by fluid-operated motors along vertical guides, either with or relative to a cover which can seal the open top and is provided with an inlet for admission of fres... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5028141 | Mixing machine An upright mixing machine has one or more rotary vertical mixing tools having blades beneath a gear case for transmissions which orbit and/or rotate the tools. The gear case has an upper section which is rotatably installed in a housing, and a lower secti... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4953985 | Mixing structure for paint colorant in a dispensing apparatus An apparatus for mixing liquid paint colorant in a plurality of containers. Flexible cables are rotated about their length by a drive motor to rotate agitators in each container. The cable ends which drive the agitators are aligned with the rotational axe... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4792236 | Multi-canister tinter with lost-motion coupling A paint tinter system includes a plurality of canisters disposed in a circle about a rotatable plate. An orbiting plate, driven by a single motor, is connected to drive arms, each of which is connected to a crank arm of a stirrer in one of the canisters. ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4525072 | Rotary mixing apparatus A rotary mixing apparatus is described. The apparatus comprises a vessel (1) for containing the material to be processed, an outlet (9) for the processed material in a lower portion (2) of the vessel and an agitator connectable through the lower portion o... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4429624 | Stirring arrangement This arrangement provides the stirring of the contents of a container. The motive force for the stirring action is supplied by connection of the stirring means to a selected pulley shaft of a pulley arrangement on which an alloy belt of nickel and titaniu... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4234448 | Method and apparatus for treating radioactive waste In treatment of aqueous solutions and suspensions of radioactive waste through a step of drying and pulverizing the aqueous solutions and suspensions and a successive step of compressing and solidifying the resulting powders of radioactive waste, a step o... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4189241 | Ice-cream making machine for household use An ice-cream making machine for household use is described comprising a box-like bracket fixed to a motor and two containers for the mixture to be whisked. The two containers are closed by corresponding removable covers and the bracket pivotally supports ... | 02/19/1980 |
