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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177418 | Apparatus for making, storing, and transporting frozen confections and method An apparatus for making, storing, and transporting frozen confections includes a first housing member. A second housing member fits within such first housing member. A mixing member is engageable within such second housing member for mixing predetermined ingredients... | 05/15/2012 |
| RE39732 | Driving head for stirrer cans A driving head for a stirrer can is provided. The stirrer can includes a cover with a rotatable plate having upwardly projecting fingers and further includes a stirrer inside the stirrer can. The driving head is mounted beneath a hollow shelf, includes a driven shaf... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7185648 | Medicament dispenser A medicament dispenser including a medicament container having a dispensing outlet; an agitator for agitating the contents; and a driver for driving the agitator independent of any container movement. The medicament container may be a metered dose inhaler or deliver... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160022 | Paint stirring machine and method for mounting same A paint stirring machine of the type driven by stirrer lids, on each of which is mounted a paint can, the stirrer lids being suspended by supports with lateral slide-rails on shelves (3) of the machine and individually driven by a front meshing pinion engaged... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6890492 | Parallel reactor with internal sensing and method of using same Devices and methods for controlling and monitoring the progress and properties of multiple reactions are disclosed. The method and apparatus are especially useful for synthesizing, screening, and characterizing combinatorial libraries, but also offer significant adv... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886974 | System for fluid agitation According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for mixing particles in fluid is provided. The system includes a container defining a chamber. The chamber has a narrowing region and is operable to be pressurized. The system also includes an agitator that has ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6860193 | Reinforcing device for household bean milk and bean curd makers Reinforcing device for household bean milk and bean curd makers reinforces a structure for fastening a drive motor to a main body using a bracket, thus reducing vibration and noise. The reinforcing device is constructed such that a body cap extends to a predetermine... | 03/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6796220 | Automatic bean curd manufacturing apparatus An automatic bean curd manufacturing apparatus includes a main body provided with a bean grinding chamber and a bean juice heating chamber, a driving motor installed in the main body, a rotational container removably and rotatably installed in the grinding chamber o... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792849 | Household soybean milk maker A household soybean milk maker including a main body defining a space for receiving water, a cover element openably installed on an upper end of the main body, a drive motor disposed in the cover element to generate rotating force, a drive shaft for outputting rotat... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6616323 | Food blending apparatus The invention concerns apparatus for blending and dispensing food products within a container, which may be disposable. The container 1 is charged with food product through its upper opening which is then sealed with a closure member 2. The closure member... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6345572 | Soybean milk maker A soybean milk maker comprises a main body having an upper opening and a cover releasably mounted to the upper opening of the main body. The cover includes a passage having an upper end communicated with outside and a lower end. A filter/receiver is mount... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6296384 | Vertical agitating apparatus Provided is a vertical agitating apparatus which can shorten the time of vertically uniform mixing, uniformalize flow rates in the vertical direction, and shorten the time of heat transmission in a deep liquid agitating tank, an agitating tank having a co... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6247393 | Means for making soybean milk The present invention proposes an apparatus for making soybean milk, wherein a cover body is connected to the opening of a container, and a fixing tank is extended form the cover body toward the inside of the container. A motor is installed in the fixing ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6161954 | Mud mixing machine and coupler An apparatus for mixing powdered or premixed drywall joint compound and water to form a joint compound mixture or slurry includes a portable container rig with a container, pumping components, and mixing components on a dolly. A mixing element rests withi... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6116769 | Mud mixing machine with lifting coupler An apparatus for mixing powdered or premixed drywall joint compound and water to form a joint compound mixture or slurry includes a portable container rig with a container, pumping components, and mixing components on a dolly that includes an arrangement ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6032571 | Automated home beer brewing machine and method An automated home beer brewing machine and method makes beer in a single vessel under automatic control. The machine and method allows making of wort for beer without requiring apparatus to be sanitized, without boiling the wort, without the use of a trad... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5980099 | Apparatus for stirring with automatic shaft coupling mechanism An apparatus for stirring which allows automatic coupling of the motor assembly with the stirring shaft. The apparatus comprises a housing, a detachable stirring shaft with an engagement head, and a motor assembly. The motor assembly is fixed onto the hou... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979850 | Caddy for appliance A caddy 30 for a hand mixer 32 includes a base 38 and a cover 40 which are joined to form a housing 36. The housing 36 is formed with a nest 74 having a pair of mounting posts 44 extending upward from a floor wall 76 of the nest. The mounting posts 44 are... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5941636 | Mixer having mixing blades capable of expanding automatically A mixer is composed of a base, a drive shaft, a plurality of blade seats and mixing blades. The base is engaged with the opening of a liquid container and fastened with a circular body which is fitted over the drive shaft such that the drive shaft is slan... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5890804 | Automatic stirring and scraping device A stir pot is provided including a stirring unit having an outer stir portion with an outer edge. Such outer edge defines a size and shape corresponding to a vertical cross-section of an interior surface of the pot along a diameter thereof. As such, the s... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5879081 | Mixing apparatus having self-sealing spring-loaded seals The mixing apparatus comprises a pressure vessel having a chamber and a first opening that communicates with the chamber. The mixing apparatus also comprises a first cap which fits over the first opening to engage the vessel and close the first opening. A... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5800057 | Driving head for stirrer cans A driving head for a stirrer can is provided. The stirrer can includes a cover with a rotatable plate having upwardly projecting fingers and further includes a stirrer inside the stirrer can. The driving head is mounted beneath a hollow shelf, includes a ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5765947 | Wind-up pot stirrer having spring tension and gear train mechanism A wind-up pot stirrer, comprising, in combination, a lid. The lid is positionable over the upper edge of a pot with contents to be stirred. The lid has an upstanding annular wall with a central aperture centrally located in the lower surface of the lid. A... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5626421 | Blender construction A blender construction employing a unitary cylindrical body and removable, semicircular segmented, end cap closures wherein a unitary blender body includes an inlet chute at a first end and an exit chute at a second end. A centrally disposed hollow mixing... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5618107 | Bearing assembly for agitator shaft The bearing assembly for supporting one end of a rotatable shaft, such as the lower end of an agitator drive shaft inside a mixing tank, includes a mounting sleeve surrounded and spaced radially outwardly from the lower end of the drive shaft, a support s... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5613425 | Stirring apparatus An automatic stirring apparatus for stirring food simmering on a stove, such as gravy in a cooking vessel with a peripheral upper edge including a vertical rotating drive shaft driven through gears by an electric motor in a housing supported on the upper ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5533801 | Electrically operated hand mixer including an attachment In an electrically operated hand mixer (10) including an attachment (1), the latter is provided with a bowl (2) closable by a lid (9). The hand mixer has at least two first (90) and second (77) drive shafts adapted for detachable coupling with various pro... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5497695 | Food steamer with automatic timed stirring paddle A food steamer with a stirring mechanism that can be set to start after a predetermined amount of time. A timer assembly and a gear assembly are mounted to the underside of the cover. The gear assembly includes a spring loaded gear that activates the gear... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5456534 | Adjustable device for coupling the driver and the stirring rod shank of stirring devices, on paint stirring machines The invention relates to a coupling device on paint stirring machines. This device calls upon a driver (5) in the form of a sleeve (7) receiving, in its bore, and with slight clearance, a stirring rod shank, the said sleeve being equipped with at least one lon... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454639 | Stirrer, particularly for paint-stirring machines The invention relates to a stirrer, particularly for paint-stirring machines. This stirrer is provided with at least two blade elements (13), the surface of which has helicoid development, these being fixed with equilibrium of the rotation to the shaft, a... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5362148 | Rotary agitator with concentric suction tube A rotary agitator with a concentric suction tube suspended from a housing which has a seal connection for attachment to a drum or other large container. The suction tube is fixedly mounted within the housing and includes a flow path extending from a botto... | 11/08/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5257862 | Mixer-washer apparatus An automatic vacuum mixer-washer apparatus is described. In this apparatus, a mixing vessel moves automatically from load-unload position to mix-wash position and back to the load-unload position after completing either the mixing cycle or the washing cyc... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5249957 | Emulsion producing apparatus and its combustion system An apparatus for producing an emulsion by agitatedly mixing liquid fuel and water. Low pollutant level emissions and an efficient combustion system are realized by burning this emulsion. An agitator chamber supplies liquid fuel and water from a liquid fue... | 10/05/1993 |
