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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695186 | Systems using a levitating, rotating pumping or mixing element and related methods A system for pumping or mixing a fluid using a rotating pumping or mixing element and various other components for use in a pumping or mixing system are disclosed. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7481572 | Mixing bag or vessel having a receiver for a fluid-agitating element A vessel in which a fluid is received and agitated using an internal fluidagitating element driven by an external motive device is disclosed. In one aspect, the vessel is a bag including a first receiver for receiving and holding a fluid-agitating element at a home ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7431494 | Flexible mixing bag for mixing solids, liquids, and gases In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a disposable and flexible mixing tank, configurable as a bag, having a sealed sleeve therein for arrangement of a mixing device. The volume of the mixing tank is defined by an inner wall of the mixing tank and an inner wall of... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364350 | Method and apparatus for using vertical magnetic stirring to produce turbulent and chaotic mixing in various states, without compromising components Vertical electromagnetic stirring is used to produce low shear, stress, turbulent and chaotic mixing of a liquid material or suspension in a container regardless of the volume or container geometry. Movement of a magnetic stir bar is controlled by multiple magnetic ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360755 | Cavitation device with balanced hydrostatic pressure A method of mixing two or more dissimilar fluids such a gas and a liquid is provided. The method includes the steps of introducing one fluid into the other to form a mixture, inducing cavitation in the mixture to reduce at least one of the fluids to a large number o... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357567 | Sterile fluid pumping or mixing system and related method A system for pumping or mixing a fluid using a levitating, rotating magnetic element and various other components for use in a pumping or mixing system are disclosed. The magnetic element is placed in a vessel or container that can be positioned in close proximity t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7318484 | Self servicing fire extinguisher with external operated internal mixing with wide mouth and external pressurized canister Improvements to a portable fire extinguisher where the improvements relate to a system where the owner of the extinguisher can service and maintain their fire protection. Systems in place today require the servicing of a third party. The service companies (third par... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303329 | Mixing rod with U-shaped member A mixing device for mixing resins and other liquids. The device comprises of a first elongated member which includes a drill end being adaptable to a conventional drill motor chuck and first connection end. A U-shaped member coupled to the first elongated member, wh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284574 | Apparatus for accurate powder metering An apparatus for accurately metering out powder, comprising a container of powder, comprising an adjustable opening through which the powder is dispensed, said opening being in direct communication with the container; adjusting means for adjusting said opening; and ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284900 | Apparatus and method for mixing specimens in vials Method and apparatus for mixing a specimen (e.g., a biological fluid specimen) in an upstanding container having an internal mixer with a cavity defined by an upstanding annular wall. The annular wall of the mixer is engaged by a movable holder, which is elevated al... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7249880 | Flexible mixing bag for mixing solids, liquids and gases In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a disposable and flexible mixing tank having a sealed sleeve therein for arrangement of a mixing device. The volume of the mixing tank is defined by an inner wall of the mixing tank and an inner wall of the sleeve. The mixing ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237943 | Dynamic fluid mixer A dynamic mixer in which two elements are rotatable relative to each other about a predetermined axis and between which is defined a flow path extending between an inlet for materials to be mixed and an outlet. The flow path is defined between surfaces of the elemen... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7172334 | Hand held blender There is provided an hand held blender essentially having at least two housing or body portions, a first housing or body portion suitable for containing a drive motor and a second housing or body portion suitable for containing one or more shanks or shafts operative... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165881 | Methods and apparatus for high-shear mixing and reacting of materials Methods and apparatus for high shear reacting and/or mixing of moving fluid streams of materials employ an interdiffusing and reacting zone formed in the space between two stationary surfaces, the surfaces being spaced apart a maximum distance of the sum of the thic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7153021 | Container systems for mixing fluids with a magnetic stir bar A container system includes a substantially rigid container having a floor and a side wall upstanding therefrom. The side wall and floor bound a chamber. A magnetic mixer is disposed below the floor of the container. A mixing bag assembly is disposed within the cham... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128163 | Self servicing fire extinguisher with external operated internal mixing with wide mouth and external COchamber Improvements to a portable fire extinguisher are disclosed. The improvements allow for frequent and simpler untrained and automatic self servicing of a fire extinguisher. The improvements include an anti-bridging mechanism that can be articulated from the exterior o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122161 | Taylor reactor for materials conversion in the course of which a change in viscosity of the reaction medium occurs A Taylor reactor for conducting material conversions, having an external reactor wall (1) located within which there is a concentrically or eccentrically disposed rotor (2), a reactor floor (3) and a reactor lid (4), which together define... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7101120 | Apparatus and method for controlling fluid flows for pneumatic conveying A system and method providing automatic adjustment of flows used to empty dry material from a pressure pot or hopper. In some embodiments, based on pressure increases in the conveying line that receives the dry material, the flow of conveying-fluid to the conveying ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098360 | Processes employing multiple successive chemical reaction process steps and apparatus therefore The invention provides processes and apparatus for the production of materials requiring a plurality of chemical reaction steps. In the prior art the number of reaction vessels is minimized by performing two or more reactions together in the same vessel. Instead eac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087204 | Reaction unit A reactor which is a reactor (4) in the form of a cylindrical vessel having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and elongated in a flowing direction, comprising, in the interior, a drive shaft (6) coaxial with the reactor, one or more stages of plate-sh... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070174 | Mixing apparatus for mixing gas in a closed reactor The invention relates to a mixing apparatus and a method for mixing gas in a closed mixing reactor, which uses gas as a process chemical with a high efficiency and where the content of pulverous solids in the solution is great. The aim is to obtain a flow in the rea... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7028933 | Livestock food processing mixing machine A mixing machine consists of a hopper having a main chamber within its housing with a rotary member, a secondary chamber having a bottom worm conveying the material from one end of the mixing machine to the other end thereof, until collapsing with a loop found on it... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025506 | Removable mortar mixer bearing and seal assembly A bearing and seal assembly for supporting and sealing end portions of a rotatable paddle shaft in the end walls of a mortar mixer or the like. Each bearing and seal assembly includes a bearing and seal housing removably attached to an end wall of the mixer drum by ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010941 | Coating of cooled devices A structural component for a device for the treatment of melts, especially of glass melts, having a base body of metal or of a metal alloy and a cooling system in which a cooling medium is led through the structural component for the leading-off of heat. The base bo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008101 | Method and apparatus for reproducible dissolution testing of pharmaceutical products In a method for reproducible dissolution of a pharmaceutical product in a dissolution medium contained within a vessel, a flow regime characterized by high turbidity and low bulk movement of dissolution medium is induced within the vessel. Simultaneously, solid part... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001571 | Systems and methods for disinfection Methods and systems for establishing Taylor-Couette flow in a fluid are provide. Aspects of the disclosed methods and systems incorporate Taylor-Couette flow in combination with a source of radiation to provide more uniform radiation exposure to the fluid and its co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994330 | Process for high shear gas-liquid reactions A reactor produces a gas-in-liquid emulsion for providing increased interfacial contact area between the liquid and the gas for improved reaction of the gas with the liquid, or more rapid solution or reaction of a difficulty to dissolve or immiscible gas in or with ... | 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 |
| 6955117 | Tool for a food processing machine, in particular of the mixer type, and a machine provided with a tool of this type A tool has: a tubular casing (11); and drive shaft (13); and a centering and guiding element (15) for the drive shaft (13). The tubular casing (11) and the drive shaft (13) are provided, at the same first end, with removable... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938687 | Apparatus for transfer of heat energy between a body surface and heat transfer fluid In apparatus for heat exchange to and from a body surface using a heat transfer liquid a heat exchanger comprises a plurality of elements within a casing connected axially against one another with spacer tube elements. Each element has its periphery spaced from the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935771 | Mixer seal and bearing apparatus and method An assembly for supporting a mixer shaft in an opening in a vessel wall has a support mounted to the vessel wall around the opening and a seal ring supported by the support that engages a circumference of the mixer shaft with a sealing contact. A first bearing is mo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933484 | Microwave oven with food stirring device A stirring device for use in combination with a microwave oven and a carousel device either integral or portable having a base member with an integral attachment device for attachment to said microwave. A shaft depends from the base member, terminating in a blade me... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930163 | Process for the continuous preparation of thermoplastically processable polyurethanes with improved softening properties Process for the continuous preparation of thermoplastically processable polyurethane elastomers with improved softening properties is disclosed. The process is carried out in a tubular reactor at a ratio of the circumferential speed of the stirrer (in m/sec) in the ... | 08/16/2005 |
