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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461968 | System, device, and method for mixing liquids A system, device, and method for mixing liquids involves pumping a first liquid into a first pump chamber of a pumping apparatus through a channel of the pumping apparatus and pumping a second liquid from a second pump chamber of the pumping apparatus into either th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459129 | Retaining microfluidic microcavity and other microfluidic structures A microfluidic device that comprises several microchannel structures in which there are an inlet port, an outlet port and there between a structural unit comprising a fluidic function. The structural unit can be selected amongst units enabling a) retaining of nl-ali... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452122 | Feeder device The feeder apparatus including a chamber formed of at least one upstanding wall, a water outlet in the wall, a drain in the wall, the chamber having a bottom, inlets for water jets in the bottom for creating turbulence inside the chamber to create particle suspensio... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448794 | Method for mixing fluid streams A method for the mixing of fluid streams in a duct comprising positioning at least one mixing device having a front side and a back side within said duct through which a first major stream travels, the at least one mixing device determining a total cross-sectional a... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449159 | Liquid processing device and method of manufacturing processed liquid The present invention also relates to a fluid processing device using material pieces, which is usable for processing liquid and gas. The hexagon nut shaped material pieces of stainless steel and the like are heat-treated and oriented such that the material pieces f... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448789 | Device for guiding a shaft in an oscillating movement A device for guiding a shaft in an oscillating movement about a center of rotation situated on the axis of the shaft comprises a ball-and-socket bearing and a ball bearing mounted one inside the other between the shaft and a fixed support. The ball-and-socket bearin... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445633 | Method to impregnate a porous bone replacement material A method to impregnate a porous bone replacement material (1) with a liquid impregnating agent (5), wherein a) the bone replacement material (1) is or will be enclosed in a chamber (2) with two openings ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445372 | Custom cosmetic mixer A device for blending and dispensing liquid compositions includes an arrangement of components that provide an efficient dispenser for home and personal use. The device may include a plurality of cartridges and a plurality of pumps. Each of the cartridges contains a... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441943 | Apparatus for mixing and dispensing components Apparatus and methods for mixing and dispensing components. The methods and apparatus of the invention are particularly advantageous to manually mix the components of radiopaque bone cement and inject the resulting radiopaque bone cement into skeletal structures. Th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441652 | Mixing system A mixing system and method for forming bone cement by mixing liquid monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA) with a powder component comprising polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). A container of MMA is received in a bag. The MMA is emptied from the container into the bag, and ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441942 | System and method for applying an additive to a material stream The present disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for applying liquid feed additives to a feed composition. In one embodiment, the system has a spray housing defining a spray chamber located adjacent a mix housing carrying a material composition. T... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441940 | Collapsible mixing wand A collapsible mixing wand includes an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis therealong, a free end and a mixer attachment end; a mixer assembly attached to the elongate shaft at the mixer attachment end thereof by a fixing mechanism, for rotation relative to the... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438461 | Bulk transport system A flexible bulk container capable of transporting a first material and introducing a second material for mixing therewithin is disclosed wherein 1) said container can comprise a component of a bulk transport system further comprising a container assembly, and 2) sai... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438464 | Static mixer with polymorphic structure The static mixer has a polymorphic structure that can be used for mixing or homogenizing a fluid medium. The mixer has at least two sections arranged in a tube one after the other in the longitudinal direction. Baffles of the first section that are effective to prom... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438462 | System or method for shaking a container Methods and mechanisms for shaking containers are disclosed. The shaking motion can be made to vary in a dynamic fashion so that the different components within the container are not made to separate, as if subjected to the processing of a centrifuge. Such dynamic m... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434980 | Swinging agitator for a gypsum calcining apparatus and the like An agitation mechanism for a gypsum processing apparatus which includes a housing having a bottom wall and at least one side wall. The housing can be constructed and arranged to receive and process gypsum-based products. An agitator frame having a similarly shaped c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434983 | 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. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7429124 | Device for turning over and back-mixing moist material A turnover device is provided to turn over and back-mix moist material, in particular sewage sludge in moist or dry state in a dryer in which the moist material is spread out for drying on a floor in one layer. The turnover device is provided with at least one shove... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427182 | Agitator loading system An agitator loading system for loading mixture ingredients, the system includes a loading bay, a delivery chute for delivering mixture ingredients from a storage area, and a dust containment apparatus for minimizing the dust dispersion during agitator loading. A met... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422359 | Method of mixing cement and water for concrete production A high-speed turbine mixer combines water and cement into a pre-mixed cement paste that is added to aggregates to create a concrete mix. The turbine mixer includes a housing that cooperates with an auger to move dry cement into a mixing chamber where water is added.... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422361 | Dispensing blender A dispensing blender for blending foodstuff and dispensing foodstuff therefrom. The dispensing blender includes a base enclosing a motor, a jar removably mountable to the base, a collar removably mountable between the base and the jar and a dispensing spout mounted ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419296 | Gel mixing system A gel mixing system that employs a dynamic diffuser for quickly removing the air from the fluid as the fluid exits a traditional gel mixer and employs progressive dilution of the gel in a series of hydration tanks to maximize hydration time without allowing the gel ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416404 | Feed injector for gasification and related method A feed injector for use in a gasification apparatus comprising plural concentric tubes converging at an outlet tip, at least one interior tube of the plural concentric tubes having a plurality of static, helically-twisted mixing elements fixed to an exterior surface... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416327 | Foaming device adaptable for the preparation of coffee and milk or cappuccinos or similar drinks and that can be assembled at home A foaming device for the preparation of coffee and milk, cappuccinos or similar drinks including a cover designed to close the top of a virtually cylindrical container of the drink and a disk movable axially inside the container during use of the device with the dis... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407319 | Storage, homogenisation and dosing system Storage, homogenisation and dosing system of substances able to precipitate or aggregate comprising at least one tank (20) for storage and a valve (40) for dosing. The at least one tank (20) comprises a tubular portion (21), a bottom (... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404665 | Device for charging a screw lodged in a housing and method for operating a device of this type An apparatus for filling a screw (7) bearingly supported within a housing (6), in particular of an extruder, for processing of pre-comminuted synthetic plastics material, in particular PET, has a filling opening (5) for the screw housing (6 | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401973 | Dust-free low pressure mixing system A dust-free mixing system for use with drilling fluids. The dust-free mixing system can have an eductor. The eductor can have a housing with an axial bore for receiving a first suction induction port. The first suction induction port is for receiving a first dry com... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401971 | Method for stirring liquid A method for stirring a liquid, comprising: sucking a part of a liquid from a liquid-containing container which opens at the top thereof; and discharging the sucked liquid into the container at a discharging position which is horizontally different from a sucking po... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401970 | Fluid mixing reaction enhancement method using micro device, and micro device A micro device which makes a plurality of fluids mixedly react while circulating these fluids as a thin-film laminar flow by joining these fluids into one microchannel through respective fluid supply passes to induce a velocity fluctuation in a microchannel longitud... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399112 | Liquid mixing system for closed vessels A mixing apparatus (21) for use with a vessel (22) having a contiguous sidewall substantially centered about and defining a longitudinal axis (A), the mixing apparatus having a base plate (25) removably mountable atop the vessel, a table frame (... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7393342 | Bone cement mixing and delivery system including a delivery gun and a cartridge having a piston, the delivery gun configured to release the piston A bone cement mixing and delivery system is provided. The system includes a mixing cartridge for receiving liquid and powder components of bone cement, a mixing device for mixing the components, and a delivery gun for discharging the bone cement from the mixing cart... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387426 | Extruder screw with mixing section An extruder screw mixing section has a plurality of threads formed on a body of the screw with a pitch defining mixing channels for moving material in a direction from a feed end to a discharge end of the screw. The threads and the mixing channels are interrupted by... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7384183 | Mobile decontamination unit An apparatus capable of mixing and dispensing a decontaminant foam that is useful in strategic and tactical decontamination comprises in one embodiment a plurality of tanks 11, a pump assembly that is capable of mixing binary or multi-component decontaminant ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380973 | Method and device for the reprocessing of a thermoplastic polycondensate Method and device for reprocessing a thermoplastic polycondensate, in particular for the recycling of thermoplastic polycondensates, such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyester or polyamide is provided. The polycondensate is introduced into an extruder in a solid ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377684 | Multi-component blending system A blending system incorporating a blender with an operating cavity housing a plurality of elongate rod elements extending at least partially along the length of the operating cavity such that controlled relative movement between the rod elements and a multi-constitu... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374333 | Agitator An agitator for use on an agitator shaft having an axis of rotation. The agitator has a blade mount configured and dimensioned to receive the agitator shaft and being further configured and dimensioned so as to hold a plurality of agitator blades radially with respe... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374331 | Method and apparatus electrostatically controlling the viscosity and other properties of ceramic compositions A method and apparatus for reducing the viscosity of a fluidic cementitious mixture, the apparatus including a high voltage source, first and second spaced electrode members electrically connected to the high voltage source and (when energized) define an electrostat... | 05/20/2008 |
