Agitating inventions 12/06

20060291324 - Screw for kneading extruder: A screw for a twin-screw kneading extruder comprises a screw shaft having spline grooves formed therein, and a plurality of screw segments adapted to be inserted on that screw shaft. The spline grooves of the screw segments are formed in the two end portions of the axial direction of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060291325 - Releasable coupling arrangement between the tool shank and motor assembly of hand-held blenders: The invention discloses an arrangement specially designed for the releasable coupling of a tool shank and a motor assembly of the type used in hand-held blenders. The motor assembly has a cylindrical nozzle that projects from the distal base thereof, inside which the output shaft of the motor is housed,... Agent: Collen Ip

20060291326 - Mixing system for increased height tanks: A system for mixing the solid and liquid contents of a tank having an increased height using at least one flow generating device positioned proximate an outer wall of the tank and directed in a direction to discharge a flow having a rotational component and a generally upward component. A... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20060285426 - Method and device for regulating pressure in a single-screw degassing extruder or in a cascade extruder: The invention relates to a method for regulating the minimal value of the pressure in the first half of the metering zone in a direction of conveyance in a single-screw degassing extruder or in a cascade extruder during the conveying of a melt consisting of a thermoplastic. The single-screw degassing... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060285427 - Combined egg beater and bottle cleaner: A combined egg beater and bottle cleaner which includes a first handle, a second handle pivotally connected with the first handle, a spiral spring forcing the second handle to move away from the first handle, a fixing bolt fitted in the bolt hole and having a center axle, a toothed... Agent: Leong C Lei

20060285428 - Mixing bowl with suction devices: A mixing bowl assembly having a mixing bowl and a base to receive the mixing bowl. The base contains two suction devices. One of the suction devices secures the mixing bowl to the base. The other suction device secures the base to a counter or work surface. The mixing bowl... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20060285429 - Fluid mixer: A fluid mixer is provided which can supply a fixed amount of fluid in each of supply lines to a mixing line all the time while maintaining a highly accurate mixing ratio even if a pressure on the downstream side of a back pressure valve of the mixing line is... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20060285430 - Method of homogenizing microvolume liquid and apparatus therefor: In a method of homogenizing micro-volume liquid, a first liquid and then a second liquid is sucked into the suction nozzle. The sucked first and second liquids are sent to a nozzle end, to form a pool of a mixed liquid of the first and second liquids at the nozzle... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060285431 - Jet device for mixing fluid: A jet device (1) with an outlet (4) having a nozzle (6) arranged to rotate as fluid exits the device, wherein the nozzle is adapted to feed fluid into a tank and cause mixing of the contents of the tank as a result of fluid flow from the rotating nozzle.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060285432 - Device for mixing at least two media: A device for mixing at least two media, in particular highly viscous media, having at least one mixing chamber, its volume in a mixer housing being variable by a movable plunger, and having at least one mixing tool. With the aid of an actuator, the mixing tool is insertable into... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20060285433 - Fluidic mixer of serpentine channel incorporated with staggered sudden-expansion and convergent cross sections: The present invention discloses a fluidic mixer of serpentine channel incorporated with staggered sudden-expansion and convergent cross sections, which comprises a flat cover and a channel body. The channel body further comprises two L-type mixer inlets, a mixing channel, and two L-type mixer outlets. The configuration of the mixing channel... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060280026 - Device for and method of continuous mixing of light concrete and the use of a combined transporting and mixing screw in such a device: The invention is related to a device for the continuous mixing of lightconcrete comprising density decreasing particles, concrete and water, characterised by an elongated mixing chamber (1) in which a screw (4) is rotatably arranged around the central axis (5) of the cylinder (1). The screw is provided with two... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20060280027 - Method and apparatus for mixing fluids: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for mixing of fluids. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for mixing fluids introduced into near-critical and supercritical fluids forming a fluid stream. In the fluid stream a density gradient is generated that induces a... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20060280028 - Mixing systems and related mixers: A mixing system includes a housing and a motor mount disposed on the housing and having a passage extending therethrough. A dive motor is coupled with the motor mount for selectively rotating the motor mount relative to the housing. A rotational assembly includes a hub having a passageway extending therethrough... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20060280029 - Microfluidic mixer: The present invention relates generally to microfluidic systems and, more specifically, to apparatuses and methods associated with mixing in microfluidic systems. In some embodiments, a mixer is constructed and arranged to mix at least a portion of a first and a second fluid component. The mixer may include a channel... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20060274600 - Thermally regulated closed mixed: A method for mixing a compound in a closed-batch mixer includes predetermining a minimum temperature of a mixer body for starting a mixing cycle; predetermining a preheating temperature for a thermal-regulation system of the mixer as a first set point; predetermining a working temperature for the system as a second... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20060274601 - Prepacked cartridge mixing system: By creating a single housing or member within which a two-component cement is pre-packaged and maintained separately until mixing is desired, a unitary, pre-packaged, easy to use, bone cement mixing and dispensing system is attained. Furthermore, the cement components are able to be easily combined and intermixed, with the single... Agent: Melvin I. Stoltz

20060274602 - Sparging device for adding a processing fluid to a foodstuff: A sparging device (10) includes a number of sparger or screen passages (14) each extending from a respective passage inlet to a respective passage outlet. The sparging device (10) further includes a fluid chamber (25) that defines a chamber area through which at least one of the sparger passages (14)... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20060274603 - Food blending apparatus and method of use: A food blending apparatus and a method of blending food within a container with the object of providing a hygienic system whereby disposable containers are charged with product at a location remote from consumption. After filling with ingredients the container is sealed and then cooled. Containers include an integral blender... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060274604 - 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 cross-section to the cross-section of the housing is... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP