Agitating inventions 05/07

20070121421 - Multi-shaft extruder: A multiple-shaft extruder comprises a core (4) with outward leading channels that can be flown through by a cooling liquid. At least two housing segments (16 to 19) are each provided with a cooling circuit with interconnected cooling bore holes (28), which can be flown through by a cooling liquid,... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070121422 - Methods for mixing and transferring flowable materials: A plurality of bone filler devices receive bone filling material from an apparatus that receives components of the bone filling material in an unmixed condition, mixes the components of the bone filling material, and dispenses the mixed components of the bone filling material through a fitting into each of the... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070115753 - Systems and methods for liquid dosing: Systems and methods for liquid dosing of blender systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a liquid injection device is used within a cascade mixing chamber of the blender system to dose granular polymer material with a liquid additive such as a liquid cross-linker for the polymer.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070109910 - Method and system for tinting caulking: In a method for tinting caulking, a quantity of caulking is sealed within and toward one end of an elongate, pliable casing. The unfilled portion of the casing is then unsealed, and a quantity of tinting agent, such as paint, is introduced into the casing, which is then resealed. The... Agent: Donald V. Tomkins C/o Tomkins Law Office

20070109911 - High speed and direct driven rotating equipment for polyolefin manufacturing: An apparatus and method for melting polymer is provided. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing, two or more rotatable members at least partially contained within the housing, where each rotatable member having a shaft coupled thereto. The apparatus also includes a motor having a drive shaft... Agent: Univation Technologies LLC

20070109912 - Liquid ring pumping and reclamation systems in a processing environment: Methods and systems for chemical management. In one embodiment, a blender is coupled to a processing system and configured to supply an appropriate solution or solutions to the system. Solutions provided by the blender are then reclaimed from the system and subsequently reintroduced for reuse. The blender may be operated... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property Dept.

20070109913 - Method and apparatus for preparing beverages: A blended beverage is prepared using a first solid ingredient and a second liquid ingredient, the ingredients being stored in separate storage vessels, those vessels being coupled to one another. The liquid ingredient is intended to be poured from its storage vessel onto the solid ingredient, so that the solid... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070104019 - Composition for and method of pumping concrete: A composition for and a method of promoting the flow of a concrete slurry through a conduit is provided. The composition is preferably a liquid polymer mixture including water and polyacrylamide polymers. The composition, when mixed with a suitable quantity of water, is useful, in a method of priming a... Agent: Myers Wolin, LLC

20070104020 - Concrete delivery truck: An apparatus and process for mixing and depositing a strand reinforced concrete mix at a job site from a concrete delivery truck including a mixing means on the truck for mixing separate concrete ingredients at a job site, which truck further includes a fiber strand chopping device on the truck... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070104021 - Screw for plastication of resin material and a plasticizing mechanism: To provide a screw for injection molding and a plasticizing device which can ensure downsizing of the plasticizing device by decreasing an L/D ratio as well as keeping a molten resin to be discharged while stably molten and discharged. In the screw 1a, 1b, 1c, the L/D ratio obtained by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070104022 - 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 counter... Agent: Butzel Long

20070104023 - Acoustically controlled substance delivery device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070104024 - Mixing accessory for drills: A mixing tool for use with a hand held drill motor having a rotatable shaft and a flexible mixing member in the form of a link chain fastened to one end of the shaft to extend radially in the material to be mixed and cause mixing upon rotation of the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070104025 - Bottom soil improving apparatus utilizing characteristics of solar battery, dc motor and expanded paddle vanes: A system which turns at a low speed paddle vanes expanded in the direction toward the water surface can cultivate a vast volume of water with a very little quantity of energy and expose water at the water bed to the sun and winds. This enables flows generated near the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070097782 - Pin extruder: A pin extruder for conveying polymeric material, especially elastomeric material, comprising a stationary extruder housing and an extruder screw rotatably mounted in the housing. A purality of radially outwardly extending pins are disposed on the extruder screw,at least a portion of which is embodied as a cylinder. The extruder housing,... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20070097783 - Vessel agitator assembly: A test vessel agitator assembly that agitates test vessels and the contents therein within an immunoassay automated analyzer system. The test vessels are transported along an element that is comprised of ridges and troughs such that the test vessel is moved in a directions that is approximately perpendicular to the... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070097784 - Process for the continuous production of emulsions: A multistage process for the continuous production of an emulsion comprising subjecting at least two immiscible liquids to a sequence of at least two mixing stages carried out in at least two successive stator-rotor devices, wherein a peripheral outlet from a first stator-rotor device is connected to an axial inlet... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.