Agitating inventions 06/07

20070147169 - Kneading element and related articles: A modified kneading element for a screw extruder, peripherally congruent, aligned, and contiguous with a cross-sectional profile of a modified conveying element, includes a central portion defining a root diameter having a shaft receiving bore defined therein; and at least one lobe extending radially from the central portion, each lobe... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070147170 - Acoustically controlled reaction device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070147171 - Blender lid: An electric blender including a base section including a motor; a jar section removably connected to the base section; and a lid section. The jar section includes a jar and a rotatable impeller at a base of the jar. The jar includes a top aperture. The lid section is removably... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070140041 - Fluid-handling apparatus and methods: Fluid processing apparatus comprises a fluid-handling manifold comprising a manifold body having at least a first fluid duct and a second fluid duct. The first and second fluid ducts are in fluid communication with each other at a microfluidic junction of the fluid-handling manifold. The manifold body further comprises a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070140042 - Multicomponent packaging with static micromixer: The packaging system has two storage chambers for separately storing two components and a static micromixer for mixing them to prepare a formulation. The static micromixer is provided with plural disks (1) arranged in a stack. Each disk (1) has at least one inlet opening (2) for a feed stream,... Agent: Striker Striker & Stenby

20070140044 - Combined particulate and traditional ice cream: An apparatus and method for combining beaded and traditional conventional ice cream is disclosed.... Agent: Stockwell & Smedley, Psc

20070140043 - Method and apparatus of combining food particles and ice cream: An apparatus and method for combining cryogenically frozen food particles and traditional conventional ice cream is disclosed.... Agent: Stockwell & Smedley, Psc

20070140045 - Mixer for liquid colorants and method for mixing liquid colorants: A mixer having a mixing pipe (1), a rotatable mixing unit (3) having back-mixing action, and a supply of the liquid colorant (4, 5) through the wall of the mixing pipe in the area of the mixing unit allows uniform mixing of liquid colorants of differing viscosities even with fixed-cycle... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Sanzo, LLC

20070140046 - Multiple-stream annular fluid processor: The disclosure is directed to a high pressure fluid processing device for mixing, reacting, or otherwise combining fluids. The fluid processing device includes opposing, annular flow channels. A first fluid enters the fluid processing device and flow through one annular flow channel while the second fluid enters the fluid processing... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20070140047 - Devices for blending materials and bags and for use in such devices: A device for blending materials and a bag for use in such devices. The device has at least one paddle for acting on a sample and a carrier against which a sample may be crushed by the paddle. The device is arranged to allow adjustment of the spacing between the... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070140048 - Seal and drain for blenders: A dynamic and static seal is formed by a close clearance fit between a rotary coupling and a static upstanding wall on a motor housing such as a base for an electric blender. The seal centrifugally ejects spilt liquid during operation towards a network of drainage holes which direct the... Agent: Lawrence J. Shurupoff Sunbeam Products, Inc.

20070140049 - Adapter for paint mixers: This invention provides an adapter for holding small paint containers in a paint mixer sized to hold a large paint container. The adapter has first and second shells or members that are attached to each other by a hinge. The adapter is opened to hold a small paint container inside... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070140050 - Concrete slurry tank: The present invention generally provides a modular apparatus for storing and maintaining variable amounts of concrete slurry, and methods for assembling, utilizing and cleaning the apparatus. The modular nature of the apparatus permits a slurry manufacturer to create and store different volumes of slurry without resorting to multiple storage containers.... Agent: Mark D Miller Kimble, Macmichael & Upton

20070140051 - Mixing system for thermoset compositions including static and rotary mixers: Systems for mixing thermoset compositions are disclosed. Methods for making thermoset compositions using such systems are also disclosed. The systems include a static mixer in combination with a rotary mixer for mixing base and curing agent components of the thermoset compositions.... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070140052 - Device and method for creating vortex cavitation in fluids: Devices for mixing and/or reacting combinations of one or more liquids, gases or solids is provided. The device can generally have at least one cavity into which a fluid flows by way of a tangential orifice, thereby forming cavitation bubbles. The cavity is configured to alternate between a closed position,... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20070140053 - Mixing member for blenders: A mixing member designed for assembly in axially rotating manner inside the cylindrical bowl of a blender; the mixing member having a number of longitudinal blades extending parallel to a longitudinal reference axis of the mixing member and spaced angularly about the longitudinal axis to form a “squirrel cage” structure... Agent: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20070140054 - Quick-disconnect mixer drive system: A quick-disconnect mixer drive system includes a drive adapted to be mounted on a mixing tank. The drive includes an output shaft; a first quick-disconnect coupling component mounted on the output shaft; and a second quick-disconnect coupling component adapted to be mounted on a mixing shaft of an associated mixing... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070133342 - Hand-held electric mixer or blender: A hand-held electric blender or mixer has an electric motor that is accommodated in a housing and that serves for selectively driving different attachments, such as a whisk or kneading hook or an immersion blender. The hand-held blender or mixer has an actuating element that opens and closes a switch... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070133343 - Blender for producing ice-cream and similar: A blender, for producing ice-cream and similar, has a box-shaped outer casing; a substantially cylindrical tubular bowl having a horizontal axis and extending from the surface of, and inwards of, the box-shaped casing; and a hatch fitted movably to the box-shaped casing so as to be positioned closing the inlet... Agent: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20070133345 - Device, system and method to heat and froth milk: the present invention provides an agitation device, comprising a motor for supplying rotational power, an outer shaft operatively connected to the motor, an extendible inner shaft positioned within the outer shaft and operatively connected thereto, an agitator positioned on the extendible inner shaft, and a floatation device positioned on the... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070133344 - Household appliance with an electric control system and an accessory part: In order to specify a household appliance in which the accessory part, in its resting position, is stored in the household appliance in such a way that the user can access the household appliance without obstruction and, at the same time, a high degree of security against malfunction is guaranteed,... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20070133346 - Mixing of chemicals into a thin stock pipe: A method of mixing chemical into a process stream of thin stock pipe in a papermaking process is disclosed and claimed. Chemical is added to a portion of a process stream drawn from the thin stock pipe. This mixture is then fed to the thin stock pipe to mix with... Agent: Nalco Company

20070133347 - Kitchen appliance: A kitchen appliance 12, especially a blender, has a base unit 12 having an electric motor 20 for driving the appliance. The motor 20 has a high suction/high volume fan 50 attached to a lower end of the motor shaft 36 and a wind guide 52 disposed between the fan... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070133348 - Remuage - riddling machine: A riddling machine for intensification of depositing lees in wine is provided. One embodiment comprises a first and a second row of struts respectively supporting pivotable gearboxes and supporting boxes, between which inclined shafts are disposed, and rotatable by a revolving motor through a common shaft, extending through the gearboxes,... Agent: Oleg Naljotov

20070133349 - Fuel processing device having magnetic coupling and method of operating thereof: A fuel processing device has a magnetic coupling that transfers rotational energy from a motor to a fuel homogenizer. The magnetic coupling has magnetic members that may be isolated from contact with fuel.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070127307 - Kneader: The present invention aims at providing a kneader capable of eliminating the cleaning process in the kneading process by preventing gushing of the filler through the clearance between the mixing tank and the pressurizing lid, stabilizing the blending ratio of the filler, and preventing defective dispersion due to fall and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070127308 - Extrusion auger with removable auger segments and removal tool: There is provided an extrusion auger having auger segments that are removable from an auger shaft and that include a recess to facilitate removal of the auger segments. A pulling tool is also provided to engage the recess of the auger segment and to facilitate the removal of auger segment... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070127309 - Chemical supply system: A chemical supply system comprises, as principal elements, a chemical storage tank in which a liquid chemical for cleaning is stored in the state of its formulated concentrate, a chemical supply apparatus connected to the chemical storage tank for positively performing chemical supply, a piping system connected to the chemical... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070127310 - Heat exchanger: A heat exchanger is disclosed which includes an elongate fluid duct having a series of openings and an outer sleeve disposed outside and extending along the duct to cover the openings. A drive motor is provided for imparting relative motion between the duct and the sleeve so that the sleeve... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC