Agitating inventions 09/07

20070223303 - Method and apparatus for controlling and monitoring temperature differences within a cavitation chamber: A method and apparatus for forming a temperature difference between two regions within a cavitation system is provided. The system's cavitation chamber is filled with cavitation fluid such that a cavitation fluid free surface is formed within a conduit coupled to the chamber. The region of the conduit above the... Agent: Ross Tessien C/o Impulse Devices, Inc.

20070223304 - Structural improvement handy mixer: A structural improvement handy mixer includes a base having a pair of rear rollers, a pair of front pads, a pair of vertical bars on rear end connected to a transverse bar and pivoted to a pair of longitudinal bars which have their free end connected to a pair of... Agent: Yuehting Chen

20070223305 - System and method for stirring suspended solids in a liquid media: An improved system and method for stirring suspended solids in a liquid media to enhance sample growth and improve sample detection results. The system and method employs a sample vessel holder which adapted to receive at least one sample vessel which contains the solids and liquid media and a stirrer,... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp And ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070217281 - Thermal insulating device for concrete mixing trucks: An insulator for a drum of a concrete truck is provided. Because temperature is a factor in the time in which concrete cures, thermal conditions during transport are of paramount concern. There have been efforts to alleviate this problem by providing insulating blankets that control temperature better. However, until now,... Agent: Storm LLP

20070217282 - Device for producing a hardenable mass: The present invention relates to a device for producing a hardenable mass, preferably bone substitute and/or bone reinforcing material or bone cement or similar material. A mixing container (3) has a mixing space (4) in which at least one powder and at least one liquid component (5, 6) are mixed... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070217283 - Paint stirrer system: A paint mixing system made up of a generally firm elongated stirrer with a first end that extends along a generally symmetrical straight body length to a second end, and a sleeve. The stirrer is generally configured for insertion within the sleeve, and when put together the sleeve and the... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20070217284 - Measuring apparatus for micro-amount of materials: A measuring apparatus includes several feeding mechanisms, a conveying mechanism, and receiving barrels as many as the feeding mechanisms; each feeding mechanism includes a storage barrel, a conduit connected to an outlet of the storage barrel, an elastic element in the conduit, and a transmission for rotating the elastic element... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070217285 - Autoclave with underflow dividers: The present invention is directed to a multi-compartment autoclave using inter-compartment dividers having one or more underflow openings for passing a feed stream between compartments.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070217286 - Nozzle device used for multiphase fluid flow simulation in high temperature and pressurized mixing reactors: A mixing apparatus has a chamber, a shaft extending into the chamber, a motor drivingly interconnected to the shaft, a nozzle support affixed to the shaft and extending outwardly therefrom within the chamber, and a nozzle having an interior passageway affixed to the nozzle support such that the nozzle moves... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070217287 - Nozzle device with flow restrictors used for multiphase fluid flow simulation in high temperature and pressurized mixing reactors: A mixing apparatus has a chamber, a shaft extending into the chamber, a motor drivingly interconnected to the shaft, a nozzle support affixed to the shaft and extending outwardly therefrom within the chamber, and a nozzle having an interior passageway affixed to the nozzle support such that the nozzle moves... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070211560 - Kneading extruder: Twist kneading disks are arranged such that the width of a piece of disk is 0.1 to 0.5 times the cylinder inner diameter D, a helix angle θ as an angle between a vertex of the front surface side of the disk and vertex of the rear surface side of... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070211561 - Bail retainer for paint mixers: A bail retainer is provided for use with a fluid mixer having a clamping area adapted to receive at least one container having a pivoting bail. The bail retainer includes an elastic member having a first fixed portion retained by the fluid mixer and a first free portion. A fastener... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070211562 - Combination straw, muddler and stirrer: Disclosed in this specification is a device that is a combination straw, muddler, and stirrer. The device comprises a hollow tube that ends in a flange carrying spikes for crushing fruit pieces or other flavour ingredients. Optional stirring ribs may be provided to facilitate stirring. An entire or a partial... Agent: Michael Molins Molins & Co.

20070211563 - Two-component mixing and dispensing device: A device (10) for preparing and ejecting polymeric cement made from at least two pre-packaged components comprises a tubular vessel (12) including a first axial end wall (14) having a closed outlet (16), and a second axial end wall (18) having an aperture (20). A first starting component (50) of... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070211564 - 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. The mix housing defines a mix chamber, which contains... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20070211565 - Curable material mixing and delivery device: An apparatus and method for mixing two components and delivering the mixture to a patient. The apparatus contains a mixing chamber for mixing a liquid component and a powder component. The liquid component and powder component are mixed within the mixing chamber by rotation of a collapsible mixing element. A... Agent: Kim Luna - Cardinal Health 200, Inc. Medical Products And Services

20070211566 - Apparatus for mixing laboratory vessel contents with a sensor: According to the invention, an apparatus for mixing laboratory vessel contents, in particular, said apparatus having an accommodating adapter having a holder for accommodating vessels, in particular laboratory vessels, in particular in exchangeable thermoblocks, and a drive which can be used to put the accommodating adapter into a mixing movement... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20070211568 - Automated clamping control mechanism and clamping method for fluid mixers: Disclosed herein is a system and method for adequately securing the currently available metal and plastic containers for paint and other fluids as well as other foreseeable containers in an automated fashion without crushing or damaging the containers, without using any special adapters for particular container types and without operator... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070211567 - Clamp system for fluid mixer with pivoting upper plate for detecting container top: A clamping mechanism and method are disclosed for a mixing machine that detects when the upper clamping member engages the tops or lids of the containers loaded into the mixing machine. The disclosed clamping mechanism includes a lower base and an upper plate defining an adjustable clamping distance disposed therebetween.... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070211569 - Intelligent reversible/replaceable bottom plates for fluid mixers: A fluid mixer is disclosed which alters or changes the operation of the automatic clamping mechanism for different sizes, shapes and styles of containers. Removable and replaceable bottom plates are used on the lower base. These bottom plates have indicia on the resting surfaces thereof which provides the user with... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070211570 - Static mixing element and method of mixing a drilling liquid: Static mixer element for homogenizing media and methods of mixing a drilling liquid are disclosed. The static mixer includes a housing and a deflection surface arranged within the housing at a selected angle with respect to the flow direction.... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070211571 - Cathode for air assisted battery: A cathode for an air recovery alkaline battery is disclosed. The cathode contains at least about 60% by weight MnO2 and at least about 2% by weight of a hydrophobic polymer; the MnO2 consists essentially of electrochemically synthesized MnO2.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070206435 - Counter current mixing reactor: A mixing reactor for mixing efficiently streams of fluids of differing densities. In a preferred embodiment, one of the fluids is supercritical water, and the other is an aqueous salt solution. Thus, the reactor enables the production of metal oxide nanoparticles as a continuous process, without any risk of the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070206436 - System and method for controlled mixing of fluids: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for continuous flow production of mixed fluids. The mixed fluids can comprise a mixture of different fluids or a mixture of the same fluid having different input properties such as temperature. In general, two streams of fluid of varying temperature... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20070206437 - Modular cabinet for storing and driving stirrer cans: There is described a modular cabinet for storing and driving stirrer cans containing liquids, the modular cabinet comprising a bottom stand on which at least one cabinet module is mounted, and a motion transmission system constituted by driver transmission elements and by driven transmission elements, each cabinet module being made... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070206438 - Storage/treatment tank mixing system: Submerged jet nozzles are located at equal distances from the center of a tank containing a quantity of liquid and solids. Some of the nozzles induce flow partly inward and some induce flow partly outward, but all mixers are directed generally in the same circumferential direction. The inward directed nozzles... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP