Agitating inventions 10/07

20070247964 - Arrangement for improving the operational performance of cement mixing truck: A system and method are provided for improving the operational performance of a moving cement mixer vehicle with a rotatable mixing drum by automatically stopping the rotation of the mixing drum at select moments. The system may include a sensor adapted to deliver a signal indicative of an operational parameter,... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070247965 - Visual sizing of particles: A rotating disc extracts in a fan samples from a fluidized flow of particles in a container, for example a mixer. Each extracted sample overflies contrasting areas so that a camera images the fan. A programmed computer processor analyzes the images and produces size, shape, size distribution, and compositional information... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070247966 - Container for a blender: A container (15) for a blender (10) includes a bottom surface (16) having a non-symmetrically shaped perimeter. A side wall (17) extends upwardly from the perimeter of the bottom surface (16). A mixing blade assembly (20) having a plurality of blades (21) is located above the bottom surface (16) and... Agent: Edward G. Greive Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070247967 - Vortex motion paint mixing machine: The present invention provides a vortex motion paint mixing machine having a paint container holder spinning about its own axis and orbiting about a second axis positioned at an angle to the container spin axis that has a paint mixing assembly pivotally connected to a base, one or more viscoelastic... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070247968 - Sandwich magnetic stir elements for stirring the contents of vessels: A magnetic stir element includes a stirrer of nonmagnetic material that is configured for stirring the contents of a vessel. The stirrer includes a pair of opposed cavities on opposite sides of the stirrer and a barrier that separates the opposed cavities. Magnetized magnetic material is disposed in the pair... Agent: Edward W Callan

20070247969 - Apparatus and method for creating a vortex flow: In embodiments of the invention, a vortex chamber tool in a conduit includes: an outer barrel; an inner barrel that is concentric with the outer barrel; and a corkscrew deflector coupled to an inside wall of the outer barrel and an outside wall of the inner barrel to organize the... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070242558 - Method and apparatus for tinting caulk: A caulk product is provided. The product comprises an amount of caulk that is formulated so as to be white in color prior to curing and clear after curing. A cylindrical cartridge contains the amount of caulk, wherein the cartridges comprises a dispensing tip, a substantially cylindrical body, a removable... Agent: Venable LLP

20070242559 - Automated production processes and associated systems, including automated bread making processes: Aspects of the present invention relates to automated production processes and associated systems, including automated bread making processes which enable the continuous production of baked bread. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a system for the continuous production of baked bread that includes an ingredient metering unit, a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070242560 - Microscopic flow passage structure, microscopic liquid droplet generating method, microscopic liquid droplet generating system, particles, and microcapsules: Plural types of fluids that are incompatible with each other are merged. A disturbance is induced at an interface between the fluids by causing the fluids to flow through a merged flow passage having a cross-sectional area that changes. One type of the fluids is turned into microscopic liquid droplets.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070242561 - Self-cleaning mixing head for producing a milk-based mixture: A mixing head for producing heated milk in the form of a froth or water-milk mixture. The mixing head includes a steam feed, a milk inlet, a mixing area where the steam feed and milk inlet join and the steam and milk combine, an outlet nozzle for draining the resulting... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070242562 - Beverage dispenser: A beverage dispenser includes a container, a transmission shaft, and at least one partitioning plate mounted to the transmission shaft to move therewith. The container includes a compartment for receiving a beverage. The container includes an inlet through which beverage enters the container and an outlet through which the beverage... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070237022 - Extruder mid-barrel adjustable valve assembly: Flow restriction assemblies (10,10a) adapted to be mounted on single or twin screw extruders (17,102) in order to allow selective adjustment of material flow through the extruders (17,102), with consequent alteration in back pressure and shear conditions. The assemblies (10,10a) each have shearlock(s) (12,12a) mounted on the extruder drive shaft(s)... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070237023 - Gear pump: The invention relates to a gear pump which is suitable for delivering highly viscous materials. The aim of the invention is to provide a gear pump having a low-wear and low-maintenance bearing system, high output and good self-cleaning properties. For this purpose, the gear pump according to the invention comprises... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070237024 - Dynamic mixer: Dynamic mixer having at least a housing, at least two rotating agitators, at least one of the agitators being a helical or anchor agitator arranged centrally in the housing, and at least one of the other agitators being an eccentrically arranged screw or blade agitator.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070237025 - Multilevel structured surfaces: An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface with electrically connected and electrically isolated fluid-support-structures thereon. Each of the fluid-support-structures have at least one dimension of about 1 millimeter or less. The electrically connected fluid-support-structures are taller than the electrically isolated fluid-support-structures.... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Alcatel-lucent

20070237026 - Methodology for improved mixing of a solid-liquid slurry: Disclosed herein is a mixing apparatus for mixing solids and liquids comprising a mixing chamber defined within a plurality of sides radially arranged about a central axis, the mixing chamber comprising an eductor, the eductor comprising a first chamber inlet separated along the central axis from a chamber outlet by... Agent: Carter J. White Legal Department M-i L.L.C.

20070230267 - Method for mixing and homogenisation of binding agents and additives: There is described a method for mixing and homogenisation of binding agents and additives in particular formulated for use the production of panels made from organic fibres and comprising the following method steps: dosing water-soluble UF/MUF resin in the range of 90% by weight, dosing water-soluble hardener agent in the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP