Agitating inventions 08/08

20080205188 - Under pedestal tank arrangement: Auxiliary fluid tanks associated with transit concrete mixing and dispensing systems are disclosed which include a hydraulic reservoir tank which is adapted to be stowed inside a mixing drum support pedestal. The hydraulic fluid reservoir tank further includes a shaped outer wall defining an enclosed inner space and includes one... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.a.

20080205189 - Dense phase pump for pulverulent material: A vessel for fluidizing bulk pulverulent material to render the pulverulent material flowable for removal from the vessel includes first, second, third and fourth ports. The first port is provided for entry of a fluidizing gas or mixture of gases to the vessel. The second port controls a first stream... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080205190 - Vortex stirring of vessels in a two-dimensional array: The contents of a two-dimensional array of vessels are mixed by a vortex created by continuous lateral tumbling of a magnetic stir element against the interior side wall of each vessel. The system includes a drive magnet having oppositely polarized sides, and a carousel including receptacles at different heights and... Agent: Edward W Callan

20080198685 - Method of preparing sea bed for jack up rig deployment: A method of filling seabed holes involves vessels that locate the holes with sonar and one of which has onboard capabilities for storage of a solid and mixing it with liquid to create a pumpable slurry. The slurry is delivered through a coiled line that is fed out overboard and... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080198686 - Power system for a concrete truck drum: A power take-off unit is connected to a power take-off gear/port on a concrete mixing truck transmission, the power take-off unit being driven by the engine so it is always providing power as long as the engine is running. A hydraulic pump is connected to and driven by the power... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20080198687 - Extruder: An extruder for viscous masses, and including an extruder screw and a positive-displacement gear pump disposed downstream of the extruder screw as viewed in the conveying direction. The positive-displacement gear pump has at least one conveying gear and at least one positive-displacement gear. The axis of the conveying gear is... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20080198688 - Blend soup maker: A blend soup maker (100). Soup maker (100) comprises a jar (102) having an open top and an open bottom for holding food, a lid (104) for closing the open top of jar (102), a bottom cap (106) for closing the open bottom of jar (102), a blending blade (114)... Agent: Zhaoxia Xu

20080198689 - Apparatus and process for mixing at least two fluids: The apparatus comprises a first fluid line for conducting an intermittently flowing first fluid and a second fluid line for conducting an intermittently flowing second fluid, the two fluid lines being connected at a junction to a third fluid line, which forwards the two, particularly mixed, fluids. Further, the apparatus... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080198690 - Mixing device: A device is provided for mixing mixable and unmixable liquids and/or producing emulsions, which has a first connection to a pressure-operated system and second connection for supplying the liquid to be admixed and which is sucked in by the flow of the pressurized liquid.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080198691 - Blender/food processor blade arrangement for small throated blender jars: A blade assembly suited for both blending and food processing in small throat blender jars is provided. The blade assembly comprises a plurality of blade forms each designed to perform a specific blending or processing task while simultaneously working together and with the geometric restrictions of the jar to optimize... Agent: Sunbeam Products, Inc.

20080198692 - Mixing machine and associated bowl guard system: A mixer may include one or more of (i) a readily installable and removable bowl guard member, (ii) a bowl guard sensor arrangement, (iii) a bowl guard support ring assembly including a plastic part and a metal part, (iv) a bowl guard support ring assembly and bowl guard member that... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080198693 - Blender arm and food processor: A blender arm (10) is proposed having a tubular body (12) equipped at one end with a connection (11) for a power unit, including axially a rotary shaft (13) including a tool (15) at the end opposite to the connection end, around which tool (15) a peripheral protection (14) is... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080192564 - Method for mixing dental impression pastes, mixer, and bowl for mixing: The invention relates to a mixing method for preparing silicon-based dental impression paste while using a planetary centrifugal mixer (1) comprising at least one mixing bowl placed in a bowl carrier (6). The method is characterized by a step in which a certain volume of non-reactive liquid is introduced into... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080192565 - Agitation machine: The agitation machine is installed either independently or in a conveyor line to shake, vibrate, oscillate, and/or agitate a container or containers in order to compact and settle the contents thereof. The machine includes at least one (and preferably two) elongate rotating bar or rod of non-circular cross section, or... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080192566 - Liquid mixing device: The liquid mixing device has an operative mixing unit having an inside which is substantially hollow; and an injection unit provided in the inside of the operative mixing unit. The injection unit is adapted for allowing a second liquid to be injected into the inside of the operative mixing unit,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080192567 - Reagent cartridge mixing tube: Embodiments of the invention relate to a clinical instrument analyzer system for the automated analysis of patient samples. In one embodiment, the analyzer may be used to analyze bodily fluid samples, such as blood, plasma, serum, urine or cerebrospinal fluid, for example. Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20080192568 - Method and device for introducing ultrasound into a flowable medium: The invention relates to a method and a device for introducing ultrasound into a flowable medium using a sonotrode, wherein the flowable medium is not in direct contact with the sonotrode. Disclosed is a method comprising the following steps: placing a film (8) on the sonotrode (4) in such a... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20080186799 - Method and device for dosing and mixing small amounts of liquid: A method or device for integrated dosing and intermixing of small amounts of liquid, has a first liquid conveyed into or onto a first reservoir (3). A second reservoir (1) is entirely filled with a second liquid. The first and second liquids are brought into contact with each other via... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080186800 - Disposable holder cum stirrer: The disclosed disposable holder cum stirrer is a device for holding and stirring a chunk, block or mass of any substance in a liquid. It is made up of three distinct parts namely the top handle (7), the connecting stick (8) and the bottom clamp (9) seamlessly fused together to... Agent: Shirazali Jaffer

20080186801 - Bubble micro-pump and two-way fluid-driving device, particle-sorting device, fluid-mixing device, ring-shaped fluid-mixing device and compound-type fluid-mixing device using the same: A bubble micro-pump includes a first component, a second component and a bubble-generating unit. The first component includes a flow path having a first area and a second area. The second component above the first component has a first roughness surface and a second roughness surface. The first roughness surface... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080186802 - Systems and methods for mixing bioprocessing materials: A system for mixing a bioprocessing fluid includes a container receiving the bioprocessing fluid and a support member supporting the container in an interior of a housing. A first channel is bounded by a first stationary arm and a second stationary arm with the first channel receiving the container. A... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC