Patents Assigned to FlackTek, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11872534
    Abstract: A rotation mixer including a housing, a drive unit coupled to the housing, a carriage mounted on the drive unit for rotation relative to the housing, and a basket mounted for rotation relative to the carriage. The basket receives material to be mixed. The carriage includes an arm and a drive line coupled to the arm. The arm is mounted on the drive unit for rotation about a first axis relative to the housing, and the drive line converts rotation of the arm into rotation of the basket about a second axis relative to the arm during use of the rotation mixer. The drive line illustratively includes a belt and plurality of pulleys upon which the belt travels in a continuous loop, the belt engaging with a gear on the basket to cause rotation of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FlackTek, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Gross, Dale R. Flackett, Maxiliaan Gulden
  • Patent number: 11383212
    Abstract: A device for mixing and dispensing a flowable material or mixture of materials, the device comprising a cup having a bottom with a protrusion having an opening; a plunger having a dispensing port and air vent holes; a plug; a nozzle; and, a lid. The plug can be associated with and plug the cup protrusion opening when the cup is being filled or mixed, or the plug can be associated with the plunger port to seal off the air vent holes when material is dispensed from the device. Also disclosed is a method of mixing and dispensing a flowable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FLACKTEK, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Thomas LaRose, Matthew L. Gross, David Gale
  • Patent number: 6755565
    Abstract: A mixing system for mixing material includes a mixer having a housing, an arm in operable cooperation with the housing, wherein the arm is constructed and arranged to rotate about a first axis of rotation, and a basket constructed and arranged to rotate about a second axis of rotation in the opposite direction while the arm is rotating. A holder is removably received within the basket. A material container receives the material to be mixed, and the container is received within a lower half of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: FlackTek, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale R. Flackett
  • Patent number: 6099160
    Abstract: A mixing system for mixing and dispensing viscous material comprising a mixer, cartridge assembly, and dispenser. This timesaving mixing and dispensing system utilizes a self-contained cartridge assembly that can be transferred directly from the mixer to the dispenser without exposing the reactive materials to the external environment. The cartridge assembly includes a cup having a nipple where a nozzle may be attached for dispensing, a plunger, a cap for the cup, and a removable seal over the opening of the dispensing nipple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: FlackTek, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale R. Flackett