Patents Assigned to FORMULANOW, LLC
  • Apparatus and method for preparing a liquid mixture
    Patent number: 10213751
    Abstract: A mixing apparatus, puncturing mechanism, and cartridge are disclosed. The mixing apparatus has a housing and a drawer with a recess. Corresponding cartridges may be inserted into the drawer and slid into the housing to facilitate mixing a liquid with contents of the cartridge. The liquid may originate from a reservoir in the mixing apparatus or a direct line. Also inside the housing of the mixing apparatus is the puncturing mechanism. The puncturing mechanism has a nozzle configured to puncture a lid of a cartridge and inject liquid to mix with the contents of the cartridge. The puncturing mechanism is further configured to drive an internal puncturing unit inside of the cartridge through a lower portion of the cartridge to allow liquid from the nozzle and contents of the cartridge to be dispensed into a receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: FormulaNow, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Snider, Nikki Lamb, Aaron Lamb
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A LIQUID MIXTURE
    Publication number: 20160346743
    Abstract: A mixing apparatus, puncturing mechanism, and cartridge are disclosed. The mixing apparatus has a housing and a drawer with a recess. Corresponding cartridges may be inserted into the drawer and slid into the housing to facilitate mixing a liquid with contents of the cartridge. The liquid may originate from a reservoir in the mixing apparatus or a direct line. Also inside the housing of the mixing apparatus is the puncturing mechanism. The puncturing mechanism has a nozzle configured to puncture a lid of a cartridge and inject liquid to mix with the contents of the cartridge. The puncturing mechanism is further configured to drive an internal puncturing unit inside of the cartridge through a lower portion of the cartridge to allow liquid from the nozzle and contents of the cartridge to be dispensed into a receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: FORMULANOW, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Snider, Nikki Lamb, Aaron Lamb
  • Apparatus and method for preparing a liquid mixture
    Patent number: 9352287
    Abstract: A mixing apparatus, puncturing mechanism, and cartridge are disclosed. The mixing apparatus has a housing and a drawer with a recess. Corresponding cartridges may be inserted into the drawer and slid into the housing to facilitate mixing a liquid with contents of the cartridge. The liquid may originate from a reservoir in the mixing apparatus or a direct line. Also inside the housing of the mixing apparatus is the puncturing mechanism. The puncturing mechanism has a nozzle configured to puncture a lid of a cartridge and inject liquid to mix with the contents of the cartridge. The puncturing mechanism is further configured to drive an internal puncturing unit inside of the cartridge through a lower portion of the cartridge to allow liquid from the nozzle and contents of the cartridge to be dispensed into a receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: FORMULANOW, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Snider, Nikki Lamb, Aaron Lamb