Patents Assigned to Vita-Mix Management Corporation
  • Patent number: 12178361
    Abstract: A motor for a blender may include an armature and a coil. The coil and armature operatively receive power from a power source. The blender may include a controller and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to dynamically alter an output current to the motor. The instructions adjust the output current supplied to the motor at a given speed to reduce torque of the motor to match a preferred torque versus speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Saifur Tareen, David Kolar
  • Patent number: 12171372
    Abstract: A blending system is disclosed herein. The blending system may comprise a blender base, a container and a blending volume reduction device. The blending volume reduction device may be removably inserted into the container of the blender system at various positions. The positions may alter the working volume of the container when the blending volume reduction device is inserted in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene J. Kozlowski, Mark F. Fleming, David J. Kolar, Stephen Hosey, Fred H. Mehlman, Jonathan Emerson, Brian Harvanec, Richard D. Boozer, Stephen P. Rukavina
  • Publication number: 20240398169
    Abstract: A blender system is disclosed having a blender base including housing walls defining an interior cavity. The blender system further includes a routing post disposed within the interior cavity of the blender base. The routing post serves to direct a wire along a predetermined path within the blender base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon Philip Krise, Jacob George Ulmenstine
  • Publication number: 20240349945
    Abstract: Provided is a blending system comprising a cup and a motor base. The motor base may include a sipping mechanism and a plug that operatively opens and closes access to the sipping mechanism. In a closed position, the plug may seal the sipping pathway at or near the internal wall and at or near the external wall. In an open position, the plug may insert into a plug receptacle adjacent the sipping pathway. The plug receptacle and sipping pathway may be sealed from contents of the cup in a closed position. The electrical components of the motor base, such as one or more of the motor, battery, drive shaft, and blade assembly, may be offset from a central axis of the motor base to accommodate the sipping mechanism. The blending system may be portable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Casey Zale, Davis J. Kolar, Rebecca Hammond, Saifur Tareen
  • Publication number: 20240315489
    Abstract: A blending container may comprise a body forming a cavity. The body may comprise a closed end having a blade assembly, wherein the closed end is configured to operatively couple to a motor base. The blending container may also comprise an open end opposite the closed end, that comprises a perimeter edge defining an opening, wherein at least a portion of the perimeter edge is configured to operatively receive a serving lid or serving cup when the closed end is operatively coupled to the motor base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jack Warren Gee II, David Kolar, Matt Mrakovich, Saifur Tareen
  • Patent number: 12089785
    Abstract: A blending system includes a container assembly. The container assembly includes a body. The body has a closed end and an open end. A plate insert is attached to the closed end. A blade assembly is attached to the plate insert. The blade assembly includes a blade. The blade may be balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Brenton Krivos, Mark Miller, Stephen Rukavina
  • Patent number: 12089786
    Abstract: A hand-held appliance having a housing with a top portion and a bottom portion that houses a motor and a temperature sensor configured to monitor the motor temperature and, if the temperature reaches a predetermined threshold, trigger removal of power until the temperature is below the threshold. The motor is controlled via a power button located on an external face of the housing. The housing includes a speed-set-button located on an external face of the housing controlling the speed of the motor and a plurality of lights corresponding to the respective speed thereof. The bottom of the housing includes a coupling portion configured to receive an attachment such as a blending assembly, whisk, frothing assembly, or other attachment. The housing further includes a sensor configured to monitor motor performance and applied load and, if the load exceeds a predetermined threshold, trigger removal of power from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Saifur Tareen, Rebecca Hammond, David J. Kolar
  • Patent number: 12064737
    Abstract: A blending system includes a blender base and a container. The blender base includes a housing that houses a motor. The container is attachable to the blender base. The blending system includes a user device that communicates with the blender base. The user device may communicate with a remote computing device. The user device generates instructions and recipes for the blender base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Ciepiel, David Kolar, Kang Zhang, Chad Markovich, Judson Cummins, Mark Fleming
  • Patent number: 12053752
    Abstract: A blending device includes a motor, a motor controller, and a wireless controller configured to receive a wireless signal. The motor controller may be configured to alter the operations of the motor based the wireless signal. The wireless signal may include a blending program to be carried out by the blending device. The blending device may include one or more sensors configured to sense parameters of the blending device. The wireless signal may include information related to the sensed parameters. A blending device network may be formed by providing a second blending device having a wireless controller in communication with the first blending device wireless controller. The first and second blending devices may share information over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Kolar, Paul G. Sems
  • Patent number: 12029354
    Abstract: A blending system diagnoses a blending device. The blending system may include a diagnostic system that captures audio and diagnosis an issue of a blending device. The diagnostic system may compare the audio to reference audio. The comparison may match the audio with reference audio. The reference audio may be associated with diagnostic data. The diagnostic system may generate a diagnosis based on the match audio and associated diagnostic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony M. Ciepiel
  • Publication number: 20240215767
    Abstract: A blender system is provided that includes a blade assembly, a blender base containing a motor and a motor shaft operatively coupled to the motor, and a coupling unit. The coupling unit includes a base coupler operatively coupled to the motor shaft and extending from the blender base, a blade shaft coupler coupled to the blade assembly, and a down-force element. The down-force element exerts a downward force on the blade shaft coupler to minimize a clearance between the base coupler and the blade shaft coupler during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Mark J. Mayer, Thomas Clynne
  • Publication number: 20240197115
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for instituting a quiet blending mode. A method includes capturing, via at least one sensor, one or more sound and/or vibration inputs from a blender, comparing the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs to a threshold parameter, and transmitting a command to a blender motor to reduce power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs exceed the threshold parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventor: Eugene J. Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20240164583
    Abstract: A blender system that includes a base that is selectively and operatively engaged with a container that is shown and described herein. The base may include a near field communications chip that may communicate with a near field communications chip of a container. The base also includes a motor that is selectively and operatively engaged with a blade disposed within a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Kolar, Saifur T. Tareen, Eric Miller
  • Publication number: 20240115078
    Abstract: A food processor assembly is disclosed. An example food processor assembly includes an assembly base, a bowl base, a bow, a lid, and a blade storage container. The assembly base includes a rotary input shaft that selectively couples to a coupler of a blender base. The bowl base selectively couples to the assembly base with the rotary input shaft extending through the bowl based. The bowl includes a body and a central column integrally formed with the body though which the rotary input shaft extends. The lid selectively couples to the bowl. The lid includes a feed tube to receive food items. The lid having a first vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl and a second vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl. The blade storage container selectively couples to the lid when the lid in coupled to the bowl in the second vertical orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Rebecca Hammond, David Kolar
  • Publication number: 20240108172
    Abstract: A blender system is shown and described herein. In one aspect, the blender system includes a base with an interior and an exterior formed by a housing. The housing may include an air inlet port and an exhaust port. The interior of the base includes a motor bore forming an air pathway connecting the air inlet port to the exhaust port. The motor bore also includes an entry aperture fluidly connecting the motor bore to the air inlet port. The entry aperture is indirectly in line with the air inlet port. The exit aperture fluidly connects the motor bore to the exhaust port, and the exit aperture is indirectly in line with the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Arnett, Eugene J. Kozlowski
  • Patent number: 11903523
    Abstract: A food processor assembly is provided with a bowl base adapted to receive a rotary input, and an interlock. A bowl is separate from, and sized to be supported upon, the bowl base, to receive and process food products therein. A lid is sized to attach to the bowl to enclose the bowl and to interact with the bowl base interlock. The interlock of the bowl base is isolated from the bowl and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: David Kolar, Rebecca Hammond, Fred Mehlman, Phonesacksith G. Kettavong
  • Patent number: 11903526
    Abstract: A blender system that includes a base that is selectively and operatively engaged with a container is shown and described herein. The base may include a near field communications chip that may communicate with a near field communications chip of a container. The base also includes a motor that is selectively and operatively engaged with a blade disposed within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Kolar, Saifur T. Tareen, Eric Miller
  • Patent number: 11877698
    Abstract: A blender system is shown and described herein. In one aspect, the blender system includes a base with an interior and an exterior formed by a housing. The housing may include an air inlet port and an exhaust port. The interior of the base includes a motor bore forming an air pathway connecting the air inlet port to the exhaust port. The motor bore also includes an entry aperture fluidly connecting the motor bore to the air inlet port. The entry aperture is indirectly in line with the air inlet port. The exit aperture fluidly connects the motor bore to the exhaust port, and the exit aperture is indirectly in line with the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Arnett, Eugene J. Kozlowski
  • Patent number: D1015161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Jack W. Gee, II, Matthew Dugan, David J. Kolar
  • Patent number: D1028610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Casey Zale, Rebecca Hammond, David Kolar, Jack W. Gee, II