Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a panel for hiding one or more interfaces of the device, wherein the panel is movable and/or removable for exposing the one or more interfaces. An aerosol generation device includes a housing that forms an exterior surface of the device, one or more interfaces, and a panel attached in a fixed position to the housing to conceal the one or more interfaces, and movable from the fixed position to expose the one or more interfaces to the outside of the device.

Abstract: Food processing devices capable of performing multiple functions, including mixing and extruding pasta or other food products, are described. The food processing devices have a door assembly with a feed chute extending from an opening in the mixing bowl and leading to an extruder. The door assembly can be closed or opened, depending on the type of food processing to be performed. The food processing device mixes food ingredients within the mixing bowl while the door assembly is in a closed position. When the food ingredients are sufficiently mixed, the door assembly is moved to an open position to allow the mixed food ingredients to flow through the feed chute to the extruder. The disclosed food processing devices conveniently allow for both mixing and extruding of food products within a single device configured to efficiently and safely perform both tasks.

Abstract: A system and method locks a processing shaft of a food processor to a blade during processing. The system includes a coupling with at least one socket. The coupling can be connected to move with the blade or the processing shaft. At least one ball bearing is positioned within a corresponding socket in a first configuration when the blade is not locked. As the processing shaft moves from the first configuration to a second configuration, each ball bearing moves from a corresponding socket into a cavity of the blade or a recess of the processing shaft, thereby locking the blade to the processing shaft.

Abstract: A bowl for use with a micro-puree machine including a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends, the sidewall defining an interior volume of the bowl, the second end of the bowl including an outlet in fluid communication with an interior of the bowl, and a dial configured to be operatively connected to the second end of the bowl. The dial includes a seal and at least one tab extending from an inner surface of the dial. At least one slot is defined on an exterior surface of the bowl at the second end thereof, the at least one slot corresponding to the at least one tab.

Abstract: A micro-puree machine may include a housing, a bowl assembleable to the housing, the bowl including a sidewall defining an interior volume, the sidewall extending between a first end of the bowl and a second end opposite the first end, and an outlet provided adjacent the second end of the bowl, and a removable nozzle operatively connected to the outlet.

Abstract: A bowl-locking arrangement for a micro-puree machine, including an activation member, a support member, in which the support member comprises a front end and a rear rend, in which the activation member abuts the front end of the support member, a locking member configured to engage with the support member such that movement of the support member results in movement of the locking member, a retaining member configured to engage with the locking member to retain the locking member to prevent movement of the locking member, and a release member configured to engage with the retaining member to release the retaining member from the locking member to permit movement of the retaining member.

Abstract: A bowl for use with a micro-puree machine, including a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends, the sidewall defining an interior volume of the bowl, the second end of the bowl including an outlet in fluid communication with an interior of the bowl, a seal configured to be arranged in a first position in which the seal covers at least one opening defined in the second end of the bowl, and a second position in which the seal does not cover the at least one opening, and an access restraint member extending inwardly from the sidewall to prevent exterior access to the interior volume of the bowl.

Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing, a fluid reservoir received within the housing, a drive assembly configured to dispense fluid from the fluid reservoir, a needle hub actuator attached to the housing, and a needle hub at least partially received by the housing. The needle hub includes a hub body, a needle holder with a needle attached to the needle holder, and a cannula holder with a cannula attached to the cannula holder. The needle hub actuator is configured to move the needle holder and the cannula holder from a retracted position where the needle and the cannula are positioned within the hub body to an insertion position where the needle and the cannula are positioned within the hub body. The needle hub is detachable from the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aerosol generation device. In particular, the invention relates to an aerosol generation device with a panel for hiding one or more interfaces of the device, wherein the panel is movable and/or removable for exposing the one or more interfaces. An aerosol generation device comprises a housing that forms an exterior surface of the device, one or more interfaces, and a panel attached in a fixed position to the housing to conceal the one or more interfaces, and movable from the fixed position to expose the one or more interfaces to the outside of the device.

Abstract: Micro puree machines have a locking assembly for locking a container to a coupling on the machine, preventing the container from rotating out of the coupling during processing. The locking assembly includes at least one protrusion on the container configured to slidably engage a slot on an interior surface of the coupling when the container is rotated in a clockwise direction. The coupling has a clip that is moveable from a first position, in which the clip prevents rotation of the container in the counterclockwise direction, to a second position, in which the clip allows rotation of the container in the counterclockwise direction. The clip is spring biased toward the second position. Pressing a button on the coupling moves the clip from the first to the second position.

Abstract: An adjustable blade assembly includes a threaded hub coupleable to a drive shaft of a food processor and a slicing plate slidably mounted on the hub. A slicing blade couples to the hub above a first surface of the slicing plate for cutting food introduced into the food processor. A cannulated support collar couples to the hub and includes a plurality of detents. A slicing adjustment sleeve rotatably couples to the hub and to the support collar to move the slicing plate up and down relative to the hub, thus changing a selected distance between the slicing plate and the slicing blade. As the user rotates the slicing adjustment sleeve, a plunger housed inside the slicing adjustment sleeve engages the plurality of detents on the support collar, thus providing tactile feedback to the user and maintaining the slicing blade in the desired position relative to the slicing plate.

Abstract: An example food processing system is provided. The food processing system include a housing. A drive shaft extends from the housing. The drive shaft includes a first end configured to receive a blade assembly and a second end opposing the first end. At least one sensor is configured to detect a position of the second end of the drive shaft to determine if the blade assembly is coupled to the drive shaft or not.

Abstract: A handle for a micro-puree machine is provided. The handle includes a lever. An arm is coupled to the lever. The arm is configured to allow the lever to rotate about the arm at an angle. An electrical circuit is coupled to the arm. The electrical circuit is configured to produce a resistance based on the angle rotated by the lever.

Abstract: An example extrusion storage is provided. The extrusion storage includes an extrusion component used in extruding food material from a micro-puree machine. The extrusion storage includes an extrusion lid of the micro-puree machine. The extrusion lid is configured to protect at least one internal component of the micro-puree machine when a processing bowl of the micro-puree machine is removed. A container stores the extrusion component and the extrusion lid of the micro-puree machine. A first side of the container is configured to internally receive and protect the extrusion component. A second side of the container is configured to be coupled to the extrusion lid resulting in an assembled container. The assembled container is attached to the micro-puree machine.

Abstract: An exemplary processing bowl for a micro-puree machine is provided. The processing bowl includes an extrusion nozzle configured to extrude processed ingredients from the processing bowl. The extrusion nozzle includes an inlet arranged to receive the processed ingredient from the processing bowl and an outlet arranged to output the processed ingredients from the extrusion nozzle. A drip stop, coupled to the extrusion nozzle, is configured to close the outlet in a closed position to block extrusion of the processed ingredients and open the outlet in an open position to allow extrusion of the processed ingredients.

Abstract: A needle hub for a drug delivery device includes a hub body, an activation button, a needle holder and a needle attached to the needle holder, a cannula holder and a cannula attached to the catheter holder, a needle actuation mechanism configured to move the needle holder and the cannula holder from a retracted position to an insertion position and configured to move the needle holder back to the retracted position, and a cannula spring biasing the catheter holder to a retracted position. Movement of the activation button is configured to cause the needle holder and the catheter holder to move from the retracted position to the insertion position, with the needle holder configured to return to the retracted position while the catheter holder remains in the insertion position.

Abstract: A system and method locks a processing shaft of a food processor to a blade during processing. The system includes a coupling with at least one socket. The coupling can be connected to move with the blade or the processing shaft. At least one ball bearing is positioned within a corresponding socket in a first configuration when the blade is not locked. As the processing shaft moves from the first configuration to a second configuration, each ball bearing moves from a corresponding socket into a cavity of the blade or a recess of the processing shaft, thereby locking the blade to the processing shaft.

Abstract: Nozzle control assemblies for a micro-puree machine include a bowl having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first and send ends, the sidewall defining an interior volume of the bowl. The second end includes a nozzle in fluid communication with an interior of the bowl. A stopper is configured to be arranged in a first position, in which the stopper covers the nozzle, and a second position, in which the stopper does not cover the nozzle. A dial is assembleable to the second end of the bowl and configured to control extrusion of ingredients from the interior volume of the bowl through the nozzle.

Abstract: A plunger retention assembly for a micro-puree machine includes a lid coupleable to a bowl. The lid defines a central passage through an interior of the lid. A plunger coupling is extendable through the central passage. A plunger has an attachment portion insertable through the central passage from a bottom surface of the lid. The attachment portion defines a channel for removeably receiving the plunger coupling.

Abstract: A micro-puree machine has an automatic bowl lock for locking to a bowl having at least one projection on an outer surface of the bowl. The bowl is rotatable relative to the micro-puree machine to rotate the at least one projection into and out of at least one slot on the micro-puree machine. The automatic bowl lock includes a locking pin moveable between a first position, in which the locking pin does not prevent the at least one projection from rotating out of the at least one slot, to a second position, in which the locking pin prevents the at least one projection from rotating out of the at least one slot, thereby locking the bowl to the micro-puree machine.