Mixing Chamber Type Patents (Class 366/130)
  • Publication number: 20120081991
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston (4) with a sealing element (7, 7a-b) for slideably sealing a container (1) with an essentially cylindrical inner surface. The sealing element (7, 7a-b) comprises an inner portion (7b) aligned against the piston and an outer ring portion (7a) which extends in a ring shape around the circumference of the piston and is arranged to engage the inner surface of the container (1). The outer ring portion is arranged to flex inwards towards the centre axis of the piston (4) when the piston is displaced inside container (1) in a first direction and the outer ring portion is arranged to flex outwards towards the inner surface of the container (1) when the piston is displaced inside the container (1) in second direction being opposite the first direction. At least a first ring shaped groove extends in a ring shape on a first side of the sealing element (7, 7a-b), said groove being arranged between the inner portion (7b) and the outer ring portion (7a) of the sealing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTRADRUG MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: Jan Svensson
  • Patent number: 8147120
    Abstract: A disposable shaker (1) made of synthetic material having a cup-like cover (3) and a cup-like base (2) which can be removably connected together and have or form the one or the other (2; 3) a container with a plurality of bins (4) which contain the ingredients for a desired cocktail and are closed by a membrane (6) which is tearable by means of tearing teeth (7) in one-piece with said cover (3) or base (2) inside thereof. In a preferred embodiment the shaker (1) is provided with unambiguous guiding manipulation means (20) for the membrane tearing stroke and shaker opening stroke after the mixing or shaking phase for the cocktail preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Club Seven S.r.l.
    Inventors: Egidio Renna, Roberto Marino
  • Patent number: 8147119
    Abstract: The Convenience Nectar Mixing and Storage Device consists of a container that is divided proportionately to allow for the precise measuring of the recommended sugar to water ratios used for nectar type bird and butterfly feeders. The device is adapted for supporting a removable divider that separates the container into proportionate volumes, 4 to 1, 6 to 1, and 9 to 1 that correspond to the commonly recommended sugar to water ratios for hummingbird, oriole, and butterfly nectar feeders. The device allows for the water and sugar compartments to be filled to the same “line of sight” level to facilitate the making of precise nectar sugar to water ratios. Once the sugar and water compartments are filled to the same level, the divider is removed to allow for mixing. In the preferred embodiment of the Convenience Nectar Mixing and Storage Devices, the container divider can be used as a stirring implement and lid to cover the container during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Arnold Gregory Klein
  • Patent number: 8136978
    Abstract: A container having a removable lid, a hollow interior for storing contents, and a stirring assembly. The stirring assembly includes a rotatable wheel mounted to an outside portion of the removable lid and a shaft extending into the hollow interior of the container. The rotatable wheel is manually rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The shaft is rotatable by the wheel. When the wheel is rotated about the first axis of rotation, the wheel rotates the shaft about a second axis of rotation. At least one paddle extends outwardly from the shaft into the hollow interior of the container and stirs or agitates the contents of the container when the rotation of the shaft about the second axis of rotation rotates the at least one paddle inside the hollow interior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Pacific Market International, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Danger George, Tyler Sean Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20120061398
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shaker having a container body, lid and sieve, with the lid and sieve detachably securable to one another, separate and apart from the lid and container body being detachably securable together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Mikael Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8132958
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for substantially simultaneously mixing two fluids to form a mixture for application to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Inventor: Charles K. Renfro
  • Publication number: 20120057425
    Abstract: A cartridge in which bone cement is mixed and from which the cement is discharged. A blade with plural vanes is disposed in the cartridge for mixing the cement. A piston located in one end of the cartridge is actuated to push the mixed cement out of the cartridge. The blade has plural vanes, one for scraping cement off the side of the cartridge, one for scraping cement off the piston and one for scraping cement off the end of the cartridge opposite the end in which the piston is normally located. The blade is collapsible so that when the piston is actuated the blade compresses to allow the cement in the cartridge to be pushed out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Bruce D. Henniges, Christopher M. Tague, Jared P. Coffeen, Christopher S. Brockman, Marshall K. Proulx
  • Patent number: 8128275
    Abstract: A bone cement mixer includes one mixing space (5) for mixing powder and liquid components (2, 4) to make bone cement. The powder component (2) is placed in the mixing space (5) and the liquid component (4) in a liquid container (3). The liquid container (3) may be an aerosol container (15) and contains, in addition to the liquid component (4), a propellant gas for pushing the liquid component (4) out from the aerosol container (15) into the mixing space (5). The aerosol container (15) has a connecting element (16) for connecting it to the bone cement mixer (1), and it is closed and adapted to being opened when it is connected to a corresponding connecting element (17) on the bone cement mixer (1), so that the liquid component (4) is pushed out from the aerosol container (15) into the mixing space (5) by the propellant gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Biomet Cementing Technologies AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Axelsson, Ronny Bengtsson, Lars Wilander
  • Patent number: 8128276
    Abstract: A bone cement mixer (1) includes at least one mixing space (5) for mixing powder and liquid components (2, 4) to make bone cement. The powder component (2) is placed in the mixing space (5) and the liquid component (4) in a liquid container (3). The liquid component (4) is sucked out from the liquid container (3) to the mixing space (5) by means of a vacuum generated in the mixing space. The liquid container (3) is a tube (15) that has a connecting element (16) for connecting it to the bone cement mixer (1). The connecting element (16) is adapted to be opened when it is connected to a corresponding connecting element (17) on the bone cement mixer (1). The metal material of the tube has a thickness such that the volume of its liquid containing space (18) is brought to decrease when the vacuum in the mixing space (5) is brought to prevail therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Biomet Cementing Technologies AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Axelsson, Ronny Bengtsson, Lars Wilander
  • Patent number: 8108963
    Abstract: A wash bucket for use with detergent and water to ensure that the detergent and water are mixed in a predetermined ratio. The wash bucket has a cup within the wash bucket cavity. In some embodiments the cup is attached to the wash bucket structure and not easily removed by hand. In other embodiments the cup is removably attached to the wash bucket structure. A proper detergent to water ratio is achieved by filling the cup to a point indicated on the cup and then filling the wash bucket to a point indicated on the wash bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Griot's Garage, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Griot, Timothy Ty Willard
  • Publication number: 20120026823
    Abstract: A discharge apparatus for discharging a fluid product comprises a housing (1) having an outlet (6) at a front housing end, a discharge member (3) which is mounted movably in the housing and the rear end of which protrudes from the rear housing end, and a mixing device (2) for mixing the fluid product inside the housing. The fluid product is provided in a housing volume (25) formed between the outlet and the discharge member. The fluid product is discharged through the outlet out of the housing by advancing the discharge member inside the housing from a rear position into a front position in the direction of the outlet. The mixing device comprises a mixing tube (11), which is mounted movably between the housing and the discharge member in the housing, and at least one mixing element (12), which is provided at the front end of the mixing tube and disposed inside the housing volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: MEDMIX SYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Andy Greter, Rochus Stockli, Samuel Kaufmann, Wilhelm A. Keller
  • Publication number: 20120008455
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for mixing materials together and transferring the materials into other instruments, particularly for use in the medical field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: PAUL M. SAND
  • Publication number: 20110317511
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided which can easily, efficiently, reliably and thoroughly blend or mix hair colorant chemicals while minimizing stylist exposure to noxious fumes. The apparatus may include a mixing bowl molded from a polymeric material, an interlocking lid molded from the same or similar polymer, a specially designed top lid, a motorized handle, and a stiffing paddle or whisk having a rotatable shaft which passes through a sealing means removably affixed to the specially designed top lid and thence engaging a driving end of the motorized handle. The top lid incorporates interlocking means at its outer edge such that it can be easily twist-locked into intimate contact with the bowl which is provided with mating lock surfaces. When engaged, mating surfaces of the top lid and bowl form a seal which prevents or minimizes escape of mixture ingredients and odors from the enclosed volume defined by and between the lid and the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Steven Dobay
  • Publication number: 20110310693
    Abstract: A food preparation assembly includes a container and a cradle that engages the container. The container includes a bowl and a removal lid engaging the bowl. The bowl has a base wall and a side wall defining an opening. The base defines a generally planar base surface that rests on an associated support surface when the bowl is in an upright orientation. The side wall is radially spaced from central axis and the central axis is generally vertically oriented when the bowl is in the upright orientation. The lid covers the opening. The cradle engages the container in a first orientation when the bowl is in the upright orientation. The cradle engages the container in a second orientation when the bowl is in a horizontal orientation. The cradle is positioned substantially similarly with respect to the container when in the first orientation and the second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventor: Scott D. Maurer
  • Patent number: 8061887
    Abstract: A cartridge in which bone cement is mixed and from which the cement is discharged. A blade with plural vanes is disposed in the cartridge for mixing the cement. A piston located in one end of the cartridge is actuated to push the mixed cement out of the cartridge. The blade has plural vanes, one for scraping cement off the side of the cartridge, one for scraping cement off the piston and one for scraping cement off the end of the cartridge opposite the end in which the piston is normally located. The blade is collapsible so that when the piston is actuated the blade compresses to allow the cement in the cartridge to be pushed out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce D. Henniges, Christopher M. Tague, Jared P. Coffeen
  • Patent number: 8042604
    Abstract: A temperature regulating member capable of avoiding deterioration in heat dissipation efficiency of a heat-accumulating material, and deterioration in a buffer function thereof, due to ununiformity in heat distribution inside the heat-accumulating material. With the use of a churning flow occurring by disposing one piece of stirrer or plural stirrers inside the heat-accumulating material, and by causing a relative position of the stirrer, inside the heat-accumulating material, to be changed during transportation, it is possible to eliminate ununiformity in heat distribution inside the heat-accumulating material. The temperature regulating member has a feature in that a phenomenon of a peripheral part of the heat-accumulating material being first cooled to be subsequently solidified is avoided, thereby enabling the heat dissipation efficiency and the buffer function to be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nozaki, Kazutoshi Kan
  • Patent number: 7997787
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for shaking a can of paint or bottle of aerosol spray paint. The apparatus comprises a cradle securely fastened to a tang and at least one strap for securing a can or bottle into the cradle. One end of the tang is shaped so as to be received in a chuck of a hand-held power tool such as a variable speed reciprocating saw. The apparatus is useful for quickly and effectively mixing relatively small cans of paint near in time and place to using the paint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Clifford E. Blair
  • Publication number: 20110176382
    Abstract: A syringe-to-syringe mixing apparatus comprises first and second syringes adapted to be coupled at their respective outlets to fluidly connect the syringes. The first syringe includes a plunger having a hollow plunger barrel and a distal end defining a lumen therethrough. The lumen is initially closed by a septum, which in one embodiment is an elastomeric stopper mounted over the end of the plunger. The mixing apparatus further includes a third syringe slidably disposed within the plunger barrel. The third syringe includes a hollow needle adapted to pierce the septum to allow fluid from the third syringe to be injected into fluid within the coupled first and second syringes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Spine Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith Collins
  • Patent number: 7980243
    Abstract: A cartridge for propellant-free administration of a liquid pharmaceutical composition by inhalation includes: an elongate displacing device including an upper end and a lower end, the lower end for at least partial insertion into a container; a cartridge chamber disposed at the lower end of the displacing device and operable store a pharmaceutical formulation, the cartridge chamber including at least one pierceably sealed opening; and a cannula guide extending from the upper end of the displacing device to the cartridge chamber, wherein insertion of a cannula through the guide pierces the sealed opening and releases the pharmaceutical formulation into a liquid solvent in the container to form the liquid pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Dieter Hochrainer
  • Publication number: 20110141842
    Abstract: A particular continuous downward spiraling cereal bowl is disclosed which allows for exceptional control over a mixing process by keeping dry substances separated from liquids until mixed in user defined portions and timeframes. The disclosure comprises a slightly asymmetrically round bowl consisting of two contiguous areas with an inner surface that continually slopes downward between the two areas and an S-shaped guide rail between these two areas. The shape of the guide rail is curved in order to hold cereal in the upper part of the spiral at a level above the fill line of liquid held in the lower portion of the spiral. In the preferred embodiment, the bowl further comprises a thumb groove underneath the inner surface of the dry area which may serve as an embedded handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Michael L. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7959346
    Abstract: A beverage mixing vessel or drink shaker has internal features effective for breaking up ice as the beverage mixing vessel or drink shaker is shaken. One or more protrusions disposed near the bottom of a container have apexes aligned in the direction of shaking motion. The impact of ice cubes upon the apexes of the protrusions facilitates breaking the ice cubes into smaller pieces, thereby having the effect of cooling a mixed beverage more quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventor: Bill Loden
  • Publication number: 20110111101
    Abstract: A method of making a beverage that needs to be agitated before drinking includes a first step of providing a container assembly having a main body portion that has a side wall that defines an interior space and an upper mounting portion to which a closure is releasably secured. The main body portion has a lower portion that is at least partially filled with a first substance, the lower portion defining a first volume, an upper head portion having a second volume and an agitator portion defined in the side wall between the lower portion and the upper head portion. The closure is removed, and a second substance is added to the container assembly. The closure is then replaced, and the container assembly is shaken by the consumer, which causes the agitator portion to promote mixing of the contents of the container assembly. The consumer will then drink at least a portion of the contents of the container assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Sheldon E. Yourist
  • Patent number: 7934864
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multicomponent foil-type container comprising a first chamber (5) for accommodating a first component, at least one second chamber (5?) for accommodating a second component, a discharge duct (6) that can be connected to said chambers (5, 5?), deflection elements (11) for mixing the components within the discharge duct (6), and a seal (12; 12?; 21; 25, 25?; 36, 36?) which prevents the components from being mixed before being used and can be opened for discharging the components. The deflection elements (11) of the inventive multicomponent foil-type container are disposed on a separate mixing element (9) that is located in the discharge duct (6) such that the multicomponent foil-type container is easy to produce while allowing different components to be mixed in a particularly effectively manner. The invention further relates to a device for squeezing a multicomponent foil-type container in a particularly effective fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventors: Rolf Heusser, Markus Gasser, Andreas Staub
  • Publication number: 20110044124
    Abstract: Mixer for obtaining bone cement for medical applications comprising a mixing chamber in which the mixing of at least two components which form the cement is carried out, comprising means for generating and transmitting vibrations to the mixing chamber and a luer attachment through which the cement can exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Giovanni Faccioli, Renzo Soffiatti
  • Patent number: 7887231
    Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a device for storing and dispensing viscous substances, which are to be mixed from at least two components for use, having a film-like carrier, for example, in which at least three or four depressions are formed, for example arranged next to one another in a row, which are open towards the top, at first, so that one of the components, in each instance, can be introduced from the top into one of two center depressions, in each instance, i.e. depressions that are adjacent and are arranged at essentially the same distance from a bending line, and afterwards, the two center depressions can be sealed with a cover film, towards the outside, forming a chamber, in each instance, in such a manner that between each center chamber and at least one adjacent outer depression, a connection channel that opens towards at least one outer depression when pressure is applied to the center chamber, in each instance, by way of a planned breakage point, remains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Kettenbach GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Suchan, Alexander Bublewitz
  • Publication number: 20110032788
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for mixing and dispensing liquids without contamination of starting liquids during the dispensing operation, the apparatus comprising a first container, resiliently deformable, containing a first liquid, a second container containing a second liquid, and a mixing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventor: Paulus Antonius Augustinus Hofte
  • Patent number: 7866465
    Abstract: A multi-compartment storage and mixing container for separately storing two or more components and for mixing the components in the container immediately before use. The container comprises an outer container and an inner assembly. The inner assembly comprises a plunger assembly comprising a stem and a plurality of spaced apart partitions mounted perpendicularly thereon. The inner assembly is transformable from a first storage position, where two or more separated sealed compartments are defined within the container, to a second mixing position, where there is free communication between all portions within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Inventor: Alexander Dverin
  • Publication number: 20100315897
    Abstract: A disposable shaker (1) made of synthetic material having a cup-like cover (3) and a cup-like base (2) which can be removably connected together and have or form the one or the other (2; 3) a container with a plurality of bins (4) which contain the ingredients for a desired cocktail and are closed by a membrane (6) which is tearable by way of tearing teeth (7) in one-piece with the cover (3) or base (2) inside thereof. In a preferred embodiment the shaker (1) is provided with unambiguous guiding manipulation elements (20) for the membrane tearing stroke and shaker opening stroke after the mixing or shaking phase for the cocktail preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: CLUB SEVEN S.R.L.
    Inventors: Egidio Renna, Roberto Marino
  • Publication number: 20100302897
    Abstract: A container having a removable lid, a hollow interior for storing contents, and a stirring assembly. The stirring assembly includes a rotatable wheel mounted to an outside portion of the removable lid and a shaft extending into the hollow interior of the container. The rotatable wheel is manually rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The shaft is rotatable by the wheel. When the wheel is rotated about the first axis of rotation, the wheel rotates the shaft about a second axis of rotation. At least one paddle extends outwardly from the shaft into the hollow interior of the container and stirs or agitates the contents of the container when the rotation of the shaft about the second axis of rotation rotates the at least one paddle inside the hollow interior of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Sarah Danger George, Tyler Sean Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20100260004
    Abstract: Mixing devices and systems are disclosed for storing separate components and for mixing and dispensing those components on demand. A mixing device includes a syringe having a generally tubular housing formed with a mixing chamber. A plunger is fitted to the tubular housing to form a first syringe. A dispensing syringe is releasably connected to the mixing chamber. At this point each syringe holds a desired amount of a mixture component. The contents of one syringe are passed through the mixing chamber to the other syringe, forming a usually incomplete mixture. The mixture is then passed through the mixing chamber to the other syringe. Multiple passes through the mixing chamber are continued until the desired mixing result is achieved, and the mixture material is contained in the second syringe that is used to thereafter dispense desired amounts of the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Yiping Wang, William S. Wei, Daniel W. Frank
  • Publication number: 20100163439
    Abstract: A multi-chambered container for storing and/or mixing a first substance and a second substance into a composition. The multi-chambered container includes upper chamber having a first end and a second end. A collar is fastened to a nipple to the first end of the upper chamber. A lower chamber is fastened to the second end of the upper chamber. A seal is disposed between the second end of the upper chamber and the lower chamber. A sheet is disposed in an aperture between the seal and the lower chamber. The sheet separates the first substance in the upper chamber from combining with the second substance in the lower chamber. In use, the sheet is removed from the upper chamber through the aperture from a closed separating position, to an open mixing position in which the first substance and second substance are allowed to mix into the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Henry Alfonso Gutierrez Avendano
  • Publication number: 20100149905
    Abstract: A multi-chamber mixing cup having: (a) a pot with a base, a circumferential wall, and an axis extending upwards from the base towards an open top, and (b) a mixing member adapted to be placed pivotably and removably on the axis. The mixing member has at least two blades extending radially from the axis, and each of said blades may be brought into contact with the circumferential wall when the blades are aligned in at least one rotary position of the mixing member around the axis, thereby defining at least two mixing chambers within the mixing cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Sébastien Lucien Fily
  • Patent number: 7717611
    Abstract: An egg beater includes a base having an accommodating chamber fixed therein with a positioning projection and having its outer upper edge disposed with an engage groove having its lower side bored with an annular recess. A stirrer is installed in the accommodating chamber of the base, having its upper side provided with a whisking member and its underside bored with an insert groove. A waterproof washer is fitted around the engage groove of the base, and an upper cover is mounted on the base and has its inner wall bored with an annular recess. In using, open the upper cover and knock an egg against the whisking member to let the egg liquid flow into the accommodating chamber, and then fix the upper cover on the base and hold the base and the upper cover with hands and shake them in directions up and down or left and right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Ching Yueh Wang Wu
  • Patent number: 7717610
    Abstract: A vessel (10) and a method for agitating a liquid (50) in a main cavity (16) of t he vessel (10), are provided. The vessel (10) includes a dividing member (40), extending deformable pump cavity (20). To agitate the liquid (50), a user presses a flexing wall (26) of the pump cavity (20), in pumping cycles, to discharge liquid from the pump cavity (20) through nozzles (42,44) into the main cavity (16). The dividing member (40) has a sloping upper surface, which causes additives (38) to collect in the region of the nozzles (44), to be agitated more effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Creighton Reiner Schlebach
  • Patent number: 7686501
    Abstract: A bar tool set assembly for producing mixed beverages. The assembly includes a platform module adapted for housing and transposing a bar tool set. The housing having a form factor and appearance of a replica of a partially disassembled consumer or industrial product, whereas individual bar tools resemble portions of the product. In one embodiment, the bar tool set assembly resembles a fire truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Godinger Silver Art Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Travis Bruce
  • Publication number: 20100039882
    Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a device for storing and dispensing viscous substances, which are to be mixed from at least two components for use, having a film-like carrier, for example, in which at least three or four depressions are formed, for example arranged next to one another in a row, which are open towards the top, at first, so that one of the components, in each instance, can be introduced from the top into one of two center depressions, in each instance, i.e. depressions that are adjacent and are arranged at essentially the same distance from a bending line, and afterwards, the two center depressions can be sealed with a cover film, towards the outside, forming a chamber, in each instance, in such a manner that between each center chamber and at least one adjacent outer depression, a connection channel that opens towards at least one outer depression when pressure is applied to the center chamber, in each instance, by way of a planned breakage point, remains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Suchan, Alexander Bublewitz
  • Patent number: 7661563
    Abstract: A device for packaging and dispensing a product such as a cosmetic product. A preferred example of the device includes a container forming a holder for the product, and a dispensing element surmounting the container. A dip tube is provided for supplying product to the dispensing element, with the dip tube being connected to the dispensing element by a first end. In addition, a body is able to slide along the dip tube. Further, the dip tube includes, at a distance from its first end, an element forming a stop piece for the body in such a way as to limit the movement of the body along the dip tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Olivier De Lataulade
  • Patent number: 7645428
    Abstract: A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling may be directed to channel coils which surround the outside of the reaction vessel wall. The channel coils contact the outside wall of the reaction vessel perpendicularly, and provide mechanical support for the reaction vessel. The mechanical support from the channel coils allows for a decrease in the thickness of the reaction vessel wall and corresponding increased heat transfer efficiency between the channel coil contents and the reaction vessel contents. The entire above described apparatus is enclosed within an evacuated shell to provide additional insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventor: José P. Arencibia, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090303831
    Abstract: A hand-held unit for applying identifying microdots mixed within an adhesive base fluid, comprises a housing which mounts a container for the mixture and a canister of propellant gas. When an outlet valve of the canister is depressed, propellant gas flows from the canister into a nozzle whereby mixture is drawn from the container for discharge through that nozzle for application of the mixture to an article, a vehicle for example, for identification purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: DataDot Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Allen, Geoff George
  • Patent number: 7625114
    Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a device for storing and dispensing viscous substances, which are to be mixed from at least two components for use, having a film-like carrier, for example, in which at least three or four depressions are formed, for example arranged next to one another in a row, which are open towards the top, at first, so that one of the components, in each instance, can be introduced from the top into one of two center depressions, in each instance, i.e. depressions that are adjacent and are arranged at essentially the same distance from a bending line, and afterwards, the two center depressions can be sealed with a cover film, towards the outside, forming a chamber, in each instance, in such a manner that between each center chamber and at least one adjacent outer depression, a connection channel that opens towards at least one outer depression when pressure is applied to the center chamber, in each instance, by way of a planned breakage point, remains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Kettenbach GmbH & Co. KG GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Suchan, Alexander Bublewitz
  • Publication number: 20090207686
    Abstract: The present invention has its application in the field of devices and methods for the product physical and chemical mixing and refers particularly to a cartridge for sterile mixing of a two-phase compound. The cartridge consists of a first tubular body (2) defining a first collection chamber (3) for a solid phase, a second tubular body (4) defining a second collection chamber (5) for a liquid phase, means for transferring (6) the liquid phase from the second (5) to the first chamber (3), means for mixing (7) the phases. The means for mixing (7) comprise agitator means (8) acting on the mixture inside the first chamber (3) with the first tubular body (2) in substantially stationary conditions, so as to favour the dispersion of the solid phase inside the liquid phase thus obtaining a compound with uniform physical and mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Giovanni Faccioli, Renzo Soffiatti
  • Publication number: 20090161479
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for shaking a can of paint or bottle of aerosol spray paint. The apparatus comprises a cradle securely fastened to a tang and at least one strap for securing a can or bottle into the cradle. One end of the tang is shaped so as to be received in a chuck of a hand-held power tool such as a variable speed reciprocating saw. The apparatus is useful for quickly and effectively mixing relatively small cans of paint near in time and place to using the paint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Clifford E. Blair
  • Publication number: 20090147615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable cup with a rotating spoon comprising a container (1), a spoon (3), a lid (2) with a hole for the passage of the spoon and a sleeving (4) which can be coupled to one another. The spoon (3) consists of a rod having a paddle-shaped flare at one end and a series of bends near the other end which define a C-shaped layout, the central branch of which has a rib (12) with an intermediate groove and passes through the hole of the lid (2), the end part projecting with crank functions. A radial slit (7) with a length and width equal to or greater than the section of the paddle starts from the hole of the lid. The lid further has a mouth piece or drinking area (8) next to its periphery. The invention is applicable in café, hotel and restaurant establishments for drinking take-away hot beverages, such as coffee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Alejandro Parias Cruz
  • Publication number: 20090120932
    Abstract: Devices and methods for filtering mixed drinks. In one embodiment, drink ingredients are placed in a mixing container and a cap is placed on top of the mixing container. The cap comprises a closed end connected with an annular open end by a surface, and has a perimeter located at the junction between the annulus and the surface. The annular open end contains perforations formed by holes or fingers that fit inside the rim of the mixing container, with the rim of the mixing container in continuous contact with the perimeter. The drink is poured and filtered by slightly lifting and tilting the cap to allow gravity to pull the liquid through the perforations, thereby filtering the drink and eliminating the need for a separate filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Kevin W. McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 7527421
    Abstract: In a method for tinting caulking, a quantity of caulking is sealed within and toward one end of an elongate, pliable casing. The unfilled portion of the casing is then unsealed, and a quantity of tinting agent, such as paint, is introduced into the casing, which is then resealed. The caulking and tinting are then intermixed by manual kneading of the casing until the caulking has acquired a desired colour. The sealed end of the filled portion of the casing is then unsealed, the casing is inserted into a caulking cartridge with the filled portion disposed toward the nozzle end of the cartridge, and a slidable plug is inserted into the cartridge. The cartridge may is then loaded in a conventional caulking gun, which upon actuation urges the plug against the casing so as to force the tinted caulking out of the unsealed casing and through the cartridge nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Color Your Caulk Caulking Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Dwain Robert Anderson, David George Schellenberg, Cindy Mae Gronlund
  • Patent number: 7441941
    Abstract: A handheld shaker with a reciprocating agitator, comprising a mixing vessel that operatively contains a guide rod that runs from one end of the vessel to an opposite end of the vessel. The mixing vessel is operatively connected to both such ends. The shaker also uses a hollow agitator frame that operatively reciprocates from the one end of the vessel to the opposite end, and thereby mixes fluid contained within the vessel. A reciprocating agitator is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Inventor: Robert D Vernon
  • Patent number: 7441652
    Abstract: A mixing system and method for forming bone cement by mixing liquid monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA) with a powder component comprising polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). A container of MMA is received in a bag. The MMA is emptied from the container into the bag, and a syringe is connected to the bag in substantially leak-free manner to receive the MMA from the bag. The syringe is disconnected from the bag and thereafter connected to a receptacle housing the powder component. The MMA is then transferred into the receptacle in substantially leak-free manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Med Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Armstrong, Richard B. Sisken
  • Publication number: 20080232187
    Abstract: For easier and surer fixing to a syringe holder, a mixing tip fixed at two portions of a top end of a syringe holder (X) containing two parallel syringes (Y, Y) comprising: a housing (2) including a mixing element (1); a paste guiding member (3) including paste inlets (3a) attached to nozzles of two syringes (Y, Y), and flow paths (3b) to introduce pastes extruded from the syringes into the housing (2) through the paste inlets (3a); and two locking members fixed at or integrally formed with the paste guiding member (3) or the housing (2) to be locked to the syringe holder (X), wherein the two locking members are a pawl part (4) locked with a locking hole (Xa) formed at the syringe holder (X) and a projection part (5) inserted into a hole part (Xb) provided at the syringe holder (X), or two pawl parts (4, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsunosuke Miyano, Masayuki Takahashi, Kazuma Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20080149502
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixing device with a first chamber (1) for a first component, in particular a powder [a liquid], a second chamber (12) for a second component, in particular a liquid [powder], and a divider means (11, 13) separating the first and the second chamber. The second chamber is defined by an inner hollow cylinder (10) which is arranged so as to be moved in a piston-like fashion in an outer hollow body (2) defining the first chamber. According to the invention, the first chamber comprises an evacuation opening (5) which is adapted to be connected with a vacuum source. The invention further relates to a method for vacuum packaging the mixing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: MTF MEDITECH FRANKEN GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Iwatschenko
  • Publication number: 20080144426
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices and systems for mixing and dispensing multi-component materials. The mixing and dispensing may be performed using a mobile, enclosed dispenser that can be used to supply a mixed multi-component material at the point of use. In some embodiments, the components to be mixed into the multi-component material may be supplied in cartridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Janssen, Mark F. Schulz, Scott D. Gullicks, Dennis R. Keicher, Bruce R. Broyles, Ryan Patrick Simmers, Jameel R. Qiblawi