B01F 31/20
Mixing the contents of independent containers
Official title: Mixing the contents of independent containers, e.g. test tubes
B01F31/20 (Mixing the contents of independent containers) appears on 680 US grants and 720 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01F- Granted patents
- 680
- Published applications
- 720
- Assignees
- 470
- Inventors
- 1,620
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 | 15 |
| 2004 | 11 | 21 |
| 2005 | 12 | 19 |
| 2006 | 9 | 25 |
| 2007 | 13 | 39 |
| 2008 | 11 | 27 |
| 2009 | 11 | 20 |
| 2010 | 18 | 26 |
| 2011 | 22 | 21 |
| 2012 | 21 | 19 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 |
| 2014 | 20 | 30 |
| 2015 | 21 | 35 |
| 2016 | 22 | 32 |
| 2017 | 31 | 32 |
| 2018 | 26 | 41 |
| 2019 | 27 | 44 |
| 2020 | 34 | 39 |
| 2021 | 26 | 39 |
| 2022 | 30 | 28 |
| 2023 | 20 | 33 |
| 2024 | 38 | 37 |
| 2025 | 27 | 39 |
| 2026 | 16 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B01F 31/201Holders therefor203
- B01F 31/22With supporting means moving in a horizontal plane144
- B01F 31/23By pivoting the containers about an axis131
- B01F 31/24The containers being submitted to a rectilinear movement113
- B01F 31/265The vibrations being caused by an unbalanced rotating member51
- B01F 31/25The containers being submitted to a combination of movements other than within41
- B01F 31/26The containers being submitted to a wobbling movement33
- B01F 31/27The vibrations being caused by electromagnets26
Recent patents
- Method and arrangement for mixing a liquid15 Sep 2026US 12,734,492 B2Single Use Support GmbH
- Devices for improving sample preparation and processing28 Jul 2026US 12,691,452 B2Illumina, Inc.
- Manual amalgamator for compounds21 Jul 2026US 12,685,979 B2Nodk, LLC
- Dispenser unit for aerosol precursor14 Jul 2026US 12,677,885 B2RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
- Nut butter mixing apparatus14 Jul 2026US 12,678,752 B2
- Dispenser unit for aerosol precursor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305730 A1RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
- Systems and methods for distributing food ingredients10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264031 A1Server Products, Inc.
- Multi-axis agitation apparatus with self-centering neck clamp for multi-vessel handling3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257182 A1
- System and Method for Production of Advanced Therapy Manufactured Products (ATMPs)27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250616 A1Sedna Cell Care, Corp.
- A rocking shaker for treating at least one fluid sample20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243635 A1MERZ PHARMA GmbH & CO. KGaA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Scheduling operation of an automated analytical system230US 5,646,049 AAbbott Laboratories · 1997
- Automated pharmacy admixture system (APAS)227US 7,783,383 B2Intelligent Hospital Systems Ltd. · 2010
- Robotic admixture system187US 5,431,201 ATechnology 2000 Incororated · 1995
- Method for culturing cells using wave-induced agitation175US 6,190,913 B12001
- Containers for liquid medicaments150US 5,725,500 AEli Lilly and Company · 1998