Apparatus for mixing the contents of a container
AssigneeGe Healthcare Bioscience Bioprocess Corp.
InventorsVijay Singh, Willy Papke
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Abstract
An apparatus for mixing materials is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support. A mixing container is disposed in the support, where the mixing container is configured to retain materials. A driver assembly is configured to protrude through the support and into the mixing container. The mixing container includes a paddle, the driver assembly is configured to be attached to the paddle, where the driver assembly is configured to oscillate the paddle in a back and forth direction at a set angle in order to mix the materials in the mixing container.
Claims28
An apparatus for mixing materials, comprising:
- a support;
- a mixing container disposed in the support, wherein the mixing container is configured to retain materials;
- a driver assembly configured to protrude through the support and into the mixing container;
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- the mixer container includes a paddle, the driver assembly is configured to be attached to the paddle, wherein the driver assembly is configured to oscillate the paddle in a back and forth direction at a set angle in order to mix the materials in the mixing container.
A mixing device comprising:
- a support;
- a mixing container disposed in the support, wherein the mixing container is configured to retain materials, wherein the mixing container includes a mixing bag and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is disposed inside the mixing bag;
- a driver assembly configured to protrude through the support into the sleeve;
- a paddle is inside the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to isolate the paddle from an environment outside of the mixing bag;
- the paddle may extend vertically 5% to 95% of a vertical height of the mixing container;
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- the driver assembly is configured to oscillate the paddle in a back and forth direction at a set angle in order to mix the materials in the mixing container.
A mixing device comprising:
- a support;
- a mixing container disposed in the support, wherein the mixing container is configured to retain materials, wherein the mixing container includes a mixing bag and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is disposed inside the mixing bag;
- an oscillating driver assembly configured to protrude through the support into the sleeve;
- a paddle is inside the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to isolate the paddle from an environment outside of the mixing bag;
- the paddle may extend vertically 5% to 95% of a vertical height of the mixing container;
- the oscillating driver assembly, drives the paddle in an oscillating motion in order to mix the materials in the mixing container;
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- the oscillating driver assembly, drives the paddle in a single direction in order to mix the materials in the mixing container.
A mixing device comprising:
- a support;
- a mixing container disposed in the support, wherein the mixing container is configured to retain materials, wherein the mixing container includes a mixing bag and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is disposed inside the mixing bag;
- a driver assembly configured to protrude through the support into the sleeve;
- a paddle is inside the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to isolate the paddle from an environment outside of the mixing bag;
- the driver assembly is configured to oscillate the paddle at a set angle in order to mix the materials in the mixing container;
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- a tube coupled to the sleeve or paddle, wherein the tube is configured to disperse gases into the mixing bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.