Capsules and methods for mixing multiple substances
AssigneeCapsulab Ltd
InventorsDov MEIRZON, Gal SAAR
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Abstract
A capsule for mixing substances includes a chamber having first and second ends. A piston is fitted in the chamber. The piston has a proximal end facing the first end, and a distal end facing the second end. A mixer element is arranged within the chamber between the piston and the second end. The mixer element is disposed at a distal end of a mixer rod. The piston has an aperture through which the mixer rod passes. The piston and mixer element are separately displaceable relative to the first and second ends and relative to each other. The piston includes a plurality of cavities within the piston, such that one cavity is separated from another cavity and filled with a different ingredient substance.
Claims25
A capsule for mixing substances, comprising:
- a chamber having a first end and a second end;
- a piston fitted in the chamber, the piston having a proximal end facing the first end, and a distal end facing the second end;
- a mixer element arranged within the chamber between the piston and the second end, wherein the mixer element is disposed at a distal end of a mixer rod, and the piston has an aperture through which the mixer rod passes, and wherein the piston and the mixer element are separately displaceable relative to the first and second ends and relative to each other;
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- a plurality of cavities within the piston, such that one cavity is separated from another cavity and filled with a different ingredient substance.
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A method of mixing substances in a capsule, comprising:
- fixing a capsule to a mixer device having a linear actuator, the capsule comprising a chamber having a first end and a second end, a piston fitted in the chamber and having a proximal end facing the first end, and a distal end facing the second end, and a mixer element arranged within the chamber between a distal end of the piston and the second end, wherein the mixer element is disposed at a distal end of a mixer rod, and the piston has an aperture through which the mixer rod passes, and wherein the piston and the mixer element are separately displaceable relative to the first and second ends and relative to each other, and a plurality of cavities within the piston, each filled with an ingredient substance;
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- with the linear actuator, extracting the ingredient substances from the plurality of cavities and releasing the ingredient substances into the chamber.
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A method of assembling a capsule for mixing substances, comprising:
- (i) forming a chamber having a first end and a second end;
- (ii) inserting a mixer element into the chamber, wherein the mixer element is disposed at a distal end of a mixer rod;
- (iii) filling a plurality of ingredient substances into a plurality of cavities within a piston, wherein the piston comprises an aperture;
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- (iv) inserting the piston into the chamber such that the piston has a proximal end facing the first end, and a distal end facing the second end, the mixer rod passes through the aperture, and the plurality of cavities are configured between the proximal end of the piston and the mixer element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.