# US 2024/0197115 A1 · Systems, methods, and apparatuses for instituting a quiet blending mode > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0197115 A1 - Document ID: US20240197115A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/538,513 - Filed: 2023-12-13 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-14 - Assignees: Vita-Mix Management Corporation - Applicants: Vita-Mix Management Corporation - Inventors: Eugene J. Kozlowski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240197115A1 ## CPC - A47J 43/046: with tools driven from the bottom side - A47J 43/0716: {for machines with tools driven from the lower side (A47J43/0727 - A47J43/08 take precedence)} - B01F 35/2202: {Controlling the mixing process by feed-back, i.e. a measured parameter of the mixture is measured, compared with the set-value and the feed values are corrected} - B01F 35/222: of the operation of the driving system, e.g. torque, speed or power of motors; of the position of mixing devices or elements - B01F 2101/06: Mixing of food ingredients - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - B01F: MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D3/06) ## Abstract Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for instituting a quiet blending mode. A method includes capturing, via at least one sensor, one or more sound and/or vibration inputs from a blender, comparing the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs to a threshold parameter, and transmitting a command to a blender motor to reduce power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs exceed the threshold parameter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of instituting a quiet blending mode, the method comprising: capturing, via at least one sensor, one or more sound and/or vibration inputs from a blender; comparing the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs to a threshold parameter; and transmitting a command to a blender motor to reduce power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs exceed the threshold parameter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving, via an interface, an input to initiate the quiet blending mode; and engaging the quiet blending mode to capture the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a microphone. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an accelerometer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the capturing, the comparing, and the transmitting are continuously completed to form a feedback loop. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting a second command to the blender motor to increase power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs are below the threshold parameter. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting the command to the blender motor is in accordance with a blender program. ### Claim 8 A system for instituting a quiet blending mode, the system comprising: a blender comprising a motor; a capture component comprising at least one sensor configured to capture one or more sound and/or vibration inputs from the blender; and a controller communicatively coupled to the motor and the capture component, the controller configured to: instruct the at least one sensor to capture the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs from the blender, compare the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs to a threshold parameter, and instruct the motor to reduce power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs exceed the threshold parameter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, further comprising an interface communicatively coupled to the controller. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, wherein the interface is a user device interface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, wherein the interface is a user interface of the blender. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to: receive, via the interface, an input to initiate the quiet blending mode; and engage the quiet blending mode to capture the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a microphone. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an accelerometer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to complete the capturing, the comparing, and the transmitting continuously to form a feedback loop. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit a second command to the motor to increase power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs are below the threshold parameter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to instruct the motor in accordance with a blender program. ### Claim 18 A blender, comprising: a motor; and a controller communicatively coupled to the motor and configured to: capture, via at least one sensor, one or more sound and/or vibration inputs from the motor, compare the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs to a threshold parameter, and instruct the motor to reduce power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs exceed the threshold parameter. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The blender according to claim 18, further comprising: an interface communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the controller is further configured to: receive, via the interface, an input to initiate a quiet blending mode; and engage the quiet blending mode to capture the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The blender according to claim 18, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit a second command to the motor to increase power when the one or more sound and/or vibration inputs are below the threshold parameter.