Paint can mixer devices and methods

A paint can mixer system, comprising:

• a ratcheted turn knob coupled to a mixer axle, configured to rotate the mixer axle;
• a ratchet device with a ratchet bar linked to the ratcheted turn knob, configured to engage the ratchet device when the turn knob is twisted in one predetermined direction;
• multiple mixing blades attached to the mixer axle, the multiple mixing blades being configured to collapse for insertion through an opening in a lid attached to the paint can and configured to expand within an inside of the paint can for mixing when the mixer axle rotates, the lid including a sealable cover coupled to the paint can to contain the paint during mixing;
• a suction cup having a sleeve coupled to the mixer axle and configured to allow independent rotation of the mixer axle relative to the suction cup, the suction cup further configured to removably attach by suction to an interior bottom surface of the paint can to secure and stabilize the mixer axle during rotation of the mixer axle and the multiple mixing blades;
• a squeegee comprising a flexible elastomeric blade attached to the mixer axle, the flexible elastomeric blade having a resilient tip configured to conform to an interior sidewall and the bottom junction of the paint can to displace paint material from the interior sidewall and the bottom junction toward a central mixing region engaged by the multiple mixing blades;
• a paint color matching application operating on a mobile device and configured to use a camera of the mobile device to calculate square footage of a surface and an augmented reality processor coupled to the camera and the paint color matching application configured to display on the mobile device a color in real time that matches a selected color swatch;
• at least one-color sensor coupled to the paint color matching app, configured to analyze the mixture of primary paint colors to recreate a user-preferred new color based on captured sensor data;
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• a color sensor analyzer coupled to the paint color matching app and coupled to the camera configured to identify a matching paint color from a database of stored colors, including those from various paint companies, to recreate the user-preferred new color.

A paint can mixer system, comprising:

• a ratcheted turn knob coupled to a mixer axle, configured to rotate the mixer axle;
• a ratchet device with a ratchet bar linked to the ratcheted turn knob, configured to engage the ratchet device when the turn knob is twisted in one predetermined direction;
• multiple mixing blades attached to the mixer axle, the multiple mixing blades being configured to collapse for insertion through an opening in a lid attached to the paint can and configured to expand within an inside of the paint can for mixing when the mixer axle rotates, the lid including a sealable cover coupled to the paint can to contain the paint during mixing;
• a suction cup having a sleeve coupled to the mixer axle and configured to allow independent rotation of the mixer axle relative to the suction cup, the suction cup further configured to removably attach by suction to an interior bottom surface of the paint can to secure and stabilize the mixer axle during rotation of the mixer axle and the multiple mixing blades;
• a squeegee comprising a flexible elastomeric blade attached to the mixer axle, the flexible elastomeric blade having a resilient tip configured to conform to an interior sidewall and the bottom junction of the paint can to displace paint material from the interior sidewall and the bottom junction toward a central mixing region engaged by the multiple mixing blades;
• a paint color matching application operating on a mobile device and configured to use a camera of the mobile device to calculate square footage of a surface and an augmented reality processor coupled to the camera and the paint color matching application configured to display on the mobile device a color in real time that matches a selected color swatch;
• at least one-color sensor coupled to the paint color matching app, configured to analyze the mixture of primary paint colors to recreate a user-preferred new color based on captured sensor data;
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• a color sensor analyzer coupled to the paint color matching app and coupled to the camera configured to identify a matching paint color from a database of stored colors, including those from various paint companies, to recreate the user-preferred new color.