A mixing machine configured to receive a receiving device in order to form a mixing machine, the manufacturing apparatus comprising: a support defining a receiving housing, having a first receiving location configured to receive a first deformable capsule and a second receiving location configured to receive a second deformable capsule, the first and second capsules fluidly linked and respectively containing a first formulation and a second formulation, an actuation system movable relative to the support inside the receiving housing, comprising a first actuation member positioned on one side of the receiving housing and movable thereinside, in order to transmit a pressure force on the first capsule, along a first actuation stroke, a second actuation member positioned on another side, preferably an opposite side, of the receiving housing and movable thereinside, in order to transmit a pressure force on the second capsule, along a second actuation stroke, in which the first actuation stroke has a different length from the second actuation stroke.

A wine aerator for expediting the breathing of wine just before serving having a main body 4 in a barrel shape with a flat bottom 20 and a flat top 22, the main body 4 defining a wine aeration chamber 24 where wine mixes with air to aerate the wine, a wine exit tube 6 connected to the wine aeration chamber 24 and extending substantially straight from the flat top 22, the wine exit tube 6 having an exit tube central axis and lying in an wine exit tube plane 34, an exit tube cork 16 is configured to seal the wine exit tube 6 configured to be inserted into and seal the exit tube 6, a wine inlet tube 8 connected to the aeration chamber and extending from a side of the main body 4, the inlet tube 8 is substantially perpendicular to the exit tube 6, a right elbow tube 10 having a first end and a second end, a first opening is connected to the wine inlet tube 8, the right elbow tube 10 bends at 90 degrees, a wine bottle tube 12 connected to the second opening of the right elbow tube 10, the wine bottle tube 12 having a wine bottle tube central axis 35, and the wine inlet tube 8, the right elbow tube 10, the wine bottle tube 12 and the wine bottle tube central axis 35 lying in a wine bottle tube plane, wherein the exit tube plane 34 is perpendicular to the wine bottle tube plane 36; and a wine bottle connector 14 configured to connect a wine bottle opening 32 to the wine bottle tube 12. A method of aerating wine using the wine aerator.

A mixing container is disclosed having a moving grip positioned outside of its lid such that the grip is rotatable to allow contents inside the container to pour out or to prevent the pouring of contents.

A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.

In order to develop mixing and application capsules known from the prior art, so that limitations regarding the dental preparations that can be obtained are overcome, a mixing capsule (22) for producing a dental preparation is proposed in which the mixing capsule (22) has: a capsule body (1) having a mixing chamber for receiving a mixing component and for mixing the dental preparation from the mixing component, a first fluid and a second fluid and having an outlet opening (4) for expelling the dental preparation, a first cavity for receiving the first fluid, a first piston body (2) which delimits the mixing chamber in the capsule body (1) and which has a first passageway for guiding the first fluid from the first cavity into the mixing chamber, a second cavity for receiving the second fluid and a second piston body (2) which delimits the mixing chamber in the capsule body (1) and which has a second passageway for guiding the second fluid from the second cavity into the mixing chamber.

A portable fluid mixing vessel for containing fluid. The vessel interior includes a mixing component designed for effecting mixing of a fluid with a powdered substance. The spring loaded component is releaseably attached to the bottom of the vessel interior, and is configured to gently break apart clumps of the powder allowing the powder to go into solution without over-mixing. A turbine is attached to the spring portion, the turbine having angled blades to induce a gentle stirring motion in response to vertical reciprocation of the turbine. The gentle breakdown of the powder creates a mixture which has a texture like that of a stirred mixture, as opposed to a pureed or blended mixture.

A physically independent agitator for insertion in a liquid container is disclosed. An example agitator includes a top propeller and a bottom propeller connected by a rod. The agitator has sufficient density to be suspended in the liquid. Each of the propellers includes a plurality of blades supported by a hub connected to the rod. Each of the blades has a surface located at an angle to a central axis of the body. When liquid is poured into the container and the container is shaken, the agitator is spun by the force of the liquid on the propeller blades causing agitation of the liquid.

An agitating device is provided that extracts food particles from food suspended in a liquid. The agitating device includes a rim, an interior portion having a plurality of apertures and a plurality of projections that extend from the interior portion, and a plurality of tabs that mechanically couple the rim and the interior portion. Furthermore, an infusion device is provided that infuses food flavors from food suspended in a liquid. The infusion device includes a lid, a container having an open end and a closed end, and the agitating device placed between the lid and the container. The plurality of projections extends from the interior portion toward the closed end of the container. The interior portion of the agitating device includes a surface that supports the plurality of projections oriented between 0 and 180 relative to the surface.

A kit and a method for using the kit to generate nanoseeds from protein nanocrystals and aggregates is disclosed. The method comprises mixing a plurality of beads with a protein nanocrystal or aggregate, and agitating the mixture to generate the nanoseeds. Nanoseeds made by disclosed embodiments may be of a high quality, as evaluated by TEM, and can be used to produce high quality protein crystals. Additionally, spectroscopic techniques, such as UV fluorescence and/or brightfield microscopy can be used to identify aggregates suitable to produce nanoseeds.

A system for use in bone cement preparation can include a chamber for intermixing a liquid monomer and solid polymer components, a container, a vacuum channel, and a filter. The mixing chamber can be configured to hold a non-liquid, polymer powder component of a bone cement. The container can be configured to hold a liquid component of the bone cement. The system can have a first interface disposed between the mixing chamber and the container and a second interface disposed between the mixing chamber and the vacuum channel. The second interface can to receive and position the filter between the mixing chamber and the vacuum channel. The vacuum channel can direct a partial vacuum to draw the liquid component from the container into the non-liquid component in the mixing chamber to intermix the components and to thereby provide a settable bone cement.