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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Dow Silicones Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bizhong Zhu, Midland, MI (US);
Stanley Yee, Midland, MI (US);
Matthew Hildner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Plott, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Albert Shih, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dow Silicones Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A static mixer is disclosed. The static mixer comprises a housing () defining an internal mixing cavity () that longitudinally extends along a central axis between an inlet () and an outlet () and is adapted for axial flow of a fluid therethrough. The static mixer also comprises a mixing element () disposed within the mixing cavity (). The mixing element () is configured to be free from an impingement surface oriented substantially perpendicular to a main direction of fluid flow through the internal mixing cavity (). The mixing element () comprises an elongated mixing blade that is oriented longitudinally within the mixing cavity () and comprises a nose axially oriented toward the inlet (). The static mixer may comprise a heat-exchanging jacket integrally formed with the housing (). An additive manufacturing system comprising the static mixer, and methods of making and using the same, are also disclosed.