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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F. Karkos, Jr., Libson Falls, ME (US);
Ron Flanary, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Island Oasis Cocktail Company, Inc., Walpole, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 1/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 1/308 ;
Abstract
Food processing apparati including magnetic drives are described herein. According to one exemplary embodiment, a food processing apparatus may include a motor having a motor shaft, a rotor rotatably mounted on the motor shaft, and a stator producing an electromagnetic field for interacting with the rotor. The rotor may include a rotor magnet having an inner rotor magnet surface facing toward the motor shaft, and the stator may include an outer stator surface facing away from the motor shaft. The inner rotor magnet surface may at least partially face the outer stator surface.