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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2012
Jerold R. Bottiger, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Jerold R. Bottiger, Aberdeen, MD (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for mixing contents within an enclosed container, which includes a mixing element composed of a magnetically interactive material, which is configured for placement within the enclosed container, a movable member disposed outside of the enclosed container, the movable member being magnetically engageable with the mixing element, a base member for positioning the movable member proximate the enclosed container, and a motor adapted for driving the movable member in a continuous, reciprocating or oscillating motion relative to the enclosed container, wherein the movable member interacts with and urges the mixing element to translate between a first position and a second position within the container, and one of the mixing element or an end portion of the armature is a magnet.