	US 11,712,671 B2
	Methods and apparatus to agitate a liquid
Robert Paul Luoma, II, Colleyville, TX (US)
Assigned to ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US)
Filed by Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/848,327.
Application 16/848,327 is a continuation of application No. 15/730,524, filed on Oct. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,639,600.
Application 15/730,524 is a continuation of application No. 15/347,556, filed on Nov. 9, 2016, granted, now 9,789,454, issued on Oct. 17, 2017.
Application 15/347,556 is a continuation of application No. 13/801,154, filed on Mar. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,535,082, issued on Jan. 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0238237 A1, Jul. 30, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 35/02 (2006.01); B01F 29/322 (2022.01); B01L 9/06 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01F 29/10 (2022.01); B01F 29/00 (2022.01); B01F 31/10 (2022.01); B01F 31/20 (2022.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B01F 101/23 (2022.01)

CPC B01F 29/322 (2022.01) [B01F 29/10 (2022.01); B01F 29/40112 (2022.01); B01F 31/10 (2022.01); B01F 31/201 (2022.01); B01L 3/527 (2013.01); B01L 9/06 (2013.01); G01N 35/025 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 35/1002 (2013.01); B01F 29/40221 (2022.01); B01F 2101/23 (2022.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0861 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00465 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0443 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0451 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A cartridge comprising:

a carrier having a base and a collar extending from the base; and

a container having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the container selectively rotatable relative to the base, the container movable away from the base from a first position in which the bottom of the container is non-rotatably coupled to the base to a second position in which the bottom of the container is rotatable relative to the base, the bottom of the container including a post extending into the collar, the post rotatable in the collar when the container is in the second position.