US 12,331,273 B2
Fluid mixing systems with adjustable mixing element
Michael E. Goodwin, Logan, UT (US); and Nephi D. Jones, Newton, UT (US)
Assigned to LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,917.
Application 16/502,245 is a division of application No. 13/659,616, filed on Oct. 24, 2012, granted, now 10,435,658, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 18/654,917 is a continuation of application No. 18/336,338, filed on Jun. 16, 2023, granted, now 11,999,930.
Application 18/336,338 is a continuation of application No. 16/502,245, filed on Jul. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,725,171.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/551,159, filed on Oct. 25, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0287428 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B01F 27/231 (2022.01); B01F 27/07 (2022.01); B01F 27/113 (2022.01); B01F 27/2121 (2022.01); B01F 27/213 (2022.01); B01F 27/61 (2022.01); B01F 33/00 (2022.01); B01F 35/22 (2022.01); B01F 35/513 (2022.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/06 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); B01F 35/71 (2022.01)
CPC C12M 23/14 (2013.01) [B01F 27/071 (2022.01); B01F 27/113 (2022.01); B01F 27/2121 (2022.01); B01F 27/213 (2022.01); B01F 27/2312 (2022.01); B01F 27/61 (2022.01); B01F 33/86 (2022.01); B01F 35/2209 (2022.01); B01F 35/513 (2022.01); C12M 23/26 (2013.01); C12M 23/48 (2013.01); C12M 23/52 (2013.01); C12M 27/02 (2013.01); C12M 27/06 (2013.01); C12M 41/00 (2013.01); B01F 35/715 (2022.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for mixing a fluid, the method comprising:
operating a mixing element at a first speed at a first location within a compartment of a container so that the mixing element mixes a first volume of the fluid within the compartment to conform to a fluid mixing parameter;
dispensing a first additional fluid into the compartment of the container to form a second volume of the fluid;
automatically relocating the mixing element to a second location upon sensing the second volume of the fluid within the compartment; and
operating the mixing element at a second speed at the second location so that the mixing element mixes the second volume of the fluid within the compartment to conform to the fluid mixing parameter.