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Mixing device having a stirring element

US12172140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH · DE
Levitronix GmbH · CH

Inventors

Lars Böttcher · Schwarzenberg, DE
Marco Leupold · Göttingen, DE
Simon Topp-Manske · Vollmarshausen, DE
Thomas Holenstein · Umiken, CH
Thomas Nussbaumer · Zug, CH
Robin Heese · Gilfershausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01F2101/44
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A mixing device having a stirring element can include: a container for receiving fluids and/or solids; and at least one rotatable stirring element for mixing the fluids and/or solids; wherein the stirring element comprises a first bearing element and a second bearing element which are arranged at or near opposite ends of the stirring element; wherein the first bearing element is mounted on a first face of the container and the second bearing element is mounted on an opposite second face of the container; wherein the first bearing element comprises at least one non-permanently magnetized element such that it can be moved in rotation by externally induced reluctance forces, and wherein the second bearing element is mounted in a contactless manner by externally induced magnetic forces.

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