Mixing vessel

US9044718B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9044718-B2
Application numberUS-91835109-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 18, 2009
Priority dateMar 19, 2008
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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A mixing vessel includes a flexible container, elements for mixing its contents, aeration elements, a drain/lower bearing port having a rigid flange provided with a drain passage, attached in a tight manner to the lower portion of the container wall, supporting a lower bearing that is adjacent to the drain passage. The vessel includes an extended element for dispensing aeration gas and is spaced essentially radially from the drain/bearing port; at least one tubular element for dispensing aeration gas extends from the extended dispensing element, in the inside space, along the inside surface of the lower portion and the side portion of the wall of the container and extends on the outside of the container from the upper portion; at least one mixing element is spaced essentially from the lower portion of the container wall, from the lower bearing, and from at least one extended element for dispensing aeration gas.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A mixing vessel ( 1 ) designed to receive biopharmaceutical contents (C) for mixing thereof, said mixing vessel comprising: 1) a flexible container ( 2 ), comprising: i) a wall ( 3 ) that has a lower portion ( 3 a ), a side portion ( 3 b ), and an upper portion ( 3 c ), the wall delimiting an inside space ( 4 ) that receives a certain amount of the biopharmaceutical contents (C), the wall having introduction openings ( 5 a ) and a drain openi…

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What does patent US9044718B2 cover?
A mixing vessel includes a flexible container, elements for mixing its contents, aeration elements, a drain/lower bearing port having a rigid flange provided with a drain passage, attached in a tight manner to the lower portion of the container wall, supporting a lower bearing that is adjacent to the drain passage. The vessel includes an extended element for dispensing aeration gas and is space…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ludwig Jens, Reif Oscar-Werner, Greller Gerhard, and 8 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C12M23/26. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).