IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,556,209
Granted Patent B2
US 10,556,209 · App. 15/406,765 · Granted Feb 11, 2020

Protein blender cup

Inventor: Ashish Gandhi (Buena Park, CA)
B01F15/00506B01F3/1221B01F7/0015B01F7/00141B01F7/00258B01F7/00583B01F7/00641B01F7/00725B01F7/1695B01F13/0022B01F2215/0022
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,556,209
App. No.
15/406,765
Granted
Feb 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Present invention creatively makes convenient for any person using beverage to blend powder with liquid uniformly without use of shaking motion or battery and thereby preventing from spilling and running out batteries. Invention of unique reverse planetary gears system and side arm stirrer with window paddle has made possible convert torque of finger to multiple rotation of stirrer in order achieve efficient uniform blending. Moreover, this invention takes full advantage of removable snap mechanism to assemble and disassemble protein blender cup which is very necessary for washing every single parts to achieve highest sanitization. In short, this invention helps consumer to have protein blender cup which doesn't require shaking or battery and can be completely sanitized without any struggle.

Claims (93)

1. A manually operated blender, comprising:

a lid with fully detachable components for cleaning which houses a detachable reverse planetary gear system;

the lid includes:

a stationary top cap having a spout opening;

a stationary bottom cap with an integral spout that extends out of the spout opening of the stationary top cap, with the stationary bottom cap detachably coupled with a cup body; and

a movable handle that is an integral part of a rounded body, forming a single piece unit;

the rounded body has an annular configuration, an inner circumference of which is comprised of a ring gear;

the rounded body with the associated ring gear is detachably positioned between the stationary top cap and the stationary bottom cap;

the handle is connected to an exterior circumference of the rounded body by two connection portions of the handle that extend a distance transverse a longitudinal axis of the blender, defining a handle opening with a plane that is oriented transverse the longitudinal axis of the blender, with the opening adapted for insertion of one or more fingers of a hand and for facilitating added torque;

the reverse planetary gear system in between the stationary top cap and the stationary bottom cap further includes:

two planetary gears; and

a sun gear;

the ring gear rotates around the two planetary gears that rotate on shafts that are integral with the stationary bottom cap as the handle is moved;

the sun gear is associated with a central housing that is integral with the stationary bottom cap;

the sun gear is positioned between the two planetary gears;

the two planetary gears simultaneously engage the ring gear at first ends of the two planetary gears and the sun gear at second ends, opposite the first ends of the two planetary gears;

center axes of the ring gear, the two planetary gears, and the sun gear are parallel;

centers of the two planetary gears and the sun gear are aligned and in series within the ring gear;

centers of the sun gear and the ring gear are concentric;

a stirrer is detachably connected with the sun gear;

the stirrer is comprised of pairs of side arms connected to a central shaft and a window paddle at bottom;

wherein: a movement of the movable handle moves the ring gear, which is meshed with the first ends of the two planetary gears to rotate the two planetary gears, with the second opposite ends of the two planetary gears meshed with the sun gear, which rotate the sun gear at a compound gear ratio for a desired rotational speed of the stirrer.

2. A manually operated blender, comprising:

a cup body having a longitudinal axis;

a lid that detachably secures onto the cup body; and

a stirrer positioned within the cup body, and coupled with the lid;

the lid is comprised of detachable components for cleaning, including:

a stationary top cap having a spout opening;

a stationary bottom cap with an integral spout that extends out of the spout opening of the stationary top cap, with the stationary bottom cap detachably coupled with the cup body; and

a moveable, handle that is associated with a reverse planetary gear system detachably positioned in between the stationary top cap and the stationary bottom cap, with the movable handle extending a distance away from cup body, transverse the longitudinal axis of the cup body, facilitating added torque;

the movable handle includes a sufficient size opening with a plane that is oriented transverse the longitudinal axis of the blender, with the opening adapted for insertion of one or more fingers of a hand;

wherein: an application of force to the moveable handle translates into an in-plane rotational torque force applied to the moveable handle to rotate the moveable handle;

the rotation of the moveable handle generates a compound gear ratio for a desired rotational speed of the stirrer via the reverse planetary gear system;

the reverse planetary gear system is comprised of:

a ring gear as part of an inner circumference of an annular rounded body, with an opening through which the integral spout of the stationary bottom cap passes to extend out of the spout opening of the stationary top cap, with the handle fixed to and an integral part of the rounded body; and

two planetary gears; and

a sun gear with a center concentric with the ring gear;

the sun gear is positioned between the two planetary gears;

center axes of the ring gear, the two planetary gears, and the sun gear are parallel;

centers of the two planetary gears and the sun gear are aligned and in series within the ring gear.

3. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 2 , wherein:

the two planetary gears are comprised of:

a tapered cylindrical extrusion with a plurality of ridges forming gear teeth along an outer surface thereof, and a cylindrical shaft at a bottom.

4. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 2 , wherein:

the sun gear includes:

a tapered cylindrical extrusion with a plurality of ridges forming gear teeth along the outer surface thereof a cylindrical, shaft at a bottom and a lesser diameter cylindrical shaft on a top.

5. A manually operated blender, comprising:

a cup body;

a lid with a handle that detachably secures onto the cup body; and

the handle is fixed to and is an integral part of a rounded body;

the rounded body has an annular configuration with an opening transverse a longitudinal axis of the cup body, an inner circumference of the annular rounded body is comprised of a ring gear;

the handle extends a distance away from the rounded body, extending transverse the longitudinal axis of the cup body, the distance of the handle facilitating added torque;

the handle includes a sufficient size opening with a plane that is oriented transverse the longitudinal axis of the blender, with the opening, adapted for insertion of one or more fingers; and

a removable stirrer positioned within the cup body, and detachably coupled with the lid;

the lid is comprised of detachable components including:

a stationary top cap having a spout opening;

a stationary bottom cap with an integral spout that extends out of the spout opening of the stationary top cap, with the stationary bottom cap detachably coupled with the cup body, with the rounded body detachably positioned in between the stationary bottom cap and the stationary top cap; and

a detachable reverse planetary gear system that is disassembled for cleaning that includes:

the ring gear that revolves to drive a first planetary gear and a second planetary gear; and

a sun gear positioned in between the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear;

the sun gear is driven by the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear, an output of which rotates the stirrer at a compound gear ratio;

the sun gear is concentric with the ring gear;

center axes of the ring gear, the two planetary gears, and the sun gear are parallel;

centers of the two planetary gears and the sun gear are aligned and in series within the ring gear.

6. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim wherein: the bottom cap of the lid includes:

a first shaft, a second shaft, and a central housing.

7. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim wherein: the bottom cap of the lid includes:

a first and a second shafts for mounting respective first planetary gear and second planetary gear; and

a central housing for accommodating the sun gear.

8. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein: the bottom cap of the lid includes:

a first shaft, a second shaft, and a central housing,

center axes of the first shaft, the second shaft, and the central housing are parallel;

centers of the first shaft, the second shaft, and the central housing are aligned and in series within the ring gear.

9. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein: the bottom cap of the lid includes:

a first shaft and a second shaft, with the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear freely rotating in place while mounted on the respective first and second shafts; and

a central housing, with the sun gear freely rotating in, place while associated with the central housing.

10. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein: the bottom cap of the lid includes:

a first shaft, a second shaft, and a central housing protruding from a top side base of the bottom cap.

11. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein:

an application of force to the moveable handle translates into an in-plane rotational torque applied to the moveable handle to rotate the moveable handle;

the rotation of the moveable handle generates a compound gear ratio for a desired rotational speed of the stirrer via the reverse planetary gear system.

12. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein:

the top cap further includes:

a first and a second openings for accommodating, a first and a second shafts of the bottom cap.

13. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein:

the lid is further comprised of a snap shaft cap, which detachably covers over a first and a second openings of a top cap.

14. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein:

the lid is further comprised of a spout cap, which detachably covers over the spout tube.

15. The manually operated blender as set forth in claim 5 , wherein:

the removable stirrer is comprised of:

a single stirrer shaft;

a plurality of equally distanced side arm pairs adjacently extending from the stirrer shaft at opposite sides of the shaft for generating a downward mixed fluid vortex; and

a window paddle at a bottom end of the stirrer shaft for scooping and moving powder upwards.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2023
From: GANDHI, ASHISH
To: NGUYEN, TUONG
Reel/Frame 063214/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2020
From: GANDHI, ASHISH
To: NGUYEN, TUONG
Reel/Frame 053573/0768 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62313794 · Mar 27, 2016
Related Publication 20170274332A1 · Sep 28, 2017