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Granted Patent B2
US 12,148,516 · App. 17/751,612 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Systems and methods for smart mixers

Inventor: Brent M. Skoda (Mayfield Village, OH)
G16H20/13B01F35/2206B01F35/80G16H40/63H04L67/01H04L67/02H04L67/025H04L67/10H04L67/1097H04L67/12H04L67/52H04L67/56B01F2101/08B01F2101/14B01F2101/21B01F2101/4505
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Patent No.
US 12,148,516
App. No.
17/751,612
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An mixing device includes at least one mixing chamber, a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a set of instructions stored on the memory and configured to be executed by the processor. The processor is configured to determine a custom mixing recipe comprising a plurality of ingredient types and corresponding amounts for each of the plurality of ingredient types. The processor is further configured to insert the plurality of ingredient types into a first mixing chamber. A first amount of a first ingredient type and a second amount of a second ingredient type are inserted according to the custom mixing recipe. The processor is further configured to mix the plurality of ingredient types in the first mixing chamber. The processor is further configured to dispense a mixture of the plurality of ingredient types as at least one of a vapor, a fine powder, a mist, and a liquid.

Claims (39)

1. A device for dispensing a mixture of ingredients, the device comprising:

a cartridge chamber configured to house a plurality of ingredient cartridges, each ingredient cartridge of the plurality of ingredient cartridges comprises a different ingredient;

a mixing chamber configured to mix two or more ingredients from the plurality of ingredient cartridges;

a dispenser for dispensing a mixture that has been mixed by the mixing chamber;

a processor configured to receive a recipe comprising a plurality of types of ingredients and amounts for each of the types of ingredients; and

wherein the processor is configured to control the mixing chamber and the plurality of ingredient cartridges to insert amounts of the plurality of types of ingredients into the mixing chamber according to the recipe; and

wherein the dispenser is configured to output the mixture resulting from mixing amounts of the plurality of types of ingredients by the mixing chamber.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is further configured to dispense the mixture as one of a vapor, a fine powder, a mist, or a liquid.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to control via the processor the mixing chamber.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to receive input from a user to specify the recipe.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of dispensers comprising the dispenser.

6. The device of claim 5 , further comprising a user interface configured to determine which of the plurality of dispensers to dispense the mixture.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more dispensing chambers configure to receive the mixture from the mixing chamber and to provide the mixture to the dispenser.

8. The device of claim 7 , further comprising a user interface configure to determine which of the one or more dispending chambers to receive the mixture from the mixing chamber.

9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to download the recipe via a network to the device.

10. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a vaporizing device configured to receive the mixture output from the mixing chamber and vaporize the mixture for output via the dispenser.

11. A system for dispensing a mixture of ingredients, the device comprising:

a smart mixer comprising:

a cartridge chamber configured to house a plurality of ingredient cartridges, each ingredient cartridge of the plurality of ingredient cartridges comprises a different ingredient;

a mixing chamber configured to mix two or more ingredients from the plurality of ingredient cartridges;

a dispenser for dispensing a mixture that has been mixed by the mixing chamber; and

a processor configured to control the mixing chamber and the plurality of ingredient cartridges; and

a computing device in communication with the smart mixer via one or more networks and comprising a user interface configured to one of manage or control the smart mixer; and

wherein the processor of the smart mixer is configured to receive information on a recipe from the computing device and to control the mixing chamber and the plurality of ingredient cartridges to insert amounts of the plurality of types of ingredients into the mixing chamber according to the recipe.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the dispenser is further configured to dispense the mixture as one of a vapor, a fine powder, a mist, or a liquid.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface is further configured to control via the processor the mixing chamber.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface is further configured to receive input from a user to specify the recipe.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface is further configured to download the recipe to the smart mixer.

16. A device for dispensing a mixture of ingredients, the device comprising:

a cartridge chamber configured to house a plurality of ingredient cartridges, each ingredient cartridge of the plurality of ingredient cartridges comprises a different ingredient;

a mixing chamber configured to mix two or more ingredients from the plurality of ingredient cartridges;

a dispenser for dispensing a mixture that has been mixed by the mixing chamber;

a processor is configured to control the mixing chamber and the plurality of ingredient cartridges; and

a user interface configured to received input from a user to one of control or manage the device; and

wherein the processor is configured to receive information on a recipe from the user interface and to control the mixing chamber and the plurality of ingredient cartridges to insert amounts of the plurality of types of ingredients into the mixing chamber according to the recipe.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the device is further configured to dispense the mixture as one of a vapor, a fine powder, a mist, or a liquid.

18. The device of claim 16 , wherein the user interface is further configured to control via the processor the mixing chamber.

19. The device of claim 16 , wherein the user interface is further configured to receive input from a user to specify the recipe.

20. The device of claim 16 , wherein the user interface is further configured to download the recipe to the processor.

Continuity (8)
Continuation 16574319 · Sep 18, 2019
Continuation In Part 16386600 · Apr 17, 2019
Continuation In Part 16375372 · Apr 4, 2019
Continuation 15048575 · Feb 19, 2016
Continuation 15047332 · Feb 18, 2016
Provisional Application 62118869 · Feb 20, 2015
Provisional Application 62118341 · Feb 19, 2015
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