Patent ID: 6050719
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B01F,B01J,C40B,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for facilitating the mixing of a fluid, the method comprising:providing a cartridge having a chamber at least partially filled with a fluid, wherein the chamber includes a pair of planar closely spaced-apart faces that are separated by walls to define a narrow interior having the fluid, wherein the walls are set at angles sufficient to agitate the fluid when rotated;placing the cartridge within a holding device that comprises a rotatable body having a rotational axis, wherein the rotatable body includes at least one mounting element to which the cartridge is mounted, with the faces of the chamber being generally perpendicular to the rotational axis, wherein the mounting element comprises a pair of opposing walls which each include at least one slot, wherein the cartridge is received into the slots, and wherein the rotational axis extends lengthwise through one of the opposing walls such that the cartridge is spaced apart from the rotational axis when received in the slots; androtating the rotatable body about the rotational axis to mix the fluid within the narrow interior such that the fluid within the chamber is agitated as flow of the fluid changes direction as it engages the chamber walls.