Two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method
First Claim
1. Apparatus for combining a first substance with a second substance that cannot be mixed directly with the first substance without damaging at least one of the first substance and the second substance, said apparatus comprising:
- a primary mixing unit for mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution, the first solution having a first predetermined concentration of first substance capable of being mixed directly with the second substance without damaging one of the first substance and the second substance; and
a secondary mixing unit for mixing the first solution with the second substance to produce a second solution having a second predetermined concentration of first substance relative to the second substance.
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Abstract
A two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method produces a solution including a first substance and a second substance in a predetermined ratio by first mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution and then mixing the first solution with the second substance to produce a second solution. Multiple batches of second solution may be produced from a single batch of first solution. Multiple batches of second solution may be produced in parallel.
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34 Claims
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1. Apparatus for combining a first substance with a second substance that cannot be mixed directly with the first substance without damaging at least one of the first substance and the second substance, said apparatus comprising:
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a primary mixing unit for mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution, the first solution having a first predetermined concentration of first substance capable of being mixed directly with the second substance without damaging one of the first substance and the second substance; and
a secondary mixing unit for mixing the first solution with the second substance to produce a second solution having a second predetermined concentration of first substance relative to the second substance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for combining a first substance with a second substance that cannot be mixed directly with the first substance without damaging at least one of the first substance and the second substance, the method comprising:
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mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution, the first solution having a first predetermined concentration of first substance capable of being mixed directly with the second substance without damaging one of the first substance and the second substance; and
mixing the first solution with the second substance to produce a second solution having a second predetermined concentration of first substance relative to the second substance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mixing system comprising:
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a primary mixing unit operatively coupled to mix a first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution, the first solution stored in a container; and
a plurality of secondary mixing units coupled to the container, each of said secondary mixing units operatively coupled to mix first solution from the container with a second substance to produce a second solution having a second predetermined concentration of first substance relative to the second substance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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