公开(公告)号：US20240325994A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18191951

申请日：2023-03-29

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Lanhui Zhang ,  Genggeng Qi ,  Brian J. Marion ,  Troy Brown ,  Yu Qi ,  Chieh-Min Cheng

IPC: B01F23/43 ,  B01F23/40

CPC classification number: B01F23/43 ,  B01F23/405

Abstract: A mixer includes a shaft and an agitator coupled to the shaft. The shaft and the agitator are configured to rotate together to mix a liquid composition. The mixer also includes a sleeve positioned around the shaft. The sleeve forms a gap between the shaft and the sleeve. The sleeve is positioned in the liquid composition such that the liquid composition fills the gap up to the surface of the liquid composition in the gap to form a liquid seal between the shaft and the sleeve that minimizes an amount of air that penetrates into the liquid composition outside the gap during rotation of the shaft and the agitator.