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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147392 | Fixed angle centrifuge rotor with helically wound reinforcement A centrifuge rotor includes a rotor body having first and second axial ends and a circumferential sidewall extending therebetween. The rotor body has a plurality of wells for receiving sample containers to be processed in the rotor. The rotor further includes an elo... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8021630 | Anticoagulant-coated dipstick for use with a blood centrifuge rotor An anticoagulant-coated dipstick is selectively receivable by the central fill port of a rotor of a blood centrifuge. The dipstick includes an elongated, rod-like member having a first axial end and an opposite second axial end, and a cap affixed to the second axial... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7806819 | Rotor for laboratory centrifuges with hold-down element for centrifugation containers The invention relates to a rotor for laboratory centrifuges which is designed for accommodating at least one centrifugation container, and an adapter for accommodating a sample vessel and for use in a laboratory centrifuge rotor. The rotor has at least one hold-down... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7651456 | Centrifuge having a rotor to suppress the generation of sonorants According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a rotor for a centrifuge which includes an annular portion having a plurality of storing portions each holding a sample vessel that contains a sample to be separated, the annular portion being provided with ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7645223 | Handheld centrifuge A handheld centrifuge includes an inertia body having an axle and a pair of inertia wheels coupled to the axle. The inertia wheels are coupled to the axle in substantially perpendicular direction to the axle, and spaced apart from each other. A string is connected t... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7582049 | Fluid separation devices, systems and/or methods using a centrifuge and roller pump A centrifugal fluid separation system is disclosed for centrifugally separating a composite fluid into components thereof. This centrifugal separation system includes at least a centrifugal rotor which has a composite fluid containment area, a fluid flow channel/tub... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7438679 | Apparatus and method for separating volumes of a composite liquid with a balancing assembly Apparatus and method for balancing a centrifuge having interconnected hydraulic chambers in containers on a rotor, each container being adapted to receive a composite fluid, comprising transferring, by the rotation of the rotor, hydraulic liquid from a source to the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419464 | Rotor mounting structure for centrifugal separator A rotor mounting structure arranged in a centrifugal separator. A cylindrical shaft having elastic tongue pieces provided substantially equidistantly on the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the cylindrical shaft is provided at the distal end of a drive shaft;... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396324 | Centrifugal separator with first and second control panels A centrifugal separator includes a rotator part, a controller part, and a first control panel. The rotator part has a rotor for separating components in a liquid sample, and a drive shaft for driving the rotor to rotate. The controller part controls operations of th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372219 | Belt driven centrifugal separator with multi-stage, belt deterioration alerting display In a centrifugal separator of the type in which driving power of a motor is transmitted to a rotor via a power transmission mechanism, such as a belt, a motor-rotation signal frequency fm and a rotor-rotation signal frequency fr are computed, on the basis of which a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371206 | Rotor for laboratory centrifuges The present invention relates to a rotor for laboratory centrifuges, the rotor including a rotor housing that is open to the top and at least one recess for taking up centrifuge containers, with the recess being formed in the peripheral area of the rotor as a concen... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371205 | Device for asymmetric heating and cooling of reaction mixtures during centrifuging and rotor means therefore A rotor assembly for centrifuging reaction vessels containing reaction mixtures in a device for asymmetric heating and cooling of reaction mixtures during centrifugation. The rotor contains at least one fan blade used to force ambient gas to pass the reaction mixtur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367932 | Centrifuge including a rotating chamber having a bowl and a cylinder A structure in which when a rotating member is broken, an impact force is prevented from being concentrated to a local portion by enabling to receive a debris by a wide area at an instant and breaking energy can further be facilitated to consume. Further, according ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7331918 | Centrifugal separator with safety features In a centrifugal separator, inside a housing opposed to a protector, a protruding member, which protrudes inside, is arranged at a position shifted from a shortest distance portion, the distance from the protector of which is the shortest, so that a spatial distance... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325712 | Electrical drive-in tool having two component flywheel An electrical drive-in tool includes a driving ram (13) displaceable in a guide (12), and a motor-driven drive flywheel (32) for driving the driving ram (13) and having a first component forming at least a circumferentially arranged rim a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311652 | Fixing device for a centrifuge rotor cover The present invention relates to a fixing device of a cover for a centrifuge rotor, a receiving chamber of the centrifuge rotor, which is driven using a drive unit, for receiving samples to be centrifuged being closable aerosol-tight using the cover. The fixing devi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311849 | Control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell The invention provides a control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell. The control device comprises: a support which comprises a recess for containing a duct; a visible-light emitter with a corresponding r... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311653 | Centrifugal separator having a structure for facilitating opening and closing a door An air flow valve capable of being opened and closed is provided between the interior of the rotor chamber sealed with the door and the exterior thereof, and formed so that, when the door is closed, or when the door is opened, the air flow valve is temporarily opene... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294513 | Method and apparatus for characterizing solutions of small particles A method and apparatus is described by which means molecules in suspension may be characterized in terms of the size and mass distributions present. As a sample solution is separated by centrifugal means, it is illuminated at a particular radial distance from the ax... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288060 | Centrifugal separator A centrifugal separator is configured such that a switching unit adapted to be brought into electrical conduction or electrical nonconduction is electrically connected in a drive power supply line between a motor drive circuit of a control unit and a motor winding w... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285244 | Automated device for biological analysis An automated device for biological analysis including a rotatable rotor, and at least one reactor supported on the rotor and including an agitator composed of a blade which can either be 1) supported on a lower portion of a biochip carrier formed at an angle to reta... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285085 | Automatic balancing rotor for centrifuge An automatic balancing rotor for a centrifuge which compensates for imbalance of a centrifugal force occurring due to a weight difference of samples. The automatic balancing rotor includes a plurality of rotating arms spaced at regular angular intervals, with a plur... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282018 | Centrifugal receptacle drainer A draining apparatus for collecting fluids from a container. This device consists essentially of a base and a rotational receptacle support, which holds and rotates, the container, which is to be drained. The container is held in a nearly horizontal position with th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278961 | Centrifugal separator A centrifugal separator is configured such that a switching unit adapted to be brought into electrical conduction or into electrical nonconduction is electrically connected between a motor housing and a motor-ground connection wire, and that the switching unit is co... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7256046 | Method of operating a photometric analysis apparatus The present invention relates to the field of photometric analysis, particularly to photometric analysis apparatuses which use disk-shaped rotors, in which the rotors are loaded automatically. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251871 | Fabricating three-dimensional annular fiber structures The present invention provides a method of fabricating an annular fiber structure, the method comprising the steps consisting in: providing a first fiber sheet made up of substantially unidirectional elements; forming a transverse, first annular sheet by laying the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223346 | Methods and apparatus for isolating platelets from blood A platelet collection device comprising a centrifugal spin-separator container with a cavity having a longitudinal inner surface. A float in the cavity has a base, a platelet collection surface above the base, an outer surface. The float density is below the density... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214177 | Culture tube and angle rotor receiving the tube in centrifuge A culture/centrifugal tube includes a tube and a cap. The cap has a disk portion and an annular portion that define an annular groove therebetween. The annular groove opens at a position level with the surface of the disk portion. The open end of the tube extends in... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211191 | Blood component separation method and apparatus An apparatus and method for collecting whole blood and then separating it into components for subsequent use or storage. A self-contained bag set is used to collect the sample, which may then be placed into a device adapted to fit into a centrifuge for separation of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204637 | Automated device for homogenization and resuspension of substances, disintegration of cells, disruption of tissues and centrifugation of these media A device for mixing, homogenization, resuspension, disintegration, disruption, or centrifugation of media placed in test tubes, including: a rotor having a replaceable closure; a driver having a substantially vertical shaft; a sleeve having a spiral groove and a bus... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195737 | Specimen centrifuge system A specimen centrifuge system includes a centrifuge unit including a plurality of specimen centrifuges which are stacked in a plurality of layers in a vertical direction, a rack conveyor which is provided along a horizontal conveyance line, and a rack elevator which ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192394 | Air-cooled centrifuge The present invention relates to an air-cooled centrifuge comprising a rotor driven around a rotation axis by a motor and a cooling channel, which surrounds one wall of the rotor, wherein the cooling channel is provided for the air transportable in the cooling chann... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189331 | Centrifuge adapter An adapter for use with a centrifuge. Features of the adapter allow for less friction during extraction of the adapter and separation efficiency by preventing disturbances to the separated materials. In addition, the adapter includes features that support the walls ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187502 | Compact optical assembly for imaging a remote object The optical system of the invention is comprised of a monolithic microlens array assembly that consists of two groups of microlenses sub-assemblies having different pitches between the adjacent lenses. A ratio between the pitches of sub-assemblies is determined by a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179651 | Centrifugal sample evaporator with direct-heat shield and uniform heating A sample holder is described, for use in centrifugal evaporators, which permits accelerated evaporation of solvents from samples while ensuring that samples from which evaporation is complete are not damaged by overheating. The sample holder is radiantly heated and ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166225 | Methods for filtering fluids A fluid filtering device includes a plurality of filtering wells and an angling mechanism which adjusts the angle of the membranes within the filtering wells relative to a line of a centrifuge where the line is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of a centrifuge a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150708 | Laboratory centrifuge with swing-out containers and aerodynamic cladding The invention relates to a laboratory centrifuge rotor (1) running in air and devoid of an air chamber, comprising rotor arms (2) ending in fork arms (4), containers (6) swinging out on pivot pins (5) being suspended between said a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7118522 | Centrifuge adapter An adapter for use with a centrifuge. Features of the adapter allow for less friction during extraction of the adapter and separation efficiency by preventing disturbances to the separated materials. In addition, the adapter includes features that support the walls ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115090 | Method and device for pretreatment of samples by centrifuging The invention concerns a method comprising detecting tubes inside carriers (P), detecting an expected imbalance of the centrifuge (CE) and, when said detection reveals the presence of such an imbalance owing to the presence of an insufficient number of carriers (P) ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112303 | Specimen centrifuge apparatus A specimen centrifuge apparatus includes a specimen container carry-in system and a specimen container carry-out system. The specimen container carry-in system has a specimen container carry-in conveyor for loading pre-processed specimen containers into specimen cen... | 09/26/2006 |
