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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182409 | Centrifuge comprising magnetically coupled rotating basket Embodiments of a centrifuge comprise a housing, a rotatable shaft extending upwardly into the housing and comprising a rare earth metal magnet disposed adjacent an upper surface of the rotatable shaft and a centrifuge basket configured to rotate with the rotatable s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7547273 | Drive device for screw centrifuges A drive device for screw centrifuges has a rotating drum driven by a drum driving motor, and a screw mounted coaxially in the drum and having a screw shaft. A screw drive motor for rotating the screw has a housing rotatably fixed to the drum and an electric torque m... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7442178 | Automated system and method for blood components separation and processing A blood processing centrifuge comprising: a rotor having an axis of rotation and being controllably spun around the axis, a mechanism for processing whole blood within the rotor while spinning, a computer controlling blood processing operations, the computer being m... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438678 | Full jacket helical conveyor centrifuge with electromagnetic direct drive A full-jacket helical conveyor centrifuge including a rotatably disposed drum and a drive device for the drum. The drive device for the drum includes at least one electromechanical direct drive having secondary elements arranged on the outer periphery of the drum or... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431684 | Centrifuge comprising hydraulic differential speed determination Disclosed is a centrifuge including a rotationally mounted drum and a worm mounted therein in a concentric manner to rotate at a different speed therefrom. The drum and the worm are driven by a stationary motor unit. A hydraulic motor, provided with a housing and a ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7338641 | Fine channel device, desksize chemical plant and fine particle producing apparatus employing them A fine channel device for performing a chemical treatment or for producing fine particles, capable of supplying a liquid to the fine channels evenly and producing products in a large quantity is provided. The fine channel device includes a storage space having a cir... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314442 | Centrifuge assembly portion, centrifuge, having drive arrangement access opening and cover A centrifuge includes a frame, a motor, a output shaft, a rotational shaft, and a belt. The frame has a bottom portion. The motor is disposed in the frame to generate a driving force. The output shaft extends from the motor and has an end positioned in proximity to ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300396 | Driving device for a centrifugal separator In a centrifugal separator a centrifugal rotor is connected to a vertical spindle, which is supported by a frame and journalled in a first bearing and a second bearing. The centrifugal separator is drivable by an electric motor, the stator of the motor being fixed t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7235177 | Integral air/oil coalescer for a centrifuge A centrifuge for separating particulate matter from circulating fluid includes a centrifuge enclosure including a housing and a base joined together so as to define a hollow interior. A rotor is positioned in the hollow interior and is supported by the base in a man... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235041 | Centrifuge for processing a blood product with a bag set having a processing bag A centrifuge for processing blood and blood components in a processing bag connected to at least one secondary bag comprises a rotor for spinning a processing bag and separating a content thereof in at least two components, and a squeezing member for exposing a proc... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7189196 | Method of separating materials with a concentric tubular centrifuge A two-tube centrifuge separates light material and heavy material from an input mixture. A hollow drive shaft rotates a central body member about an axis of rotation. Two hollow arm assemblies, each having circular cross-section, are mounted on diametrically opposit... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7108651 | Centrifuge having multiple rotors In a centrifugal chamber 9, an elastic rotation shaft 30 and a high-rigidity rotation shaft 34 extend coaxially. When a rotor selected from an angle rotor 17 and a swing rotor 36 which have different sizes and shapes is set in the ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104944 | Centrifugal separator with a plurality of shafts A centrifugal separator facilitates maintenance with a function that provides the user with useful data for investigating the causes of failures and for preventing their recurrence, such as data needed to determine the appropriate management and replacement frequenc... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7081081 | Bayonet coupling mechanism for a centrifuge A centrifuge having a motor shaft, a rotor that engages the motor shaft and a cover for securing the rotor to the rotor shaft. The cover has a knob with a coupling disposed therein. The coupling functions to simultaneously secure the rotor cover to the rotor body an... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077799 | Apparatus and method for a high-efficiency self-cleaning centrifuge having concentrate cylinders A self-cleaning centrifuge for clarifying contaminated liquids has a rotor assembly comprising nested first and second sets of concentric cylinders supported for rotation about an axis. The sets of concentric cylinders are rotatably connected. A motor is connected t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060019 | Solid bowl screw centrifuge comprising a distributor The present invention relates to solid bowl screw centrifuge comprising a centrifuging chamber having a rotatable screw with a center axis and a rotatable drum surrounding the centrifuging chamber. Also included is an axially extending inflow tube for guiding materi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044904 | Centrifuge with clutch mechanism for synchronous blade and bowl rotation An improved centrifuge apparatus comprising a spindle with an affixed bowl and a drive shaft passing through the spindle with a plurality of scraper blades affixed which rotate within the bowl. The spindle is driven by a pulley with a belt attached to a motor. The c... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041044 | Rotatable machine or centrifuge with driving motors in a simple casing The rotatable machine (1) of the invention comprises a chamber (2) and a shaft (3), wherein the shaft (3) is mounted in the chamber (2) such that, upon rotation of the shaft (3) and the chamber (2), the shaft (3 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011618 | Attachment and release apparatus for a centrifuge rotor cover An attachment and release apparatus for attaching a rotor to a centrifuge drive assembly and for attaching a cover to the rotor. The apparatus includes a knob, a cover wherein the knob has a plunger disposed therein. The apparatus also includes an adapter having det... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008366 | Circumferentially driven continuous flow centrifuge A centrifuge (10) including a first rotatable mechanism (60) having a rotation axis with a fluid retentive housing (20) being coaxially mounted on the first rotatable mechanism for co-rotation therewith; a second rotatable mechanism (90) ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997860 | Single drive centrifugal separator This apparatus is a centrifugal separator comprising a centrifuge bowl; a hollow spindle connected to the bowl; a scraper located within the interior of the bowl; a shaft connected to a scraper, the shaft extending through the hollow spindle; a single drive member d... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981940 | Centrifuge control system with power loss ride through A control system for a centrifuge that allows the centrifuge to continue to run when there is a short duration failure or outage of the AC power source. The control system allows the centrifuge to be brought to a stop in a normal shutdown mode where there are longer... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976947 | Centrifugal extractor of non-contact journaled construction A centrifugal extractor of non-contact journaled construction is provided in which, even under the environments of corrosive gase and mist-like liquid such as nitric acid mist generated in the reprocessing of a spent nuclear fuel, no problem in corrosion or deterior... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971982 | Apparatus for centrifuging a slurry A method and apparatus for centrifuging. The apparatus comprises a centrifuge for centrifuging a slurry, comprising a bowl driven by a bowl drive motor, a screw conveyor driven by a screw conveyor drive motor, a pump driven by a pump motor, a bowl drive unit operati... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6960158 | Centrifugal separator The invention relates to a centrifugal separator (100) comprising a centrifugal frame (40), a rotatable, vertically arranged, drive spindle (100) provided with a drum (12), and a motor (90) having a vertical rotor axis (91).... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949063 | Automatic balance adjusting centrifugal apparatus A centrifugal machine of automatic balance type is provided for detecting an unbalance in a specimen mounted on a rotor lever before every centrifugal machining, and for moving horizontally the rotor lever according to detected results, maintaining automatic balance... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932757 | Centrifuge with a variable frequency drive and a single motor and clutch mechanism An improved blade design and method for enhancing the efficiency of operation of a centrifuge is disclosed based on measuring a varying value of the load on the centrifuge as the flow of contaminated fluid is injected into the centrifuge. The centrifuge has a plural... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929596 | Centrifuge with separate hero turbine A rotor assembly for use as part of a centrifuge for the separation of particulate matter from a fluid includes a collection chamber housing a particulate separation mechanism and a drive chamber including a Hero turbine which assembles to the collection chamber and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6917891 | Systems and methods for diagnosing and predicting fluid flow systems using sensors A fluid flow system for continuously monitoring the flow of fluid including fluid flow conduit with an upstream side and a downstream side, sensors and fluid flow elements, with the method for analyzing the operation of a fluid flow system by determining whether the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905452 | Apparatus for centrifuging a slurry A method and apparatus for centrifuging. The apparatus comprises a centrifuge for centrifuging a slurry, including a bowl driven by a bowl drive motor, a screw conveyor driven by a screw conveyor drive motor, a pump driven by a pump motor, a bowl drive unit operativ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905454 | Handheld and hand-powered centrifuge device This invention relates to a handheld, hand-powered centrifuge device. The device preferably includes a centrifuge body and a sample-holding member connected to a tether. The device centrifuges the sample by a user physically spinning the member preferably in a verti... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902047 | Ratchet device comprising two sets of symmetrical pawls to enhance torsion thereof A ratchet device comprises a control body, a ratchet body, and a ratchet shifter. The control body is provided with two sets of arresting members symmetrical to each other. The ratchet body is provided with a toothed portion which is engaged with two of the four arr... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6893389 | Disposable centrifuge with molded gear drive and impulse turbine A centrifuge for separating particulate matter from a fluid includes a rotor assembly positioned within a centrifuge housing including a rotor housing. A driven gear is secured to a base portion of the rotor housing. A driving gear is integrally arranged with an imp... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6860846 | Blood processing systems and methods with umbilicus-driven blood processing chambers A blood processing assembly comprises a frame rotatable about a rotational axis and a blood processing chamber carried by the frame for rotation about the rotational axis. An umbilicus has one end coupled to the blood processing chamber along the rotational axis and... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855119 | Apparatus for sequestering platelet rich plasma A blood separation system is fully mechanized to collect blood from a patient, separate waste portions of the blood, wash the blood, and redirect the usable portions to a device for reinjecting the usable portions into the patient. The system provides screen display... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6793828 | Method of separating and collecting components from a fluid A centrifugal method of separating and collecting components from a fluid is provided, comprising providing a centrifuge operable at a plurality of rotation speeds and having a mounting assembly for positioning and retaining a disposable collection assembly relative... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6773389 | Fluid separation devices, systems and/or methods using a fluid pressure driven and/or balanced configuration A centrifugal fluid separation system separates a composite fluid into components. The system includes a rotor that has a composite fluid containment area, an inlet channel, a peripheral separation channel, outlet channels and separated component collection areas, w... | 08/10/2004 |
