System, apparatus and method for material preparation and/or handling

US11473049B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CLAREMONT BIOSOLUTIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Robert Doebler · Upland, US
• Ali Nadim · San Marino, US
• James D. Sterling · Upland, US
• Anna Hickerson · Altadena, US
• Barbara Erwin · Ontario, US
• Denice Woyski · Anaheim, US
• Ryan P. Talbot · Pomona, US
• Bruce Irvine · Burns Lake, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 9, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 18, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2001/4094
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Oscillating angularly rotating a container containing a material may cause the material to be separate. Denser or heavier material may unexpectedly tend to collected relatively close to the axis of rotation, while less dense or light material may tend to collect relatively away from the axis of rotation. Oscillation along an arcuate path provides high lysing efficiency. Alternatively, a micromotor may drive an impeller removably received in a container. Lysing may be implemented in batch mode, flow-through stop or semi-batch mode, or flow-through continuous mode. Lysing particulate material may exceed material to be lysed or lysed material and/or air may be essentially eliminated from a chamber to increase lysing efficiency.