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Acoustically driven nanoparticle concentrator

US9079127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Empire Technology Development LLC · US

Inventors

Sung-Wei Chen · Las Vegas, US
Eduardo Vom · Melbourne, AU
Samuel Ross Garland Lanyon · Melbourne, AU
Stuart Elliott · Melbourne, AU
Richard Allman · St. Petersburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 4, 2010
Grant date	Jul 14, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01D43/00
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus including an acoustic transducer configured to acoustically associate with at least a portion of a fluid cavity. The fluid cavity is configured as a resonator. The acoustic transducer is configured to create an acoustic wave in the at least a portion of the fluid cavity. The acoustic wave is selected to increase the concentration of at least one particulate in a location in the fluid cavity.

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