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Chemical Apparatus And Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, Or Sterilizing > Analyzer, Structured Indicator, Or Manipulative Laboratory Device > Miscellaneous Laboratory Apparatus And Elements, Per Se > Including Means For Separating A Constituent; E.g., Filter, Condenser, Extractor, Etc.

Including Means For Separating A Constituent; E.g., Filter, Condenser, Extractor, Etc.

Including Means For Separating A Constituent; E.g., Filter, Condenser, Extractor, Etc. patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

08/16/07 - 20070189932 - Antimicrobial reusable plastic container
The invention relates to an antimicrobial reusable plastic container comprising four polymeric sides and a polymeric base, wherein at least one of the sides or the bottom is at least partially comprises fabric, and wherein the polymeric sides, polymeric base, and/or the fabric comprise an antimicrobial chemistry. ...

07/12/07 - 20070160503 - Microfluidic systems for size based removal of red blood cells and platelets from blood
The invention features devices and methods for enriching a sample in one or more desired particles. An exemplary use of these devices and methods is for the enrichment of cells, e.g., white blood cells in a blood sample. In general, the methods of the invention employ a device that contains ...

06/21/07 - 20070140918 - Fluidic separation devices and methods with reduced sample broadening
Fluidic separation devices and methods with reduced sample broadening are provided. A column is located downstream from a holding chamber, and a flow providing means provides fluid flow effective to convey a sample along a flow path that extends from the holding chamber into the separation column. The sample is ...

05/24/07 - 20070116611 - Fraction collection system
A fraction collection system includes a fraction collector having a frame, an adapter tray configured to slide between a first position and a second position with respect to the frame, and a collection rack configured to support at least one receptacle, the collection rack movable with respect to the frame ...

05/24/07 - 20070116610 - Selectively permeable membranes on porous substrates
Functional biological synthetic composite (BSC) membranes comprising phospholipids, biological membrane proteins and porous supports or membranes are provided. Lipid bilayers are formed on porous polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) and poly (I-lactic acid) (PLLA) membranes and in laser-drilled pores in a multi-well plastic plate as measured by increased resistance or ...

05/17/07 - 20070110632 - Light measurement automated zeroing and referencing system
A water supply sub-system for connection to a water quality analyzer unit includes a water purification unit co-located with the water quality analyzer unit. Raw reference water is introduced into the water purification unit and passed along a flow path including at least a water purification element including a reverse ...

04/26/07 - 20070092411 - Microfluidic devices and methods of making the same
A microfluidic channel is provided. The microfluidic channel includes a first substrate having at least one microfluidic channel pattern. Further, the microfluidic channel includes a porous material disposed on the first substrate and occupying the at least one microfluidic channel pattern. ...

03/15/07 - 20070059218 - Well for processing a fluid
A well (50) comprising a side wall (10), a sealing ring (40), a rib arrangement (5), and a filter (20), for use in processing a fluid, e.g., by microtitration or microfiltration, is disclosed. ...

02/15/07 - 20070036685 - Open channel solid phase extraction systems and methods
The invention provides, inter alia, capillary extraction devices, and methods of making and using the same. ...

02/01/07 - 20070025883 - Uses of parylene membrane filters
The invention provides parylene membrane filters, filter devices and methods of making them and using them in the mechanical separation of cells and particles by size. The provision of parylene membrane filters with high figures of merit and finely controlled hole sizes allows the separation of cells and particles in ...

01/18/07 - 20070014699 - Methods and apparatus for improving the sensitivity of capillary zone electrophoresis
The present invention relates to novel methods and apparatus for improving the sensitivity of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). The invention particularly concerns devices comprising a channel that contains an in-line sol-gel column to concentrate samples being subjected to capillary zone electrophoresis, and the use of such devices to enhance the ...

12/21/06 - 20060286003 - Multi-well filter plate with shifted wells and u-bottom receiver plate
Multiwell filter comprising a filter plate having a plurality of wells, each including a support. Each well has a corresponding adjacent access port providing access to the corresponding feeding/receiver plate well, e.g. via a pipette. When the filter plate is positioned over a feeding/receiver plate having a plurality of wells, ...

12/14/06 - 20060280654 - Multiwell apparatus
A method for assembling a multiwell plate assembly, and a multiwell plate assembly prepared thereby, are provided. The method includes providing a lid for a multiwell plate body having at least one channel being formed therethrough; positioning the lid in proximity to a gasket member; applying sufficient negative pressure to ...

11/23/06 - 20060263266 - Device and method for separating components of a fluid sample
A device and method is provided for separating heavier and lighter fractions of a fluid sample. The device includes a plurality of constituents comprising a container and a composite element in the container. The composite element is a separator comprising at least two components and more particularly an elastic portion ...

11/23/06 - 20060263265 - Blood micro-separator
A micro-separator for separating red blood cells from blood serum in a blood sample is provided. The main mechanism driving the separation of the blood sample is centrifugal force. With physical mechanisms including surface tension and functional microstructures, the red blood cells and the blood serum in a small volume ...

10/26/06 - 20060239864 - Device for separating and/or analyzing several molecular targets dissolved in a complex mixture
d) if necessary, a sensor (5), preferably in the form of a mass spectrometer, for carrying out the recovery and/or analysis of different molecular targets. ...

10/19/06 - 20060233674 - Microfluidic apparatus having a vaporizer and method of using same
(b) a vaporizer (100) for forming a vaporous environment about the chip structure to compensate for evaporation of the fluid materials from the supply conduit of the chip structure in the interaction state. ...

09/14/06 - 20060204403 - Micro-fluidic fluid separation device and method
A micro-cartridge for a fluid test device has a fluid source chamber, a particulate collection chamber, a main channel extending from the fluid source chamber to the particulate collection chamber, a liquid collection chamber, and a plurality of capillary channels extending from the main channel to the liquid collection chamber. ...

08/17/06 - 20060182663 - Filter for removing fibrinogen, filter device for removing fibrinogen, and method of removing fibrinogen using the same
It is intended to provide a filter for removing fibrinogen and a filter device for removing fibrinogen and a method of removing fibrinogen using the same by which a serum sample not affecting blood examination data can be quickly prepared from plasma. A filter for removing fibrinogen from plasma which ...

08/03/06 - 20060171855 - Devices,systems and methods for multi-dimensional separation
Disclosed is a multi-substrate microfluidic device for performing multi-dimensional separation of sample components, as well as systems and methods for using the same. ...

07/20/06 - 20060159593 - Pressurized air supplying mechanism, pressurizing device and extracting apparatus
In a main body of a pressurizing head, a plurality of air nozzles is arranged in a row. A nozzle head of each air nozzle is provided with an O-ring. A lower end portion of the nozzle head has a diameter of φA which is approximately the same as a ...

06/01/06 - 20060115384 - Pipette tip surface sorption extraction
A sorption pipette tip is disclosed for the extraction of a sample, or analyte, from a sample matrix with a method of using the sorption pipette tip to perform the extraction. The pipette tip has a coating of a sorptive material. The orifice of the tip may have different configurations ...

06/01/06 - 20060115383 - Flow through well plate surface sorption extarction
A device for extracting an analyte from a sample matrix comprises a flow through well plate, each well which is coated with a sorbent material. A method for extracting an analyte from a sample matrix includes exposing the sample to the sorbent coating of the well plate. The sorption-coated well ...

05/25/06 - 20060110296 - Automatic separator/extractor and method of controlling same
The invention relates to an automatic separator/extractor and a method of controlling same, with the object, particularly in all manner of fields such as medical science, agricultural science, scientific fields, or pharmaceuticals, of being able to achieve at high speed and accuracy, extraction or separation of precipitate or supernatant at ...

05/25/06 - 20060110295 - Closed well plate surface sorption extraction
A device for extracting an analyte from a sample matrix comprises a closed well plate, each well which is coated with a sorbent material. A method for extracting an analyte from a sample matrix includes exposing the sample to the sorbent coating of the well plate. The sorption-coated well plate ...

05/04/06 - 20060093527 - Autologus tissue harvesting and irrigation device
The present invention includes a harvesting and irrigation device, a method and a kit for the collection of viable fat cells and/or adipose tissue with decreased handing and improved yield and viability. ...

04/13/06 - 20060078474 - Instrument and method for breaking-up sample
The present invention provides a sample breaking-up instrument and a method thereof, in which a pressing member is pressed by a centrifugal force against a sample within a cylindrical body provided with a filter member to thereby break-up the sample safely and efficiently. Provided is an instrument for breaking-up a ...

03/23/06 - 20060062698 - Mems actuator and method of manufacture for mems particle sorting device
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses an actuator divided into two parts to direct a component of interest into one of a plurality of possible exit paths, based on detection of a fluorescent signal emanating from the component of interest. The two-part actuator may include a force-generating portion and a ...

03/23/06 - 20060062697 - Blood bag cup for centrifuges
The invention relates to a blood bag cup, which is designed as a double cup with two individual cups with two separate chambers, once for accommodating the withdrawal and inflation bag and once for accommodating the satellite bags. The respective chamber for the satellite bags is preferably jointed. Advantages are ...

02/16/06 - 20060034734 - Device with novel and improved surface properties
To increase the adhesion strength of coagulated blood on a surface by increasing the surface interaction of blood-inherent components like fibrin/fibrinogen and thrombocytes it is described to treat the surface by exposing it to ionized atoms or molecules. The surface treatment according to the invention is applied on plastic disposables ...

02/16/06 - 20060034733 - Separation of particles from a fluid by wave action
Methods and apparatuses for the separation of particles in a fluid provide for a container to enclose the fluid mixture containing particles and at least one transducer to create a wave action within the fluid. A gradient driver may be included to increase the particle separation. Inlet ports may be ...

02/09/06 - 20060029524 - Sample processing device positioning apparatus and methods
Apparatus and methods for positioning the process chambers of microfluidic sample processing devices in the proper focal plane of a microplate reader are disclosed. The apparatus and methods may be adaptable to position the sample processing devices at different heights as may be necessary for processing in different microplate readers. ...

01/26/06 - 20060018798 - Liquid filtering instrument and dry type analysis device
A liquid filtering instrument 10 according to the present invention achieves filtered liquid by pressure-reduced filtration, and it comprises a filter member 12 in which a liquid filter 15 is accommodated, and a holder member 14 for stocking filtered liquid passed through the liquid filter 15, wherein the filter member ...

12/08/05 - 20050271554 - Microstructure apparatus and method for separating differently charged molecules using an applied electric field
The field of the present invention relates generally to a microstructure apparatus which may be used in a high-throughput screening context to monitor the rate of reaction of an enzyme with its substrate in cases where the product of the reaction has an altered net charge. For example, the systems ...

12/08/05 - 20050271553 - Petal-array support for use with microplates
Devices are provided which include supports upon which one or more ion-exchange materials can be disposed for purifying a sample. In various embodiments, the supports include a plurality of deformable members, for example, petal-shaped purification members, that provide binding sites for ion-exchange material and optionally biochemical species, chemicals, salts, or ...

10/13/05 - 20050226785 - Clot retainer
A clot retainer for generally separating liquid from solid components in a specimen enclosed in a container having a closure. The clot retainer includes fingers that are adapted to displace solid components of the specimen. The clot retainer can be inserted through the closure of the container without removing the ...

10/13/05 - 20050226784 - Instruments for forming an immobilized sample on a porous membrane, and methods for quantifying target substances in immobilized samples
Instruments for forming an immobilized sample on a porous membrane are described, a representative one of which includes: (a) a first plate containing a first connector and a first region provided with a plurality of through-holes; and (b) a second plate containing a second connector configured for engaging the first ...

10/13/05 - 20050226783 - Device for simultaneously collecting filtered water and filter paper
The present invention relates to filtering a collected sample for water analysis, and a device where filtered water is collected so that filtered water can be contained in a sample container and where the collecting rate of the sample can be controlled. The collecting device comprises at least one filter ...

08/25/05 - 20050186120 - 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 of erythrocytes and above the density of plasma. ...

08/04/05 - 20050169809 - Device for producing a cytological preparation on an object-carrying slide
The invention concerns a device (1) for producing a cytological preparation on an object-carrying slide (2) from a sample in the form of a suspension of cells, said device comprising a receptacle (3) for holding a suspension of cells, the base (4) of said receptacle being connected to a suction/filtration ...

07/28/05 - 20050163666 - Multiwell test apparatus
A multiwell test apparatus formed of a multiwell filter plate having a plurality of wells and a first feeding plate and a second receiver plate is provided. The wells of the multiwell filter plate each have an open bottom surface to which a membrane is attached, at least one first ...

07/21/05 - 20050158216 - Process vessel with integral evaporator
A process vessel containing both an evaporation zone for evaporating a liquid feed and a treatment zone for treating the resulting vapor comprises an injector having an orifice, the orifice being in the evaporation zone, at least one evaporation surface for evaporating feed and generating vapor, the evaporation surface being ...

07/21/05 - 20050158215 - Fractionating apparatus
The probe has a triple tube structure, in which an eluate from a liquid chromatograph flows through an innermost flow passage, a matrix solution flows through a flow passage outside the innermost flow passage, and the air or acetone flows through an outermost flow passage. Before analysis, acetone is flowed ...

06/30/05 - 20050142039 - Solid-phase nano extraction device
A solid-phase nano extraction device includes an extraction tube whose inner surface has a nanostructure for a large contact area with object to be detected. The nanostructure can adsorb objects in an extremely short reaction time. A driving structure is designed for the solid-phase micro extraction device. The extraction tube ...

06/23/05 - 20050135973 - Method and device for collecting and transferring biohazard samples
A method and system for collecting airborne particles and hydrating the collected particles for analysis. The airborne particles, which may be biological contaminants, are collected from a container containing one or more mailpieces. In the collection stage, a dry filter collection assembly is connected to the container and air is ...



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