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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Alfa Wassermann, Inc., West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Michael Spiegel, Pearl River, NY (US);
Eric Bernard Weiland, Mount Tabor, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alfa Wassermann, Inc., West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 9/00 (2006.01); B04B 9/02 (2006.01); B04B 9/04 (2006.01); B04B 9/06 (2006.01); B04B 9/12 (2006.01); B04B 15/02 (2006.01); B04B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 15/00 (2013.01); B04B 9/00 (2013.01); B04B 9/02 (2013.01); B04B 9/04 (2013.01); B04B 9/06 (2013.01); B04B 9/12 (2013.01); B04B 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Centrifugation systems are provided that have a non-contact seal assemblies including an upper guard and a skirted pivot, as well as a pressure source that provides a gas flow between the upper guard and a surface of the skirted pivot. In some embodiments, the non-contact seal assembly further includes a lower guard having one or more capillary channels defined on an upper surface.