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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Paul Luoma, II, Colleyville, TX (US);
Brian L. Ochranek, Southlake, TX (US);
Cheryl L. Davidson, Southlake, TX (US);
Bradley C. Weston, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); B01F 29/34 (2022.01); B01F 29/321 (2022.01); B01F 31/10 (2022.01); B01F 31/20 (2022.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); B01F 29/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/52 (2013.01); B01F 29/321 (2022.01); B01F 29/34 (2022.01); B01F 31/10 (2022.01); B01F 31/20 (2022.01); B01F 31/201 (2022.01); B01L 3/5082 (2013.01); G01N 35/1002 (2013.01); B01F 29/40221 (2022.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0851 (2013.01); B01L 2400/086 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00524 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0439 (2013.01); G01N 2035/1025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to mitigate bubble formation in a liquid are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a bottom wall, a first baffle cantilevered from the bottom wall, and a second baffle cantilevered from the bottom wall. The first baffle is spaced apart from the second baffle, and the first baffle and the second baffle are positioned radially relative to an axis of rotation of the apparatus.