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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 1979
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas E Conn, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Victor J Grilli, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
233 26 ; 211184 ;
Abstract
A pivotal carrier for use in centrifuge rotors wherein the ends of the rotor carriers are adjustable to vary the supporting or receiving surface area in the carrier to accommodate various sized tube racks which may be used in the centrifuge rotor. Holding members in opposite ends of each carrier are movable to a plurality of positions to symmetrically position the tube rack within the carrier to maintain dynamic rotor balance.