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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:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary Wayne Howell, Elkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
Dade Behring Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B / ; B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
494-7 ; 494 82 ; 494 83 ; 494 84 ; 74574 ; 464180 ;
Abstract
An apparatus to minimize vibrations of a centrifuge using sliding and damping bearings to restrain vertical movement of a disk rotatably attached to the centrifuge's drive shaft. Radial displacement of the disk beyond a predetermined distance activates the damping bearings against the disk.