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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:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip Henry Coelho, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Pablo Rubinstein, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
ThermoGenesis Corp., Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604410 ; 494 45 ; 210787 ; 604416 ; 206219 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the sequestration of components of a fluid by forcing heavier fractions of the fluid to pass beyond a yieldable partition integrally formed within a bag. Fluid fractions remain sequestered within bag compartments when forces driving the heavier fraction have been removed.