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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bradley I. Berit, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Barry Bratcher, Owensboro, KY (US);
R. Barry Holtz, Vacaville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Large Scale Biology Corporation, Vacaville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 1/12 ; B04B 7/08 ; B04B 1/506 ; B04B 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 1/12 ; B04B 7/08 ; B04B 1/506 ; B04B 1/508 ;
Abstract
A centrifuge is provided for recovering material of interest from the interstitial fluids of plant tissues. The centrifuge includes a rotatable centrifuge bowl having a radially outer wall inclined outwardly so that during centrifugation liquid in the bowl climbs the outer wall. The centrifuge bowl is contained in a vacuum sealed housing so that a material of interest contained in the bowl including said liquid can be subjected to a vacuum. A system for automated cleaning of the centrifuge is also provided.