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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Sina Piramoon, San Jose, CA (US);
Alireza Piramoon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sina Piramoon, San Jose, CA (US);
Alireza Piramoon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Fiberlite Centrifuge, LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A bucket is provided for use with a centrifuge rotor. The bucket includes a bucket body that has a side wall and a bottom wall. A pair of projections extend from the side wall on opposing sides of the bucket body and are configured for engagement with the centrifuge rotor. The bucket also includes reinforcing material coupled to the projections for restricting movement of the bucket body relative to the projections during centrifugation on the centrifuge rotor. The projections may include bushings that extend outwardly from the side wall for engaging corresponding pins on the centrifuge rotor. The projection may alternatively or additionally include pins for engaging corresponding journals on the centrifuge rotor. The bucket body may include a pair of diametrically opposed apertures, with each of the projections extending through one of the apertures.