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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Sina Piramoon, San Jose, CA (US);
Alireza Piramoon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sina Piramoon, San Jose, CA (US);
Alireza Piramoon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fiberlite Centrifuge, LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 81/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A centrifuge rotor includes a rotor body having first and second axial ends and a circumferential sidewall extending therebetween. The rotor body has a plurality of wells for receiving sample containers to be processed in the rotor. The rotor further includes an elongate reinforcement extending around the circumferential sidewall of the rotor body along a helical path. At least two portions of the elongate reinforcement interlock at one or more specific points on the surface of the rotor.