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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:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Heliae Development, Llc, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Justin S. Kniep, Chandler, AZ (US);
Aniket Kale, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Heliae Development, LLC, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/06 (2006.01); C02F 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for aggregating microorganism in an aqueous suspension. In particular, are systems, methods, and apparatuses that apply an electrical field to an aqueous suspension comprising microorganisms as the aqueous suspension follows a flow path to cause aggregation of the microorganisms. The electrical field may be continuous or pulsed. In some embodiments, the flow path for the aqueous suspension may vary. In some embodiments, the cross-sectional area of the electrical field may be tuned.