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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Flodesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brian McCarthy, Ludlow, MA (US);
Ben Ross-Johnsrud, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Bart Lipkens, Hampden, MA (US);
Assignee:
FloDesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/52 (2006.01); B01D 37/00 (2006.01); B01D 21/28 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01); B01J 19/10 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); C12M 1/42 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 21/28 (2013.01); B01D 17/04 (2013.01); B01D 17/044 (2013.01); B01J 19/10 (2013.01); B06B 1/0644 (2013.01); C12M 35/04 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0869 (2013.01); C12M 47/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a flow chamber having at least one inlet and at least one outlet. At least one ultrasonic transducer is located on a wall of the flow chamber, which operates to create a multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave in the flow chamber. A reflector is located on the wall on the opposite side of the flow chamber from the at least one ultrasonic transducer. The reflector is formed from a thin structure that provides a pressure release boundary, such as a plastic film/air interface.