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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Flodesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bart Lipkens, Hampden, MA (US);
Jason Dionne, Simsbury, MA (US);
Ari Mercado, Agawam, MA (US);
Brian Dutra, Rockland, MA (US);
Walter M. Presz, Jr., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Louis Masi, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Assignee:
FLODESIGN SONICS, INC., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 43/00 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/04 (2013.01); B01D 43/00 (2013.01); C12M 47/02 (2013.01); B06B 1/0644 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acoustic standing wave is utilized to separate components from a multi-component fluid, such as oil from an oil-water mixture, in a fluid flow scheme with an acoustophoresis device. For example, the flow scheme and device allows for trapping of the oil as the oil coalesces, agglomerates, and becomes more buoyant than the water.