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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Flodesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Bart Lipkens, Hampden, MA (US);
Jeff King, Coventry, CT (US);
David Sokolowski, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Anthony B. Masi, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Brian T. Kennedy, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Brian McCarthy, Ludlow, MA (US);
Benjamin Ross-Johnsrud, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Jason Dionne, Simsbury, CT (US);
Dane Mealey, Springfield, MA (US);
Jason Barnes, Westfield, MA (US);
FLODESIGN SONICS, INC., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Abstract
Acoustophoretic devices for separating particles from a non-flowing host fluid are disclosed. The devices include a substantially acoustically transparent container and a separation unit, with the container being placed within the separation unit. An ultrasonic transducer in the separation unit creates a planar or multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave within the container, trapping particles disposed within the non-flowing fluid and causing them to coalesce or agglomerate, then separate due to buoyancy or gravity forces.