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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Sung-wei Chen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Christopher J. Rothfuss, Laramie, WY (US);
Inventor:
Sung-Wei Chen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/36 (2006.01); B01J 19/10 (2006.01); G10K 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); B01D 21/28 (2006.01); G01N 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/10 (2013.01); B01D 21/283 (2013.01); C02F 1/36 (2013.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); G10K 15/00 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0801 (2013.01); B01J 2219/089 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0886 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4094 (2013.01); G01N 2015/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for concentrating and allowing for separation of nanoparticles from fluids use acoustically driven nanoparticle concentrators which have an aerogel as the reflecting material and include tuning capabilities to alter the location at which the particles are being concentrated.