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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Flodesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bart Lipkens, Hampden, MA (US);
Louis Masi, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Stanley Kowalski, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Walter M. Presz, Jr., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Jason Dionne, Simsbury, CT (US);
Brian Dutra, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Ari Mercado, Agawam, MA (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Arthur Martin, Sutton, MA (US);
Assignee:
FloDesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/04 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 47/02 (2013.01); C12M 29/10 (2013.01); C12M 29/18 (2013.01); C12M 33/14 (2013.01); C12M 47/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A perfusion bioreactor includes at least one ultrasonic transducer that can acoustically generate a multi-dimensional standing wave. The standing wave can be used to retain cells in the bioreactor, and can also be utilized to dewater or further harvest product from the waste materials produced in a bioreactor.