The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Weston Blaine Griffin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Erin Jean Finehout, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ying Mao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01D 61/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/5023 (2013.01); B01D 61/18 (2013.01); B01D 63/087 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0609 (2013.01); B01L 2300/069 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A substrate for positioning a separation membrane and a collection membrane for separating and collecting plasma is disclosed. The substrate includes an inner flexure disposed proximate to a first peripheral portion of the substrate and an outer flexure disposed surrounding at least a portion of the inner flexure. The inner flexure is formed from a plurality of first slots in the substrate and the outer flexure is formed from a plurality of second slots in the substrate.