Patent ID: 7407473
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: B04B

Abstract:
1. A separation device, comprising: a centrifuge having system components comprising cooling fans, a drive motor and a refrigeration compressor and drive motor power electronics; a controller that activates and/or deactivates a sleep mode of the system components, wherein said controller maintains operation of all said system components at a low energized state when the sleep mode is enabled and at full power when the sleep mode is deactivated; a computer system; and a computer touch screen coupled to said computer system having a sleep mode function which allows the centrifuge to be placed in a dormant sleep condition wherein when a choice sleep now is selected on the touch screen with a choice scheduled sleep disabled, the centrifuge will immediately go into sleep mode and will remain sleeping until it is manually awakened, when the choice sleep now is selected on the touch screen with the choice scheduled sleep enabled, the centrifuge will immediately go to sleep until it automatically awakens at a specified time of day or until it is manually awakened before the specified time of day, and when the choice scheduled sleep is enabled and the choice sleep now has not been selected, the centrifuge will automatically go to sleep at a specified time of day and will remain sleeping until it automatically awakens at a second specified time or until it is manually awakened before the second specified time.