Patent ID: 9211549
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B01D,B04B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A sequential centrifuge comprising: a centrifuge, the centrifuge comprising: an indexing system for determining a current available sample reservoir and a next available sample reservoir; a control system interfaced to the drive subsystem and the indexing system for performing a centrifugation sequence; and a sample transfer assembly, wherein the sample transfer assembly is configured to load a first single sample in the current available sample reservoir, and the control system is configured to perform centrifugation on the first single sample through a first series of centrifugation sequences wherein each centrifugation sequence is separated from the next by an interruption, wherein the control system is further configured to advance the centrifuge to the next available sample reservoir, and wherein the sample transfer assembly is configured to load a second single sample in the next available sample reservoir during one of the interruptions of the first series of centrifugation sequences of the first single sample, and the control system is configured to perform centrifugation on the second single sample through a second series of centrifugation sequences wherein each centrifugation sequence is separated from the next by an interruption, and wherein the second series of centrifugation sequences of the second single sample overlaps a portion of the first series of centrifugation sequences of the first single sample.