Patent ID: 7862494

Claim:
A centrifuge apparatus operable at certain predetermined parameters depending upon a product to be separated and that is useable with a plurality of rotor assemblies, the apparatus comprising: a first rotor assembly of said plurality of rotor assemblies includes: a first core having a first core configuration, a first sedimentation path, and a first core length which is contained within a rotor housing of the first rotor assembly to define a first volume capacity such that the product passing through the first rotor assembly having the first volume capacity during rotation of the first rotor assembly in the centrifuge apparatus achieves a first particle separation characteristic of the product; and a second rotor assembly of said plurality of rotor assemblies includes: a second core having a second core configuration, a second sedimentation path, and a second core length which is contained within a rotor housing of the second rotor assembly to define a second volume capacity such that the product passing through the second rotor assembly having the second volume capacity during rotation of the second rotor assembly in the centrifuge apparatus achieves a second particle separation characteristic of the product, wherein the second particle separation characteristic is substantially the same separation characteristic with respect to the first particle separation characteristic, wherein the second core length is the same as the first core length, said first sedimentation path is the same as said second sedimentation path, and said first volume is different than said second volume.