Patent ID: 7329393

Claim:
A capacity alterina device, comprising: at least one body structure, comprising a plurality of first access apertures connected to, and separated from, a plurality of second access apertures by a plurality of inner cavities, the inner cavities comprising a plurality of internal processing regions, each of the internal processing regions having a first capacity; a plurality of external processing regions, each of the external processing regions having a second capacity; and at least one sealing mechanism, coupled to or configured to be coupled to the body structure, and configured to removably seal the plurality of internal processing regions with the plurality of external processing regions; wherein the plurality of internal processing regions are removably sealed with the plurality of external processing regions to form a plurality of combined processing regions; wherein the combined processing regions do not comprise a filter or frit; and wherein each of the inner cavities comprises at least one angled region, which angled region facilitates a flow of one or more volumes of liquid from the inner cavity to one of the external processing regions.