Patent ID: 7211037

Claim:
An apparatus for separating components of a fluid comprising: an outer housing with an upper housing end and a lower housing end, wherein said outer housing increases in diameter from said upper housing end to said lower housing end, said lower housing end having a housing floor and said housing upper end having a housing outlet; a base said outer housing and said base having an interior volume between them and said outer housing adapted for rotation about a center axis; a top core having an outer wall, an upper top core end, and a lower top core end; said top core connected with said outer housing for rotation therewith; occupying a top coaxial volume of said interior volume of said outer housing; and providing a top separation volume between said top core and said outer housing; said upper top core end having a lumen connector; said lumen connector having a first lumen wall extending downward from the a top surface of the lumen connector; said lumen connector further having an inner lumen wall within said first lumen wall and extending downward from the top surface; said inner lumen wall having a top wall end and a bottom wall end; an upper plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a second lumen wall extending above said top surface; said upper plate adapted to form a tight fit with the lower top core end for rotation therewith; said second lumen wall adapted to overlap with said first lumen wall to form a lumen having an upper lumen end and a lower lumen end; said lumen extending axially through said core forming a first bowl channel for inflowing said fluid and said lumen having fluid communication with the separation volume via a trench; a bottom core having an outer wall, a top surface contacting and connected with bottom surface of upper plate for rotation therewith; an upper bottom core end, a lower bottom core end, said top surface having an indentation and a trench, and a lumen wall that has an upper wall end and a lower wall end; said bottom core occupying a bottom coaxial volume of said interior volume between said outer housing and said base; said upper wall end of lumen wall is adapted to engage with bottom wall end of inner lumen wall to form an inner lumen having an upper lumen end and a lower lumen end; said inner lumen forming a second bowl channel for removing a first separated fluid component; a lower plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a hollow cylinder near center of said lower plate; said hollow cylinder has an opening adapted to engage with lower wall end of said lumen; and said lower plate having a circumference adapted to form a tight fit with the lower bottom core end for rotation therewith; a connection sleeve having a sleeve flange surrounding a lumen mounting recess; said lumen mounting recess and top surface of lumen connector engaged to form a bowl chamber for removing a second separated fluid component; said connection sleeve further adapted to be secured to said apparatus near said housing outlet of said outer housing for rotation therewith.