Microorganism sorting system and method
AssigneeSoBru Solutions, Inc.
InventorJohn Miles Brubacher
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Abstract
A microorganism evaluation system comprising a first viewing section, wherein a first fluid flow supplies and passes through the first viewing section, the first fluid flow defining a first fluid flow rate, a relatively smaller second viewing section, wherein a second fluid flow supplies and passes through the second viewing section, the second fluid flow defining a second fluid flow rate, and an isokinetic probe positioned so as to sample from the first fluid flow so as to provide the second fluid flow.
Claims20
A microorganism evaluation system comprising:
- a first viewing section, wherein a first fluid flow supplies and passes through the first viewing section, the first fluid flow defining a first fluid flow rate;
- a relatively smaller second viewing section, wherein a second fluid flow supplies and passes through the second viewing section, the second fluid flow defining a second fluid flow rate that is less than the first fluid flow rate;
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- an isokinetic probe positioned so as to sample from the first fluid flow so as to provide the second fluid flow, a probe fluid flow passing through the probe defining a probe fluid flow rate.
A microorganism evaluation system comprising:
- a first viewing section, wherein a first fluid flow supplies and passes through the first viewing section, the first fluid flow defining a first fluid flow rate;
- a relatively smaller second viewing section, wherein a second fluid flow supplies and passes through the second viewing section, the second fluid flow defining a second fluid flow rate, the second fluid flow rate being less than the first fluid flow rate;
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- an isokinetic probe positioned so as to sample from the first fluid flow so as to provide the second fluid flow, the probe comprising a probe tip in fluid communication with a probe conduit, wherein a probe fluid flow passing through the probe tip and probe conduit defines a probe fluid flow rate, the probe fluid flow rate being substantially greater than or equal to the first fluid flow rate.
A method of sorting organisms within a microorganism evaluation system, comprising the steps of:
- supplying a first fluid flow to a first viewing section, the first fluid flow defining a first fluid flow rate;
- sampling the first fluid flow through an isokinetic probe positioned therein, a probe fluid flow passing through the probe defining a probe fluid flow rate;
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- supplying a second fluid flow to a second viewing section, the second fluid flow defining a second fluid flow rate that is less than the first fluid flow rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.