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US 11,529,568 B2Granted
Layered structures with spacers and channels for separation
AssigneeImagine TF, LLC
InventorBrian Edward Richardson
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Abstract
Devices for the separation of components within a fluid are disclosed herein. The device typically includes layers of spacers and separation surfaces. The separation panels have channels with functionalized surfaces to attract and retain components within the fluid. The separation panels include a border (housing) to constrain the fluid.
Claims20
A separation device, comprising:
- at least one separation panel comprising:
- an inlet port and an outlet port;
- an inlet plenum, the inlet plenum having a trapezoid shape, the trapezoid shape of the inlet plenum having an inlet plenum wider end and an inlet plenum narrower end, the inlet plenum wider end facing the inlet port;
- an outlet plenum, the outlet plenum having the trapezoid shape, the trapezoid shape of the outlet plenum having an outlet plenum wider end and an outlet plenum narrower end, the outlet plenum narrower end facing the outlet port;
- at least two spacer layers and a main layer, sacrificial material being removed in the at least two spacer layers and the main layer to form the inlet plenum, the outlet plenum, and multiple structures forming a plurality of channels therebetween, surfaces of the plurality of channels serving as separation surfaces, wherein the inlet plenum having the trapezoid shape is configured to supply substantially equal fluid flow to each of the plurality of channels.
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A mirrored layer separation device, comprising:
- at least one separation panel and at least one mirrored separation panel;
- each of the at least one separation panel and each of the at least one mirrored separation panel comprising:
- an inlet port and an outlet port;
- an inlet plenum, the inlet plenum having a trapezoid shape, the trapezoid shape of the inlet plenum having an inlet plenum wider end and an inlet plenum narrower end, the inlet plenum wider end facing the inlet port;
- an outlet plenum, the outlet plenum having the trapezoid shape, the trapezoid shape of the outlet plenum having an outlet plenum wider end and an outlet plenum narrower end, the outlet plenum narrower end facing the outlet port;
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- at least two spacer layers and a main layer, sacrificial material being removed in the at least two spacer layers and the main layer to form the inlet plenum, the outlet plenum, and multiple structures forming a plurality of channels therebetween, surfaces of the plurality of channels serving as separation surfaces, wherein the inlet plenum having the trapezoid shape is configured to supply substantially equal fluid flow to each of the plurality of channels;
- and wherein
- each of the at least one mirrored separation panel is mated to a corresponding separation panel, the at least two spacer layers and the main layer of each of the at least one mirrored separation panel being stacked in reverse order as compared to the at least two spacer layers and the main layer of the at least one separation panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.