Method and system for buoyant separation
AssigneeAkadeum Life Sciences, Inc.
InventorsCasey Wegner, William Lloyd, Brandon H. McNaughton, Brittany MacIntyre
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Abstract
A system for buoyant separation includes a separation container. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include an automated instrument, one or more processing components, and/or any other components. A method for buoyant separation can include any or all of: manipulating the separation container; adding materials to the separation container; removing materials form the separation container; otherwise processing the separation container; and/or any other processes.
Claims20
A system for a selective containment of a set of materials in a container, the system comprising:
- the container defining a cavity;
- a drainage hole defined at an inferior region of the container;
- a drain stop configurable in a set of operation modes;
- a cap removably couplable with a superior region of the container;
- a cap insert, the cap insert configured for rotation relative to the cap;
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- a venting subsystem comprising:
- a first venting aperture defined at a surface of the cap insert;
- a second venting aperture defined at a surface of the cap, wherein rotation of the cap relative to the cap insert in a first direction produces:
- a switch between operation modes of the set of operation modes of the drain stop;
- misalignment of the second venting aperture relative to the first aperture;
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- a height gap between the cap and the cap insert, wherein the height gap establishes an air path between the misaligned first and second venting apertures, wherein the container is vented via the air path.
A system for a selective containment of a set of materials in a container, the system comprising:
- the container defining a cavity;
- a drainage hole defined at an inferior region of the container;
- a drain stop configurable in a set of operation modes;
- a cap removably couplable with a superior region of the container;
- a rod connected to the drain stop at a first end, and connected to the cap at a second end;
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- a cap insert, wherein the rod passes through the cap insert, the cap insert configured for rotation relative to the cap, wherein:
- at least one of the cap or the cap insert defines a sloped feature;
- rotation of the cap relative to the cap insert in a first direction produces movement along the sloped feature;
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- movement along the sloped feature lifts the cap, the rod, and the drain stop relative to the cap insert, producing an increase in height of the drain stop relative to the drainage hole, the increase in height corresponding to a draining operation mode of the drain stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.