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US 6,719,449 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for controlling sonic treatment
AssigneeCovaris, Inc.
InventorsJames A. Laugharn, Jr., Brevard S. Garrison
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for treating a sample by selectively controlling sonic energy and/or selectively controlling the location of the sample relative to the sonic energy.
Claims34
An apparatus for processing a sample using sonic energy, the apparatus comprising:
- a sonic energy source for emitting sonic energy wherein the energy source generates a wavetrain substantially converging in a focal zone having a diameter less than about 2 cm;
- a medium for coupling the wavetrain to the sample;
- a reaction vessel for holding the sample and preventing the sample from contacting the medium, the reaction vessel disposed in a predetermined location relative to the sonic energy source;
- a processor for controlling at least one of the sonic energy source and the location of the vessel relative to the focal zone according to a predetermined methodology, such that the sample is selectively exposed to sonic energy to produce a desired result.
1 more element
A method for processing a sample using sonic energy, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a sonic energy wavetrain substantially converging in a focal zone having a diameter of less than about 2 cm;
- exposing the sample to the sonic energy wavetrain through a medium while preventing the sample from contacting the medium;
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- controlling at least one of the sonic energy and a location of the sample relative to the focal zone according to a predetermined methodology, such that the sample is selectively exposed to sonic energy to produce a desired result.
1 more element
The method of clam 19 comprising the step of controlling temperature of the sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.