Shahla Sheikholeslam

US Patent:

6387030, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Jun 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/608177

Inventors:

Patrick Q. Moore - Gilroy CA
Shahla Sheikholeslam - Los Altos CA

Assignee:

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Fullerton CA

International Classification:

B04B 502

US Classification:

494 20, 494 16, 494 45, 422 72, 422102

Abstract:

A removable adapter for a centrifuge container is described. The adapter has an opening on top, an exterior surface and an interior surface. The exterior surface of the adapter body completely conforms to the bottom portion of the centrifuge container cavity. The interior surface of the adapter body has an internal sidewall and a bottom with a pellet well. The pellet well extends downwardly, toward the exterior surface. Also, an assembly is disclosed, including the adapter of the present invention with a pellet well and a liner, conforming to the interior surface of the adapter, once inside the adapter. Also provided by the present invention is a method for separating solids from suspensions by centrifugation. In this method, the removable adapter with a pellet well of the present invention is placed into a centrifuge container. Then, the suspension is placed into the centrifuge container.