US 12,168,238 B2
Centrifuge apparatus with connectable means with a flying lead assembly
David Rooke, Torfaen (GB); and Colin Bright, Torfaen (GB)
Assigned to Dynamic Extractions Limited, Blaeunau Gwent (GB)
Appl. No. 17/278,946
Filed by Dynamic Extractions Limited, Torfaen (GB)
PCT Filed Oct. 16, 2019, PCT No. PCT/GB2019/052936
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/079421, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1817033 (GB), filed on Oct. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0032324 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B04B 15/02 (2006.01); B04B 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC B04B 15/02 (2013.01) [B04B 5/0442 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Centrifuge apparatus including a drive shaft and at least one column provided to be rotated by the shaft around the same, said apparatus further comprising: a flying lead assembly to allow passage of a liquid introduced into the apparatus and allow separation of one or more components from the liquid, connection means are provided for attaching the flying lead assembly to the at least one column to allow the flying lead assembly and/or at least one column to be modular, the connection means form and maintain a liquid pathway for the liquid and liquid dynamics between the flying lead assembly and the at least one column and include a first insert part located in the liquid pathway, wherein one or more further insert part of the same form as the first insert part is used in one or more further respective liquid pathways of the apparatus to form each of the liquid pathways with a same format in use.