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Granted Patent B2
US 8,459,292 · App. 13/156,282 · Granted Jun 11, 2013

Cassette system integrated apparatus

Inventors: Michael J. Wilt (Windham, NH); Kevin L. Grant (Litchfield, NH); James D. Dale (Nashua, NH); Jason A. Demers (Manchester, NH)
Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
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Patent No.
US 8,459,292
App. No.
13/156,282
Granted
Jun 11, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cassette integrated system. The cassette integrated system includes a mixing cassette, a balancing cassette, a middle cassette fluidly connected to the mixing cassette and the balancing cassette and at least one pod. The mixing cassette is fluidly connected to the middle cassette by at least one fluid line and the middle cassette is fluidly connected to the balancing cassette by at least one fluid line. The at least one pod is connected to at least two of the cassettes wherein the pod is located in an area between the cassettes.

Claims (13)

1. The cassette integrated system comprising:

a mixing cassette;

a balancing cassette;

a middle cassette fluidly connected to said mixing cassette and said balancing cassette; and

at least one pod, wherein said mixing cassette is fluidly connected to said middle cassette by at least one fluid line and wherein said middle cassette is fluidly connected to said balancing cassette by at least one fluid line and whereby each of said at least one pod is connected to at least two of said cassettes wherein said pod is located in an areas between said cassettes.

2. The cassette integrated system claimed in claim 1 wherein said mixing, balancing, and middle cassettes are defined by at least one cassette housing, and wherein each cassette housing comprises:

a top plate;

a midplate; and

a bottom plate.

3. The cassette integrated system claimed in claim 1 wherein said pod comprising a curved rigid chamber wall having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet.

4. The cassette integrated system claimed in claim 1 wherein said mixing cassette, middle cassette and said balancing cassette further comprising at least one valve.

5. The cassette integrated system claimed in claim 4 wherein said at least one valve is a membrane valve.

6. The cassette integrated system claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said fluid lines connecting said cassettes is a rigid hollow cylindrical structure.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2012
From: WILT, MICHAEL J.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 027902/0773 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2012
From: GRANT, KEVIN L.; DALE, JAMES D.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 027902/0841 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2012
From: DEMERS, JASON A.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 027902/0921 →
Continuity (4)
Division 11871803 · Oct 12, 2007
Provisional Application 60904024 · Feb 27, 2007
Provisional Application 60921314 · Apr 2, 2007
Related Publication 20110299358A1 · Dec 8, 2011