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US 8,042,563 · App. 12/038,648 · Granted Oct 25, 2011

Cassette system integrated apparatus

Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
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Patent No.
US 8,042,563
App. No.
12/038,648
Granted
Oct 25, 2011
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. A cassette integrated system comprising:

a mixing cassette comprising a housing;

a balancing cassette comprising a housing;

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

at least one pod, wherein said mixing cassette is fluidly connected to said middle cassette by at least one rigid fluid line and wherein at least one of said at least one pod is connected to at least two of said cassette housings wherein said pod is located in a area between said cassette housings.

2. The cassette integrated system of claim 1 wherein said cassette housings comprise:

a top plate;

a midplate; and

a bottom plate.

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

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

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

6. The cassette integrated system of claim 1 wherein said at least one rigid fluid line comprises a rigid hollow cylindrical structure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: WILT, MICHAEL J.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 025321/0703 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2008
From: GRANT, KEVIN L.; DALE, JAMES D.; DEMERS, JASON A.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 021007/0653 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 11871803 · Oct 12, 2007
Provisional Application 60904024 · Feb 27, 2007
Provisional Application 60921314 · Apr 2, 2007
Related Publication 20080216898A1 · Sep 11, 2008