Patents by Inventor Shahla Sheikholeslam

Shahla Sheikholeslam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Internal adapter with a pellet well for a centrifuge container
    Patent number: 6387030
    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. When centrifugation is completed, the pellet is removed from the pellet well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Q. Moore, Shahla Sheikholeslam