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An apparatus for disrupting cells or viruses comprises a container having a chamber for holding the cells or viruses. The container includes at least one flexible wall defining the chamber. The apparatus also includes a transducer for impacting an external surface of the flexible wall to generate pressure waves in the chamber. The apparatus also includes a pressure source for increasing the pressure in the chamber. The pressurization of the chamber ensures effective coupling between the transducer and the flexible wall. The apparatus may also include beads in the chamber for rupturing the cells or viruses.

An apparatus for disrupting cells or viruses comprises a container having a chamber for holding the cells or viruses. The container includes at least one flexible wall defining the chamber. The apparatus also includes a transducer for impacting an external surface of the flexible wall to generate pressure waves in the chamber. The apparatus also includes a pressure source for increasing the pressure in the chamber. The pressurization of the chamber ensures effective coupling between the transducer and the flexible wall. The apparatus may also include beads in the chamber for rupturing the cells or viruses.

A dewatering fabric for an ATMOS system or a TAD machine that includes a caliper of between approximately 0.1 mm and approximately 15 mm, a permeability value of between approximately 1 cfm and approximately 500 cfm, an overall density of between approximately 0.2 g/cm³ and approximately 1.10 g/cm³, and a weight of between approximately 100 g/m² and approximately 3000 g/m². A belt press for a paper machine can utilize the dewatering fabric. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in anyway.

A blender and juicer system comprises a blender container having an open top and an open bottom, and a removable juicer member being open at each end and adapted for insertion into the blender container. The blender container is adapted to prevent the over-insertion of the removable juicer member. The inserted juicer member is adapted to engage operatively the interior of the blender container. The blender and juicer system also comprises a plunger adapted for insertion into the juicer member. The inserted plunger is utilized during a juice extraction operation. The plunger includes a top exterior lip which defines the optimal range of plunger insertion into the juicer member.

A container for holding cells or viruses for disruption comprises a chamber defined by two spaced apart, opposing major walls and side walls connecting the major walls to each other. At least one of the major walls has an external surface to which the transducer may be coupled and is sufficiently flexible to flex in response to vibratory motion of the transducer. The container also has at least one port for introducing the cells or viruses into the chamber. In some embodiments, the chamber contains beads for aiding the disruption of the cells or viruses.

The present invention is related to a blender, particularly to a blender having a blade disk formed with dreg-expel holes in front of leading edges of blades of inner circle, and a ring-typed cover added below a feed chute as well as being hung over the blade disk to keep gaps in between, thereby it can get pulp contained with juice; which introduces less air thereinto, further enzymes found in raw vegetables and fruits may not be destroyed.

A permeable belt, a belt press including a roll having an exterior surface and the permeable belt, and a method of drying or pressing a web with the permeable belt. The permeable belt has a paper web facing side and is guided over a support surface. The permeable belt can have a tension of between approximately 20 kN/m and approximately 100 KN/m, a permeability value of between approximately 100 cfm and approximately 1200 cfm, a surface contact area of the paper web side that being between approximately 0.5% and approximately 90% when not under tension, and an open area of between approximately 1.0% and approximately 85%. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

The present invention is directed to devise a juice extractor, The juice extractor 1 according to the present invention includes a helical spindle 6 connected to a power driven source 5, a housing 2 having an inlet 3 in the upper part and an outlet 4 in the lower part, a fine grinding portion 35c and a refine grinding portion 35d, at the end part of the helical spindle 6, a drum cap 10 which includes endurable bushing element 9, for the detail structure of the drum cap 10, a thread tube 15 formed to the lateral direction to join with a pressure control cap 16 which has a squeezing flange 17 formed on the inner part of the circumference so as to press a circular protrusion 13 of the bushing element 9 in order to control the optimum squeezing pressure and provide the best squeezing force and maximize the effectiveness of the compression of foodstuff such as fruit or vegetable.

A semiconductor device having a field effect transistor and a method of fabricating the same. In-situ doped epitaxial patterns are respectively formed at both sidewalls of a protruded channel pattern from a substrate by performing an in-situ doped epitaxial growth process. The in-situ doped epitaxial pattern has a conformal impurity concentration throughout. Accordingly, source/drain regions with a conformal impurity concentration are connected throughout a channel width of a channel region including both sidewalls of a protruded channel pattern. As a result, it is possible to maximize a driving current of the filed effect transistor, and an on-off characteristic can be highly stabilized.

A reamer (50) for a citrus juicer (10) is formed from a plurality of ribs (53) including an upper profile and a lower profile. The ribs may be knife like to maximize juice extraction. Fruit may be brought into contact with the reamer by an actuating arm (70). The actuating arm preferably includes a four part linkage with a major pivot arm (80) and a minor pivot arm (85). In a motorized version, a housing (20) supports the reamer (50) and contains a motor and gear box (29). A juice collector (40) lies intermittent the housing (20) and the reamer (50), to collect the juice and optionally includes a filter (45) to remove pulp.

A disc cutter for a fruit and vegetable juice extractor includes a disc body and a food disintegrating device. The disc body is rotatably mounted in the juice extractor has a top, a center and grinding blades. The grinding blades are radially formed in the top of the disc body for grinding food into juice. The food disintegrating device is attached to the top at the center of the disc body and includes a pointed body having a tapered top and two opposite edges. The tapered top has a central tip and a fluted land defined in the tapered top adjacent one of the edges. Therefore, the rotating pointed body will disintegrate efficiently the inserted food into several large pieces for the grinding blades to grind completely into juice without any food remaining on the pointed body.

The invention discloses a juicer with the air bleeding function and aims at providing the juicer which can greatly reduce the oxygen content in a juicing cavity, prevents the browning from occurring in the juicing process and maintains the nutritional components and mouth feel of fruit juice or vegetable juice. The juicer is characterized in that a charging barrel is arranged on the juicing cavity; a juicing mechanism is arranged in the juicing cavity; an output shaft of a juicing motor is connected with a driving shaft of the juicing mechanism; the juicer also comprises an air bleeding device; a sealing device is arranged on the charging barrel; an interconnected cavity is formed by the charging cavity, the juicing cavity, a juice receiving part and a residue part; the mutual connecting parts of the cavity body are connected in a sealing manner; the connecting part between the cavity and any one part is sealed; the cavity is airtight in the juicing process; an air bleeding port of the air bleeding device is communicated with the cavity; and an exhaust port of the air bleeding device is arranged outside the cavity. The juicer can juice foodstuff in the juicer under an oxygen deficiency condition, thereby the browning is effectively controlled, the browning of foodstuff liquid is greatly reduced in the juicing process, the nutritive loss is reduced, and the good mouth feel and appearance color are maintained.

A device for sample tissue disruption and/or cell lysis comprising: a piezoelectric material; and at least a second material in contact with the piezoelectric material; and wherein the second material has an uneven surface on an opposite side to that in contact with the piezoelectric material. The device may be made by assembling at least three layers and membranes for the valves and pumps. The piezoelectric material is actuated by an external voltage source to generate cavitation, which disrupts tissue and/or lyses cells, in particular by a modulated alternative external voltage. The invention further provides a method of disrupting tissue and/or lysing cells in a device comprising the steps: loading a sample and reagents; actuating a piezoelectric material; obtaining disrupted tissue and/or lysed cells; and recovering the eluate. Also provided is a piezoelectric device comprising a piezoelectric material in contact with a second material, and wherein the second material has an uneven surface on an opposite side to that in contact with the piezoelectric material.

A tissue homogenizer. The tissue homogenizer comprises a first chamber, a pair of blades, a first filter and a second filter. The first chamber has a first opening and a second opening. The blades are disposed in the first chamber. The first filter is disposed in the first chamber between the first opening and the blades. The second filter is disposed in the first chamber between the second opening and the blades. A tissue piece is placed between the first filter and the second filter cut by the blade, and moved by a fluid through the second filter to generate homogenized tissue pieces.