91 results about "Shaker" patented technology

Systems and methods for separating fluids from drill cuttings. Specifically, the invention relates to shakers that incorporate a vacuum system and methods of operating such systems to effect a high degree of fluid separation. The system and methods are effective across a variety of screen sizes, vacuum flows and vacuum designs.

An apparatus for mixing of liquid substances or distribution of solid substances in liquid substances in a plurality of sample containers arranged in a microplate (7) is supported on a horizontally displaceable support plate (2). A motor (3) that is provided with an unbalance is held via its stator (3A) above a base (1) directly on the underside of the support plate (2), the rotational axis (D) of the rotor (3B) being disposed perpendicular to the support plate (2). The support plate (2) with the motor (3) rests on at least three horizontally elastically movable bearing elements (6), whose points of attachment to the base (1) and to the support plate (2) are chosen such that the support plate (2) with the microplate (7) in the idle position assumes a specified position in the X-Y plane due to the reset force of the bearing elements (6), and in the shaking mode, as a result of the lateral, directionally identical deflection of the bearing elements (6) effected by the unbalance of the motor (3), performs a horizontal, non-torsional shaking movement against the reset force of the bearing elements. In the process, all sample containers of the microplate (7) describe an identical orbit in the X-Y plane and an identical energy for mixing is imparted to all sample containers.

An apparatus and method for separating drilling fluid from drill cuttings using pressurized air and / or a vacuum. In a first embodiment, the apparatus provides for improved separation of drilling fluid from drill cuttings on a shaker, the shaker including a shaker screen, an air vacuum system and a drilling fluid collection system. In a second embodiment, the shaker includes a shaker screen and an air blowing system.

A clamp for an Erlenmeyer flask or other laboratory containers or racks uses nickel-coated, rare earth magnets to secure the clamp to a platform for a laboratory shaker. The base of the clamp has downwardly extending positioning bosses that seat in holes or indentations on the shaker platform to prevent horizontal sliding of the clamp when the shaker is in use. A removable and replaceable, elastomeric cover for the base of the flask clamp provides cushioning and prevents spinning of the flask when the shaker is in use.

The invention discloses a shaker based on horizontal reciprocating motion of a shaking table. The shaker comprises a frame (1), the shaking table (2) capable of horizontally reciprocating and arranged above the frame, and a power system (3) arranged in the frame and used for driving the horizontal reciprocating motion of the shaking table. The shaker is suitable for shake cultivation of various liquid, solid compounds such as organisms, biochemicals, cells and strains in research and development departments such as colleges, medical care, petrochemical industry, hygiene and disease control and environmental monitor. The shaker can control culture flasks to singly and horizontally reciprocate, and the shaker is especially suitable for being used in the research on the factor of single movement direction.

A shaker device for shaking liquids in a clinical chemistry analyzer comprises an eccentric pin on a rotatable disk, a motor for rotating the disk and a movable piece having a joint for receiving the eccentric pin. The movable piece is mounted on a first movable part of a first linear motion guide having a first rail on which the first movable part can slide in a first direction (Y-direction). The first rail of the first linear motion guide is mounted on an intermediate plate which is mounted on a second movable part of a second linear motion guide having a second rail on which the second movable part can slide in a second direction (X-direction) which is normal to the first direction.

A shaker transducer is disclosed, which comprises a magnetic unit (1) composed of a magnet (3) disposed between a first polar plate (2) and a second polar plate (4) in such a way to generate a toroidal air gap (5). A sound coil (6) is disposed in the air gap (5) to move axially and a centering element (100) is fixed to the coil to maintain it centered with respect to the magnetic unit (1). A rigid element (10) comprising a shank (12) fixed to said cylindrical support (61) of the sound coil and adapted to be anchored to a surface to transfer the sound vibrations generated by the magnetic unit (1). The centering element (100) comprises a central cylindrical shank (101) fixed to the coil, a peripheral shank (102) fixed to the second polar plate (4) and a plurality of elastic spokes (103, 103') disposed between said central shank (101) and said peripheral shank (102).

A shaker cup with a main cup body, a disposable cup liner, a disposable mixing grid, a disposable lid member and a lid retaining ring. The disposable cup liner is inserted into the main cup body and has flange that fits over the top of the main cup body lip. The disposable mixing grid fits within the top area of the main cup body. The disposable lid member has a flange that matches the diameter of the disposable liner flange. The lid retaining ring capable screws onto the main cup body, and in the process, capturing the inner liner flange, the mixing grid flange and the lid member flange to hold them in a liquid retaining manner. A preferred embodiment includes the disposable cup liner, the disposable mixing grid, the disposable lid member and the disposable spout cap member are all made of biodegradable molded plastic.

A shaker screen comprising a frame and a screen member attached to the frame is provided. The frame has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sidewall connecting the top surface and bottom surface together. The sidewall has an outside surface and an inside surface. A gasket is attached to the frame, the gasket having a first portion attached to the bottom surface of the frame and a second portion attached to a surface of the sidewall of the frame.

A cap for a drinking vessel, and particularly a shaker cup. The claimed cap can be securely attached to the drinking vessel or shaker cup to avoid leaks, and also includes a sealable opening through which the contents of the drinking vessel can be poured or drunk and a handle that is convenient for a user and which is attached to the cap in such a manner that the handle moves somewhat freely relative to the cap and the mechanism for closing the opening in the cap. Any non-integral components that come into contact with the contents of the vessel are easily detachable to facilitate thorough cleaning.

A vibration testing system (VTS) including a vibration testing apparatus, which includes a power amplifier operatively coupled to an electrodynamic shaker. The shaker includes a vibrateable armature mechanically coupled to a payload support structure. A data logger measures and records respective values of operational parameters of the shaker over time during mechanical excitation of the payload. A controller of the VTS reads and processes logged values of the operational parameters and determines an accumulated number of armature force cycles based on the recorded values of the operational parameters. The controller computes a remaining service-life or a consumed service life of the electrodynamic shaker based on the accumulated number of armature force cycles and a predetermined service-life of the vibration testing apparatus. The controller indicates on a display of the VTS the remaining service-life or the consumed service life of the vibration testing apparatus.

The invention discloses a shaker capable of preventing reagent bottles from being broken and used for mixing materials in the reagent bottles. The shaker comprises a shell (1), a bearing plate (2) arranged above the shell, a connection plate (3) fixedly connected with one side of the bearing plate, and a motor (4) arranged on the connection plate and used for driving the connection plate to vertically move. The shaker makes the reagent bottle full automatically and vertically shake, thus the shaker is not only suitable for extracting the nucleic acid by research workers, and but also suitable for mixing the different materials.

The present invention relates to shaker doors with solid cores and methods for making the same. The shaker doors contain different core materials at the recessed panel than the raise peripheral region to provide dimensional stability and reduced distortion when the doors are exposed to high humidity. The devices and methods also provide for easy assembly of solid core shaker doors, including fire rated doors.

a The present invention provides an improved shaker device for directing loose solid material (e.g., leafy material, such as tobacco) into a cylindrical or tapered receptacles (e.g., a cigar skin, collection tubes such as a tube flask, etc.). The shaker device offers significant advancements to filling such receptacles of varying length and width. The shaker device may include a housing, an oscillating or oscillating motor for automated shaking, and an easily removable cover to prevent loss of the loose material while the motor is on or if the device is tipped over. The shaker device may have a top plate with downward facing cone-shaped holes, each with a lower extension to direct loose material into the open ends of a plurality of receptacles, and receivers and / or additional plates to support the receptacles.

Systems and methods for separating fluids from drill cuttings. Specifically, the invention relates to shakers that incorporate a vacuum system and methods of operating such systems to effect a high degree of fluid separation. The system and methods are effective across a variety of screen sizes, vacuum flows and vacuum designs.

An automated system for isolating biomolecules from a biological sample is described herein. Further described are methods for operating such systems. Also described are components of the automated system, such as a liquid handling system, a robotic arm, sample tube racks, an analytical instrument, a barcode reader, and sample processing modules, which can include a shaker, a magnetic bead biomolecule isolation system, an endotoxin control system, a heated incubator, or a chilled incubator.

A vibration testing system (VTS) including a vibration testing apparatus, which includes a power amplifier operatively coupled to an electrodynamic shaker. The shaker includes a vibrateable armature mechanically coupled to a payload support structure. A data logger measures and records respective values of operational parameters of the shaker over time during mechanical excitation of the payload. A controller of the VTS reads and processes logged values of the operational parameters and determines an accumulated number of armature force cycles based on the recorded values of the operational parameters. The controller computes a remaining service-life or a consumed service life of the electrodynamic shaker based on the accumulated number of armature force cycles and a predetermined service-life of the vibration testing apparatus. The controller indicates on a display of the VTS the remaining service-life or the consumed service life of the vibration testing apparatus.

The invention relates to a method for washing and separating copper powder and a shaker with controllable water flow. The main process steps of the present invention are: first screen the mixture of non-metallic powder and copper powder obtained after crushing, and then pump the obtained qualified mixture particles to the shaker distribution device for distribution by electric pump, and evenly distribute them to Each shaker with controllable water flow is washing and sorting; this method is equipped with screening and material separation operations, combined with the improved washing shaker, to achieve uniform distribution of materials and improve production efficiency and separation effect and the method Simple and easy to implement; the shaker with controllable water flow of the present invention is mainly composed of a shaker body, a feed tank, a water adding tank and a water flow adjustment device, which improves the existing washing shaker technology, and is easy to add water in the production process, and It can realize the control of the flow of adding water, and can improve the efficiency of sorting operation. It has strong practicability, simple structure, and strong practicability and popularization value.

An apparatus (and method) for automated measurements on drill cuttings comprising a sample catcher to collect a portion of the drill cuttings directly from a shaker, an at least one pneumatic actuator to move the collected portion from the sample catcher into a measurement sensitivity area created by a measurement module. The measurement module has a hermetically sealed enclosure and placed near the sample catcher. The sensitivity area is formed outside the enclosure and surrounded by the measurement module. The measurement module and the pneumatic actuator are controlled by an external unit placed away from the shaker. The measurement module can be a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement module or other measurement module that performs high-throughput bulk sensitive measurements.

The invention provides a sample processing apparatus with integrated heater, shaker and magnet. Samples in an array of containers are processed by mounting the containers on a sample stage, moving magnets into proximity with bottoms of the containers of a first column of containers to apply a magnetic field, moving the magnets into proximity with bottoms of the containers of a second column, and moving heater elements into proximity with the container bottoms of the first column. While the magnetic field is applied to the containers of the second column, heat energy may be applied to the containers of the first column. The process may be repeated for additional columns. The containers may also be shaken to agitate the samples. A single apparatus may perform heating, shaking, and magnetic field application, without needing to transport the containers to different stations.

A drilling fluid control system (100) has subsystem modules (102A-102H), an output (104) and an input (106) connected with interconnecting conduit (110). Each subsystem module (102A-102H) has a function. The subsystem modules (102A-102H) may be an active mud pit module (102A), a mud mixing module (102B), a chemical storage module (102C), a rig pump module (102D), a back pressure control module (102E), a primary shaker module (102F), a secondary shaker module (102G) and / or a shaker pit module (102H). The subsystem modules (102A-102H) with the same function may be interchanged without changing the input (102), the output (102) and the interconnecting conduit (110) of the drilling fluid control system (100). Additionally, the sub-system modules (102A-102H) are configured to fit within intermodal shipping containers.

A cap for a drinking vessel, and particularly a shaker cup. The claimed cap can be securely attached to the drinking vessel or shaker cup to avoid leaks, and also includes a sealable opening through which the contents of the drinking vessel can be poured or drunk and a handle that is convenient for a user and which is attached to the cap in such a manner that the handle moves somewhat freely relative to the cap and the mechanism for closing the opening in the cap. Any non-integral components that come into contact with the contents of the vessel are easily detachable to facilitate thorough cleaning.

A screen assembly for a shale shaker comprising a panel (500) and a support structure (600), the panel (500) having an area provided with a multiplicity of apertures and at least one layer of screening material arranged over the multiplicity of apertures, wherein said panel (500) is removable from said support structure (600).

The invention discloses a shaker capable of automatically calming a baby. The shaking table comprises a shaker capable of swinging; a cavity of which an opening is upwards is formed in the shaker; sound probes are fixedly arranged inside the inner walls of both left and right sides of the cavity; the sound probes can receive cry of the baby; two bilaterally symmetrical calming structures are arranged in the cavity; a driving structure is arranged inside the inner wall of the lower side of the cavity; and one ends of the two calming structures, which are away from the symmetric center, are meshed to the driving structure. According to the invention, baby cry information can be automatically received and the baby is automatically patted to be calmed by a hand-imitated calming mechanism, andmeanwhile, a parent can remotely control and change a calming mode, so that the parent does not need to timely reach the shaker to calm by the self, thereby saving time of the parent.

There is provided a rhythm shaker for producing percussive sound. The shaker has a shell that envelops a hollow interior that contains a number of percussive particles. The rhythm shaker's shell has an internal surface on which the enclosed sound producing material can strike the shell and make a sound where the sidewalls of the shell have at least two different thicknesses which, when struck by the enclosed sound producing material, produces a different sound depending on the thickness of the shell where struck.

A material separation system is disclosed that may include a shaker, a centrifuge, a sensor, and / or a processor circuit. The shaker may be configured to separate the solid-liquid mixture into a first solid-containing component and a shaker effluent. The sensor may be configured to measure a characteristic of one or more of the solid-liquid mixture, the first solid-containing component, the shaker effluent, and the second solid-containing component. A well performance analysis system may be configured to analyze slurry reports of drilling rigs within a geographic basin to determine which drilling rigs operate inefficiently. The system may allow for suggesting and sending control signals to improve the efficiency of the solid-liquid separation system. The system may allow an operator to view aggregated well performance data to identify which rigs are operating below a geographic basin baseline, and make a judicious decision to improve the functionality of a solid-liquid separation system associated with one or more rigs.

A shaker device includes a storage body, a lid, and a measurement system. The storage body also includes an opening and a hollow area. The storage body is configured to retain and selectively dispense an amount of a material disposed in the shaker device. The opening is disposed on a terminal end of the storage body. The lid is selectively disposed over the opening. The measurement system is configured to identify an amount of the material within the shaker device.