Incubator
US11142742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M41/44
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An incubator which can uniformly maintain a temperature/humidity in a culture chamber and prevent dew condensation from occurring in the culture chamber is provided. Further, an incubator which raises an air pressure in a culture chamber higher than that of the external environment to maintain an aseptic environment and prevents water vapor to be supplied from adversely affecting the inner aseptic environment is provided.An incubator includes a culture chamber including an insulated door and insulated wall, circulating means for circulating air in the culture chamber, temperature regulating means for regulating a temperature of the air in the culture chamber, and humidifying means for humidifying the air in the culture chamber. The humidifying means includes compressed gas generating means for generating a compressed gas, water supplying means for supplying water, a mixed gas-liquid regulator which regulates a mixed gas-liquid having compressed air and the water mixed therein, and a vaporizer which vaporizes the mixed gas-liquid to produce water vapor. Furthermore, the water vapor produced by the vaporizer can be directly supplied to the air circulated by the circulating means with…
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