Modular incubator system

US11220664B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• S-Biosystems GmbH

Inventors

• Robin Christopher Zander · Freudenberg, DE
• Erwin Thiel · Siegen, DE
• Stephan Irle · Siegen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 11, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 12, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12M41/44
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An incubator (110, 140) for the reception of an individual sample carrier, a shelving system (100) for such incubators, a transport container for such incubators, as well as a modular system are suggested, wherein the incubators can be inserted and withdrawn (130) independently of one another, can be supplied with electricity, water and a gas via corresponding connections (150), and can communicate with a computer network via a wireless connection. Such a system reduces the risk of contamination or confusion in the lab and avoids interruptions in the monitoring and controlling of the environmental conditions in the respective incubators. These can rather independently maintain the most favourable environmental conditions for the respective samples, both during storage and also during a transport operation. The insertion and withdrawal of individual incubators from the shelving system does not, or only very briefly, interrupt the monitoring and control of the conditions in the interior of the incubators.