Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for subjecting a load to a constant temperature below 100.degree.

US5026524A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 1987
Grant dateJun 25, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2/07
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus for providing a low temperature environment at a substantially constant and uniform temperature. A closed chamber is provided with an inlet and outlet. The chamber is operated at subatmospheric pressure. Steam is introduced into the chamber for providing the heating environment at a preselected temperature. A vacuum is applied to the chamber to regulate the steam about its saturation point for a preselected temperature.

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