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Incubator

US5519188A · kind A · utility

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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 20, 1994
Grant dateMay 21, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12M41/48
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an incubator with improved control performance for the temperature and humidity in an inner box. The present invention is an incubator comprising an outer box having an inner portion made from a heat insulating material, an inner box disposed in the outer box through a space defined between the inner portion of the outer box and the inner box, a heating unit disposed in the space and adapted for heating the inside of the inner box, the heating unit being constructed of a plurality of heating means disposed at least on a bottom wall and left and right side walls of the inner box, and a control unit for independently controlling each of the heating means.

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