Culture apparatus
US8398932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M41/14
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A culture apparatus which is capable of shortening sterilization time includes a gas concentration measuring sensor, pipes connected to a gas concentration measuring device and every corner of a cultivating chamber, and a sterilizing gas generator that supplies sterilizing gas into a cultivating chamber and atomizes a sterilizer solution (oxygenated water) by means of an ultrasonic vibrator. The culture apparatus further includes an ultraviolet lamp that irradiates gas in the cultivating chamber, a freely opening/closing door, a door-locking device, and a controller for controlling the locking device to prevent the door from being opened from start of the sterilization process to end of the decomposition process.
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