Rapid gas recovery in an incubator system
AssigneeThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
InventorsRichard H. Bair III, Byran M. Elwood
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for rapid gas recovery in a controlled gas atmosphere enclosure, which are particularly suited for maintaining incubator gas concentration levels, include the formulation of algorithms utilized for this purpose. The algorithms are included in the firmware for an embedded controller and operate gas solenoids that have inputs defined as specific gases at a defined pressure. An application of the rapid gas recovery method and apparatus to incubators is also disclosed.
Claims21
An incubator system for rapid gas recovery comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- a plurality of gas solenoid valves and orifices;
- a plurality of gas input sources;
- and
- a power board electrically connected to said microcontroller.
A method of controlling rapid gas recovery in an incubator system comprising the steps of:
- determining gas concentrations in the incubator to initiate rapid gas recovery;
- determining start and target volumes for each gas;
- predicting a total volume required for the gas;
- and
- adjusting a time required for gas recovery.
An incubator system for rapid gas recovery comprising:
- means for determining gas concentrations in the incubator to initiate rapid gas recovery;
- means for determining start and target volumes for each gas;
- means for predicting a total volume required for the gas;
- and
- means for adjusting a time required for gas recovery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.