Electronic fill for water jacketed incubators
AssigneeKendro Laboratory Products, LP
InventorJeff Buckner
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided to fill liquids in a water jacket of an enclosed chamber. A valve, such as a solenoid can be actuated remotely to open and allow liquids to fill the water jacket. A sensor, such as a fill level sensor can sense and can communicate the amount of liquid in the water jacket to a controller. The controller or an actuator can be used to actuate the solenoid. The controller can actuate the solenoid at a period of time, at an event or at any other desired time.
Claims30
A filling apparatus for an enclosed chamber, comprising:
- an inner air flow chamber that surrounds the enclosed chamber;
- a water jacket that surrounds the inner air flow chamber;
- a heater that heats contents of the water jacket;
- a controller that controls the operation of the inner air flow chamber;
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- a valve located at a top portion of the water jacket that is in communication with the water jacket and the controller, said valve allows liquids to fill the water jacket.
A method of filling liquids into an enclosed chamber, comprising the steps of:
- filling a water jacket with a liquid, said water jacket surrounds an inner air flow chamber of the enclosed chamber;
- heating the liquid in the water jacket;
- providing air flow through the inner air flow chamber;
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- controlling the filling of the water jacket with a valve that is in communication with the water jacket.
A filling system for an enclosed chamber means, comprising:
- a means for filling a containing means with a liquid, said containing means surrounds an inner air flow chamber means of the enclosed chamber means;
- a means for heating the liquid in the containing means;
- a means for providing air flow through the inner air flow means;
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- a means for controlling the filling of the containing means that is in communication with the means for filling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.