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US 6,805,172 B2Granted
Enhanced/proactive CO2/O2 gas control
AssigneeKendro Laboratory Products, LP
InventorsBryan M. Elwood, Richard H. Bair, III
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for compensating gas loss in an incubator. A transducer can be used to monitor the gas pressure of various gases that flow into the incubator. By knowing the correct pressure that flows into the chamber, a faster and more accurate compensation can be done during enhancement or depletion of the gases in the incubator.
Claims17
A gas compensation apparatus for an enclosed chamber, comprising:
- a gas monitor that monitors the pressure of a gas being injected into the chamber;
- a gas injection determiner that determines the amount of the gas that is required during compensation;
- and
- at least one gas supply source for supplying at least one gas into the chamber, wherein the gas monitor, the gas injection determiner and the at least one gas supply source are in communication with each other and the at least one gas is selected from the group consisting of CO2, N2 and O2,
- wherein the chamber is not pressurized.
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A compensation system for an enclosed chamber comprising:
- means for determining if compensation is needed in the chamber;
- means for monitoring a pressure of a gas in the chamber;
- means for determining the amount of at least one gas to inject into the chamber during compensation;
- and
- means for injecting the at least one gas, wherein the means for determining, the means for monitoring, the means for determining and the means for injecting are in communication with each other, wherein and the at least one gas is selected from the group consisting of CO2, N2 and O2 and wherein the chamber is not pressurized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.