Patent ID: 6518059
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B01L,C12M,Y10S

Abstract:
A laboratory incubator comprising:a housing having walls defining an enclosed incubation chamber configured to hold a single standard microplate, said chamber having less than 0.02 cubic feet of internal volume; a temperature control assembly including a heater in contact with at least one wall of the incubation chamber, a temperature sensor and a controller coupled to the heater to maintain a uniform temperature within 0.2Â° C. within the chamber; and the housing presenting inner walls, including an inner bottom wall, the housing further presenting outer walls, including an outer bottom wall, and a door presenting an inner door wall and outer door wall, said inner walls and inner door wall together defining the incubation chamber therein, wherein an inner wall, including the inner door wall, presenting a water reservoir, the water reservoir capable of being filled through an outer wall, including the outer door wall.