Patent ID: 8420383
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B23P,C12M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An incubation system, comprising in combination: a) a base having a machine generating a supply of cold air, b) a stand-alone, self-contained incubator placed on the base, the incubator having an exterior and an interior and one or more access features on the exterior providing access to the interior of the incubator, the incubator having a heating system for maintaining the temperature of the interior of the incubator at a nominal incubation temperature, the exterior of the incubator defined by left and right side, rear and top walls substantially enveloping the access features and the interior of the incubator; and c) an enclosure external from and substantially enveloping the exterior of the incubator to define a space between the exterior of the incubator and the enclosure, wherein the space receives cold air from the machine generating the supply of cold air and providing an environment for cold air to circulate about the exterior of the incubator in a closed loop from the base, to the space between the enclosure and the incubator, and back to the base, wherein the enclosure further includes a void exposing the one or more access features on the exterior of the incubator wherein a user may directly access contents stored in the incubator while the incubator is substantially enveloped by the insulated enclosure, and wherein the heating system, the machine generating the supply of cold air and the space between the enclosure and the incubator for circulating the cold air operate to maintain the interior of the incubator at a nominal incubation temperature of between 20 and 25 degrees C.