Patent ID: 8460621
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G05D

Abstract:
1. A portable temperature transfer stand consisting essentially of a monolithic device having a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, and a top plate having a top surface and a bottom surface in a first plane, the first leg being coupled to a proximal edge of the bottom surface of the top plate such that a planar surface of the first leg is oriented in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane, the second leg being coupled to a distal edge of the bottom surface of the top plate such that a planar surface of the second leg is substantially oriented in a third plane that is parallel to the second plane, and the third leg being coupled to the bottom surface of the top plate at a position between the proximal and distal edges of the bottom surface of the top plate, a planar surface of the third leg being substantially oriented in a fourth plane that is parallel to the second and third plane, the top surface being configured to support a laboratory device, wherein the monolithic device includes a thermo-conductive material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, aluminum alloy, copper alloy, and combinations thereof, the thermo-conductive material being capable of rapidly transferring thermal energy to and from a temperature control material to the laboratory device, and wherein the top plate is rectangular-shaped, and wherein each leg of the monolithic device is plate-shaped and oriented perpendicular to and along a long-axis of the rectangular-shaped top plate.