Patent ID: 8778663

Claim:
A thermal cycler, comprising: a first thermalcycler body section having a first face, said first thermalcycler body section made of a material that has the thermal conductivity of metals; a second thermalcycler body section having a second face, said second thermalcycler body section made of a material that has the thermal conductivity of metals; a cavity formed by said first face and said second face; a thermalcycling unit positioned in said cavity immediately adjacent and contacting said first face and said second face; a film support material section having a heater trace in said film support material section wherein said film support material section having a heater trace is connected to said first thermalcycler body section, to said second thermalcycler body section, and to said thermalcycling unit, said film support material section having a heater trace located between said first face and said second face and contacting said first face and said second face; wherein said first thermalcycler body section and said second thermalcycler body section are positioned together to enclose said thermalcycling unit and said film support material section having a heater trace; connectors connecting said first thermalcycler body section and said second thermalcycler body section; and a cooling jacket positioned over said first thermalcycler body section, said second thermalcycler body section, and said thermalcycling unit to cool said first thermalcycler body section, said second thermalcycler body section, and said thermalcycling unit.