Patent ID: 8529672

Claim:
A gas chromatography oven comprising: a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall and a front wall, wherein the rear wall has a door; a sleeve disposed within the housing, said sleeve having a top surface, a bottom surface, a left surface, and a right surface; and a first gap between said top surface and said top wall, a second gap between said bottom surface and said bottom wall, a third gap between said left surface and said left side wall, and a fourth gap between said right surface and said right side wall; and a fluid entry path extending between said top, bottom, left, and right surfaces of said sleeve; a heating element positioned adjacent to the rear wall and adjacent to the sleeve; and a fan positioned adjacent to the rear wall, wherein the sleeve is in coaxial alignment with the fan, wherein the fan circulates air into the first gap, second gap, third gap and fourth gap, wherein the first and second gaps have a width between 0.5 cm and 20 cm, and wherein the second gap traverses the housing from the rear wall to the front wall.