Electric heating – Heating devices – Combined with container – enclosure – or support for material...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-25
2006-07-25
Pelham, Joseph (Department: 3742)
Electric heating
Heating devices
Combined with container, enclosure, or support for material...
C219S385000, C219S549000, C435S288400, C435S305400
Reexamination Certificate
active
07081600
ABSTRACT:
A flexible heating cover assembly for an apparatus for heating samples of biological material with substantial temperature uniformity includes a housing having a plurality of engageable enclosure components; a resistive heater having a plurality of heater element areas; a heater backing plate providing stability to the resistive heater; a force distribution system that distributes a force over the heater backing plate; and a support plate providing stiffness for the force distribution system, wherein the arrangement of the resistive heater, the heater backing plate, the force distribution system and the support plate provide substantial temperature uniformity among a plurality of sample tubes for receiving samples of biological material. The flexible heating cover assembly improves the uniformity, efficiency, quality, reliability and controllability of the thermal response during thermal cycling of the biological material.
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Brown Larry R.
Brumley William D.
Zajac Kenneth J.
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
Pelham Joseph
Stragene California
Williams Kathleen M.
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