Kendro Laboratory Products Gmbh

Thermo Fisher Scientific Gmbh

Spx Corporation

Gsle Development Corporation

Revco Technologies, Inc.

Bryan M Elwood

Richard H Bair, Iii

Charles G Butts

Walter Jeff Tipton

Ronald W Luyckx

Robert D Lehman, Iii

Paul M Steinhoff

Steven Michael Region

David J Cartwright

Earl Robertson

Richard H Iii Bair

A storage unit for tracking events associated with an item is disclosed that includes a storage unit, a tracking device, and a processing and/or storage device. The tracking device monitors the presence of an item associated with the storage unit and the temperature of the item at discrete intervals of time. The processing and/or storage device is electrically connected to the tracking device and stores information generated from the tracking device. An automated access system may also be provided that grants access to the storage unit only to authorized users. An external network may also be provided which allows a user to monitor the storage unit including, access to the storage unit, and a temperature of the storage unit.

System and method for product tracking and product temperature profiling

An apparatus for notifying a user which gas tank(s) to connect to an enclosed chamber such as an incubator. The user inputs the desired setpoints for gasses such as Oand CO, and the corresponding gas level is determined. The determined gas level is compared with the setpoint of the gas and can display, which gas tank(s) should be hooked up to chamber.

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A compressor is controlled by generating and storing a compressor operation log. In addition, a compressor operation is selected from the compressor operation log in response to a sensor failure. Furthermore, the compressor is modulated according to the selected compressor operation in response to the sensor failure.

Compressor operation following sensor failure

An apparatus and method that includes attaching a controller to a piece of equipment so that it may be monitored from a remote location. The controller communicates to an apparatus as to the operability and condition of the equipment. This data is stored and available for viewing. The apparatus also alerts appropriate individuals to any problems when detected.

Equipment monitoring system and method

A method and apparatus that includes a storage device for securing data about an apparatus. The data is stored in a central location and can be accessed or written based upon privileges granted by a processor.

Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving data stored within an associated piece of equipment

An apparatus and method for notifying a user of a pending empty gas supply tank. The user can input the initial volume of the gas supply tank, a gas monitor can monitor the amount of gas that was injected into the chamber and an indicator can notify the user when the gas volume of the supply tank is at or below a predetermined level so that the user can take the appropriate action. Additionally, a gas volume converter can be included to convert from one volume unit to another.

Empty gas supply tank pending warning

Methods and apparatus for a predictive warning system of the failure of Oand COsensors, which are particularly suited for an incubator environment are, disclosed. An application of the predictive failure of Oand COsensor method and apparatus to incubators is also disclosed. The method and apparatus includes a gas sensor, an embedded controller for analyzing the gas sensor and an interface for indicating a gas sensor failure to a user.

A testing apparatus is disclosed that includes an expandable mechanical structure, and logging devices that are coupled to the mechanical structure and serially networked together. The testing apparatus of the present invention is utilized to accommodate storage units, such as refrigerators, freezers and incubators, of various sizes.

Validation device and method

A carbon dioxide gas measurement and control system and method which comprises a thermal conductivity absolute humidity sensor which measures carbon dioxide during dynamic temperature and humidity changes by isolating the particular sensor response for absolute humidity and temperature, i.e., Vm(D,T) in order to track carbon dioxide concentration.

Thermal conductivity measurement of carbon dioxide gas with relative humidity and temperature compensation

An apparatus for notifying a user when the gas pressure of a gas is at or below a threshold pressure. The gas can be injected into a chamber of an incubator. The gas pressure can be measured, relayed and compared to the threshold pressure. If the gas pressure is at or below the threshold pressure, the user will be notified that the gas pressure needs to be corrected.

Low supply tank pressure warning

An apparatus and method for compensating gas loss in an incubator. A transducer can be used to monitor the gas pressure of various gases that flow into the incubator. By knowing the correct pressure that flows into the chamber, a faster and more accurate compensation can be done during enhancement or depletion of the gases in the incubator.

Enhanced/proactive CO2/O2 gas control

A method and apparatus that includes a storage device for storing diagnostic executable code, a remote receiver and a processor that executes the diagnostic executable code. A remote signal is received at the remote receiver to access any portion of the code and obtain data from the processing of the diagnostic executable code.

Method and apparatus for accessing and executing internal diagnostic tests stored on a piece of equipment

A vacuum fluorescent iconographic display ( ) operable to communicate the operating conditions of a low temperature refrigeration unit ( ), with the display ( ) using only intuitively recognizable pictorial iconic elements ( ), numeric elements ( ), and recognized symbolic elements ( ) to convey the information. The iconic elements ( ) unambiguously represent the various operating conditions without reliance on legends or other conventional written or spoken language, thereby avoiding translation or interpretation mistakes due to the use of such a conventional language in a possibly international product or multi-lingual situation. The iconic elements ( ) may also be used in diagnostic applications by lighting, for example, in combination with the numeric elements ( ) to communicate quantitative diagnostic measurements of the subsystem represented by the icon. Because it employs vacuum fluorescence technology, the iconographic display ( ) is bright and visible from a large range of viewing angles, further aiding recognition of the displayed information.

Vacuum fluorescent iconographic display for a low temperature refrigeration unit

A programmable electronic start-up delay for delaying the start-up of refrigeration units (,) for a user-programmable variable delay period. The delay permits a group of refrigeration units all powered by the same source (,) to be restarted at different time intervals after a power failure to prevent overloading of the power source or associated circuitry.

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Bryan M Elwood