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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Steven N. Higginbotham, Eastern Heights, AU;
Warren Ludcke, Underwood, AU;
Jason Austin, Stretton, AU;
Inventors:
Steven N. Higginbotham, Eastern Heights, AU;
Warren Ludcke, Underwood, AU;
Jason Austin, Stretton, AU;
Assignee:
QIAGEN INSTRUMENTS AG, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 13/00 (2006.01); G01F 15/02 (2006.01); G01N 25/00 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/19 (2013.01); B01L 7/52 (2013.01); B01L 3/5082 (2013.01); B01L 2200/147 (2013.01); B01L 2300/185 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1844 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling the temperature of a liquid held within a reaction container in a chamber of a thermal cycling apparatus, the method including determining a sensed chamber temperature from a temperature sensor in the chamber, determining an air temperature using the sensed chamber temperature, determining a liquid temperature using the air temperature and selectively heating or cooling air in the chamber in accordance with the liquid temperature.