IP Library Granted Patent US 12,478,969
Granted Patent B2
US 12,478,969 · App. 17/956,692 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Device for heating sample

Inventors: Luis Marquez (Providence, RI); Bruce Frohman (Plymouth, MN)
Assignee: SEEGENE, INC.
B01L7/525H05B3/34B01L2300/1822F25B21/02H05B2203/037
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Patent No.
US 12,478,969
App. No.
17/956,692
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for heating a sample according to the present disclosure includes: a thermal block unit accommodating a reaction vessel; a heat transfer module thermally connected to the thermal block unit; and a heat sink thermally connected to the heat transfer module, wherein the thermal block unit includes: a thermal block having a plurality of accommodating portions for accommodating the reaction vessel; and a heating plate having a plurality of holes into which the plurality of accommodating portions are inserted.

Claims (20)

1 . A device for heating a sample, comprising:

a thermal block unit accommodating a reaction vessel;

a heat transfer module thermally connected to the thermal block unit; and

a heat sink thermally connected to the heat transfer module,

wherein the thermal block unit comprises:

a thermal block having a plurality of accommodating portions for accommodating the reaction vessel; and

a heating plate having a plurality of holes into which the plurality of accommodating portions are inserted.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the heating plate comprises an edge region and a central region, the edge region having a greater power density than the central region.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the heating plate is a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB).

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the thermal block comprises a base portion, and the plurality of accommodating portions are formed protruding from the base portion.

5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of accommodating portions each comprise a cylindrical body and a conical recess formed in the cylindrical body.

6 . The device of claim 4 , further comprising an edge insulator enclosing the periphery of the base portion.

7 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the base portion is thermally connected to the heat transfer module via a heat conducting layer.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the heat transfer module comprises a Peltier element.

9 . The device of claim 6 , further comprising a clamp coupled to the edge insulator.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the clamp is installed to press the base portion.

11 . The device of claim 4 , further comprising a heat insulating plate having a plurality of holes into which the plurality of accommodating portions is inserted.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the heat insulating plate is a porous polymer.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the porous polymer is a silicone sponge.

14 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the heating plate is disposed between the heat insulating plate and the base portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: MARQUEZ, LUIS; FROHMAN, BRUCE
To: SEEGENE, INC.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240109070A1 · Apr 4, 2024
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