Transparent film radiant heat source for use with incubators
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1. A radiant heat source overlay for an incubator hood comprising:
- a rigid, transparent plastic sheet shaped to rest on an incubator hood and adapted to be removably placed on said hood;
a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof and extending over a selected surface area of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood; and
a set of incubator units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source.
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Abstract
A radiant heater is provided, which can be in the form of an overlay on an existing incubator hood or integrated in an incubator hood. The heater has an optically transparent, radiotransparent and phototherapy transparent electrically conductive coating, preferably indium tin oxide.
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35 Claims
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1. A radiant heat source overlay for an incubator hood comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet shaped to rest on an incubator hood and adapted to be removably placed on said hood; a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof and extending over a selected surface area of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood; and a set of incubator units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An incubator comprising:
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a base; a hood mounted on said base; and a radiant heat source overlay resting on said hood, adapted to be removably placed on said hood, and having; (a) a rigid, transparent plastic sheet shaped to rest on an incubator hood; (b) a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof and extending over a selected surface area of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood; and (c) a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A radiant heat source overlay for an incubator hood comprising:
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a vertical section; an inclined section; a horizontal section between said vertical section and said inclined section; said inclined and horizontal sections each including; (a) a first rigid transparent plastic sheet; (b) a second rigid transparent plastic sheet; (c) a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof, said film disposed between said first and second sheets; and (d) a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source; and means for holding said sections in a fixed relationship to one another. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A radiant heat source overlay for an incubator hood comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet shaped to rest on an incubator hood and adapted to be removably placed on said hood; an electrically conductive coating on a selected surface area of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood; and a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source.
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20. A radiant heat source overlay for an incubator hood comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet shaped to rest on an incubator hood; a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof and extending over but spaced from a selected surface area of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood, said film situated between said rigid, transparent plastic sheet and said transparent, electrically conductive coating; a rigid, transparent plastic sheet of protective material extending over said transparent, electrically conductive coating and bonded to said transparent, electrically conductive coating by an adhesive layer between said sheet of protective material and said transparent, electrically conductive coating; and a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A radiant heat source overlay for an incubator hood comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet shaped to rest on an incubator hood, and having; (a) a vertical portion, (b) an inclined portion, and (c) a horizontal portion between said vertical portion and said inclined portion; a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof, between said film and said horizontal portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet and said transparent, electrically conductive coating, said coating extending over a selected surface area of said horizontal portion of said rigid, transparent sheet facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood; a layer of protective material extending over the surface of said film of transparent, plastic material opposite from said surface having said transparent, electrically conductive coating; a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source; a second film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof bonded by an adhesive layer to a surface of said inclined portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing said incubator hood; a second set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating of said second film of transparent, plastic material; and a second layer of protective material extending over the surface of said second film of transparent, plastic material opposite from said surface having said transparent, electrically conductive coating. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A radiant heat source overlay for an incubator hood comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet shaped to rest on an incubator hood, and having; (a) a vertical portion, (b) an inclined portion, and (c) a horizontal portion between said vertical portion and said inclined portion; a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof and extending over said horizontal portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet and facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood, said film situated between said horizontal portion of said rigid transparent plastic sheet and said transparent electrically conductive coating; a layer of protective material extending over said transparent, electrically conductive coating and to which said transparent, electrically coating is bonded by an adhesive layer between said layer of protective material and said transparent, electrically conductive coating; a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source; a second film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof and extending over a surface of said inclined portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing an incubator hood when said overlay rests on said incubator hood; a second set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating of said second film of transparent, plastic material; and a second layer of protective material to which said transparent, electrically conductive coating of said second film of transparent material is bonded by an adhesive layer between said second layer of protective material and said transparent, electrically conductive coating of said second film of transparent material. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. An incubator hood having a radiant heat source comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet formed into a concave structure and having; (a) a vertical portion, (b) an inclined portion, and (c) a horizontal portion between said vertical portion and said inclined portion; a film of transparent, plastic material having an indium tin oxide coating on a surface thereof between said film and said horizontal portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet and bonded to an inside surface of said horizontal portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet by an adhesive layer between said horizontal portion of said rid, transparent plastic sheet and said indium tin oxide coating; a layer of protective material extending over the surface of said film of transparent, plastic material opposite from said surface having said indium tin oxide coating; a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said indium tin oxide coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source; a second film of transparent, plastic material having an indium tin oxide coating on a surface thereof bonded by an adhesive layer to a surface of said inclined portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing said incubator hood; a second set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said indium tin oxide coating of said second film of transparent, plastic material; and a second layer of protective material extending over the surface of said second film of transparent, plastic material opposite from said surface having said indium tin oxide coating. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An incubator hood having a radiant heat source comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet formed into a concave structure and having; (a) a vertical portion, (b) an inclined portion, and (c) a horizontal portion between said vertical portion and said inclined portion; a film of transparent, plastic material having an indium tin oxide coating on a surface thereof and extending over an inside surface of said horizontal portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet, said film situated between said horizontal portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet and said indium tin oxide coating; a layer of protective material extending over said indium tin oxide coating and to which said indium tin oxide is bonded by an adhesive layer between said layer of protective material and said indium tin oxide coating; a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said indium tin oxide coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source; a second film of transparent, plastic material having an indium tin oxide coating on a surface thereof and extending over a surface of said inclined portion of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing said incubator hood; a second set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said indium tin oxide coating of said second film of transparent, plastic material; and a second layer of protective material to which said indium tin oxide coating of said second film of transparent material is bonded by an adhesive layer between said second layer of protective material and said indium tin oxide coating of said second film of transparent material. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An incubator hood having a radiant heat source comprising:
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a rigid, transparent plastic sheet formed into a concave structure and having; (a) a vertical portion, (b) an inclined portion, and (c) a horizontal portion between said vertical portion and said inclined portion; a film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof between said film and a first of said portions of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet and bonded to an inside surface of said first of said portions of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet by an adhesive layer between said first of said portions of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet and said transparent, electrically conductive coating; a layer of protective material extending over the surface of said film of transparent, plastic material opposite from said surface having said transparent, electrically conductive coating; a set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating with each of said conductor units having a free end adapted for connection to an electrical power source; a second film of transparent, plastic material having a transparent, electrically conductive coating on a surface thereof bonded by an adhesive layer to a surface of a second of said portions of said rigid, transparent plastic sheet facing said incubator hood; a second set of conductor units electrically and mechanically connected to said transparent, electrically conductive coating of said second film of transparent, plastic material; and a second layer of protective material extending over the surface of said second film of transparent, plastic material opposite from said surface having said transparent, electrically conductive coating. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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