# US 10,119,755 B2 · Portable temperature regulation devices using heat transfer devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,755 B2 - Document ID: US10119755B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/406,049 - Filed: 2017-01-13 - Published: 2017-07-20 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-19 - Assignees: Magni-Power Company - Applicants: Magni-Power Company - Inventors: William H. Scofield; Bala Venkataraman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119755B2 ## CPC - F25D 31/006: {specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks} - A61J 1/16: Holders for containers - A61J 1/165: {Cooled holders, e.g. for medications, insulin, blood or plasma} - F25B 21/02: using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect - F25B 21/04: reversible - F25D 29/00: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices - F25D 31/007: {Bottles or cans} - A61J 9/06: Holders for bottles - F25B 2321/0212: of electric power, current or voltage - F25D 2201/14: using subatmospheric pressure - F25D 2331/803: Bottles - F25D 2331/805: Cans - F25D 2331/808: Glasses - F25D 2700/14: Sensors measuring the temperature outside the refrigerator or freezer - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE - F25B: REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS ## Abstract A temperature regulator may include a housing extending longitudinally from a first, open end to a second, closed end. The housing may include an outer wall, an inner wall disposed radially inward from the outer wall, and an insulating medium disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall, wherein the insulating medium is a vacuum-sealed chamber having air substantially removed therefrom. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A temperature-regulating container, comprising: a housing extending from a first, open end to a second, closed end, the housing including: an outer wall, an inner wall disposed radially inward from the outer wall, and an insulating medium disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall; a resilient member extending around at least a portion of the inner wall and extending inward from the inner wall, the resilient member coupled to the inner wall at a first end disposed closer to the first end of the housing than the second end of the housing, the resilient member extending from the first end toward a second end disposed closer to the second end of the housing than to the first end of the housing, the resilient member having a configuration that includes one or more peaks and valleys, the one or more peaks being configured to contact an outer surface of at least a first container or a second container disposed within the temperature-regulating container, the one or more valleys contacting the inner wall of the housing, wherein: the resilient member compresses by a first distance when the first container having a first diameter is inserted into the temperature-regulating container; the resilient member compresses by a second distance when the second container having a second diameter greater than the first diameter is inserted into the temperature-regulating container, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance; and the resilient member applies a spring force radially inward when either the first container or the second container is inserted into the temperature-regulating container to secure the first container or second container within the temperature-regulating container; and a heat transfer device configured to direct heat from the inner wall toward the outer wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The temperature-regulating container of claim 1, further including a controller, and one or more temperature sensors coupled to the controller and configured to measure a temperature of the outer wall, wherein the controller receives input from the one or more temperature sensors to determine a temperature of the outer wall or a rate of change of the temperature of the outer wall, and controls the heat transfer device based on the determined temperature or determined rate of change of temperature. ### Claim 3 A temperature-regulating container, comprising: a housing having an outer wall forming an outermost and continuous circumference of the container, an inner wall disposed radially inward from the outer wall, an insulating medium disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall, and an opening; one or more heat transfer devices configured to direct heat from the inner wall toward the outer wall; and one or more heat exchange elements disposed between the one or more heat transfer devices, and the inner wall or the outer wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The temperature-regulating container of claim 3, wherein the insulating medium is a vacuum-sealed chamber substantially devoid of air. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The temperature-regulating container of claim 4, wherein the vacuum-sealed chamber has a rating from 200-50,000 micron. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The temperature regulator of claim 3, wherein the one or more heat transfer devices are thermoelectric devices. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The temperature-regulating container of claim 3, wherein each of the one or more heat transfer devices is coupled to a radially outward-facing surface of the inner wall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The temperature-regulating container of claim 7, wherein the one or more heat exchange elements are coupled to both a radially outward-facing surface of at least one heat transfer device, and the outer wall, the one or more heat exchange elements being coupled to the outer wall at spaced apart locations, wherein the one or more heat exchange elements are configured to transfer heat from the radially-outward facing surface of the at least one heat transfer device to the outer wall at the spaced apart locations. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The temperature-regulating container of claim 8, wherein the one or more heat exchange elements are coupled to at least two heat exchange elements, and undulate between peaks that are coupled to a radially inward-facing surface of the outer wall and valleys that are coupled to radially outward-facing surfaces of the at least two heat exchange elements. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The temperature-regulating container of claim 3, wherein the one or more heat transfer devices are coupled to a radially inward-facing surface of the outer wall, and the one or more heat exchange elements are coupled to both a radially outward-facing surface of the inner wall at spaced apart locations and to a radially inward-facing surface of at least one heat transfer device, the one or more heat exchange elements being configured to transfer heat from the spaced apart locations of the inner wall to the at least one heat transfer device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The temperature-regulating container of claim 3, further including a resilient member extending around a portion of the inner wall and extending radially inward from the inner wall, wherein the resilient member compresses to a first extent when a first container having a first diameter is inserted into the temperature-regulating container, and compresses to a second extent greater than the first extent when a second container having a second diameter greater than the first diameter is inserted into the temperature-regulating container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The temperature-regulating container of claim 11, wherein the resilient member applies a spring force radially inward when either the first container or the second container is inserted into the temperature-regulating container to secure the first container or second container within the temperature-regulating container. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The temperature-regulating container of claim 3, further including a controller, and one or more temperature sensors coupled to the controller and configured to measure a temperature of the outer wall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The temperature-regulating container of claim 13, wherein the controller receives input from the one or more temperature sensors to determine a temperature of the outer wall or a rate of change of the temperature of the outer wall, and controls the one or more heat transfer devices based on the determined temperature or determined rate of change of temperature. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The temperature-regulating container of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to shut down the one or more heat transfer devices if the temperature of the outer wall exceeds a threshold from 100 to 120° F. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) The temperature-regulating container of claim 3, wherein the housing is configured to receive and regulate the temperature of one or more of a medical, medicinal, or bodily fluid. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The temperature-regulating container of claim 16, wherein the medical, medicinal, or bodily fluid includes one or more of insulin, an antibiotic, hemophilia factor, blood, or plasma. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) The temperature-regulating container of claim 3, wherein the housing is configured to receive and regulate the temperature of food solids. ### Claim 19 A temperature-regulating container, comprising: a housing having an outer wall, an inner wall disposed radially inward from the outer wall, an insulating medium disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall, and an opening; one or more thermoelectric devices configured to transfer heat from the inner wall to the outer wall; a controller; and one or more temperature sensors coupled to the controller and configured to measure a temperature of the outer wall, wherein the controller receives input from the one or more temperature sensors to determine a temperature of outer wall or a rate of change of the temperature of outer wall, and controls the one or more thermoelectric devices based on the determined temperature or determined rate of change of temperature; and a compressible resilient member extending radially inward from the inner wall. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The temperature-regulating container of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to shut down the one or more thermoelectric devices if the temperature of the outer wall exceeds a threshold temperature from 100 to 120° F.