US 11,596,263 B1Granted

Container controlled environment systems and methods

AssigneePendram, Inc.

InventorsJonathan Siann, Wilson C. Ng

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Abstract

Systems and methods including a container assembly configured to maintain a controlled environment for storing a product therein are disclosed. Controlled environmental parameters may include at least one of the following: temperature, humidity, payload moisture content, solar radiation, magnetism, microwave, or light illumination. In certain implementations, the system includes a payload chamber and a self-contained environmental control unit (ECU) that may be coupled to the payload chamber using a substantially airtight seal. In certain embodiments, the ECU may include a condenser, a humidity controller, a liquid tank and a power source. Certain embodiments may include a warmer, temperature and/or humidity sensors, and/or a lock. Various combinations of the foregoing components and features may be incorporated, depending on the requirements of each particular implementation.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A controlled environment system, comprising:

an enclosure comprising a plurality of environmental control units, a user interface, a controller, and a heat exchanger;
wherein each of said environmental control units comprises a payload chamber and is coupled to said controller and to said heat exchanger;
wherein each of said payload chambers encloses a respective payload and comprises a removable cover;
wherein each of said environmental control units is programmable via said user interface to cool said respective payload within said payload chamber of said environmental control unit to a first cooling temperature below an ambient temperature or to heat said respective payload within said payload chamber of said environmental control unit to a second heating temperature above said ambient temperature;
and wherein said heat exchanger is shared by said plurality of environmental control units such that said controller causes a portion of heat removed from a first one of said plurality of environmental control units to be added to a second one of said plurality of environmental control units.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/930,811Filed 13 May 2020 · us provisional application
Priority: 14 May 2019
Granted: 7 Mar 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

A47J 36/2433
Baby bottle warmers; Devices for warming baby food in jars: with electrical heating means
A61J 1/165
Holders for containers: cooled holders, e.g. for medications, insulin, blood or plasma
A47J 36/321
Time-controlled igniting mechanisms or alarm devices: the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a handheld device
A61L 2/07
Hot gas: steam