Thermally insulated shipping system for parcel-sized payload

A shipping system for a payload, the shipping system comprising:

• (a) an insulated container, wherein the insulated container includes a bottom wall comprising insulation, a top wall comprising insulation, and a cavity between the bottom wall and the top wall, wherein the cavity includes a length, a width, and a height, and wherein each of the length and the width is greater than the height;
• (b) a first thermally conductive layer;
• (c) a second thermally conductive layer, wherein the first thermally conductive layer is disposed on the top surface of the bottom wall and wherein the second thermally conductive layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the top wall;
• (d) a payload box for holding the payload, the payload box disposed within the cavity and in direct contact with the first thermally conductive layer;
• (e) a first temperature-control member, the first temperature-control member comprising a phase-change material, wherein the first temperature-control member is disposed within the cavity and is in direct contact with the first thermally conductive layer;
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• (f) wherein each of the first thermally conductive layer and the second thermally conductive layer has opposing top and bottom surfaces, wherein both the payload box and the first temperature-control member are in direct contact with the top surface of the first thermally conductive layer, and wherein both the payload box and the first temperature-control member are in direct contact with the bottom surface of the second thermally conductive layer.

A shipping system for a payload, the shipping system comprising:

• (a) an insulated container, wherein the insulated container includes a bottom wall comprising insulation, a top wall comprising insulation, and a cavity between the bottom wall and the top wall, wherein the cavity includes a length, a width, and a height, and wherein each of the length and the width is greater than the height;
• (b) a first thermally conductive layer, the first thermally conductive layer disposed on one of a top surface of the bottom wall and a bottom surface of the top wall, the first thermally conductive layer having opposing first and second surfaces;
• (c) a payload box for holding the payload, the payload box disposed within the cavity and in direct contact with the first surface of the first thermally conductive layer;
• (d) first and second temperature-control members, each of the first and second temperature-control members comprising a phase-change material, wherein each of the first and second temperature-control members is disposed within the cavity and is in direct contact with the first surface of the first thermally conductive layer, and wherein the payload box is positioned between the first and second temperature-control members.

A shipping system for a payload, the shipping system comprising:

• (a) an insulated container, wherein the insulated container includes a bottom wall comprising insulation, a top wall comprising insulation, and a cavity between the bottom wall and the top wall, wherein the cavity includes a length, a width, and a height, and wherein each of the length and the width is greater than the height;
• (b) a first thermally conductive layer, the first thermally conductive layer disposed on one of a top surface of the bottom wall and a bottom surface of the top wall;
• (c) a payload box for holding the payload, the payload box disposed within the cavity and in direct contact with the first thermally conductive layer;
• (d) a first temperature-control member, the first temperature-control member comprising a phase-change material, wherein the first temperature-control member is disposed within the cavity and is in direct contact with the first thermally conductive layer;
• (e) wherein the first thermally conductive layer has opposing first and second surfaces and wherein both the payload box and the first temperature-control member are in direct contact with the first surface of the first thermally conductive layer;
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• (f) wherein each of the payload box and the first temperature-control member has a height that substantially matches the height of the cavity.