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US 11,879,595 B2Granted
Cryosphere
AssigneeCryoport, Inc.
InventorsBret Bollinger, Hovhannes Melikyan
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and device, for a cryogenic storage system that stores and/or transports a liquid or gas at a temperature below ambient temperature. The cryogenic storage system has an enclosure and a cavity. The cryogenic storage system has a dewar that is positioned within the cavity of the enclosure. The dewar has a payload area that is configured to hold a liquid below ambient temperature. The dewar is configured to hold a liquid below ambient temperature and passively stabilize in an upright position. The dewar is formed with an inner wall and an outer wall and has an opening that allows access to the payload area.
Claims18
A storage system for storing a substance at a temperature below an ambient temperature, comprising:
- an enclosure having a cavity;
- a container that is positioned within the cavity of the enclosure and configured to passively stabilize in an upright position, the container defining a payload area inside the container to hold the substance at the temperature below the ambient temperature, the container comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion that weighs more than the top portion and is configured to stabilize the container in an upright position when an enclosure enclosing the container is tilted, angled or rotated;
- an inner wall that forms the payload area;
- an outer wall, the outer wall and the inner wall having an opening that allows access to the substance in the payload area;
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- a plug having a neck that is inserted into the opening,
- wherein the plug includes a locking device that locks the plug in place and maintains a gap between the neck and the inner wall that allows gas to escape,
- wherein the locking device includes one or more magnets embedded within an outer periphery of the neck, wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck interlock with one or more other magnets within the container,
- wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the container are configured to maintain the gap between the neck of the plug and the inner wall with the plug in a first position, and
- wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the container are configured to maintain the plug in a location at least partially out of the container with the plug in a second position different from the first position.
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A container for storing a liquid at a temperature below an ambient temperature, comprising:
- a wall that forms a payload area configured to hold the liquid at the temperature below the ambient temperature;
- the wall having an opening that allows access to the liquid in the payload area;
- a plug having a neck that is inserted into the opening and a locking device that locks the plug in place, prevents the plug from falling out when the container is oriented or rotated in different directions, and maintains a gap between the neck and the wall that allows gas to escape when the liquid evaporates;
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- wherein the locking device includes one or more magnets embedded within an outer periphery of the neck, wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck interlock with one or more other magnets within the wall of the container,
- wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the wall of the container are configured to maintain the gap between the neck of the plug and the wall with the vapor plug in a first rotational position, and
- wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the wall of the container are configured to maintain the vapor plug in a location at least partially out of the container with the plug in a second rotational position different from the first rotational position.
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A container for storing a substance at a temperature below an ambient temperature, comprising:
- an inner wall that forms a payload area configured to hold the substance at the temperature below the ambient temperature;
- an outer wall;
- a neck tube that connects the outer wall and the inner wall and provides an opening through the outer wall and the inner wall that allows access to the substance in the payload area;
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- a plug having a neck that is inserted into the opening,
- wherein the plug includes a locking device that locks the plug in place and maintains a gap between the neck and the inner wall that allows gas to escape,
- wherein the locking device includes one or more magnets embedded within an outer periphery of the neck, wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck interlock with one or more other magnets within the container,
- wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the container are configured to maintain the gap between the neck of the plug and the inner wall with the plug in a first position, and
- wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the container are configured to maintain the plug in a location at least partially out of the container with the plug in a second position different from the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.