# US 11,999,552 B2 · Transport container

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- Number: US 11,999,552 B2
- Document ID: US11999552B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/623,826
- Filed: 2020-09-15
- Published: 2022-08-04
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-09-18
- Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Satohiko Yamamoto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999552B2

## CPC

- A01N 1/146: Non-refrigerated containers specially adapted for transporting or storing living parts whilst preserving
- B65D 81/2069: {in a special atmosphere}
- A01N 1/148: with provisions specially adapted for transporting
- A01N 1/168: using electromagnetic fields or radiation; using acoustic waves or corpuscular radiation
- A23B 4/015: Preserving by irradiation or electric treatment without heating effect
- A23B 7/015: Preserving by irradiation or electric treatment without heating effect
- B65D 77/04: Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
- B65D 85/50: for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- A23B: PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES

## Abstract

A transport container is a transport container for transporting a biological component being a cell or a collection of cells, and includes an ion generation device configured to generate a discharge product inside the transport container by discharge.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A transport container configured to transport a biological component being a cell or a collection of cells, the transport container comprising:
a discharge device configured to generate a discharge product inside the transport container by discharge;
a container portion having an opening portion that receives the biological component; and
a lid portion that closes the opening portion, wherein:
the discharge device is provided inside the lid portion,
the container portion includes:
a primary container configured to contain the biological component;
a secondary container configured to contain the primary container; and
a tertiary container including the container portion and the lid portion, and configured to contain the secondary container, and
each of the primary container and the secondary container has an upper surface portion that is a surface toward the lid portion, and the upper surface portion is formed of a material that transmits gas.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The transport container according to claim 1,
wherein the lid portion has a recessed portion in an inner surface, and
the discharge device is provided in the recessed portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The transport container according to claim 1,
wherein the discharge device is supplied with power from an external power source via the lid portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The transport container according to claim 1,
wherein the discharge device is an ion generation device configured to generate a positive ion and a negative ion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The transport container according to claim 4,
wherein the discharge device supplies the positive ion and the negative ion, and sets concentrations of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container to be equal to or greater than 7000/cm3.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The transport container according to claim 5,
wherein the discharge device further sets the concentrations of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container to be equal to or less than one million/cm3.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The transport container according to claim 4, further comprising:
an ion sensor configured to detect a concentration of one or both of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container; and
a display unit configured to display an ion concentration detected by the ion sensor or information based on the ion concentration.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The transport container according to claim 1,
wherein the discharge device generates the discharge product in a space between the tertiary container and the secondary container.