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US 12,025,276 B2Granted
Cryosphere
AssigneeCryoport, Inc.
InventorsBen Lee, Bret Bollinger
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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 assembly. The cryogenic storage system has a dewar that is positioned within the enclosure assembly. The enclosure assembly may comprise be configured to provide little to no friction between the dewar and the enclosure assembly. The enclosure assembly may be configured for shock absorption and/or vibration damping for the dewar during transferring of the cryogenic storage system.
Claims14
A cryogenic storage system, comprising:
- a storage container comprising a spherical radially outer surface defining at least a portion of a sphere, wherein all points on the spherical radially outer surface defining the at least the portion of the sphere are equidistant from a center of the storage container;
- and
- an enclosure assembly configured to house the storage container, the enclosure assembly comprising:
- an outer dome comprising a spherical cavity and a spherical radially inner surface that is a spherical surface of the spherical cavity,
- wherein all points of the spherical radially outer surface are always radially inward of the spherical radially inner surface of the spherical cavity;
- and
- wherein the storage container has a center of gravity or mass within a bottom portion of the storage container that passively stabilizes the storage container when the storage container is tilted, angled or rotated within the enclosure assembly, wherein the spherical radially outer surface of the storage container is supported by the spherical radially inner surface of the spherical cavity inwardly of the spherical radially inner surface.
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