Portable cooler with active temperature control

A portable cooler container with active temperature control for medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods, comprising:

• a container body having an insulated chamber configured to receive and hold one or more medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods, the container body comprising an outer peripheral wall and a bottom portion attached to the outer peripheral wall, the insulated chamber suspended relative to the outer peripheral wall, a base of the insulated chamber spaced apart from the bottom portion to define a cavity between the base and the bottom portion;
• a lid hingedly coupleable to the container body to access the chamber, the chamber being sealed when the lid is coupled to the container body to close the chamber;
• a temperature control system at least partially disposed in the container body between an outer container wall and the insulated chamber, the temperature control system comprising:
• one or more thermoelectric elements in thermal communication with an inner wall surface of the insulated chamber and operable to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the chamber, and
• circuitry configured to control an operation of the one or more thermoelectric elements to heat or cool at least a portion of the insulated chamber to a predetermined temperature or temperature range;
• the container body having a gap between the insulated chamber and the outer container wall that is under vacuum to provide vacuum insulation about the insulated chamber;
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• an electronic display screen actuatable to display shipping address information for the portable cooler container.

A portable cooler container with active temperature control for medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods, comprising:

• a container body having a vacuum insulated chamber configured to receive and hold one or more medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods, the container body comprising an outer peripheral wall and a bottom portion attached to the outer peripheral wall, the insulated chamber suspended relative to the outer peripheral wall, a base spaced apart from the bottom portion to define a cavity between the base and the bottom portion;
• a lid removably coupleable or hingedly coupleable to the container body to access the chamber, the chamber being sealed when the lid is coupled to the container body to close the chamber;
• a temperature control system at least partially disposed in the container body between an outer container wall and the vacuum insulated chamber, the temperature control system comprising:
• one or more thermoelectric elements in thermal communication with an inner wall surface of the vacuum insulated chamber and operable to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the chamber, and
• circuitry configured to control an operation of the one or more thermoelectric elements to heat or cool at least a portion of the vacuum insulated chamber to a predetermined temperature or temperature range;
• the container body having a gap between the insulated chamber and the outer container wall that is under vacuum to provide vacuum insulation about the insulated chamber;
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• an electronic display screen configured to selectively display information.