System and method for packaging and delivering a temperature-sensitive item
OwnerGrant Leung, John Stevensinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for packaging and delivering a temperature-sensitive item includes an insulated package having a substantially rigid container for containing the item, and a vacuum-sealed outer shell surrounding said container, and an insulated drop box having a first transceiver, for storing the insulated package.
Claims24
An insulated package, comprising:
- a substantially rigid container for containing a temperature-sensitive item;
- and
- a vacuum-sealed outer shell surrounding said container.
A system for packaging and delivering a temperature-sensitive item comprising:
- an insulated package, comprising:
- a substantially rigid container for containing said item;
- and
- a vacuum-sealed outer shell surrounding said container;
- and
- an insulated drop box comprising a first transceiver, for storing said insulated package.
A method for packaging and delivering a temperature-sensitive item comprising:
- packaging said item in an insulative vacuum-sealed package;
- associating said package with an electronic tag;
- transporting said package to a destination having a temperature-controlled drop box;
- and
- depositing said package in said drop box.
A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method for packaging and delivering a temperature-sensitive item, said method comprising:
- packaging said item in an insulative vacuum-sealed package;
- associating said package with an electronic tag;
- transporting said package to a destination having a temperature-controlled drop box;
- and
- depositing said package in said drop box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.