Insulated shipping container systems and methods thereof

A method of shipping a temperature sensitive product, comprising:

• supporting a payload having a surface area within a container having an inner wall such that a substantial portion of the payload surface area on all sides is spaced away from the inner wall forming an air-filled space between the inner wall and the surface area of the payload;
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• supporting a heat transfer element having a surface area within the container such that a substantial portion of the heat transfer element surface area on all sides is spaced away from the inner wall forming an air-filled space between the inner wall and the heat transfer element surface area;
• the air-filled space between the inner wall and the payload surface area and the air-filled space between the inner wall and the heat transfer element surface area being in fluid communication to facilitate heat transfer therethrough.

A container, comprising:

• a container body having an inner wall configured and arranged to receive a payload and a heat transfer element therein;
• a support configured and arranged to space the payload from the inner wall thereby defining an air-filled space between the payload and the inner wall over a portion of a surface area of the payload;
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• a spacer configured and arranged to space the heat transfer element from the inner wall thereby defining an air-filled space between the heat transfer element and the inner wall over a portion of a surface area of the heat transfer element;
• the air-filled space between the inner wall and the payload surface area and the air-filled space between the inner wall and the heat transfer element surface area in fluid communication to facilitate heat transfer therethrough.