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US 2016/0244238 A1Published application
Integrated thermal elements in a thermally controlled container
OwnerAndrea Hogganinventor
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Abstract
A thermally controlled container includes one or more thermal elements configured to engage with at least one of a top, a bottom, or a plurality of walls of the thermally controlled container. The one or more thermal elements have at least one engagement feature that engages with a body of the thermally controlled container. At least one of the thermal elements forms a part of at least one of the top, a bottom, or a plurality of walls of the thermally controlled container.
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An interchangeable thermal element for a storage system, the thermal element comprising:
- a top;
- a bottom;
- at least one sidewall connecting the top to the bottom;
- at least one endwall connecting the top to the bottom;
- at least one engagement feature positioned on the at least one endwall;
- and
- a thermal material contained within a volume defined at least partially by the at least one sidewall, the at least one endwall, the bottom, and the top.
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A thermally controlled container;
- the container comprising:
- a body having a top, a bottom, and one or more walls;
- an aperture in at least one of the top, the bottom, or the one or more walls, the aperture having at least one aperture;
- and
- one or more thermal elements configured to be positioned in the aperture, the one or more thermal elements being configured to be heated and cooled independent of the body.
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A thermally controlled container, the container comprising:
- a body having a plurality of walls, a top, and a bottom, wherein the plurality of walls, top, and bottom at least partly defining an interior volume;
- one or more apertures, the one or more apertures being located in the plurality walls, top, and bottom and defined by a plurality of aperture surfaces;
- and
- one or more thermal elements, the one or more thermal elements being configured to be positioned in at least one of the plurality of apertures, the one or more thermal elements being configured to be heated and cooled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.