Portable temperature regulation devices using heat transfer devices

A temperature regulator, comprising:

• a housing extending longitudinally from a first, open end to a second, closed end, the housing including:
• an outer wall,
• an inner wall disposed radially inward from the outer wall, and
• an insulating medium disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall, wherein the insulating medium is a vacuum-sealed chamber having air substantially removed therefrom;
• a resilient member extending around at least a portion of the inner wall and extending radially inward from the inner wall, the resilient member being fixed only to the inner wall at a first end disposed closer to the first end of the cylindrical housing than the second end of the cylindrical housing, the resilient member extending from the first end to a second end disposed closer to the second end of the cylindrical housing than to the first end of the cylindrical housing, the second end of the resilient member being unsecured to the inner wall of the cylindrical housing, the resilient member having a wavy configuration that includes one or more peaks and valleys, the one or more peaks being configured to directly contact an outer surface of at least a first container or a second container disposed within the temperature regulator, the one or more valleys directly contacting the inner wall of the cylindrical housing, wherein the resilient member is configured to move between a relaxed configuration and a plurality of radially compressed configurations, wherein:
• the resilient member compresses by a first radial distance, and the second end of the resilient member extends longitudinally toward the second end of the cylindrical housing by a first longitudinal distance, when the first container having a first diameter is inserted into the temperature regulator;
• the resilient member compresses by a second radial distance, and the second end of the resilient member extends longitudinally toward the second end of the cylindrical housing by a second longitudinal distance, when the second container having a second diameter greater than the first diameter is inserted into the temperature regulator, wherein the second radial distance and the second longitudinal distance are greater than the first radial distance and the second longitudinal distance, respectively;
• and
• the resilient member applies a spring force radially inward when either the first container or the second container is inserted into the temperature regulator to secure the first container or second container within the temperature regulator;
• a heat transfer device having a radially inward-facing surface coupled to the inner wall, and a radially outward-facing surface, the heat transfer device being configured to transfer heat from the inner wall to the radially-outward facing surface;
• and
• a heat exchange element coupled to both the radially outward-facing surface of the heat transfer device, and the outer wall, the heat exchange element being coupled to the outer wall at spaced apart locations, wherein the heat exchange element is configured to transfer heat from the radially-outward facing surface of the heat transfer device to the outer wall at the spaced apart locations.