Temperature controlled container and related methods
AssigneeCryoport, Inc.
InventorsBret Bollinger, Ben Lee
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Abstract
A storage container is provided. The container may be insertable into a cold-storage dewar or other cold-storage container and may have multiple compartments. A payload item may be inserted into a tray and placed in one compartment for cold storage. Temperature buffering material may be inserted into one or more other compartment to provide for increased holding time at or near a desired temperature.
Claims20
A storage container comprising:
- an external wall defining an outer periphery of the storage container;
- and
- a pair of inner walls, each extending between two locations adjacent to the external wall,
- wherein an inner void is defined between the inner walls, the inner void configured to receive and secure an item.
A method of using a storage container for cold storage of an item, wherein the storage container has (i) an external wall defining an outer periphery of the storage container and (ii) a pair of inner walls, adjacent to the external wall, the method comprising:
- inserting a temperature buffering material into a void defined at least partially by the external wall and configured to receive the temperature buffering material;
- inserting an item into an inner void;
- and
- placing the storage container into a dewar.
A storage container comprising:
- an external wall having a closed cross-sectional shape in at least one plane and defining an outer periphery of the storage container;
- and
- a pair of inner walls, each between two locations on the external wall, the inner walls dividing the closed cross-sectional shape into a plurality of sections,
- wherein an outer void is defined adjacent to the external wall, the outer void configured to receive a temperature buffering material, and
- wherein an inner void is defined between the inner walls, the inner void configured to receive and secure an item.
An item rack for supporting an item in a container, the item rack comprising:
- a handle;
- a guiding section adjacent to the handle and comprising a pair of faces;
- a compression section adjacent to the guiding section and providing compression faces to ameliorate dislodging of the item;
- an enlarging section adjacent to the compression section and comprising a widening faces;
- a retaining section adjacent to the enlarging section and providing parallel retaining faces spaced more widely apart than the compression faces;
- and
- a floor joining the parallel retaining faces together and providing a lowermost portion of the item rack disposed opposite from the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.