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US 2026/0276283 A1Published application
Immobilizer tray for modular shipping container
AssigneeCryoport, Inc.
InventorsJames Wilbourn, Bobby Onel, Hugh Vu
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Abstract
An adaptable immobilizer tray for use in a shipping container (e.g., a cryogenic shipping container) that can be configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration. The first configuration is configured to receive a payload of a first size, and the second configuration is configured to receive a payload of a second size, wherein the first size and the second size are different. The adaptable immobilizer tray can be adaptable to two or more payload sizes and configured to secure the payloads during transport of the shipping container.
Claims21
An adaptable immobilizer tray, comprising:
- a plate;
- a first sidewall extending the plate;
- a second sidewall extending the plate;
- and
- a moveable plate configured to transition from a first position adjacent to the plate to a second position spaced apart from the plate,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall and the second sidewall each comprise a first slot spaced apart from a second slot,
- the first slot and the second slot of the first sidewall and the second sidewall each comprise a portion extending from a bottom end to a top end.
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A shipping container, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- and
- an adaptable immobilizer tray configured to be disposed within a cavity of the enclosure, the adaptable immobilizer tray being reconfigurable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first configuration configured to secure a first payload, the second configuration configured to secure a second payload, the first payload being at least one of (i) a different volume, (ii) a different size, and (iii) a different shape relative to the second payload, the adaptable immobilizer tray comprising:
- a plate;
- a first sidewall extending the plate;
- a second sidewall extending the plate;
- and
- a moveable plate configured to transition from a first position adjacent to the plate to a second position spaced apart from the base plate,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall and the second sidewall each comprise a first slot spaced apart from a second slot, the first slot and the second slot of the first sidewall and the second sidewall each comprise a portion extending from a bottom end to a top end.
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A method of using a shipping container, comprising:
- transitioning an adaptable immobilizer tray from a first configuration to a second configuration, the first configuration configured to receive a first payload;
- disposing a second payload in the adaptable immobilizer tray, the second payload having at least one of (i) a different volume, (ii) a different size, and (iii) a different shape relative to the first payload;
- placing the adaptable immobilizer tray and the second payload in a cavity of the shipping container;
- disposing a container on the adaptable immobilizer tray, the container including a cooling agent disposed therein, the second payload restrained vertically between the container and the adaptable immobilizer tray;
- and
- closing the shipping container,
- wherein the adaptable immobilizer tray comprises:
- a base plate;
- a first sidewall extending vertically from a first side of the base plate;
- a second sidewall extending vertically from a second side of the base plate;
- and
- wherein:
- the first sidewall and the second sidewall each comprise a first slot spaced apart longitudinally from a second slot, and
- the first slot and the second slot of the first sidewall and the second sidewall each comprise a vertical portion extending from a bottom end to a top end.
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An adaptable immobilizer tray, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a first sidewall extending vertically from a first side of the base plate;
- a moveable plate configured to transition from a first position adjacent to the base plate to a second position vertically spaced apart from the base plate,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall comprises a first slot spaced apart longitudinally from a second slot,
- the moveable plate is slidingly engaged with the first slot and the second slot,
- wherein the first slot comprises:
- a vertical portion extending from a bottom end to a top end, and
- a longitudinal portion extending from the top end to a longitudinal end spaced apart longitudinally from the top end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.