Thermally stable containment device and methods
AssigneeEntropy Solutions, Inc.
InventorsArnold C. Hillman, Preston Williams
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Abstract
Thermal management systems and methods for manufacturing and using same are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the thermal management systems comprise configurations of corrugated, porous, or fibrous panels containing phase change materials within the interior of the panels. Liquid barrier layers are applied to the panels to at least keep the phase change materials from leaking out of the panels. The thermal management systems are passive systems which are able to maintain the temperature of pharmaceutical products placed within the systems within a predetermined temperature range over a predetermined period of time.
Claims16
A thermal management system, said system comprising:
- a plurality of corrugated panels connected together to form a container;
- a phase change material occupying voids within an interior of said plurality of corrugated panels;
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- a liquid barrier material provided on at least one surface of each of said plurality of corrugated panels to at least prevent said phase change material from migrating out of said interior of said plurality of corrugated panels.
A method of manufacturing a thermal management system, said method comprising:
- depositing a liquid barrier material onto at least one surface of each of a plurality of corrugated panels;
- injecting a liquid-phase mixture of phase change material and trigger agent into a plurality of voids within said plurality of corrugated panels;
- sealing said mixture of phase change material and trigger agent within said plurality of corrugated panels;
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- connecting said plurality of corrugated panels to form a container.
A method of using a thermal management system, said method comprising:
- preconditioning a container at a preconditioning temperature for a predefined period of time, said container being designed to comprise a plurality of corrugated panels connected together to form said container, a phase change material occupying voids within an interior of said plurality of corrugated panels, and a liquid barrier material deposited onto at least one surface of each of said plurality of corrugated panels to at least prevent said phase change material from leaking out of said interior of said plurality of corrugated panels;
- opening said container;
- placing at least one temperature sensitive material sample into said container;
- closing said container;
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- shipping said container to a destination location during a predetermined time period such that a temperature of said at least one sample stays within a predetermined temperature range over said predetermined time period due to said design of said container.
A thermal management system, said system comprising:
- a plurality of structurally porous panels connected together to form a container;
- a phase change material occupying voids within an interior of said plurality of structurally porous panels;
- and
- a liquid barrier material deposited onto at least one surface of each of said plurality of structurally porous panels to at least prevent said phase change material from leaking out of said interior of said plurality of structurally porous panels.
A thermal management system, said system comprising:
- a plurality of fibrous-material panels connected together to form a container;
- a phase change material absorbed into an interior of said plurality of fibrous-material panels;
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- a liquid barrier material deposited onto at least one surface of each of said plurality of fibrous-material panels to at least prevent said phase change material from leaking out of said interior of said plurality of fibrous-material panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.