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US 9,957,099 B2Granted
Insulated container system for maintaining a controlled payload temperature
AssigneeNanopore, Inc.
InventorsWendy White, Ronald Esparza, Douglas M. Smith
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Abstract
An insulated container system and a temperature control insert that is configured to maintain a payload chamber temperature over a minimum length of time to enable goods within the payload chamber to be shipped over distances while being maintained within a desired temperature range.
Claims36
An insulated container system for maintaining a controlled payload temperature over a period of time, the insulated container system comprising:
- an external carton comprising a sidewall structure extending from a bottom carton wall to a top carton wall and defining an enclosure bounded by the sidewall structure, the bottom carton wall and the top carton wall;
- a sidewall insulative layer disposed within the enclosure and along the sidewall structure;
- a bottom insulative layer disposed within the enclosure and along the bottom carton wall;
- a payload chamber bounded by the sidewall insulative layer and bottom insulative layer;
- a top insulative layer operatively disposed over the payload chamber;
- and
- a temperature control insert disposed between the top insulative layer and the payload chamber, wherein the temperature control insert comprises a tray and at least a first phase change material that is sealed within the tray, the tray having a working surface facing the payload chamber, the working surface having a first portion defining a top surface of the payload chamber and at least a second portion that extends from the top surface and into the payload chamber.
4 more elements
A temperature control insert configured for placement in an insulated container, comprising:
- a volume of first phase change material disposed within the insert;
- and
- a volume of second phase change material disposed within the insert that is discrete from the volume of first phase change material, wherein at least one of the composition or the phase state of the second phase change material is different than the first phase change material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.