Insulated pallet shipper and methods of making and using the same

US9180998B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · US

Inventors

• Mark Banks · Millis, US
• Neritan Mustafa · Milford, US
• Lawrence A. Gordon · Southborough, US
• Jeffrey D. Simpson · Woburn, US
• Richard M. Formato · Grafton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 23, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F25D2303/0845
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Insulated pallet shipper and methods of making and using the same. The insulated pallet shipper includes an insulated container shaped to include a bottom wall, a top wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall and a front wall, the walls collectively defining a cavity; a plurality of coolant members positioned in the cavity, each of the coolant members including a plurality of coolant bricks encased within a cardboard container, at least some of the coolant members being preconditioned at a refrigerating temperature and at least some of the coolant members being preconditioned at a freezing temperature; an inner pallet seated on the bottom wall; and an outer pallet upon which the container is seated.