Environmentally adaptable transport device

US9182155B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Ethan Jon Crumlin · Cambridge, US
• Geoff Becker · Philadelphia, US
• Shauna Jin · Cambridge, US
• Amy Lai Wong · San Francisco, US
• Nathan Ball · Somerville, US
• Gabriel Nestor Sanchez · Stanford, US
• Daniel G. Walker · Cambridge, US
• Christopher Possinger · Boston, US
• Olumuyiwa Oni · Boston, US
• Emily Smith · Villa Park, US
• Kabir James Mukaddam · Cambridge, US
• Myraida A. Vega Gonzalez · Timonium, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 24, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Apr 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F25D2700/123
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for the transport of temperature sensitive products including an insulated container, an insulated lid, a fastener to secure the lid to the container, an active heat exchanger, a thermal circuit to circulate heat exchange, a temperature sensor read by a temperature regulating circuit that maintains a temperature range, a power source, and a support frame that arranges the elements of the device with the overall center of mass at a location adapted for transport and storage of the device. Disclosed is also a method of transport for temperature sensitive products including securing the temperature sensitive product within an insulated container with a lid, removing heat from the container to maintain a temperature range, strapping the device onto the user's back and adjusting to the shape of the user, freeing both hands during transport of the device, and minimizing hindrances to user mobility caused by the device.