Temperature-stabilized storage systems with regulated cooling

US9372016B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOKITAE LLC · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Bloedow · Lynnwood, US
• Ryan Calderon · Seattle, US
• David Gasperino · Lake Forest Park, US
• William Gates · Redmond, US
• Roderick A. Hyde · Redmond, US
• Edward K.Y. Jung · Bellevue, US
• Shieng Liu · Bellevue, US
• Nathan P. Myhrvold · Bellevue, US
• Nathan John Pegram · Seattle, US
• Clarence T. Tegreene · Bellevue, US
• Charles Whitmer · North Bend, US
• Lowell L. Wood, JR. · Bellevue, US
• Ozgur Emek Yildirim · Bellevue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 21, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 10, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F25D2201/14
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Regulated cooling devices are described herein that are sized, shaped and calibrated for use with a substantially thermally sealed storage container. In some embodiments, the regulated cooling devices include a cooling region, an adiabatic region, a lid region, and an electronics unit attached to the lid region.