Temperature stabilizing cargo compartment, including a freeze and heat barrier, for transport container constructed with thermal resistant materials
US9834365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249956
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Novel method of preserving the internal environmental air temperature and thereby stabilizing the temperature within the cargo compartment of a transport container, and thereby protecting the cargo itself from degradation due to temperature fluxuations, including a freeze and heat barrier attained through the characteristics of the article of manufacture, composition of matter, and method of preservation of the internal environmental air temperature and proximate cargo within said cargo compartment; along with a machine or devise that is used as either a stand-alone container, or as an insert to retrofit existing containers so as to make said retrofitted devices capable of providing cooling over an extended period of time are disclosed. The inserted cargo compartments described herein are particularly useful for temperature-stabilizing cargo compartment shipping containers that are required to maintain a temperature below ambient for a time sufficient to complete delivery of the container and its contents. The shipping containers can be utilized to cost-effectively transport temperature-sensitive products.
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