Patents by Inventor Kushal S. Amin

Kushal S. Amin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Modular system for thermally controlled packaging devices
    Patent number: 8938986
    Abstract: A modular container for maintaining an article under controlled temperature conditions includes a generally rectangular box-shaped enclosure defining an interior volume, wherein at least one enclosure side includes an access opening to allow for insertion or removal of the article within the interior volume, and wherein enclosure sides may be made of an insulating material. The modular container further includes at least two first phase change elements including a first phase change material, wherein each of said at least two first phase change elements is positioned adjacent one of a pair of opposed enclosure sides, at least two buffer inserts disposed within said enclosure, and at least two second phase change elements including a second phase change material, to one of the at least two buffers inserts wherein the second phase change material changes phase at a different temperature than the first phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Auston R. Matta, Craig M. Cless, Philip T. Melcher, Matthew J. MacMillan, Benjamin G. VanderPlas, Kenneth L. Maltas, Kushal S. Amin
  • MODULAR SYSTEM FOR THERMALLY CONTROLLED PACKAGING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120305435
    Abstract: A modular container for maintaining an article under controlled temperature conditions includes a generally rectangular box-shaped enclosure defining an interior volume, wherein at least one enclosure side includes an access opening to allow for insertion or removal of the article within the interior volume, and wherein enclosure sides may be made of an insulating material. The modular container further includes at least two first phase change elements including a first phase change material, wherein each of said at least two first phase change elements is positioned adjacent one of a pair of opposed enclosure sides, at least two buffer inserts disposed within said enclosure, and at least two second phase change elements including a second phase change material, wherein the second phase change material changes phase at a different temperature than the first phase change material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Auston R. Matta, Craig M. Cless, Philip T. Melcher, Matthew J. MacMillan, Benjamin G. VanderPlas, Kenneth L. Maltas, Kushal S. Amin