Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive goods to be transported, the container including container walls which surround and close off all sides an inner space provided for receiving the goods to be transported. Each container wall has at least one latent-heat storage layer which includes a phase change material, and preferably the latent-heat storage layers of adjacent container walls are connected to one another in a thermally conductive manner. A material which increases the thermal conductivity of the latent-heat storage layers in at least one direction is introduced into the phase change material.

Abstract: A data logger for acquiring and recording sensor data associated with a transport container includes a first sensor, a memory for the storage of sensor data acquired by the first sensor, a radio-frequency module for wirelessly transmitting the sensor data, a battery, a second sensor for sensing a transport mode of the transport container, and an energy management circuitry that is connected with the second sensor and with the radio-frequency module. The energy management circuitry is configured to switch between a plurality of operation modes including a default operation mode in which the radio-frequency module sends sensor data according to a defined time pattern that is independent of a transport mode. The operation modes further include at least one transport operation mode in which the radio-frequency module sends sensor data according to a time pattern that is dependent on the transport mode sensed by the second sensor.

Abstract: In a method for tracking and for verifying the integrity of consignments of goods with a transport container which has a data logger for recording status data of the transport container and optionally a seal, the transport container being sent from a place of origin to a destination as part of a transport order, it is provided that at least a first digital image of the seal, of the transport container and/or of the goods arranged in the transport container is created at the place of origin and at the destination and that the digital images are compared by means of a comparison algorithm of a data processing unit in order to determine the extent to which the images match and in order to output as a result of the comparison algorithm whether the consignment of goods has remained intact or not.

Abstract: A shipping container for shipping temperature-sensitive transport material, including container walls which surround and close, on all sides, an interior provided for holding the transport material, the container walls having thermal insulation. Multilayer heat-conducting panels including at least one layer of expanded graphite are arranged in and/or delimit the interior of the shipping container.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive goods, having a container wall arrangement surrounding an interior chamber for accommodating the goods comprising a plurality of walls adjoining one another at an angle. The container wall arrangement has an opening for loading and unloading the interior chamber, which opening can be closed by means of a door device, and the container wall arrangement encloses the interior chamber on all sides with the exception of the opening. The container wall arrangement consists of a layered structure comprising, from the outside to the inside, a first insulation layer, optionally a second insulation layer, and an energy distribution layer bounding the interior chamber and made of a material having a thermal conductivity of >100 W/(m·K). In the interior chamber, at least one coolant reservoir for holding a coolant is arranged and/or fastened to at least one wall, in particular an upper wall.

Abstract: In a transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, the cooling element comprises an evaporation element with a cooling surface and a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element. The transport container further comprises a latent heat accumulator that communicates with the chamber for heat exchange.

Abstract: A data logger for acquiring and recording sensor data associated with a transport container includes a first sensor, a memory for the storage of sensor data acquired by the first sensor, a radio-frequency module for wirelessly transmitting the sensor data, a battery, a second sensor for sensing a transport mode of the transport container, and an energy management circuitry that is connected with the second sensor and with the radio-frequency module. The energy management circuitry is configured to switch between a plurality of operation modes including a default operation mode in which the radio-frequency module sends sensor data according to a defined time pattern that is independent of a transport mode. The operation modes further include at least one transport operation mode in which the radio-frequency module sends sensor data according to a time pattern that is dependent on the transport mode sensed by the second sensor.

Abstract: In a transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive goods, having a container wall arrangement which surrounds an interior space for receiving the goods and has a plurality of walls which adjoin one another at an angle, the container wall arrangement being self-supporting and having an opening for loading and unloading the interior space, which opening can be closed by means of a separate wall element and wherein the container wall arrangement encloses the interior space on all sides with the exception of the opening, the container wall arrangement comprises an outer wall, an inner wall spaced therefrom and a vacuum chamber formed between the outer and inner walls, wherein the vacuum chamber is formed as a continuous vacuum chamber surrounding the interior space on all sides with the exception of the opening.

Abstract: An insulating element for thermally insulating spaces, including closed cells, in which a first and a second group of closed cells are formed by first or second recesses in a first or second flat element and the first and the second flat elements form first or second connection regions between recesses adjacent to the edges of the openings, to which respectively a flat covering element closing the openings of a plurality of first recesses is bonded on a front side of the flat element. The second recesses are arranged between the first recesses on a rear side of the first flat element and the first recesses are arranged between the second recesses on a rear side of the second flat element such that the space remaining of the first and second recesses between the first and the second flat elements amounts to less than 50% of the space enclosed by the first and second recesses.

Abstract: In a transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, there is a chamber for receiving the transport goods and a shell enclosing the chamber. The shell has at least one first latent heat storage element wherein the heat storage element is arranged in a heat exchanging relationship with the chamber. The at least one first latent heat storage element includes a carrier material which is dimensionally stable at use temperature, and a phase change material distributed within the mass of the carrier material, so that the at least one first latent heat storage element is dimensionally stable in a temperature range both below and above the melting point of the phase change material. The at least one first latent heat storage element is designed as a casting part which surrounds the chamber in one piece, seen in cross section, at least over half the circumference.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, wherein the cooling element comprises an evaporation element with a cooling surface, a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element and a reservoir for the coolant which is fluidly connectable with the evaporation element. Means are provided for evaporating the coolant stored in the desiccant and the desiccant is connected to the reservoir for transporting the vaporized coolant to the reservoir.

Abstract: In a packaging for pharmaceutical products, comprising a primary packaging for receiving a dose or several doses of a pharmaceutical product, and a secondary packaging designed as a cardboard box in which the primary packaging is received, the primary packaging is arranged in an insulation shell having a latent heat storage material.

Abstract: In a packaging for pharmaceutical products, comprising a primary packaging for receiving a dose or several doses of a pharmaceutical product, and a secondary packaging designed as a cardboard box, in which the primary packaging is received, the primary packaging is arranged in an insulation shell having a latent heat storage material and the insulation shell is held in the secondary packaging at a distance on all sides to form an insulation gap.

Abstract: In a transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods and a casing which surrounds the chamber and is equipped with a door device, the door device comprises at least one door leaf for closing a door opening of the casing, wherein at least one inner circumferential seal is provided between the at least one door leaf and the door opening and at least one outer circumferential seal is provided between the at least one door leaf and the door opening. The inner and outer seals each comprise at least one sealing element that can be displaced by a pressure difference and that, when a predetermined pressure difference is exceeded, opens an air passage from the outside to the inside or vice versa, wherein a buffer space delimited by the inner and outer seals is arranged and that a temperature control element is provided to cool the buffer space.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, including an interior for receiving the transport goods, is definable by an enclosure made up of several layers including at least one latent heat accumulator layer or at least one latent heat accumulator element, at least one energy distribution layer made of a highly heat-conductive material disposed on a side facing away from the interior, and/or on the side facing the interior, of the at least one latent heat accumulator layer and/or the at least one latent heat accumulator element.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, wherein the cooling element comprises an evaporation element with a cooling surface, a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element and a reservoir for the coolant which is fluidly connectable with the evaporation element. Means are provided for evaporating the coolant stored in the desiccant and the desiccant is connected to the reservoir for transporting the vaporized coolant to the reservoir.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, wherein the cooling element comprises an evaporation element with a cooling surface, a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element and a reservoir for the coolant which is fluidly connectable with the evaporation element. Means are provided for evaporating the coolant stored in the desiccant and the desiccant is connected to the reservoir for transporting the vaporized coolant to the reservoir.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, wherein the cooling element comprises an evaporation element with a cooling surface, a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element and a reservoir for the coolant which is fluidly connectable with the evaporation element. Means are provided for evaporating the coolant stored in the desiccant and the desiccant is connected to the reservoir for transporting the vaporized coolant to the reservoir.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods includes an interior for receiving the transport goods and an enclosure enclosing the interior and provided with a heat insulation, wherein at least one latent heat accumulator and at least one active temperature-control element are provided for controlling the temperature in the interior. The enclosure is preferably a multilayer enclosure, wherein a heat insulation, a latent heat accumulator, and optionally an active temperature-control element, are configured as mutually separate, superimposed layers of the enclosure.

Abstract: In a transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, there is a chamber for receiving the transport goods and a shell enclosing the chamber. The shell has at least one first latent heat storage element wherein the heat storage element is arranged in a heat exchanging relationship with the chamber. The at least one first latent heat storage element includes a carrier material which is dimensionally stable at use temperature, and a phase change material distributed within the mass of the carrier material, so that the at least one first latent heat storage element is dimensionally stable in a temperature range both below and above the melting point of the phase change material. The at least one first latent heat storage element is designed as a casting part which surrounds the chamber in one piece, seen in cross section, at least over half the circumference.