Thermally Insulated Receptacle Patents (Class 220/592.2)
  • Patent number: 11958667
    Abstract: A container including a lid, a first body, a second body and a latch is provided. The first body connects to the lid by a first hinge for pivoting between a lid closed position and a lid open position. The first body defines a storage cavity. The second body connects to the first body by a second hinge for pivoting the first body relative to the second body between a first body closed position and a first body open position. The second body defines a storage cavity. The latch is attached to the second body. The latch is transitionable between a latched position in which the latch engages the lid and prevents transitioning either the lid or the first body to the corresponding open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: J.L. Clark LLC
    Inventor: Jason W. Ludewig
  • Patent number: 11891229
    Abstract: A temperature-controlled container that includes an outer box structure that defines an inner cavity; an inner box structure that is constructed and arranged for engagement into the cavity that is formed in the outer box structure; said inner box structure having an open passage for accommodating an item the temperature of which is to be controlled, and a wheat straw material that is disposed in the outer box structure between respective sidewalls of the outer box structure and the inner box structure, and that is disposed in the open space between a bottom of the inner box structure and a bottom of the outer box structure. The inner box structure has a height that is less than a height of the outer box structure so as to define an open space between a bottom of the inner box structure and a bottom of the outer box structure. An insert that is constructed and arranged for insertion into the open passage and over the item the temperature of which is to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Accutech Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard J. Madigan, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11813227
    Abstract: An adjustable two piece insulated medicine bottle holder. A tubular shaped top section with an internal insulated sleeve that fits around a medicine bottle, that fits snugly within a tubular bottom section with a closed bottom. A disk of insulated material sits at the bottom of the bottom section, and the top section with the bottle and insulated material is slide down to the disk. The top section includes a threaded rim, and a cap with an center hole is screwed onto the threaded rim. The medicine vial is fully insulated, and the top of the vial is accessible through the central hole. The internal insulated sleeve varies in size to accommodate bottles of different diameters, and the top section can telescope in or out of the bottom section to accommodate bottles of different lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Kevin Taylor Poole
  • Patent number: 11806484
    Abstract: A catheter configured to provide a delivery system for standard interventional devices and for rapid localized deep cooling to organs at risk of ischemia-reperfusion injury during procedures such as intracranial thrombectomy or emergency thrombectomy. The catheter is comprised of an insulative shaft with a multi-component braided outer lumen and an internal floating inner lumen with a plurality of structures configured to minimize contact and resulting heat transfer between the two lumens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: FocalCool, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer E. Mitchell, Joseph R. Licwinko, Thomas L. Merrill
  • Patent number: 11807442
    Abstract: A biodegradable insulating panel for a package includes a first layer of biodegradable material, a second layer of biodegradable material opposite the first layer, a moisture repellant layer, a biodegradable honeycomb core, and granulated pith. The moisture repellant layer is disposed on exterior surfaces of the first and second layers. The biodegradable honeycomb core is disposed between the first and second layers. The granulated pith is disposed within the honeycomb core to increase the resistance to heat flow of the panel. The biodegradable insulating panel has a density no greater than about 300 kg/m3. A biodegradable insulating package includes a plurality of insulating panels. The biodegradable insulating package is thermally insulating such that a temperature of an item disposed in the package increases no greater than 0.24° C./min (e.g., during ASTM D3103 test).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Smartech International LP
    Inventors: Martinus G. M. L. Jansen, Jannica Z. J. Greife
  • Patent number: 11805761
    Abstract: A portable pet meal assembly includes a plurality of containers that is each attached together. A chew toy is positioned in a respective one of the containers and a fluid is contained in a respective one of the containers for the pet to drink. A granular food item is contained in a respective one of the containers for the pet to eat. A plurality of pet treats is contained in a respective one of the containers for the pet to eat. A plurality of covers is each removably attached to a respective one of the containers for closing the respective container. A box is provided and the plurality of containers is stored in the box to facilitate the plurality of containers to be purchased at a restaurant drive through window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: James Bouchard
  • Patent number: 11799151
    Abstract: A battery cell cooling assembly for a vehicle comprising a cooling vessel having a coolant flow path between an inlet and outlet, cell apertures exterior to the flow path, a first directional directing coolant from the inlet into laterally spaced first sub-channels, a second directional receiving coolant from the first sub-channels and directing it into laterally spaced second sub-channels, the first sub-channels extending transversely between the cell apertures and aligned longitudinally between first aperture ends and second aperture ends of the cell apertures, the second sub-channels extending transversely between the cell apertures and aligned longitudinally between the first sub-channels and the second aperture ends, wherein the first sub-channels provide a first thermal pass by each of the plurality of cell apertures and the second sub-channels provide a second thermal pass by each of the same plurality of cell apertures for temperature control of the cells during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Moog Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Arkus, Timothy D. Abbott
  • Patent number: 11772870
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a system comprises an outer box and an inner box suspended within the outer box by one or more vibration isolators. The inner box comprises a mounting system adapted to facilitate mounting one or more objects within the inner box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE MUSEUM
    Inventors: Dale Paul Kronkright, Robert James White
  • Patent number: 11751345
    Abstract: Various systems may benefit from appropriate thermal protection. For example, various flight recorder systems may benefit from thermal isolation of a flight recorder memory core. A system can include a memory core of a flight recorder. The system can also include an inner chamber housing the memory core. The system can further include an outer chamber housing the inner chamber with a vacuum between the inner chamber and the outer chamber. The system can additionally include a signal path from avionics equipment to the memory core through the outer chamber and the inner chamber. The system can also include a power path for the memory core through the outer chamber and the inner chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: William N. Waggener, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11749867
    Abstract: A method for remotely solving thermal runaway and related products are provided in implementations of the disclosure. The method is applied to a user terminal in a system for remotely solving thermal runaway, and include the following. At least one monitoring datum transmitted by at least one monitoring terminal and related to at least one energy-storage device is received at a preset frequency. When at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is greater than a threshold, an energy-storage device related to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is determined as a target energy-storage device. An accident type of the target energy-storage device is determined according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, a first prompt message is generated, and the first prompt message is presented to a user in multiple manners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Huaiyu Jiang
  • Patent number: 11737953
    Abstract: A supple carrier for carrying a container of medically useful solution or suspension. The supple carrier includes a first monitoring window providing a first visualization perspective of the container contained by the envelope and one or more adjustable pressurizers. The supple carrier can delay the temperature change of the medically useful solution or suspension carried by the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Vickie Stuart
  • Patent number: 11719432
    Abstract: The embodiments described relate to an expeditionary solid waste disposal system configured to improve logistics and enable it to be readily deployed. The two-stage gasification/oxidation process takes place in a dual chambered device that resembles and functions as a shipping container. Incinerators or other waste conversion devices are commonly containerized by loading the equipment into a standard or modified shipping container. This apparatus is designed as a waste conversion unit that integrates all of the necessary features required to be an ISO-certified shipping container within its structural design such that the waste conversion system and shipping container are one and the same. With correct set-up by 2 persons aided by forklift the system can be configured and operational in a matter of hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ECO BURN INC.
    Inventors: Jean Lucas, Jun Xiao, Carlos Murillo
  • Patent number: 11712111
    Abstract: An archive (1000) comprising at least one prismatic box-shaped container (1) movable on guides extending in a given direction (D) to create a compactable archive (1000); the container (D comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular walls (4) which are connected end to end in a fluid-tight manner to delimit a volume (VL) accessible according to the direction (D) through at least one opening (A)(A?); peripheral frame members (20) being carried frontally by the walls (4) adapted to determine, in use, a fluid-tight closing condition of the volume (VL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: MAKROS SRL
    Inventor: Massimo Luise
  • Patent number: 11707788
    Abstract: In some examples, an additive manufacturing technique for forming a vacuum insulator. For example, a method including forming an article including a first layer, a second layer, and at least one support member extending between the first and second layer by depositing a filament via a filament delivery device, wherein the filament includes a sacrificial binder and a powder, and wherein the first layer, second layer, and at least one support member define an open cavity within the article; removing the binder; and sintering the article to form the vacuum insulator, wherein the vacuum insulator defines a vacuum environment in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Quinlan Yee Shuck, Scott Nelson, Raymond Ruiwen Xu, Brandon David Ribic, Matthew R. Gold
  • Patent number: 11692763
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated structure and method of forming are provided. The vacuum insulated structure includes an inner liner and an outer wrapper coupled to the inner liner and defining an insulating cavity. A plurality of insulation packages are disposed within the insulating cavity. Each insulation package includes a first filler material contained within an envelope. A second filler material is disposed within the insulating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Devidas B. Raskar
  • Patent number: 11685578
    Abstract: A two part container lid for a container including a separately moulded brim mount part with a hatch opening in a top portion, reversibly clamped onto an rolled rim of the container and a separately moulded hatch cover part, sized and shaped to reversibly fit over the hatch opening. The hatch cover part is coupled to the top wall of the brim mount part by a detachable hinge thus pivoting the hatch cover part over the hatch opening between a fully closed position and a fully opened position and any intermediate position therein, thereby providing access to the beverage within the container without removing the two part container lid from the container. Detaching the hatch cover part from the brim mount part converts the two part container lid into a hybrid lid covering partially covering the container while permitting access to the contents within the container through the hatch opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Joel Harris
  • Patent number: 11655941
    Abstract: Suspension system for an inner container mounted for thermal insulation in an outer container. Rod-shaped fixed bearing securing elements of a fixed bearing system engage the outer container and the inner container and can be stressed in tension and compression. Fixed bearing securing elements engage the inner container while being arranged so as to be distributed in an annular installation space between the inner container and outer container, and they engage the outer container while being distributed in the annular installation space. A floating bearing system with a floating bearing ring and annularly distributed floating bearing securing elements can be arranged in the outer container to support the inner container. The floating bearing securing elements can be stressed in tension by tension springs and/or in compression by compression springs and engage the floating bearing ring and the inner container or the outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CRYOSHELTER GMBH
    Inventor: Matthias Rebernik
  • Patent number: 11655063
    Abstract: An insulated box assembly including an insulated box including an outer portion including a plurality of middle portions and at least one lower portion, the at least one lower portion defining a bottom of the outer portion; an interior piece including a plurality of side panels and a bottom panel, the interior piece positioned within the outer portion, the interior piece defining an interior of the insulated box; and at least one insulated panel positioned within the outer portion, the at least one insulated panel positioned between the plurality of middle portions and the plurality of side panels; and a register system including an insert including a rail coupled to a center segment, the insert positioned within the interior of the insulated box; and a register positioned within the interior, the register defining a cutout, the cutout engaging the rail and suspending the register above the center segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11615436
    Abstract: The use of reusable containers is coupled to merchant loyalty programs. Use of a reusable container by a customer in a transaction with a merchant earns benefits in the merchant's loyalty program to incentivize use of the reusable container. Each reusable container incorporates unique identity information. The unique identity information is associated with a customer. Used reusable containers can be exchanged for reprocessed or new reusable containers, and customer associations updated when containers are exchanged. Merchants associated with different corporate entities can participate together where reusable containers can be exchanged between different corporate entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventor: Hal P. Greenberger
  • Patent number: 11612543
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a portable insulated medicament container that includes a housing defining a cavity for receiving medicament for maintaining temperature control of the medicament. The housing has an opening for accessing the cavity, and the housing further includes one or more cooling elements for placement in the cavity. The invention also pertains to a method for using a portable insulated medicament container to store a medicament at a temperature range to avoid damage to the medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Joseph Reynolds, Matthew Palyo, Shishuang Hou
  • Patent number: 11576531
    Abstract: A modular, top-loading, food transport cabinet and serving platform apparatus is disclosed in various embodiments. The food transport cabinet and serving platform is advantageous because it is alternatively configurable in both a transport condition (e.g., for transporting or delivering prepared food while maintaining a desired (hot or cold) temperature of the food) and a serving condition (e.g., presenting the prepared food for serving while maintaining a desired (hot or cold) temperature of the food). The apparatus can be configured to accommodate various food presentation and serving requirements and arrangements, including heating (e.g., chafing or direct heat) and chilling (e.g., ice) without having to remove the food items to be presented and served from the food transport cabinet to a special serving platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: InterMetro Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Olson, Todd Robinson
  • Patent number: 11499678
    Abstract: A portable, modular fueling system for the storage, dispensing and offloading of fuel from a rail vehicle to one or more other fuel storage vessels is disclosed. The system module is self-contained on an ISO standardized intermodal platform. The module is capable of being in fluid communication with a plurality of modular storage vessels, either rail-bound or wayside, such as for delivering fuel to a fuel tender or a locomotive. Electrical power, equipment storage, lighting, and compressed air may be located on the intermodal rail car or in a support module, such as either ground-based or rail-mobile. Alternatively, the platform can be mounted to a trailer chassis, or affixed to a land-based foundation matching the standardized intermodal container footprint. Control of the fuel system is provided by automatic means with manual override.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Darrell Krueger, Joshua Soles
  • Patent number: 11462922
    Abstract: In one aspect, a thermoelectric anti-freeze block-based system includes a cartridge with a chemical battery comprising. The chemical battery for a gel material. The chemical battery uses the gel material to maintain an internal chamber of the cartridge at a specified temperature for a specified period of time, and the internal chamber of the cartridge, wherein the internal chamber comprises a sealable cylindrical cavity surrounded by the chemical battery. A vacuum-insulation thermos is provided that includes an internal chamber to hold the cartridge with the chemical battery. A charging station is provided that includes a thermoelectric anti-freeze block-based charging station includes a liquid pump. The liquid pump is connected through a bottom of the charging station where a thermoelectric cooler system is provided. The liquid pump comprises a radiator, a fan and an anti-freeze liquid material. The liquid pump circulates the anti-freeze liquid material inside the charging station and through the radiators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Faizan Ahmed
  • Patent number: 11453543
    Abstract: A nested insulated packaging assembly includes an outer box including an outer top side wall, an outer bottom side wall, and a plurality of outer lateral side walls, the outer box defining a cavity; an inner cardboard portion including a plurality of inner lateral side walls, the inner cardboard portion positioned within the cavity; a first thermal liner positioned at least partially between the inner cardboard portion and the outer bottom side wall; and a second thermal liner defining a first end and a second end disposed opposite from the first end, the second thermal liner defining an inner surface and an outer surface disposed opposite from the inner surface, the second thermal liner positioned between the plurality of outer lateral side walls and the plurality of inner lateral side walls, the inner surface facing the inner cardboard portion, the outer surface facing the outer box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Joshua David Kayne
  • Patent number: 11446207
    Abstract: A supple carrier for carrying a container of medically useful solution or suspension. The supple carrier includes a first monitoring window providing a first visualization perspective of the container contained by the envelope and one or more adjustable pressurizers. The supple carrier can delay the temperature change of the medically useful solution or suspension carried by the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Vickie Stuart
  • Patent number: 11421930
    Abstract: A portable cooler that is configured to provide a plurality of support trays wherein the support trays are moveable between a first position and a second position. The cooler of the present invention includes a body that is formed having four walls and a bottom creating an interior volume operable to receive objects therein. The exterior surface of the walls of the cooler have integrally formed recesses that are configured to receive the support trays in their first position. The support trays are extended outward from the walls of the cooler body in their second position and are substantially perpendicular to the walls of the body. The support trays are supported by a tray support member wherein the tray support is movably coupled with the cooler body and extends across the width of the support trays being operably coupled to the bottom thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher William Whitney, Vitor Coelho
  • Patent number: 11365927
    Abstract: A cooler with a hinging lid is comprised of a top deck having an opening and a unitary hinging lid to cover the opening; insulated sidewalls; and a bottom that together define an enclosed insulated inner volume for storage of objects. The inner volume can be accessed by opening the hinging lid. The hinging lid can be selectively opened, segment by segment, to access the inner volume while minimizing the exchange of air between the inner volume and the air surrounding the cooler. The hinging lid is comprised of a pull flap tab, an interior layer of reflective insulating material, at least one layer of support insulation material and a waterproof outer surface layer. The support insulation material of the hinging lid is divided into at least two discrete segments comprising a first segment and a second segment and can be articulated as a hinge between the segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: The Gem Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Meredith Winters Giesting, Agnes Csilla Domotor, Richard C. Bellofatto, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11235908
    Abstract: The invention, a compact container for mounting to a golf cart, has a box like body with an open top end and a pocket in the back wall that cooperates with a bracket mounted to a golf cart for selectively supporting the container. The invention includes a cover having a flat top wall and a pair of opposing side flaps that extend over the side walls of the body to form a pivotal connection for movement about a first axis of rotation between a closed and an opened position of the container. A U-shaped handle extends over opposing side walls of the body to form a pivotal connection along a second axis of rotation for movement between a raised position and a stowed position of the handle. The first axis is disposed approximately halfway between the second axis and the back wall of the container wherein the top wall of the cover, in the opened position, is flush with, and substantially overlaps, the back wall of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MANTIS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CORP.
    Inventor: Steve John Yockey
  • Patent number: 10766684
    Abstract: A temperature regulating liquid crystal panel packaging box is provided, including a box body and a temperature regulator, the box body includes an accommodating part, the temperature regulator is arranged in the accommodating part to release or absorb heat as an outside temperature changes to keep an internal temperature of the box body balanced. In the liquid crystal panel packaging box, by disposing a temperature regulator on the periphery of the box body, when the outside temperature changes, the temperature regulator may spontaneously absorb heat or release heat to regulate the temperature inside the box body, thereby reducing the temperature difference between the inside and outside the box and preventing the water vapor in the air from condensing inside the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chengling Lv
  • Patent number: 10595520
    Abstract: An accessory container that comprises an outer container and at lease one inner container resting therein. The outer container having an outside wall and a floor that define the outer container interior space; the inner container having an inside wall and an outside wall and a floor, the inside wall and the outside wall defining an inner container interior space, and the inside wall and the outside wall defining a aperture to allow access from the outside of the accessory container to the outer container interior space; and a lid that covers at least a portion of the inner container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Steven A. Frantz
  • Patent number: 10461383
    Abstract: An exemplary battery assembly includes, among other things, a composite structure of an enclosure. The composite structure provides at least a portion of a coolant channel that carries a coolant. An exemplary battery cooling method includes, among other things, exchanging thermal energy between a coolant and a battery component as the coolant is communicated through a coolant channel. The coolant channel is at least partially established by a composite structure of an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Haag, Lucas Amber, Jason Sielaff
  • Patent number: 10232580
    Abstract: Methods for securing a shrinkable film to a paperboard substrate and methods for making paperboard containers therefrom. In one or more embodiments, a band of adhesive may be applied about a perimeter of a paperboard substrate having a first edge and a second edge opposed to one another and a third edge and a fourth edge opposed to one another. The band of adhesive may at least partially surround a first area that is substantially free from the adhesive. A second area that may be substantially free from the adhesive may be located between the third edge and the first area. The first area and the second area may be separated by the band of adhesive. A shrinkable film may be secured to the paperboard substrate with the adhesive to produce a paperboard blank. The third edge and the fourth edge may be overlapped to form a sidewall. A bottom panel may be secured to the sidewall at or adjacent the second edge. The first edge may be curled to form a brim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Gary Harold Knauf, Cheryl Ann Mocadlo
  • Patent number: 10062937
    Abstract: A battery housing for accommodating one or more cell blocks of a battery provides the interstice between an outer wall and an inner wall with supported vacuum insulation composed of a porous support material. This vacuum insulation can be switched between an insulation state and a transient state. The interstice is additionally provided with cooling elements. This battery housing offers crash-safe accommodation of the cell blocks accommodated in the battery housing, for one thing, and furthermore offers passive or controllable and/or regulatable thermal management to the effect that the cell blocks accommodated in the battery housing can be cooled or heated as needed, in any case kept in a permissible temperature range in every operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: KOENIG METALL GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jobst H. Kerspe, Michael Fischer
  • Patent number: 10046883
    Abstract: A toy figure display stand displays a toy figure behind a transparent fluid-retaining wall, thus simulating immersion of the toy figure within the transparent fluid. The simulated immersion provides an additional level of engagement between the toy figure and a child or collector. The wall may include an interior transparent shell portion and an exterior transparent shell portion. The interior transparent shell portion and the exterior transparent shell portion may together define a cavity. A fluid may be received within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenny Yuk Wa Lui, Wai Kei Choi (Ricky Choi), Qiwen Fang (Chris Fong), Ted Kwok Leung Chiu
  • Patent number: 10046901
    Abstract: A thermally insulating packaging to hold an item includes a solid compostable or recyclable shell that is formed primarily of a plant fiber, and a bottom cover. The shell includes a floor, a plurality of inner side walls that are coupled to the floor, a rim coupled to the plurality of inner side walls, and a plurality of outer side walls that are couple to the rim. The floor and the plurality of inner side walls define an interior space of the shell to receive the item and an opening to the interior space. The plurality of inner side walls and plurality of outer side walls have a space therebetween that defines a gap. The gap can be an air-filled cavity, or be filled with a compostable or recyclable core material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Vericool, Inc.
    Inventor: Darrell Jobe
  • Patent number: 10003051
    Abstract: A system for the storage of electric energy for a vehicle with electric propulsion, which presents a longitudinal direction, which is parallel to the direction of the rectilinear motion, and a transverse direction, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the storage system is provided with a pack of chemical batteries, which are connected to each other in series and in parallel and comprise respective electrochemical cells; each chemical battery has a cylindrical shape having a central symmetry axis; and a support matrix made of plastic material is provided, inside which the chemical batteries are embedded so that the chemical batteries are completely covered by the support matrix itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Ferrari S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Favaretto
  • Patent number: 9738432
    Abstract: Transport of containers for biologic products in secure thermal isolation may be facilitated by a containment apparatus. The containment apparatus may include a first component and a second component. The first component may comprise one or more sidewalls that may form an enclosed volume of the first component. The enclosed volume may be fluidly sealed from an environment surrounding the first component and at least partially filled with cooling media. The first component may comprise one or more recessed wells configured to receive at least part of individual containers. At least part of individual recessed wells may come into contact with cooling media within the enclosed volume to facilitate heat transfer between the cooling media and individual containers disposed in individual recessed wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Animal Cell Therapics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn J. Petrucci, Jiunn-chern Yeh, Amanda Reilly
  • Patent number: 9581374
    Abstract: A method is for preconditioning at least one latent heat storage element, which is arranged in a thermally insulated, closed container having a space for accommodating goods to be transported. The latent heat storage element has a target temperature preferably slightly in excess of 0 DEG C. In such an arrangement, it is particularly practical for the accommodation space in the container to be filled with a certain amount of a coolant, particularly ice, and for the container to be closed, and therefore the latent heat storage element located in the container is cooled to the target temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: VA-Q-TEC AG
    Inventors: Joachim Kuhn, Fabian Eschenbach, Tobias Bock
  • Patent number: 9532661
    Abstract: A merchandise display system including one or more display units is described. The merchandise display system may include a base unit having a refrigeration unit that cools one or more display units. The refrigeration unit may be removable from the base unit. The one or more display units may attach to another display unit or a base unit. The display units may be stackable on top of one another. The display units may also be configured to attach to the base unit. The one or more display units may include one or more doors, which allow access to display units. The display units may include a C-shaped panel that forms the side walls and back wall of each of the display units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PEPSICO, INC.
    Inventor: Emad Jafa
  • Patent number: 9151531
    Abstract: People can damage their medicines by taking them outside in hot or cold weather. On the other hand, some people need to carry their medicines with them wherever they go (even if the weather is extremely hot or cold). Specially constructed storage systems can protect medicines from damage due to hot and cold weather without requiring bulky structures or expensive components that consume electricity to regulate temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventors: Sandy Wengreen, Eric John Wengreen
  • Patent number: 9061788
    Abstract: A reduced-weight container or vessel for storage, transportation and processing gases and liquids under pressure has a plurality of hollows formed in the outer wall, resulting in a reduced weight without compromising the structural integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: MATERIALS & ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CORP.
    Inventors: Mark D. Veksler, Raouf O. Loutfy, Eugene M. Wexler
  • Publication number: 20150143806
    Abstract: Provided is a consumer to industrial scale renewable energy based quintuple-generation systems and energy storage facility. The present invention has both mobile and stationary embodiments. The present invention includes energy recovery, energy production, energy processing, pyrolysis, byproduct process utilization systems, separation process systems and handling and storage systems, as well as an open architecture for integration and development of additional processes, systems and applications. The system of the present invention primarily uses adaptive metrics, biometrics and thermal imaging sensory analysis (including additional input sensors for analysis) for monitoring and control with the utilization of an integrated artificial intelligence and automation control system, thus providing a balanced, environmentally-friendly ecosystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin Lee Friesth
  • Patent number: 9038847
    Abstract: A device for a beverage container may include a tubular member that is insulated and has an axis. The tubular member may further include an upper axial end and a lower axial end. Both the upper and lower axial ends can be open. The tubular member may be configured to receive and insulate the beverage container therein. The device may include a base. The base may be removably coupled to the lower axial end of the tubular member to close the lower axial end. The base may include an interior compartment containing a fluid permanently sealed therein. The fluid can have a freezing point of about 0° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Hewy Wine Chillers, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, David J. Fedewa, Roy P. Prosise, Dan Caputo
  • Publication number: 20150136796
    Abstract: A hard-sided cooler is formed by extruding a flat sheet of material and die cutting the materials in a specific pattern which includes panels and various fold lines; the cooler being able to be shipped efficiently and economically in its flat configuration until it reaches the distribution point where the cooler is then transformed into the assembled configuration by folding the sheet of material along the manufactured fold lines, securing the edges of the material together and then adding insulation, a liner, a handle and a lid; the cooler optionally having graphics which may be applied to the show—side of the cooler body during the extrusion process or by way of graphic inserts or wraps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig A. Muehlhauser
  • Publication number: 20150122827
    Abstract: An exemplary modular cooler system is provided that includes couplings that may, in one embodiment, be implemented as integrated or interfaced receptacles and corresponding inserts that allow accessory items to couple with an insulated compartment, which may be referred to as a “wet box”, and used as an insulated cooler that holds ice. The accessories may include, for example, a second compartment or “dry box” for holding items that need to be kept dry, a fishing rod holder, a shelf, a cutting board, a cup holder, a chair or seating platform, one or more dollies, or virtually any needed accessory. In one embodiment the thermal properties of the insulated compartment are enhanced with the use of one or more radiant barrier members, such as one positioned adjacent the lid of the insulated compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Gulf Coast Cooler Company, LLC
    Inventor: Craig A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20150114024
    Abstract: A portable cooler includes an insulated body that defines a main interior storage space, and a lid structured to at least partially cover the main interior storage space. The lid includes an integrated blender or an integrated blender drive. Components of the blender may include a source of electrical power, an electric motor, and a blender spindle mounted through a surface of the lid and coupled to the electric motor. The integrated blender may also include a blender jar structured to hold food items for blending and one or more blending blades. The lid may further include a blender recess shaped in a negative mold of a collar of the blender jar to prevent the blender jar from rotating during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Ryan Grepper
  • Publication number: 20150114979
    Abstract: A portable cooler includes a cooler body formed of an insulating shell defining an interior storage section, an insulated cooler lid coupled to the cooler body, and a storage structure formed within the insulated cooler lid for storing one or more plates. The plates can be stored in a recessed portion of the insulated lid, which may include a groove or removable lip to retain the plates. A utensil storage structure is provided to store one or more utensils. Sharp utensils may include safety mechanisms to inhibit unwanted removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Ryan Grepper
  • Publication number: 20150114978
    Abstract: A novel thermally insulated enclosure includes an insulated wall and a magnet assembly coupled thereto for mounting the insulated enclosure to ferromagnetic structures. In a particular embodiment, the magnet assembly includes a plurality of magnets coupled to the insulated wall. In another particular embodiment, the magnet assembly is a removable magnetic device that can be connected and disconnected from the insulated enclosure. In another particular embodiment, the magnet assembly is a removable magnet carrier that can be incorporated into the structure of the insulated enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Lewis William James, JR.
  • Patent number: 9016494
    Abstract: An expandable item carrying device facilitates carrying items such as groceries and the like. The device includes a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall defining an interior space. A top edge of the perimeter wall defines an opening into the interior space. The perimeter wall has a pair of opposed ends sides and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between the opposed end sides. The longitudinal sides and the bottom wall are compactable along a longitudinal axis of the bottom wall. A primary handle comprises opposed ends coupled to a first one of the longitudinal sides of the perimeter wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Alba Hernandez
  • Patent number: 9010569
    Abstract: A bottle-warming container device maintains the warmth of baby bottles for an extended period of time to ensure that warmed bottles are available when needed. The device includes a container having a bottom side and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the bottom side. The perimeter wall and the bottom side define an interior space of the container configured to hold a plurality of baby bottles. A pad is positioned in the interior space and comprises an insulating material wherein the pad is configured for preventing heat transfer between the interior space and the extrinsic environment relative to the interior space. A plurality of slots extends through the pad wherein the slots are configured to receive the baby bottles. A flexible portion of the pad is positioned around each slot wherein a size of the slots is selectively adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventors: Rosa M. Estrada, Claudia Thomas-Valdivia