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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069680 | Methods of manufacturing temperature-stabilized storage containers Methods disclosed herein include methods of manufacturing integrally thermally-sealed storage containers. Methods include creating at least one indentation in at least one layer of first thermal barrier sheet, wherein the at least one layer of first thermal barrier ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7926295 | Cooler box with handle round A blank, carton, package, and method for enclosing a plurality of containers in a carton is disclosed. The carton includes first and second top panels, first and second side panels, and a bottom panel. The top panels each include separation lines with one top panel ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7681405 | Insulated shipping container systems and methods thereof An insulated shipping container system for transferring a temperature sensitive product comprising a substantially hollow insulated body having inner walls and outer walls defining a payload cavity to receive a payload and supports to space the payload from the insu... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7644589 | Cooling device for a product and a packaging and dispensing assembly for a corresponding product A device is provided to cool and apply a product. The device includes a pressurized container configured to hold a liquefied refrigerant product. The pressurized container includes a longitudinal axis and is provided with a refrigerant product dispensing element wit... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7640755 | Dynamic process control A method and apparatus for defining the processing of an ingredient of a manufactured product, particularly one that is manufactured “one-the-spot” to a consumer's specification, such as ice cream, among other products. A tag encoded on a container for the produ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7581406 | System for distributing the commodities requiring cold packing A system for distributing commodities such as foods requiring cold packing, such as frozen sea foods, chilled foods, cooled foods, etc., in disposable cold insulation boxes which can use ice and/or dry ice to cool these foods. This system comprises a packing facilit... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350362 | Self-heating/cooling container A self-heating or self-cooling container, which uses a chemical reaction to effect heating or cooling. The reagents for the chemical reaction are stored separately in two sealed compartments (5, 6) having a common dividing wall (7), which can move with... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350361 | Self-heating or cooling container This invention relates to a self-heating or self-cooling container (1), which uses an exothermic or endothermic re-action to provide or remove heat from the contents of the container. The chemical reaction includes a fluid consistuent (either as a reagent or ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334698 | Protective container for an ampoule A protective sleeve for an ampoule having an elastic sidewall, a proximal end and a distal end is disclosed. The elastic sidewall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a chamber adapted for receiving the ampoule. The proximal end has a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328583 | Thermally stable containment device and methods Thermal management systems and methods for manufacturing and using same are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the thermal management systems comprise configurations of corrugated, porous, or fibrous panels containing phase change materials within the interior of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313928 | Insert for cooler An insert for a cooler is sized and shaped for placement on a lower surface of the cooler while supporting foodstuffs placed on insert. Draining apertures on insert allow liquid to drain away from foodstuffs into a space below insert and thereby separates liquid fro... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7266949 | Insulation of a self-cooling beverage package A self-cooling beverage package having a first cavity (10) containing a beverage for consumption, a second cavity (20) forming a heat exchanger and containing a refrigerant liquid and its vapor, a third cavity (30) containing means of pumping by... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263840 | Automatic LN2 distribution system for high-purity germanium multi-detector facilities A cryogenic fluid distribution device may include a fluid flow passage for distributing cryogenic fluid to an apparatus, an overflow passage positioned downstream of the apparatus, and a sensor coupled to the overflow passage, the sensor having an active component f... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7228688 | Scaled down freezing and thawing system for biopharmaceuticals and biologics A freezing and thawing unit for small amounts of biopharmaceuticals and biologics. The freezing and thawing unit is reduced in scale, as compared to a corresponding commercial or large-scale process. The freezing and thawing unit can be used for testing, preservatio... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220441 | Method and a packaging for packaging and freezing food substances A method of packaging and freezing food substance comprising shaping of a plate of unfrozen food substance and subsequent packaging and freezing of the unfrozen plate of food substance, and wherein a carton packaging is used for packaging the unfrozen plate of the f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213401 | Self-refrigerating packaging and associated actuation device The invention relates to self-refrigerating beverage packaging comprising: a first cavity (10) which contains a beverage; a second cavity (20) which forms a heat exchanger and which contains a refrigerating liquid and the vapour thereof; a third cavity... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195206 | Apparatus and method for servicing and inspecting small free-flying platforms in orbit in space A small, substantially spherical, free-flying utility platform for use in space can be docked, inspected and serviced in an apparatus including a container with a chamber therein mounted on the outside of a space vehicle or space station. A motorized closing mechani... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185511 | Composition and apparatus for transferring heat to or from fluids A composition for effecting heat transfer to or from a fluid, the composition comprising a primary adsorbent material, such as activated carbon, for adsorption of a gas, such as carbon dioxide, and a graphite material in an amount of 0.01 to 80% by weight of the tot... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182222 | Solar panel and water dispenser A beverage cooler is provided having a container for holding a liquid beverage, a spigot extending from the container for dispensing the liquid beverage therefrom, preferably a telescopically extendable boom attached to a side of the container, a solar panel adjusta... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7140773 | Method and apparatus for packaging perishable goods An improved method and apparatus for packaging perishable goods comprises an inner insulating container that is quickly and easily formed from a flat sheet of metalized bubble pack material to a finished state that very closely approximates the size and dimensions o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137456 | Firefighting equipment An articulated fire truck (T) has an extendible and retractable boom (11) mounted on the truck and extendible to a height above the ground where a fire is burning within a building (B). A drill assembly (1) is affixed to the end of the boom for drillin... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137261 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117684 | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents A container comprises a container body for containing contents to be heated or cooled, a thermic module at one end of the body, and a closure at the other end of the body. Within the thermic module, an internal exothermic (or, alternatively, endothermic) chemical re... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107783 | Self-cooling containers for liquids Disclosed are self-cooling containers for beverages and other liquids. Such containers comprise porous matrices as elements of the container bodies to effect the cooling of contained liquids by pervaporation. The liquid vapor can pass through the porous matrix direc... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104074 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093412 | Glass base material packing method A method of packing a glass base material (10, 20, 30), which is a base material of an optical fiber comprising packing the glass base material (10, 20, 30) into a cylindrical container (16, 26, 36). The packing has: putting the glass base mater... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094527 | System for in-vitro fertilization with spermatozoa separated into X-chromosome and Y-chromosome bearing populations An IVF system for successfully utilizing spermatozoa separated into X-chromosome bearing and into Y-chromosome bearing population for insemination. The IVF system includes fertilization medium that can shorten the time from insemination to cleavage and a portable in... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7062262 | Method and apparatus for tracing components of a production chain A method of tracking, at a remote, central information store 140, elements in a production chain. The chain comprises a plurality of processes, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, each process having one or more input ingredients 10, 30, 50, 70, 90, 110 a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021064 | Multi-compartment pack for cooling or heating of products The present invention relates to a mujlti-compartment pack for colling or heating products. The pack includes a first compartment with a solid matter or a liquid and a second compartment with a liquid wherein the first and second compartment are separated by a remov... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021524 | Method and apparatus for packing perishable foods An improved method and apparatus for packaging perishable goods comprises an inner insulating container that is quickly and easily formed from a flat sheet of metalized bubble pack material to a finished state that very closely approximates the size and dimensions o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6996995 | Systems and methods for freezing and storing biopharmaceutical material The present invention provides a system for freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a flexible container, a conduit, and a temperature control unit. The flexible container is adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994104 | Modular system for storing gas cylinders The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a given compositi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966450 | Partitioned ice chest A partitioned ice chest including an insulated box with a bottom wall and an open top. Front, back and opposed side walls extend upwardly from the bottom wall. A removable lid closes the open top. Vertical slots are provided in the side walls. A partition can be ori... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945056 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938793 | Thermal preservation insert for food storage container A freezer insert, a warmer insert or a freezer/warmer insert designed for use inside plastic food containers conforms to the bottom of the various sizes and shapes of the most popular plastic food containers sold under brand names such as Ziplock, Glad, Tupperware. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910338 | Apparatus for cooling liquid in a portable container The present invention is directed to an apparatus for cooling, a liquid in a portable container. The apparatus comprises a housing having a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is adapted to attach to the portable container. A can of compressed gas can be within... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907741 | Dynamic process control A method and apparatus for defining the processing of an ingredient of a manufactured product, particularly one that is manufactured “one-the-spot” to a consumer's specification, such as ice cream, among other products. A tag encoded on a container for the produ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907750 | Cosmetic container having a cooling device The cosmetics container includes: a cosmetics case; a refrigerant case; a container for containing the cosmetics case and the refrigerant case; a cosmetics cooling device having a cosmetics cooling tube for cooling cosmetics discharged from the cosmetics case flowin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904758 | Cryogenic vessel with an ullage space venturi assembly A cryogenic vessel includes a first, outer vessel assembly having an outer vessel and a liquid fill line assembly and a second, ullage space vessel having a bottom and disposed within the first, outer vessel, adjacent to the top of the first, outer vessel. The liqui... | 06/14/2005 |
