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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320409 | Palletizable container for preserving and transporting agricultural or horticultural products A palletizable container for preserving and transporting, in a controlled atmosphere and under a controlled pressure, produce (plant material, cheese, microorganisms, seeds, substrates, etc) requiring a particular atmosphere during storage, the container comprising ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294374 | Thermal packaging system The present invention is an apparatus, method and system to thermally package an item having at least one container substantially filled with an alcohol, wherein said alcohol undergoes a phase change. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270244 | Polycarbonate double walled liquid holding vessel A double walled polycarbonate liquid holding vessel. The vessel may have an inner wall and an outer wall that are coupled to each other in a manner that defines an air tight gap therebetween. A resealable unit may be provided with the vessel that permits resealable ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7163125 | Carafe with contents volume indicator An inexpensive, readily visible indicator for liquid levels in a vacuum bottle that includes a coating of reflective material to minimize radiation heat transfer from the interior of the vacuum bottle to the exterior of the assembly. The vacuum bottle assembly inclu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140508 | Shipping box for shipping of highly-value high sensitive objects A shipping box (1) for shipping of high-value, highly sensitive objects, especially framed paintings, or painting stabilized in terms of shape in some other way, has a frame having side walls (3), a bottom wall (4) and a top wall (5) whic... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7005167 | Heat insulating container and manufacture method therefor A heat insulating container is described, including an outer glass container and an inner glass container housed therein with a gap formed in-between as a heat insulating layer. A radiant heat preventive film containing a metal oxide is disposed on at least one of t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6915917 | Heat insulating container and its manufacturing method A heat insulating container and its manufacturing method is provided. The heat insulating container comprises an inner container and an outer glass container, in which the breakage of the glass containers can be prevented even if a minute flaw is formed on either of... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6648168 | Insulated container The inner container and outer container which are formed from a transparent material are integrally formed leaving a space section therebetween, a thermally insulating layer is formed in the space section, and a radiation prevention film is formed on at l... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6536089 | Method for producing an insulated vessel The present invention relates to an insulated vessel which may be produced at low cost, has superior insulating capabilities and excellent volumetric efficiency, and which may be suitably employed in a thermos, cooler, icebox, insulated cup, thermal insul... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6521077 | Method for insulating a cryogenic container A method of insulating a member, such as a cryogenic tank, pipe, or other cryogenic or extreme temperature element with multilayer insulation, and a packaged multilayer insulation blanket for use in the method. The packaged blanket includes (1) a multilay... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6513703 | Packing system for perishable goods A collapsible shipping container for perishable goods is comprised of an inner, stiff, corrugated paperboard box having interior surfaces forming an enclosure of defined shape and opposing exterior surfaces. A surrounding skin of thermally insulating mate... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6474499 | Container base cup having reduced heat gain Base cup for receiving a container body bottom and for reducing heat gain to fluid contents in the container body. A passive base cup is made of foam and has a reflective layer on a majority of the outer surface thereof, or made of plastic, with an outer ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6179155 | Insulated vessel and method of production therefor The present invention relates to an insulated vessel which may be produced at low cost, has superior insulating capabilities and excellent volumetric efficiency, and which may be suitably employed in a thermos, cooler, icebox, insulated cup, thermal insul... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6152319 | Thermally insulated synthetic resin container and thermally insulated synthetic resin lid The present invention relates to a thermally insulated synthetic resin container, which is a thermally insulated container having a double walled structure and being made of synthetic resin, which reduces the thermal conduction loss from the mouth portion... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6123218 | Construction for attaching a radiant heat blocking metal foil of an insulated container The invention relates to a construction for attaching a radiant heat blocking metal foil to an insulating layer of an insulated container. Heretofore, a construction for attaching a radiant heat blocking metal foil involves positioning, an adhesive or adh... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6079591 | Stable liquid container A stable container system is provided including a container having an outer shell with a bottom face, a side wall integrally coupled to the bottom face and extending upwardly therefrom in perpendicular relationship therewith, and a top face for defining a... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6003719 | Cooling container that includes a radiant heat barrier A cooler assembly for keeping beverages, food, medical supplies, drugs and other heat sensitive products at lower than ambient temperatures. Container includes a radiant heat barrier and air space between an inner and outer shell of a cooler assembly so a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5971185 | Transport and storage container for liquids A transport and storage container for liquids with a pallet-like underframe, an exchangeable inner container of synthetic material with four side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, a closeable inlet opening at the top and a lower outlet opening with a d... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5678725 | Thermally insulated container A thermally insulated container of the present invention is a double-walled container in an integral body in which an inner casing is arranged in an outer casing so as to maintain a space therebetween, wherein the space is charged with a gas having a low ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5638979 | Thermal reflective packaging system A shipping or transport container system comprises an inner liner for insertion into an inner shipping container, for further insertion into an outer shipping container. The inner liner comprises a layer of single- or double-bubble radiant barrier materia... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5595320 | Insulated bag for beer keg An insulated bag having a hollow enclosing wall and one open and one covered end is disclosed. The enclosing wall and the covered end include a multilayered structure made of an inner layer of heat resistive material, an intermediate layer, filled with ai... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5399408 | Thermal insulating body for thermal insulation A thermal insulating body, or molding, for thermal insulation, consisting of a shell which can be evacuated and which is filled with a solid, microporous thermal insulating material, is characterized by the fact that at least the end surfaces (3) of the s... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5376424 | Vacuum thermal insulating panel and method for preparing same A thermal insulating material is packed in a sealing bag composed of an obverse face material and a reverse face material, wherein each of the obverse face material and reverse face material is preferably made of a metal foil having a thickness in the ran... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5346570 | Cryogenic dewar and method of fabrication A dewar includes an inner dewar and a dewar thermal shield. The dewar thermal shield has a thermal shield body formed of a layer of radiative insulation, an inner layer of fiberglass cloth overlying the layer of radiative insulation, a metallic screen ove... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5316171 | Vacuum insulated container A thermal insulating shipping container having an elongate rectangular box-like configuration, made up of panels, each having an evacuated area therein. Each panel comprises inner and outer panel sections each having inner and outer skins and a honeycomb ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314087 | Thermal reflective packaging system A shipping or transport container system comprises an inner liner for insertion into an inner shipping container, for further insertion into an outer shipping container. The inner liner comprises a layer of single- or double-bubble radiant barrier materia... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5314086 | Thermal reflecting insulatable pad A flexible, thermal, reflective insulating pad which includes a first outer wall of flexible, transparent, air-impermeable material, a second outer wall of flexible, transparent, air-impermeable material sealed or fused to the first outer wall around the ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5246759 | Heat insulating system A thermal insulation system 1, especially for low-temperature containers, formed of at least two multilayer mats 4 and 5, which are made from fiber mats 8 and are separated by a gas-tight film 6. The inner multilayer mat 4 arranged directly on the contain... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5168793 | Vacuum vessel with heat input portal and beverage brewing system used therewith A storage flask for maintaining a brewed beverage in a selected elevated temperature state includes a pair of spaced substantially gas-impermable inner and outer walls with interior facing wall surfaces in spaced relationship to one another that enclose a... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5123563 | Double-walled cooking utensil A double-walled cooking utensil provides inner and outer metal layers which are nested together and permanently connected along peripheral flanges. Each layer provides a planar bottom portion which cooperate with each other to define a thin chamber thereb... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5011729 | Vacuum insulated panels with concave surfaces on the surface layers An insulating panel and shapes each having an outer, continuous membrane, an internal rigid frame, and an enclosed vacuum space. The outer continuous membrane is made up of a top membrane and a bottom membrane each having a plurality of biaxially curved, ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4997124 | Vacuum-insulated, double-walled metal structure and method for its production A vacuum-insulated, double-walled metal structure comprises inner and outer shells made of a metal and seamed together to form a double-walled structure with a space between them, the space being exhausted of air. At least one of the inner and outer shell... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4919366 | Heat resistive wall assembly for a space vehicle A heat-resistive wall assembly for a space vehicle is disclosed herein comprising an inner wall formed from either wrought beryllium or aluminum for providing both structural support for the vehicle, as well as a heat sink which equilibrates the heat grad... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4916027 | Primary structure multi-layer insulation A primary multi-layer structural component having insulation properties and the method of producing same is disclosed. The structure is comprised of opposing spaced apart face sheets, a plurality of internal core sheets, the core sheets being spaced apart... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4856174 | Method of making a stainless steel vacuum bottle with a silver mirrored surface A stainless steel vacuum bottle comprises inner and outer bottles made of stainless steel, the inner and outer bottles being joined together at tip portions of their bottle necks to form a double-walled construction with a space between the two bottles, t... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4821914 | Low temperature storage container for transporting perishables to space station Two storage containers are disclosed within which food or biological samples may be stored for transfer in a module by the space shuttle to a space station while maintaining the food or samples at very low temperatures. The container is formed in two part... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4755313 | Insulating device Insulating device for high and low temperatures with at least one insulating material, characterized by the feature that the insulating material is formed at least in part of total reflecting fibers.... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4581285 | High thermal capacitance multilayer thermal insulation A high thermal capacitance multilayer thermal insulation structure is described, which is of particular utility for thermal protection against exposure to alternate high and low radiant heat flux levels, and which comprises a laminate of alternate metal f... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4573581 | Environmentally controlled medication container This invention relates to a container for carrying temperature-sensitive materials, having a case and inner chamber separated by a cavity containing thermal insulation, characterized in that the thermal insulating means includes a heat sink whereby the co... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4417428 | Integral purged multi-layer insulation design Segments of multi-layer insulation have their ends bent outwardly and abutting the outwardly bent ends of adjacent segments. A purge gas flows through the spaces in the multi-layer insulation segments, the purge gas entering the spaces by way of some of t... | 11/29/1983 |