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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954661 | Transport container, transporting method for the same, and constant temperature transport container A transport container comprising a spherical container 1 and a heat accumulating material 2a, 2b disposed inside of the spherical container 1, wherein; the heat accumulating material 2a, 2b is pro... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938289 | Thermal insulating container for a heat generating unit of a fuel cell system A thermal insulating container (1) of the present invention includes a container body (9) formed of an inner container shell (2) for housing a heat generation unit (H), and of an outer container shell (3) for covering the inner container ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7913873 | Liquid container with uninterrupted comfort band and method of forming same The sidewall portion of a cup or other container for a heated beverage or other hot liquid comprises a relatively rigid outer wall and a relatively flexible inner liner. The wall and liner are attached together at respective upper and lower circumferential bands and... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7819273 | Liquid natural gas tank with wrinkled portion and spaced layers and vehicle with the same Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas storage tank having an insulation structure which comprises an insulation wall installed on an inner wall of the tank. The tank has interior wall installed over the insulation wall. The interior wall has a first layer which direc... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7677406 | Insulating container An insulation container includes a flexible exterior container and a rigid interior container for maintaining stored items at a cool temperature. The exterior housing includes a lid for selectively sealing the entire open top thereof for selectively inserting or rem... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7475792 | Hot beverage container A beverage container having an inner core and an outer shell, relatively rotatable such that a spiral groove in the inner core can be rotationally aligned with cooling flanges on the outside of the outer shell for cleaning, or rotated to close the cooling flanges, f... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7422143 | Container having passive controlled temperature interior An apparatus for shipping articles under controlled temperature conditions, having a metallic article enclosure surrounded by a set of insulating panels, with a predetermined volume separation between the enclosure and the insulating panels, and the predetermined vo... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7360371 | Refrigerating device comprising an evacuatable storage compartment A refrigerating device including a hollow-walled housing surrounding a first and a second storage compartment. A vacuum pump is controllably connected via a suction line to the hollow chamber of the housing and to one of the storage compartments. The pump is control... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325288 | Method for manufacturing liquid tank and ship with liquid tank Disclosed is a liquid container adapted to store liquefied natural gas (LNG). The LNG storage container include a sealing wall directly contacting liquid contained in the tank and a structural wall, which is an exterior wall or inner structure integrated with the ex... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299948 | Reservoirs for bottled liquid dispensers A thermally-insulated reservoir 9 for a dispenser in which liquid is supplied from a bottle to a discharge outlet via a reservoir, has an inner wall 23 and an outer wall 24 defining a sealed and evacuated heat-insulating cavity 30 at leas... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7226122 | Process for insulating recreational vehicles with recycled material Previously used packing and shipping material, including foam based packaging and support products, may be recycled in a manner so as to reduce the manufacturing costs associated with insulating the structural enclosures of recreational vehicles. By finely shredding... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7066347 | One piece transparent cooler The invention is a one-piece transparent, portable cooler with air gaps positioned within the sidewalls providing insulation properties and means for easily viewing the contents of the cooler from any angle. In addition to the obvious advantage to security personnel... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036531 | System for thermally insulating tubular bodies A heat insulating system for tubular bodies includes at least two superimposed evacuated panels (4, 4′), at least one of the panels is formed essentially by an evacuated envelope which contains a polymeric filling material inside thereof, and at least one o... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6868982 | Insulated shipping container and method of making the same Insulated shipping container and method of making the same. In a preferred embodiment, the insulated shipping container comprises an outer box, an insulated insert, an inner box and a closure member. The outer box, which is preferably made of corrugated fiberboard, ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6742655 | Cushioning material and container also serving for cushioning using the cushioning material as container A cushioning member formed by stacking a plurality of sheet-like cushioning materials and surrounding the periphery of the cushioning materials with a sheet-like member. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6713139 | Hollow foamed polyolefinic resin container The present invention provides a hollow foamed polyolefin-based resin container comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, at least one of the inner and outer layers being formed of a foamed polyolefin-based resin sheet, wherein at least a side wall part of the c... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6609628 | Collapsible transport container A transport container is provided that includes a rigid liner collapsible in a direction transecting a vertical axis of the container, such that the container is configurable between a non-collapsed state configured to hold transportable contents therein,... | 08/26/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6378722 | Watertight and thermally insulating tank with improved longitudinal solid angles of intersection Watertight and thermally insulating tank intended for the transportation of liquefied gases by sea, said tank being built into a bearing structure (1) comprising longitudinally adjacent faces (2) forming a dihedron (4); said tank comprising two successive... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6367652 | Insulated cup holder A cup holder for a conventional beverage cup that has a generally inverted frusto-conical side wall and an upper access opening surrounded by a radially outwardly extending peripheral bead adapted to be connected to a disposable lid by a snap fit within a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6336342 | Collapsible cooling pack A collapsible cooling pack for cooling items placed in the pack. The collapsible cooling pack includes a plurality of walls defining an interior. The plurality of walls has a collapsed configuration for being stored and a deployed configuration for receiv... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6301961 | Insulated beverage carafe with volume indicator The present invention is directed to an insulated beverage carafe adapted for use in an automatic drip coffee maker fabricated from non-reactive metal, having a heat resistant plastic handle that includes a detachable substantially transparent tubular gau... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6257437 | Above ground storage tank for holding combustible material and supporting equipment thereon An above ground storage tank for holding combustible material and for supporting equipment thereon, such as an electric power generator, has an inner tank with a bottom wall, opposed side walls, opposed end walls and a top wall preferably formed as metall... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234341 | Thermally insulated container A transport container comprises an insulating block. A plurality of layers of flexible insulating foam material form sides of the container and are mounted on the block which closes one end of the container. A pressure envelope applies pressure around the... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224954 | Insulating stock material and containers and methods of making the same An insulating paperboard container is disclosed including a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall with the one side wall including a base layer and an insulating layer on at least a portion of the base layer, preferably on an inside surface ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6168040 | Double-wall insulated container A double-wall insulated container has an internal wall and an external wall enclosing an intermediate space which is under partial vacuum. A foam glass granulate fills the intermediate space and supports the walls. The walls may be metal or plastic and se... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6161720 | Constant temperature beverage cup The invention is a drinking vessel that keeps coffee or other hot beverages hot, yet readily drinkable. The basic design of the invention is an inner beverage vessel and an outer beverage chamber with an insulator chamber of air between them. There is a s... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6079316 | Insulating press-type coffee maker and accessories The invention pertains to insulated coffee makers and insulating accessories for use with insulated and non-insulated coffee makers. A coffee press brews coffee from a fixture of ground coffee and boiling water placed in a heat resistant container. The mi... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6026975 | Above ground storage tank for holding combustible material and supporting equipment thereon An above ground storage tank for holding combustible material and for supporting equipment thereon, such as an electric power generator, has an inner tank with a bottom wall, opposed side walls, opposed end walls and a top wall preferably formed as metall... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5979693 | Panel for shipping containers An insulated wall panel for a shipping container, comprising a base panel having an outer surface, a first end and an opposite second end, at least one rib being disposed on the outer surface and substantially extending from the first end to the second en... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5598946 | Insulated fabric serving dish holder An insulated fabric serving dish holder compromising a bottom panel and a perpendicular side panel made of decorative fabric, lined and having a seam connecting the perimeter of the bottom panel to the bottom of the side panel. The holder is made to fit s... | 02/04/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5501359 | Prefabricated structure for forming fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for very low temperature fluid confinement container The present invention relates to a prefabricated structure providing fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for a heat-insulated confinement container such as a fluid-tight reservoir for storage and/or transport of a very low temperature fluid. Said struc... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5438162 | Method and apparatus for isolating electronic boards from shock and thermal environments An apparatus for isolating electronic devices from mechanical shock and thermal environments utilizes a metal outer protective shell surrounding the electronic device to be protected. Interposed between the protective shell and the electronic device are a... | 08/01/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5361603 | Insulative carrying case A carrying bag or case is disclosed herein for storing heat sensitive cosmetics or the like in an internal storage compartment having a releasable fastener for closing an opening leading into the storage compartment. The storage compartment is surrounded ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5183176 | Lining for receptacles A lining for the thermal insulation of containers is disclosed, which lining is constituted by mats or sheets of insulating material, such as plastics, which can be placed against the inside walls of the container. The lining is a prefabricated collapsibl... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5134857 | Home ice skating rink The portable ice rink consists of plastic sheeting with edges overlapping a perimeter-defining sectional barrier which is on the order of a couple of inches high and clips are provided to hold the sheet in place on the barrier for formation of the ice. In... | 08/04/1992 |
