Patent ID: 11939135
Assignee: AMERICAN AEROGEL CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. An insulated shipping container for maintaining a substantially uniform internal temperature, the insulated shipping container comprising:
(a) an outer box comprising:
a base;
four walls connected to and extending away from the base; and
a lid having an open position and a closed position,
wherein the base, the walls and the lid define an enclosure within the outer box when the lid is in its closed position;

(b) an insulating body disposed within the enclosure, defining an insulated cavity and having an insulating bottom and a plurality of insulating side walls;
(c) a temperature control material distribution structure disposed within the insulated cavity, the temperature control material distribution structure comprising:
(i) at least one partitioned tray, the at least one partitioned tray comprising:
a tray bottom; and
a plurality of partition walls extending away from the tray bottom and defining a plurality of partition compartments;

(ii) at least one receptacle, the at least one receptacle having an open top proximate to the lid and a distal end proximate to the insulating bottom, the at least one receptacle extending along at least one of the plurality of insulating sidewalls and along the insulating bottom; and

(d) a payload box configured to hold a payload, wherein the payload box includes a payload box top, a payload box bottom and a plurality of payload box sidewalls extending from the payload box bottom, the payload box sized to be retained within the insulated cavity, wherein the at least one partitioned tray is disposed between the payload box bottom and the insulating bottom and the at least one receptacle is disposed between the at least one of the plurality of payload box sidewalls and the at least one of the plurality of insulating side walls.