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

Claim 0:
1. 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, a plurality of insulating side walls and an insulating cover having an open position and a closed position, proximate to the lid when the lid is in its closed position;
(c) a temperature control material distribution structure disposed within the insulated cavity, the temperature control material distribution structure comprising
a first partitioned tray or trough, extending along the insulated body and having an open top, and
a second partitioned tray or trough, disposed proximate to the insulating cover and having an open top,
wherein the partitioned tray comprises:
a tray bottom; and
a plurality of partition walls extending away from the tray bottom and defining a plurality of partition compartments;
(d) a chamber defined by the temperature control material distribution structure and the insulating body, the chamber having a plurality of chamber walls and configured to hold a payload box; and
(e) the 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 first partitioned tray or trough is disposed between the payload box bottom and the insulating bottom and the second partitioned tray or trough is disposed between the insulating cover and the payload box top.