Patent ID: 11879595
Assignee: CRYOPORT, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A storage system for storing a substance at a temperature below an ambient temperature, comprising:
an enclosure having a cavity;
a container that is positioned within the cavity of the enclosure and configured to passively stabilize in an upright position, the container defining a payload area inside the container to hold the substance at the temperature below the ambient temperature, the container comprising:
a top portion;
a bottom portion that weighs more than the top portion and is configured to stabilize the container in an upright position when an enclosure enclosing the container is tilted, angled or rotated;
an inner wall that forms the payload area;
an outer wall, the outer wall and the inner wall having an opening that allows access to the substance in the payload area; and
a plug having a neck that is inserted into the opening,

wherein the plug includes a locking device that locks the plug in place and maintains a gap between the neck and the inner wall that allows gas to escape,
wherein the locking device includes one or more magnets embedded within an outer periphery of the neck, wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck interlock with one or more other magnets within the container,
wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the container are configured to maintain the gap between the neck of the plug and the inner wall with the plug in a first position, and
wherein the one or more magnets embedded within the outer periphery of the neck of the plug and the one or more other magnets within the container are configured to maintain the plug in a location at least partially out of the container with the plug in a second position different from the first position.