Patent SG-11201810098R-A (SG)
Title: A thermally insulated container
Inventor: KNIGHT PHILIP
IPC: B65D81/38
Filed: 2017-05-30
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD 1101/110 DOI 010111110101111 0 011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date . . .., . .. WO 2017/207974 Al 07 December 2017 (07.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, B65D 81/38 (2006.01) F25D 3/08 (2006.01) KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (21) International Application Number: MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PCT/GB2017/051531 PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (22) International Filing Date: TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. 30 May 2017 (30.05.2017) (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (25) Filing Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (30) Priority Data: TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 1609489.8 31 May 2016 (31.05.2016) GB EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (71) Applicant: LAMINAR MEDICA LIMITED [GB/GB]; MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Unit 4, Tring Industrial Estate, Icknield Way, Tring Hert-KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). fordshire HP23 4JX (GB). (72) Inventor: PHILIP, Knight; c/o Laminar Medica Limited, Published: Unit 4, Tring Industrial Estate, Icknield Way, Tring Hert- — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) fordshire HP23 4JX (GB). (74) Agent: DOLLEYMORES; 9 Rickmansworth Road, Wat- - ford Hertfordshire WD18 OJU (GB). = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every = _ kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, _ AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, — CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, = DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (54) Title: A THERMALLY INSULATED CONTAINER (57) : The present invention provides a thermally insulated = shipping container (1) comprising a thermally insulating layer (5) defm- = = Figure 1 1 ing a first void, a main layer (9, 10, 11) containing phase change material = = / (main PCM layer) within the first void and defining a second void within the first void, a barrier layer (12) containing phase change material (bar- = rier PCM layer) within the second void and distinct from the main PCM = — 1 1----23 layer, the barrier PCM layer (12) defining a third void within the second ti 22 void, the container being arranged to receive a product for transportation = I = = _ = = 11 inside of the third void, wherein the main PCM layer (9, 10, 11) has an average thickness greater than the average thickness of the barrier PCM 14 layer (12), the barrier PCM layer (12) comprises of an envelope in which the phase change material of the barrier PCM layer (12) is contained and the barrier PCM layer (12) is configured to maintain the phase change distribution within the envelope. 8 1111111' material with a relatively even 13 - 7 / 207 97 4 Al I I 1 111 1 I 1111 1111 mil Ell9 2 0 Ill 11 ei O