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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2021
Vesture Llc, Charlotte, NC (US);
Byron Craig Owens, Asheboro, NC (US);
A. Scott Queen, Asheboro, NC (US);
Reyad I. Sawafta, Greensboro, NC (US);
Brian S. Chapman, Greensboro, NC (US);
Venu Gopal R. Kuturu, Greensboro, NC (US);
John A. Gerig, Asheboro, NC (US);
Christopher M. Lee, Asheboro, NC (US);
Rami M. Saeed, Greensboro, NC (US);
VESTURE LLC, Asheboro, NC (US);
Abstract
Various aspects and embodiments of a temperature control cart () are disclosed. The temperature control cart () comprises a top portion () with one or more wells (), wherein the one or more wells () is operable to receive one or more pans (). The wells () are configured to hold pans (), wherein the pans () often contain a payload, such as food or medicine, that requires temperature control. Further, the top portion () is disposed in a tank () that contains phase change material (PCM). In another aspect, a method for controlling temperature of a payload is disclosed. A temperature control cart () is further provided with one or more heat exchangers. Wherein the one or more heat exchangers circulate a heat exchange fluid, thereby heating or cooling the PCM disposed in the tank () of the temperature control cart () to above or below a transition temperature of the PCM.