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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. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas M. Smith, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kevin H. Roderick, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Nanopore, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 3/08 ; F17C 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 3/08 ; F17C 1/300 ;
Abstract
A temperature-controlled container utilizing a sorption cooling unit to maintain the temperature within the container. The sorption cooling unit cools the interior of the container and rejects waste heat to the exterior. The sorption cooling unit provides a lightweight and low volume alternative to the traditional gel pack cooling systems that are commonly used in the modern shipping industry for shipping containers.