US 12,203,549 B1
Method of interfacing nonspecific conduits between thermally insulated gaseous environments
George Leonard Freeman, Knaresborough (GB); Albert William Houghton, Sheffield (GB); Carl Heimann, Sheffield (GB); Jakub Jasik, Sheffield (GB); Adam Mitchell, Sheffield (GB); Poppy Culshaw, Sheffield (GB); and Adam Glen, Sheffield (GB)
Assigned to Unicorn Biotechnologies Ltd., Sheffield (GB)
Filed by George Leonard Freeman, Knaresborough (GB); Albert William Houghton, Sheffield (GB); Carl Heimann, Sheffield (GB); Jakub Jasik, Sheffield (GB); Adam Mitchell, Sheffield (GB); Poppy Culshaw, Sheffield (GB); and Adam Glen, Sheffield (GB)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/800,073.
Application 18/800,073 is a continuation of application No. 18/431,960, filed on Feb. 3, 2024.
Int. Cl. F16J 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16J 15/022 (2013.01) [F16J 15/028 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of sealing an access to a thermally insulated container containing a controlled gaseous composition, comprising:
providing a hyperboloid polymeric tube which extends through a wall of the thermally insulated container, having granular insulated material positioned between the exterior of the polymeric tube and the adjacent portion of the wall;
providing at least one item extending through the bore of the tube; and
twisting the tube in a first direction to cause it to constrict around the item and provide a seal around the item; and, optionally,
twisting the tube in the opposite direction to open the tube.