US 12,013,157 B2
Portable cooler with active temperature control
Clayton Alexander, Westlake Village, CA (US); Daren John Leith, Agoura Hills, CA (US); Mikko Juhani Timperi, San Marcos, CA (US); Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Solana Beach, CA (US); Joseph Lyle Koch, Anaheim, CA (US); Jacob William Emmert, Westchester, CA (US); Rahul Mulinti, Westlake Village, CA (US); and James Shum Lau, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Assigned to Ember LifeSciences, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed by Ember LifeSciences, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/936,253.
Application 17/936,253 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/023498, filed on Mar. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/004,737, filed on Apr. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0017326 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25B 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC F25B 21/04 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable cooler container with active temperature control, comprising:
a container body having a chamber configured to receive and hold at least one container of medicine, the chamber defined by a base and an inner peripheral wall of the container body, the container body further comprising an outer peripheral wall and an intermediate peripheral wall interposed between the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall, the intermediate peripheral wall spaced apart from the inner peripheral wall to define a gap therebetween;
a lid operable to access the chamber; and
a temperature control system housed in the container body, comprising
at least one thermoelectric element in thermal communication with the chamber via a first heat sink that extends between and is in thermal communication with the at least one thermoelectric element and with the inner peripheral wall, the first heat sink being at least partially disposed inside the intermediate peripheral wall, the at least one thermoelectric element configured to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the chamber,
circuitry configured to control an operation of the at least one thermoelectric element to heat or cool at least a portion of the chamber to a predetermined temperature or temperature range; and
a display screen disposed on one of the container body and the lid, the display screen being actuatable to selectively display information associated with the operation of the portable cooler, information associated with the at least one container of medicine in the portable cooler, information associated with a schedule for taking medicine in the at least one container of medicine, and an advertisement.