US 12,378,057 B2
Shipping system for storing and/or transporting temperature-sensitive materials
Ali Moghaddas, Cumberland, RI (US); Brian Paul Skocypec, North Attleboro, MA (US); Joseph Francis Consiglio, Ashland, MA (US); Kristin Pauline Deltano, Mansfield, MA (US); and Stephanie J. Pazniokas, Franklin, MA (US)
Assigned to COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Franklin, MA (US)
Filed by Cold Chain Technologies, LLC, Franklin, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/366,944.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/047,835, filed on Jul. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0002070 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 81/38 (2006.01); F25D 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/3823 (2013.01) [F25D 3/14 (2013.01); F25D 2303/0843 (2013.01); F25D 2303/085 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shipping system for use in transporting and/or storing temperature-sensitive materials, the shipping system comprising:
(a) an outer box, the outer box comprising a cavity;
(b) an insulation unit, the insulation unit disposed within the cavity of the outer box;
(c) a liner assembly, the liner assembly removably mounted on or in the insulation unit, the liner assembly defining a receptacle having a cavity bounded by a bottom, four sides, and an open top, the liner assembly comprising
a first liner piece, wherein the first liner piece comprises a first planar sheet reversibly foldable into a first generally U-shaped structure;
a second liner piece, wherein the second liner piece comprises a second planar sheet foldable into a second generally U-shaped structure, wherein the first and second liner pieces are arranged offset from one another by approximately 90 degrees; and
a liner support, wherein the liner support is foldable into a structure having a bottom, four sides, and an open top, and wherein the first liner piece and the second liner piece are arranged on or in the liner support;
(d) a product box, the product box being removably disposed within the cavity of the liner assembly; and
(e) at least one temperature-control member, the at least one temperature-control member being disposed within the cavity of the liner assembly.