US 12,410,964 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); Jacob William Emmert, Westchester, CA (US); Joseph Lyle Koch, Anaheim, CA (US); Frank Victor Baumann, San Diego, CA (US); Clifton Texas Lin, San Diego, CA (US); Farzam Roknaldin, Coto De Caza, CA (US); and Mark Channing Stabb, Solana Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/774,766.
Application 18/774,766 is a division of application No. 18/597,068, filed on Mar. 6, 2024.
Application 18/597,068 is a continuation of application No. 17/305,551, filed on Jul. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,927,382, issued on Mar. 12, 2024.
Application 17/305,551 is a continuation of application No. 16/889,005, filed on Jun. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,067,327, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 16/889,005 is a continuation of application No. 16/389,483, filed on Apr. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,670,323, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/660,013, filed on Apr. 19, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/673,596, filed on May 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/694,584, filed on Jul. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0369283 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 11/00 (2006.01); F25B 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 11/003 (2013.01) [F25B 21/04 (2013.01); F25B 2321/0212 (2013.01); F25B 2321/0251 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01); F25D 2400/40 (2013.01); F25D 2700/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A portable cooler container with active temperature control for medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods, comprising:
a container body having an insulated chamber configured to receive and hold one or more medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods, the container body comprising an outer peripheral wall and a bottom portion attached to the outer peripheral wall, the insulated chamber suspended relative to the outer peripheral wall, a base spaced apart from the bottom portion to define a cavity between the base and the bottom portion;
a lid removably coupleable or hingedly coupleable to the container body to access the chamber, the chamber being sealed when the lid is coupled to the container body to close the chamber;
a temperature control system at least partially disposed in the container body between an outer container wall and the insulated chamber, the temperature control system comprising:
one or more thermoelectric elements in thermal communication with an inner wall surface of the insulated chamber and operable to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the chamber, and
circuitry configured to control an operation of the one or more thermoelectric elements to heat or cool at least a portion of the insulated chamber to a predetermined temperature or temperature range;
the container body having a gap between the insulated chamber and the outer container wall that is under vacuum to provide vacuum insulation about the insulated chamber; and
an electronic display screen configured to selectively display shipping information for the portable cooler container.