US 12,434,898 B2
Compostable insulation for shipping container
Darrell Jobe, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to TemperPack Technologies, Inc., Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Vericool World LLC, San Ramon, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/224,215.
Application 18/224,215 is a continuation of application No. 17/838,514, filed on Jun. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,794,983.
Application 17/838,514 is a continuation of application No. 16/774,739, filed on Jan. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,358,780, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Application 16/774,739 is a continuation of application No. 16/585,974, filed on Sep. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,040,818, issued on Jun. 22, 2021.
Application 16/585,974 is a continuation of application No. 15/932,239, filed on Feb. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,807,788, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/460,023, filed on Feb. 16, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356916 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 81/38 (2006.01); B31D 5/00 (2017.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 9/02 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 9/06 (2006.01); B65D 65/46 (2006.01); B31B 50/26 (2017.01); B31B 120/40 (2017.01)
CPC B65D 81/3858 (2013.01) [B31D 5/0004 (2013.01); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 9/02 (2013.01); B32B 9/045 (2013.01); B32B 9/06 (2013.01); B65D 65/466 (2013.01); B31B 50/26 (2017.08); B31B 2120/402 (2017.08); B31B 2247/00 (2013.01); B32B 2255/12 (2013.01); B32B 2255/24 (2013.01); B32B 2262/062 (2013.01); B32B 2307/304 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2439/00 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal insulation article for placement in a shipping container to hold an item, comprising:
a thermally insulating pad shaped to be positioned in a cavity of a rectangular prism shipping container to be adjacent to and cover from two to five of out of a floor, four side walls and cover of the container while leaving an interior space to receive the item, wherein the thermally insulating pad includes
a layer formed primarily of starch that holds together as a single unit, the layer having opposite surfaces having a length and a width with a thickness between the opposite surfaces that is smaller than the length and the width, and
first and second paper sheets sandwiching and directly secured to the layer;
wherein the pad is scored with the layer compressed along a line so as to be foldable into a plurality of rectangular sections dimensioned to substantially span whichever of the floor, plurality of side walls or cover that the rectangular sections are adjacent with the layer extending through the fold.