US 12,439,911 B2
Shipping container
Christopher Creasey, Cambridge (GB); Stephen Lamb, Cambridge (GB); Stuart Milne, Cambridge (GB); and George John Morris, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to BIOSAFE S.A., Grens (CH)
Filed by BIOSAFE S.A., Grens (CH)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/158,899.
Application 18/158,899 is a continuation of application No. 16/470,715, granted, now 11,576,372, previously published as PCT/GB2017/053792, filed on Dec. 19, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1621645 (GB), filed on Dec. 19, 2016; and application No. 1714319 (GB), filed on Sep. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0157276 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. F25B 9/14 (2006.01); A01N 1/145 (2025.01); F25D 3/10 (2006.01); F25D 19/00 (2006.01); F25D 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 1/145 (2025.01) [F25B 9/14 (2013.01); F25D 3/107 (2013.01); F25D 19/006 (2013.01); F25D 3/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container for holding at least one cryopreserved biological sample therein comprising:
a container wall comprising an outer insulating layer;
a cavity within the container for at least one cryopreserved biological sample; and
at least one thermal mass;
a heat exchanger operably connected to the at least one thermal mass and disposed entirely within the cavity; and
an infrared shield positioned within the cavity and at least partially around the heat exchanger, the infrared shield being separate from the container wall,
wherein the thermal mass and the heat exchanger are configured to recirculate air within the cavity to provide continuous cooling to the at least one cryopreserved biological sample.