ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,246, issued on July 29.

"Method of using an inflatable protective packaging for the cold chain marketplace" was invented by Michael G Kaminski (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulative packaging for cold chain marketplace. The insulative packaging includes a base unit, a wall unit, and a top unit, which together form an enclosure. Each of the base unit, the wall unit, and the top unit has an inflatable liner, one or more insulative sheets, and a radiant barrier. The inflatable liner can be folded and the one or more insulative sheets can be sandwiched between the two folds of the inflatable liner. An article to be prote...