ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,911, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to BIOSAFE S.A. (Grens, Switzerland).
"Shipping container" was invented by Christopher Creasey (Cambridge, Great Britain), Stephen Lamb (Cambridge, Great Britain), Stuart Milne (Cambridge, Great Britain) and George John Morris (Cambridge, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a shipping container for cryopreserved biological samples in which a cryopreserved sample can be maintained on arrival at its destination for a period of time, for example several months."
The patent was filed on Jan. 24, 2023, under Application No. 18/158,899.
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