ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,421, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Franklin, Mass.).

"Method and system for storing and/or transporting temperature-sensitive materials" was invented by Heather M. Conway (Franklin, Mass.), Dawn E. Smith (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Geoffrey Kaiser (Westborough, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and system for maintaining temperature-sensitive materials within a desired temperature range for an extended time. In one embodiment, the system includes an outer box having a rectangular cavity. An insulation unit is snugly but removably positioned in the rectangular cavity. The insulation unit includes...