US Patent Issued to COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES on July 22 for "Shipping system for storing and/or transporting temperature-sensitive materials" (Michigan, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,400, issued on July 22, was assigned to COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Franklin, Mass.).

"Shipping system for storing and/or transporting temperature-sensitive materials" was invented by James R. Chasteen (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Theodore Smith (Watertown, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and system are designed for storing and/or transporting temperature-sensitive materials. The system is designed to keep a payload within a desired temperature range of +2deg C. to +8deg C. for an extended time in a warm ambient environment. The system includes a thermally insulated container and first and second phase-change materials, each o...