ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,160, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Trane Technologies Life Sciences LLC (Davidson, N.C.).

"Cold storage systems and shelving assemblies therefor" was invented by Mitchell J. Donnelly (Homen, Wis.), Benjamin T. Irwin (Marietta, Ohio) and Garrett M. Favier (Marietta, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment of a cold storage system includes a chamber defined at least in part by an outer door and a refrigeration assembly operably coupled to the chamber. In addition, the cold storage system includes a metallic shelving assembly positioned in the chamber. The shelving assembly has a plurality of shelves that each include a f...