Temperature-controllable container with vacuum insulation elements and with an interior space, which container comprises a wall with an opening for objects to be placed into the interior space, and a door element closing the opening, wherein transport elements are arranged on an outer surface of the container, which transport elements are designed to enable lifting by means of a transport vehicle, and wherein the container further comprises a temperature control unit which is designed so as to bring the interior space to a predetermined temperature T, wherein the temperature control unit comprises a heating/cooling unit operated via a solar energy device or a heating/cooling unit operated via a power supply network, and wherein a receptacle means for melt-storage elements or sample bodies is arranged in the interior space, which receptacle means is designed so as to position at least two melt-storage elements or sample bodies at a distance from each other.

A universal insulating beverage container cover device that expands to accommodate various sizes and shapes of beverage containers. The device is constructed of multiple panels of insulated material, such as stainless steel with double-wall vacuum insulation walls, that can expand and contract relative to each other depending on the size of the beverage container inserted into the container cover device. The bottom of the beverage container cover device also allows for expansion and contraction so that the size of the bottom of the drinking container can fit snuggly into the insulating beverage cover device as well.

Thermal-insulation container 1, comprising a bottom 26, side walls 21, 22, 23, 24 arranged on the bottom 26 and a lid 25 arranged on the side walls 21, 22, 23, 24, wherein the bottom 26, the side walls 21, 22, 23, 24 and the lid 25 completely enclose an interior space 3, and wherein the lid 25 has a heat transfer coefficient k.sub.D, the bottom 26 has a heat transfer coefficient k.sub.B, and each of the side walls 21, 22, 23, 24 has one of the heat transfer coefficients k.sub.S1, k.sub.S2, k.sub.S3 or k.sub.S4, and further k.sub.D<minimum [k.sub.S1, k.sub.S2, k.sub.S3, k.sub.S4, k.sub.B].

Unitary blank for forming a cup sleeve is provided having a central body portion, a first side body portion, and a second side body portion, a central flap extending from the central body portion, a first flap extending from the first side body portion, the first flap including a first tab, and a second flap extending from the second side body portion, the second flap including a second tab. In addition, at least a selected surface area of the blank has a pattern of raised features. Raised pattern areas of inner fold-over flaps can overlay corresponding raised pattern areas of sleeve outer body panels thereby increasing a size or volume of air gap pockets created between inner flaps and outer body panels. A multi-layer cup sleeve and a method for forming a cup sleeve are also provided.

Product transport containers are disclosed. Such containers can provide one or more advantages compared to existing containers. For example, product transport containers described herein can maintain a product at a desired temperature for an extended period of time, including without the use of an active heating or cooling component. Such product transport containers described herein may also provide improved breathability, thermal insulation, and/or mechanical strength or dimensional stability. Such containers can include a plurality of walls defining an interior volume and a selectively openable side permitting movement of the product into and out of the interior volume of the container. The walls can be formed from a thermoformed non-woven fabric.

A natural fiber-based insulating panel system to facilitate shipping. One or more natural fiber-based panels are inserted into the interior of a shipping container to encapsulate the payload, or on the exterior of the shipping container to encapsulate the shipping container and payload. A film or membrane may encapsulate one or more of the insulating panels. Micro perforations may be present in the membrane to facilitate the capture of moisture from the interior.

A natural fiber-based insulating panel system to facilitate shipping. One or more natural fiber-based panels are inserted into the interior of a shipping container to encapsulate the payload, or on the exterior of the shipping container to encapsulate the shipping container and payload. A film or membrane may encapsulate one or more of the insulating panels. Micro perforations may be present in the membrane to facilitate the capture of moisture from the interior.

A pallet for shipping goods, the pallet having a rigid member, a phase change material, and a temperature indicator. The rigid member includes a phase change material compartment. A phase change material is disposed in the phase change material compartment. The temperature indicator indicates a thermal state of the pallet.

Disclosed is a thermal insulating shipping container with a five-sided box wherein a bottom and four sides all have an inner layer of corrugated polymer, a middle layer of shrink-wrapped panels with each panel being a vacuum panel, and an outer layer of corrugated polymer. The container is formed by inserting polyurethane liquid into the gaps and spaces between the shrink-wrapped panels and the inner and outer layers and foaming the polyurethane liquid and allowing it to harden. Weather stripping may be adhered to the edges of the container which are opposite to the bottom of the container.

An insulated shipping container system for transporting temperature sensitive specimens includes an insulated body, an insulated lid, and a stretchable strap. The insulated body has an internal cavity that is accessible through an opening and has a cross-sectional shape. The insulated lid is configured for selectively closing the opening to the internal cavity when the lid is in a closed position. The stretchable strap is removably attachable to each of the insulated body and the insulated lid. The stretchable strap is configured to stretch and attach to a lug on the insulated body to selectively hold the insulated lid in the closed position and further configured to retain the insulated lid to the insulated body when the lid is in an opened position. The insulated shipping container system may also include a freezable cold pack having a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the internal cavity.