The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to sample preparation and shipping technologies in a single shippable container. The shipping container contains a single use centrifuge. The centrifuge can be temperature controlled and meets all standards and regulations for the shipping and transport of biological specimens.

People facing emergencies, such as disasters, may not receive external assistance in a timely manner, instead having to rely on themselves for critical or extended periods. A system including emergency response containers providing both for organizational structure, including a method of assigning roles to available individuals, and task domain knowledge for organizational elements, namely the people facing and experiencing the emergency, allows for organic emergency response and eases transition to and effectiveness of external professional emergency response providers. In some embodiments the system is modular and adjustable for different situations.

A Locking Portable Lunch Box with Inner Removable Food Container comprising a locking outer compartment structured and arranged to provide consumers with a means of keeping their food items from being eaten by others when using a shared refrigerator.

An auxiliary storage box is stored inside a storage box including a box body and a lid body and is detachable from the storage box. The auxiliary storage box includes: an auxiliary box body; an auxiliary lid body; and a lid receiving portion. The auxiliary box body is detachable and stored inside the box body. The auxiliary lid body is detachably held on a back surface side of the lid body in such a manner that a first surface faces the auxiliary box body. The auxiliary lid body closes an opening of the auxiliary box body when the lid body closes the box body. The lid receiving portion is disposed in the opening in an upper portion of the auxiliary box body. The first surface of the auxiliary lid body elastically contacts the lid receiving portion to seal the opening when the auxiliary lid body closes the opening.

A storage container assembly includes a storage container, a delivery container, and a holder. The storage container includes a base and four walls extending up from edges of the base, thereby defining a top opening of the storage container. The delivery container includes a base and four walls extending up from edges of the base. The holder for the delivery container is telescopically retained within the storage container and extendable from the opening of the storage container. The holder has a side-access opening, which is revealed on extension of the holder from the storage container. The delivery container can be guided into and out from the side-access opening of the holder and the delivery container can be slidably retained within the holder for storage within the storage container.

A container with a selectively openable cover to selectively allow access to one or more compartments is disclosed.

A food container using a heating element, which container enhances convenience since a user can simply inject water toward the heating element by opening an inflow passage of an outer container without removing an inner container, and can keep the heating element stable in a simplified structure since a space containing the heating element inside the outer container and a space containing water are formed to be divided by a protrusion jaw but to communicate with each other.

A shell and retainer containment system for storing and transporting bottles, comprising an outer shell and an upper retainer. The outer shell includes a base, a number of sidewalls, and a top rim cooperatively forming a central cavity. The top rim includes a set of handles, a set of forklift fork openings for lifting the outer shell and retainer containment system via a forklift fork, and stacking geometry. The upper retainer secures the bottles in the central cavity and includes a brace and four corner reinforcements. The brace is positioned above the bottles and includes access openings for allowing access to bung openings of the bottles. The corner reinforcements extend upwards toward upper corners of the outer shell and include fastener openings for attaching the upper retainer to the outer shell via fasteners for securing the bottles in the central cavity.

A packaging method for packaging a molded object which is a stereoscopic object includes: a step of accommodating the molded object and a filling material in a storage container so that a periphery of the molded object is surrounded by the filling material; and a step of fixing a position of the filling material to prevent at least a part of the filling material from moving relative to the molded object in the storage container when the storage container is applied with a shock less than or equal to a preset magnitude wherein the molded object is in a state in which the filling material comes into contact with the molded object.

Trace detection media cartridges and kits to facilitate trace detection of contraband. A cartridge may store consumables to prevent contamination and may also aid in the dispensing of consumables. A housing may hold a consumables cartridge and further prevent spoilage, such as with a self-closing lid. A trace detection kit may include a housing and at least one cartridge storing consumables.