This invention provides a flexible and dynamic energy storage and transfer device for safe storage and transport of temperature sensitive products and for therapeutic uses. The portable device includes interactive chambers containing energy receptor materials with thermal holding capacity for cooling and heating purposes. Various chambers may be included to provide varying temperature zones. According to yet another aspect of the invention, a secondary layer is used to respond to environmental temperatures including ambient and exhaustive storage temperatures to extend the energy exchange period and sustain a thermal therapeutic dose toward targeted area.

A shipping container for shipping thermally active materials includes a plurality of structural panels that define a container interior, and are configured for receiving the thermally active materials. The container also includes an exterior disposed adjacent to an environment in which the shipping container is disposed. A thermal barrier member is placeable between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the container is placed. The thermal barrier includes a thermal barrier interior panel and a thermal barrier external panel defining a heat absorbing material receiving cavity. A flowable polymer based heat absorbing material is disposed within the heat absorbing material receiving cavity. The thermal barrier is configured to substantially surround the thermally active materials to reduce the passage of thermal energy between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the shipping container is disposed.

A shipping container for shipping thermally active materials includes a plurality of structural panels that define a container interior, and are configured for receiving the thermally active materials. The container also includes an exterior disposed adjacent to an environment in which the shipping container is disposed. A thermal barrier member is placeable between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the container is placed. The thermal barrier includes a thermal barrier interior panel and a thermal barrier external panel defining a heat absorbing material receiving cavity. A flowable polymer based heat absorbing material is disposed within the heat absorbing material receiving cavity. The thermal barrier is configured to substantially surround the thermally active materials to reduce the passage of thermal energy between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the shipping container is disposed.

The present application is related to a portable refrigeration apparatus for vaccines, food items, beverage containers, or any other item. The apparatus includes a refrigerated container comprised of a plurality of substantially identical chilling panels interconnected to form a sealed container that defines an internal volume, each of the chilling panels containing a cooling element. The refrigerated container encloses an internal storage space and has a generally modular design to facilitate packaging and transportation. The apparatus permits the internal storage space to maintain a temperature in the range of 4 C.8 C. for a long period of time following a loss of electrical power.

The present invention relates to a cold and heat-insulating dual-purpose bowl, which can be used for keeping meals cool or provide heat insulation for food or liquids. The bowl is made of a double wall structure. The double wall insulated structure is made of stainless steel. Two water filling inlets is provided on each side of the bowl with two black rubber stoppers to seal and cover the inlets. The bottom of the bowl is designed with non-slip material. The bowl is placed in a refrigerator for freezing after water is filled in the cavity between the two walls. When in use, the bowl is taken out from the refrigerator, food is put into the bowl and is stirred, and the food can be cooled quickly and keeps food cold for a very long period. It should be noted, cooling water can be directly filled in the cavity to cool the food. Also, when no water is filled in the cavity, the bowl also functions as a heat insulation and keeps food warm for a long period.

There is provided a refrigerating assembly for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature. The refrigerating assembly comprises a container for receiving the item and a shell adapted for removably receiving the container therein. The container comprises a sidewall having therein defined a cavity containing an amount of a refrigerant medium having a second temperature lower than the ambient temperature for temporarily maintaining the item received in the container at the first temperature. The shell has an outer surface which is at the ambient temperature and an inner surface which has a layer of thermally insulating material mounted thereon for thermally insulating the shell from the container, thereby maintaining the outer surface at the ambient temperature. There is further provided a method for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature.

The present invention provides a storage container with insulation effect, for long-term storage of fresh foods and drinks, said container having a storage space, characterized in that: the storage space includes a supporting frame with a positioning space formed therein and an insulation device provided inside the positioning space; said supporting frame comprising a plurality of longitudinal poles, transverse poles, vertical poles, and branch joints for forming the positioning space; said insulation device comprising at least one sheet-shaped bag and one positioning unit arranged corresponding to the sheet-shaped bag, the sheet-shaped bag configured to hold liquid, the positioning unit configured to fix the sheet-shaped bag on a corresponding side face of the positioning space to avoid movement; the sheet-shaped bag having a flow passage disposed therein for holding the liquid, and flow passages having a one-way valve arranged at one end thereof, which can be used with an injection device for control of the liquid input.

A tobacco can cooler comprises a lid comprising a lid inner shell, and a base comprising a base inner shell. The lid inner shell has a lid inner shell sidewall and a lid first end wall defining a first tobacco can chamber section while the base inner shell has a base inner shell sidewall and a base first end wall defining a second tobacco can chamber section. When the lid is engaged with the base, the first tobacco can chamber section and the second tobacco can chamber section may define a tobacco can chamber. The lid may comprise a lid outer shell sealed to the lid inner shell and/or the base may comprise a base outer shell sealed to the base inner shell. Sealing of the outer shell(s) to the inner shell(s) may create void(s) which may comprise an optional cooling media.

A container for transporting or preserving a biological material includes a bag member that includes a first layer having a peripheral edge and a second layer having a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge of the first layer is adjoined to the peripheral edge of the second layer around a circumference, with a phase change material between the first layer and the second layer. The bag member may further include a sealed first end and an opening defined in a second end. The bag member is configured to receive and hold the biological material.

A cryogenic specimen shipping container using cryogenic gas for transport of a cryogenic specimen to a cryogenic storage chamber or Dewar vessel for storage. The cryogenic specimen shipping container may comprise an outer container, an inner container received within the outer container, and a gas pathway located between the outer container and the inner container and configured to expel the cryogenic gas.