Disclosed herein is a device for active temperature control and mobile transportation, including a fluid for regulating a temperature of the device, a pump for circulating the fluid, at least one Peltier device for heating or cooling a heat exchange unit being fluidly connected to the fluid, a temperature sensor for measuring a current temperature of the device, a detection module for determining an error value of the current temperature from a predetermined temperature value. The error value may be positive or negative, and a switching device can activate the at least one Peltier device to cool the heat exchange unit when the error is one sign and heat the heat exchange unit when the error value is the opposite sign. A power supply is electrically coupled to the pump, the Peltier device, the temperature sensor, the detection module, and the switching device.

A container assembly has a soft-sided insulated wall structure. It has an internal chamber in which to place objects, such as foodstuffs, to be kept cool or warm. There is a removable liner that is sized to nest snuggly within the outside wall structure. The liner and the outside wall structure have mating mountings. The liner is foldable in a paper bag style to facilitate compact placement in a refrigerator. The liner has thermal storage elements. The bottom wall panel may have two thermal storage elements, and a fold between them. The side walls may be bi-folding, and may have thermal storage elements to either side of the fold. The liner may be waterproof. The liner may be self-folding when placed on its rear face or on its front face, as may be.

Insulated paper products are disclosed. Methods of making and using insulated paper products are also disclosed.

Devices, systems, and methods for thermally regulating and dispensing beverages are described herein. More particularly, in one aspect, jackets for thermally regulating a beverage container are described. Such a jacket can comprise an interior temperature control layer defining an interior space for receiving the beverage container, and an exterior fabric layer disposed over the interior temperature control layer. The interior temperature control layer comprises a first phase change material (PCM) having a first phase transition temperature corresponding to a desired service temperature of a beverage contained in the beverage container.

An insulation core made of at least one of pressed straw or hay, wherein the insulation core is geometrically defined and stable in shape, the shape retention of the insulation core given by the stochastic distribution and form of stalks of the at least one of pressed straw or hay, and fibers of stalks of the at least one of pressed straw or hay remain undissolved within the natural structure of the stalks; and a covering that covers the insulation core on all sides and is predominantly connected by form-locking to the insulation core, and that the density of the insulation packaging is between 40 kg\m.sup.3 and 250 kg\m.sup.3.

A foldable insulated bag includes: a bag main body including a bottom surface portion and a side surface portion; a lid body attached to the bag main body; and a bottom surface insulating member and a side surface insulating member provided to the bag main body, wherein the side surface insulating member has an end portion, closer to the bottom surface insulating member, provided with a fold back portion that is configured to be provided to cover at least a part of the bottom surface insulating member during use of the insulated bag.

The present disclosure relates to a high-performance, portable, flexible, collapsible, inflatable, insulative container with increased carrying capacity and the portability of a backpack. The container of the present disclosure is both collapsible as well as inflatable via the use of a non-leaking, substantially waterproof valve that facilitates air flow into and out of an insulative space of the container.

An insulating device can include a body assembly and a lid assembly where an insulating layer is connected to both the body assembly and the lid assembly. An aperture with a closure is formed between the body assembly and lid assembly to form a storage compartment. An insulating tab may be formed from a portion of the insulating layer and an inner liner of the body assembly to help insulate the closure region. In addition, a first magnetic element may be secured within the insulating tab that may engage a second magnetic element secured within the lid assembly.

A manufacturing method of a large size thermal bag, having the steps of a) manufacturing a cover which includes an outer cover and an inner cover; b) manufacturing an inner bag; c) manufacturing an outer bag; d) disposing a layer of insulation material between the inner bag and the outer bag; e) welding the inner bag to a lower surface of the outer cover. Also provided is the large size thermal bag having an inwardly recessed cavity.

An insulating device including an outer shell, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, an insulating layer positioned in between the outer shell and the inner liner, wherein the insulating layer provides insulation for the storage compartment, and an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment.