US 12,012,273 C1 (12,875th)
Recyclable insert for shipping container
Darrell Jobe, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed by Vericool World, LLC, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to VERICOOL WORLD, LLC, San Ramon, CA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,683, Sep. 26, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 12,012,273, issued Jun. 18, 2024, Appl. No. 17/901,099, Sep. 1, 2022.
Application 90/019,683 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,369, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,453,540.
Application 16/848,369 is a continuation of application No. 15/913,538, filed on Mar. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,625,953.
Application 15/913,538 is a continuation of application No. 15/419,892, filed on Jan. 30, 2017, granted, now 9,957,098.
Application 15/419,892 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/279,172, filed on Sep. 28, 2016, granted, now 9,751,683.
Application 15/279,172 is a continuation of application No. 15/094,787, filed on Apr. 8, 2016, granted, now 9,550,618.
Application 15/094,787 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/089,344, filed on Apr. 1, 2016, abandoned.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Mar. 26, 2025.
Int. Cl. B65D 81/38 (2006.01); B65D 5/56 (2006.01); B65D 5/64 (2006.01); B65D 65/46 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/3813 (2013.01) [B65D 5/56 (2013.01); B65D 5/64 (2013.01); B65D 65/466 (2013.01); B65D 81/3848 (2013.01); B65D 81/3862 (2013.01); Y02W 90/10 (2015.05)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-18 is confirmed.
1. A thermal insulation article for placement in a shipping container to hold an item, comprising:
a thermally insulating pad shaped to be positioned in a cavity of a rectangular prism shipping container to be adjacent to and cover from two to five of out of a floor, four side walls and cover of the container while leaving an interior space to receive the item, wherein the thermally insulating pad includes
a panel comprising a porous layer that holds together as a single unit and is formed primarily of starch, the panel having opposite surfaces having a length and a width with a thickness between the opposite surfaces that is smaller than the length and the width, and
a compostable or recyclable film forming a pocket and surrounding the panel to prevent water from reaching the panel within the pocket, wherein the film is secured to the panel along a portion but not all of the opposite surfaces of the panel,
air in the pocket between the panel and the compostable or recyclable film,
wherein the pad is scored with the panel compressed along a line so as to be foldable into a plurality of rectangular sections dimensioned to substantially span whichever of the floor, plurality of side walls or cover that the rectangular sections are adjacent with the panel extending through the fold.