	US 11,794,983 C2 (13,319th)
	Compostable insulation for shipping container
Darrell Jobe, San Ramon, CA (US)
Filed by Vericool World LLC, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to VERICOOL WORLD, LLC, San Ramon, CA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,805, Jan. 7, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 11,794,983, issued Oct. 24, 2023, Appl. No. 17/838,514, Jun. 13, 2022.
Reexamination Certificate C1 11,794,983, issued Jan. 3, 2025.
Application 90/019,805 is a continuation of application No. 16/774,739, filed on Jan. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,358,780.
Application 16/774,739 is a continuation of application No. 16/585,974, filed on Sep. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,040,818.
Application 16/585,974 is a continuation of application No. 15/932,239, filed on Feb. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,807,788.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/460,023, filed on Feb. 16, 2017.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Aug. 4, 2026.
Int. Cl. B65D 81/38 (2006.01); B31D 5/00 (2017.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 9/02 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 9/06 (2006.01); B65D 65/46 (2006.01); B31B 50/26 (2017.01); B31B 120/40 (2017.01)

CPC B65D 81/3858 (2013.01) [B31D 5/0004 (2013.01); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 9/02 (2013.01); B32B 9/045 (2013.01); B32B 9/06 (2013.01); B65D 65/466 (2013.01); B31B 50/26 (2017.08); B31B 2120/402 (2017.08); B31B 2247/00 (2013.01); B32B 2255/12 (2013.01); B32B 2255/24 (2013.01); B32B 2262/062 (2013.01); B32B 2307/304 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2439/00 (2013.01)]

AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:

Claims 1-17 are cancelled.

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 paper film forming a pocket and surrounding the panel to prevent water from reaching the panel within the pocket, wherein the paper 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 paper 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.