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REAL TIME TEMPERATURE AND LOCATION TRACKER

  • US 20100289669A1
  • Filed: 05/12/2009
  • Published: 11/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A shipper comprising:

  • an outer housing comprising;

    a body having an interior surface bounding a compartment that is accessed through an opening; and

    a first panel coupled with the body and configured to extend over at least a portion of the opening, a first access port extending through the first panel;

    a temperature sensitive payload disposed within the compartment of the body; and

    a temperature/location tracker also disposed within the compartment of the body, the temperature/location tracker comprising a first temperature probe, a GPS receiver, a cellular modem, and a GPS antenna, the GPS antenna being disposed so as to be aligned with the first access port when the shipper is in a fully assembled state such that the GPS antenna is directly accessible through the first access port, wherein the temperature/location tracker is configured to monitor and periodically transmit temperature and location values of the shipper over a cellular communication network.

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