Active cooling system for transport of body fluids and organs

• US 9,958,187 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2015
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jerry Monroy
• Original Assignee: Jerry Monroy
• Inventors: Monroy, Jerry
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Melvin
• Application Number:
  US14/887,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20170108253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 924 Days
• Field of Search: 62 32, 62 33, 62 36, 624571
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 1/00 Preservation of bodies of humans or animals, or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 1/0252 Temperature controlling refrigerating apparatus, i.e. devices used to actively control the temperature of a designated internal volume, e.g. refrigerators, freeze-drying apparatus or liquid nitrogen baths
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 21/02 using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2321/0212 of electric power, current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2600/07 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 11/00 Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2700/12 Sensors measuring the inside temperature

Abstract

An active cooler having an insulated five sided box having an inner chamber, the box has an openable lid hingedly attached to the upper edge of the box, a temperature sensor in the inner chamber for detecting temperature readings of the inner chamber when the lid is closed, a peltier cooling element operably engaged to the inner chamber to remove heat, a voltage regulator operably connected to the sensor to change the cooling element in response to temperature readings from the sensor, and a wireless transmitter connected to the temperature sensor for transmission of temperature readings and detection of pre-determined temperatures. The cooler may also have a program that is operated by an onboard computer to generate temperature and time related data, transmit the data via cell phone, internet, or local area and interact with hand held devices via specialized application software.

Claims

1. An active cooler comprising:

an insulated five sided box having an inner chamber, the box has an openable lid hingedly attached to the upper edge of the box;

a temperature sensor in the inner chamber for detecting temperature readings of the inner chamber when the lid is closed;

a peltier cooling element operably engaged to the inner chamber to remove heat;

a voltage regulator operably connected to the sensor to change the cooling element in response to temperature readings from the sensor; and

a wireless transmitter connected to the temperature sensor for transmission of temperature readings and detection of pre-determined temperatures.

2. The active cooler of claim 1 further comprising an AC charger for electrical power.

3. The active cooler of claim 1 further comprising a battery for supplying power to the cooler.

4. The active cooler of claim 1 further comprising a wireless transmitter operably engaged to the temperature sensor.

5. The active cooler of claim 1 further comprising a USB connector operably engaged to the voltage regulator.

6. An active cooler comprising:

an insulated box having an insulated lid and an inner chamber;

a temperature sensor in the inner chamber for detecting temperature readings of the inner chamber when the lid is closed and a memory for storing the temperature readings;

 

a peltier cooling element operably engaged to the inner chamber to remove heat;

 

a voltage regulator subunit operably connected to the sensor to change the cooling element in response the temperature readings from the sensor;

 

a wireless transmitter connected to the memory for storing the temperature readings for transmission of the temperature readings; and

 

a computer for processing data from the memory and detection of pre-determined temperatures.

7. The active cooler of claim 6 further comprising a toggle switch operably connected to the power source.

8. The active cooler of claim 6 further comprising a program that is operated by the computer to generate temperature and time related data.

9. The active cooler of claim 6 further comprising a signal transmitter to one of the following:

cell phone, internet, or local area network to a third party user to retrieve temperature readings and warnings.

10. The active cooler of claim 6 further comprising a battery.

11. The active cooler of claim 10 wherein the battery is a lithium ion battery.

12. The active cooler of claim 6 wherein the lid locks upon engagement.

13. The active cooler of claim 6 further comprising an exhaust fan operably engaged to the inner chamber.

14. An active cooler comprising:

an insulated container having an openable lid, the container having an inner chamber;

a temperature sensor in the inner chamber for detecting temperature readings of the inner chamber when the lid is closed;

a peltier cooling element operably engaged to the inner chamber to remove heat;

a voltage regulator operably connected to the temperature sensor to change the cooling element in response to temperature readings from the sensor; and

a wireless transmitter connected to the temperature sensor for transmission of temperature readings and detection of pre-determined temperatures.

15. The active cooler of claim 14 further comprising display mounted on the cooler.

16. The active cooler of claim 14 further comprising a fan for intake of air or expulsion of air with respect to the inner chamber.

17. The active cooler of claim 14 further comprising an alarm responsive to pre-determined temperature readings.

18. The active cooler of claim 14 further comprising a locking lid responsive to variance in temperatures outside desired parameters.

19. The active cooler of claim 17 further comprising transmission of a temperature reading to a hand held device by a wireless signal or through the internet.

20. The active cooler of claim 14 further comprising a memory for storage of predetermined temperatures and temperature readings from the inner chamber.