IP Library Granted Patent US 11,999,552
Granted Patent B2
US 11,999,552 · App. 17/623,826 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Transport container

Inventor: Satohiko Yamamoto (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B65D81/2069B65D77/04B65D85/50
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,999,552
App. No.
17/623,826
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transport container is a transport container for transporting a biological component being a cell or a collection of cells, and includes an ion generation device configured to generate a discharge product inside the transport container by discharge.

Claims (26)

1. A transport container configured to transport a biological component being a cell or a collection of cells, the transport container comprising:

a discharge device configured to generate a discharge product inside the transport container by discharge;

a container portion having an opening portion that receives the biological component; and

a lid portion that closes the opening portion, wherein:

the discharge device is provided inside the lid portion,

the container portion includes:

a primary container configured to contain the biological component;

a secondary container configured to contain the primary container; and

a tertiary container including the container portion and the lid portion, and configured to contain the secondary container, and

each of the primary container and the secondary container has an upper surface portion that is a surface toward the lid portion, and the upper surface portion is formed of a material that transmits gas.

2. The transport container according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lid portion has a recessed portion in an inner surface, and

the discharge device is provided in the recessed portion.

3. The transport container according to claim 1 ,

wherein the discharge device is supplied with power from an external power source via the lid portion.

4. The transport container according to claim 1 ,

wherein the discharge device is an ion generation device configured to generate a positive ion and a negative ion.

5. The transport container according to claim 4 ,

wherein the discharge device supplies the positive ion and the negative ion, and sets concentrations of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container to be equal to or greater than 7000/cm 3 .

6. The transport container according to claim 5 ,

wherein the discharge device further sets the concentrations of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container to be equal to or less than one million/cm 3 .

7. The transport container according to claim 4 , further comprising:

an ion sensor configured to detect a concentration of one or both of the positive ion and the negative ion in the transport container; and

a display unit configured to display an ion concentration detected by the ion sensor or information based on the ion concentration.

8. The transport container according to claim 1 ,

wherein the discharge device generates the discharge product in a space between the tertiary container and the secondary container.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2021
From: YAMAMOTO, SATOHIKO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 058502/0875 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-169616 · Sep 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220242647A1 · Aug 4, 2022