Dennis Allan Campbell

US Patent:

20200062487, Feb 27, 2020

Filed:

Aug 24, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/999874

Inventors:

Carl Gehlhausen - Indianapolis IN, US
Daniel Gehlhausen - Indianapolis IN, US
Dennis Campbell - Indianapolis IN, US
Von R. Walters - Greenbrier TN, US

International Classification:

B65D 81/38
F17C 3/04
B65D 6/02
B65D 6/10

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a flame retardant shipping container for lithium ion batteries, and more particularly for containing a thermal runaway event. The shipping container comprising an outer box, preferably made of flame-retardant corrugated fiberboard, containing a vacuum plenum/thermal shield assembly and a tray and a first flame-retardant pouch. The assembly comprising an inner container on a thermal shield inside a metalized vacuum bag. The inner container further comprises an inner cavity and an opening and a second flame-retardant pouch. The assembly rests on the tray. The pouches contain molecular sieves and palladium plated microsphere catalysts. The thermal shield has an aluminum foil surface and is filled with thermal paste. The tray is preferably flame-retardant molded paper pulp and forms at least two pockets separated by flame-retardant molded pulp separators. The tray is separated from the outer box by an air gap containing the first flame-retardant pouch.

US Patent:

20170146191, May 25, 2017

Filed:

Feb 7, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/426266

Inventors:

- Indianapolis IN, US
Dennis Campbell - Indianapolis IN, US
Daniel Gehlhausen - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Nochar, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

F17C 3/04
B65D 55/02
B65D 43/22
F17C 13/12
B65D 6/10

Abstract:

A shipping container for shipping thermally active materials includes a plurality of structural panels that define a container interior, and are configured for receiving the thermally active materials. The container also includes an exterior disposed adjacent to an environment in which the shipping container is disposed. A thermal barrier member is placeable between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the container is placed. The thermal barrier includes a thermal barrier interior panel and a thermal barrier external panel defining a heat absorbing material receiving cavity. A flowable polymer based heat absorbing material is disposed within the heat absorbing material receiving cavity. The thermal barrier is configured to substantially surround the thermally active materials to reduce the passage of thermal energy between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the shipping container is disposed.

US Patent:

20160091141, Mar 31, 2016

Filed:

Aug 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/836591

Inventors:

Carl L. Gehlhausen - Indianapolis IN, US
Dennis R. Campbell - Indianapolis IN, US
Daniel W. Gehlhausen - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Nochar, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

F17C 3/04
B65D 6/10
B65D 81/38
B65D 6/02
F17C 13/12
F17C 13/00

Abstract:

A shipping container for shipping thermally active materials includes a plurality of structural panels that define a container interior, and are configured for receiving the thermally active materials. The container also includes an exterior disposed adjacent to an environment in which the shipping container is disposed. A thermal barrier member is placeable between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the container is placed. The thermal barrier includes a thermal barrier interior panel and a thermal barrier external panel defining a heat absorbing material receiving cavity. A flowable polymer based heat absorbing material is disposed within the heat absorbing material receiving cavity. The thermal barrier is configured to substantially surround the thermally active materials to reduce the passage of thermal energy between the thermally active materials and the environment in which the shipping container is disposed.