US Patent Issued to Advanced Composite Structures on June 9 for "Thermally insulated air cargo container" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,618, issued on June 9, was assigned to Advanced Composite Structures LLC (Charleston, S.C.).

"Thermally insulated air cargo container" was invented by Thomas R. Pherson (Daniel Island, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermally insulated panel includes a first skin, a second skin spaced apart from the first skin, and a core that is disposed between and bonded to the first skin and the second skin such that the core transfers loads between the first skin and the second skin. The core includes a porous filler material that has a vacuum drawn therein such that the core resists transfer of thermal energy through the panel. A cargo co...