Removable storage basket and associated methods for storing items within a freezer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9140482
APP PUB NO 20150091430A1
SERIAL NO

14041072

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A storage basket is configured to hold multiple product units such as blood bags within the cabinet of a freezer. The storage basket includes first and second spaced-apart sidewalls and a plurality of inclined shelves extending between and coupled to these sidewalls. The inclined shelves include a plurality of air flow apertures that defined storage receptacles for product units as well as additional flow apertures to ensure minimal hindrance of cooling air flow within the freezer. The storage basket also includes handles that enable easy grasping and movement of multiple product units at once into and out of the freezer. As a result, the amount of time needed to cool product units down to a desired temperature with the freezer is reduced and the storage density within the freezer is increased.

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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC (ASHEVILLE) LLC275 AIKEN ROAD ASHEVILLE NC 28804

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruchs, Christopher Enright Asheville, US 1 5
Mangan, Dan Joseph Asheville, US 1 5
Popovitch, Lou Spencer Asheville, US 1 5

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