Gas-filled insulating packaging material with a low emitting aluminized film internal structure configured for cold chain packages

Abstract

A gas-filled insulating packaging material, and gas-filed insulating packaging envelope made therefrom, includes a low-emitting internal film material. Outer pouch layers encapsulate the low-emitting internal film material including on a bottom side and a top side of the low-emitting internal film material. The outer pouch layers are configured to be inflatable via an air cushion machine. The outer pouch layers are sealed on a sealed side and unsealed on an open side prior to inflation and subsequently sealable on the open side after inflation.

1 . A gas-fillable insulating packaging material comprising:
 a low-emitting internal film material;   outer pouch layers that encapsulate the low-emitting internal film material including on a bottom side and a top side of the low-emitting internal film material; and   the outer pouch layers are configured to be inflatable via an air cushion machine, where the outer pouch layers are sealed on a sealed side and unsealed on an open side prior to inflation and subsequently sealable on the open side after inflation.   
     
     
         2 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 1 , wherein the low-emitting internal film material includes a thermal emissivity of less than 0.1. 
     
     
         3 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 2 , wherein the low-emitting internal film material includes the thermal emissivity of less than 0.05. 
     
     
         4 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 3 , wherein the low-emitting internal film material includes the thermal emissivity of 0.03 or approximately 0.03. 
     
     
         5 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 4 , wherein the low-emitting internal film material includes an aluminized surface with the thermal emissivity of 0.03. 
     
     
         6 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 1 , wherein the low-emitting internal film material including a multilayered internal film structure that includes at least one low-emissivity surface on each layer of the multilayered internal film structure. 
     
     
         7 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one low-emissivity surface on each of the layers of the multilayered internal film structure includes an aluminized surface with a thermal emissivity of 0.03. 
     
     
         8 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 6 , wherein the multilayered internal film structure includes sheets of material selected from a group consisting of: polymer sheets; paper sheets; biodegradable material sheets; and thin sheets. 
     
     
         9 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 6 , wherein the multilayered internal film structure including polymer sheets including an aluminized surface on each layer of the polymer sheets forming the multilayered internal film structure. 
     
     
         10 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 6 , wherein the multilayered internal film structure is configured to expand when the outer pouch layers are inflated to create an insulating structure. 
     
     
         11 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 10 , wherein the multilayered internal film structure including a bonding layer configured to bond adjacent layers of the multilayered internal film structure and to bond the top side and the bottom side of the multilayered internal film structure to the outer pouch layers to create an insulating structure with spacing for internal air gaps therein;
 the bonding layer creating an alternating bonding pattern between the adjacent layers of the multilayered internal film structure and the top side and the bottom side of the multilayered internal film structure to the outer pouch layers;   the alternating bonding pattern of the bonding layer is configured for creating the spacing for the internal air gaps;   wherein, when the outer pouch layers are inflated, the multilayered internal film structure with the alternating bonding pattern is configured to expand into a voided or honeycomb type internal structure of the low-emitting internal film material; and   wherein, the voided or honeycomb type internal structure is in a transverse orientation.   
     
     
         12 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 11 , wherein the alternating bonding patterns of the bonding layer including bonding of adjacent layers selected from a group consisting of: adhesive bonding; heat weld bonding; embossing; taping; and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 10 , wherein the multilayered internal film structure including an alternating adhesive bonding pattern between adjacent layers of the multilayered internal film structure and to the top side and the bottom side of the multilayered internal film structure to the outer pouch layers. 
     
     
         14 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 1  further comprising a carrier layer, the carrier layer is configured to connect the top side and the bottom side of the low-emitting film material of the multilayered internal film structure to the outer pouch layers. 
     
     
         15 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 14 , wherein the carrier layer including a thin, heat sealable polymer adhered to the top side and the bottom side of the low-emitting film material of the multilayered internal film structure and the outer pouch layers through adhesive, heat sealing, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 1  is formed in an elongated roll of the gas-fillable insulating packaging material, wherein:
 the low-emitting internal film material is offset an offset distance from the open side of the outer pouch layers; 
 the outer pouch layers are comprised of a heat weldable film; 
 wherein the heat weldable film of the outer pouch layers is configured to be inflatable via the air cushion machine, where the heat weldable film of the outer pouch layers are sealed on the sealed side and unsealed on the open side prior to inflation and subsequently sealable on the open side after inflation; and 
 wherein, the elongated roll of the gas-fillable insulating packaging material is configured to be inflated from the open side of the roll in line via the air cushion machine. 
 
     
     
         17 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 1  being configured for cold chain packages. 
     
     
         18 . The gas-fillable insulating packaging material of  claim 1  designed and configured to:
 provide a way to insulate cold chain packages in a way that can be implemented by manufacturers and end users using known technology; 
 does not require specialty gasses, or excessive storage space, and only utilizes equipment already common in industry; 
 structurally supports products in cold chain packages in transit with the same utility and versatility as known packaging cushioning technology, but also adds an ability to thermally insulate comparably with existing cold chain packaging options including expanded polystyrene containers; or 
 combinations thereof. 
 
     
     
         19 . A gas-filled insulating packaging envelope comprising:
 a low-emitting film internal structure;   outer pouch layers encapsulating the low-emitting film internal structure on a bottom side of the low-emitting film internal structure and a top side of the low-emitting film internal structure;   a carrier layer connecting the top side and the bottom side of the low-emitting film internal structure to the outer pouch layers; and   a gas sealed inside of the outer pouch layers, wherein the gas is pressurized inside of the outer pouch layers for expanding the outer pouch layers thereby separating the bottom side from the top side of the low-emitting film internal structure to create a voided or honeycomb type internal structure of the low-emitting film internal structure thereby creating an insulating structure with spacing for internal air gaps therein.   
     
     
         20 . A cold chain package comprising:
 a box with an inside with a bottom surface, a top surface, a front surface, a back surface, a left surface, and a right surface;   at least one gas-filled insulating packaging envelope comprising:
 a low-emitting film internal structure; 
 outer pouch layers encapsulating the low-emitting film internal structure on a bottom side of the low-emitting film internal structure and a top side of the low-emitting film internal structure; 
 a carrier layer connecting the top side and the bottom side of the low-emitting film internal structure to the outer pouch layers; 
 a gas sealed inside of the outer pouch layers, wherein the gas is pressurized inside of the outer pouch layers for expanding the outer pouch layers thereby separating the bottom side from the top side of the low-emitting film internal structure to create a voided or honeycomb type internal structure of the low-emitting film internal structure thereby creating an insulating structure with spacing for internal air gaps therein; and 
   the at least one gas-filled insulating packaging material is positioned in the inside of the box on at least one of the bottom surface, the top surface, the front surface, the back surface, the left surface, and/or the right surface.