233 results about "Shipping container" patented technology

Mobile, expandable cleanroom systems, methods, and devices are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Various embodiments include an expandable cleanroom that may include one or more tent enclosures and one or more door assemblies. Some embodiments include one or more HVAC systems. Some embodiments include a raisable truss structure that may lift and support the one or more tent enclosures. The expandable cleanroom may be coupled with an antechamber and / or a mechanical room. The combination of expandable cleanroom, antechamber, and / or mechanical room may be based on the form of a shipping container that may be transported by flatbed truck, railcar, boat, or other vehicles. This May allow for rapid deployment along with avoiding the need for wide-load permits; the various embodiments may also provide for inconspicuous deployment.

A miniature replica kit of a food serving includes a shipping container separable into two portions and when the two portions are closed together define an interior volume. The shipping container is configured to contain a plurality of miniature replica items during shipping within the interior volume of the shipping container. The plurality of miniature replica items are associated with the food serving. The plurality of miniature replica items includes at least one non-curable element and at least one curable element. The plurality of miniature replica items include: at least one miniature replica serving container; at least one miniature replica food item configured to be placed on or within the at least one miniature serving container; at least one miniature replica ingredient item; and a curable resin contained within a resin container.

Systems and techniques for intelligent detection of abnormal conditions associated with a shipping container. A system includes an on-site system configured to capture sensor data associated with a condition of a container carried by a train car of a train, analyze the sensor data to determine whether the condition of the container indicates an abnormal condition, and identify one or more of the train car, the container, and the train. The system also includes a backend system configured to receive a detection message from the on-site system and generate an alert signal in response to a determination that the condition of the container indicates an abnormal condition. The alert includes the abnormal condition and identification information, and causes one or more remedial actions to respond to the abnormal condition of the container.

A window framing system for installation in a shipping container wall aperture, including a corrugation cap to cover a lower edge of the aperture and the adjacent corrugations, and the corrugation cap configured for supporting a lower portion of a window within the window framing system. The corrugation cap is a C-shaped channel with inner and / or outer downwardly-directed portions configured for positioning adjacent inner and / or outer surfaces of the wall, respectively. The system may also include a rain drip member mounted on an upper surface of the frame to receive water on an upper surface and redirect the water outwardly away from the wall. Tabs can be used to assemble the side frame members to the header and footer frame members, allowing assembly by a single person, and the tabs may further allow securing of the frame components using holes outside the container envelope for fasteners (thus reducing the risk of leakage inside the wall cavity).

A modular utility system integrates clean power generation, thermal management, and security monitoring within a standardized shipping container format. The system comprises a generator set (70 kW-600 kW) configured for operation with multiple fuel sources including natural gas, propane, methane, or hydrogen, coupled to a water-fired absorption chiller utilizing waste heat recovery. A closed-circuit evaporative cooler enhances thermal efficiency without chemical additives. The system incorporates a 360-degree security camera and remote monitoring capabilities for tracking operational parameters. A power distribution panel (460V, 3-phase) supports both building power supply and electric vehicle charging stations. The modular architecture enables scalable deployment through dual-module configurations, with separate power generation and thermal management units. The system provides sustainable, off-grid power generation while maximizing energy efficiency through integrated waste heat utilization and advanced thermal management protocols.

A miniature replica kit of a food serving includes a shipping container separable into two portions and when the two portions are closed together define an interior volume. A first miniature replica food item disposed withing the interior volume of the shipping container. The first miniature replica food item is separately packaged within a first miniature replica food item container.

A shipping container including a multilayer composite including a core layer including an assembly and a first cover layer provided on the core layer, wherein the first cover layer includes a first composition having a density of at least 0.903 g / cm3 and including polypropylene and optionally reinforcement fibers such as glass fibers wherein the assembly includes a plurality of elongated foamed elements that are arranged next to one another in one plane and bonded to one another at abutting side faces thereof, wherein the elongated foamed elements have been made by cutting at least one foamed sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, the at least one foamed sheet having been prepared by a foamed extrusion process and the foamed sheet includes a polymer composition including polypropylene, wherein the cutting is perpendicular to the top surface and the bottom surface of the at least one foamed sheet.

The utility model relates to the field of pigeon conditioning products, in particular to an automatic assembly line device for pigeon conditioning products, which comprises a conveyor, a stirring and feeding module for mixing pigeon feed and a conveying module for conveying a container, the stirring and feeding module comprises a bearing table arranged on one side of the conveyor, a supporting plate and a stirring barrel are arranged on the bearing table, a rotating motor is arranged on the supporting plate, an output shaft of the rotating motor is connected with a stirring rod, the stirring rod extends into the stirring barrel, and a discharging pipe is arranged on the outer wall of the stirring barrel; the conveying module is composed of a storage unit for storing containers and a moving unit for conveying the containers. The storage unit comprises a storage box arranged on one side of the conveyor; the stirring and feeding module ensures that feed is evenly mixed, nutrition balance of pigeons is guaranteed, the lifting unit and the moving unit of the conveying module accurately grab and place containers, efficiency is improved, and stable conveying is guaranteed.

An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The a system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, a placement planning system for determining a packing placement order for the plurality of objects, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation.

The present disclosure provides an actuatable coupling unit for use with shipping containers. The coupling units include a post for receiving a storage item and a plurality of tubes having support arms, the tubes surrounding the post and the arms configured to carry an item. A tension mechanism is also provided, which serves to automatically rotate the tubes and arms when weight is placed on the adjacent lower tube. Indeed, movement of one of the tubes in an up and down direction correspondingly engages with and rotates the adjacent tubes to make shipping simpler.

A security system for shipping containers comprises data capture means located at first and second locations of a shipping container journey. A date storage device is located on the container to recor

A shipping container is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels includes a surrounding framework to safeguard against tilting. The lid is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and / or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.

A fiberglass frame for a shipping container supports dunnage or other support members for separating parts. The fiberglass frame comprises four hollow vertical edge members made of fiberglass, each extending between corner assemblies. The fiberglass frame further comprises a roof and a base each made of hollow fiberglass members. Each hollow fiberglass member extends between two corner assemblies. The corner assemblies are also made of fiberglass. The inherent lack of electrical conductivity in the frame prevents sensitive parts shipped in the dunnage or other support members from being damaged or compromised.

Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods that use aluminum activated with a liquid metal catalyst stored in one or more shipping containers or shipping container-like boxes to generate hydrogen and, if necessary, induce heat. Methods, systems, and devices are provided that are suitable for the use of alternative, carbon-neutral fuels that are energy-dense, safe, and easily transportable. Enabling the transportation of renewable energy is key to making the renewable energy transition more feasible and effective.

A thermal insulation article includes a thermally insulating pad shaped to be positioned in a cavity of a rectangular prism shipping container. The pad includes a solid compostable panel formed primarily of starch and / or plant fiber pulp that holds together as a single unit, and a water-proof or water-resistant film forming a pocket enclosing the panel. The panel includes a first section, a second section, and a third section connecting the first section to the second section, the first and second section each having a central portion and two flaps that extend from the central portion beyond the third section, and wherein the panel is foldable into an open box.

The portable sensor system (100) includes a containment portion (102) and a sensor portion (104). The containment portion (102) may include a shipping container such as a jar. The sensor portion (104) may include a cap (106) that may be selectively coupled with the containment portion (102). The cap (106) may include a battery module (108), a processing module (110), and a sensor module (112). In a specific example, the portable sensor system (100) may be provided in four layers (a battery module layer (108), a processing module layer (110), a sensor module layer (112), and a coupling mechanism layer (114). The coupling mechanism layer (114) may be configured to selectively lock the cap (106) to the containment portion (102). In a more specific example, one or more of the layers (108, 110, 112, 114) may be 3D printed. The portable sensor system (100) may be utilized as a smart-monitoring device for the presence of a pathogenic bacteria in the shipping container.

The objective is to provide a robust, three-to-four-story apartment building resembling a studio apartment, which can be constructed in a very short period (approximately 10 days for a three-story building) and at low cost by utilizing existing shipping containers, as well as a method for constructing such a building. [Solution] In order to make the containers habitable, unnecessary parts of the walls are removed as needed, and floorboards, wallboards, and ceilingboards are installed on the existing containers. Lighting fixtures, kitchens, toilets, bathrooms, and other equipment are installed, and piping for water supply to the kitchens, etc., and drainage pipes from the kitchens, etc., are installed on the underside of the floorboards. Multiple remodeled containers 1 to 3 are placed on a foundation 15, and the first floor is constructed by integrating the multiple remodeled containers 1 to 3 through concrete poured around each of the remodeled containers 1 to 3, and the second and third floors are constructed on top of it in the same manner.

An apparatus and a method to be used for secured shipment of goods while monitoring location and status with one or more sensors embedded in the package of the shipment container. The apparatus is operated in sleep mode is used to preserve battery power and is activated to report sensor status by means of a touch sensitive pad or switch. Reporting of sensor status may be done with color code messages of various LED blinking messages and / or by wireless means that may include location.

A shipping container tracking assembly, system, and method of manufacture are described herein. A shipping container tracking system may comprise one or more of a shipping container, a tracking assembly, and / or other components. A shipping container may have a frame holding walls to enclose a contained space. A first wall may have a wall vent with a ventilation passage therethrough. The tracking assembly may comprise one or more of a housing disposed within the contained space, electronic component(s) at least partially housed within the housing, an antenna, a conductor, and / or other components. The antenna may be mounted on the exterior side of the first wall. The conductor may electronically couple the antenna to at least one of the one or more electronic components through a conductor path defined, at least in part, through the ventilation passage.

Hardened reusable shipping containers (e.g., shippers) are disclosed herein. A shipper may have a base enclosure that is configured to receive a payload and maintain a temperature of an environment surrounding the payload. The shipper may have various features such as bosses, compartments, and surface features to facilitate protection of a dewar inside the base enclosure, and retention of a payload during shipment. The shipper may have various features to facilitate ready stacking of shippers and suitability for use in air cargo operations.

The present application relates to the technical field of structural response simulation, in particular to a ship container wave pressure intensity simulation method and system, in the present application, based on Fourier transform, frequency value, direction angle, energy coefficient, pressure amplitude and phase quantity are composed into a unified frequency domain vector, and the surface element pressure history is reconstructed by time step by time, so that the wave load is uniformly distributed in the spectrum domain phase, the frequency component phase superposition and the speed and heading offset are synchronously transmitted to each time point, the surface element pressure history and the sea state spectrum parameters are one-to-one corresponding, through the penalty function method, the displacement difference value and the allowable gap limit value are read at the node layer, the penalty coefficient is selected according to the constraint type to generate the penalty quantity, and the penalty quantity is superimposed to the node pressure record with the time step, the supporting, limiting and allowable movement state is quantified as the penalty term and is updated with the iteration increment, the constraint strength is uniformly controlled by the penalty coefficient grade table, and the working condition switching can reuse the grid and material input by replacing the matrix and penalty coefficient library.

Systems and techniques for intelligent detection of abnormal conditions associated with a shipping container. A system includes an on-site system configured to capture sensor data associated with a condition of a container carried by a train car of a train, analyze the sensor data to determine whether the condition of the container indicates an abnormal condition, and identify one or more of the train car, the container, and the train. The system also includes a backend system configured to receive a detection message from the on-site system and generate an alert signal in response to a determination that the condition of the container indicates an abnormal condition. The alert includes the abnormal condition and identification information, and causes one or more remedial actions to respond to the abnormal condition of the container.

An adaptable immobilizer tray for use in a shipping container (e.g., a cryogenic shipping container) that can be configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration. The first configuration is configured to receive a payload of a first size, and the second configuration is configured to receive a payload of a second size, wherein the first size and the second size are different. The adaptable immobilizer tray can be adaptable to two or more payload sizes and configured to secure the payloads during transport of the shipping container.

The application discloses a kind of ship container forgings with proofreading device, belong to proofreading device field, including base, the top of the base is fixedly connected with support frame, the surface of the support frame is equipped with adjusting mechanism, the adjusting mechanism includes electric push rod, the electric push rod is fixedly connected with support frame, the telescopic end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with fixed frame, the output end of motor is rotated to drive driving gear to rotate, then driving gear engages driven gear to make driven gear to rotate, then driven gear rotates to drive proofreading disc to rotate, adjust the position of proofreading disc surface proofreading column, then the telescopic end of electric push rod telescopic drives fixed frame to move, then fixed frame moves to drive proofreading disc to adjust height, avoid the existing one ship container forgings with proofreading device, in the use process, workpiece needs to be manually adjusted by staff, so that the preset hole of workpiece is located just below the proofreading column, improve practicality.

A reusable shipper container has a container body with a payload chamber for holding goods and a lid operable to access the payload chamber. The reusable shipper container also has one or more sensors in the payload chamber to senses a parameter of the payload chamber or the goods. The reusable shipper container also has a tablet display screen detachably coupled to the container body that communicates with the sensors in the payload chamber.

A rooftop mount device for connecting to a roof of a portable gym and for attaching exercise equipment is described. The portable gym is a portable container, such as a shipping container, having a top surface, or roof, to which the rooftop mount is attachable. The rooftop mount device includes connection members. The rooftop mount can also include one or more horizontal stabilization members and equipment attachment elements. The connection members are attached to a roof of the container. Exercise equipment is attached to the parts of the rooftop mount device. The rooftop mount provides proper height and stability for the bars, racks, stands, cages, rigs and riggings, and other exercise equipment that are attached to the container's roof so that the equipment does not move during use by an exerciser. Systems and kits are also described, which include a rooftop mount device, various exercise equipment, and a portable container.

An assembly (102) of collapsible intermodal shipping containers (100), each container (100) being configurable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and each container (100) including: opposing first and second elongate side walls (120, 140), each having lower and upper opposing sides (120a, 120b, 140a, 140b); an elongate floor (180) extending between the lower sides (120b, 140b) of the side walls (120, 140) in the expanded configuration; an elongate roof (160) extending between the upper sides (120a, 140a) of the side walls (120, 140) in the expanded configuration; and at least one end frame (240) to close an opening (104) created by the side walls (120, 140), floor (180), and roof (160), in the expanded configuration, the end frame (240) having a corner casting (280), wherein the floor (180) and roof (160) abut the end frame (240) in the expanded position at a mating surface (166), and include: one or more locating stubs (300) on the mating surface (166), the end frame (240) having one or more receivers (242) for receiving the locating stubs (300), wherein the receivers (242) are shaped to conform to the locating stub (300); and a locking stub (322) engageable with the corner casting (280) when the end frame (240) closes the opening (104) and movable between a free position and a locking position, wherein the assembly (102) includes: a first container (100a), having the features defined above and configured in the collapsed configuration; a last container (100c), having the features defined above and configured in the collapsed configuration; and at least one intermediate container (100b), having the features defined above and configured in the collapsed configuration, wherein the receivers (242) of the end frame (240) of the first container (100a) receive the locking stubs (322) of the first (100a), intermediate (100b), and last container (100c), such that the intermediate (100b) and last containers (100c) are connected to the first container (100a).

Systems and methods for packing a shipping container. The methods comprise: detecting, by a computing device, a presence of the shipping container; identifying, by the computing device, a void area inside the shipping container; dividing, by the computing device, the void area into a plurality of void area sections; obtaining, by the computing device, a first amount for a first void area section of the plurality of void area sections and a second amount for a second void area of the plurality of void area sections; and causing, by the computing device, the protective packaging to be dispensed into the void area such that the first amount of the first void area section is filled with the protective packaging and the second amount of the second void area section is filled with the protective packaging.

A refrigerated shipping container having an integrated sustainable energy generation capability, comprises: a plurality of inner surfaces; a plurality of outer surfaces; a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) solar panel arrays; a plurality of receiving elements mounted to at least a portion of at least one of the outer surfaces, wherein the receiving elements are adapted to accept and secure the PV solar panel arrays to the outer surface; at least one rechargeable battery; a refrigeration unit; a shock-absorbing mechanism located between the receiving elements and the plurality of PV solar panel arrays; and a stowing mechanism mounted to at least one outer surface of the plurality of outer surfaces; and at least one insulation board coupled to at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of inner surfaces.

Systems and methods for packing a shipping container. The methods comprise: detecting, by a computing device, a presence of the shipping container; generating, by a computing device, a 3D point cloud comprising a 3D perspective representation of interior of the shipping container and surfaces of at least one item disposed in the shipping container; analyzing, by a computing device, the 3D point cloud to identify a void area inside the shipping container, the void area being absent of the at least one item; selecting, by the computing device, a percentage from a plurality of possible percentages based on a characteristic of the void area; and causing, by the computing device, protective packaging to be dispensed into the void area such that the selected percentage of the void area is filled with the protective packaging.