334 results about "Shipping container" patented technology

Shipping container packaging has a top and bottom tray and a divider assembly including interconnected longitudinal and lateral panels and at least one thermal regulation element to form article surrounding voids or chambers. The at least one thermal regulation element includes heat transfer surfaces in direct radiant heat transfer relation to the articles. In one form, the thermal regulation element includes a refrigerant. In one form, the divider assembly includes plural thermal regulation elements. In one form, the assembly defines bottle surrounding chambers.

A lightweight barrier insert door is attached to an enclosure, such as a shipping container that holds a product to be fumigated, such as during transport of the product to a new location. The barrier insert door fits within the doorway of the container to provide a sealed barrier to mitigate leakage of a fumigant from the interior of the container. The barrier also includes air intake ports to maintain the structural integrity of the container and to provide ambient air to the interior. Additional ports allow for connection for fumigant entry, monitoring, and / or an exhaust hose to be connected to or through the barrier for the fumigation process. The barrier can be height adjustable to account for shipping containers of various sizes and can be connected with fumigant exhaust and release systems for the safe release thereof.

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 modular and scalable AC / DC substation transforms AC voltage to DC voltage for driving a high-voltage and high-current load, such as a heavy work machine. Sized to fit within a standard high-cube ISO shipping container, the substation includes a main transformer attached at a center of a rectangular base with a pair of controlled rectifiers positioned on the base downstream from the main transformer, aligned parallel to a lateral axis of the base, and substantially symmetrical to a longitudinal axis of the base. The arrangement of these components on the base, together with lowpass filters and switchgear, achieves high power density for the substation, provides balanced mass for stability during shipment and placement, and helps protect personnel from accidental electrical arcing.

Aspects of the present application relate to an order fulfillment system that may include one or more product induction regions. A given product induction region may include a plurality of product storage apparatuses, each holding a plurality of products, and a product transfer apparatus operable to transfer a product, among the plurality of products, into a shipping container. The order fulfillment system may include autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). An AMR may move to a shipping container delivery system to receive a shipping container and then move the shipping container to the product transfer apparatus to receive the product. The AMR may then move to a further location for further processing of the shipping container. The order fulfillment system may be combined with a production system. The product storage apparatuses may be universal crates, which may be returned to production system when empty to be refilled with products.

The invention discloses a method and a system for intelligently detecting the number of shipping containers based on a Leiyu fusion algorithm. According to the method, the ship appearance in a camera image is recognized through a deep learning model, the ship profile is measured in combination with a laser radar, three-dimensional point cloud data is obtained and enhanced and complemented, and high-precision measurement of the ship size is achieved. The multi-modal data fusion and space alignment technology is adopted, visual and radar information is analyzed in a combined mode, and the detection accuracy of the ship position, the boundary and the cargo hold area is improved. Through improved boundary fitting and a self-adaptive algorithm, the number of containers is automatically calculated, the detection efficiency and accuracy are remarkably improved, the method is suitable for complex scenes such as simultaneous passing of multiple ships, and the intelligent shipping management requirement is met.

Methods, systems, devices and / or apparatuses for a hardened reusable shipping container. The hardened reusable shipping container includes a lid. The lid is configured to be opened and closed. The hardened reusable shipping container includes a base enclosure. The base enclosure is coupled to the lid and has a payload area. The payload area is configured to receive a payload and maintain a temperature of an environment surrounding the payload. The hardened reusable shipping container includes an insert. The insert is configured to be positioned within the payload area to cool or maintain the temperature of the environment surrounding the payload.

A cooling tower for evaporative cooling of water is contained within an ISO-compliant shipping container frame, permitting stacking of cooling towers for transport and for certain industrial applications. A volume of fill media is contained within the frame. Spaced apart troughs underlie the fill media, running substantially the length of the fill media and connecting to a basin. Baffles are connected to one upper edge of the troughs, while an air flow space is positioned over the other upper trough edge. A water distribution system, with variable flow nozzles positioned closely above the fill media, sprays water over the upper surface of the fill media, where it moves by gravity down into the troughs. Fans atop the fill media move air vertically upward through the fill media.

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.

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.

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 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 sense humidity or temperature 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.

The presently disclosed subject matter generally relates to recyclable insulation material for shipping containers, groceries bags, etc., machines for making the recyclable insulation material, and methods for the making the recyclable insulation material. In one aspect, an insulation product may include a first layer and a first continuous paper sheet formed into a first plurality of flexible loops disposed on and attached to the first layer and defining a first plurality of air channels that extend in a direction that is substantially perpendicular with a machine direction of the insulation product. A take up factor of the first continuous paper sheet to the first layer may be greater than 1:1.

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.

A thermal insulation article for placement in a shipping container to hold an item includes a thermally insulating pad shaped to be positioned in a cavity of a rectangular prism shipping container to be adjacent to and cover one or more of a floor, four side walls and cover of the container while leaving an interior space to receive the item. The thermally insulating pad includes a compostable panel that holds together as a single unit and is formed primarily of starch, and compostable or recyclable film forming a pocket and surrounding the panel to prevent water from reaching the panel within the pocket. The film is secured to the panel along a portion but not all of the opposite surfaces of the compostable panel.

A system and method is provided for controlling an automated warehouse or order fulfillment facility. The system includes a sequencing tower, which functions as a buffer for inbound items and shipping containers, and various pick / decant workstations which are connected between the sequencing tower and an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS). The sequencing tower is adapted for receiving, storing, and releasing newly erected shipping containers and inbound vendor cases. The pick / decant workstations function as a hub between the sequencing tower and the ASRS, where operators at the pick / decant workstations pick order items to shipping containers to fulfil orders or pick inbound / vendor items to inventory containers to be stored in the ASRS. The system and methods synchronize the sequencing tower and ASRS to release items to arrive at the workstations simultaneously to optimize efficiency and throughput of the facility.

A modular data center can include a shipping container housing an immersion tank having a primary condenser in thermal communication with an interior volume of the immersion tank and a vapor management system fluidically connected to the immersion tank. The vapor management system can enable the apparatus to effectively manage periods of high vapor production by removing vapor and other gases from a headspace of the immersion tank, condensing the vapor to liquid, and returning the liquid to the immersion tank. The modular data center can include an external heat rejection system mounted outside the shipping container and fluidly connected to the primary condenser.

Particular embodiments described herein provide for a pickleball comprising a polymer outer shell, where at least a portion of the polymer outer shell is crosslinked. The pickleball with crosslinked material can be created by receiving manufactured non-crosslinked polymer pickleballs in consumer packaging in a bulk shipping container, removing the manufactured polymer pickleballs from the bulk shipping container, and passing the manufactured polymer pickleballs in the consumer packaging through an electronic beam to crosslink at least a portion of the polymer that comprises the pickleball to create the crosslinked polymer pickleballs.

A modular data center including an intermodal shipping container, one or more racks within an interior of the shipping container configured to hold a plurality of computing, a plurality of fans configured to draw in cool air to the computing units and exhaust hot air generated by the computing units, and a switchboard integrated within the frame at one end of the shipping container. The switchboard includes a circuit breaker to receive electrical power and distribute electrical power to the plurality computing units and fans, and is configured in a bottom-feed orientation in which a cable from an external power source that supplies electrical power to the switchboard is received to be connected from a bottom of the switchboard. The shipping container includes an opening within the bottom of the frame configured through which the cables from the external power source are received to enter the shipping container and connect to the switchboard.

A mail-order drug delivery system includes an order processing device configured to determine a first shipping mode and a corresponding first shipping carrier, generate an expected shipping duration associated with delivery of a drug, determine an origin forecasted temperature, determine a destination forecasted temperature, associate a shipping container with the drug to contain the drug, access temperature model data associated with the shipping container; and determine a predicted temperature of the drug at the shipping destination. The determination is based on forecasted temperatures, the expected shipping duration, the temperature model data, a next pickup time, a storage location of the drug, and a time difference between packing and the next pickup time. The system includes a packing device configured to receive the drug from a transport mechanism and selectively package the drug within the shipping container in response to the predicted temperature meeting a temperature-related storage requirement of the drug.

There is provided shipping container systems for bottles including an outer container and a two-part bottle retention insert system. The outer container receives the two-part retention system, including a tray including a pair of neck portion retention flaps and a pair of body portion retention flaps, wherein the neck portion and the body portion correspond to the neck and body portions of a bottle, and an insert, wherein the insert complements the tray, the insert including a shoulder tray for engaging with a bottle installed in the system, the shoulder tray for applying a retention force on the bottle to secure the bottle against a bottom of the tray, wherein the shoulder tray engages a cushion gap formed by the neck portion retention flaps and the body portion retention flaps resulting in a cushioning of the bottle in a length of the system.

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.

The utility model belongs to a marine container battery frame in the technical field of marine power batteries. Comprising two bottom side beams (1), the two bottom side beams (1) are each of an I-shaped structure, a plurality of box bottom beams (2) are arranged between the two bottom side beams (1), one end of each box bottom beam (2) is fixedly connected with a web (13) and a lower wing plate (14) of one bottom side beam (1), the other end of each box bottom beam (2) is fixedly connected with a web (13) and a lower wing plate (14) of the other bottom side beam (1), and a bottom plate (3) is arranged on the box bottom beams (2). The container battery frame for the ship is simple in structure and convenient to manufacture, the overall strength is effectively guaranteed, the problem that a container battery is damaged due to plastic deformation in the transportation process is solved, meanwhile, the bottom side beams are of an I-shaped structure, materials are reduced, the weight is prevented from being increased, and light weight of the container battery is achieved.

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