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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047904 | Cooling method for a data center in a shipping container A method for controlling a plurality of fans operatively disposed in a shipping container. The fans are arranged in a plurality of banks within a closed fluid path. Each bank has a sub-set of the fans arranged in a plurality of horizontal layers. Two banks form an a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7585208 | Baffle plate assembly for directing air flow in a cargo container A cargo container has a top, bottom, and sides. The cargo container includes a ventilation unit having an air outlet. The cargo container also includes a ventilated floor, which has an air channel, and a baffle plate assembly configured to direct air from the air ou... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7351136 | Air return bulkhead with quick release mounting system An air return bulkhead may be removably mounted to the front wall of a cargo container such that the air return bulkhead is releasable and securable without the use of handheld tools. Accordingly, in various embodiments the bulkhead may be quickly and easily uninsta... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7310969 | Controlled-environment cargo container A method and apparatus for controlling the environment of cargo through lateral ventilation. The method provides for a controlled fluid to be supplied into a cargo compartment having a lateral portion, the fluid being supplied through a vent in a supply-conduit adja... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7259469 | Vehicle auxiliary power unit, assembly, and related methods A truck includes an auxiliary power unit having components specifically selected such that they form a stand-alone unit that can fit within an auxiliary compartment of a vehicle and deliver heating, cooling, and additional electric power to the vehicle. Included is ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 6966723 | Binder/aggregate/container systems A road repair kit and/or bridge joint repair kit is comprised of an outer container, a measured amount of binder material and a separate and distinct measured amount of aggregate material. In one preferred embodiment of this invention, the binder material is in a fi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945865 | Air return bulkhead An improved air return bulkhead for mounting on the wall of a refrigeration vehicle that carried a refrigeration unit, comprising a synthetic plastic unitary body including a generally rectangular vertical first wall having top, bottom and side edges to which are co... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6827534 | Air return bulkhead An air return bulkhead is disclosed which may be adapted to fit on differently-sized trailer walls around differently-sized trailer refrigeration units. The bulkhead includes an upper support panel with ridges or other discontinuities thereon. The discontinuities bo... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6688967 | Ventilated cover A molded insert for attachment to material of a cover intended for outdoor use to cover an article has a front face, a back face, and a plurality of openings through its thickness. Each opening has a larger area in the front face than in the back face, an... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6626753 | Air return bulkhead An air return bulkhead is disclosed which may be adapted to fit on differently-sized trailer walls around differently-sized trailer refrigeration units. The bulkhead includes an upper support panel with ridges or other discontinuities thereon. The discont... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6595847 | Automatic ambient air control system and method for refrigerated container A container for transporting a load in conditioned space air, where the container includes a number of walls defining a closed conditioned space with an ambient air intake opening and a conditioned space air exhaust opening provided on one of the containe... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6585582 | Vent attachment for a flexible wall An externally threaded nipple (24) fits through a circular opening (38) in a flexible wall (14). The nipple (24) is carried by a first ring member (18). An internally threaded second ring member (20) is screwed onto the nipple (24). The first and second r... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6543827 | Climate controlled beverage truck A truck with a heating/cooling climate control system that is effectively integrated into a trailer or straight truck body, even as an after-market/field installation, which provides a uniform temperature distribution throughout the truck. An air flow whi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6478669 | Method for ventilating cargo in shipping containers A method for shipping cargo in an enclosed elongated cargo container van comprising the steps of: (a) loading the cargo in the boxes, (b) stacking the boxes within the container van, (c) disposing a baffle sheet horizontally across vertical channels dispo... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470692 | Air return bulkhead with filter An air return bulkhead having a filter for filtering dust, dirt and debris out of an airflow prior to its entry into an evaporator or heat exchanger. The apparatus is particularly designed for use within a climate-controlled space such as a trailer or tru... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468149 | Air vent for a vehicle A two-piece hardtop for sport utility vehicles. An air vent is provided that allows air to flow out from the interior of the vehicle without letting water enter the vehicle through it.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6450133 | Partitioned container for high output mobile generator The container or trailer is separated into three inner compartments: a rear compartment in which the motor of the power generator is located, a front compartment in which the radiators for cooling the motor are located, with the radiators being operativel... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6439991 | One piece louver vent A vent enabling passage of air through a flexible cover such as those used to cover a boat, automobile, truck payload, stored materials at industrial sites, retail outlet outlets and the like. More specifically, the vent is of one piece unitary constructi... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6405644 | Environmentally controlled storage and ripening apparatus The present invention describes an apparatus useful for maintaining perishable products in a controlled environment as a modular unit. This modular unit, or self-contained apparatus, encompasses all the equipment necessary for installation while offering ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6364388 | Air return bulkhead for use with a transport temperature control system An air return bulkhead comprising a first bulkhead portion and a second bulkhead portion joined by a convoluted hinge member. The hinge permits the bulkhead portions to be moved relative to each other.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6296561 | Air return bulkhead for temperature controlled trailers An air return bulkhead comprising a base; a return air duct extending outward from the base, the base and air duct defining a bulkhead return air chamber, the duct comprising a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, and a fifth wall joini... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6203419 | Air return bulkhead An air return bulkhead is disclosed which may be adapted to fit on differently-sized trailer walls around differently-sized trailer refrigeration units. The bulkhead includes an upper support panel with ridges or other discontinuities thereon. The discont... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6186884 | Apparatus for handling mercury containing lamps An apparatus for economically handling mercury containing lamps in an efficient manner while protecting the environment against release of mercury vapors into the atmosphere. The apparatus includes a mobile vehicle which is transportable to a facility or ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6165067 | Method for handling mercury containing lamps An apparatus for economically handling mercury containing lamps in an efficient manner while protecting the environment against release of mercury vapors into the atmosphere. The apparatus of the present invention includes a mobile vehicle which is transp... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6132307 | Removable intake screen for refrigeration unit air flow panel An air flow panel for mounting on a vertical wall in association with semi-trailer type refrigeration units has alternating valleys and ridges adjacent the vertical wall, each which terminate in circular openings facing the trailer floor. The ridges and v... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6116044 | Air chute adapter for refrigeration vehicles An adapter arrangement is provided for connecting the inlet opening of a cold air distribution chute with the cold air discharge opening of a refrigeration unit that is mounted in a opening contained in the front wall of the body of a refrigeration vehicl... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6007419 | Transport and storage container climate control A transport and storage container for goods including a system for maintaining goods contained in the transport container within a preselected temperature range. The container may include an exterior support shell having a plurality of support members att... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5993310 | Air return bulkhead An air return bulkhead is adapted to fit on differently-sized trailer walls around differently-sized trailer refrigeration units. The bulkhead includes an upper support panel with ridges or other discontinuities thereon. The discontinuities bound areas si... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947812 | Air return bulkhead for refrigeration trailers An air return baffle for refrigeration trailers is characterized by a unitary panel molded from synthetic plastic material and containing integral baffles for improving air movement to the refrigeration unit of the trailer. The panel is adapted for mounti... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5830057 | Integrated temperature-controlled container A method and apparatus for adjusting the temperature of cargo in a container by adjusting the temperature of air within a chamber and then circulating the temperature-adjusted or conditioned air through a series of passages in the ceiling, sidewalls, floo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5785591 | Mobile safety structure with separate compartments for containment and handling of hazardous materials A mobile safety structure with separate compartments for containment and dling of hazardous materials which includes a roof assembly, a base assembly having a containment pan, right side and left side walls and front and rear walls with the front and rig... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5769704 | Air return bulkhead for refrigeration trailers An air return baffle for refrigeration trailers is characterized by a unitary panel molded from synthetic plastic material and containing integral baffles for air movement to the refrigeration unit of the trailer. The panel is adapted for mounting in seal... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5759098 | Push-in cover vent A one-piece air circulation vent for piercing and maintaining a ventilation opening in a flexible cover or the like. The vent includes a stiff, but resilient body structure which comprises a main panel member generally triangular in plan and defining conv... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5671609 | Refrigeration storage trailer A method is taught herein of providing a controlled environment for the storage of produce within a portable, standard insulated trailer cabin, wherein the following objectives are accomplished: initiated ripening; ripening; cooling and heat removal; temp... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5547421 | Environmentally controlled storage containers A breathing type storage housing is exposed night and day to fluxuating outdoor air temperature. The housing defines a substantially sealed container of air that is alternately warmed and cooled by heat transferred through the housing due to daytime solar... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5240177 | Container with device preventing dew condensation A ventilation apparatus for a container for transporting goods by truck or ship. The walls of the container are provided with an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and an inlet unit is connected to the inlet opening and an outlet unit is connected to th... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4934255 | Food treating apparatus and method Method and apparatus for treating fruits including use of an air plenum above palletized boxes of fruit to force air through the plenum and to the front of the trailer containing the palletized fruit. The air in very high volume per minute is forced downw... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4877184 | Exhaust heated trailer A heating system for a transportable enclosure comprising a first side wall and a second side wall; the first side wall being an exterior wall and the second side wall being an interior wall; a third side wall connected to and facing the second side wall,... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4553403 | Transport refrigeration air system A refrigerated trailer 10 which is subject to having a restricted normal return air flow path back to the refrigeration unit 24 through the suction space 46 in communication with the return air inlet 34 of the unit, due to volume and arrangement of the lo... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4517882 | Ventilating device for a container In a ventilating device for a container which comprises a container frame consisting of tubular rail members, outer ventilation holes formed through the outer wall of the rail member so as to be exposed to the outside of the container, inner ventilation h... | 05/21/1985 |
