84 results about "Air cargo" patented technology

An air-cargo container is equipped with a modular refrigerating unit, which is attachable into the container shell in substantially one piece. Preferably, a control unit for the modular refrigerating unit is also provided as one single module. The refrigerating unit comprises the entire enclosure of an airflow path around an icebox, and is preferably mounted at a small distance from the wall and ceiling of the container. Simple positioning elements facilitate the actual positioning and mounting procedure. The refrigerating unit preferably comprises sealing flanges which during mounting by the positioning elements automatically are fitted into elements at the container wall. A manufacturing method is also disclosed, which comprises mounting of modular units into a shell of an air-cargo container. The mounting is preferably performed by using positioning elements, which guides the modular units into the proper positions.

The present invention relates to a process for the automatic maximization and / or optimization of the load, the chargeable weight, the revenue, the capacities and / or the cargo space of a cargo transport, particularly of an air-cargo transport, consisting of cargo of differing volume weight d, calculated as volume per weight, wherein a maximum cargo volume Vmax and a maximum cargo weight Wmax are predetermined for the cargo space. The process in accordance with the invention uses scaled values of volume weight and is based particularly on the optimization process of linear programming.

Composite panel for air cargo containers including a fire resistant, closed cell foam core, a skin attached to each surface of the core formed by fire resistant fibers in a matrix resin, wherein the panel will contain an internal fire with temperatures of up to 1500° F. for a period of at least 4 hours.

An air cargo container includes a relatively-rigid housing defining an air-tight interior space of nominal volume within which to receive cargo. The housing substantially maintains the nominal volume of the interior space upon pressurizing or evacuating the interior space relative to ambient pressure, whereby a differential interior pressure is achieved before loading the container aboard an aircraft. Where the differential interior pressure is achieved by pressurizing the interior space, air or another suitable gas is injected under pressure into the housing. Where the differential interior pressure is obtained by evacuating the housing's interior space, or where the process of pressurizing the interior space includes a prior evacuation step, the gases drawn from within the housing are preferably analyzed to detect the presence of contraband within the received cargo. Sensors on the housing confirm that an achieved interior pressure is substantially maintained over time.

The invention discloses one aviation dynamic trace information gains service system and method, which comprises the following steps: a, sending aviation cargo device into label or added code label; b, using collection or read terminal to add or imbed label for automatic identification to process label information with real trace status information series; c, wireless mobile communication and data transmission device composed by one imbed system by use of common mobile communication network to send the information data into back servo to receive B / S inquire; d, setting information gains servo operation center and SP terminal through short message; e, servo receives real time information for process to send out series to collection or reader terminal device.

A vertical restraint and guide rail assembly includes a number of features which individually, or collectively, may be implemented to enhance performance. One such feature is a vertical restraint head whose forwardmost point is laterally offset from a longitudinal axis A that passes through the pivot point. A second feature is a vertical restraint head having radiused bottom surface, the lowest point of the bottom surface being aligned with the longitudinal axis A even though the forwardmost point of the vertical restraint head is laterally offset from this axis. Another feature is a pair of stops formed on the housing in which the shaft of the vertical restraint member is rotatably mounted. The stops limit rotation of the vertical restraint member to thereby reduce fatigue or hysteresis of the spring mechanism that provides a resisting force when the vertical restraint member has been deflected in either rotational direction. Yet another feature is a pair of spaced apart spring actuation bosses formed on an inner side wall of a housing bore, the spring actuation bosses comprising circumferential abutment surfaces which serve as stops for opposing side edges of a leaf spring.

A system and method of providing package shipment by a package shipper including providing options for a shipment route, including at least one portion of the shipment route being air cargo, is disclosed, which may comprise receiving, via a communications network, from a package shipping customer, input including at least an origin, a destination and a latest time for delivery for a package; determining, via a computing device, a first optimized list of alternative shipment routes, optimized for profit to the package shipper; and providing, via the computing device, the customer with an option to further optimize according to a first optimization criteria selected by the customer from a list of a plurality of optimization criteria. The list of optimization criteria may include at least price, time of delivery and greenness.

An air cargo power drive unit has a motor, at least one driver roller element coupled to said motor, a light source, a light detector, and a processor having memory associated therewith, said memory storing instructions. The device is configured to emit light from the light source, receive reflected light from the light detector when an air cargo is overhead, and convert the detected light into a time series of a digital samples representing a time-varying intensity of the received light. The processor then performs calculations on the digital samples to determine whether the unit load device is moving. This determination may be based, for instance, on spikes among the digital samples, and / or on first, second, or even higher-order, statistics of the detected samples.

Composite panel for air cargo containers including a fire resistant, closed cell foam core, a skin attached to each surface of the core formed by fire resistant fibers in a matrix resin, wherein the panel will contain an internal fire with temperatures of up to 1500° F. for a period of at least 4 hours.

Disclosed are an energy spectrum modulation apparatus, a material discrimination method and a device thereof, as well as an image processing method are disclosed, which can discriminate the material in large- and medium-sized objects such as cargo containers, air cargo containers, etc. by using X-rays having different energy levels. The energy spectrum modulation apparatus comprises a first energy spectrum modulation part for modulating a first ray having a first energy spectrum, and a second energy spectrum modulation part coupled to the first energy spectrum modulation part and for modulating a second ray having a second energy spectrum different from the first energy spectrum. The present invention can be used in the non-opening inspection for large-sized container cargo at places such as Customs, ports and airports.

This invention relates to methods for making high strength friction stir welded joints. Broadly the invention provides for a method for making a friction stir welded joint including the steps of applying an adhesive to one surface of a first material to be welded; applying a second material to be welded to the adhesive the first material; curing the adhesive; and forming a friction stir weld joint through the cured adhesive by friction stir welding.

A curtain closure for the cargo opening of an air cargo container and the air cargo containers that have the same. The curtain closures include a fabric layer, and at least one of an insulating layer or a reinforcing layer attached to the inside of the fabric layer.

The cargo transport system according to this invention employs a tow vehicle that can automatically follow and run upon guide lines. The tow vehicle can tow cargo laden equipment such as container dollies to thereby automatically transport the air cargo. The air cargo is conveyed by an underground air cargo conveyor mechanism which has the conveyor line including the guide line installed underground to link the air cargo holding area in the airport terminal building and the aircraft parking area. Further, the system connects the loading / unloading cargo door of the aircraft and the underground loading / unloading position for the underground air cargo conveyor mechanism by an air cargo elevator.

A temperature-controlled air cargo container transport dolly for use in transporting perishable cargo from an air cargo storage area to an aircraft. In a preferred embodiment, the air cargo container transport dolly comprises a conventional air cargo trailer having a housing structure mounted thereupon. The housing structure defines a cargo-holding interior within which perishable cargo, as stored within a conventional air cargo container, can be securely stored. To facilitate the ability to move such perishable cargo, rollers may be integrated into the flooring of the housing. A temperature control unit is further integrated within such housing to provide a temperature-controlled environment within the housing. The temperature-control unit will preferably be powered through a variety of means, whether from electricity from an external source, a battery, or by electric generator means, such as a diesel electric generator.

Combined X-Ray CT / Neutron Material Identification System A system and methods for identifying contents of an enclosure such as an air cargo container. A three-dimensional image indicative of at least one of the CT number and the density of contents of the enclosure is obtained using penetrating radiation such as x-rays. If one or more suspect regions are identified among contents of the enclosure, a collimated neutron beam is activated to traverse each suspect region and fluorescent emission from the suspect region is detected, allowing material within the suspect region to be characterized based at least on the detected fluorescent emission. Additionally, the collimated neutron beam may be employed for neutron imaging of the contents of the enclosure.

A plywood comprising plys of Paulowina wood combined with plys of other hardwoods. The resulting Paulowina based plywood panels are lightweight, approximately 40% lighter than ordinary plywood. This reduction in weight when used for construction of Recreational vehicles (RV's), Campers, Tractor-trailer box sides, Ocean Shipping boxes, Crates, and Steamer trunks will reduce associated fuel consumption by reducing the overall weight of the cargo, and can lower employee related injury. The resulting Paulowina based plywood panels will reduce work place injury (lower back pain, herniated disks, hernia, etc.) resulting in lower healthcare premiums for both employees and employers. The shipping industry that supply cargo shipping boxes also demand that a lightweight construction material be used for goods that are sent by air cargo, land cargo, rail, and sea cargo in order to conserve energy and the Paulowina based plywood panels are well suited for these applications.

A predictive modeling system and method that improves revenue management for a cargo business, preferably the air cargo business, by bridging a bidding stage and a decision stage by jointly learning dual predictive models, wherein it leverages the intrinsic co-clusters of originations and destinations (OD) to enable information sharing among different OD pairs. The predictive modeling method effectively leverages the block structure of the OD pairs thus increasing revenue.

Disclosed is a method for transferring air cargo loading units (12) between a public operational zone (A) and a security-sensitive apron zone (B) by means of a stationary transfer and screening system (10) comprising a first transfer device (22), a second transfer device (24), and an intermediate cargo handling station (14) that has a handling room (16) which is connected to the first transfer device (22) via a cargo entrance (18) and to the second transfer device (24) via a cargo exit (20). The method encompasses the following steps: a) the air cargo loading units (12) are delivered by a road vehicle or railway vehicle via the public operational zone (A); b) the cargo entrance (18) is opened while the cargo exit (20) is closed; c) the air cargo loading units (12) are conveyed into the handling room (16) by means of the first transfer device (22); d) the handling room (16) is isolated from the public operational zone (A) by closing the cargo entrance (18); e) the air cargo loading units (12) are screened in the closed handling room (16); f) the handling room (16) is connected to the security-sensitive apron zone (B) by opening the cargo exit (20); g) the air cargo loading units (12) are loaded onto air cargo apron conveying units (34) by means of the second transfer device (24). The invention further relates to a transfer and screening system (10) for carrying out the method.

A system and method of constructing a system for delivering cargo by airdrop are provided. In short, the system uses rotor blades to slow the descent of cargo dropped from an aircraft. In one example of one embodiment, a frame is secured to a cargo pallet and at least one rotor blade is secured to the frame. The rotor blade is secured to the frame in a position such that it causes the cargo pallet and the frame to rotate in air when dropped from an elevation. In another embodiment, the rotor blade may be extendable and extend during flight.

A system and method of constructing a system for delivering cargo by airdrop are provided. In short, the system uses rotor blades to slow the descent of cargo dropped from an aircraft. In one example of one embodiment, a frame is secured to a cargo pallet and at least one rotor blade is secured to the frame. The rotor blade is secured to the frame in a position such that it causes the cargo pallet and the frame to rotate in air when dropped from an elevation. In another embodiment, the rotor blade may be extendable and extend during flight.

[Object] The invention makes it possible to easily and accurately perform the work of loading consolidated cargo without requiring skill and experience, and makes it possible to reduce the transport cost for each small cargo load. [Means Solve] The invention comprises: a terminal 10 on the side of a cargo owner A, a terminal 20 on the side of a cargo owner B and a terminal 30 on the side of a cargo owner C that have the function of sending cargo data related to a plurality of small cargo loads; a server 40 on the side of a business that handles air cargo and that is connected to these terminals, and that has a function of extracting small cargo loads based on the cargo data that will match the specified load amount of the a pallet 70; and a database 46 that stores basic data that gives the types of pallets 70, the specified load amounts that specify the load weight and dimensions for each air carrier, and the unit fee.

This invention discloses one carbon burst operation air cargo, which comprises move cargo fixed on the factory track with trails and operation cargo, wherein, the move air cargo down end is located with lift device; the operation cargo is located with materials storage barrel with materials laid valve on bottom; the materials valve is connected with distribution device connected with vacuum device with absorptive tube stretching out to operation cargo down part.

The embodiment of the invention provides an air cargo shipping bill data processing method and device and belongs to the field of data processing. The method comprises: receiving the shipping bill data uploaded by a user terminal through the network; calling a corresponding preset identification template to perform OCR analysis and identification on each shipping bill image according to flight information in order to obtain the key information carried by each shipping bill image; acquiring the correction information uploaded by the user based on each shipping bill image, a flight number, a flight date, a departure airport, an arrival airport, a waybill number, a product name, the number of pieces, the weight, an departure station and a destination station; correcting at least one of the flight number, the flight date, the departure airport, the arrival airport, the waybill number, the product name, the number of pieces, the weight, the departure station and the destination station based on a correction information image file and generating target key information based on the information to be corrected corresponding to the correction information.

A yield management method and system, particularly for maximising a revenue that can be obtained from a given capacity that is offered by a cargo flight; the capacity is defined by two different variables consisting of the weight and the volume of the freights that may be transported by the flight. A set of historical profiles of the capacity (weight and volume) reserved by each category is stored for different previous instances of the flight. Corresponding potential profiles are estimated independently for the weight and the volume. The estimation is carried out taking into consideration the corresponding capacity currently reserved by the category for a future instance of the flight; moreover, this result is emphasised according to a corresponding unconstrained demand for the category. A series of historical scenarios of the demand at the departure of each previous instance of the flight are then obtained from the potential profiles. A stochastic model is applied to the historical scenarios according to the corresponding probabilities for calculating the optimised weight and volume authorisations for each category.

A vertical restraint and guide rail assembly includes a number of features which individually, or collectively, may be implemented to enhance performance. One such feature is a vertical restraint head whose forwardmost point is laterally offset from a longitudinal axis A that passes through the pivot point. A second feature is a vertical restraint head having radiused bottom surface, the lowest point of the bottom surface being aligned with the longitudinal axis A even though the forwardmost point of the vertical restraint head is laterally offset from this axis. Another feature is a pair of stops formed on the housing in which the shaft of the vertical restraint member is rotatably mounted. The stops limit rotation of the vertical restraint member to thereby reduce fatigue or hysteresis of the spring mechanism that provides a resisting force when the vertical restraint member has been deflected in either rotational direction. Yet another feature is a pair of spaced apart spring actuation bosses formed on an inner side wall of a housing bore, the spring actuation bosses comprising circumferential abutment surfaces which serve as stops for opposing side edges of a leaf spring.

The present disclosure provides an end-to-end cargo handling system. The end-to-end cargo handling system comprises a transportation unit comprising a first sensing agent, a lift unit comprising a second sensing agent, and a control module in communication with the transportation unit and the lift unit via a network, wherein the transportation unit and the lift unit are configured to move a cargo unit from a first location to a second location autonomously.

An air cargo transportation method, a transport plane and an air cargo transport system. In the air cargo transportation method for the transport of various cargoes to different destinations, a transport plane is provided first that flies through at least three air regions respectively associated to a station. The transport plane does not land at one of the stations. Instead, the cargo is transported between the transport plane and one of the stations by an airworthy feeders, the cargo being transferred between the feeder and the transport plane while in the air. The transport plane and two feeders form the air cargo transport system, wherein the transport plane may comprise two interconnected feeders. With the air cargo transportation method, the utilization of the transport plane is enhanced. Further, the transport ways for individual cargo items can be shortened so that the efficiency is improved.