Patent · US Expired

Insulated cargo containers

US7748172B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 2004
Grant dateJul 6, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31678
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an insulated cargo container that may have, in combination, an interior panel covering a layer of thermal insulation that has an air-impermeable layer thereon. The thermal insulation is attached to the exterior panel of the container, which may have structural supports on its interior surface. In one embodiment, the insulated cargo container is an insulated railroad boxcar.

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