US Patent Application No: 2005/0232,747

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Smart pallet-box cargo container

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Abstract

Smart cargo container system comprising auditable, secure, sealable, stackable, trackable and pollable, universal, "pallet boxes" used: 1) auto-latchingly secured to the under-carriage transverse I-beams of over-the-road semi-trailers by means of a guiding latching system; and 2) stackable, up to three or more high, in the trailers or warehouses. Sophisticated battery-powered electronic locks, sensors and alarms are provided, as well as an RF communications and GPS locator module that radios to a base station the time, location and status of the inventive smart cargo container, and any anomalous events as they occur, including unauthorized attempts to open or break into the container, or potential damage events. In addition, both the locks and comm modules are programmable, and provide extensive, and selectably pollable and downloadable event, access and transport history and audit trails. The comm system permits remote tracking and real time status check via the Internet, LAN or WAN wireless networks

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
PRIVATE PALLET SECURITY SYSTEMS, LLCST CHARLES, IL4

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ash, David 950 Barnett Way #9, Madera, CA 93637 7 46
Brackmann, Jay R Wheaton, IL 6 53
Brackmann, Rogers F St. Charles, IL 12 143
Dulin, Jacques M Sequim, WA 23 319
Kossnar, Dennis J Wheaton, IL 8 72

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NEXTREME, L.L.C. (6)
7,789,024 Thermoformed platform having a communications device 6 2005
7,342,496 RF-enabled pallet 25 2005
7,804,400 Thermoformed platform having a communications device 11 2006
7,948,371 Material handling apparatus with a cellular communications device 3 2007
7,752,980 Material handling apparatus having a reader/writer 5 2007
8,077,040 RF-enabled pallet 0 2007
 
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BLUE CLOVER DESIGN, LLC (1)
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GLOBALTRAK ACQUISITION, LLC (1)
8,138,913 Panel system and method with embedded electronics 0 2008
 
GOODRICH CORPORATION (1)
7,198,227 Aircraft cargo locating system 5 2004
 
SAP AG (1)
7,378,962 Sensor node management and method for monitoring a seal condition of an enclosure 9 2004
 
TRACKPOINT SYSTEMS, LLC (1)
7,978,065 Device, system and method for tracking mobile assets 0 2007
 
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. (1)
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