Patents by Inventor Jerry E. Van

Jerry E. Van has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for ventilating cargo in shipping containers
    Patent number: 6478669
    Abstract: 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 disposed between the cargo boxes, (d) providing baffle sheet openings within the baffle sheet in a configuration calculated to provide a predetermined pressure gradient across the cargo load, and (e) commencing the circulation of a ventilating gas through the cargo load from the bottom of the cargo load to the top of the cargo load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Inventor: Jerry E. Van
  • Method for shipping cargo requiring ventilation
    Patent number: 5706662
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for shipping cargo, such as produce, in a typical enclosed cargo container van.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Jerry E. Van