Patents Assigned to FG Products, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240092246
    Abstract: An apparatus for attachment to a panel configured for partitioning a trailer cargo space includes a member having a cross-section with a concave receiver section including a laterally extending support section connected to sidewalls extending perpendicular to the support section, the receiver section dimensioned for attaching the member along a panel edge with sidewalls engaged against opposite sides of the panel and the support section contacting the panel edge, and first engagement feature(s) disposed opposite and extending along an edge surface of the panel assembly, and a first stacking plate including a first side having feature(s) complementary to the first engagement feature(s), such that the member and the first stacking plate engagingly mate, and an opposite side with second engagement feature(s) similar to the first engagement feature(s), such that the first stacking plate engagingly mates with a second stacking plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Matthew Nelson
  • Publication number: 20230256888
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, a panel assembly for partitioning a trailer cargo space is provided including a first insulated panel and a second insulated panel, each insulated panel including a first side vertical edge having a connecting edge, and a second side vertical edge having a connecting edge. One of the insulated panels includes one or more spaced apart vertical cut lines proximate the first side vertical edge, where, when a given cut line is cleaved, the cleaved cut line is configured to form a new second side vertical edge having a connecting edge. A first mating extrusion may secure with a second side vertical edge of the first insulated panel, and a second mating extrusion may secure with a first side vertical edge of the second insulated panel where, upon mating the first and second mating extrusions, an insulated wall is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Matthew Nelson
  • Patent number: 11479158
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, a panel assembly for partitioning a trailer cargo space is provided including a first insulated panel and a second insulated panel, each insulated panel including a first side vertical edge having a connecting edge, and a second side vertical edge having a connecting edge. One of the insulated panels includes one or more spaced apart vertical cut lines proximate the first side vertical edge, where, when a given cut line is cleaved, the cleaved cut line is configured to form a new second side vertical edge having a connecting edge. A first mating extrusion may secure with a second side vertical edge of the first insulated panel, and a second mating extrusion may secure with a first side vertical edge of the second insulated panel where, upon mating the first and second mating extrusions, an insulated wall is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Matthew Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150024670
    Abstract: 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 uninstalled and reinstalled so as to permit system maintenance, such removal of debris from a filter screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: FG PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Chad NELSON, Stephen F. BENNETT
  • Patent number: 8870638
    Abstract: 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 uninstalled and reinstalled so as to permit system maintenance, such removal of debris from a filter screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Stephen F. Bennett
  • Patent number: 8834083
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for partitioning cargo spaces in a temperature-controlled cargo container can include one or more longitudinal panel assemblies with a user-selectable height feature. In such circumstances, a user can readily adjust the overall height of each longitudinal panel assembly while the longitudinal panel assembly is in the trailer so as to accommodate the interior height of the trailer (which might vary from trailer to trailer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Matthew Nelson
  • Patent number: 8449010
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an insulated liner structure for a vehicle includes a number of lightweight, potentially reusable insulated panels that may be attached to form an insulated enclosure, chamber, shell or other similar interior space. In some embodiments, the panels may be constructed with a lightweight single-layer or multi-layer core covered or surrounded by a flexible fabric skin. The panels may be shaped to substantially conform to the interior cargo area of a vehicle, and may include a floor panel, a roof panel, right and left wall panels, and a rear door panel, each of which may include multiple panels or structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad Nelson
  • Publication number: 20120205943
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for partitioning cargo spaces in a temperature-controlled cargo container can include one or more longitudinal panel assemblies with a user-selectable height feature. In such circumstances, a user can readily adjust the overall height of each longitudinal panel assembly while the longitudinal panel assembly is in the trailer so as to accommodate the interior height of the trailer (which might vary from trailer to trailer).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Matthew Nelson
  • Patent number: 8186917
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for partitioning cargo spaces in a temperature-controlled cargo container can include one or more longitudinal panel assemblies with a user-selectable height feature. In such circumstances, a user can readily adjust the overall height of each longitudinal panel assembly while the longitudinal panel assembly is in the trailer so as to accommodate the interior height of the trailer (which might vary from trailer to trailer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Matthew Nelson
  • Patent number: 8146985
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a cargo container door seal system can provide seal members to hinder leakage of conditioned air along the top edge and the side edges of an access door of a temperature-controlled cargo container. For example, the seal system may include mating seal members proximate to a top edge of a roll-up door of a refrigerated trailer, and may also include flexible side seal members proximate to the left and right side edges of the roll-up door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad Nelson
  • Patent number: 8087859
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for separating cargo spaces in a temperature-controlled cargo container (such as a refrigerated trailer) can include first and second panels that are mountable in an interior space of the cargo container by a track-mounting system to movably support the first and second half-width bulkhead panels in the trailer. The first and second panels may have a generally flexible construction to absorb impacts from cargo, forklifts, or the like, but may also include stiffening members that are coupled to the first and second panels to provide added rigidity in particular orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad Nelson
  • Publication number: 20110254306
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an insulated liner structure for a vehicle includes a number of lightweight, potentially reusable insulated panels that may be attached to form an insulated enclosure, chamber, shell or other similar interior space. In some embodiments, the panels may be constructed with a lightweight single-layer or multi-layer core covered or surrounded by a flexible fabric skin. The panels may be shaped to substantially conform to the interior cargo area of a vehicle, and may include a floor panel, a roof panel, right and left wall panels, and a rear door panel, each of which may include multiple panels or structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventor: CHAD NELSON
  • Publication number: 20110018205
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a cargo container door seal system can provide seal members to hinder leakage of conditioned air along the top edge and the side edges of an access door of a temperature-controlled cargo container. For example, the seal system may include mating seal members proximate to a top edge of a roll-up door of a refrigerated trailer, and may also include flexible side seal members proximate to the left and right side edges of the roll-up door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: FG PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Chad Nelson
  • Publication number: 20100183398
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for partitioning cargo spaces in a temperature-controlled cargo container can include one or more longitudinal panel assemblies with a user-selectable height feature. In such circumstances, a user can readily adjust the overall height of each longitudinal panel assembly while the longitudinal panel assembly is in the trailer so as to accommodate the interior height of the trailer (which might vary from trailer to trailer).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: FG PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Chad Nelson, Matthew Nelson
  • Publication number: 20100119323
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a system for separating cargo spaces in a temperature-controlled cargo container (such as a refrigerated trailer) can include first and second panels that are mountable in an interior space of the cargo container by a track-mounting system to movably support the first and second half-width bulkhead panels in the trailer. The first and second panels may have a generally flexible construction to absorb impacts from cargo, forklifts, or the like, but may also include stiffening members that are coupled to the first and second panels to provide added rigidity in particular orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad Nelson
  • Patent number: 7607874
    Abstract: An improved bulkhead and partition system in which at least two panels are independently attached to mounting members such that each panel can be moved independently. In a preferred embodiment, two bulkheads or panels are slidably attached to separate pairs of ceiling-mounted rails in a refrigerated trailer such that each bulkhead or panel can be independently slid toward the front of a trailer or toward the rear of a trailer to define, in cooperation with a removable center partition wall, a plurality of different cargo areas to be maintained at different temperatures. Alternatively, two bulkheads or panels may advantageously operate without a partition wall such that the panels may be placed side-by-side and fastened together to make a full-width bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Nelson, Chad Nelson
  • Patent number: 7600955
    Abstract: An apparatus for lifting or moving a partition or panel may in one embodiment include a frame that is mountable to an interior surface of a cargo area and a locking mechanism comprised of smooth and knurled guide and locking pins through which a strap is fed. In preferred embodiments at least one knurled locking pin can slide between a locking position which inhibits strap movement and a non-locking position in which the strap is substantially free to slide through the lift mechanism. In certain embodiments a knurled locking pin may be operable to slide into a locking position when a load is placed on a lifting end of the strap, such as when the strap is connected to a panel which is being lifted or moved. The knurled locking pin may also be operable to slide to a non-locking position when a user pulls on the opposite end of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Nelson, Chad Nelson
  • Publication number: 20090041558
    Abstract: An improved bulkhead and partition system in which at least two panels are independently attached to mounting members such that each panel can be moved independently. In a preferred embodiment, two bulkheads or panels are slidably attached to separate pairs of ceiling-mounted rails in a refrigerated trailer such that each bulkhead or panel can be independently slid toward the front of a trailer or toward the rear of a trailer to define, in cooperation with a removable center partition wall, a plurality of different cargo areas to be maintained at different temperatures. Alternatively, two bulkheads or panels may advantageously operate without a partition wall such that the panels may be placed side-by-side and fastened together to make a full-width bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: FG PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Roger Nelson, Chad Nelson
  • Patent number: RE46663
    Abstract: An improved bulkhead and partition system in which at least two panels are independently attached to mounting members such that each panel can be moved independently. In a preferred embodiment, two bulkheads or panels are slidably attached to separate pairs of ceiling-mounted rails in a refrigerated trailer such that each bulkhead or panel can be independently slid toward the front of a trailer or toward the rear of a trailer to define, in cooperation with a removable center partition wall, a plurality of different cargo areas to be maintained at different temperatures. Alternatively, two bulkheads or panels may advantageously operate without a partition wall such that the panels may be placed side-by-side and fastened together to make a full-width bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Nelson, Chad Nelson
  • Patent number: RE46722
    Abstract: An improved bulkhead and partition system in which at least two panels are independently attached to mounting members such that each panel can be moved independently. In a preferred embodiment, two bulkheads or panels are slidably attached to separate pairs of ceiling-mounted rails in a refrigerated trailer such that each bulkhead or panel can be independently slid toward the front of a trailer or toward the rear of a trailer to define, in cooperation with a removable center partition wall, a plurality of different cargo areas to be maintained at different temperatures. Alternatively, two bulkheads or panels may advantageously operate without a partition wall such that the panels may be placed side-by-side and fastened together to make a full-width bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: FG Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Nelson, Chad Nelson