Patents by Inventor Chaofu Xie

Chaofu Xie 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).

  • Transportation frame for oversize container and method of installing the frame onto the container
    Patent number: 7850139
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transportation frame for an oversize container or the like and a method of installing the frame onto the container or the like. The transportation frame includes a top frame body comprising two top corner fittings each provided with a top corner fitting hole, a bottom frame body comprising two bottom corner fittings each provided with a bottom corner fitting hole, and a plurality of posts each having two ends connected to the top frame body and the bottom frame body respectively. The orientations of the two top corner fitting holes and the distance therebetween, and the orientations of the two bottom corner fitting holes and the distance therebetween satisfy the requirements for coupling with corner fittings of neighboring stacked containers. With the invention, non-standard containers may be easily hoisted, stacked and transported. Moreover, the transportation frame can be easily operated and stored while being reusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd., Qingdao CIMC Special Reefer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tzan Hua Huang, Guohao Huang, Zhiqing Li, Ryan Xu, Niancheng Zhou, Chaofu Xie, Songlin Xu
  • Transportation Frame for Oversize Container and Method of Installing the Frame Onto the Container
    Publication number: 20090039092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transportation frame for an oversize container or the like and a method of installing the frame onto the container or the like. The transportation frame includes a top frame body comprising two top corner fittings each provided with a top corner fitting hole, a bottom frame body comprising two bottom corner fittings each provided with a bottom corner fitting hole, and a plurality of posts each having two ends connected to the top frame body and the bottom frame body respectively. The orientations of the two top corner fitting holes and the distance therebetween, and the orientations of the two bottom corner fitting holes and the distance therebetween satisfy the requirements for coupling with corner fittings of neighboring stacked containers. With the invention, non-standard containers may be easily hoisted, stacked and transported. Moreover, the transportation frame can be easily operated and stored while being reusable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicants: CHINA INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONTAINERS (GROUP) LTD., QUINDAO CIMC SPECIAL REEFER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: T.H. Huang, Guohao Huang, Zhiqing Li, Ryan Xu, Niancheng Zhou, Chaofu Xie, Songlin Xu