Patents by Inventor Niancheng Zhou
Niancheng Zhou 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).
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Patent number: 11745938Abstract: The present invention provides a reefer container transported in components including a bottom panel sheet assembly, two side panel sheet assemblies, a top panel sheet assembly, a front wall sheet assembly, and a rear wall sheet assembly. The components are assembled into a closed hexahedral box. The inner side of the side panel sheet assembly and the inner side of the top panel sheet assembly each have an inner lining board. The inner lining boards are integrally formed and abut against each other in the box. Each sheet assembly has an integral foam insulation layer smooth the inner surface of the inner lining board and reduce the scratch damage of the inner lining board from goods; reducing the box's maintenance costs and frequency. There are also no splicing seams on the inner lining board, preventing moisture from entering the insulation layer and improving the service life of the reefer container.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd., CIMC Vehicles Group Co., LTD., Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer CO., LTD.Inventors: Niancheng Zhou, Yan Xu, Xiaoyi Wang, Xinan Ding, Yelong Ning
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Patent number: 11701737Abstract: The disclosed wall includes several narrow aluminum sheets and posts that are Friction Stir Welded (FSW) into a sidewall. The length of the wall is the summation of the narrow sheets' width, and the walls width is the narrow sheets' length. Several aluminum posts are spaced along the wall's length direction in order to improve the stiffness and strength of the wall. When welding the aluminum sheets and posts together, the sheets are placed under the posts and jointed tightly together through FSW. With the high-speed spinning of the stirring pin, the post and sheet melt and form into a compact solid phase weld seam under the extrusion of the welding head. When welding two aluminum sheets and one post together, the two sheets are placed edge-to-edge or slightly overlapped. The post is then placed over the sheet joint and the stir-welding head melts portions of the post and the two sheets simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd., CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Niancheng Zhou, Liming Song
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Publication number: 20220048703Abstract: The present invention provides a reefer container transported in components including a bottom panel sheet assembly, two side panel sheet assemblies, a top panel sheet assembly, a front wall sheet assembly, and a rear wall sheet assembly. The components are assembled into a closed hexahedral box. The inner side of the side panel sheet assembly and the inner side of the top panel sheet assembly each have an inner lining board. The inner lining boards are integrally formed and abut against each other in the box. Each sheet assembly has an integral foam insulation layer smooth the inner surface of the inner lining board and reduce the scratch damage of the inner lining board from goods; reducing the box's maintenance costs and frequency. There are also no splicing seams on the inner lining board, preventing moisture from entering the insulation layer and improving the service life of the reefer container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicants: China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd., CIMC Vehicles Group Co., LTD., Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer CO., LTD.Inventors: Niancheng ZHOU, Yan XU, Xiaoyi WANG, Xinan DING, Yelong NING
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Publication number: 20210069823Abstract: The disclosed wall includes several narrow aluminum sheets and posts that are Friction Stir Welded (FSW) into a sidewall. The length of the wall is the summation of the narrow sheets' width, and the walls width is the narrow sheets' length. Several aluminum posts are spaced along the wall's length direction in order to improve the stiffness and strength of the wall. When welding the aluminum sheets and posts together, the sheets are placed under the posts and jointed tightly together through FSW. With the high-speed spinning of the stirring pin, the post and sheet melt and form into a compact solid phase weld seam under the extrusion of the welding head. When welding two aluminum sheets and one post together, the two sheets are placed edge-to-edge or slightly overlapped. The post is then placed over the sheet joint and the stir-welding head melts portions of the post and the two sheets simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicants: CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd., Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Niancheng Zhou, Liming Song
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Patent number: 10611559Abstract: Disclosed is an improved inner corner connector adapted to be secured at the intersections of container panels, such as walls, floors, and roofs. The inner corner connector includes a substantially horizontal base section with at least two substantially rigid flanges extending downward from the base section. The flanges are substantially parallel to each other and are spaced such that the resilient inner plate of a first panel snuggly fits between the two flanges. Extending upwards from the horizontal base are at least two flexible flaps that are configured to press against the inner plate of a second panel to create a thermal and moisture barrier at the intersection of the two panels.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Xin'an Ding, Renyong Xu, Niancheng Zhou, Baoyin He, Guozhun Liu, Xiaoming Su
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Publication number: 20180170665Abstract: Disclosed is an improved inner corner connector adapted to be secured at the intersections of container panels, such as walls, floors, and roofs. The inner corner connector includes a substantially horizontal base section with at least to substantially rigid flanges extending downward from the base section. The flanges are substantially parallel to each other and are spaced such that the resilient inner plate of a first panel snuggly fits between the two flanges. Extending upwards from the horizontal base are at least two flexible flaps that are configured to press against the inner plate of a second panel to create a thermal and moisture barrier at the intersection of the two panels. More than two flaps may be utilized to improve the quality of the thermal barrier, and the upper portions of the flaps may be joined together such that two flaps define an enclosed area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicants: CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd., Quingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Xin'an Ding, Renyong Xu, Niancheng Zhou, Baoyin He, Guozhun Liu, Xiaoming
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Patent number: 8388045Abstract: A refrigerator van is provided, wherein a body of the refrigerator van includes a base frame, a pair of side panels disposed on the base frame, a front wall and a door end and a roof sheet. The front wall and a door end are disposed at two ends of each of the side panels oppositely. The side panels or the roof sheet or the front wall of the body includes a plurality of metal plates with a preset length, a plurality of connecting ribs and a pair of wing plates. Each metal plate is formed with a bending edge, and each connecting rib includes a locking slot for accommodating the bending edges of two adjacent metal plates. The wing plates extend from an opening of the locking slot, respectively, for connecting the metal plates.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignees: China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd., Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd., Qingdao CIMC Special Reefer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tianhua Huang, Robert Wang, Ryan Xu, Niancheng Zhou
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Publication number: 20120292940Abstract: A refrigerator van is provided, wherein a body of the refrigerator van includes a base frame, a pair of side panels disposed on the base frame, a front wall and a door end and a roof sheet. The front wall and a door end are disposed at two ends of each of the side panels oppositely. The side panels or the roof sheet or the front wall of the body includes a plurality of metal plates with a preset length, a plurality of connecting ribs and a pair of wing plates. Each metal plate is formed with a bending edge, and each connecting rib includes a locking slot for accommodating the bending edges of two adjacent metal plates. The wing plates extend from an opening of the locking slot, respectively, for connecting the metal plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicants: CHINA INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONTAINERS (GROUP) LTD., QINGDAO CIMC SPECIAL REEFER CO., LTD., QINGDAO CIMC REEFER TRAILER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tianhua Huang, Robert Wang, Ryan Xu, Niancheng Zhou
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Patent number: 7850139Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20090039092Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicants: 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