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AssigneeRFTrax, Inc.
InventorsByron M. Sugahara, Avrum A. Freelund, Hal B. Haygood, Robert A. Goertz, John Chester, Stephen W. Poole, Robert B. Stout, Jr.
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The container inspection system operates globally at container handling facilities around the world and includes at least one transport apparatus located at a container handling facility having a spreader or other framework for connecting and handling cargo containers of all shapes and sizes. The transport apparatus is in communication with a computer network including several computing devices that provide to the transport apparatus comparison data including load models, load signatures, weight profile, and sensory limits related to a particular container. Sensors can be located on the spreader, inside the container, and invasively through the container and provide scanned characteristic data that is compared to the comparison data to determine a pass status or a fail status for the container. Ancillary data and authority input may be provided to the system by outside sources, such as other inspection systems and governmental entities. The transport apparatuses then move the connected container to a first location if a pass status is determined and a second location if a fail status is determined. The computer network may include a global host computer, a local host computer, and a local transport computer and employs expert system methodology.
A global container inspection system for inspecting at least one container during the handling of said at least one container at an at least one container handling facility including at least one transport apparatus in communication with a computer network, comprising:
A global container inspection system for inspecting at least one container during handling of said at least one container at an at least one container handling facility including at least one transport apparatus for moving said at least one container, comprising:
A method for inspecting a container during the handling of said container located within a container handling facility including at least one transport apparatus connected to a spreader having at least one sensor attached to said spreader, said at least one sensor in communication with a local transport computer located on said at least one transport apparatus, comprising:
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