A structural element (10) for forming a panel, with an upper plane (12) and lower plane (14) which are parallel and deformed along their plane at intervals by pods (16) which extrude toward the opposing plane with their internal faces mating to one another.

A transport container formed of insulated board such as corrugated or laminated plastics and treated paper and treated card that can provide a high degree of thermal insulation. A pallet shipper storage container that can operate at ultra-low temperatures akin to those at which solids such as carbon dioxide sublimate and method of use of such shippers and containers.

An enhanced wood product includes a urea coating to increase the strength of the wood product and various products made with coated wood.

A reinforced plastic pallet includes a pallet deck having a lower deck surface and an opposing upper deck surface, and the upper deck surface is configured for contacting goods. The reinforced plastic pallet includes one or more pallet legs extending between the lower deck surface and a base layer, wherein the base layer is reinforced with a fiber layer. A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced pallet having a thermoplastic part includes programming a controller with a pallet assembly profile; moving the thermoplastic part relative to a heat source to form a melted surface on the thermoplastic part; and depositing a fiber-reinforced material onto the melted surface according to the pallet assembly profile. The method may include entangling the fiber-reinforced material with the melted surface; and cooling the melted surface.

Disclosed herein are reinforced laminated wooden boards suitable for use in pallets and other constructions, as well as methods for making them. A board disclosed herein includes a wood-based core comprising a front surface, a top surface, a rear surface, and a bottom surface; and a reinforcing material adhered to at least a portion of at least one of the front surface, the top surface, the rear surface, and the bottom surface with a binder composition. Pallets disclosed herein include one or more such boards.

An enhanced wood product includes a wooden board or plank having a length and at least three sides, the sides defining a polygonal cross section along the length of the wooden board or plank. A polyurethane-urea coating on at least two of the sides very substantially increases the strength of the wood product and various products made with coated wood.