Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
426418000 | Storing solid material under controlled condition | 49 |
20080305227 | French Fry Chipboard Container Cover - The present invention includes a device and a method of creating and using the device for maintaining the resonant temperature of a fried food product. The present invention is directed to a container cover comprised of two flat material pieces attached to one another to form an envelope-like structure with two or more sealed edges, an open end and a space between the material pieces and the creation of such a container. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a method of extending the duration of the resonant temperature of a fried food product by inserting a container of fried food products into the container cover of the present invention and attaching the container cover to the food container. | 12-11-2008 |
20090104324 | INFLATABLE INSULATING FOOD SUBSTANCE CONTAINER HOLDER - An inflatable insulating food substance container holder including a plurality of substantially vertically oriented sub-chambers. | 04-23-2009 |
20100112163 | TOFU PREPPER - An apparatus for easily removing excess moisture from blocks of tofu. The apparatus comprises a container which holds the tofu. A first substantially flat plate member is disposed within such container and placed on top of the tofu. A second substantially flat plate member which has a spring attached thereon engages a pair of arm like projections disposed on upper surfaces and on opposite sides of the container member. The other end of the spring engages the upper surface of the first flat plate member that sits on the top of the tofu so that as the spring exerts pressure on the first flat plate member water is removed from the tofu. | 05-06-2010 |
20100255165 | Fitness Nutrition Food Bar and Method of Use - A fitness nutrition food bar device is disclosed. The device includes a food storage assembly having a top side, a bottom side, a first side portion, a second side portion, a rear portion, and a front portion together forming an inner portion. A refrigeration assembly is operably connected to the food storage assembly. An environmental control assembly is operably connected to the food storage assembly. A food repository is positioned within the inner portion of the food storage assembly. A method of optimizing the consumable life of fresh food is also disclosed. | 10-07-2010 |
20110123698 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRETREATMENT OF FRESH FOOD PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus for pretreating a fresh food product to relieve the internal (turgor) pressure and adjust the product temperature Invention has an enclosure with an internal space, an air inlet and an air outlet An exhaust fan is in fluid communication with the internal space Rows of product containers are disposed on either side of the exhaust fan to form an airflow aisle with an open end. A cover extends over the airflow aisle and the open end to form an air plenum tunnel. The exhaust fan is activated to lower the air pressure within the tunnel and pull enclosure air through openings in and between the product containers and over and around the food product. The exhaust fan further circulates exhaust air over cooling coils and returns exhaust air to the internal space of the enclosure. An air conditioning mechanism is attached to the enclosure outlet | 05-26-2011 |
20110151084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PERISHABLE FOODS - Disclosed are systems and methods useful in extending the storage-life of foodstuff such as fresh fish. The methods can be used to transport or store the foodstuff for an extended period of time. The methods preferably use a low oxygen gas source to maintain a reduced oxygen level in the environment surrounding the foodstuff. | 06-23-2011 |
20110159159 | Process for Producing Storage-Stable Seed Crystals of Cocoa Butter and/or of Chocolate Masses - The invention relates to a process for the production of seed crystals for chocolate products, which process comprises the following steps: Melting cocoa butter or chocolate masses, mixing the melted mass with a supercritical fluid, expanding the obtained solution in an expansion apparatus so that the formation of powder particles takes place, and separation of the powder particles from the gas. The seed crystals obtained in this manner have a high component of βV crystals and therefore offer advantages over mechanically produced seed crystals in the production of chocolate. The process can be carried out with high space-time yields and therefore offers economical advantages over traditional processes. Furthermore, the use of the produced seed crystals for producing chocolate products with advantageous organoleptic qualities is subject matter of the invention. | 06-30-2011 |
20110195167 | Temperature controlled fluid bath food holding device and method - A method is provided for storing a cooked food in a flexible-walled container having an opening. The method includes placing a quantity of food in a flexible-walled container and submerging at least a portion of the container in a liquid with the opening being located so that liquid does not enter the opening. At least the lower portion of the container is maintained in the liquid and the food is maintained in the container below the surface of the liquid. The liquid collapses the container to seal the container. The temperature of the liquid may be maintained at a non-ambient temperature to heat or cool the food as it is stored. The method may also include storing the food adjacent a work surface, or at a remote main vat and transporting the rack to the work surface at which a serving that includes the food is prepared. | 08-11-2011 |
20110223300 | Food holding device, method of making, and method of storing cooked food - A food holding device includes a holding bin and an optional heating component. The holding bin has a specified average surface roughness Ra on at least a portion of the surface intended to be contacted with food during storage of the food. | 09-15-2011 |
20110250331 | Thermal food cover and method - A thermal food cover comprises a first layer comprising a fabric material and a second layer coupled with the first layer and comprising an insulative material. The thermal food cover further comprises a third layer coupled with the first layer, and comprising a food-grade, thermally resistant, material. In another aspect, a method for retaining thermal properties of a food item, comprises placing the food item on a surface. The method further comprises covering the food item with a thermal food cover to retain thermal properties of the food item, the food cover comprising a first layer comprising a fabric material, a second layer coupled with the first layer and comprising an insulative material, and a third layer coupled with the first layer, and comprising a food-grade, thermally resistant, material. | 10-13-2011 |
20120015087 | FOOD PRESERVELATOR - An apparatus for the preservation and storage of perishable foods, the Food Preservelator prevents air from coming in contact with food, thus preventing decay and deterioration of the food. The invention may comprise a reusable, hard-shelled appliance into which food can be placed. On the door component of the invention may be a lever designed to lock the door shut, close and seal the front air vents and electrically activate a zero-pressure vacuum pump located on the back portion of the unit to extract air from inside the unit. When all of the air has been removed, the pump may automatically shut off. Vents on the front of the device can remain closed until opened by the door handle lever, which releases the vacuum within. A flexible gasket located around the entire perimeter of the door may be used to substantially guarantee a tight vacuum seal until the door and vents are opened via the door handle lever. | 01-19-2012 |
20120034356 | METHOD FOR PROLONGING THE SHELF LIFE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS - A method for prolonging the shelf life of agricultural and food products is provided, especially fruit and vegetables, which method comprises forcing a stream of air to flow upwardly through a treatment zone, such that it comes into contact with a stream of an aqueous salt solution having Redox potential of not less than 200 mV on a substantially horizontally aligned perforated surface, thereby forming a layer of bubbling liquid located above said surface, and delivering the treated air which exits said treatment zone into a storage room in which said agricultural or food products are placed. | 02-09-2012 |
20130156911 | Method of Extending the Time During Which Pre-Cooked Foods Are Kept Palatable - The rate of degradation of a cooked food product that is maintained at an elevated temperature can be reduced by the use of an encapsulated environment food holder. The encapsulated environment is a small, airtight or semi-airtight containment vessel that retains compositions that escape from a cooked food product over time. By holding single servings or portions of a cooked food product in a small, encapsulated environment palatability or taste of a cooked food product can be extended. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156912 | VACUUM STORAGE APPARATUS WITH SLIDING DRAWERS - Provided is a modular vacuum storage apparatus and method for storing, dispensing, preserving and shipping perishable items. | 06-20-2013 |
20130183423 | Food Storage and Dispensing System - A food storage and dispensing device including a body having a generally closed inner cavity and a door configured to provide access to the inner cavity. The device further includes a support surface positioned in the inner cavity, the support surface having at least one opening. The device also includes a heat source positioned below the support surface, wherein the opening is shaped to closely receive a tray therein to thereby trap heat below said support surface. | 07-18-2013 |
20130337131 | A PROCESS OF TREATING BIOMASS - A process of treating biomass such as sugar cane bagasse utilizing practically all components of the biomass to produce livestock feed and fuel biomass. Raw bagasse is ensiled for 50-60 days, dried, mechanically separated from soil particles and ground together with plant-derived lignocellulosic materials, pelletized feed material, agricultural processing residues, or by-products at a ratio of 2:1. The resultant ground material is used as cattle feed, feed additives, fuel pellets and for other purposes. | 12-19-2013 |
20140057031 | Food Tray and Method - A food tray adapted for holding previously cooked food items is provided. The food tray has one or more sidewall structure openings to allow venting of the interior volume of the tray through the tray sidewall structure openings. The food tray allows food items contained in the volume of the food tray to be stored over an extended period of time at an elevated temperature without significant deleterious effects to the appearance, taste and texture of the food. The food tray may also include a slide member for adjusting the amount of venting through the sidewall structure openings. Also provided is a method of storing food within a food tray to be contained in a heated compartment. | 02-27-2014 |
20140065274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING PERISHABLE FOODS - Disclosed are methods for producing and maintaining a very low level of oxygen in a sealed container for maintaining a foodstuff. In one aspect, the method comprises (1) a first oxygen reduction step wherein the oxygen content in said container is reduced to no more than 20,000 ppm; (2) maintaining the foodstuff in the container such that the oxygen content in the foodstuff and the gaseous environment approaches equilibrium; and (3) a second oxygen reduction step wherein the oxygen content in said container is reduced to no more than 2000 ppm. Systems useful in the methods disclosed herein. | 03-06-2014 |
20140141139 | Membrane Separation Process for Controlling Gas Concentrations Within Produce Shipping or Storage Containers - Disclosed herein is a membrane separation process and system for controlling the relative concentrations of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen within a shipping or storage container containing respiring produce. The process uses a first membrane that is selective to carbon dioxide over oxygen and nitrogen, and a second membrane that is selective to oxygen over nitrogen. | 05-22-2014 |
20150037477 | VACUUM STORAGE APPARATUS WITH SLIDING DRAWERS - Provided is a modular vacuum storage apparatus and method for storing, dispensing, preserving and shipping perishable items. | 02-05-2015 |
20150320060 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL REGULATION OF PERISHABLE PRODUCTS - Thermal regulation of perishable products is achieved using a container having an elongate thermal member which extends into a central region of the container. Thermal regulation is also achieved by selected direction of airflow about walls of the container and providing the container with a rib to facilitate air circulation between adjacent containers. | 11-12-2015 |
20160025400 | INSULATED CONTAINER - The insulated container having a support that separates the ice, food, and drinks from the melted ice water to prevent damage to the food items. The ice, food, and drinks are placed on top of the flat upper surface of the removable support. The removable support has an inflatable bladder on the underside designed to look like downwardly positioned semi-cylindrical ridges, having apertures between the ridges in a foldable spine that allows the melting ice water to drain past the top surface, at the edges of the bladder and through the apertures of the removable support into the voids between the semi-cylindrical ridges below. | 01-28-2016 |
20160045069 | Tortilla Toaster - An improved tortilla toaster that batch heats on two sides simultaneously up to six tortillas where each tortilla is held an optimal distance away from heating source and the oven is unloaded by barrel-rolling the oven assembly so as to avail of gravity and tortilla shape to unload the oven. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047786 | Food Storage Appliance with Moisture Sensor - A food storage appliance including a housing, an elongated vacuum trough disposed in the housing, one or more electronic components including a vacuum motor fluidly connected to the vacuum trough and a heat sealing element disposed in proximity of the vacuum trough, an sensor disposed on the housing in proximity to the vacuum trough configured to generate an electrical signal if liquid is detected in a food storage container, the food storage container having a portion inserted into the vacuum trough prior to an evacuation operation, the sensor detecting liquid before it is drawn into the vacuum trough during the evacuation operation, and an integrated electronic circuit connected to the sensor configured to receive the electrical signal and configured to control one of the vacuum motor or the heat sealing element when liquid is detected in the food storage container. | 02-18-2016 |
20160050948 | CORRUGATED METAL VENT PIPE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A corrugated metal vent pipe includes a helically corrugated pipe structure formed by helical winding of a corrugated metal strip, wherein the helically corrugated pipe structure has a diameter of between 15 inches and 36 inches and a plurality of vent openings distributed thereon. A first pipe end treatment is located on a first end of the helically corrugated pipe structure, and a second pipe end treatment is located on a second end of the helically corrugated pipe structure. | 02-25-2016 |
20160143344 | Method and Device for Preserving and Restoring Crispness to Food Items - The presently disclosed devices and methods allow for preserving and restoring crispiness to snack food by placing a specific type of desiccant device in the original packaging of the food item and then closing up the package and securing the closure, even if not completely airtight. In some embodiments it may be desirable to position the desiccant away from direct contact with the food item. Prior to deployment, the individual desiccant device or pod can be activated by removing a moisture barrier strip or, alternatively, removing the device from an airtight individual package. One possible embodiment is to use magnetic material to enable the desiccant device to be held in place above the level of the product within a package by a magnetic material outside of the package. | 05-26-2016 |
20160251137 | Storage Container with Expandable Medium | 09-01-2016 |
426419000 | Natural plant material | 22 |
20090196969 | System and Method for Processing and Packaging of Fresh Fruit in a Controlled Environment Chamber - The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for fresh fruit processing that minimizes the exposure of the fruit to microbial contamination. The apparatus includes: a controlled environment chamber having an inlet portion configured to receive whole fruit and an outlet portion configured to deliver processed fresh fruit; a floor that is sloped downward from the inlet portion toward the outlet portion; an access portal on a lateral side of the controlled environment chamber, which is configured to provide access from the outside of the controlled environment chamber to the inside of the controlled environment chamber through a sealable barrier; an outlet portion having a container inlet that is configured to receive a container into the interior of the controlled environment chamber and a container outlet that is configured to deliver a container filled with processed fresh fruit out of the controlled environment chamber. | 08-06-2009 |
20100028513 | Unpeeled orange fruit, with its rind dried up before overriping - Prolonged preservation of the orange fruit, easier wrapping, packing, storage, processing and transport without need for expensive refrigeration would necessarily facilitate transport and exportation; and vastly increase the material and moral well-being of the persons involved in the business, including the producers, the workers and consumers. | 02-04-2010 |
20100119672 | FRUIT RIPENING PROCESS USING BAGGING AND COOLING - A method of handling fruit at ambient temperature is provided using bagging and cooling for prolonged storage and ripening of fruit. The type of fruit that is contemplated with respect to the method is a fruit having an internal fruit seed. The method begins by enclosing the fruit within a plastic packaging material to produce an enclosed fruit. The method continues with the enclosed fruit being exposed to an air flow. The enclosed fruit is exposed to the air flow until the internal fruit cools to a first cool temperature. The fruit is transferred from a surrounding environment at an ambient temperature to a surrounding environment which allows the internal fruit seed to cool to the first cool temperature. The internal fruit seed cools from the ambient temperature to the first cool temperature within a cool-down period. The method may conclude with the fruit being maintained at the first cool temperature of the internal fruit seed for a storage period. | 05-13-2010 |
20110129580 | METHOD OF AGING BLACK GARLIC - Provided is a method of aging black garlic, which in an embodiment involved the following procedures: classifying the garlic according to its condition and pre-treating it to achieve clean appearance; sealing the garlic in a vinyl pack by 10 kg and storing it in a tray; putting said tray in an aging device for a black garlic, applying steam and heat for 1˜3 hrs while maintaining a temperature of 80˜100° C. inside the aging device, and treating by steam under a high temperature and high humidity condition; main aging by applying steam and heat to the treated garlic for 198 hrs while maintaining a temperature of 72˜78° C. inside the aging device; after-aging by applying steam and heat to the garlic, which had undergone main aging process, for 35 hrs while maintaining 60˜69° C. temperature inside the aging device; drying the after-aged garlic for 51 hrs while maintaining a temperature of 50˜58° C. inside the aging device; and low temperature after-aging by cooling said dried garlic at low temperature for 168 hrs while maintaining 0˜5° C. temperature inside the aging device. Provided is a method of aging black garlic characterized by drawing optimum time and condition without taking the storage condition, size, etc. of the garlic. | 06-02-2011 |
20110244097 | PRODUCE CHAMBER WITH INFLATABLE BALLOON SEAL - A produce chamber ( | 10-06-2011 |
20120093988 | Method and Equipment for Removing Dissolved Oxygen from Grapes or Other Plant Products and for Maintaining Them in a Controlled Atmosphere in Mechanical Means for Harvesting, Transport and Storage - A method for removing dissolved oxygen from a plant product such as grapes or the like and for maintaining it in a controlled atmosphere when it is placed in mechanical means for harvesting, transport and storage, said means comprising a collection tank which receives the plant product which is present in a solid and a liquid state in this tank, said removal and controlled atmosphere being provided by using an inert gas, said tank having a lower portion or first part and a second upper part or portion into which the product is introduced when being placed in the tank. Provision is made for the use of said inert gas in an initial solid state, its subsequent sublimation and the interaction of the gas in gaseous state thus produced with said product inside the tank. | 04-19-2012 |
20120251691 | TABLE WITH ETHYLENE SCRUBBER - A display table for supporting produce includes an enclosure, a table top defining an upper surface of the enclosure, a blower, an ethylene scrubber and an outlet. The table top is open to the atmosphere and configured to support the produce, and includes perforations. The blower is positioned in communication with the enclosure to create an underpressure that draws a gas into the enclosure through the perforations. The ethylene scrubber is positioned in communication with the enclosure and in a flow path of the gas, the ethylene scrubber being configured to remove at least a portion of ethylene from at least a portion of the gas. The outlet is located downstream of the ethylene scrubber for returning the gas from the enclosure to the atmosphere. | 10-04-2012 |
20120258220 | CONTROLLED RELEASE COMPOSITIONS - A composition comprising (a) a meltable solid matrix comprising (i) one or more solid hydrophobic substance, and (ii) one or more solid hydrophilic substance, and (b) distributed in said matrix, one or more encapsulation complex of a volatile cyclopropene compound encapsulated in a molecular encapsulation agent. Also provided is a method of treating plants or plant parts comprising placing said plants or plant parts and the composition of claim | 10-11-2012 |
20130209635 | PLANTS WHICH SYNTHESIZE A MODIFIED STARCH, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND MODIFIED STARCH - Nucleic acid molecules are described encoding a starch granule-bound protein as well as methods and recombinant DNA molecules for the production of transgenic plant cells and plants synthesizing a modified starch with modified viscosity properties and a modified phosphate content. Moreover, the plant cells and plants resulting from those methods as well as the starch obtainable therefrom are described. | 08-15-2013 |
20130302489 | Airflow for banana cooling and ripening - A stackable box configuration for shipping bananas is provided to improve airflow both vertically and horizontally through the boxes stacked in pallets without compromising the size of the boxes or pallets or the strength of the boxes. | 11-14-2013 |
20140050831 | METHOD FOR PROLONGING THE SHELF LIFE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a method for prolonging the shelf life of agricultural and food products placed in a large storage room having a volume greater than 200 m3, wherein said method comprises treating the air in said storage room by means of withdrawing air from the storage room, passing the air through a gas-liquid contactor, circulating an electrolyzed halide solution through said gas-liquid contactor, directing the treated air back into the storage room, wherein an acid is intermittently added to said circulated halide solution. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method is also provided. | 02-20-2014 |
20140220203 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE GAS MEDIUM INSIDE A CONTAINER - A device for controlling the composition inside a shipping/storage container for produce, such as bananas, is disclosed. Such atmospheric control is particularly important when dealing with the ripening of respiring fruit. The device comprises a chamber surrounded by an outer wall, at least a portion of that wall made up of a selectively gas-permeable membrane which is in communication with the outside atmosphere. The chamber also includes at least two channels which are connected to the container: one which transmits gas form the chamber to the container, and one which transmits gas from the container to the chamber. | 08-07-2014 |
20140242235 | METHODS OF HANDLING PAPAYA - Provided is a method of storing papaya comprising the step of exposing papaya to an atmosphere that contains a cyclopropene compound, wherein either (a) the papayas are in a modified-atmosphere package during exposure to the cyclopropene compound, or (b) the papayas are placed into a modified-atmosphere package after exposure to the cyclopropene compound, and the papaya remain in the modified atmosphere package for at least two hours. In some embodiments, the modified-atmosphere package is constructed so that the transmission rate of oxygen for the entire package is from 200 to 40,000 cubic centimeters per day per kilogram of papaya. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242236 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLED VENTING OF A CHAMBER - The present invention provides apparatus and methods for adjusting the atmosphere within a substantially sealed chamber containing respiring produce. The chamber of the present invention includes inlet means to permit ambient atmosphere to enter the chamber, and outlet means to permit chamber atmosphere to exit the chamber. Methods using apparatus of the present invention comprise:
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20140272046 | ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED STORAGE FACILITY FOR POTATOES AND OTHER CROPS - Facilities for storing large quantities of potatoes, other tubers, vegetables, produce, and/or other crops are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a facility configured in accordance with the present technology circulates air from a pile of potatoes into one or more ceiling cavities above the potatoes to warm ceiling panels. Aspects of this embodiment can reduce undesirable water formation on the potatoes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140363554 | ETHYLENE REMOVAL AGENT - A composite particle comprising a fluorinated surface and a discontinuous layer of gold nanoparticles disposed on the fluorinated surface, articles that include such particles, and methods of using the particles and the articles for removal of ethylene. | 12-11-2014 |
20150017296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE ATMOSPHERE IN A SPACE FILLED WITH AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a method for controlling the atmosphere in a closable space filled with agricultural or horticultural products. The method comprises directly detecting the respiration of the agricultural or horticultural products and adjusting an oxygen content, a carbon dioxide content and/or a nitrogen content in the space subject to the detected respiration. The respiration is detected here periodically, in each case for a determined time, and the space is sealed off from external influences during detection of the respiration. A very good control is achieved by taking the actual respiration as starting point, and a highly reliable detection forms the basis of this control when the detection is performed periodically for some time in a completely isolated atmosphere. The invention also relates to an installation for performing the method, and to a closable space provided with such an installation. | 01-15-2015 |
20150079256 | Potato Storage - A method of storing potatoes comprises storing a plurality of endodormant or ecodormant potatoes in a first gaseous environment including carbon dioxide in an amount of from greater than the amount of carbon dioxide present in atmospheric air to up to 5 mol % based on the composition of the first gaseous environment; and in a subsequent storage step storing the potatoes in a second gaseous environment including carbon dioxide in an amount of from 0.03 to 2 mol % based on the composition of the second gaseous environment, the first and second gaseous environments having different carbon dioxide contents. The method may comprise: monitoring the dormancy of the potatoes; in response to eye movement of a potato, changing the first gaseous environment to a second gaseous environment; maintaining a level of carbon dioxide in the second gaseous environment below a selected threshold to control sugar content of the potatoes. | 03-19-2015 |
20150104554 | EXTRACTION AND SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE - The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for extracting carbon dioxide (CO | 04-16-2015 |
20160192668 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION OF OIL COMPOSITIONS | 07-07-2016 |
20160198729 | CONTROL METHOD FOR MIXING CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE OF FRUIT VEGETABLES ON OCEANGOING SHIPS | 07-14-2016 |
20190141903 | INDOOR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE AND CONTAINER REFRIGERATION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME | 05-16-2019 |