| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 436020000 | FOOD OR DAIRY PRODUCTS | 24 |
| 20090042304 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING FOODS - A method for using stable isotope profiling and optionally trace element profiling to differentiate the origin of commodities, such as pistachios ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20080311662 | Method for Analyzing Oligomeric Proanthocyanidin (Opc) - The present invention provides a novel method for assaying OPC contained in natural substances, foods and beverages, pharmaceuticals and/or cosmetics. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100035348 | METHOD OF FORMING TISSUE STRUCTURE IMAGE OF PROCESSED FOOD OR RAW MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method is provided that can form a clear textural structure image of a processed food or a raw material for the processed. Also, said method can form an image clear enough to clearly discern even an intertwined structure of starches, proteins and lipids of a processed food or a raw material for the processed food. The method includes light-exciting the processed food or the raw material for the processed food which is stained with a fluorescent dye having triphenylmethane skeleton; collecting data about the light-excited processed food or the light-excited raw material using at least three kinds of monitoring lights, that is, a monitoring light A having a fluorescence wavelength of 380 nm or longer and shorter than 450 nm, a monitoring light B having a fluorescence wavelength of 450 nm or longer and shorter than 560 nm, and a monitoring light C having a fluorescence wavelength of 560 nm to 700 nm; and forming an image on the basis of the collected data. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20090286322 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN A FLUID - Disclosed is a testing apparatus for detecting the presence of harmful substances in a fluid. The testing apparatus includes a base member and a flap member removably attached to the base member. Further, the testing apparatus includes at least one testing stick enclosed within the base member. The at least one testing stick includes an elongated member and a chemical reagent disposed on the elongated member. The chemical reagent is capable of reacting with the harmful substances. Such a reaction of the chemical agent with the harmful substances results in a change in a color of the chemical reagent indicating the presence of the harmful substances in the fluid. Further disclosed is a method for detecting the presence of the harmful substances in the fluid using the testing apparatus. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100136696 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CONTAMINANT DETECTION - An apparatus and method for detecting contaminants in a food product having an irregular shape is described. The apparatus comprises a contaminant detection device constructed and arranged to detect contaminants in a food product when the food product enters a zone of operation relative to the contaminant detection device. A conveyor belt is electrically coupled to the contaminant detector. The contour filler is operably connected to the conveyor bell and contaminant detector, and positions the food product within the zone of operation. The contour filler may retain the food product and fill the cross sectional area of the zone of operation to enhance contaminant detection. The contour filler may rotate the food product relative to the contaminant detector. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110097805 | KOKUMI-IMPARTING AGENT - The present invention encompasses a method for screening for a kokumi-imparting substance by using the calcium receptor activity as an index, a composition containing a kokumi-imparting substance obtained by the screening method, a method for producing food or drink imparted with kokumi, and food or drink imparted with kokumi. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110053276 | MOLECULAR INDICATOR AND PROCESS OF SYNTHESIZING - A molecular indicator for detecting primary diamines includes an indicator structure coupled to (a) a bis-crown ether structure or (b) a structure having a bis-crown ether-like functionality. A package for detecting an analyte emitted by a packaged object includes a packaging material for the object. The package further includes a molecular indicator included with the packaging material for detecting the analyte. The molecular indicator includes an indicator structure coupled to a trapping structure for trapping the analyte. The molecular indicator is highly specific for the analyte, and the trapping of the analyte by the molecular indicator avoids reactive chemistry by-products. The molecular indicator can be synthesized by several different process schemes. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20080241935 | Methods for pathogen detection - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100029004 | DURATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES METHODS FOR PREPARATION AND SYSTEMS - Duration monitoring co-topo-polymeric compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. Indicator compositions of the invention include an organic polymer and undergo a color change, which may be reversible or irreversible, in a time dependent manner following an initiation event. Also provided are indicator devices that include the indicator compositions of the invention. The compositions of the invention find use in a variety of different applications. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110306140 | Molecular Heterobimetallic Chemodosimetric Sensor for the Detection of Biogenic Amines - The invention relates to using heterobimetallic coordination polymers and their uses as chemodosimeters for sensing materials for the screening of specific biogenic amines. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110165687 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE, KETAMINES AND RELATED DRUGS IN BEVERAGES - Apparatus for detecting the presence of foreign substances in a beverage. The apparatus for detecting the presence of Gamma-hydroxybutyrate or other drugs in a veverage comprises apparatus wherein cobalt nitrate, oxammonium chloride/ferric chloride, oxammonium sulphate/ferric chloride, 5% ferric chloride, saturated potassium dichromate, toluene/cobalt thiocyanate, chromium (IV) oxide/sulphuric acid carbodiimide salts in combination with oxammonium salts and ferric chloride, or lacmoid is supported on a substrate. The apparatus for detecting the presence of ketamines or other drugs in a beverage comprises apparatus wherein modified-Dragendorff Reagent is supported on a substrate. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120214244 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF CAROTENOID - Provided is a method for quantitative analysis of carotenoids such as β-cryptoxanthin contained in a sample such as citrus fruit or the like which enables simple and accurate quantitative analysis. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20100330679 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE WATER ACTIVITY OF FOODS - Example embodiments relate a device for measuring the water activity of foods and method for obtaining a water activity measurement. The device includes a container housing the food sample, a disc of permeable material to support a reactive substance which in turn is used to record the water activity level of the food sample ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100240134 | Beverage testing device and method - The present invention is a testing device that comprises a plurality of indicated measurements printed onto a base or support material with inert ink. A reactive reagent is arranged above the indicated measurements and dissolves when introduced into a beverage according to the percentage of sugar present in the beverage. The visual indicator may be compared to a color chart to determine the amount of sugar present in the beverage. Otherwise, the testing device may indicate a numerical value of sugar content present in the tested beverage. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20120288944 | Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensing Method - A method for detecting a taggant molecular structure in a fluid includes providing a molecularly imprinted polymer sensor device, contacting a molecularly imprinted crosslinked star polymer with the fluid, and correlating a color change in the fluid with the amount of the taggant molecular structure in the fluid. The device has polymer arms attached to a core, and the core has molecular sized cavities adapted to selectively receive and bind displacement molecules having the taggant molecular structure and a colorimetric indicator. The displacement molecule is selectively removed from the molecularly imprinted crosslinked polymer upon exposure to the taggant molecular structure in the fluid thereby indicating the presence of the taggant molecular structure in the fluid based on a loss of color along a length of a housing. | 11-15-2012 |
| 436021000 | Meat or eggs | 2 |
| 20090061522 | Automated Protein Analyzer - A direct rapid automated protein analyzer is disclosed. The protein analyzer includes means for reducing protein samples to small particles, a reaction vessel in material transfer communication with the homogenizer, a reservoir for binding dye composition in fluid communication with the reaction vessel, a metering pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and the reaction vessel for distributing discrete predetermined amounts of a binding dye composition to the reaction vessel, a filter in fluid communication with the reaction vessel for separating solids from filtrate after a dye binding reaction has taken place in the reaction vessel, and a calorimeter in fluid communication with the filter and the reaction vessel for measuring the absorbance of the filtrate from the reaction vessel and the filter. The rapid analyzer can be used in conjunction with a kit that includes a sample cup for mixing a protein sample with a dye-binding solution and a filter holder for being positioned in the sample cup. The filter holder includes a filter media and a depending spout below the filter media that reaches bottom portions of the cup when the filter media is positioned above the cup. The kit can also include dye concentrate solution. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20120028359 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF GENDER-SPECIFIC SERUM AND BIOMARKER USING THE SERUM - The present invention relates to a production process of a gender-specific serum and a biomarker using the serum. More specifically, the present invention uses a fatty acid that exhibits a specific expression pattern in a gender-specific serum as a biomarker not only for diagnosis of obesity or a disease related to obesity, but also for diagnosis of meat quality since the fatty acid promotes differentiation of muscle derived stem cells into adipose cells. In addition, the present invention can establish a research system studying the effects of steroid hormones on the cell culture by using sera separated from blood that is collected from individual mammal carcasses being disposed, and provide important clues for discovering a gene associated with the synthesis of steroid hormone and for developing treatments for human diseases. Further, the present invention may contribute to increased profits derived from producing high quality sera, a reduced cost with treatment for carcass wastes, and promotion of the eco-industry for reducing environmental hormones. | 02-02-2012 |
| 436022000 | Dairy product | 4 |
| 20090305423 | Methods for Monitoring Composition and Flavor Quality of Cheese Using a Rapid Spectroscopic Method - Methods for evaluating cheese comprising using a rapid extraction method and an IR spectra analysis of the cheese are disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090203145 | METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF VITAMINS - The invention relates to methods for determining the level of B vitamins in a test sample. The methods can include the steps of obtaining a water soluble vitamin fraction by extraction in acidic aqueous solution of a test sample, wherein the vitamin fraction comprises one or more B vitamins having at least a predetermined minimum concentration; adding a vitamin standard comprising one or more B vitamins of known quantity to a portion of the vitamin fraction of the test sample, wherein said vitamins in the vitamin standard comprise an isotope label and wherein the vitamin standard is added in an amount sufficient to determine the level of the corresponding vitamins in the test sample; and determining the level of one or more vitamins in the test sample corresponding to one or more of the vitamins in the vitamin standard using mass spectrometry. | 08-13-2009 |
| 436023000 | Milk or butter fat | 2 |
| 20110294220 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE DETECTION OF MELAMINE - Methods and materials for the detection of melamine in test samples such as foodstuffs are described. Embodiments of the invention comprise combining a test sample suspected of containing melamine with a particle that produces a colorimetric and/or turbidimetric signal that is dependent upon the concentration of melamine in the test sample. In certain embodiments of the invention, the particles and test sample are combined together with a chemical compound selected to induce the aggregation melamine in a manner that amplifies the colorimetric and/or turbidimetric signal of the assay. In some embodiments of the invention, the aggregation inducing agent is not physically coupled to the particles used in the assays. In other embodiments of the invention, the aggregation inducing agent is physically coupled to the particles used in these assays. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20090197340 | Method for Determining the Nutritional Quality of Milk Lipids - A method for determining the nutritional quality of milk lipids, involving the steps consisting in considering a defined number of reference milk samples; determining, for each of said reference samples, a fatty acid profile and an infrared spectrum obtained through reflection on the reference sample of a radiation in the mean infrared and associating respectively the fatty acid profiles to the infrared spectra, subjecting the milk to be analyzed, the lipid nutritional quality is to be determined, to an infrared radiation, so as, through reflection, to infer an infrared spectrum, and comparing the milk infrared spectrum to be analyzed to the infrared spectra of the reference samples, so as to infer a fatty acid profile of the milk to be analyzed. | 08-06-2009 |
| 436024000 | Wine or alcoholic beverages | 3 |
| 20110195507 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DATE RAPE DRUGS IN A LIQUID - The present invention is a testing apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a date rape drug such as flunitrazepam or gamma hydroxyl butyrate in a liquid, such as an alcoholic beverage. The testing apparatus includes a base member and a flap member removably attached to the base member. The testing apparatus also includes at least one testing stick enclosed within the base member. The testing sticks include an elongated member and a chemical reagent disposed on the distal end or anywhere along the elongated member. The chemical reagents utilized to detect the presence of flunitrazepam are Zimmerman's Test reagent methanolic 2,4-dinitrobenzene and potassium hydroxide and the chemical reagent for GHB is 5,5 Dibromo-o-cresolsulfonphthalein. The chemical agent reacts with the date rape drug to produce a change in color of the chemical reagent indicating the presence of the date rape drug in the liquid. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20080248580 | Method for Determining the Endogenous Antioxidative Potential of Beverages by Means of Esr Spectroscopy - The present invention relates to a method for determining the endogenous antioxidative potential (EAP) in a beverage sample, preferably beer, wine, juice or mixtures thereof, using ESR spectroscopy. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for measuring a secondary radical, preferably a hydroxyethyl radical, which is stabilized by a spin trap reagent, wherein the spin trap reagent is preferably, N-tert-butyl-α-(4-pyridyl)nitrone N-oxide (POBN). The invention also relates to the use of the method for assessing the oxidative stability of a beverage sample, to the use of a spin trap reagent, preferably POBN, for measuring the EAP, and to a kit for carrying out the method. The invention is characterized in that a method is provided which makes it possible to avoid the pH effect occurring in prior art methods and the associated influence on the generation of radicals in the beverage sample to be measured. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20120070901 | DRUG DETECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a drug detection device for detecting the presence of a date rape drug in a beverage comprising: a drink consumption device such as a straw; and a chemical reagent, where said chemical reagent may be integrated with the straw and causes the straw to change color upon contact with a date rape drug. In one exemplary embodiment, the drug detection device may be used to test for Gamma Hydoxybutyrate (GHB) or ROHYPNOL® (Flunitrazepam). A stirring straw may be used as a component of the drug detection device as opposing to a conventional straw. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing a date rape drug detection device comprising the steps of: integrating a drink consumption device with a chemical reagent; and enabling a visual color reaction within the consumption device upon contact with a date rape drug. | 03-22-2012 |
