序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
61 ENCAPSULATION AND CONTROLLED RELEASE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS US15111363 2015-01-15 US20160330952A1 2016-11-17 Loong-Tak Lim; Suramya D.F. Mihindukulasuriya; Gopinadhan Paliyath; Jayasankar Subramanian; J. Alan Sullivan
The invention provides methods for the encapsulation of volatile organic compounds by formation of stable emulsions of the volatile organic compound that are mixed with encapsulating polymer solutions and then formed into ultrafine fibers. The ultrafine fibers containing the encapsulated volatile organic compounds can be formed into a variety of formats for use to preserve perishable products.
62 PRODUCE RIPENING CHAMBER US14912375 2014-06-05 US20160198730A1 2016-07-14 Alan GARRATT; Neil TURBITT
A produce ripening chamber is described which comprises an air conditioning system for circulating air through the chamber and regulating the air temperature and a doping system for regulating the concentration of a ripening agent in the recirculated air. The chamber 10 has a floor 12, a ceiling 14 and side walls 16 extending between the floor 12 and the ceiling 14. At least one kerb 20 is arranged on the floor for spacing a pallet 24 resting on the floor 12 from a side wall 16 and a duct 18 arranged is at the ceiling end of the latter side wall 16 to seal against the side facing the latter side wall of an upper produce box supported by the pallet. In this way, an air flow channel 30, 32 is defined between the boxes 20 stacked on the pallet 24 and the side wall 16. An air blower 42 and a heat exchanger 40 of the air conditioning system are housed within the duct 18 to force air at a controlled temperature to circulate through the air flow channel 30, 32, through the produce boxes 20 supported by the pallet 24 and through a clearance volume 36 lying between the stack of boxes and the ceiling of the chamber. No part of any duct extends laterally beyond the associated kerb so as not to overlie produce boxes supported on a pallet, thereby allowing the full height of the chamber to be used for stacking produce boxes.
63 Caps For Fruits and Vegetables US14204798 2014-03-11 US20150114239A2 2015-04-30 Mark W. Levie
A cover for a cut portion of a fruit or vegetable includes a fruit or vegetable engaging base surface, a raised boundary rim coupled to the base surface, and at least one spike emanating from the base surface. In another embodiment, a cover for covering a cut portion of food includes a base having an outer perimeter and a food engaging surface, and a food penetrating member extending outwardly from the food engaging surface.
64 Device for coating food products, in particular fruits and vegetables US13120407 2009-09-22 US08904952B2 2014-12-09 Alberto Sardo; Stefano Sardo
A device for coating food products, of the type having a coating area includes: a coating conveyor provided to drive said food products in a longitudinal direction; and a device for applying a coating compound on the food products driven on the conveyor. The coating conveyor includes a chassis, a plurality of rotary brushes fastened in the longitudinal direction relative to the chassis, and a motorized assembly for driving the brushes in rotation around respective transverse axes relative to the chassis, the brushes being arranged so as to define, together, a support and driving surface for the food products and being provided to make the food products roll during the application of the coating compound.
65 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VITAMIN D ENHANCEMENT IN DRIED MUSHROOM POWDER US14274032 2014-05-09 US20140248404A1 2014-09-04 William F. CHALUPA; Gary M. SHROEDER
An apparatus and method for increasing Vitamin D content in dried mushroom powder irradiates the powder with UV light with wavelengths in the range of about 200 to about 800 nanometers. The powder may be conveyed into the light chamber with a vibratory conveyor. The irradiated mushroom powder has an elevated Vitamin D2 level of at least 14,000 IU/gram.
66 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING EARS OF CORN US14034962 2013-09-24 US20140020621A1 2014-01-23 David Dallinger Kurth
Apparatuses and methods for applying a coating to an ear of corn are disclosed. An enclosure having a user accessible workspace and a motor to turn an ear of corn therein to apply a coating to the ear of corn rotated by the motor is also disclosed. The method includes providing an enclosure with a user accessible workspace for housing a motor assembly having a motor with a grip, releasably securing the ear of corn to the grip, rotating the ear of corn with the motor, and spraying the coating on the ear of corn with the coating applicator associated with the workspace. Each ear of corn has an identifier to track and index the ear corn during coating and drying.
67 Apparatus and method for coating ears of corn US12419690 2009-04-07 US08568821B2 2013-10-29 David Kurth
Apparatuses and methods for applying a coating to an ear of corn are disclosed. An enclosure having a user accessible workspace and a motor to turn an ear of corn therein to apply a coating to the ear of corn rotated by the motor is also disclosed. The method includes providing an enclosure with a user accessible workspace for housing a motor assembly having a motor with a grip, releasably securing the ear of corn to the grip, rotating the ear of corn with the motor, and spraying the coating on the ear of corn with the coating applicator associated with the workspace. Each ear of corn has an identifier to track and index the ear corn during coating and drying.
68 CITRUS FRUITS POLISHING APPARATUS US12114880 2008-05-05 US20080276389A1 2008-11-13 Mitsuo NISHIMURA
A citrus fruits polishing apparatus polishes citrus fruits in a short period of time with a simple arrangement before shipping the citrus fruits to increase the visual quality and enhance the commercial value thereof.The citrus fruits polishing apparatus includes a support board fixed to an open bottom of a cylindrical member, a motor fixed to the support board with a revolving shaft protruding upward, a bearing mounted over a revolving shaft of the motor, a turn disk rotatably fixed to the bearing, a disk polisher fixed to the turn disk and a cylindrical polisher fixed to the inner periphery of the cylindrical member. A plurality of legs are fixed to the external face of the cylindrical member at predetermined intervals to support the apparatus at a predetermined height. The turn disk is rotated intermittently, and the rotation direction of the turn disk is reversed at every predetermined time.
69 Providing customized text and imagery on organic products US10418956 2003-04-18 US06874419B2 2005-04-05 Blaine Harris; Terrell Lassetter; Rene Rodriguez
The present invention features various systems and methods for providing an image on an organic product to provide a communication to the recipient or otherwise individualize the organic product. Notably, the present invention features an organic product printing system comprising at least one organic product; a support structure that secures one or more organic products therein for printing upon them, wherein the support structure comprises a stabilizer bar for supporting one or more printing assemblies; and at least one printing assembly supported within the support structure, wherein the printing assembly comprises a printing device that prints an image onto the organic product.
70 Providing customized text and imagery on organic products US10418956 2003-04-18 US20040031410A1 2004-02-19 Blaine Harris; Terrell Lassetter; Rene Rodriguez
The present invention features various systems and methods for providing an image on an organic product to provide a communication to the recipient or otherwise individualize the organic product. Notably, the present invention features an organic product printing system comprising at least one organic product; a support structure that secures one or more organic products therein for printing upon them, wherein the support structure comprises a stabilizer bar for supporting one or more printing assemblies; and at least one printing assembly supported within the support structure, wherein the printing assembly comprises a printing device that prints an image onto the organic product.
71 Pepper seed polishing machine US09553087 2000-04-19 US06277424B1 2001-08-21 Mongkol Kwangwaropas; Anek Sukcharoen
A pepper seed polishing machine consists of a frame made from welded angle iron bars, a polishing mechanism which is a concave made from iron sieve having holes with diameter of 1.5-2 millimeters, and an agitator set. The agitator set consists of three backward curve vane blades welded onto a rotating shaft and is driven by a two-horsepower electric motor via a two V belt-pulley set. Black pepper seed is loaded into a hopper located on top of the machine. After polishing process, the polished seed is unloaded from the machine, while dust and rubbish can be collected separately. Polishing or rubbing off the outer skin of pepper seed resulted from rubbing action between seed to metal and seed to seed. The revolution of the rotor can be changed by changing pulleys' diameter. This results in changing of time required for each cycle of polishing process and polishing capacity as well. After polishing, the pepper seed has much more favorably odor than those polished by the conventional method. Furthermore, the pepper seed is more whitened, and after grinding, the powder from the whitened pepper seed has more favorable color.
72 Method of laser marking of produce US334563 1994-11-04 US5660747A 1997-08-26 Greg Drouillard; Rowland W. Kanner
A method of marking the skin of a piece of produce with an identifying mark includes the steps of: providing a piece of produce; providing a laser which emits a high intensity light beam to mark the skin of the produce and which laser light beam can be controlled such that a depth of the mark formed on the skin is controlled; relatively moving the piece of produce and the laser; directing the laser light beam along a predetermined path along the produce skin which corresponds to the identifying mark to be applied on the produce skin; and controlling the depth the laser light beam impacts the produce skin such that identifying mark does not penetrate completely through the produce skin to the meat of the produce. Movement of the piece of produce is effected past the laser device while effecting movement of the laser device relative to the piece of produce. To mark the produce skin, the color of an area of the produce skin may be changed to form the identifying mark or the skin may be etched to form the identifying mark.
73 Device for ripening fruit US135729 1993-10-13 US5438917A 1995-08-08 Jacobus Bolkestein; Cornelis Bolkestein
The invention relates to a method for ripening fruit, such as bananas, and a device fop carrying out the method. According to the invention, a fluid is cooled and guided along the fruit by circulation means conveying said fluid through a load of fruit placed on a pallet, the load being sealed essentially in an airtight manner in the peripheral direction, and the load being placed above or below the circulation means, while the fluid is conveyed through the load essentially in the vertical direction by the circulation means. The circulation means preferably suck the fluid up through the load from the bottom or down through the load from the top, and then guide it along the cooling means, following which, as the result of a pressure difference caused by the circulation means, the fluid is conveyed again along the outside of the load to the bottom or top side, respectively, thereof.
74 Apparatus for producing a vegetable product US354940 1989-05-22 US5060563A 1991-10-29 Rex B. Plant; John P. Marton
A method and apparatus for producing a product of predetermined shape from a vegetable, in which a cylindrical core is cut from the vegetable by forcing the vegetable against an annular cutting edge of a tube and cutting the product from the core by advancing a pair of opposed rotatable cutting elements into apertures in the side of the tube.
75 Apparatus for separating dried fruit aggregates US385006 1973-08-02 US3933086A 1976-01-20 Charles N. Standing
An apparatus is described for separating blocks of dried fruit composed of individual fruit pieces such as raisins which are bonded or cohered to one another. One or more pairs of rotating high friction surfaces, such as rolls having rubber projections on their surfaces, are mounted on a framework such that the fruit pieces pass between the surface pairs, being conducted downward sequentially through the pairs when more than one pair is employed, and are separated into individual fruit pieces by the action of the differential speed of the surfaces.
76 Fruit marking machine US3603249D 1967-12-04 US3603249A 1971-09-07 MUMMA HAROLD J; PARRY CURTIS L
A rotary marking device containing a plurality of angularly spaced markers is mounted for rotation above a continuously moving fruit carrying conveyor and is driven so that each marker will be brought into pressure contact with a fruit on the conveyor to imprint an ink mark thereon. Each marker includes a resilient die holder to grip the fruit and a die having a fruitcontacting face with raised indicia thereon, which die is mounted by means of a coil spring to the peripheral face of the die holder. An inking ribbon is rotated adjaCent the marking device for tangential contact with the fruit-contacting faces of the dies to apply ink thereto.
77 Treatment of commodities US9242436 1936-07-24 US2183915A 1939-12-19 RALPH KILLINGSTAD
78 Raisin cleaning method US17989437 1937-12-15 US2152143A 1939-03-28 MARTIN ERNEST E
79 Fruit and vegetable treating machine US70963634 1934-02-03 US2149443A 1939-03-07 KENNEDY MABRY D; GORDON JOHNSON JOHN
80 AGRICULTURAL SKIN GRAFTING EP14831592 2014-07-29 EP3027008A4 2017-04-05 ROGERS JAMES T
A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.
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