Patents Assigned to aPEEL Technology Inc.
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Patent number: 10902581Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to acquire a hyperspectral image of a food object by an imaging device, the hyperspectral image of the food object comprising a three-dimensional set of images of the food object, each image in the set of images representing the food object in a wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum, normalize the hyperspectral image of the food object, select a region of interest in the hyperspectral image, the region of interest comprising a subset of at least one image in the set of images, extract spectral features from the region of interest in the hyperspectral image, and compare the spectral features from the region of interest with a plurality of images in a training set to determine particular characteristics of the food object and determine that the hyperspectral image indicates a foreign object.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lars Gustav Magnus Nipe, Abilasha Ramanan
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Patent number: 10843997Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate fatty acid esters derived from crosslinked polyesters. Particular embodiments are directed to methods of preparing compositions of fatty acid esters by treating crosslinked polyesters or other crosslinked networks with an acid and an alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: APEEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Gabriel Rodriguez, Camille Mol, Louis Perez
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Patent number: 10561155Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10537130Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventor: James T. Rogers
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Patent number: 10537115Abstract: Described herein are methods of sanitizing and preserving produce and other agricultural products, for example for consumption as Ready-to-Eat. The methods can comprise treating the products with a sanitizing agent and forming a protective coating over the products.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Alexander William Thomas, Savannah Jane Dearden
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Patent number: 10517310Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, and mixtures thereof for application in agricultural coating formulations, and in particular, to methods of preparing plant extract compositions that include functionalized and non-functionalized fatty acids and fatty esters (as well as their oligomers and mixtures thereof), which are substantially free from accompanying plant-derived compounds (e.g., proteins, polysaccharides, phenols, lignans, aromatic acids, terpenoids, flavonoids, carotenoids, alkaloids, alcohols, alkanes, and aldehydes) and can be used in agricultural coating formulations.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, James Rogers, Ronald C. Bakus, II, Chance Holland, Jenny Du
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Patent number: 10407377Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10266708Abstract: Presented are compositions that can be used as protective coatings for agricultural (e.g., food) substrates. The compositions can comprise a compound of Formula I: and an additive, wherein the variables m, n, q, r, Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are defined herein. The protective coatings formed from the compositions can be used to prevent food spoilage due to, for instance, moisture loss, oxidation, or infection by a foreign pathogen.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Charles Patrick Frazier
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Patent number: 10239069Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventor: James T. Rogers
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Patent number: 10092014Abstract: Described herein are methods of sanitizing and preserving produce and other agricultural products, for example for consumption as Ready-to-Eat. The methods can comprise treating the products with a sanitizing agent and forming a protective coating over the products.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Alexander William Thomas, Savannah Jane Dearden
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Patent number: 9957215Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: aPEEL Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, Camille Mol, Ronald C. Bakus, II, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
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Patent number: 9743679Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, and mixtures thereof for application in agricultural coating formulations, and in particular, to methods of preparing plant extract compositions that include functionalized and non-functionalized fatty acids and fatty esters (as well as their oligomers and mixtures thereof), which are substantially free from accompanying plant-derived compounds (e.g., proteins, polysaccharides, phenols, lignans, aromatic acids, terpenoids, flavonoids, carotenoids, alkaloids, alcohols, alkanes, and aldehydes) and can be used in agricultural coating formulations.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: aPEEL Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, James Rogers, Ronald C. Bakus, II, Chance Holland, Jenny Du
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Patent number: 9744542Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: aPEEL Technology, Inc.Inventor: James T. Rogers
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Publication number: 20150030780Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: aPEEL Technology Inc.Inventor: James T. Rogers