Patents by Inventor Miriam O'Donovan

Miriam O'Donovan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Compositions and methods for preserving cut apples
    Patent number: 8119178
    Abstract: This invention is a novel composition for preserving fresh cut apples comprising a mixture of ascorbic acid, and one or more of calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium chloride, calcium hydroxide, and optionally, citric acid or sodium citrate. This invention also relates to a method of preserving fresh cut apples by treating the cut apples with the novel composition dissolved in water and packaging the treated fresh cut apples in a modified atmosphere package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Natureseal, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry D. Lidster, William Duncan, Miriam O'Donovan, Cheong Kit Leung
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRESERVING CUT APPLES
    Publication number: 20110111103
    Abstract: This invention is a novel composition for preserving fresh cut apples comprising a mixture of ascorbic acid, and one or more of calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium chloride, calcium hydroxide, and optionally, citric acid or sodium citrate. This invention also relates to a method of preserving fresh cut apples by treating the cut apples with the novel composition dissolved in water and packaging the treated fresh cut apples in a modified atmosphere package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: NATURESEAL, INC.
    Inventors: Perry D. Lidster, William Duncan Powrie, Miriam O'Donovan, Cheong Kit Leung
  • Compositions and methods for preserving cut apples
    Patent number: 7931926
    Abstract: This invention is a novel composition for preserving fresh cut apples comprising a mixture of ascorbic acid, and one or more of calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium chloride, calcium hydroxide, and optionally, citric acid or sodium citrate. This invention also relates to a method of preserving fresh cut apples by treating the cut apples with the novel composition dissolved in water and packaging the treated fresh cut apples in a modified atmosphere package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: NatureSeal, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry D. Lidster, William Duncan Powrie, Miriam O'Donovan, Cheong Kit Leung
  • Compositions and methods for preserving cut apples
    Publication number: 20070042093
    Abstract: This invention is a novel composition for preserving fresh cut apples comprising a mixture of ascorbic acid, and one or more of calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium chloride, calcium hydroxide, and optionally, citric acid or sodium citrate. This invention also relates to a method of preserving fresh cut apples by treating the cut apples with the novel composition dissolved in water and packaging the treated fresh cut apples in a modified atmosphere package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: FreshXtend Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Perry Lidster, William Powrie, Miriam O'Donovan, Cheong Kit Leung
  • Process for the preservation of fresh quality attributes of peeled, whole and peeled, cut kiwifruit
    Publication number: 20030091705
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel process for preserving the quality of peeled ripe kiwifruit. More particularly, the invention pertains to a process for preserving the firmness, tissue integrity, bright green color and natural fresh, ripe kiwifruit flavor of peeled, whole, ripe kiwifruit and of peeled, cut, ripe kiwifruit pieces at refrigerated temperatures for prolonged storage periods. A process for preserving ripe kiwifruit or ripe kiwifruit pieces comprising: (a) treating whole, unpeeled, fresh, ripe, kiwifruit with nitrogen to inhibit quality deterioration of pericarp tissue of the ripe kiwifruit; (b) peeling the whole, unpeeled, fresh, ripe kiwifruit; and (c) packaging the peeled, whole kiwifruit or peeled kiwifruit cut into pieces in a modified atmosphere package containing an initial modified atmosphere of between 5% and 15% of oxygen and between 2 and 10% carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Perry Lidster, Miriam O'Donovan, Cheong Kit Leung, William D. Powrie
  • Method and package for the preservation of whole fruits and fresh-cut salads and flowers
    Patent number: 6451363
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel method for the storage and transport of fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel method to prolong the postharvest life of such horticultural produce that is packaged in a modified atmosphere by the inclusion of a small amount of nitric oxide gas into the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: The SunBlush Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Perry Lidster, Ron Wills, Miriam O'Donovan