Patents Assigned to aPEEL Technology Inc.
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Patent number: 11918003Abstract: 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 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Gabriel Rodriguez, Camille Mol, Louis Perez
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Patent number: 11847681Abstract: The disclosed technology provides for determining infection in food items using image data of the food items under ultra-violet (UV) light. A method includes performing object detection on the image data to identify a bounding box around each of the food items in the image data, determining, for each food item, an infection presence metric by applying a model to the bounding box, the model being trained using image training data of other food items under UV light, the image training data being annotated based on previous identifications of a first portion of the other food items having infection features and a second portion having healthy quality features, and determining, based on a determination that the infection presence metric for each of the food items indicates presence of an infection, an infection coverage metric for the food item.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Gordon, Ohad Michel, Matthew Kahlscheuer, Benjamin Flores, Charles Frazier, Louis Perez
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Patent number: 11827591Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing compounds derived from triglycerides or condensation polymers such as polyesters and/or polyamides. The methods may include subjecting triglyceride or condensation polymer containing matter to mechanical processing in the presence of a nucleophile.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Alena Higgins, David Fisher, Charles Frazier, Louis Perez, Gabriel Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11812758Abstract: 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: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, James Rogers, Ronald C. Bakus, II, Chance Holland, Jenny Du
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Patent number: 11813636Abstract: A treatment system, including a conveyor bed configured to transport a plurality of products; a brushing device located along the conveyor bed and having one or more brushes that include a first antimicrobial compound; a surface treatment device including a lamp configured to emit light of a peak wavelength directed toward a portion of the conveyor bed; and a coating device configured to deliver a coating mixture onto the plurality of products on the conveyor bed.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, Matthew Kahlscheuer, Gregory Faust, Louis Perez, Anuj Purohit, Krishnan Chari, Benjamin Gordon, Nicholas Feringa, Doug Gotthard
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Patent number: 11767278Abstract: 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: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11723377Abstract: 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: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: 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: 11641865Abstract: Compositions for forming protective coatings on, e.g., agricultural products, can form a lamellar structure on the surface of the agricultural product that forms a barrier to, e.g., water and gas.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Hernandez, Chance Holland, Stephen Kaun, Louis Perez, Charles Frazier, Changrui Gao, Justin Ryan
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Patent number: 11602152Abstract: An application system for forming protective coatings over perishable items, including: a bed including a plurality of rollers, wherein each of the rollers is configured to rotate at a predetermined rotational rate, thereby causing the perishable items on the bed to rotate; one or more sprayers over a first portion of the bed; one or more blowers over a second portion of the bed; a mixing system configured to prepare a mixture including a coating agent in a solvent; and a liquid delivery system connected inline between the mixing system and the one or more sprayers.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Cody Hegel, Stephen William Kaun, Claire Patterson, Louis Perez, Matthew Taylor Aronson, Matthew Dominick Gaudioso
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Patent number: 11472970Abstract: 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: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Charles Patrick Frazier
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Patent number: 11447646Abstract: 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: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Charles Patrick Frazier
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Patent number: 11445733Abstract: Described herein are conveyor systems and application units which can be used to transport and simultaneously treat, or to facilitate treatment and inspection of produce, agricultural products, or other items. The conveyor systems and application units can be configured to allow products to be simultaneously rotated as they are moved along a packing line, which can facilitate the uniform application of spray coatings and/or allow the products to be uniformly blow dried while they are moved. Exemplary conveyor systems and application units can include a bed formed of a plurality of rollers and a rotation inducing device that causes the rollers to rotate while they are laterally transported, thereby causing the products lying on top of the bed to rotate during transport.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chance Holland, Claire Patterson, Louis Van Blarigan, Edwin William Spurling, Matthew Taylor Aronson, Matthew Dominick Gaudioso
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Patent number: 11443417Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to acquire a hyperspectral image of an object by an imaging device, the hyperspectral image of the object comprising a three-dimensional set of images of the object, each image in the set of images representing the object in a wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum, normalize the hyperspectral image of the object, select a region of interest in the hyperspectral image, the region of interest comprising 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 object.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lars Gustav Magnus Nipe, Abilasha Ramanan
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Patent number: 11410295Abstract: 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: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lars Gustav Magnus Nipe, Abilasha Ramanan
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Patent number: 11319275Abstract: 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: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Gabriel Rodriguez, Camille Mol, Louis Perez
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Patent number: 11170872Abstract: A method for predicting a likelihood of infection in a set of similarly sourced plant products is disclosed. A subset of plant products is selected from the set of plant products. For each plant product in the subset, a level of expression of one or more infection biomarkers, and optionally a level of expression of one more housekeeping biomarkers, are determined. A set of biomarker expression statistics for the subset of plant products is determined based on the determined levels of expression of the one or more infection biomarkers and optionally the levels of expression of the one or more housekeeping biomarkers for each plant product in the subset. A likelihood of infection in the set of plant products is then predicted based at least in part on the determined set of biomarker expression statistics for the subset of plant products.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Cody Vild, Savannah Braden, Matthew Kahlscheuer, Louis Perez
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Patent number: 11160287Abstract: 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: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, James Rogers, Ronald C. Bakus, II, Chance Holland, Jenny Du
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Patent number: 11028030Abstract: 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: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10959442Abstract: 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: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Louis Perez, James Rogers, Ronald C. Bakus, II, Chance Holland, Jenny Du
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Patent number: 10902577Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to acquire a hyperspectral image of an object by an imaging device, the hyperspectral image of the object comprising a three-dimensional set of images of the object, each image in the set of images representing the object in a wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum, normalize the hyperspectral image of the object, select a region of interest in the hyperspectral image, the region of interest comprising 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 object.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lars Gustav Magnus Nipe, Abilasha Ramanan