Patents Assigned to Mimica Lab Ltd
  • Food spoilage monitoring device
    Patent number: 11987430
    Abstract: An activatable spoilage monitoring device (2) is housed in a lid for a container. The device comprises a reservoir containing a digestor fluid and a tray (62) containing a digestible material or gel and having a tactile pattern of protuberances (68) formed in a base of the tray. The two parts (4, 6) of the lid axially compress together as the lid is opened resulting in activation of the device by permitting the fluid to come into contact with the digestible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Mimica Lab Ltd
    Inventors: Joanne Barnard, David Harpur, Giorgia Raci, Iasmi Kalathaki, Lawrence Matthews, Solveiga Pakstaite
  • Bio-reactive food expiry label
    Patent number: 9915638
    Abstract: A food expiry label includes a layer of material (such as a water-swollen mammalian gelatine) that undergoes a phase transition (such as from solid to liquid) upon exposure to bacteria or fungi that result in food spoilage. The label may incorporate a tactile surface that the user can feel underneath the layer of gelatine once the gelatine has changed from solid to liquid. Thus a user can detect when a foodstuff is likely to have spoiled or been on the shelf for a predetermined period simply by feeling the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Mimica Lab Ltd
    Inventor: Solveiga Pakstaite