Patents by Inventor Lester Cheuk-Yin CHONG

Lester Cheuk-Yin CHONG 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).

  • Silk packaging applications
    Patent number: 11976196
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure pertain to compositions and methods for preparing silk films for use in food packaging. Exemplary compositions of the present disclosure comprise silk films and packaging coatings as a replacement for traditional food packaging, such as single-use plastic packaging, and/or to extend the shelf-life of foods. The natural bio-based silk coatings of the present disclosure may be odorless, low cost, edible, compostable, come from a renewable source, removable from the packaging for recycling, and are biodegradable. In some embodiments, the silk films and packaging coatings may prolong the shelf-life, enhance or maintain the quality and safety, and/or provide indication of and regulate the freshness of food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Cambridge Crops, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Behrens, Sezin Yigit, Laith M. Abu-Taleb, Lester Cheuk-Yin Chong, Colin D. Preston
  • STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORTATION OF PRODUCE, FLOWERS AND PLANTS
    Publication number: 20230106041
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving storage and/or transportation of food, flowers, plants, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Laith ABU-TALEB, Adam BEHRENS, Christina BELSITO, Megan BIANGO-DANIELS, Lester Cheuk-Yin CHONG, Kelly RICHMOND, Sezin YIGIT
  • Storage and/or transportation of produce, flowers and plants
    Patent number: 11548669
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for improving storage and/or transportation of food, flowers, plants, or the like by coating of the same with silk proteins or other substances including silk fibroin, chitin, acetylated monoglycerides, shellac, starch, high fructose corn syrup, mayauba wax, maydelilla wax, beeswax, vegetable oil, paraffin oil, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, cellulose, pectin, alginate, chitosan, gum Arabic, soy protein, zein, casein, and/or whey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Cambridge Crops, Inc.
    Inventors: Laith Abu-Taleb, Adam Behrens, Christina Belsito, Megan Biango-Daniels, Lester Cheuk-Yin Chong, Kelly Richmond, Sezin Yigit
  • Silk Packaging Applications
    Publication number: 20220332948
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure pertain to compositions and methods for preparing silk films for use in food packaging. Exemplary compositions of the present disclosure comprise silk films and packaging coatings as a replacement for traditional food packaging, such as single-use plastic packaging, and/or to extend the shelf-life of foods. The natural bio-based silk coatings of the present disclosure may be odorless, low cost, edible, compostable, come from a renewable source, removable from the packaging for recycling, and are biodegradable. In some embodiments, the silk films and packaging coatings may prolong the shelf-life, enhance or maintain the quality and safety, and/or provide indication of and regulate the freshness of food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Cambridge Crops, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Behrens, Sezin Yigit, Laith M. Abu-Taleb, Lester Cheuk-Yin Chong, Colin D. Preston
  • STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORTATION OF PRODUCE, FLOWERS AND PLANTS
    Publication number: 20220009660
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving storage and/or transportation of food, flowers, plants, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Laith ABU-TALEB, Adam BEHRENS, Christina BELSITO, Megan BIANGO-DANIELS, Lester Cheuk-Yin CHONG, Kelly RICHMOND, Sezin YIGIT