Patents by Inventor Pat Foster

Pat Foster 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).

  • Device for controlling the gas medium inside a container
    Patent number: 9198444
    Abstract: A device for controlling the composition inside a shipping/storage container for produce, such as bananas, is disclosed. Such atmospheric control is particularly important when dealing with the ripening of respiring fruit. The device comprises a chamber surrounded by an outer wall, at least a portion of that wall made up of a selectively gas-permeable membrane which is in communication with the outside atmosphere. The chamber also includes at least two channels which are connected to the container: one which transmits gas form the chamber to the container, and one which transmits gas from the container to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Chiquita Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Raul Fernandez, Pat Foster, Carlos Beltran, Julio Urquiaga
  • DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE GAS MEDIUM INSIDE A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20140220203
    Abstract: A device for controlling the composition inside a shipping/storage container for produce, such as bananas, is disclosed. Such atmospheric control is particularly important when dealing with the ripening of respiring fruit. The device comprises a chamber surrounded by an outer wall, at least a portion of that wall made up of a selectively gas-permeable membrane which is in communication with the outside atmosphere. The chamber also includes at least two channels which are connected to the container: one which transmits gas form the chamber to the container, and one which transmits gas from the container to the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Chiquita LLC
    Inventors: Raul Fernandez, Pat Foster, Carlos Beltran, Julio Urquiaga
  • DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE GAS MEDIUM INSIDE A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20070144638
    Abstract: A device for controlling the composition inside a shipping/storage container for produce, such as bananas, is disclosed. Such atmospheric control is particularly important when dealing with the ripening of respiring fruit. The device comprises a chamber surrounded by an outer wall, at least a portion of that wall made up of a selectively gas-permeable membrane which is in communication with the outside atmosphere. The chamber also includes at least two channels which are connected to the container: one which transmits gas form the chamber to the container, and one which transmits gas from the container to the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Raul Fernandez, Pat Foster, Carlos Beltran, Julio Urquiaga