Patents by Inventor Ralph John Whiteman

Ralph John Whiteman 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).

  • Atmosphere control for perishable produce
    Patent number: 6460352
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for controlling the composition of the atmosphere within a refrigerated container during the storage and/or transportation of perishable and/or respiring produce in which carbon dioxide and ethylene (and other evolved hydrocarbons) are removed from the container atmosphere by adsorption, the adsorptive materials being regenerated with ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: The BOC Group, plc
    Inventors: Norberto Lemcoff, Shuguang Deng, Michael Ernest Garrett, Michael John Heywood, Ralph John Whiteman