Patents by Inventor Taras A. Kowalczyn

Taras A. Kowalczyn 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).

  • Controlled atmosphere container system for perishable products
    Patent number: 5333394
    Abstract: A controlled atmosphere container system for shipping and storing perishable products, wherein the container system includes a plurality of individual, transportable containers to be connected from time to time with a central source for providing a controlled atmosphere to those containers. A controller preferably enables the container system to optimally allocate the capacity of the central source of the controlled atmosphere based upon the relative atmospheric conditions of the containers attached thereto and the capacity of the source. Such control is provided in the form of a predetermined hierarchy of priorities for allocating the controlled atmosphere gas to the individual containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Chiquita Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Herdeman, Taras A. Kowalczyn, Charles R. Graham, John Herzstein