Patents by Inventor Tim Filipowski

Tim Filipowski 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SANITIZING PRODUCE IN AN ACIDIC BATH
    Publication number: 20110247655
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for treating a produce item with a treatment solution that includes water and a first and second treatment acid. The disclosed methods and systems may be particularly beneficial when used to sanitize the produce item of pathogens and/or to maintain the quality of the produce item. A disclosed treatment method includes measuring an amount of water; measuring an amount of a first treatment acid; measuring an amount of a second treatment acid; mixing the water, the first treatment acid, and the second treatment acid to form a treatment-solution concentrate; diluting a quantity of the treatment-solution concentrate to form a treatment solution; and contacting an exterior surface of the produce item with a quantity of the treatment solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Fresh Express, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Lewis, Kai Lai Grace Ho, Diego A. Luzuriaga, Tim Filipowski