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  • Label
    Patent number: 7438322
    Abstract: A label for affixing to a container of produce is disclosed, the label including a front portion for carrying labelling indicia, and an adhesive backing; the front portion including a token for identifying the produce, the token being readily severable from the front portion when the label is affixed to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Global Apeel Limited
    Inventor: Paul Anthony Miller
  • Compounds and formulations for protective coatings
    Patent number: 11641865
    Abstract: Compositions for forming protective coatings on, e.g., agricultural products, can form a lamellar structure on the surface of the agricultural product that forms a barrier to, e.g., water and gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Hernandez, Chance Holland, Stephen Kaun, Louis Perez, Charles Frazier, Changrui Gao, Justin Ryan
  • Compositions and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 11827591
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing compounds derived from triglycerides or condensation polymers such as polyesters and/or polyamides. The methods may include subjecting triglyceride or condensation polymer containing matter to mechanical processing in the presence of a nucleophile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Alena Higgins, David Fisher, Charles Frazier, Louis Perez, Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Method for preparing and preserving sanitized products
    Patent number: 11723377
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of sanitizing and preserving produce and other agricultural products, for example for consumption as Ready-to-Eat. The methods can comprise treating the products with a sanitizing agent and forming a protective coating over the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Alexander William Thomas, Savannah Jane Dearden
  • Method for preparing and preserving sanitized products
    Patent number: 10092014
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of sanitizing and preserving produce and other agricultural products, for example for consumption as Ready-to-Eat. The methods can comprise treating the products with a sanitizing agent and forming a protective coating over the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Alexander William Thomas, Savannah Jane Dearden
  • Method for preparing and preserving sanitized products
    Patent number: 10537115
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of sanitizing and preserving produce and other agricultural products, for example for consumption as Ready-to-Eat. The methods can comprise treating the products with a sanitizing agent and forming a protective coating over the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Alexander William Thomas, Savannah Jane Dearden
  • Compositions formed from plant extracts and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 11319275
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate fatty acid esters derived from crosslinked polyesters. Particular embodiments are directed to methods of preparing compositions of fatty acid esters by treating crosslinked polyesters or other crosslinked networks with an acid and an alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Gabriel Rodriguez, Camille Mol, Louis Perez
  • Compositions formed from plant extracts and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 10843997
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate fatty acid esters derived from crosslinked polyesters. Particular embodiments are directed to methods of preparing compositions of fatty acid esters by treating crosslinked polyesters or other crosslinked networks with an acid and an alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: APEEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Gabriel Rodriguez, Camille Mol, Louis Perez
  • Compositions formed from plant extracts and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 11918003
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate fatty acid esters derived from crosslinked polyesters. Particular embodiments are directed to methods of preparing compositions of fatty acid esters by treating crosslinked polyesters or other crosslinked networks with an acid and an alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Gabriel Rodriguez, Camille Mol, Louis Perez
  • Plant extract compositions for forming protective coatings
    Patent number: 9957215
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: aPEEL Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Perez, Camille Mol, Ronald C. Bakus, II, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Plant extract compositions for forming protective coatings
    Patent number: 10561155
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Plant extract compositions for forming protective coatings
    Patent number: 10407377
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Plant extract compositions for forming protective coatings
    Patent number: 11028030
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Plant extract compositions for forming protective coatings
    Patent number: 11767278
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, II, Louis Perez, Camille Mol, James Rogers, Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Devices, systems, and methods for reducing microbial load during product coating
    Patent number: 11813636
    Abstract: A treatment system, including a conveyor bed configured to transport a plurality of products; a brushing device located along the conveyor bed and having one or more brushes that include a first antimicrobial compound; a surface treatment device including a lamp configured to emit light of a peak wavelength directed toward a portion of the conveyor bed; and a coating device configured to deliver a coating mixture onto the plurality of products on the conveyor bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, Matthew Kahlscheuer, Gregory Faust, Louis Perez, Anuj Purohit, Krishnan Chari, Benjamin Gordon, Nicholas Feringa, Doug Gotthard
  • Industrial equipment for the treatment of produce
    Patent number: 11602152
    Abstract: An application system for forming protective coatings over perishable items, including: a bed including a plurality of rollers, wherein each of the rollers is configured to rotate at a predetermined rotational rate, thereby causing the perishable items on the bed to rotate; one or more sprayers over a first portion of the bed; one or more blowers over a second portion of the bed; a mixing system configured to prepare a mixture including a coating agent in a solvent; and a liquid delivery system connected inline between the mixing system and the one or more sprayers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Cody Hegel, Stephen William Kaun, Claire Patterson, Louis Perez, Matthew Taylor Aronson, Matthew Dominick Gaudioso
  • Precursor compounds for molecular coatings
    Patent number: 11472970
    Abstract: Presented are compositions that can be used as protective coatings for agricultural (e.g., food) substrates. The compositions can comprise a compound of Formula I: and an additive, wherein the variables m, n, q, r, Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are defined herein. The protective coatings formed from the compositions can be used to prevent food spoilage due to, for instance, moisture loss, oxidation, or infection by a foreign pathogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Perez, Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Charles Patrick Frazier
  • Precursor compounds for molecular coatings
    Patent number: 10266708
    Abstract: Presented are compositions that can be used as protective coatings for agricultural (e.g., food) substrates. The compositions can comprise a compound of Formula I: and an additive, wherein the variables m, n, q, r, Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are defined herein. The protective coatings formed from the compositions can be used to prevent food spoilage due to, for instance, moisture loss, oxidation, or infection by a foreign pathogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Perez, Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Charles Patrick Frazier
  • Precursor compounds for molecular coatings
    Patent number: 11447646
    Abstract: Presented are compositions that can be used as protective coatings for agricultural (e.g., food) substrates. The compositions can comprise a compound of Formula I: and an additive, wherein the variables m, n, q, r, Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are defined herein. The protective coatings formed from the compositions can be used to prevent food spoilage due to, for instance, moisture loss, oxidation, or infection by a foreign pathogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Perez, Chance Holland, James Rogers, Stephen William Kaun, Carlos Hernandez, Charles Patrick Frazier
  • Plant extract compositions and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 11812758
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to plant extract compositions and methods to isolate cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, and mixtures thereof for application in agricultural coating formulations, and in particular, to methods of preparing plant extract compositions that include functionalized and non-functionalized fatty acids and fatty esters (as well as their oligomers and mixtures thereof), which are substantially free from accompanying plant-derived compounds (e.g., proteins, polysaccharides, phenols, lignans, aromatic acids, terpenoids, flavonoids, carotenoids, alkaloids, alcohols, alkanes, and aldehydes) and can be used in agricultural coating formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Perez, James Rogers, Ronald C. Bakus, II, Chance Holland, Jenny Du
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