公开(公告)号：US20210174490A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17125501

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Lars Gustav Magnus Nipe ,  Abilasha Ramanan

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G01N33/02 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/42 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to acquire a hyperspectral image of an object by an imaging device, the hyperspectral image of the object comprising a three-dimensional set of images of the object, each image in the set of images representing the object in a wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum, normalize the hyperspectral image of the object, select a region of interest in the hyperspectral image, the region of interest comprising at least one image in the set of images, extract spectral features from the region of interest in the hyperspectral image, and compare the spectral features from the region of interest with a plurality of images in a training set to determine particular characteristics of the object.

公开(公告)号：US10902581B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US15977099

申请日：2018-05-11

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Lars Gustav Magnus Nipe ,  Abilasha Ramanan

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06K9/42

Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to acquire a hyperspectral image of a food object by an imaging device, the hyperspectral image of the food object comprising a three-dimensional set of images of the food object, each image in the set of images representing the food object in a wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum, normalize the hyperspectral image of the food object, select a region of interest in the hyperspectral image, the region of interest comprising a subset of at least one image in the set of images, extract spectral features from the region of interest in the hyperspectral image, and compare the spectral features from the region of interest with a plurality of images in a training set to determine particular characteristics of the food object and determine that the hyperspectral image indicates a foreign object.

公开(公告)号：US20200085092A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16692819

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： James T. Rogers

IPC: A23P20/18 ,  B05B5/025 ,  B05B5/053 ,  A23N15/06 ,  A23B4/10 ,  A23B7/16 ,  A23B9/14 ,  A23P20/15

Abstract: A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

公开(公告)号：US10407377B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US16151268

申请日：2018-10-03

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ronald C. Bakus, II ,  Louis Perez ,  Camille Mol ,  James Rogers ,  Gabriel Rodriguez

IPC: C07C51/09 ,  C07D303/38 ,  C07C67/475 ,  C07C29/17 ,  C07C29/132 ,  C07C51/377 ,  A23B7/16 ,  C07C67/03 ,  C07C51/00 ,  C07C51/36 ,  C07C51/367 ,  C07C67/08 ,  C08G63/06 ,  C09D5/00 ,  C09D167/00 ,  C07C63/00 ,  B01D11/02 ,  A23L3/3454 ,  C08G63/00 ,  C09D167/04

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190166901A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16269442

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： James T. Rogers

IPC: A23P20/18 ,  A23P20/15 ,  A23B9/14 ,  A23B7/16 ,  B05B5/025 ,  A23N15/06 ,  B05B5/053 ,  A23B4/10

Abstract: A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

公开(公告)号：US20190104748A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16209794

申请日：2018-12-04

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen William Kaun ,  Chance Holland ,  James T. Rogers ,  Louis Perez ,  Carlos Hernandez ,  Charles Frazier

IPC: A23B7/16 ,  A23B7/154 ,  C07C69/28 ,  C07D303/16 ,  C07C69/675 ,  C07C69/533

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for controlling the rate of ripening for agricultural produce. The present disclosure further provides coating compositions that can be applied to produce to control (e.g., lessen) the rate of ripening of the produce.

公开(公告)号：US20180222835A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15943553

申请日：2018-04-02

Applicant: aPEEL Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ronald C. Bakus, II ,  Louis Perez ,  Camille Mol ,  James Rogers ,  Gabriel Rodriguez

IPC: C07C51/09 ,  C09D5/00 ,  A23L3/3454 ,  C07C51/36 ,  C07C67/08 ,  C08G63/06 ,  C08G63/00 ,  C09D167/00 ,  C09D167/04 ,  A23B7/16

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.

公开(公告)号：US20170320077A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15660474

申请日：2017-07-26

Applicant: aPEEL Technology, Inc.

Inventor： James T. Rogers

IPC: B05B5/053 ,  A23N15/06 ,  A23B7/16 ,  A23P20/15 ,  A23B4/10 ,  A23P20/18 ,  B05B5/025 ,  A23B9/14

CPC classification number: A23P20/18 ,  A23B4/10 ,  A23B7/16 ,  A23B9/14 ,  A23N15/06 ,  A23P20/15 ,  B05B5/0255 ,  B05B5/0535

Abstract: A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

公开(公告)号：US20240180181A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18517148

申请日：2023-11-22

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Essert

IPC: A23B7/16 ,  A23B7/154 ,  A23L3/3517

CPC classification number: A23B7/16 ,  A23B7/154 ,  A23L3/3517

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions including a wax and one or more salts of fatty acids. An exemplary embodiment includes about 20 wt % to about 98 wt % of a wax, and about 2 wt % to about 40 wt % of one or more salts of a C4-C28 fatty acid.

公开(公告)号：US20240081358A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18481776

申请日：2023-10-05

Applicant: Apeel Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Louis Perez ,  James Rogers ,  Ronald C. Bakus II ,  Chance Holland ,  Jenny Du

IPC: A23B7/154 ,  A23B7/16 ,  A23L3/3517 ,  B01D11/02 ,  B01D37/00

CPC classification number: A23B7/154 ,  A23B7/16 ,  A23L3/3517 ,  B01D11/0284 ,  B01D11/0288 ,  B01D37/00 ,  A23V2002/00

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.