Dongguk University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation

Seung Won Jung

Seung Ju Lee

Jin Young Han

Kwang Won Hong

The present invention provides a radio frequency identification (RFID)-integrated self-powered time-temperature integrator (TTI), which comprises an RFID and a self-powered TTI which is attached to the exterior of a package of food to output an electric signal indicating a storage state of the food and supplies the electric signal as an operating power of the RFID, in which the electric signal output from the self-powered TTI is a voltage corresponding to a rate of a change in quality of the food accompanied, the quality is calculated by an integration value of time-voltage, and an integration algorithm uses an integrated value, obtained by adding the voltage measured every hour, as a quality variable of the food.

RFID-integrated self-powered TTI

The present invention relates to a two-dimensional code-type time-temperature indicator the color or shape of which changes in accordance with time and temperature conditions, and to a method for manufacturing the time-temperature indicator, to a quality guarantee system using the time-temperature indicator, and to a quality guarantee method using the quality guarantee system. The time-temperature indicator comprises: nanobeads containing a microorganism for generating lactic acids using nutrient components, an indicating agent for indicating the change in color by means of the generated lactic acids, an immobilization material for immobilizing the microorganism, the indicating agent, and the nutrient components; a base having a bonding layer; and a cover film.

Time-temperature indicator, method for manufacturing the time-temperature indicator, quality guarantee system using the time-temperature indicator, and quality guarantee method using the quality guarantee system

The present invention relates to a system for providing food expiration date information using a TTI (time temperature integrator) and a method for providing food expiration date information using the same. The system for providing the food expiration date information and the method for providing the food expiration date information using the same of the present invention includes: an input unit for receiving TTI information, food information, and distribution history information; a calculation unit for producing a TTI indication value corresponding to an expiration date of the food; and an output unit which determines and outputs a color corresponding to the expiration date of the food among stages of colors which can be expressed through the TTI according to time and temperature conditions using the TTI indication value. According to desired embodiments, the present invention enables a consumer to confirm correctly the expiration date of the corresponding food by providing the TTI indication value corresponding to the expiration date of the food.

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Gyeonggi-do, KS, United States of America

Seung Won Jung