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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric R. Myers, Aurora, IL (US);
Anthony W. Dallmier, Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nalco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 7/157 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 7/157 ;
Abstract
A method to extend the shelf-life, reduce the microbial load, and enhance product appearance and quality in leafy vegetables or other fresh commodities of the like comprising applying directly to the leafy vegetable a stabilized aqueous alkali or alkaline earth metal hypobromite solution.