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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:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
The SunBlush Technologies Corporation, Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 2/502 ; B65B 3/100 ; B65D 8/550 ; B65D 8/120 ; A23B 7/152 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 2/502 ; B65B 3/100 ; B65D 8/550 ; B65D 8/120 ; A23B 7/152 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel method for the storage and transport of fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel method to prolong the postharvest life of such horticultural produce that is packaged in a modified atmosphere by the inclusion of a small amount of nitric oxide gas into the package.