Patents
US 8237084 B2: Laser microperforated fresh produce trays for modified/controlled atmosphere packaging
- Granted
- 2012-08-07
- Filed
- 2007-12-13 application 11955502
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for laser microperforated fresh produce trays for use in modifying or controlling the flow of oxygen and carbon dioxide into and/out of a fresh produce container, where the microperforations are specifically tailored such as by size, location and number for the specific produce. The packaging system tailors microperforated trays for particular produce to optimally preserve the produce, using a method of making registered microperforations on the trays using at least some of the following: a conveyor, a thickness measuring devise, a sensor mechanism, and a laser system including optics.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120807.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. 2 patents | US company or organization | Salinas, CA | TAYLOR FRESH FOODS, INC Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Varriano-Marston | Windham, NH | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Roland Meijer | Groton, MA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eugene P. Thomas | Santa Cruz, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B61/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B23K | Soldering or unsoldering; welding; cladding or plating by soldering or welding; cutting by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting; working by laser beam | B23K26/382 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T83/145 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-04 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | TAYLOR FRESH FOODS, INC. signed 2016-02-03 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT DALLAS, TX | 37696/697 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-05-17 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | TAYLOR FRESH FOODS, INC. signed 2012-05-14 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT DALLAS, TX | 28222/629 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-05-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VARRIANO-MARSTON, ELIZABETH signed 2012-04-04 | TAYLOR FRESH FOODS, INC. SALINAS, CA | 28193/976 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-02-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THOMAS, EUGENE P. signed 2008-01-10 VARRIANO-MARSTON, ELIZABETH signed 2008-01-11 MEIJER, ROLAND signed 2008-01-23 | VARRIANO-MARSTON, ELIZABETH WINDHAM, NH | 20474/784 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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