Patents
US 8425962 B2: Fruit and vegetable preservation process
- Granted
- 2013-04-23
- Filed
- 2010-03-02 application 12715589
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An HPP method for preserving a food item such as a fruit or vegetable may include the steps of: (a) placing a prepared fruit and/or vegetable in a container having a capacity less than about two gallons; (b) filling the container with a pH modifying solution or sauce to establish a pH in the container in the range of about 2 to about 6, and preferably about 4; (c) dearation; (d) sealing the container; and (e) applying pressure to the container in the range of about 2,000 to about 120,000 psi, preferably about 90,000 psi, for a time period in the range of about 1 to about 20 minutes, preferably about 5 minutes at a temperature in the range not lower than freezing and not greater than about 230° F.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130423.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Monte Corporation 16 patents | US company or organization | San Francisco, CA | DEL MONTE CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state DEL MONTE CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Anne Palleschi | Fremont, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Karim Nafisi-Movaghar | Walnut Creek, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A23B | Preservation of foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages; chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables | A23B7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L19/03 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B25/041 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2025-04-15 | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. WALNUT CREEK, CA | 70859/619 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-08-06 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2024-08-02 | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. WALNUT CREEK, CA | 68364/695 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-05-27 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2022-05-16 | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. WALNUT CREEK, CA | 60033/753 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-05-27 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. signed 2022-05-16 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 60033/741 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-05-26 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. signed 2020-05-15 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 52755/602 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-05-26 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. signed 2020-05-15 | UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 52755/595 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-05-15 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2020-05-15 | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. WALNUT CREEK, CA | 52675/588 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-05-15 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2020-05-15 | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. WALNUT CREEK, CA | 52675/357 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-05-15 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2020-05-15 | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. WALNUT CREEK, CA | 52675/72 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-28 | Security interest Security interest Patent collateral agreement - second lien | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. signed 2014-02-18 | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 32367/832 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-28 | Security interest Security interest Patent collateral agreement - first lien | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. signed 2014-02-18 | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 32367/637 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-28 | Security interest Security interest Patent collateral agreement - abl | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. signed 2014-02-18 | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 32367/524 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-25 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2014-02-18 | DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN DIEGO, CA | 32295/90 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-25 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2014-02-18 | DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32295/19 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32266/363 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-04-08 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2011-03-08 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 26100/771 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-28 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2011-03-08 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 26029/157 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-17 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2011-03-08 | DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CA DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 25969/967 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-09-08 | Correction Form of intellectual property security agreement supplement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2010-06-14 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 24953/107 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-06-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NAFISI-MOVAGHAR, KARIM signed 2010-06-16 PALLESCHI, MELISSA ANNE signed 2010-06-16 | DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 24597/592 | 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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