Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
436020000 | FOOD OR DAIRY PRODUCTS | 40 |
20080241935 | Methods for pathogen detection - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens. | 10-02-2008 |
20080311662 | Method for Analyzing Oligomeric Proanthocyanidin (Opc) - The present invention provides a novel method for assaying OPC contained in natural substances, foods and beverages, pharmaceuticals and/or cosmetics. | 12-18-2008 |
20090042304 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING FOODS - A method for using stable isotope profiling and optionally trace element profiling to differentiate the origin of commodities, such as pistachios ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090286322 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN A FLUID - Disclosed is a testing apparatus for detecting the presence of harmful substances in a fluid. The testing apparatus includes a base member and a flap member removably attached to the base member. Further, the testing apparatus includes at least one testing stick enclosed within the base member. The at least one testing stick includes an elongated member and a chemical reagent disposed on the elongated member. The chemical reagent is capable of reacting with the harmful substances. Such a reaction of the chemical agent with the harmful substances results in a change in a color of the chemical reagent indicating the presence of the harmful substances in the fluid. Further disclosed is a method for detecting the presence of the harmful substances in the fluid using the testing apparatus. | 11-19-2009 |
20100029004 | DURATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES METHODS FOR PREPARATION AND SYSTEMS - Duration monitoring co-topo-polymeric compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. Indicator compositions of the invention include an organic polymer and undergo a color change, which may be reversible or irreversible, in a time dependent manner following an initiation event. Also provided are indicator devices that include the indicator compositions of the invention. The compositions of the invention find use in a variety of different applications. | 02-04-2010 |
20100035348 | METHOD OF FORMING TISSUE STRUCTURE IMAGE OF PROCESSED FOOD OR RAW MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method is provided that can form a clear textural structure image of a processed food or a raw material for the processed. Also, said method can form an image clear enough to clearly discern even an intertwined structure of starches, proteins and lipids of a processed food or a raw material for the processed food. The method includes light-exciting the processed food or the raw material for the processed food which is stained with a fluorescent dye having triphenylmethane skeleton; collecting data about the light-excited processed food or the light-excited raw material using at least three kinds of monitoring lights, that is, a monitoring light A having a fluorescence wavelength of 380 nm or longer and shorter than 450 nm, a monitoring light B having a fluorescence wavelength of 450 nm or longer and shorter than 560 nm, and a monitoring light C having a fluorescence wavelength of 560 nm to 700 nm; and forming an image on the basis of the collected data. | 02-11-2010 |
20100136696 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CONTAMINANT DETECTION - An apparatus and method for detecting contaminants in a food product having an irregular shape is described. The apparatus comprises a contaminant detection device constructed and arranged to detect contaminants in a food product when the food product enters a zone of operation relative to the contaminant detection device. A conveyor belt is electrically coupled to the contaminant detector. The contour filler is operably connected to the conveyor bell and contaminant detector, and positions the food product within the zone of operation. The contour filler may retain the food product and fill the cross sectional area of the zone of operation to enhance contaminant detection. The contour filler may rotate the food product relative to the contaminant detector. | 06-03-2010 |
20100240134 | Beverage testing device and method - The present invention is a testing device that comprises a plurality of indicated measurements printed onto a base or support material with inert ink. A reactive reagent is arranged above the indicated measurements and dissolves when introduced into a beverage according to the percentage of sugar present in the beverage. The visual indicator may be compared to a color chart to determine the amount of sugar present in the beverage. Otherwise, the testing device may indicate a numerical value of sugar content present in the tested beverage. | 09-23-2010 |
20100330679 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE WATER ACTIVITY OF FOODS - Example embodiments relate a device for measuring the water activity of foods and method for obtaining a water activity measurement. The device includes a container housing the food sample, a disc of permeable material to support a reactive substance which in turn is used to record the water activity level of the food sample ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110053276 | MOLECULAR INDICATOR AND PROCESS OF SYNTHESIZING - A molecular indicator for detecting primary diamines includes an indicator structure coupled to (a) a bis-crown ether structure or (b) a structure having a bis-crown ether-like functionality. A package for detecting an analyte emitted by a packaged object includes a packaging material for the object. The package further includes a molecular indicator included with the packaging material for detecting the analyte. The molecular indicator includes an indicator structure coupled to a trapping structure for trapping the analyte. The molecular indicator is highly specific for the analyte, and the trapping of the analyte by the molecular indicator avoids reactive chemistry by-products. The molecular indicator can be synthesized by several different process schemes. | 03-03-2011 |
20110097805 | KOKUMI-IMPARTING AGENT - The present invention encompasses a method for screening for a kokumi-imparting substance by using the calcium receptor activity as an index, a composition containing a kokumi-imparting substance obtained by the screening method, a method for producing food or drink imparted with kokumi, and food or drink imparted with kokumi. | 04-28-2011 |
20110165687 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE, KETAMINES AND RELATED DRUGS IN BEVERAGES - Apparatus for detecting the presence of foreign substances in a beverage. The apparatus for detecting the presence of Gamma-hydroxybutyrate or other drugs in a veverage comprises apparatus wherein cobalt nitrate, oxammonium chloride/ferric chloride, oxammonium sulphate/ferric chloride, 5% ferric chloride, saturated potassium dichromate, toluene/cobalt thiocyanate, chromium (IV) oxide/sulphuric acid carbodiimide salts in combination with oxammonium salts and ferric chloride, or lacmoid is supported on a substrate. The apparatus for detecting the presence of ketamines or other drugs in a beverage comprises apparatus wherein modified-Dragendorff Reagent is supported on a substrate. | 07-07-2011 |
20110306140 | Molecular Heterobimetallic Chemodosimetric Sensor for the Detection of Biogenic Amines - The invention relates to using heterobimetallic coordination polymers and their uses as chemodosimeters for sensing materials for the screening of specific biogenic amines. | 12-15-2011 |
20120214244 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF CAROTENOID - Provided is a method for quantitative analysis of carotenoids such as β-cryptoxanthin contained in a sample such as citrus fruit or the like which enables simple and accurate quantitative analysis. | 08-23-2012 |
20120288944 | Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensing Method - A method for detecting a taggant molecular structure in a fluid includes providing a molecularly imprinted polymer sensor device, contacting a molecularly imprinted crosslinked star polymer with the fluid, and correlating a color change in the fluid with the amount of the taggant molecular structure in the fluid. The device has polymer arms attached to a core, and the core has molecular sized cavities adapted to selectively receive and bind displacement molecules having the taggant molecular structure and a colorimetric indicator. The displacement molecule is selectively removed from the molecularly imprinted crosslinked polymer upon exposure to the taggant molecular structure in the fluid thereby indicating the presence of the taggant molecular structure in the fluid based on a loss of color along a length of a housing. | 11-15-2012 |
20130236976 | DETERMINATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE IN A LIQUID - A system for the measurement of free and bound SO2 in a liquid beverage product sample comprising a sample container having a volume sufficient to provide a headspace above the sample into which a gas can pass; a gas flow system adapted to extract gas from the headspace and recirculating it back into the liquid volume; a measurement system configured to monitor a time dependent evolution of SO2 in gas from the gas flow system; and a dosing apparatus fluidly connected to the container to supply an hydrolysis reagent thereto. A heater unit is provided for supplying thermal radiation into the container to elevate the temperature of sample therein sufficient to facilitate the hydrolysis reaction and a signal processor operates to deconvolute the monitored evolution to generate an indication of the concentration of each of the free SO2 and the total SO2 content of the sample. | 09-12-2013 |
20140162368 | Portable Nanoparticle Based Assay For Rapid Detection of Food Antioxidants (NanoCerac) - Methods and assay for the portable colorimetric detection of an antioxidant in a food sample. According to one aspect the method comprises the steps of providing a colorimetric reagent comprising a plurality of ceria nanoparticles immobilized to a support, contacting the colorimetric reagent with the food sample, and detecting an optical property of the colorimetric reagent, wherein a change in the optical property of the colorimetric reagent is associated with the presence of antioxidant in the food sample, and further wherein the change in the optical property of the colorimetric reagent is dependent upon the concentration of the antioxidant in said food sample. | 06-12-2014 |
20140308749 | QUANTITATION OF LACTOFERRIN IN INFANT FORMULAS BY ELECTROPHORESIS USING IR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING - A method of quantitatively measuring the total lactoferrin content of an infant formula using electrophoresis and infrared fluorescence detection. | 10-16-2014 |
20150072433 | OPTICAL SENSOR-BASED CUPRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY (CUPRAC) ASSAY - An example embodiment is an apparatus for measuring antioxidant presence comprising a solid media, and a reagent carried by the media, the reagent reactive with at least one antioxidant to cause changes in light that is incident upon the reagent while carried by the solid media. | 03-12-2015 |
20150132855 | INTERFACE FOR DISPOSABLE SENSORS - Techniques described herein enable a mobile multifunction device to detect a disposable sensor card at an interface coupled to the mobile multifunction device, wherein the disposable sensor card is mounted inside an opening in the mobile multifunction device, detect analog information associated with the disposable sensor card, and convert analog information to digital information. Detecting analog information comprises detecting a non-transient change in at least a portion of the disposable sensor card, wherein at least a portion of the first disposable sensor card changes form in response to exposure to one or more stimuli from an environment of the first disposable sensor card. A non-transient change may include one or more of changing color, changing shape, changing chemical composition or changing electrical characteristics. Furthermore, the interface may be configured to receive disposable sensor cards with varying sensing capabilities. Each disposable sensor card may have one or more disposable sensors. | 05-14-2015 |
20150323540 | METHOD OF ISOLATING AND IDENTIFYING FRUIT OLIGOSACCHARIDES FROM RIPE BANANA FRUIT - A laboratory method used for isolating and identifying fruit oligosaccharides from ripe banana fruit is provided. The method includes the step of obtaining a predetermined amount of a plant, such as banana fruit and combining it with ethanol. The method also includes the step of isolating an oligosaccharide from the plant without adding heat to the ethanol. The method can be used to isolate and identify neokestose-1,6-diphosphate. | 11-12-2015 |
20160146771 | METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF SPOILAGE OF OILS - Methods for the detection of spoilage of oils containing unsaturated fatty acids is disclosed. Specific methods include the determination of p-anisidine in oils containing unsaturated fatty acids using high performance liquid chromatography after p-an-isidine is added to the oil containing unsaturated fatty acids, and allowed to react with oxidation products. | 05-26-2016 |
20160200930 | Tunable Directional Color Transition Compositions and Methods of Making and Using the Same | 07-14-2016 |
436021000 | Meat or eggs | 5 |
20090061522 | Automated Protein Analyzer - A direct rapid automated protein analyzer is disclosed. The protein analyzer includes means for reducing protein samples to small particles, a reaction vessel in material transfer communication with the homogenizer, a reservoir for binding dye composition in fluid communication with the reaction vessel, a metering pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and the reaction vessel for distributing discrete predetermined amounts of a binding dye composition to the reaction vessel, a filter in fluid communication with the reaction vessel for separating solids from filtrate after a dye binding reaction has taken place in the reaction vessel, and a calorimeter in fluid communication with the filter and the reaction vessel for measuring the absorbance of the filtrate from the reaction vessel and the filter. The rapid analyzer can be used in conjunction with a kit that includes a sample cup for mixing a protein sample with a dye-binding solution and a filter holder for being positioned in the sample cup. The filter holder includes a filter media and a depending spout below the filter media that reaches bottom portions of the cup when the filter media is positioned above the cup. The kit can also include dye concentrate solution. | 03-05-2009 |
20120028359 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF GENDER-SPECIFIC SERUM AND BIOMARKER USING THE SERUM - The present invention relates to a production process of a gender-specific serum and a biomarker using the serum. More specifically, the present invention uses a fatty acid that exhibits a specific expression pattern in a gender-specific serum as a biomarker not only for diagnosis of obesity or a disease related to obesity, but also for diagnosis of meat quality since the fatty acid promotes differentiation of muscle derived stem cells into adipose cells. In addition, the present invention can establish a research system studying the effects of steroid hormones on the cell culture by using sera separated from blood that is collected from individual mammal carcasses being disposed, and provide important clues for discovering a gene associated with the synthesis of steroid hormone and for developing treatments for human diseases. Further, the present invention may contribute to increased profits derived from producing high quality sera, a reduced cost with treatment for carcass wastes, and promotion of the eco-industry for reducing environmental hormones. | 02-02-2012 |
20150293069 | Method for determining expected shelf life of Seafood - The present invention provides a method of determining the expected shelf life of seafood. The method comprises a step of placing a test strip against a piece of seafood, wherein the test strip includes an indicating pad having a pH indicator that is configured to change color in the presence of ammonia. The method further comprises a step of ascertaining concentration on a parts per million level of ammonia by comparing the color of the pH indicator to a comparative chart, wherein the comparative chart includes a gradient of color intensity that indicates the concentration on a parts per million level of ammonia. Furthermore, the method comprises a step of referencing a booklet having a plurality of charts to cross reference the concentration of ammonia detected by the test strip with the storage temperature to determine an expected shelf life for a piece of seafood. | 10-15-2015 |
20160011164 | Smart Sticker for Use with Perishable Foods | 01-14-2016 |
20160131561 | RAPID QUANTITATIVE ELEMENT TESTING - A method of element testing is disclosed that includes the steps of weighing a sample, pressing the sample between pads, applying microwave radiation to the sample and pads in the presence of a microwave susceptor material and ashing the pressed sample, adding the pads and the ashed sample to an acid, and forwarding filtrate from the pad-sample-acid mixture to a spectrometer. | 05-12-2016 |
436022000 | Dairy product | 10 |
20090203145 | METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF VITAMINS - The invention relates to methods for determining the level of B vitamins in a test sample. The methods can include the steps of obtaining a water soluble vitamin fraction by extraction in acidic aqueous solution of a test sample, wherein the vitamin fraction comprises one or more B vitamins having at least a predetermined minimum concentration; adding a vitamin standard comprising one or more B vitamins of known quantity to a portion of the vitamin fraction of the test sample, wherein said vitamins in the vitamin standard comprise an isotope label and wherein the vitamin standard is added in an amount sufficient to determine the level of the corresponding vitamins in the test sample; and determining the level of one or more vitamins in the test sample corresponding to one or more of the vitamins in the vitamin standard using mass spectrometry. | 08-13-2009 |
20090305423 | Methods for Monitoring Composition and Flavor Quality of Cheese Using a Rapid Spectroscopic Method - Methods for evaluating cheese comprising using a rapid extraction method and an IR spectra analysis of the cheese are disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
20140186962 | PH-SENSOR - The present invention relates to an optical H | 07-03-2014 |
20150064793 | METHOD OF DISCERNING SUBSTITUTION OF CARBOHYDRATE ESTERS - A method of testing for discerning substitution of carbohydrate ester includes the step of providing a predetermined amount of a solution. Further, the method also includes adding ammonium hydroxide and sodium borohydride to the solution. The method also includes the step of transferring the solution to an ammonium ion exchange cartridge and collecting the eluate from the cartridge. Also included in the method is the step of analyzing the sample in a mass spectrometer to produce a mass spectrum. Further, the method includes calculating the amu of phosphate and sulfate substitution of the ion and comparing it to the actual amu of the found ion. | 03-05-2015 |
436023000 | Milk or butter fat | 6 |
20090197340 | Method for Determining the Nutritional Quality of Milk Lipids - A method for determining the nutritional quality of milk lipids, involving the steps consisting in considering a defined number of reference milk samples; determining, for each of said reference samples, a fatty acid profile and an infrared spectrum obtained through reflection on the reference sample of a radiation in the mean infrared and associating respectively the fatty acid profiles to the infrared spectra, subjecting the milk to be analyzed, the lipid nutritional quality is to be determined, to an infrared radiation, so as, through reflection, to infer an infrared spectrum, and comparing the milk infrared spectrum to be analyzed to the infrared spectra of the reference samples, so as to infer a fatty acid profile of the milk to be analyzed. | 08-06-2009 |
20110294220 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE DETECTION OF MELAMINE - Methods and materials for the detection of melamine in test samples such as foodstuffs are described. Embodiments of the invention comprise combining a test sample suspected of containing melamine with a particle that produces a colorimetric and/or turbidimetric signal that is dependent upon the concentration of melamine in the test sample. In certain embodiments of the invention, the particles and test sample are combined together with a chemical compound selected to induce the aggregation melamine in a manner that amplifies the colorimetric and/or turbidimetric signal of the assay. In some embodiments of the invention, the aggregation inducing agent is not physically coupled to the particles used in the assays. In other embodiments of the invention, the aggregation inducing agent is physically coupled to the particles used in these assays. | 12-01-2011 |
20140065712 | RAPID DETECTION OF UREA IN ADULTERATED MILK USING THREAD BASED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM - A system for detecting an adulterant in a sample of milk. One or more drops of milk are added to a first location of a system and the presence or absence of the adulterant is detected in a second location of the system using a material treated with a detection reagent. | 03-06-2014 |
20140170755 | METHOD TO EVALUATE THE QUANTITY OF METHANE PRODUCED BY A DAIRY RUMINANT AND METHOD TO REDUCE AND CONTROL THIS QUANTITY - The present invention relates in particular to a method to evaluate the quantity of methane produced by a dairy ruminant. The method comprises determination of the ratio between the quantity of fatty acids with 16 carbon atoms or less and the sum of the total fatty acids of the milk, said quantity of methane being defined by the following equation: | 06-19-2014 |
20150093832 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING NEW PACKAGING DESIGNS BASED ON PHOTOPROTECTIVE MATERIALS - This invention provides methods and apparatus for quantification of photoprotective performance of packaging concepts in an accelerated timeframe. In certain embodiments, the apparatus comprises a light source which provides a light beam that impinges upon a photoprotective material before being transmitted to a sample cell comprising a photosensitive entity, such as a photosensitive nutrient. In certain embodiments, the apparatus and methods can be used to generate models for the prediction of photoprotective performance values of untested materials based upon some other known qualitative or quantitative property. | 04-02-2015 |
20160091433 | SENSOR APPARATUS TO DETERMINE A VALUE OF A CHEMICAL PARAMETER BASED ON A COLOR SHADE AND METHODS THEREOF - Apparatus and methods may provide for determining a value of chemical parameter. One or more light emitters may be positioned within a housing to emit light through an aperture of the housing. The emitted light may illuminate a color area of a structure that is separable from the housing, such as a test strip, a printed color reference, and so on. A color sensor may be positioned within the housing to capture reflected light and to convert the reflected light to an initial digitized color space that may be usable to determine a color shade of a color area. The reflected light may, for example, be captured independently at least of a dimension (e.g., predetermined size, shape, etc.) of the color area. | 03-31-2016 |
436024000 | Wine or alcoholic beverages | 2 |
20080248580 | Method for Determining the Endogenous Antioxidative Potential of Beverages by Means of Esr Spectroscopy - The present invention relates to a method for determining the endogenous antioxidative potential (EAP) in a beverage sample, preferably beer, wine, juice or mixtures thereof, using ESR spectroscopy. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for measuring a secondary radical, preferably a hydroxyethyl radical, which is stabilized by a spin trap reagent, wherein the spin trap reagent is preferably, N-tert-butyl-α-(4-pyridyl)nitrone N-oxide (POBN). The invention also relates to the use of the method for assessing the oxidative stability of a beverage sample, to the use of a spin trap reagent, preferably POBN, for measuring the EAP, and to a kit for carrying out the method. The invention is characterized in that a method is provided which makes it possible to avoid the pH effect occurring in prior art methods and the associated influence on the generation of radicals in the beverage sample to be measured. | 10-09-2008 |
20130203171 | ANALYTICAL METHOD AND TITRATION DEVICE - A device and reagents to be used in conjunction therewith for the determination of the level of sulfite or related species, including sulfur dioxide (SO | 08-08-2013 |