840results about "Living organism packaging" patented technology

The present invention relates to an ultraviolet ray generator 101, and the generator 101 has an ultraviolet ray lamp 1, a protective tube 2 being made of a material which is transparent with respect to ultraviolet ray and housing the ultraviolet ray lamp 1, and gas introduction port 6a introducing nitrogen gas or inert gas into the protective tube 2.

This invention relates to a novel method and apparatus for packaging and shipping horticultural products including cut flowers. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel method of and packaging for packaging cut flowers in a modified atmosphere package to prolong shelf life, shipping the packaged flowers to the destination, and then at the destination, opening the package and rehydrating the cut flowers in the package by saturating the stems of the flowers with water.

A method and an apparatus for communication between a coordinator-based wireless network and a different type of network interconnected through a wired backbone network by means of a wired/wireless connecting device are disclosed. In the method, in order to communicate with a network device connected to a different type of network other than a coordinator-based wireless network, a network device in the coordinator-based wireless network provides a frame containing type information on the different type of network and information on a length of a physical address supported by the different type of network, and a wireless/wired connecting device converts the frame of the coordinator-based wireless network to another type of frame supported by the different type of network, and transmits the converted frame.

Two-part implant for attachment of artificial teeth comprising a base body having a bone contact surface and a soft tissue contact surface. Said soft tissue contact surface is at least partially hydroxylated or silanated which results in an improved soft tissue integration.

A container for packaging food for transporting and selling to consumers is provided. The container includes a base having a pair of inwardly recessed pockets for capturing a pair of extending latching portions on a lid. The pair of extending latching portions has concave grooves allowing the extending latching portions to flex inwards from an initial position for insertion into the pair inwardly recessed pockets. When the pair of extending latching portions are inserted into the pair inwardly recessed pockets, the pair of extending latching portions expand back to their initial position and protrusions within the pair of inwardly recessed pockets retain the pair of extending latching portions creating a tight fit and preventing the lid of the container from being easily disengaged from the base of the container.

The invention discloses a modified atmosphere storage method which includes the steps: (a) a to-be-stored article or the to-be-stored article and a modified atmosphere agent are placed in a modified atmosphere box which comprises a box cover and a box body, wherein the box cover or the box body is provided with a detection valve, and a sealing structure is arranged between the box cover and the box body; (b) the box cover of the modified atmosphere box covers the modified atmosphere box, and the detection valve is turned off; (c) according to requirements, the detection valve of the modified atmosphere box is connected with a detection instrument so that oxygen concentration, carbon dioxide concentration, temperature, humidity and ethylene concentration in the box body can be detected. A traditional modified atmosphere store system is minimized, the modified atmosphere box is used for storage, application of a modified atmosphere technique can be simple, application ranges are wide, and the modified atmosphere box can be used for storage and maintenance of Chinese herbal medicines, tobaccos, fresh fruit and vegetables, dried fruit, tea, dried vegetables and the like, facilitates transportation, and reduces comprehensive maintenance cost of the modified atmosphere store after the controller atmosphere technique is applied.

A tree root ball wrapping apparatus (100) includes a circular platform (109, 113) for supporting a separable, open-frame, root-containment structure (103, 105, 107) having an inverted conical shape. A group of pivot joints (201, 203, 205, 207) are located at an upper section of the root-containment structure for separating the root-containment structure into half sections. In practice, the group of pivot joints can be opened during tree transplantation for providing removal of a root ball from the wrapping apparatus by opening the sections at the group of pivot joints for easily facilitating removal of the wrapping apparatus (100) from within a transplantation hole.

A foldable packaging which may include a liquid-resistant paperboard form that is foldable to provide an attractive stackable container that resists water leakage, can be assembled without fastening hardware and has concealed gussets. The packaging can be folded into overlapping flaps and wings which are folded and interlocked to define a generally trapezoidal packaging which can receive a variety of different pot sizes and types. The die cut pattern forming the packaging can be of a universal shape but formed in a variety of different sizes to accommodate different sized potted plants.

In a method and apparatus for packaging a horticultural product, especially cut flowers, for transportation, one or more stems are inserted through a flexible foam block formed from a low density, low compression force material disposed in an opening of container such that the foam is compressed. The compression of the foam forms a water-tight seal around each stem to prevent water or other liquid inside the container from leaking during shipment of the horticultural product and insulates each stem from each other stem. A tube may be placed in the foam block to provide fluid communication between an interior of the container and an exterior of the container.

The invention relates to a multilayer film comprising the following sequence of layers:

• • A) a basis layer of polyolefin foam,
  • B) a layer based on at least one of the polyolefins of the foam layer A),
  • C) optionally a tie layer based on a polyolefin,
  • D) optionally an adhesive layer,
  • E) optionally a gas- and/or flavortight barrier layer,
  • F) an adhesive layer,
  • G) an optionally sealable and/or peelable surface layer,

whereby the total thickness of layers A) and B) ranges from 0.5 to 2 mm and the thickness of layer B) ranges from ⅙ to ½ of the thickness of layer A).

Provided is a copper bonding wire formed of a high purity copper of 99.999% or more including at least one of P and Nb within a range between 20 wt ppm and 100 wt ppm and at least one of Zr, Sn, Be, Nd, Sc, Ga, Fr, and Ra within a range between 1 wt ppm and 100 wt ppm. Here, a total content of the added elements is restricted within a range between 20 wt ppm and 200 wt ppm, and a residual amount of the copper bonding wire is a high purity copper of 99.98% or more. As a result, metal squeeze out and chip cratering can be reduced in a general semiconductor chip and a low dielectric semiconductor chip. Also, a short tail of the copper bonding wire occurring during bonding of the copper bonding wire to a lead finger can be reduced.

The technical field of the invention is that of making receptacles, packages, or parcels for living organisms or materials that are sensitive to changes in atmospheric conditions or surroundings, such as cut flowers. The lower portion (31) of a funnel-shaped shell overlies and matches the shape of a top portion (21) of a vase (2) which has the same funnel shape as the lower portion of the shell.

A device and method for preparing a vase or other container to receive a floral arrangement. The device includes a grid cover that is placed around the open end of a vase or similar container. The grid cover has a flat top surface and a peripheral wall that extends downwardly from the edge of the top surface. The grid cover is made of elastomeric material and is initially smaller than the open top of the vase. The grid cover is stretched over the open top of the vase, wherein the peripheral wall of the grid cover passes over the edge of the vase's open top and retains the stretched grid cover element in place. A plurality of openings are distributed throughout the top surface of the grid cover. As the grid cover is stretched over the top of a vase, the openings become positioned across the open top of the vase.

A package for extending a useful life of perishable foodstuff includes at least one polymeric based layer. The at least one polymeric based layer contains an anti-microbial and anti-fungal additive in an amount effective to prevent product deterioration of the fresh produce due to microbial activity, fungal activity or both microbial and fungal activity. The at least one polymeric based layer includes an effective amount of an ethylene absorbing additive throughout a thickness of the film to absorb a sufficient amount of ethylene to delay the ripening process of the perishable foodstuff where the combination of the an ethylene absorbing additive and the anti-microbial and anti-fungal additive creates a synergistic effect that extends the useful life of the perishable foodstuff.

The invention provides an air-adjusting fresh keeping bag and a sterile air-adjusting fresh keeping method. The air-adjusting fresh keeping bag takes tasteless, odourlessness, innocuous resin material as a substrate which is then added and mixed with functional materials and then blown into a homogenous humidity keeping air-adjusting fresh keeping bag enabling the ozone to pass. The sterile air-adjusting fresh keeping method of the invention includes the procedures that: the air-adjusting fresh keeping bag is placed in an ordinary temperature adjustable plant according to the package weight after fruits and vegetables as well as flowers are pretreated; the air-adjusting fresh keeping bag is placed in a ventilated plastic circulating container after being sealed and packaged and then is sent into a sealing house for the ozonic sterilization; the fruits, the vegetables and freshly cut flowers are stored into a refrigerator after the sterilization according to the temperatures required by the storage of the fruits, the vegetables and the freshly cut flowers or is placed into a refrigerator car cabinet for the transportation. The sterile air-adjusting fresh keeping method of the invention is small in investment and convenient in operation and combines the ozonic sterilization and the air-adjusting fresh keeping, the sterilization is thorough and the fresh keeping effect is long-lasting.

Disclosed herein are an apparatus, method and system for storing perishable items that degrade in the presence of oxygen and/or humidity and that are frequently accessed by a consumer. The apparatus comprises an openable vessel, which becomes airtight when closed, and an UV light source and fan within the airtight enclosure, which converts ambient oxygen trapped within the airtight enclosure into ozone by circulating the enclosed volume of air around the UV light source after the vessel is opened and then closed. The apparatus is network connected to allow for remote control and monitoring and sends alerts to web applications or mobile applications when monitored parameters substantially vary from their settings.

Novel methods, apparatus and kits to provide a new presently-untapped market for state-of-the-art artificial flowers presently sold only as part of artificial plant assemblies that include artificial stems, branches, leaves, etc., the invention comprising various novel improved means, as well as kits including such means, for attaching such artificial flowers to non-blooming (pre-bloom, post-bloom or never-bloom) live vegeation having live stems, branches, leaves, etc., to simulate blooming thereof, for easy care-free instant yard beautification, said kits being devoid of artificial plant stems, branches, leaves, etc.

The ease of opening of a tubular casing is facilitated based on a plastic film comprising three or more layers. The tubular sealed casing (1) for packaging the contents therein is based on a composite plastic film formed into a tubular form by bending the base film into a circular form, overlaying two edges of the bent base film, and heat-sealing the overlaid section so that a not heat-sealed section (8) will be left in an edge section of an upper film when the two edges thereof are overlaid on each other. The casing base film (2) is a composite plastic film comprising three or more layers. In this casing, the peel strength between the outer layer (5) and intermediate layer film (3) is set to a lower level as compared to the peel strength between the inner layer film (4) and intermediate layer film (3). Because of this feature, disruption (12) of the outer layer film (5) from the intermediate film (3) occurs easily, when open the casing in the heat-sealed section (7), and further the outer layer film (5) is peeled (13) from the intermediate film (3), so that the casing can easily be opened.

An improved method and system for packaging horticultural products for transport is provided. An insert, which may be frusto-conical in shape, comprising a first and second open end is inserted into a larger vessel such that a watertight seal is formed between the first open end and the opening of the vessel. The insert thus defines a space between a sidewall of the insert and a sidewall of the vessel, and a space below the second open end of the insert above the base of the vessel. The space may be partially filled with a liquid in a volume such that when the vessel and insert is tipped or inverted, the liquid is retained within the space defined in the vessel. Also provided is a carrying case, which may be manufactured from paperboard or cardboard, for transporting the vessel and insert.

A tamper-resistant shipping container for a live plant that includes a conical shaped lower pot containing the roots of a plant surrounded by planting soil. Disposed inside the lower pot and over the top surface of the soil is a disc-shaped, sealing cover made of neoprene or elastic foam. The sealing cover includes a center bore through which the stem of a plant extends. During assembly, the sealing cover is positioned around the stem and pressed firmly against the soil. Attached to the top edge of the lower pot is an inverted transparent lid with a surrounding side walls and a closed top end. Mounted on the top surface of the lid is an illuminating light source containing LED bulbs and batteries. The light source which includes a manual switch, when activated produces continuous light that shines downward onto the plant during shipment. Disposed around the adjoining edges of the lid and the lower pot are tabs connected together with a tamper-proof tie.

The invention relates to a device for fresh-keeping packaging of bananas. The device consists of an outer packaging box and an inner packaging film. The packaging box is generally made of a cardboard with air vents on the walls, and an independent gas buffer environment is formed between the packaging film and the outside of the packaging box and enables air exchange between the outside and the inside of the packaging film. The packaging film material used by the device is poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) film containing an ethylene absorption-decomposition agent. The film has high gas-and-vapor transmission rate, which is about 10 times of that of an ordinary PE film, and the film is capable of absorbing and decomposing the ethylene gas produced in the banana metabolism. The content control of the carbon dioxide and the ethylene greatly delays the respiratory peak of the bananas, thus achieving the purpose of fresh-keeping.

The invention discloses a constant temperature and humidity storage box of gingers, which belongs to article storage boxes. The structure of the constant temperature and humidity storage box of the gingers comprises a box body, a box door, a refrigerating unit, a control panel, a microcomputer control circuit, an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp, an electric heating pipe and an evaporator, wherein the back part and bottom of the box body are respectively provided with a back part partition board and a bottom partition board; an air inlet fan and an air exhaust fan are respectively arranged at the top of the back part partition board; a ventilating hole is formed on the bottom partition board; a water tank is formed at the lower part of the evaporator; a water tank outer cover is arranged on the outer wall of the box body corresponding to the water tank; a ventilating cover is arranged in the middle of the top of the box body; the ultraviolet sterilizing lamp is arranged on the box top in the interior of the box body; a temperature and humidity sensor is arranged on the side wall of the middle part of the box body; and the microcomputer control circuit is electrically connected with the control panel, the temperature and humidity sensor, the refrigerating unit, the air inlet fan, the electric heating pipe, the air exhaust fan, the ultraviolet sterilizing lamp and the evaporator respectively. The constant temperature and humidity storage box of the gingers has the characteristics of good ventilating and heat radiation condition and no generation of stuffiness and decayed gingers; and the temperature and humidity as well as plant diseases and insect pests can be effectively controlled.

A method of preserving fruit-bearing cut-limbs from cutting at an orchard to receiving by a remote consumer includes cutting a live, fruit-bearing limb off a fruit tree in an orchard; and bagging the cut limb with perforated film substantially to seal the limb therein substantially continuously from the time of cutting at the orchard to the time of receiving by the remote consumer. After the cutting and before the bagging, the method can include dipping the cut end of the limb in a solution of water substantially continuously from cutting at the orchard to receiving by the remote consumer and/or coating the cut limb including the fruit and leaves thereon using a moisture-retentive agent. A perishable-fruit distribution method includes cutting an intact fruit- and leaf-bearing limb from a live tree in an orchard; treating the cut-limb to extend the useful life of the intact fruit and leaf thereon; placing the treated cut-limb with the intact fruit and leaf thereon in a shipping container; and delivering the treated, containerized cut-limb with the intact fruit and leaf thereon within the shipping container to a consumer remote from the orchard. A coating and a shipping container also are described and claimed.

A plant pot system includes an inner pot and an outer coded container pot. The inner plant pot includes a lip lock ridge and belt. The outer coded container pot includes a lip lock band and groove; and has one of a range of appearances. The inner plant pot containing a plant is placed within the outer pot and locks into place by engagement of the ridge in the groove so the combined pots have the appearance of the selected outer pot.

A box, a blank that can be easily formed into the box via an intermediate box assembly, and methods for generating and using the box allows one to quickly and easily package flowers and accessories for shipment to a consumer without bending, bruising or otherwise damaging the flowers. The box includes an insert that extends from a side of the box and is pivotable into an interior of the box. The insert includes a divider that extends from the insert and can be attached to a side after the flowers have been placed in the interior to extend between two sides and divide the interior into two compartments. One compartment contains the flower portion of the flowers while the other compartment contains the stem portion of the flowers and the accessories. The blanks allow one to quickly and easily generate the boxes and ensure that the box generated will have an insert to protect the flowers during shipment. The intermediate box assembly can be generated by the manufacturer of the blank and easily shipped to or stored by a florist. Then, to ship flowers to a customer, the florist can quickly and easily generate the box from the intermediate box assembly and place the flowers into the box without bending, bruising or otherwise damaging the flowers.

A flat panel display device including a linked pixel formed of a first pixel electrically connected to a pixel adjacent to the first pixel; a memory storing the location of a panel defect area, a panel defect compensation data for compensating for a brightness difference of the panel defect area, location data describing a location of the linked pixel, charge characteristic compensation data for compensating for a charge characteristic of the linked pixel; and a compensation circuit to modulate the data to be displayed at the panel defect area using at least one of a frame rate control method and a dithering method and to modulate a charge characteristic of a digital video data to be displayed at the linked pixel based on the location data and the panel defect and charge compensation data stored in the memory.

The invention discloses an insulated box belonging to the field of transportation and storage of pharmaceutical materials, and particularly relates to a constant low temperature box, which can be used for refrigerated preservation of vaccines, antibodies, cells and the like in the field of medicine and comprises a box body, a box cover and a refrigerating device area. The interior temperature of the box can be constantly maintained at 0-4 DEG C by the aid of the refrigerating device area. Both the box body and the box cover are closed via seal strips and hook-loop fasteners, and a combination lock is arranged on the box body. The inner wall and the outer wall of each of the box body and the box cover are made of wear-resistant anticorrosion materials, so that sterilization is convenient. Insulating material is sandwiched between the inner wall and the outer wall of each of the box body and the box cover. A thermodetector capable of displaying the interior temperature on the box body or on the box cover is disposed inside the box body. The box cover is provided with a handle, and the box body is provided with handles on two sides. In addition, the transport box can be further provided with an alarm for detecting temperature, and the alarm is capable of warning when the interior temperature is higher than or lower than an insulation range (0-4 DEG C).

A method of making sampling tubes containing culture growth media by loading the sample tubes containing culture media into a tray that holds the sample tubes, placing the sample tube trays into a rack with shelving to hold the trays and tubes at a predetermined angle, and sterilizing and cooling the sample tubes in an autoclave or inspissator. The culture growth media solidifies at the predetermined slant angle and the sample tube trays are loaded into the packaging box used for shipment. The trays are subsequently used by the end user for processing microbial growth, including storing and collecting data about microbial samples.

The invention relates generally to a device designed for the comfort of a pet or other small animal during travel. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device that can function a pet carrier designed and sized for travel on a public or private transportation vehicle that comprises one or more reversibly expandable and collapsible sections that, when expanded, increase the interior space of the pet carrier and, when collapsed, are substantially flush with the sides or top of the carrier to which they are attached.

The trash receptacle is a generally frustoconical container and removable lid that simulate an outdoor planter or the like to provide an aesthetically pleasing receptacle for holding bagged or loose trash. The sidewalls of the container taper inwardly from the top to the bottom of the container. A plurality of L-shaped angle brackets are radially mounted on the interior sidewalls near the top of the container. The brackets support the removable lid. The lid has a handle for grasping that is mounted in the center of the lid and a plurality of circular apertures in the lid radially disposed around the handle. The circular apertures are designed to receive bunched stalks of artificial greenery to create the appearance of a potted plant and the like.