EP0951644A4 - Methods and devices for detecting spoilage in food products - Google Patents

Methods and devices for detecting spoilage in food products

Info

Publication number: EP0951644A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: methods; devices; food products; detecting spoilage; spoilage
Prior art date: 1996-11-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP97946515A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0951644A1 (en

Inventor

Donald F H Wallach

Alexander Novikov

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

GROUP TEK, INC.

Original Assignee

GROUP TEK Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1996-11-05

Filing date

1997-11-04

Publication date

2002-08-21

1996-11-05 Priority claimed from US08/744,111 external-priority patent/US6495368B1/en

1997-11-04 Application filed by GROUP TEK Inc filed Critical GROUP TEK Inc

1999-10-27 Publication of EP0951644A1 publication Critical patent/EP0951644A1/en

2002-08-21 Publication of EP0951644A4 publication Critical patent/EP0951644A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N31/00—Investigating or analysing non-biological materials by the use of the chemical methods specified in the subgroup; Apparatus specially adapted for such methods
- G01N31/22—Investigating or analysing non-biological materials by the use of the chemical methods specified in the subgroup; Apparatus specially adapted for such methods using chemical indicators
- G01N31/221—Investigating or analysing non-biological materials by the use of the chemical methods specified in the subgroup; Apparatus specially adapted for such methods using chemical indicators for investigating pH value
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
- G01N33/02—Food

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Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Biophysics (AREA)
Biochemistry (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Immunology (AREA)
Pathology (AREA)
Investigating Or Analyzing Non-Biological Materials By The Use Of Chemical Means (AREA)

EP97946515A 1996-11-05 1997-11-04 Methods and devices for detecting spoilage in food products Withdrawn EP0951644A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/744,111 US6495368B1 (en)	1996-11-05	1996-11-05	Methods and devices for detecting microbial spoilage in food products
US744111		1996-11-05
US92584997A	1997-09-08	1997-09-08
US925849		1997-09-08
PCT/US1997/020097 WO1998020337A1 (en)	1996-11-05	1997-11-04	Methods and devices for detecting spoilage in food products

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0951644A1 EP0951644A1 (en)	1999-10-27
EP0951644A4 true EP0951644A4 (en)	2002-08-21

Family

ID=27114267

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97946515A Withdrawn EP0951644A4 (en)	1996-11-05	1997-11-04	Methods and devices for detecting spoilage in food products

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0951644A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU5167198A (en)
WO (1)	WO1998020337A1 (en)

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1997
- 1997-11-04 WO PCT/US1997/020097 patent/WO1998020337A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-11-04 AU AU51671/98A patent/AU5167198A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-11-04 EP EP97946515A patent/EP0951644A4/en not_active Withdrawn

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FR2710751A1 (en) *	1993-09-28	1995-04-07	Atco	Device for detecting the presence and disappearance of a target substance and its use in preservative packaging
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US5633836A (en) *	1995-12-04	1997-05-27	Noteworthy Products, Inc.	Accelerated development time-delayed message system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9820337A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU5167198A (en)	1998-05-29
WO1998020337A1 (en)	1998-05-14
EP0951644A1 (en)	1999-10-27

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1999-09-10	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1999-10-27	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19990823
1999-10-27	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI LU MC NL SE
2001-04-25	RAP3	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: BIODETECT CORPORATION
2001-05-02	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: GROUP TEK, INC.
2001-05-09	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: BIODETECT CORPORATION
2001-06-27	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: GROUP TEK, INC.
2002-08-21	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20020709
2002-08-21	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI LU MC NL SE
2002-08-21	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Free format text: 7G 01N 33/02 A, 7G 01N 31/22 B, 7G 01N 21/78 B
2004-11-05	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2004-12-22	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20040602