US 11,918,003 B2
Compositions formed from plant extracts and methods of preparation thereof
Ronald C. Bakus, II, Goleta, CA (US); Gabriel Rodriguez, Goleta, CA (US); Camille Mol, Goleta, CA (US); and Louis Perez, Goleta, CA (US)
Assigned to Apeel Technology, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Apeel Technology, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/734,728.
Application 17/734,728 is a continuation of application No. 17/078,282, filed on Oct. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,319,275.
Application 17/078,282 is a continuation of application No. 16/414,735, filed on May 16, 2019, granted, now 10,843,997, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/414,735 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2017/062399, filed on Nov. 17, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/423,337, filed on Nov. 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0259133 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23B 7/16 (2006.01); A23B 9/14 (2006.01); A23L 3/3517 (2006.01); C07C 67/02 (2006.01); C07C 67/03 (2006.01); C08J 3/00 (2006.01); C08J 11/16 (2006.01); C11C 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A23B 7/16 (2013.01) [A23B 9/14 (2013.01); A23L 3/3517 (2013.01); C07C 67/02 (2013.01); C07C 67/03 (2013.01); C08J 3/00 (2013.01); C08J 11/16 (2013.01); C11C 3/00 (2013.01); C11C 3/003 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); C08J 2367/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coated agricultural product comprising a layer disposed on a surface of an agricultural product, wherein the layer is formed by:
treating a crosslinked polyester comprising polymerized mono- or polyhydroxy fatty acids with:
an acid or a base, and
an alcohol;
removing the acid or the base and the alcohol to yield a mixture comprising fatty acid esters;
purifying the mixture to isolate the fatty acid esters; and then
disposing the fatty acid esters on the surface of the agricultural product to yield the coated agricultural product;
wherein the crosslinked polyester comprises cutin.