US 11,980,202 B2
Protective coating for plants and postharvest plant matter
Amos Nussinovitch, Rehovot (IL); and Gal Sason, Rehovot (IL)
Assigned to Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd., Jerusalem (IL)
Appl. No. 17/597,635
Filed by Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd, Jerusalem (IL)
PCT Filed Jul. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IL2020/050790
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/009755, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/874,512, filed on Jul. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369658 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A23B 7/16 (2006.01); A23B 7/154 (2006.01); A23B 7/157 (2006.01)
CPC A23B 7/16 (2013.01) [A23B 7/154 (2013.01); A23B 7/157 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A postharvest plant matter comprising:
a first segment, which is covered by natural skin; and a second segment, which has an exposed surface caused by intentional or accidental damage to the plant matter, wherein only the second segment is coated by a protective coating comprising a polysaccharide and the first segment is essentially free of said protective coating.