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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012520 | Packaging product, process for making same, and product made therefrom A packaged product has a food product having an added liquid thereon, and a packaging article at least partially surrounding the food product. The packaging article having a seal layer comprising a member selected from the group consisting of a slip agent and a surf... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7959959 | Manufactured meat and method of production thereof Methods for producing meat products with a bone flavour, and the meat products so produced, are provided. In exemplary methods a cured bone is secured with a binding to a de-boned and cured piece of meat, such as a piece of ham. The bone can be the one removed from ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959960 | Manufactured meat and method of production thereof Methods for producing meat products with a bone flavor, and the meat products so produced, are provided. In exemplary methods a cured bone is secured with a binding to a de-boned and cured leg of meat, such as a leg of ham. The bone can be the one removed from the d... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7935373 | Packaging of meat products with modified atmospheres and/or enhancers Packaged meat products, methods of packaging meat, and systems for packaging meat. With respect to packaged meat products, one particular embodiment of a packaged meat product comprises a container having a low gas permeability and an enclosed interior volume. The p... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7867531 | Myoglobin blooming agent containing shrink films, packages and methods for packaging Heat shrinkable, oxygen barrier, packaging films, methods of packaging and packages are provided having a myoglobin blooming agent to provide, promote, enhance or maintain a desirable coloration on the surface of a myoglobin-containing meat product. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7604828 | Easy-open sausage package An easy-open package for food items, such as sausages, and a packaged sausage product that is hermetically sealed within a cavity. The package includes first and second sheets. The first sheet defines a cavity for holding sausages. The second sheet is applied onto t... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7395923 | Container having the function of absorbing blood and water of fresh food A container having the function of absorbing blood and water of fresh food includes a lower box body, an opening, a lower latch member at the periphery of the opening, a recessed surface at an internal bottom an absorbent material flatly disposed in the recessed sur... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7381437 | Edge stackable absorbent display container An edge stackable absorbent display container (10) includes an open-top tray (14) that has an array of liquid receiving cavities (A-I) formed by intermediate longitudinal and laterally extending support ribs (36, 37, 38 and 39). The side ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7338691 | Cook-in patch bag and process for using same A cook-in bag having a patch adhered thereto provides is designed for cook-in of bone-in meat products. The patch is adhered to the bag with an adhesive capable of withstanding cook-in conditions. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7285299 | Surface pasteurization of cooked food products A method of surface pasteurizing precooked food products which are contained in packages. The method preferably comprises the steps of continuously heating the packages of the precooked food product such that the outer surfaces of the products contained within the p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273629 | Meat package with reduced leaker rates A packaged product has a food product having an added liquid thereon, and a packaging article at least partially surrounding the food product. The packaging article having a seal layer comprising a member selected from the group consisting of a slip agent and a surf... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255903 | Patch bag with patch containing high and low crystallinity ethylene copolymers A patch bag has a heat-shrinkable patch adhered to a heat-shrinkable bag. The patch comprises an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having a density greater than about 0.915 g/cm3, this copolymer being present in the patch in an amount of at least about 5 pe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243813 | Domed food container A food container preferably for heated food, has a lid member and a base member. The base member has complimentary embossed portions in the bottom of the base member to engage a complimentary indented portion in the top surface of the lid member. The retaining mecha... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244481 | Nylon food casing having a barrier core layer Tubular, biaxially stretched, heat shrinkable multilayer film food casings comprising inner and outer polyamide layers on either side of a core layer of EVOH surrounded by an inner and outer adhesive layer, and a coextrusion process for making the film. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7205016 | Packages and methods for processing food products A method of stacking packages, wherein an upper package has a configuration to avoid touching the contents of a lower package. The finished packages can be stacked within cartons for distribution and shipped long distances without causing damage to the contents of t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189423 | pH control of sauces used on acidified pasta or rice A pasta or rice meal in which the pasta has been acidified to ensure shelf stability. In order to provide the meal so as not to have the uncharacteristically unpleasant taste of acidic flavor notes by mixing a sauce which has had its pH modified by a mixture of an e... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175021 | Highly absorbent open cell polymer foam and food package comprised thereof A highly absorptive open cell foam having a ratio of cell size to pore size of between about 1 and about 10. A juice absorbing food package comprising a tray having a bottom bounded by an upwardly extending lip around the perimeter of the bottom and a liquid-absorbi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172779 | Container for sliced and fluffed food products A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a b... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166342 | Thermoplastic resin film and process for producing the same A heat-shrinkable resin film which has heat shrinkage in the maximum shrinkage direction of 20% or higher when a 10 cm×10 cm square sample cut out thereof is immersed in hot water at 85° C. for 10 seconds, pulled out, subsequently immersed in water at 25° C. for ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166800 | Macroencapsulation container having both releasable and permanent sealing means A macroencapsulation container having in combination an inner container member with an inner lid member and an inner body member, and an outer container member with an outer lid member and an outer body member, the inner container member being composed of a thermopl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163338 | Reclosable package having offset pull tab feature and related method of manufacture A tamper-evident reclosable bag having a pull tab feature that facilitates opening of a header by a consumer. The pull tab feature is provided by an offset between the top and bottom webs (or front and rear walls) of the package. One web has a cutout while the other... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152369 | Wrapper with decorative extension and method A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147799 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141256 | Packaging film having permeable patch covering an opening in the film and package made therefrom A package, which allows for butchering and packaging of fresh red meat at a centralized facility is provided which includes an impermeable tray supporting the product, a first film sealed to the tray for enclosing the product, a channel defined within the first film... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097067 | Hermetically sealable container with internal partial vacuum making facilities A hermetically sealable container with internal partial vacuum making facilities, comprising a base body with which a lid is hermetically associable, the lid having, at least in its peripheral region, an elastically flexible portion that has a groove arranged periph... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093734 | Tray with side recesses and channels for gas transfer Packaging methods and apparatus for bonding a lidding web to a tray web, characterized in that the lidding web is placed under tension in both the longitudinal and lateral directions before being bonded to a tray web. A tray web having recesses and channels that for... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076933 | Method for packing products prone to decay A method and apparatus for packaging food products in a synthetic foil. The method generally comprising transporting the synthetic foil through a punching device in which perforations are made in the synthetic foil with high energy beams to yield a perforated foil. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7045343 | Sterilization indicator test packs Sterilization indicator test packs for testing the effectiveness of a sterilization procedure are provided. Both non-challenge and challenge-type test packs are disclosed. The non-challenge test packs include generally comprise a tray for holding a sterilization ind... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040976 | Method of portioning meat A method of portioning meat which utilizes a press in which a piece of meat is shaped and a final form is imparted to the portion by stamping. In one embodiment the excess meat around a shaped portion is cut away by the stamping. In another, the piece of meat follow... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037543 | Method of extending color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat using plant extracts The color life of modified atmosphere packaged fresh red meat is extended by contacting the fresh red meat with an extract of a Labiatae herb prior to packaging the meat. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028449 | Sealable packaging container, packaging machine and method of sealing the packaging container A packaging machine for sealing a packaging container having a lid and a tray comprising an upper part and a lower part arranged vertically moveable against each other, at least three vertical pins mounted on springs for opening a packaging container by lifting the ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025198 | Absorbent pad with controlled rate of wicking The invention provides an absorbent pad for a case-ready package that has a controlled rate of wicking. The packaging comprises a support member, a food product that exudes liquids positioned on the support member, an absorbent pad between the food product and the s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026635 | Particle beam processing apparatus and materials treatable using the apparatus Methods, and materials made by the methods, are provided herein for treating materials with a particle beam processing device. According to one illustrative embodiment, a method for treating a material with a particle beam processing device is provided that includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013619 | Property and evidence preservation system A method of preserving evidence and later returning the same utilizing a package having an optically transparent film incorporating the evidence and a signed itemization thereof to produce a tamper evident package. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011858 | Concertina-shaped casing suitable for edible materials The present invention relates generally to a shirred concertina formed from a seamless, tubular foodstuff casing that is tied-off at one end, and has an outer surface provided with a coating or impregnation including a food additive. The tied-off end of the present ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996952 | Method for improving stability and effectivity of a drug-device combination product A package for a drug-device combination product includes an outer package including a first gas impermeable sheet and a second gas impermeable sheet hermetically sealed there to on three sides. A gas permeable header is attached to an unsealed side of the first shee... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6926846 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919112 | Polyamide-based sausage skin which can be filled manually The invention concerns a biaxially stretched and thermoset tubular seamless single- or multi-layered foodstuff skin wherein the layer, or, a multi-layered skin wherein at least one of the layers, contains a block copolymer with “hard” aliphatic polyamide blocks ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914097 | Process for producing acid functionalized polyolefins and products A process for producing acid functionalized polyolefins by hydrolyzing maleic anhydride grafts using a dispersion technique is provided. Acid functionalized polyolefin powders produced by the process as well as adhesive blends formulated therewith are also disclosed... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908649 | Coextruded, at least 3-layered, biaxially stretched tubular film with inner PA layer This invention relates to a coextruded biaxially stretched tubular film for the durable and crease-free covering of goods packaged in the liquid or pasty state, in particular foodstuffs such as sausage-meat for boiling or cooking or soft cheese, which are heated dur... | 06/21/2005 |
