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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7803416 | Packaging process for fresh meat products, fresh meat package obtainable thereby and twin lidding film suitable therefor A method of packaging a fresh meat product on a support member (6) lidded with a twin lidding film (3) including an inner oxygen permeable film (15) and an outer gas impermeable film (16), by providing the twin lidding film (3) as ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7718208 | Vacuum skin packaging structure with high oxygen permeability Disclosed are improved packages and methods for packaging meat, fish, poultry, vegetables or other food products. A package of the present invention is a vacuum skin package comprising a multilayer film comprising at least one layer of an organic acid modified ionom... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7597918 | Method of vacuum packaging pre-cooked whole lobsters and the packages made therewith In a method for vacuum packaging a pre-cooked lobster, a bulge, and a horn-receiving notch in that bulge are formed of a plastic tray. The lobster is placed in this tray with a wrapping sheet over it. The bulge and the notch are formed so that the horn of the lobste... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7347975 | Bead dispensing system A bead dispensing system is provided for delivering small amounts of substances onto substrates. The system can include, for example, a movable support structure having an array of spaced-apart projections depending from its lower side. An attraction source, such as... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7285322 | Multilayer, transparent film made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) for producing packaging composites with UV protection The invention relates to an at least two-layer polyester film with a total thickness of from 5 to 200 μm which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate, from 2 to 20% by weight—based on the weight of the entire film—of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), whe... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7229696 | Multilayer, transparent film made from PET and PEN with at least one functional outer layer for producing composite packaging with UV resistance The invention relates to an at least two-layer polyester film with a total thickness of from about 5 to about 200 μm which comprises polyethylene terephthalate and from about 2 to about 20% by weight—based on the weight of the entire film—of polyethylene naphth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220441 | Method and a packaging for packaging and freezing food substances A method of packaging and freezing food substance comprising shaping of a plate of unfrozen food substance and subsequent packaging and freezing of the unfrozen plate of food substance, and wherein a carton packaging is used for packaging the unfrozen plate of the f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205040 | Peelable polyester film having improved oxygen barrier, process for its production and its use Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) comprises from 80 to 99% by weight of polyester and | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204069 | Container sealing device A container sealing device includes a platform slidable and movable in and out of a casing and having an opening for receiving a container to be sealed. A lever and a support device are slidably attached to the platform, and movable up and down relative to the platf... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7169451 | Gas-permeable membrane Novel gas-permeable membranes which are particularly useful in the packaging of fresh cut fruit and vegetables, and other respiring biological materials. The membranes have an O2 permeability of at least 775,000 ml/m2.atm.24 hrs, a P10 | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153530 | Closed cartridge for preparing a beverage for extraction under pressure The present invention relates to a closed cartridge (10), for extraction under pressure, comprising a dish (12) with a bottom (13 ) with a central part and a peripheral part and a side wall having substantially the shape of a frustum of a cone 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 |
| 7135202 | Method of vacuum tumbling for processing meat The present invention relates to a method of processing meat such as, but not limited to, turkey breast meat. The meat is vacuum tumbled prior to coagulation of blood within the meat, and the blood is withdrawn from the meat. The meat is then injected with a brine s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7101582 | Dried honey enriched with volatile honey compounds A process for releasing a volatile honey components form a liquid honey is described wherein water is added to honey, extracting the volatile component and optionally adding the honey component to dried honey. The volatile honey product obtained by the process can b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083818 | Party tray A party tray includes a support tray and, on the support tray, a sealed package made up of transparent container body and a polymeric sealing sheet sealed to the rim of the container body. The sealed package contains foodstuffs, in particular respiring foodstuffs su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055298 | Device for packaging products under controlled atmosphere A filling and sealing device includes an upper part forming a bell and a lower part forming a bowl, receiving a container to be sealed with a film in the chamber defined by the two parts. The upper part has a wall, on the side supplying the sealing film, inserting a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6979493 | Gas barrier polyurethane resin A polyurethane resin having a total concentration of the urethane group and the urea group of not less than 15% by weight is prepared by reacting a diisocyanate component (e.g., an aromatic diisocyanate) with a diol component (e.g., a C2–8alkylene glycol). The rep... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964145 | Packaging food products A process for packaging a food product such as soft ice-cream, frozen yogurt or the like in a single-serving package comprises a continuous in-line system in which a pot (9) is formed in a deformable bottom web (2) of plastics material and a lid (12... | 11/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6907661 | Method of joining a high-temperature material composite component Nonmetallic high-temperature material, such as graphite, CFC or SiC, or components produced from these materials, are joined using the two-stage process. First the structural components are canned and the canning foil is tightly pressed onto the surface contour of t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6892513 | Method of forming and filling an end load carton with a food delivery system The invention provides a food packaging system that preferably includes a system for facilitating progressive or incremental delivery of individual, single-serving hand-held food items to the consumer, along with a carton for containing a plurality of the food items... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6749876 | Method of preparing packaged food articles Packaged food articles of improved appearance and stackability are described such as a refrigerated active cultured dairy product. Each packaged food article comprises an unpressurized, imperforate container having an opening, wherein the container is fabricated fro... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6713104 | Process and device for preserving the physical characteristics of cut seafood during handling and transportation A plurality of flat rigid supports protect flat surfaces, flexible membranes protect contoured surfaces, and intersections of these rigid and flexible surfaces form joints that protect the corners and edges of cut seafood such that the physical shape of each package... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6698165 | Apparatus for separating laminated areas of multi-layered film, packaging machine comprising this apparatus and package having a cover film consisting of at least two laminated layers A packaging machine is described. A plurality of working stations is arranged between the input side and output side of the machine. A conveyor moves packages carrying a product along a path from the input side to the output side through the working stati... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6667067 | Dual web package having improved gaseous exchange A package which allows for butchering and packaging of fresh red meat at a centralized facility is provided which includes a an impermeable tray supporting the product, a first film sealed to the tray for enclosing the product, means defined within the fi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6582828 | Deep-drawn slidable foil based on polyolefins and polyamide A thermoformable, puncture-resistant multi-layered film with surface slip, prepared by coextrusion and built up from polyolefin-based, polyamide-based and adhesion promoting polymer layers and its use for packaging sharp-edged goods, in particular foodstu... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6562390 | Process for the preparation of shrimp product A process for the preparation of a peeled and cooked shrimp product includes the steps of placing peeled raw shrimps side-by-side on a shape setting platter, covering the shrimps with a mesh, cooking the shrimps, removing the mesh from the cooked shrimps,... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6503549 | Polyester tray package with lidding film having glycol-modified copolyester sealant layer A tray-type package is disclosed which includes a polyester support member, a product contained on the support member, and a lidding film containing the product and sealed to the periphery of the support member, the lidding film including a sealant layer ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6488972 | Hermetically sealed package, and method and machine for manufacturing it A hermetically sealed package comprises an substantially rigid base(3; 22), preferably a tray, a product (2; 23) to be packaged, which in a preferred embodiment is higher than the tray side walls (5), supported on the tray (3; 22), and a stretch film (8; ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478147 | Container with absorbent material A preferred storage container includes a base that defines an interior, and a lid that defines a reservoir. The lid is configured to engage the base so that food products placed within the interior may be retained therein. An absorbent material is arrange... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447826 | Packaging for meat and foodstuff Methodology for packaging and packages for meat or other foodstuffs in a carbon dioxide rich low oxygen environment by including without the packages carbon dioxide generating material and oxygen removing material where the production of carbon dioxide is... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6430467 | Processes for packaging perishable and other products Packaging and processes for facilitating fast, efficient, and reliable production line packaging of products, and more particularly perishable products including meat products. Product trays according to the present invention are formed of non-foam plasti... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6403136 | Salt and sugar distributor A dispenser for a granular foodstuff including web material, and a granular foodstuff removably adhered to at least one surface of the web material, whereby frictional engagement between two adjacent surfaces of the web material causes disengagement of th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6372273 | Dual web package having improved gaseous exchange A package for a product, including: a support member having a peripheral flange and a cavity for receiving a product; a permeable film partially sealed to said flange to enclose the product; at least one channel between the permeable film and and flange; and an imp... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6279738 | Foam packaging tray and packaging method using same A foam sheet comprising a cellular structure having two or more interconnected cells in fluid communication with one another, the foam sheet being in the form of a tray. One or more perforations are provided in the exterior surface of the tray, and extend... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6261616 | Microwavable meal kit and food packaging system A microwavable food packaging system includes a tray formed from a base and a sidewall extending from the base which sidewall terminates in a free edge. The base and sidewall define an interior cavity. The free edge defines a tray opening. The base has a ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6248380 | Package having a dual-film lid comprising a gas-impermeable film and a delaminatable, gas-permeable film A dual-film package and method for making such package is disclosed which combines the manufacturing simplicity of a package having a single, peelable lid with the consistent peelability of a package having separate permeable and impermeable lids. This is... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6245368 | Pre-assembled sandwich bulk packaging and method of sale A new and improved bulk sandwich package and method of packaging and merchandising is provided. A plurality of sandwiches are individually wrapped in gas permeable wrap and then bulk packaged in a modified atmosphere process, refrigerated and distributed ... | 06/12/2001 |
