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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435979 | Optical device and method of manufacture The present invention provides for a method of producing an optical device by means of electron beam lithography and including the step of varying the characteristics of the electron beam spot during formation of the device and also an apparatus for producing diffra... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429349 | Method of perforating a flat film based on collagen The object of the invention is a multi-perforated collagen film provided on rolls or in the form of sheets, for use as a food wrapping in food industry, comprising perforations by means of laser of substantially circular shape with an average ellipticity of less tha... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7392637 | Pack opening apparatus and method An apparatus for packing products includes a product information acquisition stage arranged to acquire information relating to one or more characteristics of products on a product packing line; a bag supply system arranged to supply bags sequentially as individual p... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7258884 | Method employing a disposable brew basket for an electric coffee maker A method having the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewing... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228793 | Carbonation system for enhancing the flavor of fruits and vegetables A carbonation system is disclosed that effectively controls the treatment of fruits and vegetables with CO2 gas, providing enhanced flavor to fruits and vegetables. One embodiment of the invention uses a microprocessor to preferably monitor and control th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223429 | Method and apparatus for making loaves crustless, sliced bread A method of making a loaf of crustless, sliced bread from a rectangular prismatic loaf of bread, the method comprising: decrusting the bread by moving the loaf of broad longitudinally past cutting blades to remove the crust from four sides of the loaf of bread; slic... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220381 | Method for high pressure treatment of substances under controlled temperature conditions A product carrier for use in pressure processing substances is substantially fluidically closed, and is insulated, to prevent heat transfer from the product being treated to the cooler wall of the pressure vessel. The insulating material has compression heating prop... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195688 | Process and device for the manufacture of a primary unit pack of a wafer A process and device for manufacturing a primary unit pack of a wafer. A laminate comprising a carrier sheet and an active substance film is cross-cut at a predetermined length, detached from the carrier sheet, guided between two packaging material webs and, conveye... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7081263 | Disposable brew basket for electric coffee maker A method includes the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7060311 | Method for packaging a composite food portion Packaged food portions, such as food slices, consisting of two or more food items, such as peanut butter and jelly, and processes for making them. The food portion is provided with sufficient viscosity and textural properties to enable its formation into a cohesive ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055292 | Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051493 | High modulus, temperature-resistant film for form fill and seal packaging A multilayer film, which is particularly suited to packaging of cheese on a Hayssen® RT packaging machine, has a first layer comprising cyclic olefin copolymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 125° C., and a second layer comprising at least one me... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052727 | Assembly and method for forming a frozen confection An assembly and method for forming a frozen confection portion of a frozen confection type food product, the assembly comprising a mold assembly provided with a mold cavity of a selected configuration ad formed by a flexible inert casing, a pump for moving confectio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037545 | Multi-stage thickening composition for use with packaged food items and process for using same A multi-stage thickening composition for use in facilitating the handling and continuous packaging of a food product, and for providing a desired final shape and texture for the food product. Relatively rapid-setting and slower-setting consumable gels form one prefe... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6979482 | Multiwall bag with zipper and fin A multiwall bag having a slider zipper and fin combination and methods of forming same are provided. The multiwall bag, for example, can include a tube body. A bag seal zone can be formed in the tube body, and a combination fin member, zipper track, and zipper block... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6928794 | Method and apparatus for making a continuous series of filled pouches A machine for forming filled sealed pouches from a continuously moving sealable web of material includes a first sealing station for forming a longitudinal seal along a side edge of the web, and a horizontal sealing station for forming a plurality of transverse seal... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918231 | Resiliently compressible force absorption system conformable to fruit A fruit protection and transportation system providing various apparatus and methods to absorb impact and compression forces to reduce damage to fruit (3). Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a fruit protector blank (1) of resiliently comp... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912829 | Method for wrapping a food product A method of wrapping in a sheet material a food product comprising at least two complementary parts coupled together along a coupling line includes the steps of: forming the wrapper in at least two complementary portions able to be... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913809 | Lap sealable film with a peel layer A lap sealable film for forming bags on conventional vertical form/fill/seal equipment containing a seal layer and a barrier layer. The seal layer and barrier layer form opposing surfaces of the film. The seal layer contains single site catalyzed polyethylene and is... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6858242 | Double bagging system High end or premium bread, including presliced loaves, are inserted into a preformed inner bag by an automatic bagging machine. The open end of the inner bag is gathered and sealed, and thereafter the inner bag is heat shrunk to closely enclose a loaf. Then the heat... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6818237 | Aqueous liquid package The invention provides a method of packaging an aqueous liquid whereby a charge of the liquid is charged through a closable opening into acontainer. A source of inorganic ions which are soluble in the liquid is also inserted into the container. The opening is then c... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6749877 | Tear tape for plastic packaging A heat resistant and heat sealable tear tape that can be used with a plastic package. The tear tape comprises a layer of an oriented film and a layer of a polymer sealant material. The polymer sealant has a melt temperature of below approximately 220° F. A plastic ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6652946 | Loop for suspending sausages or the like The invention relates to a suspension loop (1) for hanging sausages or the like, which is composed of a folded strip of material having openings (5) at both ends. Once the strip has been folded, said openings are aligned with each other and can receive a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6523306 | Seeding container The cylindrical container is made of paper and has a rim, a seam along the vertical dimension thereof and an overlap in that seam. The bottom end of the container has a twisted and flattened tuft of paper. A fold is provided around the rim. This fold encl... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514553 | Tubing used for encasing food products and a method for manufacturing the tubing The invention is a method of manufacturing lightweight fibrous casings constructed of abaca paper substrates suitably wet-strengthened using viscose, or viscose and resin, and subsequently viscosed a second time, and the casings made by this method. The m... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514552 | Method for keeping roast coffee bean freshness Roast coffee bean freshness is maintained by storing just roasted beans in a sealed container having much less than 1.0% oxygen therein. Storage of roasted coffee at very low temperatures (less than -40 degrees F. (-40 degrees C.)) also preserves the fres... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6461655 | Method for packing soybean sprouts A soybean sprout package comprising a bag having an open end portion, with multiple soybean sprouts clustered in the bag, the sprouts having elongated stems, the stems generally extending in the same direction at the open end portion, thereby enabling the... | 10/08/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6416798 | Packaging having protected information and method A package and a process is provided for packaging a perishable product and providing a tamperproof visible date code on the resultant package. The process includes the steps of providing form, fill and seal package making process equipment; and providing ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6395321 | Process for sealing food products such as processed cheese slices A method for packaging food items, such as processed cheese, into a plastic film package that entirely encloses the food item with peelable heat seals, such as hermetic peelable heat seals. The heat of the food item is used to activate a sealant within th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6391358 | Multi-stage thickening composition for use with packaged food items and process for using same A multi-stage thickening composition for use in facilitating the handling and continuous packaging of a food product, and for providing a desired final shape and texture for the food product. Relatively rapid-setting and slower-setting consumable gels for... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6379731 | Methods for vacuum gas flush treatment of fresh produce A closure system for attachment to and use in gas flushing a container of fresh produce includes a body portion, a closure connected to the body portion, and a pressure-sensitive mechanism connected to the body portion and to the closure that moves the cl... | 04/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6372274 | Process for making a packaged product A packaged product comprises a boneless food product comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of meat and cheese. The food product has added liquid thereon, for example brine which has been injected into (and is exuding from) a me... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6355287 | Packaged food product having added liquid A packaged product comprises a boneless food product comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of meat and cheese. The food product has added liquid thereon, for example brine which has been injected into (and is exuding from) a me... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6316036 | Tear tape for plastic packaging A heat resistant and heat sealable tear tape that can be used with a plastic package. The tear tape comprises a layer of an oriented film and a layer of a polymer sealant material. The polymer sealant has a melt temperature of below approximately 220° F.... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312742 | Bag-in-bag packaging system Packaging such as a blockbase sack (201) suitable for packing of particulate material has an inner bag having two layers of polyethylene, surrounded by an outer bag (201) having three layers of polyethylene. Each bag has a closed bottom and has an open to... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6296923 | Perforated polymeric film with limited oxygen and water permeability The invention provides polymeric films for the storage or packing of plant material, the film being perforate and having a water vapor permeability of not more than 800 g m-2 day-1 and an oxygen permeability of not more than 200000 c... | 10/02/2001 |
