US4985300A
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Shrinkable, conformable microwave wrap
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-28
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Granted: 1991-01-15
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Expires: 2008-12-28
Abstract
Abstract A heat shrinkable film is useful for packaging and for cooking a food item in a microwave oven is provided, which comprises a layer of flexible, heat resistant, microwave transparent base film which exhibits shrinkage of at least about 10% when heated unrestrained to 100° C. for 5 seconds, and a layer of microwave susceptor material extending over the base film in an amount sufficient to cause the film to heat under microwave cooking conditions to provide browning or crisping of the food item.
Inventors
- 👤 Hua-Feng Huang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:15
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3446; B65D2581/00; B65D2581/34; B65D2581/3401; B65D2581/3402; B65D2581/3416; B65D2581/3437; B65D2581/3439; B65D2581/3444; B65D2581/3463; B65D2581/3466; B65D2581/3471; B65D2581/3472; B65D2581/3477; B65D2581/3478; B65D2581/3479; B65D2581/3486; B65D2581/3494; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31681; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31855
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A heat shrinkable film useful for packaging and for cooking in a microwave oven of at least one food item which requires surface browning or crisping, comprising (a) at least one layer of flexible, heat resistant, microwave transparent base film which exhibits shrinkage of at least about 10% when heated unrestrained to 100° C. for 5 seconds, and (b) at least one partially transmissive layer of microwave susceptor material extending over at least a portion of the base film and present in an amount sufficient to cause the film to heat under microwave cooking conditions to a temperature suitable for browning or crisping of a food item placed adjacent thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A heat shrinkable film useful for packaging and for cooking in a microwave oven of at least one food item which requires surface browning or crisping, comprising (a) at least one layer of flexible, heat resistant, microwave transparent base film which exhibits shrinkage of at least about 10% when heated unrestrained to 100° C. for 5 seconds, and (b) at least one partially transmissive layer of microwave susceptor material extending over at least a portion of the base film and present in an amount sufficient to cause the film to heat under microwave cooking conditions to a temperature suitable for browning or crisping of a food item placed adjacent thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 1 wherein the base film exhibits shrinkage of at least about 45% when heated unrestrained to 100° C. for 5 seconds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 1 wherein the base film is selected from the group consisting of polyester films and polyolefin films.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 2 wherein the base film is polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 1 wherein the susceptor material is a substantially continuous layer of metal of appropriate thickness to cause the film to heat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 5 wherein the thickness of the layer of metal is sufficient to provide a resistivity of about 100 to about 600 ohms/square.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 5 wherein the thickness of the layer of metal is sufficient to provide a resistivity of about 60 to about 1000 ohms/square.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 7 wherein the metal is stainless steel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 7 wherein the metal is aluminum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 9 further comprising a protective layer of film overlying the layer of aluminum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 1 wherein the susceptor material is a flake material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 11 wherein the flake material is embedded within a layer of thermoplastic material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 12 wherein the flake material is aluminum flake.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 1 further comprising a layer of heat sealable material extending over at least a part of the surface of the film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The heat shrinkable film of claim 14 wherein the heat sealable material is prepared from polymers selected from the group consisting of copolymers of ethylene glycol, terephthalic acid and azelaic acid; copolymers of ethylene glycol, terephthalic acid, and isophthalic acid; and mixtures of these copolymers.
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