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Microwavable food package and heat assist accessory
Assignee: Packaging Concepts Inc
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Filing: 1991-06-13
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Granted: 1993-06-29
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Expires: 2011-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A microwavable food product package comprises two separate parts: a bag in which the food is packaged, and an accessory which is placed over a face or wall of the bag. The accessory has a fully metalized surface with a pattern of metal free areas formed in the metallization. The pattern is formed to resemble the break-up or fretting of a continuous unbroken layer of metal when it is heated by microwave energy. The pattern may be formed as a plurality of rows of S's which criss-cross he accessory, or it may be a tight grid pattern of thin lines of unmetalized areas.
Inventors
- 👤 Abraham H. Mendenhall
- 👤 Joseph F. Irace
- 👤 Joseph Skudrzyk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 06:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3446; B65D81/3461; B65D81/3469; B65D2581/00; B65D2581/34; B65D2581/3401; B65D2581/3402; B65D2581/3421; B65D2581/3437; B65D2581/3486; B65D2581/3494
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A microwable package containing a food product, said package comprising a bag formed of a series of walls including a front, back, and a bottom wall, said entire bag being formed of a single-ply paper, a heat assist accessory applied to and covering the exterior of one of said front and back wall of said bag, said accessory having a top, bottom, and side edges, said accessory being adhered to one of said front and back wall only along two select opposite edges of said accessory, the remainder of said heat assist accessory being unconnected with either said front or back wall of said bag, said accessory having a metallized surface thereon sufficient to generate heat and provide heat assist to the contents of the package during microwaving, said accessory formed of a single-ply paper, a polymer film having a metallized surface applied thereon adhered to said single-ply of paper forming said accessory, and a high heat resistant adhesive securing the film to the paper ply forming the accessory, such that upon microwaving of the package containing said food product, the heat resistant adhesive securing the accessory provides dimensional stability to the said film forming the accessory and preventing a delamination and break-up of the accessory and its metallized film when exposed to any microwave energy.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A microwable package containing a food product, said package comprising a bag formed of a series of walls including a front, back, and a bottom wall, said entire bag being formed of a single-ply paper, a heat assist accessory applied to and covering the exterior of one of said front and back wall of said bag, said accessory having a top, bottom, and side edges, said accessory being adhered to one of said front and back wall only along two select opposite edges of said accessory, the remainder of said heat assist accessory being unconnected with either said front or back wall of said bag, said accessory having a metallized surface thereon sufficient to generate heat and provide heat assist to the contents of the package during microwaving, said accessory formed of a single-ply paper, a polymer film having a metallized surface applied thereon adhered to said single-ply of paper forming said accessory, and a high heat resistant adhesive securing the film to the paper ply forming the accessory, such that upon microwaving of the package containing said food product, the heat resistant adhesive securing the accessory provides dimensional stability to the said film forming the accessory and preventing a delamination and break-up of the accessory and its metallized film when exposed to any microwave energy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said surface of said accessory is fully metallized.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said surface of said accessory is partially metallized.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The package of claim 3 and wherein a pattern of metal free areas is formed in said metallization, said pattern being formed to assimilate the break-up of an unbroken metallic layer which has been heated to high temperatures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package of claim 4 wherein said pattern comprises a plurality of rows of S's which cover said metal layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The package of claim 5 wherein said rows of S's are formed in at least two directions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The package of claim 4 wherein said pattern is a grid of metal free spaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package of claim 7 and wherein said metal free spaces comprise metal free lines provided in the metal layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The package of claim 4 wherein said bag is a microwavable popcorn popping container.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The package of claim 9 wherein said polymer film having the metallized surface being a polyethylene terephthalate, and said heat resistant adhesive securing the metallized film to the paper ply being a vinyl ethylene acetate copolymer adhesive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said heat assist accessory comprises a combination of polymer layer and paper layer with said metallized film attached therebetween.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The package of claim 1 and including an adhesive adhering the accessory to the bag along said two opposite edges, and there being a void of adhesive between the accessory and the bag at the location of the metallized surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package of claim 1 and wherein said single-ply paper forming said bag having a grease resistant coating applied thereto.
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