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Microwave package laminate with extrusion bonded susceptor
Assignee: HUNT-WESSON Inc A Corp OF DELAWARE
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Filing: 1991-11-12
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Granted: 1995-04-11
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Expires: 2011-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A laminate for use in microwave cooking which includes a susceptor formed by depositing a thin layer of microwave-interactive material on a plastic base sheet, and then extrusion bonding that susceptor to a plastic coated paper sheet, without the use of an adhesive.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Archibald
- 👤 Cynthia G. Scrimager
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:40
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/10; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B32B15/20; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3446; B32B2255/00; B32B2255/12; B32B2255/26; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/24; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/70; B65D2581/00; B65D2581/34; B65D2581/3437; B65D2581/3439; B65D2581/344; B65D2581/3463; B65D2581/3466; B65D2581/3467; B65D2581/3471; B65D2581/3472; B65D2581/3486; B65D2581/3494; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1303; Y10T428/1307; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24355; Y10T428/24372; Y10T428/24413; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31681; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31699; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/3179
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A popcorn bag for use in microwave cooking formed at least in part from a laminate, comprising: a thin layer of microwave-interactive material defining an array of perforations and a polyethylene terephthalate base sheet on which said layer is directly deposited to form a susceptor; and a paper sheet having a polyethylene terephthalate coating thereon, where said base sheet is formed of bi-axially oriented, crystalline polyethylene terephthalate and said coating is formed of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate having a crystallinity between about 5 and 10 percent and an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.7; said base sheet being extrusion bonded to said coating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A popcorn bag for use in microwave cooking formed at least in part from a laminate, comprising: a thin layer of microwave-interactive material defining an array of perforations and a polyethylene terephthalate base sheet on which said layer is directly deposited to form a susceptor; and a paper sheet having a polyethylene terephthalate coating thereon, where said base sheet is formed of bi-axially oriented, crystalline polyethylene terephthalate and said coating is formed of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate having a crystallinity between about 5 and 10 percent and an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.7; said base sheet being extrusion bonded to said coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said coating is about 1.0 mils thick.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said paper sheet is about 15 to 50 lb. weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said microwave-interactive material is at least partly aluminum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said coating is about 1.0 mils thick and said paper is about 15 to 50 lb. weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said perforations are arranged in a repeating geometric pattern.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said perforations are substantially round, about 0.060 inches or less in diameter and arranged in a repeating geometric pattern.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said perforations are arranged in parallel rows and columns perpendicular to said rows, spaced at regular intervals of between about 1/16 and 3/16 of an inch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein said perforations are substantially round, about 0.060 inches or less in diameter, arranged in parallel rows and columns perpendicular to said rows, spaced at regular intervals of between 1/16 and 3/16 of an inch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein the combined surface area of said perforations represents less than about 20 percent of the surface area of said microwave interactive material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein neither said base sheet nor said paper sheet has perforations corresponding to said perforations defined by said microwave-interactive material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The popcorn bag of claim 1, wherein the layer of microwave-interactive material is disposed between said plastic base sheet and said plastic coating.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
96 words
A popcorn bag for use in microwave cooking formed at least in part from a laminate, comprising: a thin layer of microwave-interactive material and a polyethylene terephthalate base sheet on which said layer is directly deposited to form a susceptor; and a paper sheet having a polyethylene terephthalate coating thereon, where said base sheet is formed of bi-axially oriented, crystalline polyethylene terephthalate and said coating is formed of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate having a crystallinity between about 5 and 10 percent and an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.7; said base sheet being extrusion bonded to said coating.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
96 words
A popcorn bag for use in microwave cooking formed at least in part from a laminate, comprising: a thin layer of microwave-interactive material and a polyethylene terephthalate base sheet on which said layer is directly deposited to form a susceptor; and a paper sheet having a polyethylene terephthalate coating thereon, where said base sheet is formed of bi-axially oriented, crystalline polyethylene terephthalate and said coating is formed of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate having a crystallinity between about 5 and 10 percent and an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.7; said base sheet being extrusion bonded to said coating.
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