The Pillsbury Company

James A Kivi

Victor T Huang

James W Finkowski

Michael R Perry

Lorri D Cullen

The present invention includes a device and a method for testing a can for leakage with the device including a main body, a mechanism for sealing against an internal surface of the can to effect a sealed chamber within the can, a mechanism for placing the mechanism for sealing in a sealing relationship with the internal surface of the can to effect the sealed chamber, and a mechanism for effecting an increase of pressure in the sealed chamber for determining leakage from the sealed chamber.

Can vent testing device

The present invention includes a freezable material comprising sucrose and water in a concentration effective to prevent sucrose hydrate crystal formation when the material is frozen and further comprising a starch hydrolysate having a molecular weight effective for preventing weeping of the material when in contact with a water-bearing matrix.

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Brooklyn Center, MN, United States of America

James A Kivi