American Can Company

American National Can Company

Robert J Reed

Robert J McHenry

James A Wachtel

Boh C Tsai

Kenneth B Spencer

Donald C Vosti

Mark A Williams

Wilson T Piatt, Jr

Joseph B Brito

Krishnaraju Varadarajan

Krishnaraju Vavadarajan

A method is provided for obtaining an acceptable configuration of a thermally processed container packed with food. Improvement in container configuration is attained by proper container design, by maintaining proper headspace of gases in the container during thermal processing, proper pressure outside the container during the cooking cycle and cooling cycle of the process and/or by controlled reforming of the bottom wall of the container. Further improvements are attained by controlling the thermal history of the empty container, such as by pre-shrinking the container before it is filled with food and sealed.

Method of obtaining acceptable configuration of a plastic container

A method is provided for obtaining an acceptable configuration of a thermally processed plastic container packed with food. Improvement in container configuration is attained by proper container design and by maintaining proper headspace of gases in the container during thermal processing and/or by controlled reforming of the bottom wall of the container. Further improvements are attained by controlling the thermal history of the empty container, such as by pre-shrinking the container before it is filled with food and sealed.

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Jackson, MS, United States of America

Robert J Reed