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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Bemis Company, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Peter M. Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Jay D. Hodson, Hortonville, WI (US);
Otacilio T. Berbert, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Bemis Company, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to packages having a flexible top sheet sealed to a flexible embossed bottom sheet The flexible bottom sheet comprises a plurality of embossed peaks and valleys wherein each valley has a defined perimeter with a valley base integrally connected to a valley wall which thereby defines an individual liquid containment cell. The packages according to the present invention are heat resistant to allow food packaged therein to be cooked in a microwave oven such that a substantial amount of water and/or grease released by the food during the cooking process is captured beneath a food contact surface in a plurality of embossed individual liquid containment cells, in preferred embodiments, the package of the present invention is a microwavable form-fill-seal package or microwavable vacuum package for storing and cooking a precooked or cured food product with substantial water and/or fat content.