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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth R Johnson, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Rexham Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53 2 / ; 53 11 ; 53 79 ; 5311 / ; 426412 ;
Abstract
Flexible pouches filled with product are advanced to a steaming station where steam is introduced into the pouches to remove the air therefrom. The pouches are closed and sealed while in the presence of steam and before being advanced out of the steaming station so as to prevent air from re-entering the pouches.