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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:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph E Owensby, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Howard D Conner, Mauldin, SC (US);
Frederick A Dobbins, Lyman, SC (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., Duncan, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ; B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53459 ; 53469 ; 53477 ; 53570 ; 53576 ; 53567 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for, and a method of, loading a meat product into a thermoplastic bag or casing is disclosed. Particularly, the present invention discloses an apparatus for, and method of, loading a meat product into a thermoplastic bag or casing such that the area used to produce a heat seal closure of the bag or casing is protected against contamination during the product loading process.