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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:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent A Meli, Green Bay, WI (US);
Michael A Matharani, DePere, WI (US);
Ted A Brzezinski, Green Bay, WI (US);
David L Shaft, Green Bay, WI (US);
James L Urmanski, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Schreiber Fodds, Inc., Green Bay, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53451 ; 53477 ; 53122 ; 53551 ; 533745 ; 426130 ; 426414 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for continuously forming hermetically sealed packages of a food item. A continuous web of thermoplastic material is folded and continuously formed with a hermetic longitudinal seal. The food item is inserted between inner surfaces of the tubular web member, which is then flattened to form a thin slice. A hermetic cross-seal is continuously formed transverse to the longitudinal seal. The web can be cooled before the cross-seals are formed.