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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Clyde Long, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Frederick Maynard Merritt, II, Lockport, IL (US);
Jeffery Allen Oxley, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Viskase Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/122 ; F16L 1/100 ; B65B 5/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/122 ; F16L 1/100 ; B65B 5/500 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a package containing a plurality of cut lengths of fibrous casing which are moisturized to substantially soaked levels of moisture and are retained in an evacuated plastic bag wherein the moisture level of the casing is derived from free water added into the bag prior to evacuation. Also disclosed is a method of packaging cut lengths of casing which provides for the addition of soaked levels of moisture to the casing in the bag.