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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:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard S. Brown, Chualar, CA (US);
Eugene D. Rizzo, Monterey, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fresh Express, Inc., Salinas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 7/00 ;
Abstract
A closure system for attachment to and use in gas flushing a container of fresh produce includes a body portion, a closure connected to the body portion, and a pressure-sensitive mechanism connected to the body portion and to the closure that moves the closure to an open position or to a closed position, depending on the pressure exerted on said mechanism.