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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:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander Craig Bushman, Loveland, OH (US);
Gregory J. Castle, Wilder, KY (US);
Richard D. Pastor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Tricia S. Reighard, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
International Paper Company, Tuxedo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/015 ; B65B 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/015 ; B65B 3/102 ;
Abstract
A method for inducing oxygen scavenging within paperboard package structures using ultraviolet light to activate the scavenging material during the filling process or prior to the filling process for gable-type paperboard packages. An ultraviolet light source is placed in close proximity to a gable-top blank or along the horizontal chain or line following bottom formation and prior to filling a carton with product.