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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:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2003
Gustaaf Persoons, Brecht, BE;
Gustaaf Persoons, Brecht, BE;
FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for substantially maintaining a position of a plurality of packages () between a pair of trays (and) inside the drum of an agitating retort when the agitation process is applied to the packages. When the first tray () is stacked on the second tray (), a volume formed between the first and second trays. Within the volume, a first positioning system () for holding the packages () in a desired position is coupled to one of the trays. The packages () are positioned within the volume and retained in the desired position by the first positioning system. A second positioning system () may be employed to hold the packages at the opposite end of the packages from the first positioning system. The second positioning system () may include a resilient pad that grips the adjacent portion of the packages.
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