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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2001
James Robert Adair, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
William B. Bower, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edward Joseph Cigallio, Douglasville, GA (US);
Richard Vincent Dougherty, Douglasville, GA (US);
James Robert Adair, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
William B. Bower, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edward Joseph Cigallio, Douglasville, GA (US);
Richard Vincent Dougherty, Douglasville, GA (US);
Printpack Illinois, Inc., Elgin, IL (US);
Abstract
This invention encompasses a heat seal die incorporating heat tube technology for controlling the variation of temperature across a heat seal die. The invention also encompasses a system and method for portion control size packaging of flowable liquid-containing condiments in a portion size in the range from 1 to 5 ounces using such a heat seal die.