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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Benjamin Adam Avis, Little Elm, TX (US);
Joseph Paul Sagel, Highland Village, TX (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Adam Avis, Little Elm, TX (US);
Joseph Paul Sagel, Highland Village, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Snack products are cooled after stacking in a rigid container by blowing cooled, dry area into the containers. The process provides sufficient cooling to prevent implosion of the rigid containers under conditions of changing temperature and pressure yet requires much less space than conventional cooling.