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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
May. 05, 2010
Michael Ray Mclaughlin, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Duane Mullins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Clifton Sanders, Gray, TN (US);
Hillard Birdell Smithers, Iii, Kingsport, TN (US);
Gregory Kyle Nelson, Blountville, TN (US);
Michael Ray McLaughlin, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Duane Mullins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Clifton Sanders, Gray, TN (US);
Hillard Birdell Smithers, III, Kingsport, TN (US);
Gregory Kyle Nelson, Blountville, TN (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of vacuum packaging and vacuum packaging techniques. Embodiments of the present invention include bales and packages comprising a sealed chamber having an internal volume at a pressure less than ambient atmospheric pressure. In alternate embodiments of the present invention, the internal volume of the package comprises a bulk material, a bulk fiber material, fibers or fibrous materials. Also disclosed are methods for packaging, packaging systems and apparatus for packaging.