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Patent No.:

US 9422098 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2013

Pouch for fresh produce item and method

Applicant:

Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jill M. Martin, Pearland, TX (US);

Haley Lowry, Houston, TX (US);

James F. Warner, Chicago, IL (US);

Jihoon Kim, Chicago, IL (US);

Thomas A. Herbert, Oak Park, IL (US);

Assignee:

Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);

Attorney:

Husch Blackwell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Drew Becker

Assistant Examiner:

Bryan Kim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 81/34 (2006.01); A23L 1/216 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B65D 75/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B65D 75/56 (2006.01); B65D 75/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 81/3461 (2013.01); A23L 1/216 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B65D 75/008 (2013.01); B32B 2270/00 (2013.01); B32B 2307/31 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2307/414 (2013.01); B32B 2307/518 (2013.01); B32B 2307/724 (2013.01); B32B 2307/75 (2013.01); B32B 2439/46 (2013.01); B32B 2439/70 (2013.01); B65D 75/566 (2013.01); B65D 75/5805 (2013.01); B65D 81/3415 (2013.01); B65D 81/3446 (2013.01); B65D 2205/00 (2013.01); B65D 2581/3427 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a pouch for holding a fresh produce item and a method. The pouch includes (A) a body composed of at least one flexible multilayer film having a haze value less than 20%. The body further includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a gusset panel that form a closed chamber. (B) The gusset panel includes a rim. (C) A fresh produce item is located in the closed chamber. (D) The pouch has a chamber-to-rim ratio (mm) from 6:1 to 200:1. At least a portion of at least one wall is transparent permitting a person to see the fresh produce item in the pouch. The method includes displaying the fresh produce item through at least one of the front wall or the rear wall at a chamber-to-rim ratio from 6:1 to 200:1.

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