Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Package for combined steam and microwave heating of food
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Application No.: US14286311Application Date: 2014-05-23
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Publication No.: US09676539B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Jeffrey T. Sloat , Fermin P. Resurreccion, Jr.
- Applicant: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
- Main IPC: B65D81/34
- IPC: B65D81/34 ; A23L5/10 ; A47J27/05 ; A47J27/04

Abstract:
A package for combined steam and microwave heating of food, wherein the package may include microwave energy interactive materials (“MEIMs”) configured for providing rapid, simultaneous microwave and steam cooking in a domestic microwave oven. The MEIMs may be configured for controlling the heating pattern within the package and to control volumetric heating of food in the package. The MEIMs may include one or more of a susceptor, shield, and/or resonating patch antenna. The package may be paper-based, or it may be manufactured of any other suitable material. One or more of the different sections of the package may comprise separate chambers respectively for the steam source and the food to be steamed, so that the steam source and the food to be steamed are separated from one another during manufacturing, storage, and cooking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140348989A1 Package for Combined Steam and Microwave Heating of Food Public/Granted day:2014-11-27
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