Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Packaged or wrapped product – Having specific electrical or wave energy feature
Patent
1988-05-31
1993-03-02
Weinstein, Steven
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Packaged or wrapped product
Having specific electrical or wave energy feature
426111, 426113, 426124, 219 1055E, 229101, 22912535, B65D 2108, B65D 2536, B65D 8134
Patent
active
051907771
ABSTRACT:
A shelf stable package for shipping and popping corn in a microwave oven comprising, a bowl formed of microwaveable plastic, transparent to microwave energy with a conical bottom, a charge comprising corn kernels and a shortening, which is solid at room temperature, said kernels having a moisture content of at least about 11.5 percent by weight, and a plastic swirl cover layer, said plastic swirl being in the form of a plurality of folds disposed in a spiral arrangement being transparent to microwave energy, and being expansible in response to internal steam pressure generated by popping of said corn kernels. A microwave transparent paperboard shell covers at least a portion of said bowl. A metallized barrier layer can overlay said plastic swirl bonnet cover layer and in turn a paperboard outer cover overlaying said metallized barrier layer. A microwave transparent paperboard shell can cover at least a portion of said bowl with a pop assist layer attached to said paperboard shell and underlying said plastic bowl.
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Anderson Gary D.
Bourns George B.
Hoyt Earl E.
Siegel Howard P.
American Home Food Products Inc.
Molnar Gary R.
Weinstein Steven
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