Package making – With contents treating – Vacuum or inert atmosphere
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-03
2007-04-03
Desai, Hemant M. (Department: 3721)
Package making
With contents treating
Vacuum or inert atmosphere
C053S510000, C053S405000, C053S434000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10903860
ABSTRACT:
Vacuum packaging appliances and methods of vacuum packaging objects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an appliance includes a base, a lid movably coupled to the base, a vacuum chamber portion on the base and/or the lid for receiving an open end of a bag, and a vacuum pump operably coupled to the vacuum chamber portion for removing gas from the vacuum chamber portion. The lid includes a distal end, a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a major dimension between the distal and proximal ends. The base can also include a distal end, a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a major dimension between the distal and proximal ends.
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Higer Landen
Wu Hongyu
Desai Hemant M.
Shurupoff Lawrence J.
Sunbeam Products Inc.
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