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Microwave energy moderating bag
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1977-09-28
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Granted: 1979-03-13
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Expires: 1997-09-28
Abstract
Abstract An improved microwave energy moderating bag for enclosing, for instance, foodstuff such as a beef roast to be cooked at relatively high power in a microwave oven so that the foodstuff can be uniformly cooked to a predetermined degree of doneness without being repositioned and without having to vary the power level during the cooking interval. The improved bag is of the type fabricated from a laminated sheet comprising two laminae of thermoplastic films and a perforated foil lamina of microwave reflective material such as, for example, aluminum foil. The improved bag comprises an improved pouch-type top closure and duplex side seams. Both static and dynamic embodiments of the invention are disclosed: a static embodiment being dimensionally stable as opposed to a dynamic embodiment which is heat shrinkable by virtue of comprising a heat shrinkable thermoplastic film. Such a dynamic embodiment is so constructed that it transitions from being substantially transparent to microwave energy to being substantially less transparent to microwave energy as its temperature is increased: for instance, during a cooking cycle in a microwave oven.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephanie S. Gelman
- 👤 Edward J. Maguire, Jr.
- 👤 Haydee R. Guilloty
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:26
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3446; B65D81/3461; B65D2581/00; B65D2581/34; B65D2581/3437; B65D2581/3439; B65D2581/344; B65D2581/3471; B65D2581/3472; B65D2581/3486; B65D2581/3489; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S99/00; Y10S99/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A microwave energy moderating bag comprising a laminated sheet of material having a perforate, electrically conductive foil lamina disposed intermediate and secured by lines of bonding between two laminae of substantially microwave transparent films of material having a relatively high dielectric constant, said sheet being U-folded and provided with relatively high capacitance duplex side seams, said bag further comprising an open top end and means for said top end to be closed sufficiently to substantially obviate the passage of microwave energy of a predetermined frequency therethrough.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A microwave energy moderating bag comprising a laminated sheet of material having a perforate, electrically conductive foil lamina disposed intermediate and secured by lines of bonding between two laminae of substantially microwave transparent films of material having a relatively high dielectric constant, said sheet being U-folded and provided with relatively high capacitance duplex side seams, said bag further comprising an open top end and means for said top end to be closed sufficiently to substantially obviate the passage of microwave energy of a predetermined frequency therethrough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
The bag of claim 1 wherein said means comprises a self venting, pouch-type closure disposed adjacent its top end and which closure is operable from an OPEN position to a CLOSED position, and wherein the corners of said foil are sufficiently rounded to substantially obviate bunching of said foil in the top corners of said bag when said closure is operated from said OPEN to said CLOSED position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The bag of claim 1 wherein said films comprise food approved thermoplastic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The bag of claim 3 wherein at least one of said films is a heat shrinkable thermoplastic material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The bag of claim 4 wherein said thermoplastic material is biaxially oriented polyethylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
The bag of claim 5 wherein said means comprises a self venting, pouch-type closure disposed adjacent its top end and which closure is operable from an OPEN position to a CLOSED position, and wherein the corners of said foil are sufficiently rounded to substantially obviate bunching of said foil in the top corners of said bag when said closure is operated from said OPEN to said CLOSED position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
The bag of claim 1 wherein each duplex side seam comprises an outboard side seam wherein the side edges of the films are sealed together outboard from the adjacent side edge of said foil, and an inboard side seam which extends generally parallel to said outboard side seam and across a plurality of apertures in said perforate foil which apertures are spaced from the side edge of said foil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
The bag of claim 7 wherein said means comprises a self venting, pouch-type closure disposed adjacent its top end and which closure is operable from an OPEN position to a CLOSED position, and wherein the corners of said foil are sufficiently rounded to substantially obviate bunching of said foil in the top corners of said bag when said closure is operated from said OPEN to said CLOSED position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The bag of claim 8 wherein said films comprise food approved thermoplastic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The bag of claim 9 wherein at least one of said films is a heat shrinkable thermoplastic material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The bag of claim 10 wherein said thermoplastic material is biaxially oriented polyethylene.
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