Method of making and using heat resistant resin coated paperboard product and product thereof

Claim 2

A paperboard product comprising: (a) a paperboard substrate having affixed to its first surface a water impermeable layer, said water impermeable layer comprising a binder with opaque pigment dispersed therein; and (b) a continuous water permeable layer affixed to the second surface of said paperboard substrate, said water permeable layer comprising a binder with opaque pigment dispersed therein, said paperboard product characterized by the facts that (i) it retains a brightness of at least 70% on its permeable side and at least 50% on its impermeable side after exposure to 400° F. for 30 minutes, and (ii) it will not puff or blister when placed in an oven heated to 350° F. for 15 minutes.

Claim 3

The product of claim 1 wherein the pigment in the impermeable layer comprises titanium dioxide.

Claim 4

The product of claim 1 wherein the pigment in the permeable layer comprises a mixture of titanium dioxide and kaolin clay.

Claim 5

The product of claim 1 wherein the impermeable layer binder comprises polytetramethylene terephthalate, polycyclohexalene dimethylene terephthalate or polycyclohexalene dimethylene terephthalate-phthalic acid copolymer.

Claim 6

The product of claim 4 wherein the permeable layer binder comprises polyvinyl acetate.

Claim 7

The product of claim 1 wherein the impermeable layer comprises from about 2.5% to about 20% by weight titanium dioxide and the permeable layer comprises about 15 to 80 parts by weight titanium dioxide, about 20 to 85 parts by weight kaolin clay and about 10 to 30 parts by weight polyvinyl acetate.

Claim 8

The product of claim 1 wherein the water impermeable layer is also grease impermeable.

Claim 9

The product of claim 1 wherein the product has a water content of about 3% to about 10% by weight.

Claim 10

A paperboard container for cooking food comprising a coated paperboard substrate formed into the shape of a container, said container comprising: (a) an inside surface comprising a water impermeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water impermeable layer comprising a binder with opaque pigment dispersed therein; and (b) an outside surface comprising a continuous water permeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water permeable layer comprising a binder with opaque pigment dispersed therein, said paperboard container being characterized by the facts that (i) it retains a brightness of at least 70% on its permeable side and at least 50% on its impermeable side after exposure to 400° F. for 30 minutes; and (ii) it will not puff or blister when placed in an oven heated to 350° F. for 15 minutes.

Claim 11

A paperboard container for cooking food comprising a coated paperboard substrate formed into the shape of a container, said container comprising: (a) an inside surface comprising a water impermeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water impermeable layer comprising a binder with opaque pigment dispersed therein; and (b) an outside surface comprising a continuous water permeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water permeable layer comprising a binder with opaque pigment dispersed therein, said paperboard container being characterized by the facts that (i) it retains a brightness of at least 70% on its permeable side and at least 50% on its impermeable side after exposure to 400° F. for 30 minutes; and (ii) it will not puff or blister when placed in an oven heated to 350° F. for 15 minutes.

Claim 12

A process for cooking food in a paperboard container comprising heating food in the container defined by claim 9.

Claim 13

A paperboard container for cooking food comprising a coated paperboard substrate formed into the shape of a container, said container comprising: (a) an inside surface comprising a water and grease impermeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water and grease impermeable layer comprising a binder with opaque white pigment dispersed therein; and (b) an outside surface comprising a continuous water permeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water permeable layer comprising a binder with opaque white pigment dispersed therein, said paperboard container being characterized by the facts that (i) it retains a brightness of at least 70% on its permeable side and at least 50% on its impermeable side after exposure to 400° F. for 30 minutes; and (ii) it will not puff or blister when placed in an oven heated to 350° F. for 15 minutes.

Claim 14

A paperboard container for cooking food comprising a coated paperboard substrate formed into the shape of a container, said container comprising: (a) an inside surface comprising a water and grease impermeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water and grease impermeable layer comprising a binder with opaque white pigment dispersed therein; and (b) an outside surface comprising a continuous water permeable layer affixed to said paperboard substrate, said water permeable layer comprising a binder with opaque white pigment dispersed therein, said paperboard container being characterized by the facts that (i) it retains a brightness of at least 70% on its permeable side and at least 50% on its impermeable side after exposure to 400° F. for 30 minutes; and (ii) it will not puff or blister when placed in an oven heated to 350° F. for 15 minutes.

Claim 15

The container of claim 11 wherein the impermeable layer comprises titanium dioxide and polytetramethylene terephthalate and the permeable layer comprises polyvinylacetate, titanium dioxide and kaolin clay.

Claim 16

The container of claim 11 wherein the container has a water content of about 3% to about 10% by weight.

Claim 17

A process for producing a paperboard product comprising: (a) affixing a continuous water permeable layer comprising a mixture of binder and opaque pigment to a first surface of a paperboard substrate; and (b) affixing a water impermeable layer comprising a binder and opaque pigment to a second surface of said paperboard substrate.

Claim 18

A process for producing a paperboard product comprising: (a) affixing a continuous water permeable layer comprising a mixture of binder and opaque pigment to a first surface of a paperboard substrate; and (b) affixing a water impermeable layer comprising a binder and opaque pigment to a second surface of said paperboard substrate.

Claim 19

The process of claim 14 wherein the water impermeable layer is affixed onto the second surface of the paper substrate by extruding the impermeable mixture onto the second surface and then chilling the coated substrate to harden and set the impermeable layer extruded thereon.

Claim 20

The process of claim 14 wherein the permeable layer is affixed to the paperboard substrate by first coating an aqueous slurry of the permeable layer onto the paperboard substrate and then drying the coated substrate.

Claim 21

The process of claim 16 wherein after the permeable layer is dried a second coating of aqueous slurry is coated onto the once coated substrate and subsequently dried.