US4664922A
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Package for preserving food by generating a modified gas atmosphere
Assignee: Vesten AG
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Filing: 1985-03-14
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Granted: 1987-05-12
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Expires: 2005-03-14
Abstract
Abstract An improved packing more particularly for foodstuffs of the type composed of a receptacle sealingly closed by a removable lid and comprising therein a perforated separation wall in form of a grid disposed substantially in parallel to the bottom of said receptacle thereby to provide a two-section separation of the latter such that the upper compartment is reserved for lodging the foodstuff to be preserved, with the lower compartment being adapted to receive an absorbent material intended for absorbing the exsudate from said foodstuff, wherein there is provided on, or in, said absorbent material such material capable, under the effect of water from the exsudate, of releasing an inert gas in such quantity as to compensate for the loss of pressure within the receptacle on the one hand, and on the other hand, capable of creating such an atmosphere as to prevent formation of secondary noxious products, and compensating for the loss of some of the constitutive components of the foodstuff carried away with the exsudate.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean G. Leon
- 👤 Francois Loevenbruck
- 👤 Jean R. Troadec
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:27
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/24; B65D81/26; B65D81/264; B65D81/265; B65D81/261; B65D81/262
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A foodstuffs package comprising a receptacle sealingly closed by a removable lid, and including therein a perforated separation wall in the form of a grid disposed substantially parallel to the bottom of said receptacle, thereby providing two sections in the bottom of the receptacle, such that a foodstuff to be preserved is housed in the upper compartment, with the lower compartment containing an absorbent material for absorbing water containing exudate from said foodstuff; the improvement comprising providing with said absorbent material a composition which comprises both an agent which releases carbon dioxide gas upon contact with water from the exudate and sodium chloride, said agent being in an amount sufficient to create a carbon dioxide atmosphere within the sealed package to prevent formation of secondary noxious products and said sodium chloride being in an amount and relationship to the agent sufficient to be carried away by said gas and compensate for the loss thereof from the foodstuff during exudation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A foodstuffs package comprising a receptacle sealingly closed by a removable lid, and including therein a perforated separation wall in the form of a grid disposed substantially parallel to the bottom of said receptacle, thereby providing two sections in the bottom of the receptacle, such that a foodstuff to be preserved is housed in the upper compartment, with the lower compartment containing an absorbent material for absorbing water containing exudate from said foodstuff; the improvement comprising providing with said absorbent material a composition which comprises both an agent which releases carbon dioxide gas upon contact with water from the exudate and sodium chloride, said agent being in an amount sufficient to create a carbon dioxide atmosphere within the sealed package to prevent formation of secondary noxious products and said sodium chloride being in an amount and relationship to the agent sufficient to be carried away by said gas and compensate for the loss thereof from the foodstuff during exudation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A package according to claim 1 wherein said composition contains a compound selected from the group consisting of carbonates and bicarbonates in combination with a non toxic organic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An improved packing according to claim 2, wherein said carbonates and said bicarbonates are selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, and said organic acid is citric acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An improved packing according to claim 1 wherein said material is in the form of plates, blocks, fragments, chips, inserts, or in a pulverulent form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An improved packing according to claim 1, wherein said composition contains by weight 50% of sodium chloride, 25% of citric acid and 25% of sodium carbonate.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-05-11 | 1994-11-10 | 1995-05-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-05-11 | 1998-11-10 | 1999-05-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |