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US4785937A
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Retortable pouch and packaging material for the retortable pouch
Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko KK
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Filing: 1987-04-06
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Granted: 1988-11-22
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Expires: 2007-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A packaging material for a retortable pouch comprises a laminated base film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an inelastic polypropylene film, a laminated cover film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an aluminum foil, and an adhesive layer detachably bonding the polyester film of the laminated base film to the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film, thereby laminately bonding the laminated cover film to the laminated base film. When the retortable pouch is heated in a microwave oven, the laminated cover film having the aluminum foil is removed from the laminated base film, whereby microwaves generated by a magnetron are not intercepted, and cooked food packaged in the retortable pouch can be heated adequately.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadao Tamezawa
- 👤 Yoshiji Moteki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 06:59
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B32B15/09; B32B15/20; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; B32B27/36; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/06; B32B7/12; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3446; B65D81/3461; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/724; B32B2307/7242; B32B2307/748; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/24; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/10; B32B2367/00; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/70; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1334; Y10T428/1338; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1438; Y10T428/1443; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A packaging material for a retortable pouch comprising: (a) a laminated base film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an inelastic polypropylene film with a first adhesive layer; (b) a laminated cover film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an aluminum foil with a second adhesive layer; (c) a third adhesive layer detachably bonding the polyester film of the laminated base film to the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film, thereby bonding together the laminated base film and the laminated cover film, the bonding strength of said third adhesive layer being lower than the adhesive layer bonding together the polyester film and the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A packaging material for a retortable pouch comprising: (a) a laminated base film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an inelastic polypropylene film with a first adhesive layer; (b) a laminated cover film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an aluminum foil with a second adhesive layer; (c) a third adhesive layer detachably bonding the polyester film of the laminated base film to the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film, thereby bonding together the laminated base film and the laminated cover film, the bonding strength of said third adhesive layer being lower than the adhesive layer bonding together the polyester film and the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the polyester film and the inelastic polypropylene film of the laminated base film have twelve and sixty micron thicknesses, respectively, and the polyester film and the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film have twelve and twenty micron thicknesses, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
135 words
A retortable pouch for accommodating cooked food therein, which forms a bag sealed at its periphery, the bag being made of sheet-like packaging material, the packaging material comprising: (a) a laminated base film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an inelastic polypropylene film with a first adhesive layer; (b) a laminated cover film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an aluminum foil with a second adhesive layer; (c) a third adhesive layer detachably bonding the polyester film of the laminated base film to the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film, thereby bonding together the laminated base film and the laminated cover film, the bonding strength of said third adhesive layer being lower than the adhesive layer bonding together the polyester film and the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
135 words
A retortable pouch for accommodating cooked food therein, which forms a bag sealed at its periphery, the bag being made of sheet-like packaging material, the packaging material comprising: (a) a laminated base film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an inelastic polypropylene film with a first adhesive layer; (b) a laminated cover film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an aluminum foil with a second adhesive layer; (c) a third adhesive layer detachably bonding the polyester film of the laminated base film to the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film, thereby bonding together the laminated base film and the laminated cover film, the bonding strength of said third adhesive layer being lower than the adhesive layer bonding together the polyester film and the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A packaging material according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of openings are formed in the laminated base film in order to discharge vapour generated from cooked food in a pouch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
150 words
A packaging material for a retortable pouch comprising: (a) a laminated base film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an inelastic polypropylene film with a first adhesive layer; (b) a laminated cover film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an aluminum foil with a second adhesive layer; (c) a third adhesvie layer detachably bonding the polyester film of the laminated base film to the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film, thereby bonding together the laminated base film and the laminated cover film, the bonding strength of said third adhesive layer being lower than the adhesive layer bonding together the polyester film and the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film; and (d) a parting agent applied to the cover film at a marginal portion thereof between said cover film and said base film, thereby promoting peeling of the cover film relative to the base film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
150 words
A packaging material for a retortable pouch comprising: (a) a laminated base film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an inelastic polypropylene film with a first adhesive layer; (b) a laminated cover film formed by laminating together a polyester film and an aluminum foil with a second adhesive layer; (c) a third adhesvie layer detachably bonding the polyester film of the laminated base film to the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film, thereby bonding together the laminated base film and the laminated cover film, the bonding strength of said third adhesive layer being lower than the adhesive layer bonding together the polyester film and the aluminum foil of the laminated cover film; and (d) a parting agent applied to the cover film at a marginal portion thereof between said cover film and said base film, thereby promoting peeling of the cover film relative to the base film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The packaging material according to claim 5, wherein said parting agent is silicon.
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