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Meat packaging apparatus and method

US6221411A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 11, 1998
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D81/2076
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A meat packaging apparatus includes a tray containing a modified atmosphere and meat product, a film sealed to the tray and including an opening, and a two-piece label attached to the film and covering the opening. The two-piece label including a first layer removably attached to a second layer, which is attached to the film. The second layer is made of a highly oxygen permeable material to allow oxygen to enter the tray when the top layer is removed.

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