AU597742B2 - Microwave container and method of using same - Google Patents

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AU597742B2
AU597742B2 AU80511/87A AU8051187A AU597742B2 AU 597742 B2 AU597742 B2 AU 597742B2 AU 80511/87 A AU80511/87 A AU 80511/87A AU 8051187 A AU8051187 A AU 8051187A AU 597742 B2 AU597742 B2 AU 597742B2
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Richard Mackay Keefer
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Rio Tinto Alcan International Ltd
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Alcan International Ltd Canada
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Priority claimed from US06/943,563 external-priority patent/US4888459A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
    • B65D81/3446—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
    • B65D81/3453—Rigid containers, e.g. trays, bottles, boxes, cups
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
    • B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
    • B65D2581/3439—Means for affecting the heating or cooking properties
    • B65D2581/344—Geometry or shape factors influencing the microwave heating properties
    • B65D2581/3441—3-D geometry or shape factors, e.g. depth-wise
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
    • B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
    • B65D2581/3471—Microwave reactive substances present in the packaging material
    • B65D2581/3472—Aluminium or compounds thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
    • B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
    • B65D2581/3486—Dielectric characteristics of microwave reactive packaging
    • B65D2581/3487—Reflection, Absorption and Transmission [RAT] properties of the microwave reactive package
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
    • B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
    • B65D2581/3486—Dielectric characteristics of microwave reactive packaging
    • B65D2581/3489—Microwave reflector, i.e. microwave shield

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Cookers (AREA)
  • Constitution Of High-Frequency Heating (AREA)
  • Package Specialized In Special Use (AREA)
  • Electric Ovens (AREA)
AU80511/87A 1986-05-09 1987-10-30 Microwave container and method of using same Ceased AU597742B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA508812 1986-05-09
CA000508812A CA1279902C (en) 1986-05-09 1986-05-09 Microwave container including higher order mode generation
US06/943,563 US4888459A (en) 1986-12-18 1986-12-18 Microwave container with dielectric structure of varying properties and method of using same
US943563 2001-08-30

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AU8051187A AU8051187A (en) 1988-06-23
AU597742B2 true AU597742B2 (en) 1990-06-07

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EP (1) EP0271981B1 (da)
JP (1) JPH0825584B2 (da)
AU (1) AU597742B2 (da)
BR (1) BR8705880A (da)
DE (1) DE3778853D1 (da)
DK (2) DK231487A (da)
ES (1) ES2031910T3 (da)
MX (1) MX161944A (da)
NZ (1) NZ222374A (da)

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CA1306509C (en) * 1988-06-22 1992-08-18 Bryan C. Hewitt Microwave heating
US4992638A (en) * 1988-06-22 1991-02-12 Alcan International Limited Microwave heating device with microwave distribution modifying means
JP2790184B2 (ja) * 1989-01-27 1998-08-27 ゴールデン バレー マイクロウエーブ フーズ インコーポレーテツド マイクロウェーブ調理用パッケージ
CA1339540C (en) * 1989-02-09 1997-11-11 Richard M. Keefer Methods and devices used in the microwave heating of foods and other materials
US5424517A (en) * 1993-10-27 1995-06-13 James River Paper Company, Inc. Microwave impedance matching film for microwave cooking
FR2745398B1 (fr) * 1996-02-28 1998-05-07 Sundstrand Corp Dispositif de verrouillage de la position angulaire d'un bouton de manoeuvre
FR2813583B1 (fr) * 2000-09-01 2003-07-18 Microondes Syst Sa Recipient pour un chauffage homogene de son contenu par micro-ondes
US7482560B2 (en) 2004-08-06 2009-01-27 Pactiv Corporation Microwaveable laminate container having enhanced cooking features and method for the manufacture thereof

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US4416906A (en) * 1979-04-27 1983-11-22 Golden Valley Foods Inc. Microwave food heating container

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NZ210921A (en) * 1984-02-15 1988-07-28 Alcan Int Ltd Package of foodstuff for microwave oven
JPS613264U (ja) * 1984-06-11 1986-01-10 尾池工業株式会社 電子レンジ用包装体
CA1239999A (en) * 1985-06-25 1988-08-02 Richard M. Keefer Microwave container and package comprising said container and a body of material to be heated, and method of making same
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EP0271981A2 (en) 1988-06-22
DK231487A (da) 1987-11-10
NZ222374A (en) 1990-02-26
DK231487D0 (da) 1987-05-06
DE3778853D1 (de) 1992-06-11
DK563287D0 (da) 1987-10-27
JPS63178971A (ja) 1988-07-23
EP0271981A3 (en) 1988-11-30
EP0271981B1 (en) 1992-05-06
JPH0825584B2 (ja) 1996-03-13
AU8051187A (en) 1988-06-23
BR8705880A (pt) 1988-07-05
DK563287A (da) 1988-06-19
MX161944A (es) 1991-03-08
ES2031910T3 (es) 1993-01-01

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