Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100310742 | HFFS PACKAGING METHOD EMPLOYING POSITIVE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL - A method for packaging products, such as any solid or semi-solid product, utilizes a horizontal form, fill and seal (HFFS) system, coupled with a method for subjecting the packages to positive pressure differential while packaging. In the HFFS system, product receiving cavities are formed in a lower film, with each product being arranged in a respective cavity. The loaded product receiving cavities are positioned in a sealing unit, with an upper film above the product cavities. The sealing unit is closed and a lower chamber of the sealing unit is pressurized to force the lower film against the product, while the product abuts a standoff member, in order to remove existing headspace. After minimizing the headspace, a sealing head seals the upper film to the lower film about the product receiving cavities. Thereafter, the pressure is released, the sealing unit is opened and the package can be further processed. | 12-09-2010 |
20110097471 | METHOD FOR MAKING FLAKED SHORTENING, FLAKED SHORTENING COMPOSITIONS, AND DOUGH COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed are methods of making flaked shortening compositions, flaked shortening composition prepared using the disclosed methods, and dough compositions incorporating the flaked shortening compositions. The methods comprise the steps of: (a) providing a shortening composition at a temperature above its melting point so that it is a liquid; (b) rapidly cooling the liquid shortening composition to form a supercooled shortening composition; (c) extruding the supercooled shortening composition through an orifice to form an extrudate comprising the supercooled shortening composition; and (d) allowing the supercooled shortening composition to complete crystallization to form the flaked shortening composition. | 04-28-2011 |
20140237948 | FOOD PACKAGING WITH VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL TRANSFER LOADING - A method and system for packaging products provides for initially, vertically stacking a plurality of products during production in a transfer canister, simultaneously removing a stack of the products from the transfer canister, reorienting the stack and horizontally loading the stack into a final product package cavity. The invention has applicability to a wide range of products, particularly food products, such as refrigerated dough products. In one embodiment of the invention, the product package cavity is thermoformed as part as an overall horizontal form, fill and seal system. | 08-28-2014 |