US 11,952,196 B1 · Devices to force moisture removal inside a food container

Abstract

A method, a food container, a lid, and absorbent pad for a food container that actively removes moisture in the food container without changing the food temperature inside the container in a meaningful way are disclosed herein. The removal of moisture is achieved by introducing a cold spot (below the dew point temperature) at or within the absorbent pad, which is inside the food container. This cold spot forces condensation of moisture from the air to form locally on the absorbent pad. The condensed moisture is then captured by an absorbent element placed below, and preferably adjacent to/collocated with, the cold spot and between the cold spot and the stored food. The cold spot is preferably achieved by a properly chosen frozen substance such as an ice cube or a frozen gel packet or ice suspended inside an absorbent pad.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A method for reducing ambient moisture inside a food container comprising the steps of:

determining an amount of food to be added to the food container,
selecting a fluid packet comprising a volume of fluid to condense at least some ambient moisture without substantially cooling the food,
cooling the fluid packet;
adding the cooled fluid packet to the food container.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/345,337Filed 11 Jun 2021 · continuation in part

Priority

15 May 2014

Granted

9 Apr 2024

Term ends

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Classification3 codes

B65D 81/264
With provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents ; Applications of corrosion…
B65D 51/28
Combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes: with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
B65D
Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials

Family

Application61/993,949Us provisional application · filed 15 May 2014

Application14/709,365Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 11 May 2015

Application15/990,403Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 25 May 2018

Application16/242,271Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Jan 2019

Application17/177,958Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 17 Feb 2021

US 11,001,432 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 10,035,632 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2015/0329265 A1Published application

US 2018/0273275 A1Published application

US 2021/0179335 A1Published application

US 11,952,196 B1This patent

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Devices to force moisture removal inside a food container

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Devices to force moisture removal inside a food container

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Abstract

Claims14