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US 2008/0175959 A1Published application
Microwavable Food Product and a Susceptor Therefor
AssigneeConAgra Foods, Inc.
InventorsRodney Hill, Richard Charpentier, Bradley Erickson Heath, Melissa Kay Patterson
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Abstract
A microwavable food product includes a susceptor and a foodstuff. The foodstuff is positioned on the susceptor in an open-faced configuration. The susceptor includes at least one fold positioned at an intermediate region of the foodstuff for allowing the foodstuff to be folded from the open-faced configuration to a closed-faced configuration.
Claims20
A microwavable food product comprising:
- a susceptor;
- a foodstuff positioned on the susceptor in an open-faced configuration;
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- the susceptor including at least one fold positioned at an intermediate region of the foodstuff for allowing the foodstuff to be folded from the open-faced configuration to a closed-faced configuration.
1 more element
A microwavable food product comprising:
- a susceptor having a top side and a bottom side;
- an exterior foodstuff positioned on the top side of the susceptor, the exterior foodstuff including a first half-portion and a second half-portion, the first half-portion and the second half-portion having top surfaces and bottom surfaces, wherein the bottom surfaces are adjacent to the top side of the susceptor;
- an interior foodstuff positioned at the top surfaces of the first and second half-portions of the exterior foodstuff;
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- wherein the susceptor includes a first and second fold line positioned adjacent a mid-region of the exterior foodstuff for allowing the exterior foodstuff to be folded in half such that the interior foodstuff on the first half-portion is brought into contact with the interior foodstuff on the second half-portion.
2 more elements
A method for assembling a microwavable food product, the method comprising:
- providing a package;
- inserting a susceptor-foodstuff assembly into the package, wherein the susceptor food assembly includes a susceptor having a top side, a first and second portion of an exterior foodstuff having bottom surfaces adjacent to the top side of the susceptor, and an interior foodstuff positioned at a top side of the exterior foodstuff;
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- providing a fold line on the susceptor for folding the exterior foodstuff after cooking such that the interior foodstuff on the first portion of the exterior foodstuff comes into contact with the interior foodstuff on the second portion of the exterior foodstuff.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.