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AssigneeCampbell Soup Company
InventorsRasheed Mohammed, Adrienne Lynn Sienkowski, Talia Salamon-Hickey, Mohammed Karkache, Mark R. Watts, Amanda Zimlich, Allan Sinclair, Chris Dawson, James Howarth, William Cramer, John Baranowski
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A system is provided for heating a comestible. The system includes a container and a flexible vented package containing a liquid, semi-solid or liquid/solid combination comestible. The package is positioned within the container in a manner that hinders the comestible from escaping through the package's vent(s). The container is penetrable to microwaves and is adapted to not experience heat-induced damage when subjected to a heating cycle in a combination microwave and convection oven. The container is adapted to protect the package from heat-induced damage when the container is subjected to a heating cycle in a combination microwave and convection oven.
A system for heating a comestible, the system comprising a container and a flexible package containing a liquid, semi-solid or liquid/solid combination comestible, the package having one or more vents, the package being positioned within the container in a manner that hinders the comestible from escaping through the one or more vents, the container being penetrable to microwaves, wherein the container is adapted to not experience heat-induced damage when subjected to a heating cycle in a combination microwave and convection oven, the container being adapted to protect the package from heat-induced damage when the container is subjected to a heating cycle in a combination microwave and convection oven.
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A method of heating a comestible, the method comprising subjecting a system to a combination microwave and convection oven heating cycle to heat contents within the system, the system comprising a closed container and a flexible package containing a comestible, the package being located within the container, wherein the container is penetrable by microwaves and prevents heat-induced damage to the package during the heating cycle.
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A container in the form of a clamshell, the container being penetrable to microwaves, wherein the container is adapted not to experience heat-induced damage when subjected to a heating cycle in a combination microwave and convection oven, the container comprising a base portion having an inner compartment comprising an angled surface sloping upwards from a first side of the inner compartment to a second side of the inner compartment, the container further comprising a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion and a wall surrounding the inner compartment, wherein the lid portion, when slightly raised, overlaps with the wall, maintaining a complete enclosure around the inner compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.