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US 2015/0282497 A1Published application
Portion control for individualized servings of butter and the like
OwnerClint Arthurinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for efficiently manufacturing, distributing, and serving individual portions of butter and the like while minimizing/eliminating state change. An individual portion sized glass jar has softened, but unmelted, fresh butter installed and then vacuum-sealed. Further distribution, storage, and serving may be done without freezing with a principle effort at preventing melting, such as maintaining the product in a chilled, but not frozen state.
Claims19
An individual portion apparatus for butter, comprising:
- a container including a base and one or more sidewalls extending from said base to an opening, said base and one or more sidewalls defining a cavity accessible through said opening;
- a quantity of non-denatured solid butter disposed within said cavity;
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- a closure sealing said opening and configured to provide an airtight seal between said closure and said opening.
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A method for manufacturing an individual portion of butter, comprising:
- a) presenting a container at a filling station, said container including a base and one or more sidewalls extending from said base to an opening, said base and one or more sidewalls defining a cavity accessible through said opening;
- b) disposing a quantity of softened non-melted butter into said cavity producing a disposed quantity of butter;
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- c) vacuum-sealing said opening with a closure without denaturing said disposed quantity of butter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.