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US 7,597,240 B2Granted
System and method for packaging of fresh produce incorporating modified atmosphere packaging
OwnerCraig Dale Machadoinventor
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Abstract
A modified atmosphere packaging system and method which allows field and/or centralized facility packing of fresh produce and refrigerated air to circulate throughout a palletized stack of cartons. The packaging includes a transparent lid which is sealingly attached to a corrugated carton allowing for inspection of perishable produce contained therein without breaching an established modified atmosphere.
Claims24
A packaging system comprising:
- an open container having a volume and a plurality of sides wherein the sides have a plurality of raised portions, which extend vertically from the top edge of the sides, and each of the plurality of raised portions includes a groove;
- a lid having a top surface, a rim and a perimeter, wherein the rim is operably configured to cover the container and seal the volume from an ambient atmosphere, and wherein the top surface includes a plurality of raised structures, wherein each of the plurality of raised structures includes a groove, that are operably configured to correspond to the raised portions on the open container, wherein the grooves of the lid fit in the grooves of the open container, such that when vertically stacked with another identical system, the raised structures create an air gap between the stacked systems;
- and,
- at least one gas permeable membrane disposed in at least one of the lid and the container and being in communication with the volume and the ambient atmosphere.
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A packaging device comprising:
- an open container having an interior volume, wherein the container includes a plurality of sides, a plurality of raised portions formed on the top edge of at least one of the plurality of sides, and wherein a groove is disposed in each of the at least one of the plurality of raised portions;
- a lid having a top surface that includes a plurality of raised structures, wherein each of the plurality of raised structures includes a groove, that are operably configured to correspond to the raised portions on the open container. wherein the grooves of the lid fit in the grooves of the open container, and the lid is operably configured to enclose the container, wherein the interior volume is sealed from an ambient atmosphere;
- and,
- at least one gas permeable membrane in communication with the interior volume, and the ambient atmosphere.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.