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US 8,106,339 B2Granted
Microwave heating package with thermoset coating
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsDavid William Robbins, Scott W. Middleton
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Abstract
A construct for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven includes a panel having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the first surface, wherein the microwave energy interactive material generates heat when exposed to microwave energy, and a thermally stable coating overlying at least a portion of the second surface.
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A construct for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven, comprising:
- a panel having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the first side of the panel surface, the microwave energy interactive material being operative for generating heat when exposed to microwave energy, wherein the microwave energy interactive material is supported on a polymer film that at least partially defines a first surface of the construct, the first surface being for contacting the food item;
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- a heat-resistant coating disposed on at least a portion of the second side of the panel, such that the panel is disposed between the microwave energy interactive material and the heat-resistant coating, wherein the heat-resistant coating comprises a thermoset polymer that at least partially defines a second surface of the construct, wherein the second surface of the construct is opposite from the first surface of the construct.
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A microwave heating package, comprising:
- a plurality of panels including a first panel having an interior side and an exterior side;
- a susceptor film joined to the interior side of the first panel, the susceptor film comprising microwave energy interactive material disposed on a polymer film, wherein the polymer film at least partially defines an interior surface of the package;
- ink disposed on the exterior side of the first panel;
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- a thermoset coating disposed on the exterior side of the first panel so that the ink is disposed between the thermoset coating and the exterior side of the first panel, wherein the thermoset coating at least partially defines an exterior surface of the package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.