Method for providing a regulated atmosphere for packaging perishable goods
AssigneeThe Bowden Group
InventorsLisa A. Bowden, R. Craig Bowden, James Nagamine
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Abstract
A method for introducing at least one substance into a sealed enclosure holding at least one product. At least one conduit may be provided through which one of gas or fluid may flow into or out of the sealed enclosure. Air may be evacuated from the sealed enclosure through the at least one conduit to create a predetermined pressure within the sealed enclosure and a predetermined quantity of the at least one substance may be injected into the sealed enclosure through the at least one conduit.
Claims24
A method for providing a desired atmosphere within a sealed enclosure, wherein at least one product is disposed within the sealed enclosure, the method comprising:
- evacuating air from the sealed enclosure through at least one conduit to create a first predetermined pressure within the sealed enclosure, wherein the evacuating is controlled by a controller programmed with target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions to provide a desired atmosphere within the sealed enclosure;
- injecting a predetermined quantity of at least one substance into the sealed enclosure through the at least one conduit, wherein the injecting of the substance is controlled by the controller in accordance with the target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions;
- monitoring the atmosphere inside the sealed enclosure by sampling the atmosphere and comparing at least one sampled parameter to the target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions;
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- maintaining and/or adjusting the atmosphere inside the sealed enclosure based on the monitoring, wherein the maintaining and/or adjusting of the atmosphere is controlled by the controller in accordance with target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions.
A method for providing a desired atmosphere within a sealed enclosure, wherein at least one product is disposed within the sealed enclosure, the method comprising:
- evacuating air from the sealed enclosure through at least one conduit to create a first predetermined pressure within the sealed enclosure, wherein the evacuating is controlled by a controller programmed with target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions to provide a desired atmosphere within the sealed enclosure;
- introducing a predetermined quantity of at least one substance into the sealed enclosure, wherein the introduction of the at least one substance is controlled by the controller in accordance with the target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions;
- monitoring the atmosphere inside the sealed enclosure by sampling the atmosphere and comparing at least one sampled parameter to the target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions;
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- maintaining and/or adjusting the atmosphere inside the sealed enclosure based on the monitoring, wherein the maintaining and/or adjusting of the atmosphere is controlled by the controller in accordance with target parameters, set-points and/or operating instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.