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Tubular food casings with improved end closures and methods of manufacture

CA 1294484 C · Owner: Miller, Fredric N. · Inventors: Lithgow, John P.; Gilbert, Donald K.; Hine, Rodney J.

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Permanently bonded, highly reliable end-closures are formed on shirred tubular strands with less film waste and without applying adhesives by occluding deshirred film from one end of the strand and sealing the occluded film by the application of sufficient pressure and energy to cause gelation and adhesion of the film surfaces.

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  • Granted January 21, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 21, 2009.
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FiledDecember 8, 1986
GrantedJanuary 21, 1992
Term endedJanuary 21, 2009
Patent numberCA 1294484 C
Classification (IPC)A22C13/00 +2 more

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19871990199319961999200220052008Application filedDec 8, 1986Patent grantedJan 21, 1992Term endedJan 21, 2009

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