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Packaging method and system for edible solid fats and the like

CA 1295302 C · Owner: Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited · Inventors: Loughrin, Thomas D.

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The present invention relates to packaging hard fats or hard fats-containing products, and more particularly to a two-piece packaging system comprising an outer casing of container or similar rigid material, defining the overall shape of the package, and an inner sealed bag of a thin flexible, packaging material. In the practice of the present invention the fats are heated to a molten state, introduced into the inner sealed bag, and allowed to cool and harden in the bag.

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  • Granted February 4, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 4, 2009.
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FiledFebruary 3, 1988
GrantedFebruary 4, 1992
Term endedFebruary 4, 2009
Patent numberCA 1295302 C
Classification (IPC)B65B3/17 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedFeb 3, 1988Patent grantedFeb 4, 1992Term endedFeb 4, 2009

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