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Package for microwaving corn

CA 1296679 C · Owner: American Home Products Corporation · Inventors: Anderson, Gary Dwight; Siegel, Howard P.; Bourns, George B.

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A shelf stable package for shipping and popping corn in a microwave oven comprising, a bowl formed of microwaveable plastic transparent to microwave, energy with a conical bottom a charge comprising corn kernels and a shortening,which is solid at room temperature said kernels having a moisture content of atleast about 11.5 percent by weight and a plastic swirl cover layer, said plastic swirl being in the form of a plurality of folds disposed in a spiral arrangementbeing transparent to microwave energy and being expansible in response to, internal steam pressure generated by popping of said corn kernels. A microwave transparent paperboard shell covers at least a portion of said bowl. A …

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  • Granted March 3, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 3, 2009.
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FiledJune 11, 1987
GrantedMarch 3, 1992
Term endedMarch 3, 2009
Patent numberCA 1296679 C
Classification (IPC)B65D81/34 +1 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedJune 11, 1987Patent grantedMarch 3, 1992Term endedMarch 3, 2009

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