EP1452071A4

Microwave packaging with indentation patterns

Abstract

Indentation patterns are scored in microwave packaging materials to enhance the baking and browning effects of the microwave packaging materials on food products. The indentation patterns provide venting to either channel moisture from one area of the food product to another, trap moisture in a certain area to prevent it from escaping, or channel the moisture completely away from the food product. The indentation patterns cause the microwave packaging material underneath a food product to be slightly elevated above the cooking platform in the base of a microwave. The indentation patterns lessen the heat sinking effect of the cooking platform by providing an air gap for insulation. Elevating the base of the microwave packaging material further allows more incident microwave radiation to propagate underneath the microwave packaging material to be absorbed by the food product or by microwave interactive materials in the microwave packaging material that augment the heating process.

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WO0130657A2	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	X	Search report	1,2,4,8,12,13,16,17,22,23,31,32,35,36,42,59,60,63,64,69,70,78,79,82,89,92,95,96,100,101
EP0356825A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	–
EP0365729A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1-5,7-10,22,23,31-36,42-47,49,51,52,54-57,69,70,78-83,93,94
US4777053A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	–
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EP0365729A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–
WO8908549A	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	–	–	–
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WO9615958A	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	–	–	–
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EP0356825A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–

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8670	United States of America	–	2001-11-07
867001	United States of America	A	2001-11-07
0235483	United States of America	W	2002-11-05

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US2003085224A1	United States of America	A1	2003-05-08
CA2463736A1	Canada	A1	2003-05-15
WO03041451A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2003-05-15
EP1452071A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2004-09-01
JP2005508806A	Japan	A	2005-04-07
US6919547B2	United States of America	B2	2005-07-19
US2006011620A1	United States of America	A1	2006-01-19
AU2006201227A1	Australia	A1	2006-04-13
AU2002354038B2	Australia	B2	2006-12-14
CA2615365A1	Canada	A1	2007-01-25
WO2007011605A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2007-01-25
AU2006201227B2	Australia	B2	2007-04-19
US7319213B2	United States of America	B2	2008-01-15
JP4078308B2	Japan	B2	2008-04-23
EP1919797A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2008-05-14
EP1452071A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2009-06-24
CA2463736C	Canada	C	2010-04-13
CA2615365C	Canada	C	2010-09-14
EP1452071B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-09-29
AT482894T	Austria	T	2010-10-15
ATE482894T1	Austria	T1	2010-10-15
DE60237842D1	Germany	D1	2010-11-11

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2022-11-30	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2022-11-05	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2022-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2011-10-27	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2011-09-07	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
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Microwave packaging with indentation patterns

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