EP2124652A4

Microwave popcorn package; methods and product

Abstract

Microwave cooking packages suitable for use as microwave popcorn packages include at least one panel (e.g., first and second panels) formed of a vertically rigid material. A flexible portion is attached to the panels. The flexible portion may be formed of a polyester film material such as a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, which may be at least partially transparent. The flexible portion (and panels) defines a bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation. The microwave cooking package may include a vent assembly configured to at least partially open when the bag configuration is in an expanded configuration to vent the bag construction. The vent assembly includes a first portion a second portion of the bag construction that is configured to be folded against the first portion.

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1.3 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 7 January 2028, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
US2002037344A1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-21
WO2004087530A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	XA	Search report	13,14,16,18

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
879142P	United States of America	–	2007-01-08
87914207	United States of America	P	2007-01-08
2008050391	United States of America	W	2008-01-07

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US2008166457A1	United States of America	A1	2008-07-10
CA2673879A1	Canada	A1	2008-07-17
CA2914235A1	Canada	A1	2008-07-17
WO2008086277A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2008-07-17
WO2008086277A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2008-09-04
MX2009007377A	Mexico	A	2009-07-21
EP2124652A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2009-12-02
US2010068353A1	United States of America	A1	2010-03-18
EP2124652A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2010-06-02
CA2772529A1	Canada	A1	2011-03-17
WO2011032144A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2011-03-17
US2011120992A1	United States of America	A1	2011-05-26
EP2124652B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-09-14
AT524394T	Austria	T	2011-09-15
ATE524394T1	Austria	T1	2011-09-15
WO2011032144A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2011-10-27
US2012061385A1	United States of America	A1	2012-03-15
MX2012002863A	Mexico	A	2012-04-20
EP2477909A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2012-07-25
US8610039B2	United States of America	B2	2013-12-17
US8729437B2	United States of America	B2	2014-05-20
EP2477909A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2014-05-21
US8735786B2	United States of America	B2	2014-05-27
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Microwave popcorn package; methods and product

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