Patents
US 9586746 B2: Microwave package for single-step cooking of multi-component foodstuffs
- Granted
- 2017-03-07
- Filed
- 2013-02-28 application 13781146
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A microwaveable container for transporting, freezing, storing, and cooking a multi-component foodstuff includes a tray having a base portion and a lid portion and employs a susceptor in combination with steam and venting to cook the multi-component foodstuff in a single microwave cooking step.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170307.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFC Global Supply Chain, Inc. 11 patents | US company or organization | Marshall, MN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Persells | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D81/3453 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-12 | Name change Change of name | SCHWAN'S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, INC. signed 2015-10-19 | SFC GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, INC. MARSHALL, MN | 37813/146 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-11-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PERSELLS, JIM signed 2013-06-05 | SCHWAN'S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, INC. MARSHALL, MN | 31595/227 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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