Package containing a moisture resistant edible internal barrier United States Patent 04874618

04874618 is referenced by 83 patents and cites 58 patents.

Disclosed are two-compartment food packages which includes a first lower compartment housing a first food material, e.g., ice cream, and a second upper compartment housing a second food material, e.g., chocolate sauce with the second material being supported on an edible barrier which also serves to define the upper and lower compartments. Preferred embodiments are expecially adapted to packaged food items intended to be heated with microwave energy and further include a microwave shield surrounding the exterior wall surface of the lower compartment.

Title
Package containing a moisture resistant edible internal barrier
Application Number
813889
Publication Number
4874618
Application Date
November 3, 1987
Publication Date
October 17, 1989
Inventor
David C Egbert
Plymouth
MN, US
Jonathan Seaborne
Corcoran
MN, US
Agent
John A O Toole
Assignee
General Mills
MN, US
IPC
B65D 25/08
B65D 81/34
A23G 3/00
A23C 19/14
A21D 15/08
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Citations: 83 (view full list)

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