Tou Toua Vang

US Patent:

6976347, Dec 20, 2005

Filed:

Jul 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/614962

Inventors:

Vernon D. Karman - Poynette WI, US
Gary Lee Hahn - Sun Prairie WI, US
Craig R. Bonneville - Appleton WI, US
Tou T. Vang - Lodi WI, US
Nelly Feze - Madison WI, US
Robert E. Hanson - Middleton WI, US

Assignee:

Alkar-Rapidpak, Inc. - Lodi WI

International Classification:

B65B001/20

US Classification:

53428, 53431, 53432

Abstract:

A method for processing a food product involves transporting the food product through a plurality of stations including a loading station, a pasteurization station, and a closing station. The surface of the food product is pasteurized by convectively transferring heat from the pasteurizing medium to the surface of the food product at a rate such that the surface heat transfer coefficient becomes sufficiently higher than the food product conductance coefficient that the surface temperature of the food product is substantially instantaneously elevated above temperatures which are instantly lethal to microbes which may be present. Preferably, steam is condensed on the food product surface in dropwise condensation, and the onset of film condensation is retarded by removing condensate film from such surface.

US Patent:

7340871, Mar 11, 2008

Filed:

Mar 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/395932

Inventors:

Daryl W. Shackelford - Waunakee WI, US
Craig R. Bonneville - Black Earth WI, US
Kenric Gibbs - De Forest WI, US
Tou T. Vang - De Forest WI, US
Ryan Gitzlaff - Poynette WI, US

Assignee:

Alkar-RapidPak, Inc. - Lodi WI

International Classification:

B65B 47/00

US Classification:

53453, 53454, 53559

Abstract:

A web packaging system provides easy access and changing of tooling, to change a product receiving cavity pocket in a lower web.

US Patent:

7458197, Dec 2, 2008

Filed:

Aug 31, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/930631

Inventors:

Robert E. Hanson - Middleton WI, US
Craig R. Bonneville - Appleton WI, US
Tou T. Vang - Lodi WI, US
Vernon D. Karman - Poynette WI, US
Gary Lee Hahn - Sun Prairie WI, US
Nelly Feze - Madison WI, US
John J. Jurkowski - Middleton WI, US

Assignee:

Alkar-RapidPak, Inc. - Lodi WI

International Classification:

B65B 31/02

US Classification:

53511, 53433, 53111 R, 426407, 426511

Abstract:

In a web packaging machine () and method packaging a food product (P) between upper and lower webs ( and ), wherein the lower web () is transported through a series of stations which form the lower web () into a component of a package at a forming station (), and receive the food product (P) at a loading station (), and close the package with the upper web () at a closing station (), a pasteurization station () is provided between the loading station () and the closing station () and pasteurizing the food product (P).

US Patent:

7607279, Oct 27, 2009

Filed:

Feb 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/033108

Inventors:

Daryl W. Shackelford - Waunakee WI, US
Craig R. Bonneville - Black Earth WI, US
Kenric Gibbs - De Forest WI, US
Tou T. Vang - De Forest WI, US
Ryan Gitzlaff - Poynette WI, US

Assignee:

Alkar-RapidPak, Inc. - Lodi WI

International Classification:

B65B 47/00

US Classification:

53453, 53559, 53561, 493143

Abstract:

A web packaging system provides easy access and changing of tooling, to change a product receiving cavity pocket in a lower web.

US Patent:

7629012, Dec 8, 2009

Filed:

Sep 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/237338

Inventors:

Vernon D. Karman - Poynette WI, US
Gary Lee Hahn - Sun Prairie WI, US
Craig R. Bonneville - Appleton WI, US
Tou T. Vang - Lodi WI, US
Nelly Feze - Madison WI, US
Robert E. Hanson - Middleton WI, US

Assignee:

Alkar-RapidPak, Inc. - Lodi WI

International Classification:

A23L 3/02

US Classification:

426521, 426407, 426511

Abstract:

A method for processing a food product involves transporting the food product through a plurality of stations including a loading station, a pasteurization station, and a closing station. The surface of the food product is pasteurized by convectively transferring heat from the pasteurizing medium to the surface of the food product at a rate such that the surface heat transfer coefficient becomes sufficiently higher than the food product conductance coefficient that the surface temperature of the food product is substantially instantaneously elevated above temperatures which are instantly lethal to microbes which may be present. Preferably, steam is condensed on the food product surface in dropwise condensation, and the onset of film condensation is retarded by removing condensate film from such surface.

US Patent:

20040050020, Mar 18, 2004

Filed:

Sep 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/243093

Inventors:

Robert Hanson - Middleton WI, US
Craig Bonneville - Appleton WI, US
Tou Vang - Lodi WI, US
Vernon Karman - Poynette WI, US
Gary Hahn - Sun Prairie WI, US
Nelly Feze - Madison WI, US
John Jurkowski - Middleton WI, US

International Classification:

B65B063/08
B65B047/00

US Classification:

053/440000, 053/127000, 053/561000, 053/453000

Abstract:

In a web packaging machine () and method packaging a food product (P) between upper and lower webs (and ), wherein the lower web () is transported through a series of stations which form the lower web () into a component of a package at a forming station (), and receive the food product (P) at a loading station (), and close the package with the upper web () at a closing station (), a pasteurization station () is provided between the loading station () and the closing station () and pasteurizing the food product (P).