Patents by Inventor Eric J. Frederickson

Eric J. Frederickson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Modified atmospheric flow-wrap system
    Patent number: 9718569
    Abstract: A modified atmosphere flow-wrap system and method and components thereof are provided for packaging a food product in a reduced oxygen atmosphere in a continuous or partially-continuous process. In one aspect, the flow-wrap system includes a saturation tunnel for saturating the food products with modified gas to reduce an amount of residual oxygen therein. In another aspect, the flow-wrap system includes a flow-wrapping station with a modified gas lance that extends into film webbing used to form the food product packages to insert modified gas into the film webbing and restrict oxygen from entering the food packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Paul E. Doll, Timothy E. Coulson, Eric J. Frederickson, Alexander D. Jones, Robert C. Jones
  • MODIFIED ATMOSPHERIC FLOW-WRAP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100257820
    Abstract: A modified atmosphere flow-wrap system and method and components thereof are provided for packaging a food product in a reduced oxygen atmosphere in a continuous or partially-continuous process. In one aspect, the flow-wrap system includes a saturation tunnel for saturating the food products with modified gas to reduce an amount of residual oxygen therein. In another aspect, the flow-wrap system includes a flow-wrapping station with a modified gas lance that extends into film webbing used to form the food product packages to insert modified gas into the film webbing and restrict oxygen from entering the food packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Paul E. Doll, Timothy E. Coulson, Eric J. Frederickson, Alexander D. Jones, Robert C. Jones