Automated production of packaged cooked meals

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002216507 (hide)

Owner MCMASTER FARMS LIMITED

Inventors McMaster, Michael, Adair; McMaster, Gayle, Edith

Agent Wrays

Pub. Number AU-A-2002216507

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/051265

Priority 509154 22.12.00 NZ; 513462 09.08.01 NZ

Filing date 21 December 2001

Wipo publication date 8 July 2002

International Classifications

A23L 003/02 Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs - by heating materials in packages which are progressively transported, continuously or stepwise, through the apparatus

B65C 009/46 Details of labelling machines or apparatus - Applying date marks, code marks, or the like, to the label during labelling

G01V 015/00 Tags attached to, or associated with, an object, in order to enable detection of the object

B65D 081/34 Containers, packaging elements, or packages, of special types or forms or specially adapted for organisms, articles, or materials presenting particular transport, storage, or dispensing problems - for packaging foodstuffs intended to be cooked or heated within the package

B65B 055/12 Preserving, protecting, or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging

B65B 057/00 Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices

B65B 063/08 Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged

B65C 009/26 Details of labelling machines or apparatus - Devices for applying labels

Event Publications

23 January 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2002216507

12 February 2004 Assignment before Grant

  McMaster Farms Limited The application has been assigned to Chilled Food Processors Limited

20 January 2005 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(a). A direction to request examination has been given for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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