Appeal No. 96-2297
Application 08/117,446
Appellant's invention pertains to a method of packaging
red meat products. A basic understanding of the invention can
be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, a copy of
which appears below.
1. A method of packaging red meat products,
comprising the steps of:
a. placing a meat product on a package tray;
b. creating a relatively low oxygen content
environment around the meat product on the
tray; c. covering the meat product on the tray
to maintain the low oxygen content
environment around the meat product;
d. uncovering the meat product in the tray when it
is ready for blooming;
e. exposing the meat product on the tray to an
increased oxygen content atmosphere; and
f. re-covering the bloomed meat product
on the tray.
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has relied
upon the references listed below:
Hirsch et al. 4,055,672 Oct. 25,
1977
(Hirsch)
Sanborn, Jr. 4,437,293 Mar. 20,
1984 (Sanborn)
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