US PATENT SUBCLASS 426 / 401
.~.~.~.~ And subsequent heat treatment of sealed package

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426 /   HD   FOOD OR EDIBLE MATERIAL: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS

665  DF  PROCESSES {25}
392  DF  .~ Packaging or treatment of packaged product {6}
397  DF  .~.~ In rigid liquid impermeable container, e.g., can, bottle, etc. {7}
399  DF  .~.~.~ Including delivery of pasteurized or sterilized food material to container, e.g., aseptic, etc. {2}
401.~.~.~.~ And subsequent heat treatment of sealed package

DEFINITION

Classification: 426/401

(under subclass 399) Processes involving the heat treatment of a filled, sealed container, wherein the heat source is other than from the contents of the container and the temperature of the sealed container is either maintained or raised above the sealing temperature.