US PATENT SUBCLASS 426 / 407
.~.~.~ Heat treatment of package, e.g., pasteurization, sterilization, etc.

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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}
407.~.~.~ Heat treatment of package, e.g., pasteurization, sterilization, etc. {2}
408  DF  .~.~.~.~> By heat exchange medium other than water per se, air, carbon dioxide, or other inert gas
409  DF  .~.~.~.~> Lacteal material

DEFINITION

Classification: 426/407

(under subclass 397) 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.

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401+, for a heat treatment of a sealed container containing a pasteurized or sterilized food.