ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,635, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to The Hillshire Brands Co. (Springdale, Ark.).
"Packaged food with moisture release" was invented by Benjamin M. Cichowski (Naperville, Ill.) and Jeffrey A. Czarny (Schaumburg, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microwavable food packaging can be configured to absorb fluid. The packaging can include a first sheet and a flexible second sheet. The first sheet can include a first polymeric layer. The first sheet can define an upper portion of a food pocket. The flexible second sheet can include an absorbent layer. The absorbent layer can include a paper-based side and a polymer-based side. The pa...