Rigid tray container and method of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9862522
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14673529

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Embodiments of this disclosure include a rigid tray container and methods and equipment for using the rigid tray container in batched process operations. In one embodiment, a mass container is sized and dimensioned to receive one or several rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to lid/unlid, secure, stack, load/unload, and buffer rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to stack and stage mass containers. In some embodiments, methods are provided for batch processing items.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Close, Donald R Fairfax, US 14 75

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