Patent ID: 6763728
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A method for evaluating a seal on a package, comprising:determining a value of a burst test force parameter, the burst test force parameter being a parameter that results from a force placed on the package during a burst test; and using the value of the burst test force parameter to determine a value of a peel test force parameter for the package, the peel test force parameter being a parameter that results from a force placed on the package during a peel test; wherein using the value of the burst test force parameter to determine a value of a peel test force parameter includes; comparing the burst test force parameter value to a test conversion relationship associating burst test force parameter values and peel test force parameter values, the association indicating the burst test force parameter value and the peel test force parameter value that would result from performing a burst test and a peel test such that a seal would peel at substantially the same velocity during the burst test and during the peel test.