Patent ID: 7219483

Claim:
A system for making portion control sized packaged flowable liquid-containing condiments in a portion size in the range from 1 to 5 ounces comprising: a heat sealable material feeder; a flowable material feeder for feeding a flowable liquid-containing condiment; and a form/fill/seal apparatus structured and arranged for receiving the heat sealable material, forming a portion control sized package with the heat sealable material, filling the portion control sized package with the flowable liquid-containing condiment in a portion size in the range from 1 to 5 ounces, and sealing the portion control sized package so that the portion control sized package has a portion size in the range from 1 to 5 ounces, the form/fill/seal apparatus including a heat seal die comprising: a first die member having a longitudinal axis and a die face; a second die member having a longitudinal axis and a die face; a first heating element engaged with the first die member for heating the first die member; a second heating element engaged with the second die member for heating the second die member; a first longitudinal heat tube tightly disposed in a first longitudinal bore in the first die member between the first heating element and the die face of the first die member for maintaining a substantially uniform heat seal temperature along the die face of the first die member; and a second longitudinal heat tube tightly disposed in a first longitudinal bore in the second die member between the second heating element and the die face of the second die member for maintaining a substantially uniform heat seal temperature along the die face of the second die member.