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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Andrew Blinka, Columbia, MD (US);
Drew Ve Speer, Columbia, MD (US);
William Alfred Feehley, Jr, Kingsville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25218828 ; 423700 ; 423713 ; 426271 ;
Abstract
An oxygen scavenging composition composed of a carrier material and a metal-loaded cationic exchange material having the metal in a zero valence state. The composition is contained within the interior cavity of a container to scavenge oxygen therein. The composition may form at least a part of the interior surface of the container or be present therein in the form of a film, mat, sachet or ceramic.