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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Narender Luthra, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Dilip K. Boal, Greenville, SC (US);
Drew V. Speer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jeffrey A. Thomas, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Assignee:
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 1/502 ; C09K 1/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 1/502 ; C09K 1/504 ;
Abstract
A method for triggering an oxygen scavenging film includes the steps of providing an oxygen scavenging film comprising an oxidizable organic compound and, optionally, a transition metal catalyst; and exposing the film to a source of UV-C light at a wavelength, intensity and residence time sufficient to provide the film with a dose of UV-C light of at least 100 mJ/cm,. An apparatus and packaging system are also disclosed.