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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Philip H. Cook, Jr., Greer, SC (US);
Melania M. Craddock, Greenville, SC (US);
William A. Feehley, Kingsville, MD (US);
Nathanael R. Miranda, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Drew V. Speer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jeffrey Thomas, White Plains, NY (US);
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
A method for triggering an oxygen scavenging composition for use in packaging an oxygen sensitive article includes the steps of providing an oxygen scavenging composition including an oxidizable organic compound, and exposing the composition to a source of pulsed light wherein each pulse has a duration of between 1 microsecond and 1 millisecond, a frequency of between 0.1 to 100 Hertz, and an intensity of at least 350 mW/cm so that each pulse provides the composition with a dose of UV light of at least 0.1 J/cm so as to provide a triggered composition. The triggered composition can be applied to an article so as to provide an oxygen scavenging package. An apparatus and packaging system are also disclosed.