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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:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael L. Boroson, Rochester, NY (US);
Jeffrey P. Serbicki, Holley, NY (US);
Peter G. Bessey, Clifton Springs, NY (US);
Glen C. Irvin, Rochester, NY (US);
Lawrence A. Rowley, Rochester, NY (US);
Cheryl J. Kaminsky, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/304 ;
Abstract
An effective desiccant for use in a package which has a material including at least in part solid particles of one or more materials, at least one of such materials having an average particle size range 0.001 to 0.1 micrometers to provide a high rate of water absorption and to provide an equilibrium minimum humidity level lower than a humidity level to which a highly moisture sensitive electronic device is sensitive within a sealed enclosure.