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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:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicants:
Drew V. Speer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ronald L. Cotterman, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Drew V. Speer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ronald L. Cotterman, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L002/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes providing an article including an oxygen scavenger; forming the article into a container; placing an oxygen sensitive product into the container; and exposing the container to actinic radiation at a dosage effective to sterilize the container, and trigger the oxygen scavenger in the article. Alternative methods are also disclosed. A package includes a container, the container including an activated oxygen scavenger; wherein the container is sterilized; and wherein an oxygen sensitive product is disposed in the container.