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US 12,221,256 B2Granted
Systems and methods for de-oxygenation of a closed container
OwnerThomas R. Lutz, Michelle Lutzinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods for preserving oxidizable substances such as liquids or foodstuffs are disclosed. These systems incorporate a sealing device and an oxygen scavenging chemical or agent coupleable to the system. The oxygen scavenging agent can remove the oxygen from the headspace of a container such as a bottle of wine without reducing the pressure in the headspace to the extent that the flavor of the wine is adversely affected.
Claims12
A system for preserving an oxygen sensitive substance contained in a vessel, the system comprising:
- a sealing device configured to be removably coupled to the vessel to seal the vessel, the sealing device including—
- a top end,
- a bottom end opposite from the top end,
- a sidewall extending between the top end and the bottom end, and
- structure defining a channel extending between the top end and the bottom end;
- and
- a canister containing an oxygen scavenging agent, the canister being removably coupleable to the top end of the sealing device, wherein an interior of the canister containing the oxygen scavenging agent is in fluidic contact with a headspace of the vessel via the channel when the sealing device is coupled to the vessel to scavenge oxygen therefrom.
4 more elements
A system for scavenging oxygen from a vessel, the system comprising:
- a sealing device configured to be removably coupled to the vessel to seal the vessel, structure defining a channel extending along a length of the sealing device;
- and
- a canister containing an oxygen scavenging agent, the canister being removably coupleable proximate a first end of the channel of the sealing device, wherein the oxygen scavenging agent is in fluidic contact with a headspace of the vessel via the channel when the sealing device is coupled to the vessel to scavenge oxygen therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.