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US 12,654,915 B2Granted
Systems and methods for de-oxygenation of a closed container
AssigneeAvex, LLC
InventorsThomas R Lutz, Michelle Lutz
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Abstract
A de-oxygenation stopper configured to enable aging of an oxygen sensitive material such as wine contained within a vessel, while minimizing oxygen content within the vessel. The stopper includes an oxygen scavenging element configured to remove and/or neutralize oxygen molecules within the vessel, and a sealing element formed of one or more materials having tailored oxygen transmission rate(s) configured to enable the material to age at a desired rate.
Claims16
A stopper for sealing an opening of a material-containing vessel, the stopper being configured to minimize an oxygen content within the vessel, the stopper comprising:
- a sealing element having a first oxygen transmission rate, the sealing element being configured to seal an opening of a vessel, wherein the sealing element defines an interior sealed chamber;
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- an oxygen scavenging element contained within the interior sealed chamber, the oxygen scavenging element configured to scavenge oxygen from a headspace of the vessel, wherein the oxygen scavenging element comprises a plug formed of a particulate or powered oxygen scavenging agent, and
- wherein the first oxygen transmission rate of the sealing element is configured to enable aging of a material contained within the vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.