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US 8,524,157 B2Granted
Container having an oxygen scavenging activation system
AssigneeAmcor Limited
InventorsDavid Offord, John G. Brace, Terry D. Patcheak
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Abstract
A polyethylene terephthalate container having a hydrogen generator and catalyst disposed or otherwise incorporated in components of the container. The container further comprises an activation system or means for activating the hydrogen generator and/or catalyst system at a predetermined time or in response to a predetermined stimulus.
Claims8
A container comprising:
- a body having a finish;
- a closure member releasably engageable with said finish;
- a hydrogen generator generating molecular hydrogen, said hydrogen generator being coupled to said closure member;
- a catalyst catalyzing a chemical reaction between said hydrogen and oxygen;
- and
- an activation system selectively delaying said hydrogen generator from generating said molecular hydrogen until exposure to a trigger, said activation system having a physical barrier formed over at least a portion of said hydrogen generator that is selectively removable from said hydrogen generator by said trigger.
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