Stephen K Compton

US Patent:

8026493, Sep 27, 2011

Filed:

Oct 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/258802

Inventors:

Greg Grossman - Greenville SC, US
Jason G. Verrett - Simpsonville SC, US
Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC, US
Scott W. Beckwith - Greer SC, US

Assignee:

Cryovac, Inc. - Duncan SC

International Classification:

B01J 19/08

US Classification:

25045311, 25045411, 25045511, 250504 R, 422186, 42218603, 42218605, 25218828, 426240

Abstract:

An apparatus is provided for activating an oxygen scavenging composition that includes a plurality of UV lamps arranged in a bank and disposed in a UV chamber; the UV lamps include first and second sides through which UV light is transmittable. A series of guide rolls disposed in the UV chamber define a film pathway for directing a film in close proximity with the first and second sides of the UV lamps. The UV shade is arranged to wrap about the first and second sides of the UV lamps, and may be configured to move between an open, partially open, and closed position so that the dosage of UV light to which the film is exposed may be controlled by adjusting the degree to which the shade is open. As a result, the UV shade may limit UV exposure without having to turn off the UV lamps.

US Patent:

20120164025, Jun 28, 2012

Filed:

Dec 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/315373

Inventors:

Michael D. Grah - Greenville SC, US
Elizabeth R. Gooden - Greenville SC, US
Denning R. Saum - Greenville SC, US
William P. Roberts - Spartanburg SC, US
Stephen F. Compton - Spartanburg SC, US

Assignee:

Sealed Air Corporation (US) - Elmwood Park NJ

International Classification:

A61L 9/12

US Classification:

422 29, 422305, 422119

Abstract:

The presently disclosed subject matter provides a package and methods for disinfecting a wide variety of microbiologically contaminated products. Particularly, the disclosed package comprises a package to house the product to be disinfected and a disinfecting gas generator positioned within the interior of the package. The materials used to construct the package and/or the gas generator comprises an active agent that neutralizes the disinfecting gas from the interior of the package. The reactivity of the active agent is balanced such that the rate of neutralizing is lower than the rate of disinfecting gas release. As a result, the disinfecting gas has time to function fully before it is neutralized. Thus, when a user opens the package at the end of the disinfecting period, exposure to the disinfecting gas is minimized or eliminated.