Appeal No. 2002-0195
Application No. 09/174,977
APPENDIX I
30. In a sealed container which contains a product which may
be deleteriously affected by oxygen and which contains oxygen and
carbon dioxide as a result of a carbon dioxide flush and which has
a high moisture content, the improvement of a stable composition
for absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide but which will
not absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide until after it has
been placed in said high moisture container which is subsequently
sealed comprising by weight an iron-based component in an amount of
between about 15% and 60%, a carbon dioxide releasing component in
an amount of between about 8% and 50%, a solid electrolyte
material, a dry acidifying component, and dry water-attracting
means containing not more than about 3% moisture for maintaining
said stable composition dry until it is placed into said high
moisture container and thereafter adsorbing moisture from said high
moisture content of said sealed container and providing said
moisture to both said solid electrolyte material and said dry
acidifying component to thereby activate said solid electrolyte
material to combine with said iron-based component to absorb oxygen
and also activate said acidifying component to combine with said
carbon dioxide releasing component to cause it to release carbon
dioxide, said activation of said solid electrolyte material and
said dry acidifying component occurring only after said dry water-
attracting means adsorbs sufficient of said moisture from said
sealed container thus avoiding premature activation of said oxygen-
absorbing component and said carbon dioxide releasing component.
31. A stable composition for absorbing oxygen and releasing
carbon dioxide in a high moisture environment of a sealed container
which contains oxygen and carbon dioxide as a result of a carbon
dioxide flush but which will not absorb oxygen and release carbon
dioxide until after it has been placed in a high moisture container
which is subsequently sealed comprising by weight an iron-based
component in an amount of between about 15% and 60%, a carbon
dioxide releasing component in an amount of between about 8% and
50%, a solid electrolyte material, a dry acidifying component, and
dry water-attracting means containing not more than about 3% of
moisture for maintaining said stable composition dry until it is
placed into said high moisture environment of said container and
sealed thereby stabilizing said composition against premature
absorption of oxygen and premature generation of carbon dioxide
until it adsorbs moisture from said high moisture environment of
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