Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
  • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
  • B65B31/006—Adding fluids for preventing deformation of filled and closed containers or wrappers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
  • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
  • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
  • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
  • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
  • B65B61/24—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for shaping or reshaping completed packages
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D53/00—Sealing or packing elements; Sealings formed by liquid or plastics material
  • B65D53/04—Discs
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
  • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
  • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
  • B65D81/2046—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under superatmospheric pressure
  • B65D81/2053—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under superatmospheric pressure in an least partially rigid container
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
  • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
  • B65D85/73—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials with means specially adapted for effervescing the liquids, e.g. for forming bubbles or beer head

Definitions

• the invention relates to a method and device for pressurizing containers.
• the devices of the invention include a container and a cap.
• the container may be partially filled with liquid or solid products.
• U.S. Patent Nos. 5,270,069 and 6,244,022 Another approach to the bottle deformation problem adds a carbon dioxide releasing device to the container before sealing.
• This approach is described in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,270,069 and 6,244,022.
• the device described in U.S. Patent No. 5,270,069 comprises a pencil shaped device that includes two compartments in which are disposed different reagents that, when brought into contact, react to release carbon dioxide into the headspace of the bottle. The user must remove the device before consuming the beverage.
• the present disclosure relates to a container that comprises an active insert device disposed in a closed compartment.
• the active insert device comprises an expansion chamber and an active insert disposed in the expansion chamber.
• the active insert comprises at least one reactant that is triggerable to a reaction by an external energy source to produce gas in the expansion chamber to increase a pressure of the expansion chamber and to expand at least a portion thereof to open a passage through which the gas is released to the closed compartment.
• the active insert is spaced from the portion.
• the reaction is a type selected from the group consisting of: chemical decomposition, combustion, substitution, acid-base, Redox or organic reaction.
• the external energy source produces the triggering of the reaction with energy selected from the group consisting of: thermal induction; photo initiation; thermally through external heating, friction generated through either mechanical or ultrasonic energy, infrared light spectrum or electric heating coil; shock, impact or vibration through the application of mechanical force, ultrasonic energy, microwave radiation; electrically through an electrostatic discharge; and directed radiation of energetic particles and electromagnetic energy.
• the reactant is a blend of any one or more selected from the group consisting of: gas generating propellants, oxidizers, stabilizers, binders, organic compounds and inorganic compounds.
• the organic and inorganic compounds are selected from the group consisting of: azo and nitro compounds, amines, tetrazoles, ammonium and metal salts.
• the portion of the expansion chamber comprises elasticity and elastically expands from an unstretched condition as the pressure increases and elastically returns to the unstretched condition when the pressure equilibrates with a pressure of the closed container.
• the passage comprises an aperture through which the gas is released into the container.
• the portion ruptures as the pressure increases to produce the aperture, which closes as the portion returns toward the unstretched condition.
• the portion has a shape selected from the group consisting of: a flat liner and a liner that comprises a recess.
• the active insert is disposed in the recess.
• the external energy source provides electromagnetic energy
• the active insert device comprises an inductor that responds to the electromagnetic energy to trigger the reaction.
• the external energy source provides light energy
• the active insert device responds to the light energy to trigger the reaction
• the container further comprises a cap that includes a transparent section, and wherein the light energy is incident to the transparent section.
• the compartment further comprises a neck, wherein the cap is disposed on the neck, and wherein the active insert device is disposed in the cap.
• the active insert device is disposed in a recess of the cap.
• the container further comprises a liner that includes the portion of the expansion chamber and that is disposed in the cap to form an hermetic seal with the neck of the compartment.
• the present disclosure also relates to a method of pressurizing a container that comprises: disposing an expansion chamber in the container, wherein the expansion chamber has at least a portion that comprises elasticity; and initiating a reaction in the expansion chamber to expand the portion of the expansion chamber from an unstretched condition to open a passage through which the gas is released to the container.
• the portion elastically returns to the unstretched condition as the pressure equilibrates with a pressure of the container, and wherein the aperture closes as the portion elastically returns toward the unstretched condition.
• the method further comprises providing energy from an external source to initiate the reaction.
• the energy is selected from the group consisting of: thermal induction; photo initiation; thermally through external heating, friction generated through either mechanical or ultrasonic energy, infrared light spectrum or electric heating coil; shock, impact or vibration through the application of mechanical force, ultrasonic energy, microwave radiation; electrically through an electrostatic discharge; and directed radiation of energetic particles and electromagnetic energy.
• the reaction is a type selected from the group consisting of: chemical decomposition, combustion, substitution, acid-base, Redox or organic reaction.
• the reactant is a blend of any one or more selected from the group consisting of: gas generating propellants, oxidizers, stabilizers, binders, organic compounds and inorganic compounds.
• the organic and inorganic compounds are selected from the group consisting of: azo and nitro compounds, amines, tetrazoles, ammonium and metal salts.
• the passage comprises an aperture through which the gas is released into the container.
• the portion has a shape selected from the group consisting of: a flat liner and a liner that comprises a recess.
• the active insert is disposed in the recess.
• the present disclosure also relates to a cap that comprises a rim that is styled for fitting on a container neck and a surface connected to the rim.
• a liner disposed within the rim to form an expansion chamber between the liner and the surface.
• An active insert device disposed in the expansion chamber.
• the liner is selected from the group consisting of: flat liner and recessed liner.
• At least a portion of the liner comprises elasticity.
• the active insert device comprises a reactant that when triggered to a reaction, releases a gas that increases a pressure of the expansion chamber and causes the portion to elastically expand from an unstretched condition to rupture and produce an aperture through which the gas is released and elastically returns to the unstretched condition when the pressure equilibrates with a pressure outside the expansion chamber, and wherein the aperture closes as the portion elastically returns toward the unstretched condition.
• the expansion chamber comprises a recess in a location selected from the group consisting of: the liner and the surface of the cap.
• the active insert device is disposed in the recess.
• the surface comprises a section that is transparent to light energy.
• the active insert device comprises a reactant and responds to the light energy to trigger the reactant to a reaction in the expansion chamber.
• Fig. 1 is a side view of a prior art standard cap for a container
• Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view along line 2 of Fig. 1 ;
• Fig. 3 is a side view of a recessed cap for a container
• Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view along line 4 of Fig. 3;
• Fig. 5 is a side view of a cap with a transparent window for a container
• Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view along line 6 of Fig. 5;
• Fig. 7 is a top view the cap of Fig. 5;
• Fig. 8 is a side view of a recessed cap with a transparent window
• Fig. 9 is a side view along line 9 of Fig. 8:
• Fig. 10 is a top view of the recessed cap with a transparent window of
• Fig. 11 is side view of a recessed liner for a standard cap
• Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view along line 12 of Fig. 11 ;
• Fig. 13 is a top view of the recessed liner of Fig. 11 ;
• Fig. 14 is a side view of a flat liner for a recessed cap;
• Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view along line 15 of Fig. 14;
• Fig. 16 is a top view of the flat liner of Fig. 14;
• Fig. 17 is side view of a multi-layer active insert device
• Fig. 18 is an exploded view of the layers of the multi-layer active insert device of Fig. 17;
• Fig. 19 is a side view of a bi-layer active insert device
• Fig. 20 is an exploded view of the layers of the bi-layer active insert device of Fig. 19;
• Fig. 21 is an exploded side view of a standard cap and container with the active insert device of Fig. 17 and the recessed liner of Fig. 11 ;
• Figs. 22-24 are cross-sectional views along line 22 of Fig. 21 representing various steps in the application process;
• Fig. 25 is an exploded side view of a recessed cap and container with the active insert device of Fig. 17 and the flat liner of Fig. 14;
• Figs. 26-28 are cross-sectional views along line 26 of Fig. 25 representing various steps in the application process;
• Fig. 29 is an exploded side view of a recessed cap and container with the active insert device of Fig. 19 and the flat liner of Fig. 14;
• Figs. 30-32 are cross-sectional views along line 30 of Fig. 29 representing various steps in the application process. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
• a standard bottle closure 100 comprises a cap 101 and pilfer band 102.
• Cap 101 has a recess 103 adapted to accept a recessed liner (not shown in Figs. 1 and 2).
• a recessed bottle closure 110 comprises a cap 111 and a pilfer band 112.
• Cap 111 has a recess 201 adapted to accept a multi-layer active insert device (not shown in Figs. 3 and 4).
• a bottle closure 120 comprises a cap 121 and a pilfer band 122.
• Cap 121 has a liner recess 103 adapted to accept a recessed liner (not shown in Figs. 5-7) and a transparent window 301 designed to allow light energy to pass through.
• a recessed bottle closure 130 comprises a cap 131 and pilfer band 132.
• Cap 131 has a recess 201 adapted to accept a bi- layer active insert device (not shown in Figs. 8-10) and a transparent window 301 designed to allow light energy to pass through.
• a recessed liner 501 comprises a recess 503 designed to accept a multi-layer active insert device (not shown in Figs. 11- 13) and a score mark 502 designed to rupture in a controlled fashion.
• a flat liner 601 comprises a score mark 502 designed to rupture in a controlled fashion.
• Recessed liner 501 and flat liner 601 each comprises a suitable material to allow it to flex and stretch and return to its original shape.
• the suitable material is an elastic material that returns to its original state or shape after being stretched.
• a multi-layer active insert device 701 comprises a lamination of a plurality of layers.
• Multi-layer active insert device 701 preferably has a disc shape, although other suitable shapes may be used.
• Multi-layer active insert device 701 comprises an inductor layer 702, which is electrically conductive.
• a reactant layer 703 has a bottom surface bonded to a top surface of inductor layer 702 and a top surface that is bonded to an insulator layer 704.
• a reactant layer 705 has a top surface bonded to a bottom surface of inductor layer 702 and a bottom surface that is bonded to an insulator layer 706.
• a bi-layer active insert device 801 comprises two layers that are laminated to one another.
• Bi-layer active insert device 801 preferably has a disc shape, although other suitable shapes can be used.
• Bi-layer active insert device 801 comprises an insulator layer 804 to which a reactant layer 803 is bonded.
• a first embodiment comprises a container 920 that has a closed compartment 922, a neck finish 901 and an active closure device 902 disposed on neck finish 901.
• a product 923 partially fills container 920.
• a headspace 908 is between the surface of product 923 and the top of neck finish 901.
• Product 923 for example, may be a liquid.
• Active closure device 902 comprises standard bottle closure 101 of Figs. 1 and 2 into which multi-layer active insert device 701 of Figs. 17and 18 and recessed liner 501 of Figs. 11 and 12 are inserted.
• multi-layer active insert device 701 is secured to the interior top surface of cap 101 by any suitable bonding or adhesive agent.
• Recessed liner 501 is then bonded to cap 101 using a suitable bonding agent to create a bond 903 such that multi-layer active insert device 701 is located in recess 503.
• Recess 503 and the interior top surface of cap 101 form an expansion chamber 905 shown in Figs. 22-24.
• active closure device 902 is screwed onto neck finish 901 with a suitable torque to create a hermetic seal 904 between recessed liner 501 and neck finish 901 , which assures that expansion chamber 905 is an hermetically sealed chamber.
• inductor 702 is heated by means of a current flow induced into it through the application of external electromagnetic energy 906. This heating is controlled by the intensity of electromagnetic energy 906 and the duration for which it is applied causing metallic inductor 702 to achieve precisely controlled temperatures.
• the heated inductor 702 causes the laminar bond of reactants 703 and 705 to break and causes reactant 703 and 705 to react through combustion or decomposition and produce a reaction product 907.
• the reaction product 907 comprises a mixture of gases and trace amounts of solids.
• reaction takes place in expansion chamber 905 and the evolution of reaction product 907 causes expansion chamber 905 to become pressurized.
• expansion chamber 905 causes the recessed section of recessed liner 501 to stretch outward elastically, thereby causing score mark 502 to rupture.
• the rupturing of score mark 502 under pressure allows reaction product 907 to vent outward into headspace 908 thereby allowing headspace 908 to become filled and pressurized with reaction product 907.
• the active closure device 902 consisting of cap 101 , recessed liner 501 and the spent multi-layer active insert device 701 , which now includes inductor 702 and insulator layers 704 and 706, is unscrewed from neck finish 901 and removed. During the unscrewing process, the entire active closure device 902 is removed from neck finish 901 as one combined piece, with the exception of pilfer band 102, which becomes separated from cap 101 and remains on neck finish 901 to indicate that hermetic seal 904 has been broken.
• the reaction takes place in active insert device 701.
• Insulator layers 704 and 706 are made of semi-permeable material.
• the reaction gas penetrates the semi-permeable insulator layers to enter expansion chamber 905 and expand the recessed section of recessed liner to expand and rupture as described above.
• a second embodiment comprises a container 930 that has a closed compartment 922, a neck finish 901 and an active closure device 1001 disposed on neck finish 901.
• Some of the elements of container 930 are identical to corresponding elements of container 920 and bear like reference numerals.
• Active closure device 1001 comprises recessed bottle closure 110 of
• Figs. 3 and 4 into which multi-layer active insert device 701 of Figs. 17 and 18 and flat liner 601 of Figs 14 and 15 are inserted.
• First multi-layer active insert device 701 is secured to a bottom of recess 201.
• Flat liner 601 is bonded to the inside of cap 111 using a suitable bonding agent to create a bond 903.
• Recess 201 and flat liner 601 form an expansion chamber 915 around multilayer active insert device 701.
• active closure device 1001 is screwed onto neck finish 901 with a suitable torque to create a hermetic seal 904 between flat liner 601 and neck finish 901 , which assures that expansion chamber 915 is an hermetically sealed chamber.
• inductor 702 is heated by means of a current flow induced into it through the application of external electromagnetic energy 906. This heating is controlled by the intensity of the electromagnetic energy 906 and the duration for which it is applied causing metallic inductor 702 to achieve precisely controlled temperatures.
• Heated inductor 702 causes the laminar bond of reactants 703 and 705 to break and causes reactants 703 and 705 to react through combustion or decomposition and produce a reaction product 907.
• Reaction product 907 comprises a mixture of gases and trace amounts of solids. The reaction takes place in expansion chamber 915 and the evolution of reaction product 907 causes expansion chamber 915 to become pressurized.
• expansion chamber 915 causes flat liner 601 to stretch outward elastically, thereby causing score mark 502 to rupture.
• the rupturing of score mark 502 under pressure allows reaction product 907 to vent outward into headspace 908 thereby allowing headspace 908 to become filled and pressurized with reaction product 907.
• active closure device 1001 including cap 111, flat liner 601 and the spent multi-layer active insert device 701 , which now includes metallic inductor 702 and two layers of insulator 704, is unscrewed from neck finish 901 and removed.
• the entire active closure device 1001 is removed from the neck finish as one combined piece, with the exception of the pilfer band 112, which becomes separated from cap 111 and remains on neck finish 901 to indicate that hermetic seal 904 has been broken.
• the reaction takes place in active insert device 701.
• Insulator layers 704 and 706 are made of semi-permeable material.
• the reaction gas penetrates the semi-permeable insulator layers to enter expansion chamber 915 and expand the recessed section of recessed liner to expand and rupture as described above.
• a third embodiment comprises a container 940 that has a closed compartment 922, a neck finish 901 and an active closure device 1101 disposed on neck finish 901.
• Some of the elements of container 940 are identical to corresponding elements of containers 920 and 930 and bear like reference numerals.
• Active closure device 1101 comprises the recessed bottle closure 130 of Figs. 8-10 with transparent window 301 into which bi-layer active insert device 801 (Figs. 19 and 20) and flat liner 601 (Figs. 14-16) are inserted.
• Bi- layer active insert device 801 is secured to a bottom of recess 201.
• Flat liner 601 is bonded to the inside of cap 131 using a suitable bonding agent to create a bond 903.
• Recess 201 of recessed bottle closure 131 and flat liner 601 form an expansion chamber 925 around bi-layer active insert device 801.
• active closure device 1101 is screwed onto neck finish 901 with a suitable torque to create a hermetic seal 904 between flat liner 601 and neck finish 901 , which assures that expansion chamber 925 is an hermetically sealed chamber.
• light energy 1102 is passed through the transparent window 301 and allowed to come into contact with reactant 803 that is bonded to insulator 804 that together make up bi-layer active insert device 801.
• Light energy 1102 initiates a reaction through photo initiation of reactant 803.
• This reaction is a combustion or decomposition reaction that produces reaction product 907.
• Reaction product 907 comprises a mixture of gases and trace amounts of solids.
• reaction product 907 takes place in the expansion chamber 925 and the evolution of reaction product 907 causes expansion chamber 925 to become pressurized.
• the pressurization of the expansion chamber 925 causes flat liner 601 to stretch outward elastically, thereby causing score mark 502 to rupture.
• the rupturing of score mark 502 under pressure allows reaction product 907 to vent outward into headspace 908 thereby allowing headspace 908 to become filled and pressurized with reaction product 907.
• reactant 803 becomes spent, eventually allowing the pressure in expansion chamber 935 to equalize with that in the headspace 908.
• flat liner 601 returns back to its original position, thereby causing the rupture along score mark 502 to close.
• Reaction product 907 becomes homogeneously mixed in the headspace 908 thereby causing a constant pressure to be maintained.
• Bi-layer active insert device 801 is now spent and now comprises only insulator 804.
• active closure device 1101 comprising cap 131 , flat liner 601 and the spent bi- layer active insert device 801 now comprising insulator 804, is unscrewed from neck finish 901 and removed.
• the entire active closure device 1101 is removed from neck finish 901 as one combined piece, with the exception of the pilfer band 132, which becomes separated from the cap 131 and remains on neck finish 901 to indicate that hermetic seal 904 has been broken.
• insulators 704, 706 and 708 The purpose of insulators 704, 706 and 708 is to provide protection to the inside of caps 101 , 111 , 121 or 131 and recessed liner 501 or flat liner 601 from any excessive heat or friction that may be caused by the combustion or decomposition reaction of the reactant layers 703, 705 or 803.
• the heat and or friction caused by the combustion or decomposition reaction of reactant 703, 705 or 803 inside expansion chamber 905, 915 or 925 also acts to sterilize the inside of expansion chamber 905, 915 or 925 and its contents prior to score mark 502 rupturing and allowing reaction product 907 to vent into headspace 908.
• the void of expansion chamber 905, 915 or 925 may be filled with air, inert gas, liquid, gel, solids or a mixture containing those.
• Score mark 502 may alternatively be multiple score marks and may be located and arranged in any other place and/or pattern on the recessed liner 501 or flat liner 601.
• the shape of laminated multi-layer active insert device 701 and bi-layer active insert device 801 may not be limited to circular and may take on any shape that allows it to fit inside recess 503 of recessed liner 501 or the active insert recess 201 of caps 111 or 131.
• Reaction product 907 consists of gases and trace amounts of solids which can be any of or a combination of nitrogen, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, vitamins, minerals, colorants, odorants, preservatives or any other food additive or ingredient with a purpose of preserving or altering the state of headspace 908 or the contents of sealed containers 920, 930 or 940.
• the lamination process of bonding reactants 703, 705 and 803, metallic inductor 702 and insulators 704, 706 and 804 to form multi-layer active insert device 701 and bi-layer active insert device 801 can be any of or a combination of spray coating, slurry coating, electrostatic deposition, painting, silk screening or any other conversion process that allows the lamination to be realized.
• Each of reactant layers 703, 705 and 803 is a formulation comprising a blend of any or all of certain gas generating propellants, oxidizers, stabilizers, binders and ingredients from the groups of organic and inorganic compounds, for example, high nitrogen compounds, azo and nitro compounds, amines, tetrazoles, ammonium compounds and the metal salts thereof.
• Recessed liner 501 and flat liner 601 can be any material that provides the elasticity to deform and return to the original shape, provides ability to be bonded with bond 903 to caps 101 , 111 , 121 or 131 and provides the ability to form a suitable hermetic seal 904 onto neck finish 901.
• Recessed liner 501 and flat liner 601 can be shaped with an opening exposing reactant 703, 705 and 803 and inductor 702 to the contents of containers 920, 930 or 940 allowing the reaction and reaction product 907 to occur directly in head space 908 which acts as the expansion chamber enabling head space sterilization, combustion and degradation of gases, and scavenging all oxygen in the head space 908.
• Liner 601 acts as a sealing liner to create hermetic seal 904 between itself and neck finish 901 so that the reaction product is contained within the container.
• the opening is a large score mark, or just a permanent opening that does not close itself after the completion of the reaction.
• Inductor 702 can any electrically conductive material, metallic or non metallic, that allows a current to be induced in it through the application of an electromagnetic field or other external energy source.
• Inductor 702 can be any shape for example a disc, doughnut or other multi dimensional geometric shape.
• Insulator 704 can be made up of any material that provides a thermal insulating effect or protection from friction or abrasion caused by the reaction of reactants 703, 705 and 803 and can be any shape, for example, a disc, doughnut or other multidimensional geometric shape.
• reaction product 907 can be initiated by means other than thermal induction and photo initiation as described in the embodiments above, as well as by other means.
• the reaction could be alternately be initiated (1) thermally through external heating, friction generated through either mechanical or ultrasonic energy, infrared light spectrum or electric heating coil or other external energy source that induces this effect; (2) through shock, impact or vibration through the application of mechanical force, ultrasonic energy, microwave radiation or other external energy source that induces this effect; (3) electrically through an electrostatic discharge or other external energy source that produces this effect; and (4) through directed radiation of energetic particles and electromagnetic energy or other external energy source that produces this effect.

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