Plural intrinsic expiration initiation application indicators
US7597844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N31/229
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for monitoring the expiration of goods includes a substrate and an unreacted composition affixed thereto which is intrinsically reactive to one or both of its thermal environment and the length of time following activation. The reactivity results in a color formation of the composition with the color formation being a single color upon reaction to one of said thermal environment or length of time and multiple colors upon reaction to both. The device may be a label affixed to a container containing the goods to be monitored or may be printed directly on a container.
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