ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,256, issued on Feb. 11.
"Systems and methods for de-oxygenation of a closed container" was invented by Thomas R. Lutz (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Michelle Lutz (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for preserving oxidizable substances such as liquids or foodstuffs are disclosed. These systems incorporate a sealing device and an oxygen scavenging chemical or agent coupleable to the system. The oxygen scavenging agent can remove the oxygen from the headspace of a container such as a bottle of wine without reducing the pressure in the headspace to the extent that the flavor of the wine is adversely affected...