Many of my supplements have a desiccant bag hanging around in the bottle. This is great for keeping them from sticking together.  Some other things we all have, could use some of that de-humidification, but alas, it would not be convenient, and perhaps even unsightly.

For instance, the screw top container I put sugar in for my coffee could use some desiccant.  I prefer to use light brown sugar and it likes to clump together.  I have the solution, and I will be filing a patent on this one as well.

Instead of using a loose bag, put the desiccant agent into a round wafer shaped container, and on one side attach a peel and stick adhesive.  Take off the top of any container that needs humidity control, and stick the desiccant in a neat, clean and out of the way place that will never contact your goodies.

UPDATE – in the process of patent search I found this idea, circa 2006, Desiccant Bottle Cap – us patent US 6,986,807  As I mentioned at the start of this blog, it is a sharing and learning thing for me, so while I am disappointed to find this already filed, I will always feel validation when I see that others have had patents awarded for something that I genuinely thought of on my own.  My question now is why didn’t this idea reach mainstream?  I can’t say how many pill bottles I have opened, but I don’t recall seeing a desiccant cap in any of them.  This is the most disappointing thing.  I would assume the patent owner tried to make too much money upfront and people were content to use the standard bag-in-a-bottle.  This is a shame.

Anyway, there is always a solution.  🙂
My solution here is a small plastic clip, with an adhesive backing.  This would be an acceptable bypass to the intent of the patent referenced above, because it would not be a container attached to the adhesive, and it would not be limited to desiccant.  Perhaps another patent here, but I’ve got far bigger fish to fry.  (April 17)