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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Donald D. Ware, Woodbury, MN (US);
Glenn M. Tom, Bloomington, MN (US);
Paul Dathe, Plymouth, MN (US);
Amy Koland, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jason Gerold, Shakopee, MN (US);
Kirk Mikkelsen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Kevin T. O'Dougherty, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Michael A. Cisewski, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems are described for delivery of a wide variety of materials in which liquid and gas or vapor states are concurrently present, from a package preferably including a fluid-containing collapsible liner. Headspace gas is removed from a pressure dispensing package prior to liquid dispensation therefrom, and ingress gas is removed thereafter during dispensation operation. At least one sensor senses presence of gas or a gas-liquid interface in a reservoir or gas-liquid separation region. A gas removal system including an integral reservoir, at least one sensor, and at least one flow control elements may be included within a connector adapted to mate with a pressure dispensing package, for highly efficient removal of gas from the liquid being dispensed from the container.