ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,223, issued on June 10, was assigned to Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. (Basking Ridge, N.J.).
"Getter cartridge for toxic gases inside valves" was invented by Mark Raynor (Longmont, Colo.) and Rikard Wind (Johnstown, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to cylinder packages utilized in the delivery of highly toxic and/or flammable compounds to semiconductor manufacturers. More specifically, the present invention provides a cartridge adapted to removably attach to the gas outlet of a gas discharge passageway in a cylinder valve provided on a toxic gas containing cylinder package, the cartridge comprising a cylindr...