Patent 7160359 was granted and assigned to AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention is an apparatus for containing and dispensing a high purity fluid comprising an outer vessel capable of containing a quantity of high purity fluid in its interior; an outlet associated with the outer vessel for dispensing the high purity fluid; a valve capable of controlling high purity fluid flow out of the outer vessel through the outlet; an inner vessel at least partly situated in the outer vessel and communicating with the outlet and an inlet which communicates with the interior of the outer vessel; a purification media contained within the inner vessel for purifying the high purity fluid of undesired components; and fluid flow control device which prevents high purity fluid from flowing from the inner vessel to the interior of the outer vessel.