Antimicrobial Lining for Gas Cylinders and Coupling Components
First Claim
1. A tank for the containment and dispensing of pressurized gases, wherein said tank comprises a container enclosed by walls with interior wall surfaces defining an interior space with one or more portals allowing controlled egress or ingress of a gas or gas mixture into or out of the interior space of said container, said interior wall surfaces further provided with an antimicrobial surface disposed to retard or prevent the colonization of microbes within said interior space of said tank.
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Abstract
This invention relates to the field of gas-containing storage vessels, and more specifically to the provision for antimicrobial surfaces within such vessels and in the connecting hardware associated with various applications of such vessels, so that microbial colonization of the interior of such vessels may be eliminated or retarded. This antimicrobial feature may result in improved safety in the use of such vessels, with reduced risk of the transmission of infection to a user. The invention further includes methods to provide gas-containing storage vessels with antimicrobial surfaces, so that microbial colonization of the interior of such vessels may be eliminated or retarded.
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18 Claims
- 1. A tank for the containment and dispensing of pressurized gases, wherein said tank comprises a container enclosed by walls with interior wall surfaces defining an interior space with one or more portals allowing controlled egress or ingress of a gas or gas mixture into or out of the interior space of said container, said interior wall surfaces further provided with an antimicrobial surface disposed to retard or prevent the colonization of microbes within said interior space of said tank.
- 8. Flow-through components for the containment and distribution of pressurized gases wherein said components are enclosed by walls with interior wall surfaces defining an interior space with one or more portals allowing controlled egress or ingress of a gas or gas mixture into or out of the interior space of said container, said interior wall surfaces further provided with an antimicrobial surface disposed to retard or prevent the colonization of microbes within said interior space of said components.
- 13. A method of retarding or preventing the colonization of microbes within interior wall surfaces of a tank or interior wall surfaces of a flow-through component for the containment and dispensing of pressurized gases by applying an antimicrobial surface therewithin.
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