Method and system for purging a dispensed fluid within a fluid dispensing system including a filter-free connector apparatus
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B08B-009/00
B01D-021/24
C02F-009/00
A61M-001/16
출원번호
US-0055247
(2005-02-10)
등록번호
US-7296582
(2007-11-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Campbell,Jeffrey M.
Niermeyer,J. Karl
출원인 / 주소
Entegris, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.
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초록▼
A connector apparatus is provided which is configured to replace a separation module in a system for dispensing a fluid. When it is desired to purge the system of a dispensed fluid, the connector apparatus, having the same configuration of an inlet and an outlet as the separation module, replaces th
A connector apparatus is provided which is configured to replace a separation module in a system for dispensing a fluid. When it is desired to purge the system of a dispensed fluid, the connector apparatus, having the same configuration of an inlet and an outlet as the separation module, replaces the separation module and a purging fluid is passed through the system.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A process for purging a fluid dispensing system of a fluid within said system, said system including means for pumping said fluid, the process comprising: positioning a connector apparatus in a module receptor of said system, the module receptor being adapted for having a sep
What is claimed is: 1. A process for purging a fluid dispensing system of a fluid within said system, said system including means for pumping said fluid, the process comprising: positioning a connector apparatus in a module receptor of said system, the module receptor being adapted for having a separation module positioned in the module receptor when the fluid dispensing system is dispensing fluid, the separation module for which the module receptor is adapted comprising a filter and an outer surface comprising a configuration of at least three connectors on a top end of the separation module, the at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet for allowing the separation module to connect to a fluid connector member of said system; connecting a first set of at least three connectors on an outer surface of the connector apparatus to a second set of at least three connectors on a quick-connect manifold that includes the fluid connector member and is in fluid communication with the means for pumping, the second set of at least three connectors of the quick-connect manifold extending through the fluid connector member and being spaced apart and parallel to one another and arranged to provide simultaneous connection and sealing of the at least three connectors on the top end of the separation module; the connector apparatus comprising the same configuration of at least three connectors on its outer surface as the configuration of at least three connectors on the outer surface of said separation module; said connector apparatus including a filter free fluid pathway connecting the at least three connectors of the first set of at least three connectors, the first set of at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet; and activating said means for pumping to pass a fluid throughout said system to purge said system. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the connector apparatus comprises a body configured to be received by the module receptor of the fluid dispensing system. 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the connector apparatus comprises a flange that is configured to be received in a slot of the dispensing system. 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the fluid for purging the fluid dispensing system is the same as or different from a fluid dispensed from the system. 5. A process for purging a fluid dispensing system of a fluid within said system, said system including a dispenser pump for dispensing fluid from said system, and a feed pump for introducing said fluid into said system and for delivering said fluid to said dispenser pump, the process comprising: positioning a connector apparatus in a module receptor of said system, the module receptor being adapted for having a separation module positioned in the module receptor when the fluid dispensing system is dispensing fluid, the separation module for which the module receptor is adapted comprising a filter and an outer surface comprising a configuration of at least three connectors on a top end of the separation module, the at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet for allowing the separation module to connect to a fluid connector member of said system, the separation module being interposed between said dispenser pump and said feed pump for separating fluid delivered by said feed pump to said dispenser pump; connecting a first set of at least three connectors on an outer surface of the connector apparatus to a second set of at least three connectors on a quick-connect manifold that includes the fluid connector member and is in fluid communication with the dispenser pump and the feed pump, the second set of at least three connectors of the quick-connect manifold extending through the fluid connector member and being spaced apart and parallel to one another and arranged to provide simultaneous connection and sealing of the at least three connectors on the top end of the separation module; the connector apparatus comprising the same configuration of at least three connectors on its outer surface as the configuration of at least three connectors on the outer surface of said separation module; said connector apparatus including a filter free fluid pathway connecting the at least three connectors of the first set of at least three connectors, the first set of at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet; and activating said feed pump and said dispenser pump to pass a fluid throughout said system to purge said system. 6. The process of claim 5 wherein the connector apparatus comprises a body configured to be received by the module receptor of the fluid dispensing system. 7. The process of claim 5 wherein the connector apparatus comprises a flange that is configured to be received in a slot of the dispensing system. 8. The process of claim 5 wherein the fluid for purging the fluid dispensing system is the same as or different from a fluid dispensed from the system. 9. A process for purging a fluid dispensing system of a fluid within said system, said system including a dispenser pump for dispensing fluid from said system, and a feed pump for introducing said fluid into said system and for delivering said fluid to said dispenser pump, the process comprising: disconnecting a separation module from a location in the fluid dispensing system, the separation module comprising a filter and an outer surface comprising a configuration of at least three connectors on a top end of the separation module, the at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet for allowing the separation module to connect to a fluid connector member of said system, the separation module being interposed between said dispenser pump and said feed pump for separating fluid delivered by said feed pump to said dispenser pump; positioning a connector apparatus in a module receptor of said system, the module receptor being adapted for having the separation module positioned in the module receptor when the fluid dispensing system is dispensing fluid; connecting a first set of at least three connectors on an outer surface of the connector apparatus to a second set of at least three connectors on a quick-connect manifold that includes the fluid connector member and is in fluid communication with the feed pump and the dispenser pump, the second set of at least three connectors of the quick-connect manifold extending through the fluid connector member and being spaced apart and parallel to one another and arranged to provide simultaneous connection and sealing of the at least three connectors on the top end of the separation module; the connector apparatus comprising a configuration of at least three connectors on its outer surface substantially similar to the configuration of at least three connectors on the outer surface of said removed separation module, said connector apparatus including a filter free fluid pathway connecting the at least three connectors of the first set of at least three connectors, the first set of at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet; and activating said feed pump and said dispenser pump to pass a fluid throughout said system, including through said connector apparatus, to purge said system. 10. The process of claim 9 wherein the fluid for purging the fluid dispensing system is the same as or different from a fluid dispensed from the system. 11. A process for purging a fluid dispensing system of a fluid within said system, comprising: providing a connector apparatus that includes a body defining an internal volume that is substantially filter-free, an outer surface of the body including a first set of at least three connectors comprising at least one inlet connector and at least one outlet connector, the at least three connectors of the first set being in fluid communication through the substantially filter-free internal volume; positioning the connector apparatus in a module receptor of said system, the module receptor being adapted for having a separation module positioned in the module receptor when the fluid dispensing system is dispensing fluid, the separation module for which the module receptor is adapted comprising a filter and an outer surface comprising a configuration of at least three connectors on a top end of the separation module, the at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet for allowing the separation module to connect to a fluid connector member of said system; engaging the first set of at least three connectors of the connector apparatus with a second set of at least three connectors on a quick-connect manifold that includes the fluid connector member, the second set of at least three connectors of the quick-connect manifold extending through the fluid connector member and being spaced apart and parallel to one another and arranged to provide simultaneous connection and sealing of the at least three connectors on the top end of the separation module; and passing a purging fluid throughout the system including the connector apparatus, resulting in the fluid dispensing system being purged in a manner free of a separation module. 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the fluid for purging the fluid dispensing system is the same as or different from a fluid dispensed from the system. 13. A process for purging a fluid dispensing system of a fluid within said system, comprising: providing a fluid dispensing system including a dispenser pump for dispensing fluid from the system, and a feed pump for introducing a fluid into the system and for delivering the fluid to the dispenser pump; positioning a connector apparatus in a module receptor of said system, the module receptor being adapted for having a separation module positioned in the module receptor when the fluid dispensing system is dispensing fluid, the separation module for which the module receptor is adapted comprising a filter and an outer surface comprising a configuration of at least three connectors on a top end of the separation module, the at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet for allowing the separation module to connect to a fluid connector member of said system, the separation module being interposed between said dispenser pump and said feed pump for separating fluid delivered by said feed pump to said dispenser pump; connecting a first set of at least three connectors on an outer surface of the connector apparatus to a second set of at least three connectors on a quick-connect manifold that includes the fluid connector member and is in fluid communication with the dispenser pump and the feed pump, the second set of at least three connectors of the quick-connect manifold extending through the fluid connector member and being spaced apart and parallel to one another and arranged to provide simultaneous connection and sealing of the at least three connectors on the top end of the separation module; the connector apparatus comprising the same configuration of at least three connectors on its outer surface as the configuration of at least three connectors on the outer surface of the separation module; said connector apparatus including a filter free fluid pathway connecting the at least three connectors of the first set of at least three connectors, the first set of at least three connectors including at least one inlet and at least one outlet; and activating the feed pump and the dispenser pump to pass a fluid throughout said system to purge said system.
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