Patrick F. Murphy

Linde North America, Inc. provides industrial, specialty and medical gases, and engineering products and services. The firm's products, services and technical expertise help customers and impact every day lives–from the fuels that heat homes and power cars, to the drinks that refresh and the medicines and breathing oxygen that help sustain life. The company is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Lincare Holdings, Inc. supplies and distributes home respiratory equipment and services. It offers home oxygen equipment, other respiratory therapy and home infusion therapy. The firm also offer medical equipment, such as hospital beds, wheelchairs and other medical supplies to the home health care market. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.