ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,484, issued on Aug. 25.
"Accumulator plate device" was invented by Thomas Hauser (Charlotte, N.C.) and Steven Hilton (Clover, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accumulator plate device attachable to a transmission valve body. The accumulator plate device is stronger than existing accumulator plates and is able to resist bending and breaking forces from valve and spring activation pressures. The accumulator plate device employs novel securing features integrated into or attached to the accumulator plate device at various locations designed to resist the higher pressures. The securing features are designed to engage specific locat...