US Patent Issued to ALOTECH Ltd. R & D on Aug. 18 for "Flexible sleeve, and devices and methods incorporating the same" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,101, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to ALOTECH Ltd. R & D LLC (Brooklyn, Ohio).

"Flexible sleeve, and devices and methods incorporating the same" was invented by John Grassi (Brooklyn, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device that may be a valve or a pinch valve is disclosed. The device includes at least the following components: (1) a flexible sleeve and (2) two end connection ports that are located on opposite ends of the flexible sleeve. The device may also include one or more of the following: an actuator, a body or housing, and a heating element. The flexible sleeve is capable of having the high-temperature material flowed ...