ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,675, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Aquor Water Systems Inc. (Port Townsend, Wash.).
"Spigotless variable-temperature fluid (e.g., water) valve openable with a dispensing device and with optional back-pressure relief" was invented by Cash Walcome (Port Townsend, Wash.), Richard Walcome (Port Townsend, Wash.), Kamil Slusarski (Port Townsend, Wash.), Leif Portmann-Bown (Port Townsend, Wash.) and Micah Mutch (Port Townsend, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment of a fluid valve includes a receptacle, cavity, mixer, and valve assembly. The receptacle has a protrusion configured to engage a groove of a valve-opening-and-f...