US Patent Issued to ASCO on Aug. 4 for "Press to specification solenoid valve assembly" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,836, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to ASCO LP (Florham Park, N.J.).

"Press to specification solenoid valve assembly" was invented by Alexander R. Determan (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and Matthew Tyler Hoskins (Oak Park, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of assembling a valve can include monitoring a first fluid flow between a first port and a second port of the valve and/or pressing a poppet onto a plunger of the valve until the first fluid flow stops. The method can include monitoring a second fluid flow between the first port and a third port of the valve, energizing a coil of the valve, and pressing a cap into a body of the v...