US Patent Issued to Balboa Water Group on Nov. 3 for "Flow control valve and spa recirculation system with heat pump using the valve" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,981, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Balboa Water Group LLC (San Diego).

"Flow control valve and spa recirculation system with heat pump using the valve" was invented by Steven Kuo (Chino Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flow control valve for a bathing installation. The flow control valve is configured to operate between an open state and a closed state in dependence on the applied water pressure. As water pressure increases, the valve progressively reduces flow dynamically, until flow increases to a point that the valve is placed in the closed state. The valve may be placed in the bathing installation recirculating w...