ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,090, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Bellofram Corp. (Newell, W.va.).
"Slam shut thermally triggered valve" was invented by Chuang Ji (Columbiana, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermally triggered valve assembly that includes a dual diaphragm subassembly which in turn employs a removeable thermal fuse configured to cause the valve assembly to close upon a predetermined temperature threshold being exceeded."
The patent was filed on May 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/669,431.
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