US Patent Issued to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems on Aug. 4 for "Valve assembly and piston with double o-ring interface and relief passage" (American, Mexican Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,833, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Avon, Ohio).

"Valve assembly and piston with double o-ring interface and relief passage" was invented by Kristina Carbaugh (Lakewood, Ohio), Tarah L. Peabody (Elyria, Ohio), Joel Alvarado (General Escobedo, Mexico), Mark B. Rottinger (North Ridgeville, Ohio) and Brian J. Riley (New London, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly includes a housing having an interior wall defining a chamber having a longitudinal axis. A piston is disposed in the chamber and is movable between first and second positions along the longitudinal axis, wherein the pis...