ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,668, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Chant Heat Energy Science & Technology (Zhongshan) Co. Ltd. (Zhongshan, China).

"Connecting valve and combustion appliance" was invented by Weizhao Guo (Zhongshan, China), Dingjie Liang (Zhongshan, China), Xianmin Deng (Zhongshan, China) and Guangzhi Mai (Zhongshan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting valve includes: a valve body, a first input port, a second input port, and a circulation chamber, wherein the gas output channel is in communication with the circulation chamber through a connecting opening; a first communicating structure, comprising a connecting assembly and a seal...