ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,515, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to DPC HYDRAULICS S.R.L. (Reggio Emilia, Italy).
"Hydraulic smart valve" was invented by Maurizio Bartoli (Reggio Emilia, Italy) and Stefano Fasano (Reggio Emilia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems are herein provided for a hydraulic smart valve. In one example, a hydraulic valve system comprises a hydraulic solenoid valve comprising a valve body and a spool; a bi-directional actuator; and a controller with instructions stored thereon to determine a position of the spool via inductance variance of the bi-directional actuator."
The patent was filed on May 21, 2024, under App...