ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,271, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Dresser LLC (Houston).
"Valve actuation control" was invented by Mickael Olaya (Valdalliere, France), Valentin Mercier (Flers, France), Romain Chenu (Conde-sur-Noireau, France), Aurelien Reau (Flers, France) and Arnaud Riviere (Couvains, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods of controlling valve actuation using an inertial sensor are provided. The system can include a valve including an inlet, an outlet, and a plug positioned between the inlet and the outlet. The plug can include a stem configured to translate or rotate in a first direction causing the plug to open...