ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,093, issued on May 26, was assigned to Engineered Controls International LLC (Elon, N.C.).

"Combination regulator valve" was invented by Guangbin Cao (Shanghai) and Patrick N. Morefield (Burlington, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination regulator valve for conveying fluid is disclosed. A valve for conveying fluid includes a body, a bonnet secured to the body, a diaphragm compressed between the bonnet and the body, and a bonnet screw that is ring-shaped and configured to thread into the body to secure the bonnet with respect to the body."

The patent was filed on July 9, 2024, under Application No. 18/767,542.

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